[Life, February 14, 1964. Click for a much larger view.]
Paying a little more attention to the moon made me think about the moon-like flavor of the supper in a Ritz ad that I clipped some time ago. Is it wrong to see a suggestion of the moon and its phases in the egg and crackers? I think not.
But a bowl of soup, a slice of egg, and five crackers: does that assemblage really count as a meal? About supper they were always wrong, the old magazine ads, or at least sometimes wrong.
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From 1953, so soup-and-crackers is a long-running theme. Thanks, Anon.
On the theme of "what constitutes a meal" one of the most bizarre UK legislative responses during covid was the decision that a Scotch Egg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_egg) was the threshold. Back in December 2020 when pubs and restaurants were being allowed to reopen, it was decided that it would be acceptable if alcohol were served as part of a "substantial meal"... which immediately begged the question as to what was substantial?
So in steps the then Environment Secretary who opined that a Scotch Egg "probably would count as a substantial meal if there were table service". So this became the de facto standard (thoughthe former Chancellor felt it was more of a starter, and Downing Street wisely refused to get officially drawn into the precise definition) and all of a sudden Scotch Eggs appeared on every establishment's menu (including ours).
This has subsequently gone on record as one of the most bonkers rules that were part of our response to covid...
Bonkers indeed, and hilarious. (But also, that dish looks tasty.)
Just a tip o’ the hat to say I appreciate the reference “ About supper they were always wrong” 😆
I hoped someone would notice. Have a Ritz?
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