On 7/23/2017 9:34 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/23/2017 6:59 AM, Gary wrote:

>>
>> I love to cook but not so much after a long day at work then
>> still chores at home to do.
>>
> Stouffer's makes some tasty frozen entrees The thing about these
> dinner kits is you still have to do all the work: chop and cook the
> veggies and the meat, add seasonings. The only real convenience is
> someone put the *ingredients* in a box and sent it to you.
>
> Jill


Right, no shopping, no thinking.

Part of it is psychological. If I have to prep, I'm really cooking,
therefore I'm a great housewife and mother. I'm superior to people just
nuking a TV dinner.

When cake mixes first hit the grocery stores they did not sell well.
The company reconfigured so you had to add an egg with the milk and they
became acceptable since now you were really baking.