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In 1974 a set gelatin ring full of shredded cabbage, grated carrot and olives was a salad, and it was served alongside the meat rather than after it.…
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In 1974 every toll meant stopping. The whole road came down from highway speed to a dead halt, in lanes that fanned out from three to a dozen,…
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It sat on the counter or on the stove, chrome or aluminium, with a glass knob on the lid. You filled it, plugged it in, and then you…
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Every car door had a small triangular pane of glass at the front, hinged on a vertical post, with a little latch you turned to swing it open.…
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It was a stack of horizontal glass slats in a metal frame, each one held in a little clip at both ends, and a crank at the bottom…
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In 1974 an American living room had a carpet you raked, walls made of printed plywood, a ceiling sprayed to look like cottage cheese, and a step down…