had homemade hamburger helper for din.

[Warpy]

7. We all turned into foodies in the 70s because once Nixon got done with us

food was about all we had to play with. Our [arents had been all about convenience, throw a slap of beast in the oven, open a can, maybe cook some Minute Rice if they were feeling exotic.

My mother used to send me things like multiple cans of Cheez-Whiz. There was no food pantry in town, so I just passed the crap along to people who liked it. I was lucky, she didn't like Rice A Roni or Hamburger Hater.