Comments on: Life in the 1950s…through today http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/ Products and ideas to remodel your mid century home in authentic vintage style Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:16:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pam kueber http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/comment-page-1/#comment-37934 pam kueber Sun, 31 May 2009 13:00:36 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14000#comment-37934 Lane - the prices are adjusted for inflation...So I guess the magazine is saying that .79 in the 1950s is worth 5.29 today... Lane – the prices are adjusted for inflation…So I guess the magazine is saying that .79 in the 1950s is worth 5.29 today…

]]> By: Lane_in_PA http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/comment-page-1/#comment-37932 Lane_in_PA Sun, 31 May 2009 00:01:10 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14000#comment-37932 I think it must be a typo or something about the price eggs. Found this at: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/50sfood.html Eggs in New Jersey were .79 cents a dozen in the '50's. Probably cheaper in the Chicken States. My grandparents raised their own chickens so their eggs were free. I could see paying $5.29 for a dozen ostrich eggs... I think it must be a typo or something about the price eggs. Found this at:
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/50sfood.html

Eggs in New Jersey were .79 cents a dozen in the ’50′s. Probably cheaper in the Chicken States. My grandparents raised their own chickens so their eggs were free.

I could see paying $5.29 for a dozen ostrich eggs…

]]> By: Tikimama http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/comment-page-1/#comment-37930 Tikimama Sat, 30 May 2009 16:06:23 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14000#comment-37930 Re: egg prices. I wonder if the reason we can get eggs so cheaply today is because of modern factory farming practices. I buy organic eggs, and they cost around $4.50, whereas the "regular" eggs can be a quarter of that. Re: egg prices. I wonder if the reason we can get eggs so cheaply today is because of modern factory farming practices. I buy organic eggs, and they cost around $4.50, whereas the “regular” eggs can be a quarter of that.

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