Originally Posted by doggies mom
When I started to work in 57, I used to go to the Horn and Harded automat for lucch. I ccould put a few nickels in a slot and out would come a sandwich ,only for four or five nickels. That was cheap for the time,Manhattan was a lot pricey and I just had a half hour for lunch. The automat and Chock ful of nuts coffee made my work day.
Times were simple and we didnt have things we have now ,but I wouldnt change a thing. Except IM older now .
Loved Horn and Harded's (sp?) macaroni and cheese. Although I've tried many recipes that claimed to be the 'orginal' recipe they all fell short on taste and texture. I think H & H had a huge pot of mac and cheese in the back, slapped some into the little casserole dish, ran it under a broiler and put it in the little window. All the recipes I've tried called for the mac and cheese to be baked and that dried it out.
Chock Ful of Nuts is that Heavenly Coffee, or so their theme song said. Back in those days department stores were only open late on Thursday nights. That was the night I would stop on my way home from work in Mahattan to shop the department stores in downtown Brooklyn. I often stopped at Chock Ful of Nuts near the train station for coffee and a donut or at Nedick's for a hot dog and an orange drink. Remember the tall thin glasses they had for their orange drink? My Goodness each new post brings back another memory, May in Jersey