An interesting list – and we all survived!
* Pasta had not been invented.
* Curry was an unknown entity.
* Olive oil was kept in the medicine cabinet
* Spices came from the Middle East where we believed that they were used for embalming
* Herbs were used to make rather dodgy medicine.
* A Takeaway was a mathematical problem.
* A Pizza was something to do with a leaning tower.
* The only vegetables known to us were spuds, peas, carrots and cabbage, anything else was regarded as being a bit suspicious.
* All chips were plain; the only choice we had was whether we should leave any in the packet.
* Condiments consisted of salt, pepper, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce if we were lucky.
* Soft drinks were called cordial.
* Coke was something that was used by blacksmiths.
* Rice was a milk pudding, and never ever part of our dinner.
* A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining.
* A microwave was something out of a science fiction movie.
* Brown bread was something only posh people ate.
* Oil was for lubricating your bike not for cooking, lard and fat was for cooking
* Bread and jam was a punishment
* Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves, not bags.
* Tea had only one colour, black. Green tea etc. was not Kosher.
* Coffee was only drunk when we had no tea.
* Cubed sugar was regarded as a bit of an over kill.
* Hors d'oeuvre was a spelling mistake and totally foreign.
* The starter was our main meal.
* Soup was a main meal.
* The menu consisted of what we were given and was set in stone for the whole family
* Only Heinz made beans, any others were impostors
* Leftovers went in the dog.
* Special food for dogs and cats was unheard of.
* Sauce was either brown or red.
* Fish was only eaten on Fridays.
* Fish didn't have fingers in those days.
* Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sushi.
* Special meals only came from the fish and chip shop.
* For the best taste fish and chips had to be eaten out of old newspapers.
* Frozen food was called ice cream.
* Nothing ever went off in the fridge because there was no such thing.
* None of us had ever heard of yoghurt.
* If we said that we were on a diet, we simply got less.
* Healthy food consisted of anything edible.
* Healthy food had to have the ability to stick to your ribs.
* The only criteria concerning the food that we ate was could we afford it.
* People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy.
* Indian restaurants were only found in India.
* A seven course meal had to last a week.
* Brunch was not a meal.
* Cheese only came in a hard lump or in silver paper.
* If we had eaten bacon lettuce and tomato on the same sandwich we would have been certified.
* A bun was a small cake back then.
* A tart was a fruit filled pastry, not a lady of horizontal pleasure.
* The word" Barbie" was not associated with anything to do with food.
* Eating outside was called a picnic.
* Cooking outside was called camping.
* Seaweed was not a recognised source of food.
* Eggs came fried or boiled. Scrambled if there were not enough eggs to go around.
* Hot cross buns were only eaten at Easter time.
* Pancakes were only eaten on Pancake Tuesday, in fact in those days it was compulsory.
* "Kebab" was not even a word never mind a food.
* Hot dogs were a type of sausage that only the Americans ate.
* Cornflakes had arrived from America but it was obvious that they would never catch on.
* The phrase "boil in the bag" would have been beyond our realms of comprehension.
* The idea of "oven chips" would not have made any sense at all to us.
* The world had not yet benefited from weird and wonderful things like 3 minute Noodles, Instant Mashed potatoes and Pop Tarts.
* We bought milk and cream at the same time in the same container.
* Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was regarded as being white gold.
* Lettuce and tomatoes in winter were just a rumour.
* Prunes were medicinal.
* Surprisingly muesli was readily available in those days, it was called cattle feed.
* Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture of a real one.
* We didn't eat Croissants because we couldn't pronounce them, we couldn't spell it and didn't know what they were.
* Garlic was used to ward off vampires, but never used to flavour anything.
* Water came out of the tap, if someone had suggested bottling it and charging treble for it they would have been a laughing stock.
* Food hygiene was all about washing your hands before meals.
* Campylobacter, Salmonella, E.coli, Listeria, and botulism were all called "Food poisoning."
* The one thing that we never ever had on our table was our "Elbows".
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