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[-] MudMan@fedia.io 0 points 2 months ago

So was my grandma's Christmas dinner menu.

See, it's the intricacy that makes it feel outdated and aspirational to me. It carries that mid-20th century stink of aspirational shows of status based on domestic labor.

[-] DandomRude@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Oh, yes, definitely.

In my home country (Germany), there is a cake called Frankfurter Kranz that definitely expresses this sentiment as well: maximum butter!

This cake was especially popular right after World War II because people wanted to show that they had enough again to not only survive, but also to lavish.

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