Vintage Thanksgiving Menu - Cost Cutting in 1952

Last week, I shared the "moderate" priced Thanksgiving menu.  Next up is the "cost cutting" menu as seen in a 1952 Woman's Day magazine.

All the menus are built around a traditional turkey roast and gravy.

This menu includes:

-grapefruit and orange cocktail

-cream of asparagus, croutons

-celery sticks

-carrot curls

-whole cranberry sauce

-roast turkey

-giblet gravy

-sage stuffing

-candied sweet potatoes

-turnip cubes in mashed potato nests

-spinach with egg

-lettuce wedges with chili sauce mayonnaise

-hot biscuits, margarine

-lattice topped mince pie

-tea

-candy corn

In 1952 this cost about $0.95, which would be about $8.39 in today's money according to an inflation calculator.

Stay tunned for the "splurge" menu next week!

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