• Home
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Roger Harmston Posted in Terroir 1 Comment

$20 in 1922 became $407.18 in 2022 (based on inflation) .. a 20.36 times change.

In the 1960s, $20 filled a 1960s car trunk (and they were huge!)

Butter in 1922 was $0.52 a pound.  Average today is about $6.49 (inflation change would make it $10.59)

Eggs were $0.35 a dozen.  Now they are $7.99 for large free range. inflation would put them at $7.13

Lard was $0.11 a pound and the 2022 price with inflation would be $2.24, but it’s $15.49 

$3.49 is what you pay for a pound of Sugar now, compared to $0.06 a pound back in the day. Inflation price would be $1.16 a pound

In the 1960s, $20 filled a 1960s car trunk (and they were huge!)

So it does cost a lot more to make some of my mother’s 100 year old cookie recipes.

« Preserving Terroir
Why is everything White? »

1 thought on “Let’s talk some numbers”

  1. Frank Towler says
    December 3, 2022 at 8:20 am

    I must have been in the neighbourhood when you cooked these, I see some small bites out of some.

    Reply

Leave a comment Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

  • Don’t Talk or think … DO
  • Check Out Sarcasm
  • Nice that HE agrees with US
  • Wine and Germany
  • Back to Simplicity

Recent Comments

  • Frank on Back to Simplicity
  • Andy on Mid Phase
  • Frank Towler on Mid Phase
  • Frank on Most of us don’t. Some of us did.
  • Danielle Terrien on 1000

Archives

  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020

Categories

  • ALL
  • Art
  • Humour
  • Music
  • Neighbours
  • Photography
  • Terroir

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
CyberChimps ©2023