Thursday, November 14, 2013

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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