Back in the day food pricing...

[coachk64]

My sainted mother was left with three small kids back in the late '60's, and she was a recent immigrant with only an Icelandic high school education and limited English. She somehow managed to keep body and soul together for all of us and I don't remember feeling like we were poor. I do recall that our big night out once a month was that we would pack baloney sandwiches and sit in the A&W Drive Inn and each of us kids got their own tiny root beer. That was some high-livin'.

 

[MaxMan]

The thread about "how broke have you been" got me thinking (admit may not be a good thing). I'm 75 so back as a young kid mom would send me to the store for bread and milk. With six kids we would routinely run out in between payday shopping. She would give me a dollar to buy a half gallon of milk and a loaf of bread. So off on my bike and through the woods, a short cut to the store. Oh and I got to keep whatever change was left.

Dad talked about spending the change on candy and got the peach switch when his dad found out.

 

[MaxMan]

M wife grew up in rural Indiana. Here Aunt and uncle had a farm. One time she asked her aunt for her recipes. She said I can give it to you but it won't taste the same with the way the process meat and vegetables these days.

 

[turd]

I remember all 5 of us (parents & three kids) going to McDonald's to 'eat out' and doing so for $5. We were high living....