"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message
...
> Ophelia wrote:
>
>> "Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > So seeing Sheldon's garden pix got me all nostalgic about when I was a
>> > kid. A childhood memory was some of the food that my Midwestern small
>> > town grandparents routinely ate in the late 50's and into the 60's,
>> > some
>> > now seem a bit "old - fashioned" to me (but grandpa lived 1876 ->
>> > 1965!).
>> > Here are some:
>> >
>> > - ring baloney
>> >
>> > - ice milk
>> >
>> > - liver 'n onions
>> >
>> > - cornmeal mush
>> >
>> > - dried cod (came in a wooden box)
>> >
>> > - Hollywood Diet Bread
>> >
>> >
>> > Anyone else?
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Best
>> > Greg
>>
>> What a lovely thread this has been, thank you for posting it)
>
>
> You are most welcome, Miss O ...
>
> I was recently discussing with a pal how life has "changed" in our
> lifetimes, we both being 60 -ish. I mentioned that during my grandpa's
> lifetime, from 1876 to 1965, that life REALLY changed, probably more than
> during all the previous historical periods combined. Think about the
> things of daily life that were completely unknown or even dreamed of in
> 1876, and compare that life in 1965. Pretty amazing!

I remember 'bread and dripping' on toast. I just loved it. I tried it a
few years ago with really good pork dripping ... but .. ohhhh


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