"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 2/6/2015 11:54 AM, Gary wrote:
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>> "Gary" wrote:
>>>> I even like the brownie in some! heehh And it doesn't stick to the
>>>> cover either.
>>>
>>> Explain 'the brownie' please?
>>
>> Others here were putting it down so that's why I mentioned it. I like
>> them.
>>
>> Anyway, some frozen dinners provide a dessert too. It's often a tiny
>> cake-like brownie. If you're not familiar at all what a brownie
>> is...Just a chocolate cake basically. Not much dessert though..
>> they are usually only about 1.5 inches square..just a bite or two.
>>
> The old TV dinner with the brownie was pointed at the family that needed
> cheap meals and was geared towards kids. The premise always seemed to be:
> you can get your kids to eat this <crap> if we also offer something sweet!
>
> This marketing premise dates way back. Fortunately my mother didn't serve
> us TV dinners on a regular basis.

We had them every Friday. I only remember getting something with mashed
potatoes in it and there was only 2-3 bites of potatoes. Something else had
apple slices. And of course I got the one with the beans but it came with
three little wienies that I hated. I would trade those to my brother for
something else but I can't remember what I traded them for. I think the
bean one was 19 cents at U Market.