1950's Foods

[@PhyllisStokes]

Thanks so much Theresa for making a comment. I also remember watching Gunsmoke on Saturday night with the whole family. This was the only night we were allowed to stay up late, my Daddy loved Gunsmoke as did we all. We were so innocent back then, I really long for those days. Remember when kids played outside all over their neighborhoods without any adults around? Now we never see children even walking on the sidewalk alone. The times have really changed and not for the better!

[@GS-st9ns]

Phyllis Stokes I lived on Gunsmoke but I think they were reruns by then. I have a collection that I like now

[@kathyjohnson676]

Hi

[@racheljackson7397]

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[@scarlettbutler2873]

Here I am....years later, on a freezing cold snowy day here in Kentucky....listening to one of my favorite Miss Phyllis videos......Its like being with a beloved family member. Feels like home.

[@Azito-ik6wg]

Bless you, rest in peace fine lady. Catching your first ever video to see how your youtube life begun.

[@lalardh9976]

Came here to watch the very first video. A pleasure! I will miss this sweet lady and Mr. Bucky. I am glad these videos will remain. Sending prayers and thank you s.

[@mountaintruth1]

Gunsmoke, I am 53 and Gunsmoke is still one of the best shows ever made. I have probably seen every episode multiple times. My Grandmother made a lot of the foods you mentioned for us kids, we loved going to stay with our Grandparents as the world seemed to be more relevant with them.

[@charlottemuller2233]

mountaintruth1 On INSP every day!!

[@ItsMe-ic7on]

I like gunsmoke and I like The rifleman

[@meltheartist1147]

I miss you so much Phyllis.. we used to talk quite frequently. God bless you and your son!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏

[@orlymayron5236]

I could listen for hours.....you're a very good and natural storyteller Phyllis!

[@seannewhouse1943]

No doubt!

[@mondoleon1471]

… i miss her ❤️

[@rena6895]

I still do. I love watching her videos as I settle down for the night.

[@PhyllisStokes]

Thank you so much Foodiewish2, it means the world to me to know that people are watching and relating to my videos. The 50's,60's and 70's were innocent compared to the way things are now. Watching the news is very disturbing sometimes I just turn the TV off and watch KZbin at least then I can watch something positive. Again thank you so much, Phyllis

[@TheMichelebode]

Still watching her as I love to hear her voice. Miss you….RIP❤

[@j.j.jamison4593]

hearing this 7 yrs after you made it. I was born in 47 - so we have a lot in common. I was born / raised in rural Indiana - on a farm. I am thankful growing up in the 50's and 60's - truly the "age of innocence" And, the best music ever. Thanks for the memories....JJJ

[@doreendaykin6693]

J. J. Jamison 100% agree!

[@loriallen7651]

Both my folks were Early Baby Boomers along with my In-laws as well. I'm the eldest child, from the Early 60's, in my family. I think that's why your memories, recipies and, your Daddy's profession remind me of my family background. I enjoy your "Visiting Time" as much as your cooking. Thank you for sharing, Miss Phyllis. Hugs to Mr. Bucky and you.

[@danvanhoose6783]

Dad bought us home a box of falters link Weiner's every Friday nite for supper.we was on a farm and raised most of our vegetables and meat.lots of stuff you mentioned.milk,well water,greasy iron skillet.68 years old and still kicking,and the s.o.s. was a given in boot camp.

[@sharonoffl1349]

I was born in 41, so I remember all these times. Sometimes, our evening meal would be a big pot of beans seasoned with fatback. Served with cornbread, onion wedges, sliced tomatoes and any other raw vegetable. We drank sweet iced tea with it. Yum! We all ate together at the table & talked. What sweet memories!

[@amandabarbee8410]

I think you are amazing Mrs P. I grew up in the 80's, being born in 75. My Mom cooked every night for us and Dad, we never EVER went out. Oh, and fast food was a bad word in our house. We never questioned what Mother cooked, was 4 of us, you just ate! And that was it...but I don't think we would have questioned or complained. We were just happy to have what we had. My point though is Mom never let us help her or taught us her recipes. So every night for years I was lost trying to cook when I got out on my own. So you and your videos have taught me so much! Thank you for even your simplist video's, such as how to cook sweet tea, and how to clean Cantaloupe. I was so lost in the kitchen. Thank you so much. You are a amazing woman and I also enjoy listening to your stories about life and the past. Please don't stop!!!! With much appreciation. Sincerely, Amanda in Memphis TN.

[@kaitlynx1388]

Loved this video!! I was born in 1970 but my parents were both born in the 30s and my mom was such a great cook. She sent away for every recipe booklet offered by every brand you can think of and I still have all of those booklets and I just love looking at them and making the old recipes. Many of the products are no longer available but the foods all take me back to my childhood. One year my mom made me a pink and white marble cake with pink frosting for my birthday and Ive never forgotten that. It was so pretty and so delicious and it was from one of those many booklets she had. I would give anything to go back to those times in the past!!

[@gymover]

I was born in 1950, we lived on the gulf coast between Houston and Corpus Christi, in a small town, daddy had a big garden that was 110 by 50 feet, he had a walk behind tractor, I was raised on fresh veggies, fish, oysters, flounder, shrimp, dove, quail, duck and goose. we had homeade ice cream, homade dewberry cobbler, we had peach trees and lemon trees, along with fig trees, and momma made fig preserves, so good! Momma made everything from scratch, it was so good, she made the best gravy one could imagine.

[@tagcannon]

We never got any kind of soft drink unless it was the 4th of July. I do remember that every year when the Methodist church in our community had homecoming my friends and I were allowed to eat or drink as much of anything we desired. They had these large galvanized tubs full of ice and every kind of soda you can imagine. I remember sampling them all. My favorites being Nehi grape and strawberry. I remember when kids could ride their bikes all over the neighborhood and never fear anyone harming them. Television was innocent and was never a 24 hour thing. I think we got maybe 3 channels. Every decent family attended church and there was no crime to speak of. I miss those days....

[@PhyllisStokes]

+stillwaiting Mr. Bucky and I miss those innocent times in the 1950 very much too. Nehi grape was one of my favorites also. Thanks for your comment.

[@poppykok5]

stillwaiting...You've brought back a great memory...I remember when soda (in Ohio we call it "pop") 1st came out in 16 oz. bottles, ("RC Cola") we'd play Scrabble on Saturday nights, & Mom would make popcorn & set out 3 identical glasses on the kitchen counter...Carefully pouring the EXACT same amount for each of us 3 kids...HAPPY DAYS... : ) What I wouldn't give to hug her just ONE more time...

[@nicholelivesay3828]

My husband and I wish very much that there was a town that was modeled after the 1950s and didn’t “do” the outside world. I’d wish it’d be open to move there but you had to live that lifestyle if you didn’t you couldn’t live there.

[@wolfhowl5691]

Those days, the late 50's early 60's were by far the best times to grow up in! The freedom we had will never be felt like that again, ever. We spent our days OUTSIDE - ALL day ... down at the creek catching tadpoles, , building treehouses, or roller skating on the sidewalk out front of our house - the kind that attached to your shoes and tightened with a key. All the neighbourhood kids were always outside, and we'd play hide and seek or red light/green light or something else. We came home when the streetlights came on & our parents didn't have to worry about us. And we'd be off somewhere for the WHOLE day, riding our bikes, or coasting on our wagons and bikes down the steep hill on the end of our street, which had a school down at the bottom, and a dead end. We wiped out, got bumps & scrapes, but carried on, having the time of our lives. We called on our friends to come out to play, by walking there or riding our bike. My mom & dad were hard workers, and we were always provided for, and always a hot, homemade meal every night. Nothing now will ever compare to that quality of life. Greed, power and corruption have taken over, and now that is a lost world that I once knew. At least I have the memories. I feel sorry for today's kids. They'll never know what that kind of freedom feels like, or the fun you can create with your own imagination.

[@melaniehorton7728]

Me too!

[@janettesinclair6279]

Hello Miss Phyllis. Greetings from another Elvis fan. I grew up on a Scottish island in the 1950's and remember the simple food we ate then. Fresh eggs from our chickens, meat with homegrown veg and potatoes, locally caught fish and shellfish, and milk puddings like rice pudding. We rarely had sweets as these were rationed. One bad winter food supplies could not be delivered because the snow was too deep, (we had a snowdrift behind our house as big as the house) and a HELICOPTER came over and dropped boxes of supplies for all the families. I can remember we got tinned hot dog sausages and tinned peaches - wow, this was an exotic treat for us! I think they were US Army supplies as it was just after the war and certainly hot dogs were unknown in our part of the world. So thank you all for that!

[@user-yb3tr4lf5w]

RIP Phyllis. You and Mr. Bucky are together again.

[@JD-ym7iw]

This is wonderful! As a chef, my curiosity is endless when it comes to foods and preparations from the 50s. Thank you and to the comment section, tons of info as well. For everyone out there, traditions and generations must stay alive...this video is a perfect example.

[@FREDSTER1012000]

Loved it. Brought back so many memories , born in 53 , some times hard but always GOOD TIMES, young people do not understand

[@missmissi77]

I was born in the 70s but love hearing about the old days. What a difference having a dad makes and a mom who always made real meals...from real food, I'm sure it was comforting to have such a scheduled life with limits and rules instead of the chaos a lot of kids have now. nice video.

[@honaybear5286]

I was born in the 60s my mom worked but she still everyday when she got off from work and praise God she was a fantastic cook! I remember when it was time to go to bed at night, it did not matter if the show only had 15 minutes left before it ended when it was bedtime I still had to go to bed, I would be so sad, this didn't just happen 1 time it happened a lot! But I thank God because it taught discipline keeping things in perspective! These days children just watch television and entertainment with no limitations, and these things can definitely to me be a distraction, and it keeps people from facing reality of hard work!

[@reginataylor9701]

Dang I missed all the fun I was born in 01 lol

[@lgbaybaysalesladayy]

Your voice is very relaxing to listen to. I am from Georgia and grew up with my grandparents who were born in 1926 and I was born in 1989. I'm familiar with that banana pudding recipe and a few of those other things but never heard of treet (?) a lot of good memories though of my grandparents when watching this video. They taught me so much and I miss them everyday.

[@jillsmith633]

I miss your stories Ms Phyllis. You were a true gem. Thank you for sharing your life.

[@kathyakamimi4989]

Oh Phyllis, we lost a gem when we lost you. I could sit and listen to you talk for hours and hours. I’m going through all of your videos and I’ll keep and cherish them forever.

[@Fiona-l8k]

We most certainly did , I enjoy going back over Phyllis ' videos. I cheered myself up this morning listening to the video entitled. A little disagreement. It is so funny and so sweet. I too will cherish Phyllis ' videos.

[@margaretp3275]

Thank you Phyllis you brought back memories I had simply forgotten about and this story for me was heartfelt thanks again and please keep sharing your stories.

[@mcc9040]

I miss you, Miss Phyllis. Grateful you made these videos....RIP ❤

[@lmdelsanto1]

Im going to be 67 in December...I love your videos...

[@fredsam12]

I remember when we were little my father would take two pieces of bread put jelly in them and cut off the edges and make them look like pop tarts, there were five of us he would put them in the oven we loved those things ...hadn't thought of that in many years. thanks for the memories.

[@jeanniealford4234]

We will always miss you and Mr. Bucky.

[@henriettajones726]

The family would sit at the table and all of the food would be in bowls and platters on the table. People have got away from eating together. Now the food is left on the stove. You fix your plate from the stove and go eat in the living room in front of the TV. They use to dry their dishes and put them in the cabinets. People use to wash their clothes on a wringer washer and hang them on the clothes line outside.

[@rebeccapeebles5401]

SO many memories of a wonderful time when people were honest and helpful. Meals were simple then and everyone ate at the table, telling jokes and talking afterwards. Fried chicken night was extra special, especially when you had to compete with the siblings for your fav piece of meat, like you said. My mom DROPPED US OFF at the movies when we were young kids! Everyone's mom did that, and we were well-behaved so that the old lady with the flashlight wouldn't scold us. BTW, I took two quarters to the theater and used only one to get in. The other bought a 5 cent Coke and box of popcorn, leaving a dime for a snow cone later. I thought I had the world by the tail! Thanks for your wonderful stories.

[@mamabear8879]

She made her first video on my birthday, I'm so glad I was able to see this. She was such a wonderful lady ❤️

[@dustyd48]

I loved growing up in the 50's and 60's. Like your channel.

[@unclejojo63]

I miss Miss Phyllis and Mr. Buckey. Glad to see you still making videos on her channel. I lost my mom last year and it's been rough.

[@heliaandrade146]

I just love this sweet woman…I could listen to her stories and reminiscing about the past. Bless her heart snd blessings to you for keeping this channel going. Its my go yo feel good place.. You were truly blessed having loving parents… I Love her so much snd Mr Buffy.❤️

[@jasminemde]

I love your videos they make me feel good and homey. Thank you for posting about your life you are sweet and have a very kind heart.

[@josephreynolds969]

I'm 30, but I wish I could go back in time and taste the food from back then. It must of been awesome.

[@nicholelivesay3828]

My husband and I long for life to go back to that time and that innocence and simplicity of life. Thank you for making this video it really made me happy.

[@vickiewhite4603]

i found you not to long ago and i just can't stop watching. I have even started smoothies. a couple of months ago i had a lady tell me that she was looking in her mother's box of recipes and found a dessert she used to make and it call for a 5 cent bag of peanuts. She wanted to make the little "hay stacks" but didn't know how much peanuts that was. I found out it was almost 2 oz. was just hoping this was something you would remember. my grandparents owned the local grocery in the country and granddaddy taught us to take a couple of drinks and then pour the pack in a coke. thank you for your time

[@PhyllisStokes]

I sure do remember putting salty peanuts in coke, lots of people did that back then. The saltiness of the peanuts with the sweet coke was delicious. Glad to hear you've started drinking the smoothies. Don't remember the dessert you mentioned.

[@vickiewhite4603]

haystacks ... butterscotch chips, peanut butter, salted peanuts and chow mein noodles nice little dessert Thank you for the reply. Kiss the fur babies and mr buckey goodnite

[@conniewolf7300]

I have never heard of “treat”! But I love the way you say saLmon patties just like my Mother did. We didn’t like them either, but we ate it! I grew up in E TX and I would have thought our foods were similar. But a lot of what you mention is not familiar to me! I only wish I could eat some of my Mother’s cooking today! Unfortunately I can no longer do that! Thank you for the memories.

[@deborahdaniels9163]

Phyllis l am a new subscriber but l actually love your videos , ESPECIALLY the 1950's , it brings back so many memories l was born in 1952, you and Mr.Bucky remind me of my husband and l ! He passed away in 2009 and l miss him terribly , plz keep the videos coming

[@stephaniaford8584]

Enjoyed your talk about the 50's, Phyllis! Even though I wasn't born til the 60's, we still ate things like creamed chipped beef, salmon patties (yum!), and cube steak. Your narrative was a nice trip down food memory lane!!!

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Back when parents could actually control their kids. They were respectful and weren't out running amuck, like they do today. I'm a 1955er.

[@julieannemichelle]

seattwa Me too!

[@claymodelexpert]

Angel Perez disgusting...

[@julieannemichelle]

Voldermort BUTT I completely agree! some people can write such hateful things. I saw that comment and i didn't engage but i applaud you for your comment.🌸

[@cheshirecat438]

No the didn't, they were a part of the community. In fact, black construction workers were very common and did the bulk of the work. Then white construction workers wanted to take away their ability to under-bid on jobs and thus be competitive. Minimum wage laws were first instituted specifically to put an end to black construction workers competitive edge. These days Liberal politicians continue to rant and rail about raising minimum wages, keeping youths out of work, most specifically young black workers. The politicians brand business owners 'greedy' and take credit for raising wages that employers can't afford. Young, black and otherwise disadvantaged workers are the losers. Back in the day, not everything was better. .. . .but employment sure as hell was.

[@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay]

Well you could smack the shit out of the little bastards back then without people calling the police on you for being "abusive"

[@kerryincolumbus]

Hi Phyllis ! what a GREAT VIDEO!! Brings back a TON of memories because my mother made every single food item you mentioned and it was great to remember them again. Thanks for the precious memories!!

[@psychedelicpython]

I was born in 1963 and I remember things from when I was 3 years old. The big thing I remember is the music that was out and the fact that kids played outside a lot and I had no worries about being abducted (and the same goes for how mother felt). Tv shows were still innocent in the late 1960s into the mid to late 1970s. How blessed I was not to be brought up in the times we live in now with various computer devices and the way life in general is now. The 1050s would be a wonderful time to be born in as well.

[@cherylcooper9049]

Amen! Very blessed as well being born in the 60's. Many great memories!! Missing them today..

[@missmable6015]

I Miss You So Much Miss Phyllis. I love you. 💗

[@cindyboyce2737]

Just had to scroll back and watch your first video. Rip beautiful lady, we will miss you so much.

[@jf9488]

I'm doing the same thing, by watching the very first video.

[@joanodonnell2646]

Here I am watching Phyllis first video too. I only found her channel last year (2019) and fell in love with her and Mr. Bucky immediately. I can't believe they are both now in heaven. Gone wat too soon but happy they are back together again. Rest in Peace sweet Phyllis and Bucky. I miss you both so much. Love you always. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@judidunham5037]

You and I are close to the same age. I was born September 1st, 1944. 👍🏼 I’m so glad I grew up in the fifties. It was a wonderful generation. So simple. ❤️

[@qte5530]

Thank you for all the time you shared with us all. Missing you pretty bad right now😔

[@alisonsiem9590]

More 1950's recipes and stories, cant get enough of them!!

[@rebeccabaker1240]

I was born in 1944. A war baby. We ate similarly to you except we were allowed Kool Aid... And banana sandwiches for lunch in the summer. We didn't have air conditioning and even the drugstore near my house kept the doors open with an overhead fan going in the hot summer. How on earth did we do it? I miss the hot evenings of catching lightening bugs and playing yard games until dark... Like Mother May I and skating or riding bikes until we heard Mother call us inside. Those were such good times; it makes me sad because my grandchildren have not known such simple fun. Good memories.

[@cherylmeredith2248]

Prayers and hugs for you and your pups. Miss you very much.

[@nancyfenity9817]

Hi Phyllis, I am a new subscriber today and was looking back to find when you started. Found this video and noticed there don't appear to be any newer than a year ago. I hope all is well with you. I will enjoy what you have posted I am sure. I was born in 1950 and that may be part of why your vids appeal to me. You are so down to earth and caring. Your recipes are just like my mom and I made with the Southern slant. I am in New York and am a country girl. God bless and Merry Christmas.

[@PhyllisStokes]

I make several videos a week and have been doing this since August of 2012. There are over 1400 videos on my channel. If you go back to the beginning you can hit the little arrow beside the last video on my home page and all the videos will come up from the latest which was the past Wednesday all the way back to the beginning. Thanks for watching.

[@lenisbennett3062]

I was born in May of 1945 My favorite cake was Pineapple upside-down My mother always made One on my birthday.

[@sharonjackson34]

We had a lot of beans and rice , hardly ever had vegetables were not to be had unless we grew it ourselves. I was born in the early fifties. I love watching you cook and all of your stories.

[@alwalker14]

This has been very informative. Thank you! I'm an 80s baby, but raised chiefly by my grandparents. So all of this is exactly the same way I was fed, right down to the 3 glasses of milk a day and cereal late at night. I just thought that was how life was supposed to be.

[@rickbsu]

Salmon patties are one of my favorites along with fried potatoes. Mom (86 yrs old) still makes them once in a while and they bring back memories of when I was a kid. Thanks for posting!

[@geraldtrudeau3223]

I was born on Halloween 1946, so we are of an age. I grew up in Wisconsin, and remember about 90% of the items you named. Thank you for the memories. BTW, I still love chipped beef on toast, (SOS) ;)

[@toniearnest1861]

My mother also worked in Newport News had to be in the late 40's early 50's ...I was born in Portsmouth, Va in 1954 and we moved to Delaware in 1959 ... what a small world I still have a lot of family in Va. !!! I love to watch your videos ... I also made the old fashion fudge from the Hershey cocoa recipe (started making fudge when I was 10 ) !!! The good old days !!! You use alot of recipes I use !!!

[@frankiebutler2894]

Toni Earnest I was born in 1944, and TRIED to make cocoa fudge. It was ALWAYS grainy with sugar and never hardened, but we (2sisters/1 brother) had to eat it (couldn't waste, you know). Finally, I quit making it. Years later, someone said it was because of humidity that it never hardened/grainy. Then I remembered that I never made it except when it RAINED because we always had to be outside except when raining and nobody had air-conditioning so it was very humid. Maybe I'll try Phyllis' recipe to see if I have better luck!!!!

[@charlottetyus6810]

Just listened again to this wonderful video by Phyllis.. I find myself revisiting both her and Mr Bucky’s videos in light of all of the happenings in their lives the past few months. Still so saddened about Mr B’s passing and the illness of Phyllis ... Praying for that sweet, precious lady. I just love hearing her talk about anything.. So knowledgeable and insightful... Love you, Miss Phyllis-please Get Well...

[@luv2clean]

You bring so many good memories to me. We never had junk food either.

[@lmdelsanto1]

Im going to be 66 and I enjoy all your videos..I loved growing up in the fifties...better than I do now....I have made all your recipes and enjoy them all...Im from Rhode Island..Im married 40 years and a retired Registered Nurse and Hairstylist and my husband is a Lung Cancer survivor....hugs Phyllis...

[@mmaples4203]

I love listening to you Phyllis. You have a really good memory and it takes me back!

[@saraklotz7155]

Phyllis thank you for these videos, I was also born in the 1950s and this brings back so many wonderful memories

[@mrscleaver1]

Have you ever thought about writing a cookbook of your 1950's recipes? I would buy it.

[@tammyhanson7843]

mrscleaver1 me too!

[@JoanBeitman]

I would buy it for sure!

[@KiwanisHoward-g5x]

Did she write a Cookbook

[@Jaydit7]

I don't know how I missed this video...I was born in 1951 and know most of the dishes/suppers when I was a kid......I love you, Phyllis, for this...walk...down Memory Lane

[@sweetnsassy681]

Im in love with your 50's recipe videos. I was born in 81 my Dad is 82 and my Mom is 62. I was brought up around amazing recipes and stories. My favorite cookbook is still the retro orange Betty Crocker cookbook. I season my food way more than the cookbook it's amazing inspiration. It had the most amazing baking recipes in it. keep the videos coming please.

[@judyleegardner7007]

Born in 1944 so I understand where you are coming from ,! era of no pizza restaurant in town .....milk for kids,coffee for adults. While not southern...Ohio and rural most of our friends all the same and you knew most everyone in town. But my mother went to work after kids started school that was exception to most of the kids I grew up with and my daddy cooked,or should I say fried things often another unusual thing for that time....He liked fried baloney...fried cornmeal mush...fried potatoes..you get the idea..Grandmothers all seemed to bake and mine always had cookies for us when we visited and taught us lots of things like how to sew and bake.. cake and pies ,wish everyone stayed that close today. Thank you for sharing.

[@wadesgirl8271]

I miss her teaching me & telling me stories!😢♥️🥰

[@maried5085]

Just love your stories and you and Mr. Bucky. "God Bless".

[@YOGI-yl4ff]

Dearest Phyllis, though you are gone, you still bring pleasure. Thank you for bringing back very pleasant memories. That dried beef dish was called sh*t on a shingle. It was a cheap meal, served on toast or home made biscuits. Same year as Ms. Phyllis 1945 so every thing she said, I can relate to. Movies were 10 cents (1955), in La Puente, Ca., double feature along with cartoons. Las Vegas, NV June 4, 2021

[@kemgreene2293]

"You had a very WISE father who really had a lot of carefully concerned healthy welfare for his Children. God rest his Soul.

[@nolitedesbastardescarborun51]

So excited to have found your channel Fascinating. I could watch you all day 💜

[@janeevapauck7774]

I grew up in the 1960s. We were allowed Kool-Aid, but never presweetened, and my mom made it with less sugar so it was kinda bland. Pop was a treat. My dad would bring home 2 orange crushes and 2 small bags of Peerless potato chips on the night of the week that Batman and the Munster's came on, and that was a treat for my brother and I, and every time I drink orange pop I hear the Munster's theme song. Love your videos! The first one I watched was Onion Pie, which I have never eaten, but I do love an onion tart from a particular bakery in Chicago and vidalia's are the only onions I eat so I will try your recipe. I got hooked with that video and have seen about 4 of them, so I decided to watch all of them starting from the beginning. Thank you so much for sharing the recipes of your life, and thank you for being you!

[@Swampzoid]

My mama use to make salmon patties and they were so delicous. We had what mama called a drippings can but she kept in on the shelf because she thought it looked unsightly. I love the lemon merange pie but we didn't have that as a kid. I was born in 1962 and grew up in Georgia. I never heard of orange rolls. Did you drink RC colas ? We drank some colas but not often. Thanks for the memories. Some things were better then and some things are better now in our society.

[@shelleyg4951]

You just brought back so many memories of my grandma she's from West Virginia. I just love watching your videos. I have went through so many. I just want to thank you again for everything you do .God bless you. I'am still praying for you.😊❤

[@harriettstepney3451]

I love hearing hearing all these stories of innocent times. Thank God for KZbin because I can see and feel your beautiful your spirit. ♥

[@SnazzyBoxx]

I was born in '89 im so fascinated to hear all these stories from the past. Thanks for sharing, I subbed!

[@goodshepherd3438]

SnazzyBoxx My first grandson was born in 1989 just like

[@goodshepherd3438]

SnazzyBoxx Forgot the word just like u

[@divinesignatures6225]

My mom made salmon patties. She put crushed up saltines in it. Everytime she made them she told us about how when they were little her brother always complained that they were called salmon patties and not salmon David's. My mom was called Patty. Anyway, in our house they started calling them salmon Davids. We drank a lot of iced tea in the summer, too.

[@dorothykersey7848]

I too was born in 1945. August 9 to be exact. The very end of the war. You brought back so many memories. Never ate chipped beef but lots of hamburger gravy on potatoes or if things were bad on bread or toast. Just found your channel and am enjoying it very much.

[@doreendaykin6693]

I remember our lives, food & bedtimes pretty much the same. We were at the Peggy'Cove Lighthouse restaurant one day where a family beside us ordered pop for the children ( aged 3 & 5 ish) to have with their lunch & milk for themselves. I thought my Father's eyes were going to pop out of his head.i remember my Mother giving him...THE LOOK......

[@orsie200]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I was born in 1946, in Illinois. I was the oldest of four children. We lived in a large Victorian house owned by an uncle. Mom and Dad divorced when I was 10. It was traumatic when a little school mate of mine told me about it on the playground one day, as I didn't know of it. Dad was a railroad worker and worked odd hours or was gone a lot. My Maternal Grandma made THE best fried chicken, chicken or beef and homemade noodles. She made big Sunday dinners AND she was the church organist. I don't know how she did it all! We children were all clean and nicely dressed for church, and we were expected to behave properly. I was never spanked, nor were any of us. I had the kindest Mother ever. She died in 1977 at age of 50. I located my Dad when I was 29. He missed a lot of my childhood. He died in 2011...at age 92. He never remarried after he and Mother divorced in 1956. Bless you for doing these videos. You are optimistic and young at heart. What a gift tha

[@goodshepherd3438]

orsie200 so happy for you that u find your dad he live a long life Very touchy i love good ending stories

[@goodshepherd3438]

orsie200 Forgot to mention he must of love your mom It's looks he was a good man and working man u have good memories to know he love your mom and hard working God bless his soul Sorry your mom pass away so young My husband pass away after 45 years marriage in 2008 he pass away i married him at 17years And my husband was 19yearsold I am french Canadian And he was a handsome Canadian Jewish I still wear my wedding ring One day i will meet with him again We are both born again so we believe after life Jesus Christ Give us that promise

[@miriambucholtz9315]

I'm just seeing this now in 2018. I'm a year younger; grew up in NJ & CT. I remember lots of tuna casserole, calve's liver & onions, and homemade pierogies (for the uninitiated, think Polish ravioli, fried, with potato/onion/cottage cheese filling). I never drank milk because it gave me an awful bellyache. I also seem to remember something with a white sauce and tuna fish and peas in it. I can just about taste it. We did eat smaller portions, but the plates were also smaller.

[@mariab509]

This makes me melancholy. I have older siblings that got to experience all of those good times. I was born in 1960 and my parents divorced when I was about 7. I have always missed having a family. I did not hurt for food. Though, my mother did work and I have always missed that sense of family. Thank you!

[@Bianchi8000]

Dear Miss Phyllis, you have moved on now....all your strength, love and wisdom passed to your Children and their children. Stephen has kept up your channel and moved it in a way that I feel you would be proud of. He made your Old Fashioned Fudge the other day. And well, sometimes...taste wins over looks - but the lesson learned to get there makes for a better cook. Side note: my Mom made creamed chipe beef in the 70's just as you described it (also just with only rinsing the beef, I actually bought some recently to try and give it a makeover) Be Well and continue looking in on all those you love. Your Birthday has come and this year with many birthday wishes sent up to you and for the memory of Mr Bucky as well. Stephen inherited your knack for stories and Gentle voice, he would make you proud, Phyllis. You are missed by so many ❤🕊

[@yellowroseoftexas73]

listening to your story about your mom sharing a can of soup made me recall a time time where I could fix a box of Kraft Mac and cheese and feed me and my four kids. 😀

[@zoeemiko8149]

I came from a BIG family and remember my mom making 2 boxes and slicing up half a package of hot dogs.. add a side of veggies and that fed 10 kids! But we ate so much less back then. Even our dinner plates were smaller. I have a set of typical everyday dishes my mom had kept. It was only the good china that had the big dinner plates. The size of average dinner plates today.

[@carolynmarshall906]

My sweet mom used to open a box of Mellorine (remember it?) and slice it up among all of us little kids, just to make sure we had an equal share.

[@maryhendrickson3613]

I didn't get here until 1959, but a lot of this is very familiar! The 60's were awesome! I am Canadian, so some things are different food wise, but the lifestyle was very much the same! My parents were both born mid 1920's, so depression growing up was still carried in the home. Love your channel, it brings back memories of a time lost.

[@thatmarionchickonyoutube7545]

Hi Phyllis, I was born in 1945 too, and remember a lot of your meals were my meals too. "Treat" was "Spam" for me, Salmon patties, meat loaf, Mac n Cheese and chipped beef on toast was my staples. For breakfast on the weekends my mom would make pancakes, bacon and eggs but during the week it was cereal because mom worked and didn't have time for a real breakfast. Thanks for the memories, oh yeah in the summer time I made myself lettuce sandwiches on white bread and a lot of mayo on it! God bless you, keep up the good work!

[@TheGeneticsEnigma]

I love hearing you talk about life decades ago. I was born in 1981, but I grew up with my grandparents who were born in the 1930's. They gardened, canned vegetables, hung clothes on the line, and most of the food you mentioned my grandmother made for me growing up. She had the can on the stove she would save bacon grease in. She would cook green beans or collards in the pressure cooker, and after they were done she would put a little bacon grease in her cast iron skillet and stir the vegetables in it. Oh, it wasn't healthy, but it sure was delicious. I grew up without a lot of modern technology & in that way of life, in North Carolina. I'm probably one of the last to do so, and it is a shame. I miss that way of life.

[@susanrobinson408]

I just love this! I was born in 1948, so I remember these well. We loved Spam! My mom also fried bologna for sandwiches for my dad on Saturdays....Wonder bread, mayo, and fried bologna. Did your family take The Saturday Evening Post? I had to laugh at your 9:00 bedtime. I had to go to bed always at nine. When I started dating, I had to be home by 11:00. The weekend before my wedding, I still had to be home at 11:00!!

[@PhyllisStokes]

My mother subscribed to the Saturday Evening Post, Life Magazine, Look Magazine and Better Homes and Gardens and my father had to read the morning paper before work and the evening paper after supper. I guess he was well informed on the daily news and my mother was up on the latest housewife things.

[@watchgoose]

Oh geez! I'm a 1950 baby, my sister was 1945. My father, out of the Navy (aviator and legal officer) would not ALLOW Spam in the house! or margarine. NO WAY!!!

[@JerryLindasPlace]

Susan Robinson yep! spam and fried bolonge! 😃

[@scruffy281]

Susan Robinson...Oh wow!!! I STILL LOVE fried bologna sandwiches.....I burn mine a little ON PURPOSE!! Don't laugh but I have mine with MUSTARD!! HA!! That may be as sacrilegious as Beans in Chili or sugar in cornbread but I still like it!!! HA!! HA!!! Yep and us to...in bed by 9:00..."It's 10:00, Do you know where your children are" was always on the 10:00 news...remember that?

[@truth4004]

I remember.. in the 70's seeing " do you know where your children are?" LOL!

[@marieDg]

I have always been fascinated with the 1950s. I'm a new subscriber. I'm 50 years old. I could listen to you all day x

[@michaelhudecek2778]

Thank you Phylis for the memories you had and shared! I'm 53 and had very similar memories when I was a child. Mike

[@christopherstalter449]

outstanding video.... love to hear about time gone by. it's so nice to have no robot voice or crazy music. thank you for taking time to share with a bunch of strangers, a piece of yourself thru memories.

[@schizoozy]

Sweet Phyllis. I just came by to hear your voice again and share the video. Stephen is carrying on and doing great. I miss you, Mr Bucky and the dogs. I saw the house on the real estate site and sale is pending. I hope they enjoy it and fill it with love.

[@gone4504]

I am 48 and I just love you sweetie your voice is so calming and you explain things so easily. You just have the most welcoming personality .. I was born in 1970 in NC and I remember my mama making some of these dishes.. I love all your recipes I always learn something new ..and delicious..thank you so much for making videos

[@gaylemiehm5578]

Thankyou for the wonderful memories. Times were simpler then.

[@hulamamma5330]

You took me back to my childhood, my mom and aunts all cooked what you mentioned. I remember that jar of chipped beef - yuck! Kool-Aid was a real treat for us! We too had milk all the time. Enjoying your vlogs. Thank you.

[@AndreaRice-y3o]

I love her stories I sit & watch them every morning for a couple of hours. I had no idea she had this many videos. May she rest in peace. I did watch a lot of her videos when she was still here with us. But I never did get to watch these videos I'm binge watching. Cause I miss her so much her and Mr. Bucky both. I love how she tell us all about her upbringing her & Mr.Bucky. I learn a whole lot from her videos. She's was such a loving person & you are to Stephen you have the same personality just like your mom. I watch some of your videos also but their hard to watch. So to keep from crying I rather watch the videos her just so I can see her and hear her voice. But I hope you're doing well. I know you are a strong person but it is good you keep your mom's memories coming with your videos we all love you all of your subscribers