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55 Vintage Recipes From the '50s Worth Trying Today
"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Mon 13 Nov 2017 08:26:35p, Doris Night told us...
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>> On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 17:46:28 -0500, jmcquown
>> > wrote:
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>>>On 11/13/2017 12:53 PM, wrote:
>>>> On Monday, November 13, 2017 at 8:52:04 AM UTC-6, Jill McQuown
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/11/2017 3:47 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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>>>>>> As to Tuna Noodle Casserole, I can recall my mother making as
>>>>>> early as the mid-1950s, perhaps earlier.
>>>>>
>>>>> That's something my mother never made. I don't know why. She
>>>>> was a newlywed in 1953. It was certainly the era for it!
>>>>> You'd have thought something like this would have carried
>>>>> through to the 1960's when I was a kid. Nope, she never made
>>>>> tuna casserole.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> It was something that was never served at our house either.
>>>> First time I ever had it was at my aunt's house in 1966. I
>>>> remember the date as I spent the summer at her house and it was
>>>> on the table several times while I was there.
>>>>
>>>Come to think of it, I don't remember her ever buying tuna. She
>>>didn't make noodle type casseroles (unless you count baked
>>>macaroni & cheese).
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>> My mother made tuna noodle casserole. With peas in it, and
>> crumbled up potato chips on top.
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>> A real waste of chips, if you ask me.
>>
>> Doris
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> My mother topped the t/n casserole with butter crumbs. They browned
> and crisped up nicely. We also had butter peas, but on the side.
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> My dad was a tyramt about potato chips and didn't allow them in the
> house for a few years because he thought they were a waste of money.
> There was never a shortage of popcorn, though. :-)
We had popcorn pretty much every night but rarely had chips of any kind.
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