Eating in the 50s

Pasta was not commonly eaten.

Curry was a surname.

A takeaway was a mathematical problem.

A pizza was associated with a leaning tower.

Crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to add salt or not.

Rice was only served as a milk pudding.

A raincoat was what we wore when it rained.

Brown bread was considered food only for the poor.

Oil was for lubricating; fat was for cooking.

Tea was brewed in a teapot using tea leaves, and green tea was unheard of.

Sugar was highly regarded, considered “white gold,” and cubed sugar was seen as luxurious.

Fish didn’t have fingers.

Eating raw fish was seen as poverty, not sushi.

None of us had ever heard of yogurt.

Healthy food consisted of anything edible.

People who didn’t peel potatoes were viewed as lazy.

Indian restaurants existed only in India.

Cooking outdoors was called camping.

Seaweed was not recognized as food.

“Kebab” wasn’t even a word, let alone a type of food.

Prunes were considered medicinal.

Surprisingly, muesli was available, but it was called cattle feed.

Water came straight from the tap; if someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than petrol, they would have been laughed at!

And the things we never, ever had on our table in the 50s and 60s: elbows or phones.