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Gary

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

I agree with you. It's traditionally called a "doggy bag" but I doubt
anyone ever believed that. It's just a common term.