On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:58 +0100, "Bob W" <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > > Daniel J. Matyola > > > > http://pictureisunrelated.memebase.com/2011/06/03/wtf-photos-videos- > > and-theyve-never-been-happier/ > > > > it used to be quite common when I were a lad for us mum to give us a > slice of bread and dripping. Delicious it were. Dripping is the lard > that's been used then poured into a bowl, put in the fridge and used > again later.
Bread and dripping was common during the Depression years according to my late parents (who both lived to a ripe old age despite the diet). I think I may have been fed it a few times in my early years - which may explain a lot.... I can't quite read the date on that advert but it may be 1957, which seems a bit late for this sort of thing. Odd that the advert was issued "in conjunction with the Department of Health". Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > Of course a few years of London sophistication put a stop to that diet, > so I was very shocked when I went to work back up north for a while to > see that people took a break at 11am to get a slice of bread and dripping > from the canteen. The perfect diet for people who don't want to live too > long. > > Delicious but deadly, although it's probably no worse than bread & > butter, and a lot better than hydrogenated vegetable fats. > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dripping> > > B > > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
