Subj : Good old days
To : Dave Drum
From : Dale Shipp
Date : Mon Oct 17 2022 01:27:00
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DS> Although at our age, we sometimes talk about the old days -- we are
DS> glad that they are in our rear view mirror:-}}
DD> I tell people that the "Best thing about the good-old-days is that
DD> they're gone." Our rear-view mirrors do not often give us a clear
DD> picture of what was. We tend to remember fondly the enjoyable parts and
DD> elide the bummers.
DD> A customer was griping about the price of gasoline yesterday.
DD> Mentioning that when he began driving it was just 25c/gallon.
In the summer of 1963 I had my first real job on the economy. I worked
for a research contractor near the Buffalo airport. My wife, Gail,
worked as a typist for Dun & Bradstreet in Buffalo proper. We rented an
apartment near her work and I commuted the 10+ miles to my job. That
summer there were frequent gas price wars. The price of gas would
creep down from $0.26 per gallon to $0.13 per gallon, and then shoot
back up to $0.26. I noticed that the sudden price jump happened in
Buffalo before it happened at the airport area -- and so I took that as
the signal to fill the tank near the airport.
DD> So I asked him, "What were you making per hour back then? And how long
DD> did your car last before it was junk?" Ooooops.
DD> When we were young it was an exceptional car that lasted past 100K
DD> miles. Today I am driving a var that has 235K miles on the odometer and
DD> is still going strong.
Neither of our previous two cars reached 70K miles, but that was because
of low driving mileage and not any problem. They were 20 and 17 years
old and still in great shape.
DD> The roads, of course, weren't as smooth back then - so they took a
DD> toll on your machinery as well as your nerves.
That was very true when we lived in Pittsburgh. They still had trolley
tracks then and they could do quite a job on the alignment and
suspension.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
Title: Cheesy Hash Browns
Categories: For two, To try
Yield: 2 Servings
1/2 c Sour cream
1/3 c Condensed cream of chicken
Soup, undiluted
2 1/2 c Frozen shredded hash brown
Potatoes
1 c (4 oz) shredded cheddar
Cheese, divided
2 tb Chopped onion
1 tb Butter, melted
1/8 ts Salt
ds Pepper
In bowl combine sour cream and soup. Stir in the potatoes, 1/2 of the
cheese, the onion, butter, salt and pepper. Pour into a one quart
baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining
cheese.
Cover and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Uncover
and bake 5 - 10 minutes more or until bubbly and heated though.
Signature dish of Christy Mahlum, Cooking for Two Fall 2005.
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