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E E E E E mmbawlandmermmmym [ still remember the orders of steady cus- tomers after all these years: the couple who always had veal cutlets, no sauce. with mashed potatoes, no butter; the sewioe sta- tion attendant who always ate alone and had liver and onions every Saturday night; the elderly gentleman from the nearby rest home who put ketchup on his bran muflins A plate of French fries was 35 cents, 40 with gravy. In those pte-low~fat days. thick. gluey brown gravy was de rigeur. It went on everything: on hot beef or turkey sandwich- es. on mashed potatoes, evpn on green peas. We were paid $1.50 an hour. Not bad for a teenager with no expenses Not great for a single mom with four kids and rent to pay. But everything was relative. In those days a cup of coffee was 15 cents. a toasted western cost 60 cents, a T-Bone steak. the most expensive item on the menu. was $4.25. 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