Then there was the National Health News! Totally uninspirational. A report suggests that if the NHS doesn't change outdated practices it will go bankrupt. There is a culture of lack of care, cover ups, mismanagement, low morale levels resulting in more and more funding being needed to cover up the cracks. 'Nuf said.
A very good friend of mine sends me wonderful titbits that he come across. Here is his latest and I love it. How true, but maybe you have to be of a certain age to appreciate this?
EATING IN THE FIFTIES
Pasta had not been
invented.
Curry was a surname.
A takeaway was a
mathematical problem.
A pizza was something to
do with a leaning tower.
Bananas and oranges only
appeared at Christmas time.
All French fries were
plain; the only choice we had was whether to put the salt on or not.
A Chinese chippy was a
foreign carpenter.
Rice was a milk pudding,
and never, ever part of our dinner.
A Big Mac was what we
wore when it was raining.
Brown bread was
something only poor people ate.
Oil was for lubricating,
fat was for cooking
Tea was made in a teapot
using tea leaves and never green.
Coffee was Camp, and
came in a bottle.
Cubed sugar was regarded
as posh.
Only Heinz made beans.
Fish didn't have fingers
in those days.
Eating raw fish was
called poverty, not sushi.
None of us had ever
heard of yogurt.
Healthy food consisted
of anything edible.
People who didn't peel
potatoes were regarded as lazy.
Indian restaurants were
only found in India.
Cooking outside was
called camping.
Seaweed was not a
recognised food.
"Kebab" was
not even a word never mind a food.
Sugar enjoyed a good
press in those days, and was regarded as being white gold.
Prunes were medicinal.
Surprisingly muesli was
readily available, it was called cattle feed.
Pineapples came in
chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture of a real one.
Water came out of the
tap, if someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than petrol for it
they would have become a laughing stock.
The one thing that we
never ever had on our table in the fifties .. was elbows!
11 comments:
Love the food memories. I grew up in the 70's and back then our diet was definitely much more limited and plain. Spam featured - ugh. Chinese takeaway did exist, but was considered exotic, rare, and only enjoyed about once a year!
Great to see your food list. Husband loves things like that so I will have to print it off to show him.
I agree with you that James Ketchell is a true inspiration on "never giving in".
A x
many thanks for your comment at my place!
Brown bread if you're poor? It is funny how things change. I wonder what the list will look like in 50 yrs!
Wonderful post and I love the list. Your header is beautiful. Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada.
Oh GBS - please don't dis spam. I love it. It was manna from heaven in my childhood. That and powdered eggs which were sent over from our friends in America during the second World War. I particularly love spam, beetroot and mayo sandwiches. Mummmm!
Oh GBS - please don't dis spam. I love it. It was manna from heaven in my childhood. That and powdered eggs which were sent over from our friends in America during the second World War. I particularly love spam, beetroot and mayo sandwiches. Mummmm!
And thank you for your comments too Anne xx
Yes,I remember when white bread was first introduced! I can't believe how I got to be so old.
And warm greeting to you in Montreal Linda. That's a place that I have never been. Must add it to my bucket list.
Where have I been Ann?
These posts are sheer gold!!
ROFL
This was fun. How times have changed!
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