Articles Forbidden!

I received an email from Krista, one of my oldest friends in the world (not that she's old, but she's one of the people I've known the longest), and the attached file made me laugh out loud.  Her email said, "I found this list in an old (as in published in 1924, and stuffed with articles clipped from various magazines from the 30s and 40s) cookbook that I got from a friend when she cleaned out an old relative's house ... anyway, thought you'd appreciate it."Oh, I did.(link to original version, which is way bigger)This list is an old-school "diabetic diet" list, and the contents read as follows:Foods Allowed:  Soups and broths not thickened with flourMeats, fresh, smoked and cured, except liver, without flour gravyEggs in any way without flourFish, all kinds except scallops, clams and oystersFats, butter, olive oil, etc.Cheese, all kinds.Vegetables and salads, asparagus, beet greens, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, celery, pumpkin, radishes, spinach, string beans, tomatoesSour pickles, ripe olivesCream, not over 3 oz a dayDesserts, jellies, etc. sweetened with saccharinNutsTea and coffee sweetened with saccharin and with small amount of creamWhiskey, brandy, rums up to 3 oz a dayLemonade sweetened with saccharinArticles Forbidden:Sugar and sweetsPastry, puddings, preserves, cake and ice creamBread, biscuit, toast, crackers, griddle cakesCereals, except oatmeal in small amountsMacaroni, carrots, potatoes, parsnips, beans, peas, cor...
Source: Six Until Me. - Category: Diabetes Tags: Food Source Type: blogs