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And I was only saying that not everyone could afford them! Back at you

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My mother used to work in a Hospital, her friend there was Spanish and she came round and taught my mother to make Paella. It was, and still is, one of my favourites.

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That is not the point. The point is you keep throwing your better than thou attitude at the forum.
I dare say that there are lots of people on here that can afford far more than you but they do not keep reminding people.

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"Brown bread was something only poor people ate.".
I loved Brown bread wish i could find a baker that produced something approaching the taste and aroma of that long gone loaf, Also meat, tomatoes, seemed much more flavoursome.

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Grouse you should come to france , bread ham tomatoes taste just like they use to 50 years ago you dont get as much plastic food here as you do in the UK ... ready meals have a small shelf some where deep in back of the frozen area , and fresh food is the largest area , They promote eating local produce , none of those perfect shaped red peppers and same size tom's....

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...make your own bread Grouse it doesn't take long to make.
I buy fresh yeast online to to make my own brown bread , it comes packed in cold packs and can be frozen to last months

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We have a breadmaker, but it really isn't something I can be bothered doing. We still eat brown bread, and have white a treat.

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* Pasta had not been invented.****

* Curry was a surname.****

* Olive oil was kept in the medicine cabinet****
* Spices came from the Middle East where they were used for embalming****

* Herbs were used to make rather dodgy medicine.****

* A takeaway was a mathematical problem.****

* A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower.****

* The only vegetables known to us were spuds, peas, carrots and cabbage,****

* All crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to put the salt on or not.****

* Condiments consisted of salt, pepper, vinegar and brown sauce if we were lucky.****

* Soft drinks were called pop.****

* Coke was something that we put on the fire.****

* Rice was a milk pudding, and never, ever part of our dinner.****

* A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining. ****

* A microwave was something out of a science fiction movie.****

* Brown bread was something only poor people ate. ****

* Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking****

* Bread and jam was a treat.****

* Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and never green.****

* Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.****

* Figs and dates appeared every Christmas, but no one ever ate them. ****

* Coconuts only appeared when the fair came to town.****

* Jellied eels were peculiar to Londoners.****

* Hors d'oeuvre was a spelling mistake.****

* The starter was our main meal. Soup was a main meal.****
*Only Heinz made beans.****

* Leftovers went to the dog.****

* Special food for dogs and cats was unheard of.****

* Fish was only eaten on Fridays.****

* Fish didn't have fingers in those days.****

* Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sushi.****

* For the best taste fish and chips had to be eaten out of old newspapers.**

* Nothing ever went off in the fridge because we never had one.****

* Ice cream only came in one colour and one flavour.****

* If we said that we were on a diet, we simply ate less.****

* Healthy food consisted of anything edible. ****

* People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy. ****

* Indian restaurants were only found in India .****

* Brunch was not a meal. ****

* If we had eaten bacon lettuce and tomato in the same sandwich we would have been certified****

* A bun was a small cake back then.****

* The word "Barbie" was not associated with anything to do with food.****

* Eating outside was a picnic.****

* Cooking outside was called camping.****

* Seaweed was not a recognised food.****

* Pancakes were only eaten on Pancake Tuesday****

* "Kebab" was not even a word never mind a food.****

* Hot dogs were a type of sausage that only the Americans ate.****

* Cornflakes had arrived from America but it was obvious they would never catch on.****

* The phrase "boil in the bag" would have been beyond comprehension.****

* The idea of "oven chips" would not have made any sense at all to us.****

* The world had not heard of Pot Noodles, Instant Mash and Pop Tarts.****

* Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was regarded as being white gold.****

* Lettuce and tomatoes in winter were only found abroad.****

* Prunes were medicinal.****

* Surprisingly, muesli was readily available in those days. It was called cattle feed.****

* Turkeys were definitely seasonal.****

* Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture of a real one.****

* We never heard of Croissants we certainly couldn't pronounce it, ****

* We thought that Baguettes were a problem the French needed to deal with.****

* Garlic was used to ward off vampires, but never used to flavour food.****
* 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.****

* Food hygiene was all about washing your hands before meals.****

* Campylobacter, Salmonella, E.coli, Listeria, and Botulism were all called "food poisoning."***



The one thing that we never ever had on our table in the fifties ???????….......elbows!!

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So many things from your list that I remember Geoff and made me smile. And the extras by Julie too.

Camp coffee was my dad's favourite..(and you can still buy it!!) and dried eggs (yuck)
Sultanas in batter pudding..and my mother-in-law made curry with sultanas in too. Her dad had served in India with the army .. so they liked curry.
My uncle John had a fruit and veg stall, so we did get a wooden box of unusual stuff from him that we shared between the family.
I do remember it was stew on monday - monday was wash day too, so the stew always seemed to taste of washing soda .. I still don't like stew too much.
Cabbage smelling houses - gross

Brown bread was served with sunday tea .. salad, shell fish, butter in a glass dish and then tinned peaches with evaporated milk to follow.

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Ah - what memolries you conjure up Janela. When I lived with Nan for a while, I loved her routines. Always the dinners were the same for each Monday - Tuesday a suet pudding (every Tuesday) and so on thru the week... I loved that - knew where you were. Every Sunday tea-time, the family gathered for their feast of shell food, salad etc, I wouldn't eat it Bread butter and jam for me - jelly to folla