Bless you, rest in peace fine lady. Catching your first ever video to see how your youtube life begun.

Thanks so much Theresa for making a comment. I also remember watching Gunsmoke on Saturday night with the whole family. This was the only night we were allowed to stay up late, my Daddy loved Gunsmoke as did we all. We were so innocent back then, I really long for those days. Remember when kids played outside all over their neighborhoods without any adults around? Now we never see children even walking on the sidewalk alone. The times have really changed and not for the better!

@GS-st9ns

6 жыл бұрын

Phyllis Stokes I lived on Gunsmoke but I think they were reruns by then. I have a collection that I like now

@kathyjohnson676

3 жыл бұрын

Hi

@racheljackson7397

3 жыл бұрын

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Came here to watch the very first video. A pleasure! I will miss this sweet lady and Mr. Bucky. I am glad these videos will remain. Sending prayers and thank you s.

I could listen for hours.....you're a very good and natural storyteller Phyllis!

@seannewhouse1943

4 жыл бұрын

No doubt!

Gunsmoke, I am 53 and Gunsmoke is still one of the best shows ever made. I have probably seen every episode multiple times. My Grandmother made a lot of the foods you mentioned for us kids, we loved going to stay with our Grandparents as the world seemed to be more relevant with them.

@charlottemuller2233

3 жыл бұрын

mountaintruth1 On INSP every day!!

@ItsMe-ic7on

Ай бұрын

I like gunsmoke and I like The rifleman

We never got any kind of soft drink unless it was the 4th of July. I do remember that every year when the Methodist church in our community had homecoming my friends and I were allowed to eat or drink as much of anything we desired. They had these large galvanized tubs full of ice and every kind of soda you can imagine. I remember sampling them all. My favorites being Nehi grape and strawberry. I remember when kids could ride their bikes all over the neighborhood and never fear anyone harming them. Television was innocent and was never a 24 hour thing. I think we got maybe 3 channels. Every decent family attended church and there was no crime to speak of. I miss those days....

@PhyllisStokes

8 жыл бұрын

+stillwaiting Mr. Bucky and I miss those innocent times in the 1950 very much too. Nehi grape was one of my favorites also. Thanks for your comment.

@poppykok5

7 жыл бұрын

stillwaiting...You've brought back a great memory...I remember when soda (in Ohio we call it "pop") 1st came out in 16 oz. bottles, ("RC Cola") we'd play Scrabble on Saturday nights, & Mom would make popcorn & set out 3 identical glasses on the kitchen counter...Carefully pouring the EXACT same amount for each of us 3 kids...HAPPY DAYS... : ) What I wouldn't give to hug her just ONE more time...

@nicholelivesay3828

5 жыл бұрын

My husband and I wish very much that there was a town that was modeled after the 1950s and didn’t “do” the outside world. I’d wish it’d be open to move there but you had to live that lifestyle if you didn’t you couldn’t live there.

@wolfhowl5691

5 жыл бұрын

Those days, the late 50's early 60's were by far the best times to grow up in! The freedom we had will never be felt like that again, ever. We spent our days OUTSIDE - ALL day ... down at the creek catching tadpoles, , building treehouses, or roller skating on the sidewalk out front of our house - the kind that attached to your shoes and tightened with a key. All the neighbourhood kids were always outside, and we'd play hide and seek or red light/green light or something else. We came home when the streetlights came on & our parents didn't have to worry about us. And we'd be off somewhere for the WHOLE day, riding our bikes, or coasting on our wagons and bikes down the steep hill on the end of our street, which had a school down at the bottom, and a dead end. We wiped out, got bumps & scrapes, but carried on, having the time of our lives. We called on our friends to come out to play, by walking there or riding our bike. My mom & dad were hard workers, and we were always provided for, and always a hot, homemade meal every night. Nothing now will ever compare to that quality of life. Greed, power and corruption have taken over, and now that is a lost world that I once knew. At least I have the memories. I feel sorry for today's kids. They'll never know what that kind of freedom feels like, or the fun you can create with your own imagination.

@melaniehorton7728

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

hearing this 7 yrs after you made it. I was born in 47 - so we have a lot in common. I was born / raised in rural Indiana - on a farm. I am thankful growing up in the 50's and 60's - truly the "age of innocence" And, the best music ever. Thanks for the memories....JJJ

@doreendaykin6693

5 жыл бұрын

J. J. Jamison 100% agree!

Loved it. Brought back so many memories , born in 53 , some times hard but always GOOD TIMES, young people do not understand

I was born in 41, so I remember all these times. Sometimes, our evening meal would be a big pot of beans seasoned with fatback. Served with cornbread, onion wedges, sliced tomatoes and any other raw vegetable. We drank sweet iced tea with it. Yum! We all ate together at the table & talked. What sweet memories!

I think you are amazing Mrs P. I grew up in the 80's, being born in 75. My Mom cooked every night for us and Dad, we never EVER went out. Oh, and fast food was a bad word in our house. We never questioned what Mother cooked, was 4 of us, you just ate! And that was it...but I don't think we would have questioned or complained. We were just happy to have what we had. My point though is Mom never let us help her or taught us her recipes. So every night for years I was lost trying to cook when I got out on my own. So you and your videos have taught me so much! Thank you for even your simplist video's, such as how to cook sweet tea, and how to clean Cantaloupe. I was so lost in the kitchen. Thank you so much. You are a amazing woman and I also enjoy listening to your stories about life and the past. Please don't stop!!!! With much appreciation. Sincerely, Amanda in Memphis TN.

Thank you so much Foodiewish2, it means the world to me to know that people are watching and relating to my videos. The 50's,60's and 70's were innocent compared to the way things are now. Watching the news is very disturbing sometimes I just turn the TV off and watch KZread at least then I can watch something positive. Again thank you so much, Phyllis

SO many memories of a wonderful time when people were honest and helpful. Meals were simple then and everyone ate at the table, telling jokes and talking afterwards. Fried chicken night was extra special, especially when you had to compete with the siblings for your fav piece of meat, like you said. My mom DROPPED US OFF at the movies when we were young kids! Everyone's mom did that, and we were well-behaved so that the old lady with the flashlight wouldn't scold us. BTW, I took two quarters to the theater and used only one to get in. The other bought a 5 cent Coke and box of popcorn, leaving a dime for a snow cone later. I thought I had the world by the tail! Thanks for your wonderful stories.

I was born in the 70s but love hearing about the old days. What a difference having a dad makes and a mom who always made real meals...from real food, I'm sure it was comforting to have such a scheduled life with limits and rules instead of the chaos a lot of kids have now. nice video.

@honaybear5286

3 жыл бұрын

I was born in the 60s my mom worked but she still everyday when she got off from work and praise God she was a fantastic cook! I remember when it was time to go to bed at night, it did not matter if the show only had 15 minutes left before it ended when it was bedtime I still had to go to bed, I would be so sad, this didn't just happen 1 time it happened a lot! But I thank God because it taught discipline keeping things in perspective! These days children just watch television and entertainment with no limitations, and these things can definitely to me be a distraction, and it keeps people from facing reality of hard work!

@reginataylor9701

2 жыл бұрын

Dang I missed all the fun I was born in 01 lol

We will always miss you and Mr. Bucky.

She made her first video on my birthday, I'm so glad I was able to see this. She was such a wonderful lady ❤️

I was born in 1963 and I remember things from when I was 3 years old. The big thing I remember is the music that was out and the fact that kids played outside a lot and I had no worries about being abducted (and the same goes for how mother felt). Tv shows were still innocent in the late 1960s into the mid to late 1970s. How blessed I was not to be brought up in the times we live in now with various computer devices and the way life in general is now. The 1050s would be a wonderful time to be born in as well.

@cherylcooper9049

4 жыл бұрын

Amen! Very blessed as well being born in the 60's. Many great memories!! Missing them today..

Back when parents could actually control their kids. They were respectful and weren't out running amuck, like they do today. I'm a 1955er.

@julieannemichelle

7 жыл бұрын

seattwa Me too!

@claymodelexpert

7 жыл бұрын

Angel Perez disgusting...

@julieannemichelle

7 жыл бұрын

Voldermort BUTT I completely agree! some people can write such hateful things. I saw that comment and i didn't engage but i applaud you for your comment.🌸

@cheshirecat438

7 жыл бұрын

No the didn't, they were a part of the community. In fact, black construction workers were very common and did the bulk of the work. Then white construction workers wanted to take away their ability to under-bid on jobs and thus be competitive. Minimum wage laws were first instituted specifically to put an end to black construction workers competitive edge. These days Liberal politicians continue to rant and rail about raising minimum wages, keeping youths out of work, most specifically young black workers. The politicians brand business owners 'greedy' and take credit for raising wages that employers can't afford. Young, black and otherwise disadvantaged workers are the losers. Back in the day, not everything was better. .. . .but employment sure as hell was.

@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay

7 жыл бұрын

Well you could smack the shit out of the little bastards back then without people calling the police on you for being "abusive"

I miss you so much Phyllis.. we used to talk quite frequently. God bless you and your son!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏

Thank you Phyllis you brought back memories I had simply forgotten about and this story for me was heartfelt thanks again and please keep sharing your stories.

Oh Phyllis, we lost a gem when we lost you. I could sit and listen to you talk for hours and hours. I’m going through all of your videos and I’ll keep and cherish them forever.

@user-it3ct3fc5f

21 күн бұрын

We most certainly did , I enjoy going back over Phyllis ' videos. I cheered myself up this morning listening to the video entitled. A little disagreement. It is so funny and so sweet. I too will cherish Phyllis ' videos.

This is wonderful! As a chef, my curiosity is endless when it comes to foods and preparations from the 50s. Thank you and to the comment section, tons of info as well. For everyone out there, traditions and generations must stay alive...this video is a perfect example.

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I was born in 1946, in Illinois. I was the oldest of four children. We lived in a large Victorian house owned by an uncle. Mom and Dad divorced when I was 10. It was traumatic when a little school mate of mine told me about it on the playground one day, as I didn't know of it. Dad was a railroad worker and worked odd hours or was gone a lot. My Maternal Grandma made THE best fried chicken, chicken or beef and homemade noodles. She made big Sunday dinners AND she was the church organist. I don't know how she did it all! We children were all clean and nicely dressed for church, and we were expected to behave properly. I was never spanked, nor were any of us. I had the kindest Mother ever. She died in 1977 at age of 50. I located my Dad when I was 29. He missed a lot of my childhood. He died in 2011...at age 92. He never remarried after he and Mother divorced in 1956. Bless you for doing these videos. You are optimistic and young at heart. What a gift tha

@goodshepherd3438

6 жыл бұрын

orsie200 so happy for you that u find your dad he live a long life Very touchy i love good ending stories

@goodshepherd3438

6 жыл бұрын

orsie200 Forgot to mention he must of love your mom It's looks he was a good man and working man u have good memories to know he love your mom and hard working God bless his soul Sorry your mom pass away so young My husband pass away after 45 years marriage in 2008 he pass away i married him at 17years And my husband was 19yearsold I am french Canadian And he was a handsome Canadian Jewish I still wear my wedding ring One day i will meet with him again We are both born again so we believe after life Jesus Christ Give us that promise

I'm 30, but I wish I could go back in time and taste the food from back then. It must of been awesome.

Hey Phyllis. Richard in Michigan here. You and I are not baby boomers (1945). They officially came in '46 and on. Anyway, my Mom and her eight brothers and sisters came from Piggott , Ark, so I grew up with 40s/50s Southern cooking. We even bought houses close to each other. I too hated salmon patties. Another gagging food was liver and onions. Ok, on to the good stuff. I love the chicken dark meat - hate the white. I love Fried shicken and chicken and dumplings ooyah. I also consider bacon grease one of the four basic food groups. I remember eating lots of things made with those vanilla wafers you mentioned. I loved the Root Beer KoolAid (you had to add sugar)(there was no sweetener then). You mentioned NeHi pop, M&S had the best orange pop and the best cream soda and a strawberry red pop that would sting yer tongue so good, you'd gasp for air and NeHi and Hires had kickin' root beer. Coke came in 8oz bottles then as well as Vernors Ginger Ale, which was also good. I can still see my Aunt Gertie and Uncle Albert adding milk to their Vernors before bed (sometimes adding crackers and a spoon in a glass). I'll never forget the get-togethers in the backyards and the great big galvanized tubs filled with ice and water and M&S, NeHI, HIres, Coke, Vernors, Pepsi, RC Royal Crown (Faygo came later) and dozens of cousins and aunts and uncles. Recipes, Mom and the women exchanged index cards and the Libby's Pumpkin can labels? I have one right here (but more recent). Say, do you remember that craze they went through with condensed, sweetened milk in the 50s? Oh, and everyone had a Betty Crocker Cookbook. Recipes came on the sides and back of everything and you could send away too. Let's see, oh, for breakfast, there was Cream of Wheat with brown sugar, oatmeal with brown sugar, Post Toasties or Wheaties and GrapeNuts. Graham Crackers were cheap and delicious and there was Shredded Wheat. There was only one sweetened box cereal then and that was Sugar Pops, but it came later. We had fried eggs, poached eggs on toast, scrambled, oh and French toast. Other memories - my Mom's Pigs In A Blanket (hamburger, pork, cooked rice rolled in steamed cabbage leaves and cooked in tomato juice and vinegar - shaped like little 3 inch long rugby balls). My Mom and I loved Braunschweiger. We would roast hotdogs on a fork over our stove burner on high. Oh, Open Pit BBQ sauce got it's start then and was huge (1953 or so). You could even put it on a bologna sandwich. In fact, I did just that a day ago. Maytag bluecheese came along about then as well. American or country fries had to have some black parts. We had a lot of vegetable and potato soup. I love potato salad (warm). I was and still am nuts about coleslaw. A 1 lb bag of potato chips was 69c for 20 years (not $4). My Mom would take leftover mashed potatoes and make potato cakes (plus flour and egg, salt and minced onion) (fried)(I did that just last week). Seems like Carrot cake took off then too - the one with the decadent cream cheese frosting. For candy, I would collect bottles along the highway and get 2c each (deposits started then). With those, I could get a Squirrel (a green candy), or a box of salted pumpkin seeds 2c, or 2 Blackjacks a penny each or for 5c, I could get a Mars Bar or a pack of Neccos or for 10c, a box of Good & Plenty at the drugstore. At the drugstore counter, for 50c, you could have them make you a Green River which was a "fiz" made with phos something, but I was poor and only had that once. We canned a lot then. Everybody had a cellar with shelves for canned Mason and Kerr jars. Kerr jars were two part and Mason lids had white glass inside a one-piece metal lid. I know because you could take one, break out the glass, drill a hole and with a long 3/16 inch bolt have you one heck of a pheasant call. We ate a lot of game back then. My Dad and I brought home ducks, pheasant, rabbit, squirrel and we fished a lot. Back to the canning, I can still remember being latched onto to turn that pointed rolling pin looking thing in a chinois for tomato juice. I also remember being latched onto to turn the handle to make ice cream as well and for some reason, I was told a I was a "great stirrer" (gravy). I remember that barley was used more then. Just last night, I put some in my vegetable soup. A few macaroni elbows went in the vegetable soup back then too (1/8c). Another big craze was pressure cookers and Nesbits. Pressure cookers for beef and Nesbits for pulled pork BBQs. Back then, we had bun steamers for our buns (hotdog and hamburger buns). We baked more then. We made biscuits all the time. Parker house rolls came to market about then as well. We made cookies a lot then and cakes. There was a fad of putting coconut thingies on the side of a cake and sometimes lightly singeing them. We made cornbread a lot then. Some even put cornbread in their Vernors. We made candy a lot back then if we had the money for the sugar... peanut butter fudge, fudge, divinity, brownies. We popped corn a lot. Things were just different then. If you had pulled pork BBQ, two or more sat at a table with forks and you had a good pile and bad pile (the bad being fat,blood vessels, bone etc.) It was a social thing. People were closer, they had time for each other. Ham hocks would go into vegetable soup then if Uncle Albert was making the soup. Times were different. And whipping cream didn't cost almost four dollars a pint either! Why do I care about heavy cream? - my biscuits! We ate beans a lot then. And as you mentioned, everything was small portions. I was a skinny rail. Thanks Phyllis - Richard

@garyfife5763

6 жыл бұрын

I was born in 1939 boy does your cooking bring back memories of mom's Cooking! Remember tamale pie? Ground meat was 28 cents a Pound Ground round 38cts Pound!

@carolynmarshall906

4 жыл бұрын

Richard, I read every last word (in 2019). Thank YOU and Phyllis.

@seannewhouse1943

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah they were phosphate sodas oh yeah I was raised on liverwurst on toast to I love that stuff, my grandma like to cook with canned milk too make stuff turn out really good

Just had to scroll back and watch your first video. Rip beautiful lady, we will miss you so much.

@jf9488

4 жыл бұрын

I'm doing the same thing, by watching the very first video.

@joanodonnell2646

4 жыл бұрын

Here I am watching Phyllis first video too. I only found her channel last year (2019) and fell in love with her and Mr. Bucky immediately. I can't believe they are both now in heaven. Gone wat too soon but happy they are back together again. Rest in Peace sweet Phyllis and Bucky. I miss you both so much. Love you always. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

listening to your story about your mom sharing a can of soup made me recall a time time where I could fix a box of Kraft Mac and cheese and feed me and my four kids. 😀

@zoeemiko8149

5 жыл бұрын

I came from a BIG family and remember my mom making 2 boxes and slicing up half a package of hot dogs.. add a side of veggies and that fed 10 kids! But we ate so much less back then. Even our dinner plates were smaller. I have a set of typical everyday dishes my mom had kept. It was only the good china that had the big dinner plates. The size of average dinner plates today.

@carolynmarshall906

4 жыл бұрын

My sweet mom used to open a box of Mellorine (remember it?) and slice it up among all of us little kids, just to make sure we had an equal share.

I remember our lives, food & bedtimes pretty much the same. We were at the Peggy'Cove Lighthouse restaurant one day where a family beside us ordered pop for the children ( aged 3 & 5 ish) to have with their lunch & milk for themselves. I thought my Father's eyes were going to pop out of his head.i remember my Mother giving him...THE LOOK......

my mom saved the flour that she rolled the chicken in. she would use it for the next chicken, she would add a bit to it, never thought twice about it.

@poppykok5

7 жыл бұрын

A friendly "Hello," Patty Cake...My poor & hardworking Irish Gramma never wasted A SINGLE THING...My Mom was the youngest of her 10 kids, & when she was quite young, her "job" would be to CAREFULLY remove all the thread from worn out clothing that had been passed around from child to child, & then wrap the thread pieces around layers of thick paper to be reused... I was greatly honored to eventually have been given my Nanny's old Singer treadle sewing machine, & I began making my own clothes at the age of 11... : )

Im going to be 66 and I enjoy all your videos..I loved growing up in the fifties...better than I do now....I have made all your recipes and enjoy them all...Im from Rhode Island..Im married 40 years and a retired Registered Nurse and Hairstylist and my husband is a Lung Cancer survivor....hugs Phyllis...

And you know miss Phyllis I don’t recall seeing too many fat people in the 60’s or 70’s just what they called “husky” boys or plump girls who in retrospect were maybe a few pounds above average weight. . Back then we swam in the public pool every summer, played outside rode bikes and walked everywhere. Time were calmer back then mom cooked all of our meals ( we had kool-aid) and milk not much soda though kfc was a rare luxury and a trip to McDonald’s or Taco Bell with 5 children was rare too. We went on vacation in the summer to lion country safari, sea world etc trips out of state and I always remember this restaurant on the road named Stuckeys the food was soo good. Mom died last year and I will never forget how much she did for all of us. Thanks for the memories you shared I loved listening.

@geminijohnson4019

5 жыл бұрын

That has to be the most ignorant statements I've ever read in my life.It's sad that people like you are allowed to walk around unsupervised.

@zoeemiko8149

5 жыл бұрын

@@geminijohnson4019 Gemini, shame on you for being so nasty. Seanviv is right. Obesity is a much bigger problem now than it used to be. Ask any doctor. Drinking sugar laden soft drinks back then was a treat. Today, sadly, it's almost a staple in to many peoples lives. The same goes for the amount of processed food. The normal serving size was also smaller. Children didn't come home and sit down for the bulk of the rest of their day playing video games or watching the tele. They were outside playing with friends. Kids playing kickball in the streets was a way of life. We came in for dinner than ran back out to play until it was close to getting dark then were in to do homework. Many homes didn't have televisions until the late 50's - mid 60's. We got one when I was 9 and it was such a treat. We watched saturday morning cartoons for an hour then it was time to do chores. After that we would head outside to play or go to a friends house to play, usually outside. Fast food wasn't like it is today. Families normally cooked at home. Going out was a big treat. I don't even remember Taco Bell back in the 50's or 60's but that may be we just didn't have any. We had McDonalds though. It was probably once a month we'd go to Micky D's, A&W or Dairy Queen for burgers. Ice cream from Baskin Robins or the thrifty drug store ice cream counter on sundays was the norm. We rode our bikes.. everywhere. Parents carting kids around in their cars just wasn't a thing but most households then were 1 car families and dad was off to work in the car. I remember my mom walking me to and from Brownies meetings, then walking with a friend to Girl Scouts meetings when I was older. We walked or rode our bikes to the school for after-school sports practice or to play on the playground. The crime rate back then was really high, we just didn't hear about it unlike today. We thought we lived in a pretty safe world. We had water, milk and lemonade at home to drink. No kool-aid or soft drinks. My mum watched the sugar intake closely and it wasn't just her. Most mom's did.We went to church once in a while, usually around a holiday and where I grew up that was the case with about half the families. I don't remember it being you HAD to go to church. That came along much later. My mom used to say it had been a horrible thing to not attend when she was a kid and how happy she was when it finally changed. I think it was more that we lived in So Calif and she'd grown up in a small town in Iowa rather than anything changing. The first time I remember odd looks & whispers when we didn't go on sunday was when we went to visit my aunt in a small town in Ohio. But that was a weird uncomfortable visit to begin with. People, when they heard we were from Calif would look at us like we were from mars. We laughed about it all the way back home but to be sure we never went visiting again. Instead they came to visit us because we lived just an hour from the beach. lol I remember being so surprised by the rudeness and how unfriendly people were. We weren't used to it.

@geminijohnson4019

5 жыл бұрын

@@zoeemiko8149 🙄😐😔

@sandranodine1151

5 жыл бұрын

I so agree with you. I'm sorry about your mama. My Mama died in 2016 and everything Phyllis spoke about made me think of mama. I was born in 1970 and so I was a teenager through the 1980s and I remember mama cooked everyday for us and if we got well our favorite was burger King was a once in a long while treat on a Friday or Saturday night. No sodas only tea and water. I used to have money left over after lunch when I was in junior high so mama would take to the store everyday and I would get me a soda, but she did not buy them at the grocery store. I would get 7 up when I was sick so that tells you that wasn't a whole lot. Good memories Phyllis thank you so much. I love all your videos.

@kathysharpe7339

5 жыл бұрын

Your right. My observation also. Nasayers be damned

I still do. I love watching her videos as I settle down for the night.

Here I am....years later, on a freezing cold snowy day here in Kentucky....listening to one of my favorite Miss Phyllis videos......Its like being with a beloved family member. Feels like home.

I love hearing you talk about life decades ago. I was born in 1981, but I grew up with my grandparents who were born in the 1930's. They gardened, canned vegetables, hung clothes on the line, and most of the food you mentioned my grandmother made for me growing up. She had the can on the stove she would save bacon grease in. She would cook green beans or collards in the pressure cooker, and after they were done she would put a little bacon grease in her cast iron skillet and stir the vegetables in it. Oh, it wasn't healthy, but it sure was delicious. I grew up without a lot of modern technology & in that way of life, in North Carolina. I'm probably one of the last to do so, and it is a shame. I miss that way of life.

I miss you, Miss Phyllis. Grateful you made these videos....RIP ❤

Phyllis thank you for these videos, I was also born in the 1950s and this brings back so many wonderful memories

I just love this! I was born in 1948, so I remember these well. We loved Spam! My mom also fried bologna for sandwiches for my dad on Saturdays....Wonder bread, mayo, and fried bologna. Did your family take The Saturday Evening Post? I had to laugh at your 9:00 bedtime. I had to go to bed always at nine. When I started dating, I had to be home by 11:00. The weekend before my wedding, I still had to be home at 11:00!!

@PhyllisStokes

8 жыл бұрын

My mother subscribed to the Saturday Evening Post, Life Magazine, Look Magazine and Better Homes and Gardens and my father had to read the morning paper before work and the evening paper after supper. I guess he was well informed on the daily news and my mother was up on the latest housewife things.

@watchgoose

7 жыл бұрын

Oh geez! I'm a 1950 baby, my sister was 1945. My father, out of the Navy (aviator and legal officer) would not ALLOW Spam in the house! or margarine. NO WAY!!!

@JerryLindasPlace

7 жыл бұрын

Susan Robinson yep! spam and fried bolonge! 😃

@scruffy281

7 жыл бұрын

Susan Robinson...Oh wow!!! I STILL LOVE fried bologna sandwiches.....I burn mine a little ON PURPOSE!! Don't laugh but I have mine with MUSTARD!! HA!! That may be as sacrilegious as Beans in Chili or sugar in cornbread but I still like it!!! HA!! HA!!! Yep and us to...in bed by 9:00..."It's 10:00, Do you know where your children are" was always on the 10:00 news...remember that?

@truth4004

7 жыл бұрын

I remember.. in the 70's seeing " do you know where your children are?" LOL!

That German Chocolate layer cake came out strong in the 50s. I still make it today but they are lethal!

More 1950's recipes and stories, cant get enough of them!!

Have you ever thought about writing a cookbook of your 1950's recipes? I would buy it.

@tammyhanson7843

5 жыл бұрын

mrscleaver1 me too!

@JoanBeitman

4 жыл бұрын

I would buy it for sure!

@user-jh9ly1nq9y

Жыл бұрын

Did she write a Cookbook

My husband and I long for life to go back to that time and that innocence and simplicity of life. Thank you for making this video it really made me happy.

I didn't get here until 1959, but a lot of this is very familiar! The 60's were awesome! I am Canadian, so some things are different food wise, but the lifestyle was very much the same! My parents were both born mid 1920's, so depression growing up was still carried in the home. Love your channel, it brings back memories of a time lost.

I was born in the 50's and remember a lot of what she's talking about.. Miss you miss phyills..

Hi Phyllis ! what a GREAT VIDEO!! Brings back a TON of memories because my mother made every single food item you mentioned and it was great to remember them again. Thanks for the precious memories!!

I WAS BORN IN 1950 & THE 50'S WERE THE BEST OF TIMES. THE CRIME RATE WHAT WAS THAT!!!!. I REMEMBER THE FROZEN STRAWBERRIES IN THE SQUARISH CONTAINER & THE SPONGE CUP CAKES. THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!!! :D

@mshelly50

7 жыл бұрын

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I miss her teaching me & telling me stories!😢♥️🥰

This made me think so much of my childhood, yuck on the salmon patties, I got sick on them once and have not been able to eat salmon of any kind to this day. My mother cooked everything in bacon grease. No fried Treet, but we had and loved....fried bologna. But back then you could buy it in big tubes and just slice off a hunk to fry. LOL, thanks for the memories.

I love hearing hearing all these stories of innocent times. Thank God for KZread because I can see and feel your beautiful your spirit. ♥

I was born in 1949, but I was the youngest of 3 girls. My dad was like yours, worked in a shipyard, he was a leadingman pipefitter (plumbing, heating, A/C, etc) at the Portsmouth (NH) Naval Shipyard, which belonged to the US government. Like you, we had a middle class upbringing, and the foods sound similar, except I grew up in the north, so we had Boston baked beans and hot dogs every single Saturday night, and some kind of fish every Friday night, even tho we weren't Catholic. Sometimes fresh haddock, sometimes just frozen fish sticks, sometimes my mom's homemade New England fish chowder. I had a pretty nice childhood in the 50s, even tho we didn't have that many material things-- none of us kids did--- we just had fun with what we had, outside all day long in the summer. Thanks for the memories, Phyllis. I love your channel.

I’m not a lonely person or have a lonely life , but I have to tell you I’m sure some people that watch your videos are lonely. I know you really help them get through the day.

@megansands-somers8129

3 жыл бұрын

I can attest to that. Bless you, Phyllis.

@luv2clean

3 жыл бұрын

Megan Sands-Somers you know she passed away right?

Your voice is very relaxing to listen to. I am from Georgia and grew up with my grandparents who were born in 1926 and I was born in 1989. I'm familiar with that banana pudding recipe and a few of those other things but never heard of treet (?) a lot of good memories though of my grandparents when watching this video. They taught me so much and I miss them everyday.

I remember going to Elvis first movie with my aunt J o and screaming with a whole theater of teenage girls. My daughter can't understand the attraction so l tell her you had to be there. Great fun.

I don't know how I missed this video...I was born in 1951 and know most of the dishes/suppers when I was a kid......I love you, Phyllis, for this...walk...down Memory Lane

Thankyou for the wonderful memories. Times were simpler then.

Phyllis it was nice going down memory lane. I was born in 1955. I snacked on Nab snacks too. I ate nilla pudding and lots of red jello while watching the Flintstones. Do you remember the aluminum tumbler cups in all kinds of colors. How sbout the Fizzie tabs you put in water. Oscar meyer had a weiner whistle in their hot dog packs too. On and on i could go. My favorite food was cornbread out of the iron skillet, pinto beans with a scoop of mash potatoes in them. I loved hush pupies and black eye peas too. take care and o look forward to the food videos. JB in San Diego

I miss your stories Ms Phyllis. You were a true gem. Thank you for sharing your life.

This makes me melancholy. I have older siblings that got to experience all of those good times. I was born in 1960 and my parents divorced when I was about 7. I have always missed having a family. I did not hurt for food. Though, my mother did work and I have always missed that sense of family. Thank you!

My mother would let us have Kool Aid occasionally, but she'd only put half the sugar in it because she said it called for too much. I liked Kool Aid better at my friend's house. We also hardly ever had pop in the house. If someone got sick, she'd go get 7-Up for them. Sometimes on Saturday nights we'd watch TV with a bowl of pop corn and a glass of pop (never the whole bottle). It was never kept in the refrigerator for random consumption like people do now. Or if they went out for the night and we were home with a baby sitter we could have chips and dip with pop. Way different back then.

RIP Phyllis. You and Mr. Bucky are together again.

Dear Miss Phyllis, you have moved on now....all your strength, love and wisdom passed to your Children and their children. Stephen has kept up your channel and moved it in a way that I feel you would be proud of. He made your Old Fashioned Fudge the other day. And well, sometimes...taste wins over looks - but the lesson learned to get there makes for a better cook. Side note: my Mom made creamed chipe beef in the 70's just as you described it (also just with only rinsing the beef, I actually bought some recently to try and give it a makeover) Be Well and continue looking in on all those you love. Your Birthday has come and this year with many birthday wishes sent up to you and for the memory of Mr Bucky as well. Stephen inherited your knack for stories and Gentle voice, he would make you proud, Phyllis. You are missed by so many ❤🕊

Loved this video!! I was born in 1970 but my parents were both born in the 30s and my mom was such a great cook. She sent away for every recipe booklet offered by every brand you can think of and I still have all of those booklets and I just love looking at them and making the old recipes. Many of the products are no longer available but the foods all take me back to my childhood. One year my mom made me a pink and white marble cake with pink frosting for my birthday and Ive never forgotten that. It was so pretty and so delicious and it was from one of those many booklets she had. I would give anything to go back to those times in the past!!

I had to laugh. One of my Dad's favorite dinners was the Chipped Beef on toast. My Mama also made Milk Toast. To this day my husband's favorite dessert is the strawberries in the cake cup with whipped cream. I'm 57 but I remember a lot of your foods.

I was born in '89 im so fascinated to hear all these stories from the past. Thanks for sharing, I subbed!

@goodshepherd3438

6 жыл бұрын

SnazzyBoxx My first grandson was born in 1989 just like

@goodshepherd3438

6 жыл бұрын

SnazzyBoxx Forgot the word just like u

Both my folks were Early Baby Boomers along with my In-laws as well. I'm the eldest child, from the Early 60's, in my family. I think that's why your memories, recipies and, your Daddy's profession remind me of my family background. I enjoy your "Visiting Time" as much as your cooking. Thank you for sharing, Miss Phyllis. Hugs to Mr. Bucky and you.

Just listened again to this wonderful video by Phyllis.. I find myself revisiting both her and Mr Bucky’s videos in light of all of the happenings in their lives the past few months. Still so saddened about Mr B’s passing and the illness of Phyllis ... Praying for that sweet, precious lady. I just love hearing her talk about anything.. So knowledgeable and insightful... Love you, Miss Phyllis-please Get Well...

I have such fond memories of my life, I had a nanny, my mother was a CPA independent woman, dressed like Jackie O.......Ira Jointer was my nanny, in Mississippi that was the norm, I loved her like my own mamma....

Hello Miss Phyllis. Greetings from another Elvis fan. I grew up on a Scottish island in the 1950's and remember the simple food we ate then. Fresh eggs from our chickens, meat with homegrown veg and potatoes, locally caught fish and shellfish, and milk puddings like rice pudding. We rarely had sweets as these were rationed. One bad winter food supplies could not be delivered because the snow was too deep, (we had a snowdrift behind our house as big as the house) and a HELICOPTER came over and dropped boxes of supplies for all the families. I can remember we got tinned hot dog sausages and tinned peaches - wow, this was an exotic treat for us! I think they were US Army supplies as it was just after the war and certainly hot dogs were unknown in our part of the world. So thank you all for that!

I love listening to you Phyllis. You have a really good memory and it takes me back!

Salmon patties are one of my favorites along with fried potatoes. Mom (86 yrs old) still makes them once in a while and they bring back memories of when I was a kid. Thanks for posting!

I was born in 1955 and I grew up eating many of the same things that you did. I always preferred dark meat chicken to white and I loved and still love creamed chip beef gravy. We also always had Kool Aide and it wasn't very sweet because Mom didn't put a whole lot of sugar in it. Sometimes if she was running low on sugar our Kool Aide would be a bit on the tangy side, but we drank it anyway. Soda's are something that we rarely had, maybe once or twice a month as a special treat. During the summer when school was out our lunch was usually peanut butter on crackers and a glass of Kool Aide, we loved it, and now I can imagine even eating a peanut butter cracker, and much less with a glass of Kool Aide. But we lived on a farm and had plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, mom also made lots of jellies, jams, and preserves. There were lots of veggies and fruits canned during the summer to last us through the winter. It was great growing up on a farm with all the animals and stiff. I wish I still had that life.

I was born in 1950, we lived on the gulf coast between Houston and Corpus Christi, in a small town, daddy had a big garden that was 110 by 50 feet, he had a walk behind tractor, I was raised on fresh veggies, fish, oysters, flounder, shrimp, dove, quail, duck and goose. we had homeade ice cream, homade dewberry cobbler, we had peach trees and lemon trees, along with fig trees, and momma made fig preserves, so good! Momma made everything from scratch, it was so good, she made the best gravy one could imagine.

You and I are close to the same age. I was born September 1st, 1944. 👍🏼 I’m so glad I grew up in the fifties. It was a wonderful generation. So simple. ❤️

You just brought back so many memories of my grandma she's from West Virginia. I just love watching your videos. I have went through so many. I just want to thank you again for everything you do .God bless you. I'am still praying for you.😊❤

Loved your video :) I was born 1971 but spent most of my time with my grandma and we have those exact meals often too. But we would have a roast beef on Sundays or Fried Chicken two of my favorite things. Also we lived in VA too but only really had ham on Easter unless Gram was having navy beans (still hates those). Salmon cakes too but with saltines mixed in disliked those too. Plus she would save all leftovers in the freezer and in the winter all veggies would be put in a pot and beef for a soupy stew that I also hated (picky eater). Anyways thank you you gave me back a lot of memories I haven't thought of in so long :) P.S. I too make a lot of those meals today my mom was more adventurous but Grandmas meals are comfort meals :)

My mother told me the day Elvis passed, she came home from school to my grandma in the living room holding one of her Elvis records and listening to another, crying. My mom always said how that was the first time shed ever seen my grandma cry. :(

I love creamed chipped beef (SOS)! I have a jar in my pantry right now. Although I usually use Budding beef in the packet. It's cheaper and it's not salty.

@VolcanoEarth

7 жыл бұрын

My uncle was in Army 101st and loved the stuff apparently. He introduced me to it..and it ain't half bad.

@Mr.56Goldtop

7 жыл бұрын

Spike Page I had it this morning, with hash browns and the same gravy!

@richarddismore5901

7 жыл бұрын

Steak? or Lobster Tails?...Nah! Give me a double order of Shit on a Shingle and a cup of Coffee anyday! :)

@emarm100

7 жыл бұрын

My mother mixed the beef in cream of mushroom soup and serve it over toast. My dad called it SOS...sh... on a shingle.

I too was born in 1945. August 9 to be exact. The very end of the war. You brought back so many memories. Never ate chipped beef but lots of hamburger gravy on potatoes or if things were bad on bread or toast. Just found your channel and am enjoying it very much.

I Miss You So Much Miss Phyllis. I love you. 💗

Hi Phyllis! I enjoyed your look back in time. I was born in the same year as your sister and raised in NYC. My dad repaired business machines and worked out of a company whose offices were in the Empire State Building. My mom was a nurse and we pretty much ate "real" food. Fresh fruit and vegetables (sometimes we used frozen), lean beef, chicken (which we got from the butcher) and fish, eggs and occasionally we had pork chops. We kids went through a gallon of milk every day because like you we were encouraged to drink milk at every meal. My parents wouldn't let us drink sodas or Kool-aid either. It was enough they thought, that we'd get it at birthday parties and somebody's house if we went visiting. In the summer, mom would make lemonade. No iced tea because caffeine stunted your growth don't you know, lol. Yes we had that coffee can on the back of the stove for bacon drippings too! Mom's family came from Virginia so she made potatoes regularly, but dad's came from Georgia and South Carolina so he demanded rice. I am a lover of both to this day! Once every week or so, we'd have spaghetti and meat sauce (we had Italian neighbors who seemed to influence that decision somewhat). On St. Patrick's day we'd have Corned beef and cabbage, in honor of our Irish neighbors. Saturdays mom cleaned out the fridge and we had a simple meal. Sundays it was either a chicken or a roast beef dinner. Manor holidays we had traditional soul food, but that was too much cooking for mom otherwise. Like you, we had early bedtimes: 8 pm then 9 in high school. Except when the Wonderful World of Disney came on, but we had to be bathed and in our pajamas, and usually my brother fell asleep before it was over, lol. I think what I loved the most was sitting around the table as a family every night, eating dinner and talking about our day and world events. Thank you for pulling the memory bag out of the closet for me.

@PhyllisStokes

8 жыл бұрын

Sounds like we were raised in a very similar way.

@patlowney2834

6 жыл бұрын

Phyllis Stokes you're bringing back a lot of my childhood memories. God bless you and mr. Bucky have a nice day and a better tomorrow.

Thank you for all the time you shared with us all. Missing you pretty bad right now😔

I love the memories you are sharing! Thank you so much!

Hi Phyllis, I just love your stories...We watched Gun Smoke every Sat. night right after our bath.. Great times...

outstanding video.... love to hear about time gone by. it's so nice to have no robot voice or crazy music. thank you for taking time to share with a bunch of strangers, a piece of yourself thru memories.

Brought back so many memories. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks Phyllis, I went through the same time. We had green beans 3 or 4 times per week. Potatoes at every meal. My Mom was from a Kentucky farm, and she insisted we tried some exotic foods of the time; lobster, crab, papaya, Foie gras, pomegranate, lamb, and pheasant none on a regular basis. My Dad bitched continuously about it. We had fried pork chops, chicken, burgers, and rabbit regularly. We had fired potatoes 4 times per week it seemed. But we did have mashed, always with gravy, scalloped boiled, and baked. And the dreaded salmon. We had green beans 3 times per week and sprinkled in canned corn, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, and various other beans. My dad was laid off for two week once and we had biscuits and gravy for supper a couple of times and my Mom and Dad both were completely unapologetic and made it clear they didn't want to hear any complaints. I liked Biscuits and gravy. But they were products of the depression and thought we deserved a little adversity to build character. We were from the time when America was great, people had self respect and dignity and took care of themselves and their family and it was a shame to be " on the country". A couple of the neighbor's kids would eat dinner with us on occasion when I didn't invite them and I thought that was odd, but didn't say anything. My Mom always managed to send home a plate of food with them. Even if it was only an apple bologna and some bread. I later understood.

My late daddy used to call creamed chipped beef on toast "SOS" (stands for sh*t on a shingle). You are a treasure. xo

Im in love with your 50's recipe videos. I was born in 81 my Dad is 82 and my Mom is 62. I was brought up around amazing recipes and stories. My favorite cookbook is still the retro orange Betty Crocker cookbook. I season my food way more than the cookbook it's amazing inspiration. It had the most amazing baking recipes in it. keep the videos coming please.

I am 48 and I just love you sweetie your voice is so calming and you explain things so easily. You just have the most welcoming personality .. I was born in 1970 in NC and I remember my mama making some of these dishes.. I love all your recipes I always learn something new ..and delicious..thank you so much for making videos

I love your videos they make me feel good and homey. Thank you for posting about your life you are sweet and have a very kind heart.

Thank you for sharing your memories! I really enjoyed it!

So excited to have found your channel Fascinating. I could watch you all day 💜

I found your channel today and love your videos! I subscribed and am excited to watch them all! I am 61 and still cook many of the things you named! I learned to cook from my grandmother.

I was born in '57 in Ohio to working poor people. I remember a lot of this stuff. I am in France now but sometimes reproduce some of this stuff, which no one here will eat, ha ha ha! I didn't like Harvard beets in a jar or okra with tomato in a can. A lot of the foods were pretty awful and there was a lot of salt and butter (but butter is not likely too bad). Many portions were pretty small, and it kind of was four meals per day. We had fast food such as McDonald's maybe once a month, just a little -- it was a fun adventure. Not much soda. I do remember addiction -- cigarettes, alcohol, amphetamines, perigoric and other opiates, various tranks and pain pills, and sometimes hallucinogenics, coffee, sometimes pot but not too much and it was weak. It was actually quite a problem and a lot of people were whacked a lot. Here are some memories: Slim Jims (still done, and you don't want to know what's in 'em), BHT as a preservative in breakfast cereals, Maypo (nasty stuff), Shredded Wheat (quite good), Jell-O 1-2-3, fried mushrooms at drive-in restaurants where you'd turn on your car lights when you wanted service, sticky popcorn balls, Incredible Edibles (a dangerous thrill), Easy-Bake Ovens with spongelike output, Mrs. Butterworth's Syrup, little candy dots on paper you could barely get off and eat, birch beer with a high head on it served in a frosted mug, Shake-n-Bake (mostly sugar and dyes), Pepperidge Farm cakes, scrapple, chip chop ham from Lawson's, Miracle Whip, chess pie, chicken pot pie which were square dumplings in chicken broth, Fizzies, rock candy, corn fritters, huge bones full of marrow served in broth, homemade creamed corn, entire meals of fresh corn, baked oyster casserole, Howard Johnson's fried clam strips, Indian pudding, and things made with smoked pork neck or hock, as well as black bean soup, and homemade popsicles made any number of ways. :)

@PhyllisStokes

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment - I found it very interesting and entertaining.

My mom used to say she wasn't a good cook but I think she was better than most. Growing up I had an uncle who raised cattle and gave us all the beef we wanted so I had a lot of beef. We loved seafood (anything to get a break from beef) but my mom was allergic to crustaceans so we only had fish. Usually frozen fish sticks, perch, smelt, turbot or whatever was cheap. My mom would thicken up soy sauce with corn starch and mix it with browned beef and a big can of Chun King "Chinese vegetables". Sometimes served over rice (chop suey) sometimes over crispy noodles (chow mein) depending on her whim. It was better than it sounds. My mom made spaghetti sauce from plain tomato sauce and a seasoning mix (McCormick?). It wasn't very good; kind of like Chef Boyardee but even blander. When I left home one of the first things I learned to make was a real marinara sauce. I never had Treet. Sometimes lunch was fried Spam sandwiches. I think they are pretty much the same thing. My mom never served chipped beef. Chipped beef gravy was sometimes served in school lunches but over mashed potatoes rather than toast. Other typical 50's dishes from my childhood: Swiss Steak and mashed potatoes Pot roast Beef stew and biscuits Liver and Onions. Beef Stroganoff goulash Chili con carne Pork chops and applesauce Chicken and dumplings

Thank you Phylis for the memories you had and shared! I'm 53 and had very similar memories when I was a child. Mike

You make me miss having a grandma to talk to about whT is as like in her day😔thanks for sharing ♥️

What a great video. I loved hearing about your food experiences growing up. You are so good on camera. Thank you!

Today, I decided to just go all the way back to the beginning of your videos because I really enjoy them. It turns out that we're the same age AND my favorite soft drink was grape Nehi too! My Dad fought in WWII and became a chef. He never did teach us very much but every one of us kids (5) makes a great spaghetti sauce☺ I hope you make these tapes for a very long time and I thank you. God Bless.

Thanks for your stories. This type of channel is what makes the internet so amazing...

watching you and listening to your stories makes me feel happy, you're so comforting and genuine :-)

Just love your stories and you and Mr. Bucky. "God Bless".