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But not everyone could afford them! Although, I got loads of fruit - and veg but hated the veg (still do)

Thanks for the post - good one

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I thought the point wasn't whether people could afford these things, or not, but whether they were available in the 50s.

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Don't worry about it Willow.
In the morning my Dad used to go to the chip shop at the bottom of the road, and buy any cooked fish that had not been sold the previous evening.
We had it still battered smothered in salt and vinegar in a doorstep sandwich. Absolutely gorgous, still have those sarnys now. I didn't win but I was in the top five of unusual sandwiches, published in the Daily Mirror a couple of years ago.

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I am not worried about it. My father worked his socks off to build his successful business, which provided a good living for his family, just as my husband worked hard to ensure a that we are reasonably comfortable in our old age.

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Loved the post U Joe....really enjoyed reading it - thanks....

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There you go again Willow, If you truely thought that then why did you not say ' You could get this, you could get that' instead of the looking down you nose style saying 'We had this, We had that'.

Joe, thanks for posting 'mdgfishings' post here I had forgotten about these things and did enjoy reading it again.

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I don't apologise for the fact we could afford more than others, why should I? It was all down to extremely hard work, which many would have fought shy of!

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The men in your life have kept you in a style that you relish...
For others - such as miners - factory workers - labourers, it was a matter of a roof over their head and food on the table. Hard work for 'little' return .. but thankfully, they were 'workers' and I am grateful to each and every one.

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50s food yuk
My main memory is of my great aunt (who looked after me when mum died) cooking cabbage in a blackened pan on the fire for about an hour and poking it with a knife

My sister tells me as a child I lived mainly on semolina which is not surprising if think about the cabbage.

Tuesdays was tea with a wealthy aunt, always boiled eggs served on the billiard table in the morning room. I put my crusts in the little nets which I thought were there for the purpose and later discovered they were to hold billiard balls

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giggle - poor Meg - sounds awful....