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Kaarin Marx Smith's avatar

You are so good at conjuring up memories. My first date with a particular boy in highschool involved him packing a picnic breakfast and driving us up to Mt. Rainier to see the sunrise. Still one of the most romantic picnics I've ever been on...You've given me inspiration to up my game from the usual peanut butter and jelly sandwich picnic fare. I think I need to reread The Secret Garden to see what was in their basket....PS -- we need that recipe for the homemade calzones!

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Nicole MacPherson's avatar

Hahahaha "It must have been a breeding ground for salmonella in that cooler, what with the warm chicken, but it was the 1970s-1980s and food handling was managed differently back then. I’m alive to tell the story so there’s that." - girl, tell it. We used to go on picnics when I was a kid too, my parents didn't have much money so we certainly didn't go out to eat, at most we might have stopped for ice cream on a Sunday drive.

We had a similar cooler/ jug! We wouldn't have had Crystal Light, more likely Kool-Aid or that powdered iced tea that came in a big blue can. We would have had homemade cookies, apples, and sandwiches, probably a big bag of chips too. Or a box of chips - Old Dutch came in boxes then. Bologna sandwiches, probably, with pickles!

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