Tomatos, poatatos, beans, peas, water
My parents came for a visit yesterday and brought with them the index card on which I wrote my very first recipe (Age 6):
Sounds delicious, doesn't it?
Seeing this card reminded me that my brother, Jon, and I used to play restaurant when we were little, and I remembered writing a menu for it. More specifically, I remember removing my class photo from the pearly-glossy-cardboard frame it came in, and turning it into the menu, and hoping I wouldn't get in trouble for doing it. After about 20 minutes of going through some boxes in the attic, I found it (Age 7; 2nd Grade):
Dear Anyone With Artistic Talent, I'm so sorry....
Restruant. Nice.
That was the cover. Here's the inside:
At least I spelled everything correctly, but I'm cracking up over the fake-French-accent-thingy after the "t" of Parfait, and how I thought I could make it even more French-sounding by adding an extra "L" to my name.
And to all the fooderati who thought they declared bacon a hot trend, I think I had you beat. My "restruant" was SOLD OUT of our awesome bacon all the way back in 1975. So suck it, all you baconphiles.
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I love this so so much.
Posted by: Tom | November 15, 2010 at 07:03 PM
So cool that you have these! I would do the same thing on Sunday mornings when my parents slept in. When I took their order, I had to tell them that the omelette machine was broken, because I didn't know what an omelette was, so I didn't want them to order one!
Posted by: Vicky | November 15, 2010 at 11:19 PM
Your prices are INCREDIBLE. Must have had low overhead...
This totally cracked me up. How fun!
Posted by: Jeanne | November 16, 2010 at 01:59 PM
First of all, this is history, so you should keep it in safe place from now, not in the attic. Second – frame it! This is way better looking than diplomas and other scientific stuff on our walls :)
Posted by: Roman | November 16, 2010 at 07:41 PM
I'm feeling very nostalgic for 70's pricing. And impressed at how healthy your menu choices were. Carrot sticks? Well done you.
Posted by: Carol Clayton | November 16, 2010 at 09:03 PM
Like I always say, you can't spell "restruant" without "truant." :)
Posted by: Jeremy | November 16, 2010 at 09:15 PM
It looks like you had a little breakfast and lunch thing happening.
Writing a good menu is not that easy. You have a nice balance between meat and veg, but you didn't forget the dessert.
Also, no wonder you ran out of bacon at .35 cents, good price.
Posted by: Janet | November 16, 2010 at 10:13 PM
What a find! Your menu is cracking me up. And I love that you tried to be French. That's just too, too funny.
Posted by: Mike | November 16, 2010 at 11:08 PM
Adorable!! I love the super soup recipe.
Posted by: Clay | November 30, 2010 at 01:52 PM
OMG, talk about a blast from the past! I used to do that same thing when I was in jr. high. I had totally forgotten about it until this post. Guess it makes sense that years later, I'd come to love cooking and being in the kitchen. Thanks Carol - trips down memory lane are fun! :)
Posted by: amber | December 15, 2010 at 04:12 PM