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Both my grandmothers were great cooks. I guess I had a lucky childhood in that regards.

The people who say that about younger women probably had Grandmas who were still in households that could be sustained on a single income.

Not saying it was ideal that their only choice was homemaking, but it stands to reason that a more significant amount of them got good at cooking and baking.

mormons got it covered lol. there's a fair bit of survivorship bias here

The Jello thing must be American.

In the UK we made everything with potatoes and Spam.

I grew up on shredded carrots in raspberry jello. Both the texture and the taste left a lot to be desired lol

A lot of people really don't want to admit that their family recipes are trash.

yeah, depression / ration era cooking for anyone not of reasonable wealth was pretty bad, and they stuff they dreamed up on the far side where they were no longer rationed.

My grandmother took a pack of 15 bean soup, added butter beans and lima beans, the broth was basically butter with a touch of milk/cream and a touch of salt. Then a dish of Mrs Weiss kluski noodles also served in butter occasionally with a little chicken. My father always raved about it.

Funny part, she always complained about how long it took her to make the noodles, told us all they were hand made. After going up there for over a decade, one day she left the bag in the sink. That dinner was a HOOT

Here's another thing, they used to cook the shit out of food. Not burnt? Can't serve it. And don't get me started on ketchup. On your steak? Seriously?

Yeah, even just having more different ingredients and spices available makes those recipes of old somewhat obsolete. But then you also have the internet to tell you all kinds of new recipes, so if the local cuisine isn't great to begin with, it is easier than ever to not bother with it.

In her defense, we're quickly approaching the point where the only food we'll be able to afford is depression era food. Welcome back to splitting one streak between 7 people and water pie.

Utah, is it?

And here I am in Spain, laughing, and crying, and barfing a little in my mouth.

When I was in high school my older brother brought a cookbook with recipes from around the world. I tried to make couple that were fairly easy to make and was amazed by the taste. I couldn't believe food can have that much flavor. I later realized it's not that the recipes was so special. My mother's food was simply very bland. Not bad, but it was just variations of salt and sour. I don't make or miss any of her recipes. She makes very good deserts tough.

Meanwhile my sister and I have frantically searched for our großoma's recipes and are trying to figure them out. Nobody else in the family had recipes worth passing down other than my mom's specific vibe for chex mix, which I maintain. Any niblings will get a copy of my recipes upon request.

And yeah my grandma that's better at cooking doesn't use salt and hasn't cooked a meal my wife and I both can eat since we got together.

did you know you can buy those jelly soaked weenies? and dont let them convince you they were made in vienna