In the commodities era, we had amazing school lunches that reflected the ethnic makeup of the neighborhood. When they changed something in the mid-late 80's gone were the cabbage rolls and in were the chicken nugget things.
I did not eat school lunch growing up but I distinctly remember liking the taste of school lunch pizza. I suspect that the American cheese made the difference....
Public school in South during the 60/70’s saw lots of government cheese ... and oats and butter and sugar and peanut butter, etc. Cheese was a 4x4x12 block if memory serves. They made the best peanut butter cookies while others were using margarine. Commodities’ overproduction were “bought/subsidized” by USDA and redistributed to public entities and to citizens in need. In schools, some (better off) ate well while the commodities distribution to the needy recipients provided them meals.
I’ll just add that the article referenced was by John Nova Lomax, a Texan writer on many topics who died last month (way too soon)
In the commodities era, we had amazing school lunches that reflected the ethnic makeup of the neighborhood. When they changed something in the mid-late 80's gone were the cabbage rolls and in were the chicken nugget things.
I did not eat school lunch growing up but I distinctly remember liking the taste of school lunch pizza. I suspect that the American cheese made the difference....
Public school in South during the 60/70’s saw lots of government cheese ... and oats and butter and sugar and peanut butter, etc. Cheese was a 4x4x12 block if memory serves. They made the best peanut butter cookies while others were using margarine. Commodities’ overproduction were “bought/subsidized” by USDA and redistributed to public entities and to citizens in need. In schools, some (better off) ate well while the commodities distribution to the needy recipients provided them meals.