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The Warm Comfort Meal That Gives Boomers Instant Food Nostalgia By Ellery Weil Nov. 23, 2025 1:00 pm EST

There are a lot of things that can be said about the so-called "Boomers," the generation of people born in the "baby boom" that followed the end of World War II. This large cohort has been influential and controversial in the job market, the economy, and more. But what about their taste in food? Well, if you have Boomers in your life and want to treat them to a homemade meal that will immediately hit their cozy nostalgia buttons, consider going old-school and cooking up a hearty pot roast.

Pot roast was popular in the mid-20th century, and remains a culinary touchstone of the era. A post on the Facebook group "BABY BOOMERS (1946-1964)" simply reading, "P

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