Another way the world has changed...

I had a tin of ravioli for lunch today. It’s something I remember having as a child, when my mum couldn’t be arsed to cook for us properly, so she would just stick a tin of saucy pasta in the microwave. It was also a frequent meal at university, when eating as cheaply as possible was always an ongoing determination.

Now I don’t know if this is just my imagination, but I swear the tins used to be packed full of ravioli, and the pasta pockets themselves used to be packed full of filling. When I opened the can today, it was like a puddle of tomato soup with a few stray bits of bland dough floating around in it, and the few bits of ‘ravioli’ that were pretending to be ravioli were all-but empty. I think there were two small bits of beef within the entire contents of the tin.  I know it’s never been a particularly healthy option, but at least you used to feel like you’d eaten something. After my lunch break today I felt like I needed another meal.

I hate to send business their way, but if you don’t believe me you should buy a can and have a look.

RC 20-6-20