On Dec 31, 8:50�pm, Melba's Jammin' >
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> �"<RJ>" > wrote:
> > I was skimming a Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook �ca 1962
> > when I found a recipe suitable for "Mockery & Derision"
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> > � � � � � � � � "15 Minute Banquet"
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> > Cut � � � Can of SPAM into 12 slices
> > � � � � � � stud with cloves, brown in fry pan.
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> > Add � � � 1 X �11oz can of yams, drained
> > � � � � � � � sprinkle with salt !
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> > Spoon � �1/3 c �pineapple jam over meat & yams
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> > Heat � � � �uncovered, basting often.
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> > Serves � � 4
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> > People really ate like that 40 years ago ?
> > SPAM and a small can of yams to feed four ?
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> > Amazing !
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> 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.

Yeah, kids under five... today ten yer olds order the double cheese
burger, supersize fries, and a large shake... and that's just a snack
between breakfast and lunch.