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In the 1970s, British families didn’t eat this food because it was “fancy” or “healthy”. We ate it because there wasn’t any other choice. Show this menu to a modern child and they’ll probably accuse you of child abuse. But back then? Back then we asked for seconds.

The first items on this list will likely bring a warm, nostalgic smile to your face. But don’t click away, because the further we go, the stranger the menu becomes. And item number 18? Today it looks almost illegal.

The ’70s were hard. Miners’ strikes, the three-day week, rolling power cuts — doing your homework by candlelight. In those conditions, food stopped being pleasure and became fuel. The golden rule of the kitchen was: “Cook what you’ve got, and waste nothing.” So, welcome to the age of beige.