On Tue, 12 Apr 2016 19:13:01 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

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.

I don't know why you have dog kibble on your mind, it doesn't enter
the picture. It had everything to do with the mind set of the fifties
- too infra dig to be seen taking it home.