RE: EATING IN THE 50s and 60s

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Pasta was not eaten in Australia.

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Curry was a surname.

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A takeaway was a mathematical problem.

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A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower.

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All potato crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to put the salt on or not.

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Rice was only eaten as a milk pudding.

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Calamari was called squid and we used it as fish bait.

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A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining.

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Brown bread was something only poor people ate.

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Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking.

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Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and never green.

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Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was regarded as being white gold.  Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.

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Fish didn't have fingers in those days.

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Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sushi.

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None of us had ever heard of yoghurt.

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Healthy food consisted of anything edible.

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People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy.

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Indian restaurants were only found in India.

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Cooking outside was called camping.

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Seaweed was not a recognised food.

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"Kebab" was not even a word, never mind a food.

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Prunes were medicinal.

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

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Water came out of the tap.

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If someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than petrol for it, they would have become a laughing stock!!

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But the one thing that we never ever had on our table in the sixties .....

"Elbows or Phones."