For a snapshot of grocery prices in 1966, this ad appeared in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, February17,  1966.  So the 59 cent butter was actually closer to $6 a pound.

There’s been a lot of inflation since then. According to this online calculator, one dollar in 1968 is the equivalent of $9.68 in 2025.  And the whole chickens for 29 cents a pound were closer to $3 a pound.

What would you make for dinner if you were buying the groceries in 1966?