Older People Are Sharing The Once-Popular Foods That Have "Quietly Disappeared" From Society

"A dish called 'sh*t on a shingle.' I have never seen it myself. It's something my father used to joke about being our next meal, but with no explanation of what it was. It sounded like we were going to be eating sh*t. It was pretty funny, but it sounded like there was some meal that had that name without being literal."

"It's creamed chipped beef. It used to be served over toast, and the texture is an acquired taste, hence the name. It actually used to be really common to stretch meat that way: by serving it in a white sauce, and then over a cheap carb like potatoes, toast, or saltines. My family ate a lot of those kinds of meals."

Creamed chipped beef, colloquially called 'sh*t on a shingle,' consists of thin slices of dried beef cooked in a white cream sauce and served over toast. The sauce's thick, pale texture earned the dish its unflattering nickname because the mouthfeel and appearance can be off-putting to some. The preparation became a common economical way to stretch small amounts of meat by combining them with a rich sauce and inexpensive carbohydrates such as potatoes, toast, or saltines. Families and institutions often served these meals during periods of thrift; the dish provided filling calories while conserving meat.

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