On Dec 31 2007, 5:13*pm, "<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>

Everyone in the US would be better off if portions were this size
instead of gigantic, as seems to be the current fashion (unless you're
talkin' upscale restaurant).

In our family, there were two parents and 4 kids. My mom would fix a
total of 6 pork chops for a dinner, along with a starch, a vegetable,
and a salad, all of which were equally a serving for one person (a
pear half; 4 oz. of vegetables, etc.). Once or twice a week, we'd
have dessert - pie, cookies, or whatever. We certainly were far from
hungry.

N.