Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for May 01, 1973
April 30, 1973
May 02, 1973
Transcript:
Woman: Good morning, Mr. Schmidt. I'd like to order a quarter pound of ground round, please. Oh. Hey, gee, why don't you make that a half pound! My man'll be hungry tonight! Butcher: Good idea! No! Wait a minute! Make that a pound! And a slice of bologna! And bacon! Give me two beautiful strips of bacon! Caution to the wind, eh, Mr. Schmidt? Butcher: Bon appetit, madame!
Still in the meat shortage crisis of the early 70s. Adjusting for inflation hamburger was over $10 a pound.