Love and Deviled Ham

Love is in the air and nothing says romance like deviled ham. This ad came from the July 1941 issue of Life Magazine, a time when people had grocers and (apparently) grocers who were honor bound to recommend cheap potted meat products whenever little missy went ditsy for a stock boy. I’m trying to imagine the conversation after little sister returned from the grocery without the pork chops, onions, and potatoes for the night’s meal. Then again, maybe a can of Underwood for dinner was a hint to dad it was time to have that birds-and-bees talk with his daughter.

Oddly the address listed in the ad points to a residential-looking area. All I can say is there isn't an Underwood plant or a blasted parking lot at 365 Walnut Street.