How about bacon soup which consisted of chunks of raw bacon boiled in water with whole canned tomatoes added at the end of the three hour boiling process. This was accompanied by a salad which was actually shreds of iceberg lettuce and chopped up tomatoes marinated ALL DAy in an entire bottle thousand island salad dressing. This was served in a bowl with a spoon so as not to "waste" the dressing. This was a common meal during my grandmother's 'creative cooking stage'. It was a nice change though, I suppose from the meal we used to eat on mondays, wednesdays and fridays: overboiled cod fish , lumpy mashed potoatoes, cottage cheese, stale white bread served on a white plate with a glass of white milk.
