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cshenk

wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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

The term dates to before kibble. Sheldon at best is the only one who
recalls that era.

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