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spiderpig

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12. Friday fish at junior high in the 60s

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 26, 2016, 10:38 AM

Oct 2016

Top of the menu (black board with push-on white letters):

"Haddock 25 cents"

It looked like an orange kitchen sponge soaked in grease, with a big blob of tartar sauce on the plate.

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Well, we have a lunchbox thread, how about school lunches? [View all] Archae Oct 2016 OP

Does anyone else remember breaded fish squares with a tomato-y sauce? femmocrat Oct 2016 #1

Friday fish at junior high in the 60s spiderpig Oct 2016 #12

LOL femmocrat Oct 2016 #13

They started getting away from actual cooks when I was in High School. haele Oct 2016 #2

Sounds like we had it pretty good in the '60s lillypaddle Oct 2016 #11

We used to get pizza every Friday. surrealAmerican Oct 2016 #4

Mystery Meat. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2016 #5

My favorite lunch Jamaal510 Oct 2016 #6

I was a trader Awsi Dooger Oct 2016 #7

My first elementary school had no cafeteria. malthaussen Oct 2016 #8

The "Surprise Burger" was an especial treat jmowreader Oct 2016 #9

I was in junior/senior high (same school) in the 1960s lillypaddle Oct 2016 #10

San Diego public schools, the 60's: MEATLOAF! mainer Oct 2016 #14

35 cents and it was cooked at school. hunter Oct 2016 #15

In elementary school we had real food. Yonnie3 Oct 2016 #18

Kids deserve a decent meal lillypaddle Oct 2016 #20

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