School meals, which decade are we time travelling to?

[purplepoppy]

I've built a time machine but unfortunately it only takes you to school canteens. Which decade shall I set the dials to and take you back for lunch?

40s. Spam mash and peas. Rice pudding

50s. Mince, peas, potatoes. Jam rolypoly

60s Hotpot and swede. Pudding and custard

70s Fish and chips. Jelly and ice cream

80s turkey twizzlers, potato faces and beans. Sponge cake and custard

90s pizza slice and chips. Artic roll

A total of 35 votes were cast: 5 girls and 30 guys. See detailed results

[goaded]

"Jelly and ice cream"? You'll be lucky! Semolina with a blob of jam! Sometimes spotted dick or similar. Cottage pie, and things like that. (1970's).

I accidentally voted 1970's, but 60's and 50's look better (and more like I remember).

[goaded]

There used to be a restaurant on the King's Road in Chelsea (upper class area in London) that amazingly did very similar food at a very reasonable price. Ooh, apple crumble and custard for dessert!

[Kaneki05]

Nothing better than school pizza so 90s from this? And 80s good too best sponge cake is that one, and potato faces!
That sponge cake was pretty common in my primary. Not so much in highschool but to make up for it the pizza was much better than primary and the chocolate brownies were peak. Wish I could remember more about the food since most of it was good tbh.

[Kaneki05]

Oh the sponge cake is different to that one actually, I thought at first it was jam and coconut sprinkled one?

[FreyaRed]

1940. I'm sure 1940 spam tasted better than average beef loin today

[MotherEarth2020]

The 1970s snd 1980s I got to see them

Born in the 60s

[AviatorTom]

We didn't have these British meals. Our American meals were usually burger and fries, chicken fingers, mac n cheese or pizza.

Of the choices, I'll take the fish and chips.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

1950s.

Seems yummy enough for the context, and rather balanced nutritionally speaking, hmm maybe I'd reduce meat portion though.

Please tell me you totally faked the 1990s' 😂

[MrChinaski]

The 1960s offering looks like food, though 'hotpot' is a dangerously non-specific term. I'd take a hard pass on everything else. Turkey Twizzlers? Sounds like a porn name.

[goaded]

Our family stew, made from Sunday's roast and various vegetables re-heated over several days, we called mishimosh. It was delicious!

[NathanDavis]

I would have to go with the 80's... potato, turkey and cake

or... the 70's fish and chips

[Iron_Man]

When I went to school the pizza sucked they taste like bowling alley pizzas But hopefully the 1990s pizzas were much better so I’ll try that decade at school

[purplepoppy]

No just as bad

[Iron_Man]

Well, how about then if I go to Café Poppy for lunch I’m sure it’ll be much better food plus I’m sure your presence will make things more interesting

[goaded]

Have you seen what Welsh foods are like?

(They're pretty good, TBH.)

[Iron_Man]

@goaded i’ve never tried them in my life, but I would like to try them

[purplepoppy]

Actually you have. American pancakes are actually welsh pancakes. there's nonsense on google about them being dutch but those look nothing like American pancakes. The English version is just a crepe. Welsh pancakes are thousands of years old and are virtually the same as American ones

[Iron_Man]

Very good they are excellent Poppy

[Nikki1989]

I can't remember eating at school at all.

[Xawyx-2]

As long as they have vegetarian option, I'm fine with it.

[Surely]

Where are the peanut butter sandwiches plus a glass of milk. For twenty five cents!

[beefcakebradybatson]

Which is why so many Yanks are schlubs and schlubbettes !!!

[Anonymous]

1980s - a poor man's reality should still be now 😋😋😋👀🙂

[Opinion Owner]

The Teletubbies have nothing on that TubbyCustard like above mmmm 😋

[queenofcardio]

90's. I miss being a kid in that decade

[HawkPerception]

Definitely 1950s for me.

[LadyBecks]

I'll take the 90's and the pizza

[Chazmatazz269]

The tater faces are killing me!
😂😂😂😂

[LC75LC71]

80's but that shit wasn't on the menu..

[Anonymous]

90s!