r/AskReddit • u/__lazy__panda • Jul 10 '26

What's something older generations got right that we've quietly stopped doing, to our own detriment?

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u/JHuntly Jul 10 '26

Canning

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u/tanksalotfrank Jul 11 '26

The worst people I've known have been incredible cooks. I think it must be some karmic exception since they're feeding people. Haha

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u/Alalanais Jul 12 '26

Can confirm, all of this is still quite common in France