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Eating in the 50's

Pasta had not been invented. It was macaroni or spaghetti.

Curry was a surname.

Taco? Never saw one till I was 25.

All chips were plain.

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 posh.

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 and stewed.

Surprisingly Muesli was readily available. It was called cattle feed.

Pineapples came in chunks or were round with a hole in the middle, 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 gasoline for it, they would have become a laughing stock.

There were three things that we never ever had on/at our table in the fifties elbows, hats and cell phones!

and there was always two choices for each meal

"Take it" or Leave

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Eating in the 50's Pasta had not been invented. It was macaroni or spaghetti. Curry was a surname. Taco? Never saw one till I was 25. All chips were plain. 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 posh. 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 and stewed. Surprisingly Muesli was readily available. It was called cattle feed. Pineapples came in chunks or were round with a hole in the middle, 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 gasoline for it, they would have become a laughing stock. There were three things that we never ever had on/at our table in the fifties … elbows, hats and cell phones! … and there was always two choices for each meal … "Take it" or Leave

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>Taco? Never saw one till I was 25

American style tacos are awfully good. I could eat half a dozen right now.

That's equivalent to 20 authentic Mexican street food tacos, if they were delicious.

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Nice. You can still cook with lard if you like your food too have flavor.

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The American dream was built on lard - LOL!

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Sounds pretty good how do I get to this fifties you speak of?

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Expel the savages and semetic peoples.

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My dad gave me shit when he saw me drinking a protein shake for the first time. In his day, whey was pig food, and worthless.

In his day, margarine was gray, and you had to add the yellow when you ate it.

He freaked out when I was adding peppers and whatnot to my ground beef when I was making hamburgers. That's what poor people do to add filler to make the ground beef last longer, you don't do that anymore. Who cares if it tastes better.

Jello is to have cabbage in it, no exceptions.

Everything goes to the burn barrel, fuck you and your recycling.