* Pasta had not been invented
* Curry was an unknown entity. Indian restaurants were only found in India
* Olive oil was kept in the medicine cabinet
* Spices came from the Middle East where we believed that they were
used for embalming
* Herbs were used to make rather dodgy medicine
* A Takeaway was a mathematical problem
* A Pizza was something to do with a leaning tower
* Bananas, oranges and Turkeys only appeared at Christmas time
* The only veggies known were spuds, peas, carrots, & cabbage,
anything else was regarded with suspicion
* All crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to put
the salt in or not
* Condiments consisted of salt, pepper, vinegar and brown sauce, if
we were lucky
* Soft drinks were called pop
* Coke was something that we mixed with coal to make it last longer
* A Chinese chippy was a foreign carpenter
* Rice was a milk pudding, and never ever part of our dinner
* A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining
* A Pizza Hut was an Italian shed
* Spaghetti was a small town in Bolognese
* A microwave was something out of a science fiction movie
* Brown bread was something only posh people ate
* Oil was for lubricating your bike not for cooking, fat was for cooking
* Bread and jam was a punishment
* Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves, not bags
* The tea cosy was the forerunner of all the energy saving device
that we hear so much about today
* Tea had only one colour, black. Green tea etc. was just not British
* Coffee was only drunk when we had no tea
* Cubed sugar was regarded as a bit of an over kill
* Most soft fruits were seasonal. Figs and dates, which no one ever
ate, only appeared at Christmas
* Sweets and confectionery were called toffees
* Coconuts only appeared when the fair came to town
* Black puddings were mined in Bolton Lancashire
* Jellied eels were peculiar to Londoners
* Salad cream was a dressing for salads, mayonnaise did not exist
* Hors d'oeuvre was a spelling mistake
* The starter was our main meal
* Soup was a main meal
* The menu consisted of what we were given and was set in stone
* Only Heinz made beans, any others were impostors
* Leftovers went in the dog
* Special food for dogs and cats was unheard of
* Sauce was either brown or red
* Fish was only eaten on Fridays and didn't have fingers in those days
* Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sushi
* Ready meals only came from the fish & chip shop, and for teh best
taste had to be eaten out of old newspapers
* Frozen food was called ice cream
* Nothing ever went off in the fridge because we never had one
* Ice cream only came in one colour and one flavour
* None of us had ever heard of yogurt
* Jelly and blancmange was only eaten at parties
* If we said that we were on a diet, we simply got less (more for us)
* Healthy food consisted of anything edible and had to have the
ability to stick to your ribs
* Calories were mentioned but they had nothing at all to do with food
* The only criteria concerning the food that we ate were, did we like
it and could we afford it
* People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy b*****ds
* A seven course meal had to last a week
* Brunch was not a meal
* Cheese only came in a hard lump
* If we had eaten bacon lettuce and tomato on the same sandwich we
would have been certified
* A bun was a small cake back then
* A tart was a fruit filled pastry, not a lady of horizontal pleasure
* The word" Barbie " was not associated with anything to do with food
* Eating outside was called a picnic
* Cooking outside was called camping
* Seaweed was not a recognised source of food
* Offal was only eaten when we could afford it
* Eggs only came fried or boiled
* Hot cross buns were only eaten at Easter time
* Pancakes were only eaten on Pancake Tuesday, in fact in those days
it was compulsory.
* "Kebab" was not even a word never mind a food
* Hot dogs were a type of sausage that only the Americans ate
* Cornflakes had arrived from America but it was obvious that they
would never catch on
* The phrase "boil in the bag" would have been beyond our realms of
comprehension
* The idea of "oven chips" would not have made any sense at all to us
* The world had not yet benefited from weird and wonderful things
like Pot Noodles, Instant Mash and Pop Tarts
* We bought milk and cream at the same time in the same bottle
* Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was regarded as being
white gold
* Lettuce and tomatoes in winter were just a rumour
* Prunes were medicinal
* Surprisingly muesli was readily available in those days, it was
called cattle feed
* Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture
of a real one
* We didn't eat Croissants because we couldn't pronounce them, spell
them and we didn't know what they were
* We thought that Baguettes were a serious problem the French needed
to deal with
* Garlic was only used to ward off vampires
* Water came out of the tap.If someone had suggested bottling it and
charging treble for it they would have become a laughing stock and
probably certified.
* Food hygiene was all about washing your hands before meals
* Campylobacter, Salmonella, E.coli, Listeria and botulism were all
called "Food poisoning."
* The one thing that we never ever had on our table in the, fifties
were "Elbows"(!)
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