Okay, shore! You know I’ve never had Velveeta in my life? I’ve never had Spam either or one other thing that seems to be ubiquitous in old fashioned, processed food recipes but the name escapes me right now. If I didn’t know better I’d swear I’m not American.

I didn’t know about the Velveeta boxes or lids — which would be child abuse today! Thanks for the fun factoid.

You’re right about low fat — and it doesn’t mean low calorie or vice versa. Sugar-free doesn’t mean low-cal or low-fat. The older I get the more inclined I am to stick with foods that don’t come with ingredient labels.

Which brings us to Velveeta – Mom had it on her grocery list last week. I refused to bring it into the house after an unfortunate experience with her consumption of a pile of string cheese had puffed her ankles up like balloons. The elderly are so salt sensitive, and those cautions above are well-founded.

But here’s a foodie “fun fact” you may never have run across. The best thing about 1940s and 1950s Velveeta was the wooden box it came in. The lids to those boxes were nice and springy, but sturdy. If you took the lid off the box, it made a perfect paddle for little five-year-old behinds

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