In article >,
"<RJ>" > wrote:

> I was skimming a Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook ca 1962
> when I found a recipe suitable for "Mockery & Derision"
>
> "15 Minute Banquet"
>
> Cut Can of SPAM into 12 slices
> stud with cloves, brown in fry pan.
>
> Add 1 X 11oz can of yams, drained
> sprinkle with salt !
>
> Spoon 1/3 c pineapple jam over meat & yams
>
> Heat uncovered, basting often.
>
> Serves 4
>
> People really ate like that 40 years ago ?
> SPAM and a small can of yams to feed four ?
>
> Amazing !
>
> <rj>

I think they were thinner than folks are today, too. Amazing!
Forty-five years ago, the "regular" order at McDonald's was a hamburger,
small fries, and a Coke. Today, that's the kids' meal portion.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Notes about our meals in Tuscany have been posted to
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; 10-16-2007