Another silly programme.

[Workingman]

Back in time for Dinner. BBC 2 tonight at 8pm.

Set in different decades to show how we ate/lived in those times - first up the 1950s.

The idea was OK, but the family involved had no grounding in the 1950s, unlike those who lived the time. The wife could not even open a can of pilchards, as would not have been the case, and she apparently had no idea of something we call "gravy" to make a meal more palatable. She was certainly no cook, not even with a Kenwood chef!

You would think the producers would pick people who at least have the basics.

[debih]

Well I really enjoyed it.

Even though we shouted at them during the tin opener incident!

[Workingman]

So did I, but it was a close call on the remote v the TV screen scenario. I don't do screaming, the vocal chords don't allow it.

[Kaz]

Ria posted something on FB about this last night, so I know she watched it We are looking forward to watching it on iplayer at the weekend, we love stuff like this on a Sunday afternoon

[Kaz]

Watching now

[Kaz]

The tin opener bit had me rolling with laughter, and Mick shouting at the screen

How dry did that liver look? Could she not have made some gravy, I know they had gravy browning in those days. That would have made it palatable......

She is hopeless

I would also argue that very few women indeed would have had a Kenwood Chef! Or a dishwasher!!! My mum had one of those single tub washng machines though, with the mangle on the top

[Workingman]

I mentioned the gravy earlier because every single meal she served was dry: every one. Bovril, Oxo and Bisto were available at the time and went well with a little fried onion - still do.

We used to "butter" bread slices with dripping and then fry them and put some of the jelly on to make a snack to die for.

And what was she doing with that jelly and whatever else it was? Did she not have a sink, had the cold water stopped running?

[Kaz]

You're right, every meal looked so dry!! I also said that about the dripping, much nicer on toast or fried bread! Sorry I skim read before, and missed your remark about the gravy - great minds think alike eh?

My mouth was watering at those newly dug up potatoes

[Cal]

I was brought up in the fifties and the only cookery appliance Mum had was gas stove. She made gravy with all our dinners using oxo, bisto and a little plain flour. Her liver and onions were delicious as were her steak and kidney puddings and steak and kidney pies, and rabbit stew!

[Kaz]

My mum used to make gravy in a similar way, in the 60s