On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:37:43 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>> > >
>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>> >
>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>
>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>
>Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>larger one.
>
>Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
>endemic to USA unless very rich.
>
>The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
>out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
>of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
>We are going back to pre-kibble era here.

It didn't have anything to do with dogs, 'doggy bag' was just a polite
way of saying you wanted to take the rest home for later. I doubt
there was any intention of feeding the dog with it!