# when did chicken for dinner get cheap enough for  an everyday option?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 23, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-chicken-for-dinner-get-cheap-enough-for-an-everyday-option/840669 "2019-09-23T00:46:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-chicken-for-dinner-get-cheap-enough-for-an-everyday-option/840669/81 "2019-10-08T01:31:36Z")

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We made city chicken from veal in Cleveland in the ‘60s. I don’t remember it as being either “cheap eats” or a luxury; it was more of a novelty when it occurred to us we hadn’t had it in a while. Hey, let’s have city chicken!

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