50's & 60's

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What we may remember

1. Pasta was not eaten.
2. Curry was a Surname.
3. A Takeaway was a mathematical problem.
4. A Pizza was something to do with a leaning tower.
5. Crisps were plain, the only choice was wether to put salt on or not.
6. Rice was only eaten as a milk pudding.
7. A big mac was what we wore when it was raining.
8. Brown bread was something only the poor people ate.
9. Oil was for lubricating , Fat was for cooking.
10. Tea was made in a tea pot using tea leaves and never green.
11. Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was regarded being white gold. Cubes sugar was regarded as posh.
12. Fish didn't have fingers.
13. Eating raw fish was called poverty , not Suchi.
14. Non of us had ever heard of yoghurt.
15. Healthy food was anything edible.
16. People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy.
17. Indian restaurants were only found in India.
18. Cooking outside was called camping.
19. Seaweed was not a recognised food.
20. Kebab was not even a word, never mind a food.
21. Prunes were medicinal.
22. Surprisingly, muesli was readily available, it was called cattle feed.
23. Water came out of a tap. If someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than petrol for it they would have become a laughing stock.
24. And things that we never ever had on our table in the 50's and 60's . Elbows and phones.