Pasta was not known to the average British housewife
The word “Curry” was used as a surname
A takeaway was a math problem
A pizza had something to do with a leaning tower in Italy
Bananas and oranges would only appear at Christmastime
Crisps were plain, the only choice was whether we used a little blue bag of salt that was twisted in the bag, wrapped in greasproof paper
Rice was a milk pudding and never part of our main meal
A Big Mac was something we wore during heavy rainfalls
Brown bread was only something poor people ate
Tea was made in a teapot using leaves not little tea bags
Coffee was Camp… it came in a brown bottle
Cubed sugar was considered “posh”
Only Heinz made beans
Fish didn’t have fingers in those days
Eating raw fish was called “poverty” not Sushi
None of knew what yogurt was
Healthy food consisted of anything edible
People who didn’t peel potatoes were called “lazy”
Indian restaurants were only found in India
Cooking outside was called camping
Seaweed was not a recognized food
“Kebab” was not even a word--let alone a food
Sugar got good press in those days and was considered white gold
Prunes were only used for medicinal purposes
Surprising enough, Muesli was readily available, but it was fed to cattle
Pineapple only came in cans…we had never seen a real one, only pictures
Water came out of a tap, if somebody suggested bottling it and charging more than petrol…they would have been a laughed out of the room
BUT THE ONE THING WE HEVER HAD ON OUR TABLES IN THE 50’s WERE OUR ELBOWS!
Note: I cannot lay claim to this article...don't know where it came from but perhaps it made some people chuckle.
