75 YEARS AGO........1937

Advertisement: Grocery items for your Easter dinner-- Royal gelatin 5 cents a package, large eggs 21 cents a dozen, ham 23 cents a pound, fresh asparagus 12 cents a pound, coffee 28 cents a pound--Kilpatrics, Quincy.

50 YEARS AGO........1962

Advertisement: The best of everything for your Easter dinner: ham 45 cents a pound, asparagus 17 cents a pound, leg of lamb 69 cents a pound.

Advertisement: Special at Hotel Quincy: Easter dinner $2.50 Noon 'til 9 p.m. Have Easter dinner with the family at Jack's Place at Virgilia--pan fried chicken or baked ham, $2.50. Easter Sunday breakfast at River Pines in Blairsden--buckwheat pancakes 50 cents or dinner featuring leg of lamb $2.95, ham $2.75 or beef stroganoff $3.25.

25 YEARS AGO.........1987

Advertisement: Grocery store items for your Easter dinner: ham 97 cents a pound, asparagus 69 cents a pound, strawberries 59 cents a basket, mayonnaise $1.49 a quart, yams 40 cents a pound, cream cheese 79 cents, frozen pie $2.50, cool whip topping 89 cents a tub, butter $1.69 a pound, eggs 79 cents a dozen, artichokes 49 cents each.

Advertisement: Eat out on Easter--Beckwourth Tavern featuring leg of lamb $10.95, prime rib $11.95. Sierra Valley Lodge--baked ham complete dinner $7.50.

10 YEARS AGO.......2002

Advertisement: Eat out on Easter--Cafe Mohawk Brunch featuring Bavarian eggs benedict (eggs benedict served atop a German potato pancake) $7.95, crepes $8.50, omelet ranchero $7.50. Or celebrate at home with these grocery store specials--Ham $1.29 a pound, asparagus $1.39 a pound, cauliflower $1.50 a head, baby carrots $1.50 a bag, grapes 99 cents a pound, hot cross buns $3.50 a dozen, potato salad $3.99 a pound, strawberries $2.50 a basket, six inch Easter lilies $6.00.

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