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...1950s, as the middle class expanded, the custom had calcified into a hard-and-fast rule. Along with a slew of commands about salad plates and fish forks, the no-whites dictum provided old-money élites with a bulwark against the upwardly mobile. But such mores were propagated by aspirants too: those savvy enough to learn all the rules increased their odds of earning a ticket into polite society. "It [was] insiders trying to keep other people out," says Steele, "and outsiders trying to climb in by proving they know the rules." (See the video "Recession Etiquette with Peggy...
...Potato salad...
...corn bread, broccoli, Salisbury steak, and mac and cheese (which seemed particularly yellow-orange). As with most Greenhouse fare, the offerings seemed more brightly colored than your typical dining hall food, which we suppose is a good thing. Just one note: FlyBy recommends you skip the coleslaw and potato salad, unless you like your food sampled first by tiny flies. Consider yourself warned...
...says the social comfort of a same-sex lunch partner probably makes a difference - but evolutionary instincts are also at play. The women are using food as a signal of attractiveness. "In past studies, when you compare the exact same woman either eating a meatball sub or a dainty salad, people find the salad eater more alluring and more desirable as a friend," she says. Young thinks that men, on the other hand, are probably focused on spending more money on the food instead of eating it, because evolutionary biology says that part of male sex appeal lies...
Which may be welcome news for Cindy Walker, 63, of Urbandale, Iowa, who, after eating a fresh fruit salad, admitted that she planned on one splurge - a Wonder Bar, a thick ice cream bar coated in chocolate and nuts. And maybe, just maybe, some sweet potato fries...