Communal Meals

There was a high incidence of communal meals during world war two. These events would have organised but informal with the whole family involved. I wonder whether this played a part in the development of the community spirit which was so prevalent at the time.

The incidence of communal meals at the beginning of the 21st century now tends towards the wedding reception. These are stylised and set and pretending to some ideal but ultimately unknowable standard. A very different event from their wartime predecessors.