I think this thesis ignores the fact that while much processed
food of the middle 20th century was less good than some home-made
food of the earlier history of America, much of it was also better
than some.

I.e., your culinary mileage would have varied a lot,
even when it was covered by horse and carriage.

--Blair
"I bet I can find at least one thing
Bourdain makes--and ten that Batali
makes--that I think suck worse than
a can of Pringle's."