tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post5388662982969287409..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: LEFT INSIDE: The Patient in Room 403J F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-38705502175823162772012-07-10T06:52:49.600-05:002012-07-10T06:52:49.600-05:00This looks pretty good compared to the unbelievabl...This looks pretty good compared to the unbelievably horrible fare my parents had in a Michigan hospital over the last decade.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-79028928343444270822012-07-09T19:15:17.014-05:002012-07-09T19:15:17.014-05:00John: Tang is still around. In fact, my son prefe...John: Tang is still around. In fact, my son prefers Tang to orange juice (although he'd rather do grape juice, truth be told). Once in a while he'll ask me to get it for him.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-90220834671003795372012-07-09T14:50:55.097-05:002012-07-09T14:50:55.097-05:00In my teen years (the early-to-mid 1970s), I used ...In my teen years (the early-to-mid 1970s), I used to babysit for a three-year-old whose parents would leave him a Space Food Stick and a boiled egg for his dinner. I often wonder what happened to that young man (well, he'd be in his 40s now).Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-30998519437913257712012-07-09T08:49:01.108-05:002012-07-09T08:49:01.108-05:00Thanks for straightening me out, Deb. I thought it...Thanks for straightening me out, Deb. I thought it was the other way around with dinner and supper. That's why I put the supper menu first. <br /><br />I remember those Sanka ads. I also remember Taster's Choice ads for instant coffee trying to make it sound so sophisticated and convenient. What was it with "instant" food back in the 70s? Tang, Nestea, Jell-O Instant Pudding, instant potatoes, etc. etc. Most of it is still around. Tang and other "astronaut foods" are long gone, I think. I guess it was sort of a precursor to microwave food as the quick and easy way to feed yourself.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-36436497007418118502012-07-09T06:37:01.563-05:002012-07-09T06:37:01.563-05:00Until quite recently, in England and in some areas...Until quite recently, in England and in some areas of the U.S., "dinner" referred to a mid-day meal, what we would now call "lunch," and "supper" was what we now call "dinner," although a much lighter meal. (However, in England the evening meal was usually called "tea," which for obvious reasons never caught on in the States.) Perhaps this explains both a dinner and supper menu.<br /><br />Whenever I see Sanka, I think of those ads from the 1970s with Robert Young; some guy would be yelling at his wife and Young would appear, cup in hand: "Fred, why so tense? Try Sanka."Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-2453610575493760122012-07-08T18:08:36.073-05:002012-07-08T18:08:36.073-05:00Okay...from what I can tell prune whip is like pru...Okay...from what I can tell prune whip is like prune meringue. Puree those prunes and add lemon juice, vanilla & sugar (and other things flavors/spices depending on the recipe. Then whip up with egg whites and bake till brown on top. Described as "lovely" and "elegant." I'm not convinced.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-343991059373120802012-07-08T18:03:36.874-05:002012-07-08T18:03:36.874-05:00Pickle rings...not spears or chips (which I've...Pickle rings...not spears or chips (which I've heard the round sort called before). But rings. Which make me think of onion rings....<br /><br />And I'm going to have to go internetting and look up prune whip. Not that I want some (yechhhh). But I've just got to know....Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.com