Mom emailed the following memory of her family's Sunday supper routine:
After
watching a commercial for Campbell soup, I was reminded of the Sunday night
suppers my mom made using Campbell's soup. Growing up in the late
40's and 50's as a child,I recall that families usually spent their
Sundays going to Sunday school, church and coming home for a Sunday
dinner. A favorite dinner was greasy pan fried
chicken and gravy with mashed potatoes. Some families
used Sunday as a day to visit with relatives. Stores were not
opened, farmers didn't work in the fields, and so Sunday was a day of
relaxation. Sunday night suppers were usually simple since we had
had a big meal at noon. Mom would heat up a can of Campbells' Cream
of Chicken soup and add chopped boiled eggs. She would pour this
combination over toast. Since tomato soup was a favorite of hers,
she would serve us Campbell's tomato soup and toasted cheese
sandwiches. I can also remember that if we didn't have
canned soup, she would take toast and break it into pieces and put the
pieces into a glass. Hot milk was poured over the toast and salt
and pepper was added.
