DINNER IN THE
FIFTIES
Pasta had not
been invented. It was macaroni or spaghetti.
Curry was a
surname.
Takeout was a
dating situation....hopefully.
Pizza? Sounds
like a leaning tower somewhere.
Bananas and
oranges only appeared at Christmas time.
All
chips were plain.
Rice
was a milk pudding, and never, ever part of main course.
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.
Cubed sugar was
regarded as pretty fancy.
Chickens didn't
have fingers in those days.
None
of us had ever heard of yogurt.
Healthy food
consisted of anything edible.
Cooking outside
was called camping.
Seaweed was not
a recognized 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 can; 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
gasoline for it they would have become a laughing stock.
The things that we
Never ever had
On/at our table
In the fifties...
Were
Elbows,
Hats
And
Cell phones!
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