Broman, Roy Feb 23.13
What's for breakfast?
Did you have toast? Pop-up toaster or the two slice, one slice at a time toaster?
What did you put on your toast?
Breakfast cereal? Hot or cold?
Cocoa Puffs 1956, Trix 1954, Sugar Pops 1950, Sugar Frosted Flakes 1952,
Sugar Smacks 1953, Bran Flakes (1923), Corn Flakes (1906), Corn Pops (1950), Pep (1922), Raisin Bran (1942) Rice Krispies (1928), Special K (1955), Alpha Bits, 1958, Super Sugar Crisp 1949,
40% Bran Flakes (1922), Grape Nuts (1897), Post Raisin Bran (1942), Puffed Rice (circa 1930s), Shreddies (1955), Muffets Shredded Wheat (1920), Puffed Wheat (1909), Quaker Corn Puffs/Quaker Corn Flakes, Quaker Puffed Wheaties, Cheerios, Rice (1909), Hot cereals: Quaker oats, Cream of Wheat, Red River Cereal. To my brother and me, there was nothing worse than lumpy cream of wheat. Ugh!
My favorite for a time was Pep because there was a button with a picture on it. Who can remember clipping coupons or box tops and sending away for something special? I vaguely remember but can't think of what the enticement was.
What else was common for breakfast in our day? A far cry from today with everything instant and so on. My brother and I ate breakfast every morning. No meal skipping allowed. No grabbing a glass of something and gulping it down and dashing out the door. I suppose I should describe my grandfather's favorite breakfast: Side bacon (you know the kind with lots of fat running through it) fried first, the more bacon grease the better. Then add a couple of eggs into the bacon drippings and gently basted with the fat. Meanwhile a couple pieces of toast. Here's the part that most would not care for. Not to waste things, he used the bacon fat instead of butter on his toast. If he was in a rare mood, a fried kipper would add just the right touch. No, he was not fat. He maintained his trim body shape quite well until he died in his mid-80s.
Eating brings to mind the things that were not evident. Pizza came in the late 50s as I recall and possibly the first pizza restaurant was on south Granville near Broadway on the right hand side of the street facing south. No McDonald's or any other fast food restaurants. The closest thing to fast food was the fish and chip store at the corner of Beach Ave. and Denman. Get a 10 cent paper plate of fries with all the vinegar, salt and pepper you wanted to add. There was of course, at English Bay the instant bag of pop corn with clarified butter. Sometimes one had to wait for a few moments while the butter was carefully added. As I recall, the cart had two small wheels at the front to make them easier to push. There was also an small extension on the roof to protect the vendor from sun or rain.
Speaking of popcorn, does anyone remember the name of the popcorn and multiple variety of nuts store on Granville, left side looking north. They had a multiplicity of popcorn flavors including licorice. Great variety of colors. What a delightful place to walk into as the aroma of nuts and popcorn was very pleasant and mouth watering.
It will be interesting to see what others add to what's on the menu in their homes in our days.
Did you have toast? Pop-up toaster or the two slice, one slice at a time toaster?
What did you put on your toast?
Breakfast cereal? Hot or cold?
Cocoa Puffs 1956, Trix 1954, Sugar Pops 1950, Sugar Frosted Flakes 1952,
Sugar Smacks 1953, Bran Flakes (1923), Corn Flakes (1906), Corn Pops (1950), Pep (1922), Raisin Bran (1942) Rice Krispies (1928), Special K (1955), Alpha Bits, 1958, Super Sugar Crisp 1949,
40% Bran Flakes (1922), Grape Nuts (1897), Post Raisin Bran (1942), Puffed Rice (circa 1930s), Shreddies (1955), Muffets Shredded Wheat (1920), Puffed Wheat (1909), Quaker Corn Puffs/Quaker Corn Flakes, Quaker Puffed Wheaties, Cheerios, Rice (1909), Hot cereals: Quaker oats, Cream of Wheat, Red River Cereal. To my brother and me, there was nothing worse than lumpy cream of wheat. Ugh!
My favorite for a time was Pep because there was a button with a picture on it. Who can remember clipping coupons or box tops and sending away for something special? I vaguely remember but can't think of what the enticement was.
What else was common for breakfast in our day? A far cry from today with everything instant and so on. My brother and I ate breakfast every morning. No meal skipping allowed. No grabbing a glass of something and gulping it down and dashing out the door. I suppose I should describe my grandfather's favorite breakfast: Side bacon (you know the kind with lots of fat running through it) fried first, the more bacon grease the better. Then add a couple of eggs into the bacon drippings and gently basted with the fat. Meanwhile a couple pieces of toast. Here's the part that most would not care for. Not to waste things, he used the bacon fat instead of butter on his toast. If he was in a rare mood, a fried kipper would add just the right touch. No, he was not fat. He maintained his trim body shape quite well until he died in his mid-80s.
Eating brings to mind the things that were not evident. Pizza came in the late 50s as I recall and possibly the first pizza restaurant was on south Granville near Broadway on the right hand side of the street facing south. No McDonald's or any other fast food restaurants. The closest thing to fast food was the fish and chip store at the corner of Beach Ave. and Denman. Get a 10 cent paper plate of fries with all the vinegar, salt and pepper you wanted to add. There was of course, at English Bay the instant bag of pop corn with clarified butter. Sometimes one had to wait for a few moments while the butter was carefully added. As I recall, the cart had two small wheels at the front to make them easier to push. There was also an small extension on the roof to protect the vendor from sun or rain.
Speaking of popcorn, does anyone remember the name of the popcorn and multiple variety of nuts store on Granville, left side looking north. They had a multiplicity of popcorn flavors including licorice. Great variety of colors. What a delightful place to walk into as the aroma of nuts and popcorn was very pleasant and mouth watering.
It will be interesting to see what others add to what's on the menu in their homes in our days.
