Reply #61: ME! What a blast from the past!

[hatredisnotavalue]

My mother was too embarrassed to go pick up our monthly allotment at the Town Garage next to the dump so I took a taxi and got it. This was when I was in seventh grade. Also learned to cook at that age. Chicken in a thick cheese sauce with rice, shepherd's pie with the canned beef. and instant mashed potatoes..absolutely great food...I think there was a cake or brownie mix, I can't remember. But I do remember powdered eggs..Lots of that cheese brick went into those.

I agree, we definitely ate more healthier than what I see in food stamps recepients grocery carts this day. .But there is a program where people go to people's homes and educate them on what to buy for the month and how to stretch their food stamp dollars, which I think is wonderful. ie. My friend teaches them how to make homemade pancake batter, compared to the prepared. I honestly did not know that something like that existed. And I have been making pancakes every Saturday morning for 35 years. I also did not know that grocery stores sold frozen ones.