On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 23:11:25 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
>"Bruce" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:13:21 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"cshenk" > wrote in message
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>>>> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > 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.
>>>
>>>A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to
>>>meals.
>>
>> Yes, of course.
>>
>>>My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were
>>>embarrassed
>>>about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they invented a dog
>>>to
>>>feed them to. He said in most cases there was no dog. But even if there
>>>was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the leftover food.
>>
>> That's it. They don't want to come across stingy, so they suddenly
>> have a dog
>>
>> --
>> Bruce
>
>Why would anyone have to invent something to take something home that they
>paid for? Nothing stingy about that. Just ask for a container to take it
>home.
>
>Cheri

Because it was the fifties - perception was everything.