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On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:59:49 -0400, (j h)
wrote:

> To Kris: what "1950 instant dinners"? That was a time of cooking and
> baking from scratch, both for the family and the dinner parties that
> were the usual weekend entertainment. We collected and traded recipes,
> the utility company had home economists who gave demonstrations and
> recipe booklets - and graham crackers were the closest the kids saw to
> store bought cookies. jan

The 1950's I lived in was a time of opening cans, packaged mixes,
balloon bread and TV Dinners. Yes, I got the full on "modern '50's"
experience and yet my mother's mother was a Home Extension Agent.

I think I wuz robbed!

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Carrot cake counts as a serving of vegetables.