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6th Mar 2021smt1950 commented on:
School dinners – did you love them or hate them?My mother was a very good cook, so I knew the taste of well prepared meals and school dinners did not compare well to the food I was served at home. School dinners were awful. All the food was cooked in Stockport, a town about five miles away, and transported in the large, lidded metal trays from which it was served. We stood in line with our plastic plates and watched the ladies in the kitchen lift the covers from the steaming food. As each lid was lifted condensation dripped into the cabbage/mashed potato/steamed pudding - whatever was inside. A few items, such as lumpy custard and gravy, were cooked on the premises but that did nothing to improve the quality. I understand now that it was a valiant effort to ensure at least basic nutrition for all the nation’s schoolchildren. My parents were only asked to pay five shillings a week (25p). But the food was truly dreadful. Read more in my blog www.1950s.co.uk