How many of these have you had?



-cabbage with ham hocks
-braised rabbit with root vegetables
-pickled pigs feet with boiled potatoes
-cold meatloaf sandwich with yellow mustard
-chicken livers, diced onions, and chopped bell peppers
-stuffed bell peppers with ground beef and rice
-ox tail soup with barley and carrots
-breaded veal cutlets with instant mashed potatoes
-ground beef and canned corn tamale bake
-creamed tuna on egg noodles
-boiled dinner (corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots)
-salisbury steak with mushroom gravy and frozen peas
-pork neck bones with rice and gravy
-meatloaf with oat meal instead of bread crumbs
-beef heart stew with onions and parsnips
-smothered pork chops with onion gravy
-canned tamale pie with corn bread topping
-cabbage roll casserole (lazy man's stuffed cabbage)
-macaroni and tomatoes with bacon drippings
-Hungarian chicken paprikash over egg noodles
-mock chicken legs (city chicken)
-hamburger gravy on mashed potatoes
-tuna noodle ring mold
-potato soup with saltine crackers and butter
-bologna boats with cheese and crushed crackers

The second half of the video focuses on survival-era foods like boiled carrot sandwiches and burgoo, so I didn't include them on the list.

I think everyone has eaten meatloaf sandwiches, and I remember stuffed bell peppers from my childhood. Eating the filling of stuffed bell peppers (ground beef and rice) was a weekly meal that I still make as a comfort food. Rice-a-Roni had it listed on the back of their Beef Flavored Rice as a basic casserole.

I had someone make oxtail soup for me recently, it is rich and hearty.

Breaded veal cutlets are a surprise on this list, I guess veal was a lot cheaper back then. I have to go to Central Market now to get decent veal cutlets.

I make my own salisbury steak because I like it, it wasn't something we had growing up. Both of my parents worked full-time, so if they were going to make a labor-intensive meal like that, it was meatloaf. I know meatloaf is considered a poverty food because it is used to stretch meat, in our family it was considered a treat because it was rarely made, maybe once every few months.

Most American kids will recognize 'macaroni and tomatoes with bacon drippings' as 'American goulash', it was a staple in every school cafeteria.

I only recently heard about them, the 'mock chicken legs' actually sound pretty damn good.

Tanya 93 said:

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I see no hot dogs or hamburgers

No canned chili with chips and jalapenos

Scrambled eggs mixed with onion, bell peppers, and jalapenos

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Rudimentary research says Frito-Lay merged in 1961, sales of corn chips started in the 1930s. I'm guessing corn chips were not widely available (especially during the Depression) to make this list.

You had to have money to go to the store and buy chips, and these were meals for people with limited funds.

Veal being on the list is a surprise, as it's never been a cheap meat.

I've had a lot of those, but some of that list look downright disgusting.

Tanya 93 said:

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I see no hot dogs or hamburgers

No canned chili with chips and jalapenos

Scrambled eggs mixed with onion, bell peppers, and jalapenos

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and no manwich sloppy joes…it's in the name right?

No cowboy stew? Liver, heart, lung, a couple other things that won't pass muster, and tongue....

Interesting list, hard to believe tamales in a can ever existed. Does it still?

HTownAg98 said:

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Veal being on the list is a surprise, as it's never been a cheap meat.

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I suspect breaded veal cutlets in this case is veal in name only. It's likely this dish was just tenderized round steak or some other cheap meat cooked in the same manner (I.e. chicken fried steak) as the original veal dish .

RM76 said:

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HTownAg98 said:

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Veal being on the list is a surprise, as it's never been a cheap meat.

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I suspect breaded veal cutlets in this case is veal in name only. It's likely this dish was just tenderized round steak or some other cheap meat cooked in the same manner (I.e. chicken fried steak) as the original veal dish .

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You can look for yourself



It looks like veal to me.

EclipseAg said:

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We ate ham hock and beans, stuffed bell peppers and meatloaf all the time growing up.

And fried chicken. Lots and lots of fried chicken.

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Yes, my grandparents had those meals on the table every day!

WTH has happened to us now?????

We had a lot of potatoes, Cole slaw, roasted tomatoes, green beans, and chicken legs. Had quite a bit of ground beef patties or sausage too


Grew all the veggies. Trade shelled pecans for eggs and cheese from a neighbor. Chicken legs were bought like 30 pounds at a time.

-cabbage with ham hocks

-braised rabbit with root vegetables
-pickled pigs feet with boiled potatoes
-cold meatloaf sandwich with yellow mustard
-chicken livers, diced onions, and chopped bell peppers
-stuffed bell peppers with ground beef and rice
-ox tail soup with barley and carrots
-breaded veal cutlets with instant mashed potatoes
-ground beef and canned corn tamale bake
-creamed tuna on egg noodles
-boiled dinner (corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots)
-salisbury steak with mushroom gravy and frozen peas
-pork neck bones with rice and gravy
-meatloaf with oat meal instead of bread crumbs
-beef heart stew with onions and parsnips
-smothered pork chops with onion gravy
-canned tamale pie with corn bread topping
-cabbage roll casserole (lazy man's stuffed cabbage)
-macaroni and tomatoes with bacon drippings
-Hungarian chicken paprikash over egg noodles
-mock chicken legs (city chicken)
-hamburger gravy on mashed potatoes
-tuna noodle ring mold
-potato soup with saltine crackers and butter
-bologna boats with cheese and crushed crackers

Had all those marked through except the pigs feet - not sure what city chicken is? Pigeon?

'city chicken' is breaded pork on a skewer

See 24:45 mark

Hwy30East said:

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EclipseAg said:

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We ate ham hock and beans, stuffed bell peppers and meatloaf all the time growing up.

And fried chicken. Lots and lots of fried chicken.

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Yes, my grandparents had those meals on the table every day!

WTH has happened to us now?????

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In one of the episodes of the Netflix show "Chef's Table: Legends" -- might be the episode on Thomas Keller -- they mention that in the '50s-'80s, the U.S. went through a cultural change where food convenience was king.

Major food companies began dominating the market with innovations that made meal prep easier and quicker. The victim of all that, of course, was taste and healthiness.

It wasn't until the late '80s or '90s that the farm-to-table movement gained steam. But Americans still haven't given up on processed foods. Even many restaurants just serve Sysco stuff heated up.

Had many of those both at home and at grandparents' houses.

Always a plate of sliced tomatoes and onions on the table also.

EclipseAg said:

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Hwy30East said:

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EclipseAg said:

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We ate ham hock and beans, stuffed bell peppers and meatloaf all the time growing up.

And fried chicken. Lots and lots of fried chicken.

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Yes, my grandparents had those meals on the table every day!

WTH has happened to us now?????

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In one of the episodes of the Netflix show "Chef's Table: Legends" -- might be the episode on Thomas Keller -- they mention that in the '50s-'80s, the U.S. went through a cultural change where food convenience was king.

Major food companies began dominating the market with innovations that made meal prep easier and quicker. The victim of all that, of course, was taste and healthiness.

It wasn't until the late '80s or '90s that the farm-to-table movement gained steam. But Americans still haven't given up on processed foods. Even many restaurants just serve Sysco stuff heated up.

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I've been holding off but I may have to watch that show now.

Yes they do. Made by hormel and less enticing than their chili. My dad loves it though.

https://a.co/d/gHEEO91

HtownAg92 said:

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Had many of those both at home and at grandparents' houses.

Always a plate of sliced tomatoes and onions on the table also.

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Sliced tomatoes from my grandfather's garden were a nightly dish with every meal.

Rattler12 said:

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Hwy30East said:

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HtownAg92 said:

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Had many of those both at home and at grandparents' houses.

Always a plate of sliced tomatoes and onions on the table also.

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Sliced tomatoes from my grandfather's garden were a nightly dish with every meal.

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Tomatoes from my Pop's garden got me into the German "clique" about 20 something years ago here in the old German settlement area of Spring Branch west of New Braunfels. We moved out here in 97 and I would go down to the old Knibbe store on mornings and just sit and listen to the old timer's stories and tales. Pop called me up and said he had way too many tomatoes out of his garden and asked if I wanted some. I met him in Seguin and he gave me a big grocery sack full. No way we could possibly eat that many before they rotted so I took out 6 or 8 and took the rest down to the store one morning, sat them on one of the tables in the kaffee shop and said my dad gave us these and we can't eat them all so help yourself..........been a member in good standing ever since......and been to a few funerals since. Not many of those guys around anymore. There's 6 to 8 that show up now and we're the "old guys". All good guys and would do anything for you ......for fresh maters

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That's when you process them into passata and then can it.

We had pork. All the time. Because it was the cheapest meat. Pork with cheddar cheese soup with noodles. Gross.

Shredded wheat. No sugar. With powdered milk.

Lots of ramen. You learned how to make things with ramen. Used to use the spice packet with cream cheese for a topping for crackers.

All of that stuff would have been higher class than we were. We never had canned anything unless it was tomato sauce.

zooguy96 said:

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We had pork. All the time. Because it was the cheapest meat. Pork with cheddar cheese soup with noodles. Gross.

Shredded wheat. No sugar. With powdered milk.

Lots of ramen. You learned how to make things with ramen. Used to use the spice packet with cream cheese for a topping for crackers.

All of that stuff would have been higher class than we were. We never had canned anything unless it was tomato sauce.

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I was at the store earlier, pork is the cheapest meat once again.

Backyard Gator said:

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How many of these have you had?



-cabbage with ham hocks
-braised rabbit with root vegetables
-pickled pigs feet with boiled potatoes
-cold meatloaf sandwich with yellow mustard
-chicken livers, diced onions, and chopped bell peppers
-stuffed bell peppers with ground beef and rice
-ox tail soup with barley and carrots
-breaded veal cutlets with instant mashed potatoes
-ground beef and canned corn tamale bake
-creamed tuna on egg noodles
-boiled dinner (corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots)
-salisbury steak with mushroom gravy and frozen peas
-pork neck bones with rice and gravy
-meatloaf with oat meal instead of bread crumbs
-beef heart stew with onions and parsnips
-smothered pork chops with onion gravy
-canned tamale pie with corn bread topping
-cabbage roll casserole (lazy man's stuffed cabbage)
-macaroni and tomatoes with bacon drippings
-Hungarian chicken paprikash over egg noodles
-mock chicken legs (city chicken)
-hamburger gravy on mashed potatoes
-tuna noodle ring mold
-potato soup with saltine crackers and butter
-bologna boats with cheese and crushed crackers

The second half of the video focuses on survival-era foods like boiled carrot sandwiches and burgoo, so I didn't include them on the list.

I think everyone has eaten meatloaf sandwiches, and I remember stuffed bell peppers from my childhood. Eating the filling of stuffed bell peppers (ground beef and rice) was a weekly meal that I still make as a comfort food. Rice-a-Roni had it listed on the back of their Beef Flavored Rice as a basic casserole.

I had someone make oxtail soup for me recently, it is rich and hearty.

Breaded veal cutlets are a surprise on this list, I guess veal was a lot cheaper back then. I have to go to Central Market now to get decent veal cutlets.

I make my own salisbury steak because I like it, it wasn't something we had growing up. Both of my parents worked full-time, so if they were going to make a labor-intensive meal like that, it was meatloaf. I know meatloaf is considered a poverty food because it is used to stretch meat, in our family it was considered a treat because it was rarely made, maybe once every few months.

Most American kids will recognize 'macaroni and tomatoes with bacon drippings' as 'American goulash', it was a staple in every school cafeteria.

I only recently heard about them, the 'mock chicken legs' actually sound pretty damn good.

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Funny what's considered working man dinner…..oxtail…..that's only $10-12/lb these days. I've got a post grad degree and retired at 58 and I can't afford that cut anymore.

Oxtail is popular now, so in demand, so expensive.

Granted, all meat is expensive now. Ground chuck is over $5 a pound.

Stew meat is priced the same as steak.

Backyard Gator said:

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Oxtail is popular now, so in demand, so expensive.

Granted, all meat is expensive now. Ground chuck is over $5 a pound.

Stew meat is priced the same as steak.

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Yeah, it is so weird. I've been wanting to get some chuck to grind for burgers and it is stupid expensive.

Cattle numbers are at their lowest since 1951. That's why beef prices are high, and will stay that way until it starts raining.

HTownAg98 said:

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Cattle numbers are at their lowest since 1951. That's why beef prices are high, and will stay that way until it starts raining.

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why are the numbers so low?

Backyard Gator said:

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Oxtail is popular now, so in demand, so expensive.

Granted, all meat is expensive now. Ground chuck is over $5 a pound.

Stew meat is priced the same as steak.

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For meat you have to shop loss leaders and freeze. For example last week our HEB had prime boneless ny strips for $8 a pound and prime brisket for $3.99 a pound.

Primarily drought.

HTownAg98 said:

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Primarily drought.

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Seriously, thank you.