Broom Hilda by Russell Myers for September 20, 2024

Always wondered about that. I just think it depends on what part of the country you’re from!!!

“What about second breakfast?”

In the American South, the midday meal was “dinner” if it was indoors, and “lunch” if it was outdoors (like a picnic). The evening meal was always “supper”.

You can call me anything just don’t call me late for dinner/supper!

Supper was common & simple. Sunday or Holiday dinner usually had more dishes, bigger meat & you dressed up nice.

She forgot brunch. And yes she can.

In my family growing up at our home on the farm, dinner was the noon meal and supper was the evening meal (usually around 5 or 6 o’clock). Lunch was a small meal (usually a sandwich and something to drink like coffee or tea) my dad would have (sometimes taken to him out in the field when he was working out in the field) mid-morning or mid-afternoon.

In the Navy, the word is passed at 1100 for “Dinner for the crew”. In the evening, it’s “Supper for the crew”.

I had the same question the other day. And could not come up with how they name the supper/ dinner part in UK. Was it Supper???

The way I learned it, “dinner” was the biggest meal of the day.

If that came in the middle of the day, then the evening meal was “supper”, but if the bigger meal was in the evening, then it was “dinner” and the midday meal was “lunch”.