Your chicken would be washed down with pints of lager or bitter for the men, while the ladies sipped delicately at their schooners of sweet sherry, Babycham, Cherry Bs, or snowballs (with the obligatory cocktail cherry, of course). Chicken and chips were served in a basket and eaten with fingers rather than cutlery. ‘Chicken in the Rough’ was a classic example of its day.
This was on its way, though, as enterprising landlords discovered the profitability and potential market for basket meals. Pubs were places you went to drink and their food service culture had yet to evolve. Although macaroni cheese was a popular staple dish, lasagne or tagliatelle had yet to arrive on the British plates.
Spaghetti, for most people, was something that came in tins covered in tomato sauce. Pasta wasn’t even in the vocabulary, let alone on the average Brit’s menu. We didn’t have the extensive range of international foods coming in by the planeload in the 70s. The world was a much larger place back then. Housewives (and I’m not being politically incorrect when I say this – that was how it was in those days) were still frequenting their local butchers, bakers and greengrocers. While supermarkets were around in the 1970s, they weren’t the power they are today. For those of you fortunate enough to remember the 70s culture, you’ll understand why I think it was such a fabulous era and how it changed our tastes and our lives. We all know fashions change, but the average Joe is much more likely to think of clothes or cars than the foodie world. Nostalgia! There’s nothing quite like it, is there? It only takes a few bars of music or the aroma of something cooking to take us straight down Memory Lane.
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