On 15/03/2013 7:28 PM, jmcquown wrote:

>>
>> How old are you Jill? No need to answer. Food trends come and go and
>> there was a time in the 50-60's <?> when casseroles were the cooking
>> trend. I never cared much for them. I don't think that I have ever
>> cooked anything that would be called a casserole, though a lasagna is
>> pretty close and I have only done that a few times.
>>
> I'm 52. That would have made me anywhere from zero to six when these
> cookbooks were published.


You didn't have to tell your age. I was just trying to point out that it
was a food fad. Maybe it will come back some time, like fondue, except
that fondue can be good.
>
> Did you see the recipe I posted (from the same book) called "Four Day
> Canadian Spiced Beef"? I still can't figure out why the contributor
> called it "Canadian".


I didn't take notes but I did see it, and I wondered what was Canadian
about it. I am still in the dark about Canadian Bacon, which I have only
seen in stores here once or twice, and it is something I am not at all
used to seeing.