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And life was much less interestingEATING IN THE 50's IN AUSTRALIA
A reminder of how change creeps up on us
Pasta was not eaten in Australia or N.Z.
Curry was a surname.
A takeaway was a mathematical problem.
A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower.
All potato crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to put the salt on or not.
Rice was only eaten as a milk pudding.
Calamari was called squid and we used it as fish bait.
A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining.
Brown bread was something poor people ate. (or Poor Hostel students)
Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking.
Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and never green.
Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was regarded as being white gold. Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.
Fish didn't have fingers in those days.
Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sashimi.
None of us had ever heard of yoghurt.
Healthy food consisted of anything edible.
People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy.
Indian restaurants were only found in India.
Cooking outside was called camping.
Seaweed was not a recognised food.
"Kebab" was not even a word, never mind a food.
Prunes were medicinal. Also Castor Oil and Cena Tea.
Surprisingly, muesli was readily available, it was called cattle feed.
Water came out of the tap. If someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than petrol for it, they would have become a laughing stock!!
And the two things that we never ever had on our table ………Elbows or Phones .
I saw a poodle used by the French Customs as a drugs sniffer.
Poodles are very trainable dogs.I saw a poodle used by the French Customs as a drugs sniffer.
Every poodle I have seen, seems to have trained their owners to perfection.Poodles are very trainable dogs.