Regrettable food

Well, Lent is almost over, so I’m looking forward to enjoying again some of the things I’ve “given up” during the season of denial and penitance. If you’ve had trouble sticking with going without, or if you’ve had trouble giving up a food item or two, consider spending some time on the Gallery of Regrettable Food website as you start next year’s Lenten season.

This is one of the funniest sites I’ve seen in a while. I belly laughed (no pun intended) through the whole thing. The writing is hilarious–a wicked sense of humor. It’s also an interesting social retrospective on how emerging food technologies and marketing made for interesting bedfellows. Obviously, marketing seems to have yet to come into its own in the 50s. Enjoy.