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Default Food in late 60's, early 70's

"enigma" > wrote in message
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> Stan Horwitz > wrote in
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>> In article
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>> >,

>> anja > wrote:
>> I honestly can't think of any foods that were popular in the
>> 60's and early 70's, which is when I was a kid. Someone
>> mentioned fondu, but that's still quite common. When my cousin
>> made her daughter a bat mitzva a year ago, they had chocolate
>> fondu for dessert.

>
> fondue is making a comeback. it's "in" again.
>

It's been "in" again for quite some time. There's a chain of restaurants
(franchises) called The Melting Pot which is pretty much a fondue
restaurant. Cheese, meats cooked in oil and dessert fondues. Way
overpriced. Fondue is so easily done at home.

> crepes were fashionable in that time period, as well. i was a poor
> starving college student, so my roomie & i made a lot of breads &
> soup...
> lee
>

Ah yes, crepes! I love crepes, the savoury sort. They're rather like
french burritos

Jill