On Sat, 9 May 2009 22:39:53 -0400, TFM® wrote:

> "brooklyn1" > wrote
>
> Canned creamed corn is good too.
>>
>>
>
> That post elevates you to the King of Trailer Trash.
>
> Relish the moment.
>
> TFM®
>

mmm, corn relish.

your pal,
homer

On Fri, 08 May 2009 19:40:54 GMT in rec.food.cooking, "brooklyn1"
> wrote,
>
>"David Harmon" > wrote in message
om...
>> On Tue, 05 May 2009 09:16:15 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, Melba's Jammin'
>> > wrote,
>>>In the 1950s Mom used to travel about 100 miles to a commercial cannery
>>>to can whole chickens. It had to have been economically practical in
>>>order for her to do that.
>>
>> The part I don't get is, why whole? Separated and deboned canned
>> chicken meat sounds a whole lot more attractive to me.
>>
>When it's a whole chicken folks know it's not mystery meat.

Somehow I think Barb's mom knew whether she was canning mystery meat or
not.

"David Harmon" > wrote in message
m...
> On Fri, 08 May 2009 19:40:54 GMT in rec.food.cooking, "brooklyn1"
> > wrote,
>>
>>"David Harmon" > wrote in message
>>news:0sqdnZBWUJbT8JnXnZ2dnUVZ_o8AAAAA@earthlink. com...
>>> On Tue, 05 May 2009 09:16:15 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, Melba's Jammin'
>>> > wrote,
>>>>In the 1950s Mom used to travel about 100 miles to a commercial cannery
>>>>to can whole chickens. It had to have been economically practical in
>>>>order for her to do that.
>>>
>>> The part I don't get is, why whole? Separated and deboned canned
>>> chicken meat sounds a whole lot more attractive to me.
>>>
>>When it's a whole chicken folks know it's not mystery meat.
>
> Somehow I think Barb's mom knew whether she was canning mystery meat or
> not.

Canned chicken from the store.

> On Tue, 05 May 2009 09:16:15 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote,
> In the 1950s Mom used to travel about 100 miles to a commercial cannery
> to can whole chickens. It had to have been economically practical in
> order for her to do that.


I'll bet that in the 50's a whole chicken was something like
9-12 cents a pound.

That was before the supermarkets took over so there may
never have been sales and she probably bought her chickens
at a butcher shop or even a specialized poultry shop. She
may have even grown them in the yard. We had a Kosher
butcher in town that sold ONLY freshly-killed chicken.

For you youngsters, a bar of good quality bath soap cost 5
cents, a loaf of bread 10, a box of cereal 12-15 cents,
potatoes cost 5-6 cents a pound, canned soup (of which there
were very few flavors) was 10-15 cents. Steak never sold
for more than $.69/lb. Of course the minimum wage was less
and $1 an hour.

gloria p

"Puester" wrote
>> > wrote,

>> In the 1950s Mom used to travel about 100 miles to a commercial cannery
>> to can whole chickens. It had to have been economically practical in
>> order for her to do that.

> I'll bet that in the 50's a whole chicken was something like 9-12 cents a
> pound.

Might have been a bit more. Battery chicken tactics took the price way
down. Used to be beef (even boneless) cost less per lb than bone in chicken
(and boneless chicken wasn't sold at all).

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> "Puester" wrote
>>> > wrote,
>
>>> In the 1950s Mom used to travel about 100 miles to a commercial cannery
>>> to can whole chickens. It had to have been economically practical in
>>> order for her to do that.
>
>> I'll bet that in the 50's a whole chicken was something like 9-12 cents a
>> pound.
>
> Might have been a bit more. Battery chicken tactics took the price way
> down. Used to be beef (even boneless) cost less per lb than bone in
> chicken (and boneless chicken wasn't sold at all).
>
>
Chicken was still about 10¢/lb. And of course there was boneless, you could
have chicken any way you wanted for the same 10¢/lb, the butcher would
prepare it however you liked... and in many areas there were live chicken
markets, so you got to pick... couldn't get fresher. In 1950 there weren't
stupidmarkets like nowadays, back then hardly any grocery store sold fresh
meat... you went to a butcher or a live chicken market.

On May 2, 2:03*pm, blake murphy > wrote:
> this could be your dream come true:
>
> <http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2009/04/23/a-whole-chicken-in-a-can/>

I just heard something on Morning Edition that mentioned Cancun. My
nephew sometimes goes there with his parents. Several years ago,
after his returning from Cancun, I told him that if anyone were to ask
him the question, "How was Cancun?" that he should reply, "Well, it
ain't as good as fresh coon, but it was purty good."
*snare, snare, cymbal*
>
> your pal,
> henrietta

--Bryan