Show diner of 1970 recalls good old days daye of 1930 johnson swallowed a concentrated roast beet beef and potato tablet not like the old days he be sald eating Is an incident nowadays it used to be a ritual how well I 1 recall t those leisurely 1 ten minute lunches in the building pharmacy 1 I can still taste those old fashioned tuna sandwiches I 1 can still hear bear the musical gurgle of the malted milk mixer and the song of tile the carbonated water as it fizzed into the glass that was 40 years ago in quaint lono when ahen cookery was one of mans arts and eating one of his pleasures we all used to meet on the high stools of the drug store and n no 0 matter how low busy we were ere we always took 13 15 minutes for a deliberate delicious meal there were dishes served that you never even heard of ambros ambrosial lal epicurean delicacies lovingly prepared by a cult of callow youths in white coots coats ah those minced liam ham sandwiches those root beers with cracked ice fee swimming on top those pound and raisin cakes those cream cheese and chopped almond sandwiches iut but I 1 wust must stop I 1 fear im becoming a sentimental old gourni gourmand and again rive give me a pie a la a mode diode pill and lets get down to woral kansas city star |