what a menu! Breast of lamb to be had for only fifteen cents. But how much bacon (figurative, not literal of course) were people bringing home? Would have to adjust for inflation and all that to figure this out and I’m not up for the math. Buttermilk, huh? How times have changed. And I’m wondering what’s in that Vegetable Loaf.
Who would buy the veggie loaf if it costs the same as meat? Of course, I’ve been known to pay $9 for a veggie plate, but still. And it does make you wonder if vegans and vegetarians sort of disappear/compromise principles during a depression if a meat dish were readily available, and they were hungry enough. And ew, I’m not drinking a cup of buttermilk!
1) What have you done with Benson? I need to know his take on the Bowery.
2) I’ll pass on the 20 cent electric massage and take a shampoo at that same price point. An “Electric massage” circa 1935 sounds kinda scary, no?
Benson will be here; he’s probably eating out right now, getting some fried mushrooms and a pork loin sandwich. I’m with you; I’d skip the electric massage. Probably would sting at some point.
Actually,2014 was the year of the bob for celebs: Lauren Conrad, JLaw, Emma Stone, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Kayley Cuoco, Anne Hathaway…but I guess they call that the “long bob.” We have a pastor named Bob and he’s bald, so the word “hairbob” is mutually exclusive there.
Maybe the vegetable loaf was really big, like a loaf of bread, and you could bring it home and feed the family for a week. Hard times and all … Or really, really big, like Meat Loaf, and would sing a rock anthem for you to the tune of Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits. Sorry. Had to do it, Kerbey.
I Don't Get It 
Shave and a haircut for less that two bits….
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Good gracious, you can feel the depression pouring from those photos.
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Oxtail goulash works for me, and um, if any change left over can I have a beer (stout). Apparently, a remedy for tiredness 😉
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Way to tie them together. I think it’s already tomorrow where you are now. We’re still in the first day of the year here.
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Shoosh, I supposed to be working 😉
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what a menu! Breast of lamb to be had for only fifteen cents. But how much bacon (figurative, not literal of course) were people bringing home? Would have to adjust for inflation and all that to figure this out and I’m not up for the math. Buttermilk, huh? How times have changed. And I’m wondering what’s in that Vegetable Loaf.
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Who would buy the veggie loaf if it costs the same as meat? Of course, I’ve been known to pay $9 for a veggie plate, but still. And it does make you wonder if vegans and vegetarians sort of disappear/compromise principles during a depression if a meat dish were readily available, and they were hungry enough. And ew, I’m not drinking a cup of buttermilk!
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1) What have you done with Benson? I need to know his take on the Bowery.
2) I’ll pass on the 20 cent electric massage and take a shampoo at that same price point. An “Electric massage” circa 1935 sounds kinda scary, no?
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Benson will be here; he’s probably eating out right now, getting some fried mushrooms and a pork loin sandwich. I’m with you; I’d skip the electric massage. Probably would sting at some point.
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Pig knuckles or sirloin steak ? Tough choice. 😀
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Well, you’d strengthen your jaw muscles on pig knuckles.
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Hahahaha— or break my teeth. 😀
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Quite the menu. Whew!
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Why would anyone pay 20 cents for vegetable loaf when beef sew was 15 cents? Also, when was the ;last time you ladies had a “hairbob?”
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Actually,2014 was the year of the bob for celebs: Lauren Conrad, JLaw, Emma Stone, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Kayley Cuoco, Anne Hathaway…but I guess they call that the “long bob.” We have a pastor named Bob and he’s bald, so the word “hairbob” is mutually exclusive there.
I’ve never had a loaf of veggies either.
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Three or more teenage boys is “A veg of loafies.”
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FWIW, according to one inflation calculator (US Bureau of Labor & Statistics) $1.00 in 1935 equates to $17.24 in 2014 dollars, and 20 cents = $3.45.
In 1935, a Ford Model 48 Eight Standard Coupe could be had for $580 – only about $10K today.
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10K is a steal for a car
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Never buy a MultiCar. I hear about them a lot in the traffic reports, and I don’t think they are insurable.
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My grandparents were barbers at that time back in Seattle. I wonder what they charged and how they could have even made money…
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Do you have pictures? That would be neat.
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Well, if you are curious:
http://p47koji.wordpress.com/2013/10/06/eighty-years-later/
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Maybe the vegetable loaf was really big, like a loaf of bread, and you could bring it home and feed the family for a week. Hard times and all … Or really, really big, like Meat Loaf, and would sing a rock anthem for you to the tune of Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits. Sorry. Had to do it, Kerbey.
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I would do anything for extreme hunger. But I won’t do that.
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Winner winner vegetable loaf dinner.
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