[1956] 33 cents/11.75 oz Their cost per ounce is 2.7 cents, compared with 3.1 cents per ounce [1915] 10 cents/can [1921] 1 oz.....5 cents In addition to filling generations of hungry bellies, breakfast cereals provide viable insight into Hence the cheap restaurants that served "shilling plates." boiled ham, 65 cents; chicken, 45 cents; smoked eel, 86 cents; head cheese, 36 cents; liver sausage, 65 cents; Summer salami, 70 a teacher/scout leader assigning this project, please call ahead to alert the librarians you class is The 5 cent bar was comparatively cheap, costing 3.3 cents an ounce; the penny bar, on the other hand, [1983] 18 oz, 99 cents from FoodTown, Cedar Knolls NJ. [1953] 32 cents/3 cans store ledgers, menus, and personal diaries. Local public libraries and historic societies sometimes archive old menus. The Culinary Timeline has many 1 (p. 52) librarian how to access these databases. [17th century] British 'Monday--At [1952] 35 cents/11 oz Back in those days strawberries were seasonal and many people grew them at home. store ledgers, menus, and personal diaries. ---Value of a Dollar boiled ham, 65 cents; chicken, 45 cents; smoked eel, 86 cents; head cheese, 36 cents; liver sausage, 65 cents; Summer salami, 70 Campbell's Soup cost one-third as much as ready-to-eat soup....The distinctive red and white label--inspired by Cornell University's school colors, was introduced in rationed, and talk is that the police will issue cards for meat before the Winter is over. comparably to those in America: the equivalent of a 32 cents for a regular hamburger and 70 cents for a Big Mac." If our farmers understood the nature of the strawberry as well as they understand the nature of corn, they could easily raise 300 About fifteen hundred acres of choice land, in the vicinity of New York, are required to supply this market with strawberries. food lottery. [1979] 1.05/15 oz Whenever possible, we included product weight (varies from 10 oz to 10 3/4 oz). ERS has acquired commercial scanner data from market research firm IRI for use in food economics research. If you "In the course of examining the [Elizabethtown NJ] tavern ledger we find some unusual mediums of exchange accepted in lieu of money. Domestic spirits, which averaged $1.39 [1961] 12 oz, 23 cents from FoodTown, Cedar Knolls NJ. Fitzgerald, sales director of the B-1 Beverage Co. of St. Louis. are reported in a number of government documents. --- cents. Coca-Cola: the first hundred years, Anne Hoy. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. pre-war 1939 aerate in New York was less than $3...Bottlers also have to calculate such costs as labor, bottles, cases, In Atlanta a spokesman for Coca-Cola Co., said the Circus?" [2008] .59 [1958] 10 cents/can (10 1/2 oz) Harvey Girls, Lesley Poling-Kemps [Harvey Houses] & company webs sometimes include historic menus. The ultimate authority is the company. [1956] 8 oz, 29 cents/two pkgs [1968]--18 cents sodas and orders of fries." opinion, the size of the average chocolate bar is not ever-shrinking. Large national papers (New York Times) contained food --"McDonald's Told to Reduce Prices," FoodTimeline library owns 2300+ books, hundreds of 20th century USA food company brochures, [1973] 1.26 oz......10 cents city's restaurants, driven from one dining spot to the next by a series of mishaps that whittled away at his bankroll of 'a half eagle and two shilling pieces. Monday from the president's chief inflation fighter, who said it would save the firm's and then I dine at City Tavern, where a few of us have established a table for each day in the Rice (white), (0.10 kg) 0.37 C$. Service is free and welcomes everyone. '...For the present, New York's [1980] 1.05 oz.....25 cents [1998] 18 oz, $2.29 [1886] [1935] 20 cents/3 cans price when purchased with other products). 'They are putting a lot of dealers out of business links to restaurant menus. says G.R. Food was scarce; 1.55 oz Hershey Bar purchased at Quik (privately owned convenience store), Randolph NJ...80 cents available. [1965] 12 oz, 25 cents week, if then... the city was out of onions...[and] garlic...'Thursday--Found a small grapefruit...to vary the usual While most of the buyers were men there [1973] 49 cents/15 oz librarian how to access these databases. Nabisco's Oreo cookies brand ginger ale) went to market. [1949] 13 oz, 19 cents need. "Last year, candy makers raised the price of candy bars 5 cents, to an average of 45 There was more development of stores after the war was over because we didn't need to send food over seas anymore. [1965] 12 oz, 25 cents In 1852 the crop was poor and prices were high. [2013] [1988] 18 oz, $1.49 Pay of skilled workers is higher and, with the present shortage of labor for industrial and urban pre-war 1939 aerate in New York was less than $3...Bottlers also have to calculate such costs as labor, bottles, cases, Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising (historic overview of company strategy) [2013] Foodtown, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 1.99/2 litre bottle (p. 41) [NOTE: product weight not referenced in this article] Your librarians many also have other sources they can gather and have waiting for [1953] 8 oz, 15 cents [1946] 6 oz, 5 cents Research conducted by Lynne and wine service. Service is free and welcomes everyone. The price of the loaf was fixed; the Not quite the extensive gourmet fare history associates with this particular The largest receipt of strawberries by railroad on a single day, that we remember was a load of 893 bushels, or 142,000 baskets, brought in by an evening train on the Erie railroad, a few years since. [1990]--75 cents The original 1834 Delmonico's menu (bill of fare or [1948] 15 cents/4.5 oz 1 McDonald's sold Government offices closed at 4:30 p.m. crowd flocked to the liquor stores, which had sprung up overnight in the downtown district, and Enter: bartering. We find several articles about a scandal concering the McDonald's food prices and the [1994] 2.49/20 oz The Hershey Company was kind enough to supply us with price/weight data for their Delmonico Bill of Fare," Ellen F. Steinberg and Jack H. Prost, Gastronomica, Spring 2008 (p. 40-50). home-loving Germans, certainly the city dwellers, will be transformed into a race of diners-out. The challenge is to find ones from the Coca cola began selling its products in cans in 1940, two years after the first soda in cans (Cliquot 1990 (p. B1) [1970] 45 cents/15 oz [1911] 10 cents/can be interested in the Big Mac Online sample courtesy of the Morris County Library, Whippany NJ: How Much Did It Cost In Morris County, NJ? week, if then... the city was out of onions...[and] garlic...'Thursday--Found a small grapefruit...to vary the usual [1936] 1 1/2 oz.....5 cents The price in Maryland is $1.10. They tried a 16-ounce and 32-ounce liquor and drinking it at home. are reported in a number of government documents. Also includes If you are studying the "Cola Wars" (competition between Coca Cola and Pepsi) we recommend: The "Hershey Bar Index" Carolina Press:Columbia] 1993 (p. 168) The fast food company will pitch a new promotional price-cutting scheme to its franchise operators in a video teleconference today. It's a matter of moment to 150 million Americans. For as long as most bottlers-- All you need is a library card or student ID. [Medieval period] Food & livestock Food ads published in local newspapers are the best sources for identifying brand-name retail prices. We selected Kellogg's Corn Flakes for our breakfast cereal price study because it has survived a century of changing consumer tastes, two World Service, Times-News [Twins Falls, ID], June 1, 1975 (p. 19) a 15 cent Hershey bar was 1.05 ounces. "Campbell's Soups were developed in the 1890s by Dr. John T. Dorrance, a chemist from Philadelphia. How? head of an association of McDonald's franchisees, the company has been "trying to convince its franchisees that it's the right way to go for a couple of weeks." More than this, they are the most healthful of all fruits. letters, journals and diaries. [1974] 18 oz, 43 cents dissapointment when cooked, for it was field corn, tasteless and woody. [1961] 45 cents/lb pays 40 cents for a reichsmark. New York Times, June 3, 1972 (p.21) If you want to learn more about the global economic impact of McDonald's food prices you might If you want to learn more about the global economic impact of McDonald's food prices you might This list is based on core menu items in the United States, with some additions from global products. [1925] 25 cents/3 cans in Paris to learn about French cooking, especially soup making. Inspired by the new competition, Coca-Cola began using and promoting instituting a 10 percent cutback in prices of its regular hamburgers and Be specific. If you want to learn more about the global economic impact of McDonald's food prices you might brand ginger ale) went to market. delivery trucks, tires, gasoline and machinery...'Coca-Cola does 50% of the soft drink business. overhead expenses were immense. Old menus are the best place to find historic restaurant prices. Your librarians many also have other sources they can gather and have waiting for picked up yesterday and the cocktail hour found drinking places jammed and stores doing a big business. The supply of Meanwhile, Dr. Dorrance's uncle, Arthur, was a partner in Joseph Campbell's Camden New Jersey, canning 1.55 oz, Super FoodTown, Cedar Knolls NJ "On that cold, cloudy first day of business 30 years ago, Mr. Kroc's No. were seldom as expensive as the drink sold...Dinners in many urban taverns were, following [1913] no size, 10 cents Railroad dining car? $366.12 worth of 15- cent hamburgers, 19-cent cheeseburgers, 20-cent milkshakes and 10- cent ---"Old Man Rum and Kid '33 Stage Big Show in New York," Washington Post, January 1, 1933 (p. M3) agents), hired thugs, police payoffs, chemists, distillery workers, ships, trucks, and production equipment all mounted up-- [1977] 89 cents/15 oz In the USA, basic McDonald's Office for National Statistics prices for flour, white bread, milk, cheddar cheese, check old newspapers for grocery store advertisements. so those in the traffic charged plenty. liquor and drinking it at home. of butter and as much lard, each week, if there is any lard. "Coca-Cola had tested their product in cans as early as 1940. exchange rates. PX? Harriet Elliott,Consumer Division, Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply, "THE MCBURGER STAND THAT STARTED IT ALL," SHIPP, E. R., New York from FoodTown, Cedar Knolls NJ. About culinary research & about copyright A restaurant menu usually has enough suggestions to make the average customer Puffed milk chocolate bars were found to be more expensive than unpuffed bars of either the same or competing brands. significantly...no doubt a large quantity of American made liquor was passed off as imported to fetch higher prices." 'Saturday--One store had a leg of lamb for roasting, and others Effective Tuesday, hamburgers will drop About these prices [1944] Daily Record, Coca Cola, .05/bottle They tried a 16-ounce and 32-ounce forget what he intended to eat. [1922] 8 cents/can Then these delicious berries would be cheaper and more abundant every year." Compared with the $1.50--or higher--price for such elegant burgers, the basic sells in London for 45 cents, about the same extravagance in candy buying CU cites the penny bar. [1985] Daily Record, Pepsi, .89/2 litre bottle prices, is not buying more than absolutely needed. [1958] 33 cents/11.75 oz pink, blue or gray concoction of redistilled alcohol and tap-water sold for 25 cents a pint, or 10 cents a drink." customers millions of dollars. [1939] 1 5/8 oz.....5 cents Coffee and rolls are a sure thing for breakfast, but anybody will give odds on what he will get for the two other into his pocket to pay for an absinthe at the bar, the hapless gentleman realizes that one of the two shillings he gave the cabman was actually his half eagle. Transportation blockades (railroads, rivers, ports), suppy reallocation (commandeering forts and merchants inventory) and farm destruction (pillage, burning) proved effective. "The Confederate-controlled Fort Henry and Fort Donelson protected major agricultural areas in Western Tennessee and well Most accounds are anecdotal; found in [1975] 89 cents/15 oz juicy beefsteaks...Vegetable trays had only green beans, kohlrabi and green peppers. selected food prices extracted from Campbell's Tomato Soup prices Price and Supply on the Home Front, Government offices closed at 4:30 p.m. crowd flocked to the liquor stores, which had sprung up overnight in the downtown district, and [1865] [1918] 16/16 oz.....3 cents only because of the lucrative salary his uncle offered, but because he had developed an idea while are reported in a number of government documents. [1936] 1 1/2 oz.....5 cents Roadside diner? "The new "Low Down Value" menu will discount several key items to 59 cents, including the basic hamburger..." so those in the traffic charged plenty. Inflation calculators put these prices in context. At McDonald's...The selections tapped for long-term price reductions are believed to include the plain hamburger, which now An American pound is 9-10ths of a [1900] 5 cents/can peaches, plums, and grapes...Also good tomatoes and lettuce for salad, which appear about twice a week...The [store] proprietor... The Press Club was charging 25 cents for gin bucks, rye highballs and Manhattan and Martini [1983] 18 oz, 99 cents week of forty-four hours. tourists need not take the food gamble so seriously.