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The article on "Ploughman's lunch" states flatly that the term is "a late 1970's invention of the UK catering industry."

If this is so, why can I find US newspaper cites dating from 1964, talking about "ploughman's lunch" and describing the meal. It was almost certainly a pub meal. I have no doubt that the pubs invented the phrase in the 20th century, but certainly the "UK catering industry" in the late 1970's had no part in it's inception.

Sam Clements —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.166.33.12 (talk • contribs) 02:43, 1 October 2004

I'm not expert, but I thought a ploughman's lunch includes a stiff ale. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.239.210.166 (talk • contribs) 22:31, 3 October 2004

Contents 1 The Milk Marketing Board 2 Ham? 3 meat? 4 Pickle

[edit] The Milk Marketing Board

I'm fairly sure that the Ploughman's Lunch was invented in the 1960s by the UK Milk Marketing Board in an effort to increase cheese sales. This explains its total absence outside the UK (compare other traditional fayre such as fish and chips or roast beef, which you can find outside the UK).

--Smallbone10 20:48, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Ham?

Why is there a pic of a pair of horses? Pretty useless pic tbh. 131.111.200.200wikibaron131.111.200.200

[edit] meat?

I think that slices of meat and some lettuce is normally includes also. Alan2here (talk) 16:35, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pickle

I think we need to be careful in this article to clarify what is meant by "pickle" or "pickles", as either of these could refer to relish (which is called "pickle" in the UK, such as that made by Branston) or a pickled cucumber (which is called a "pickle" in the US and Canada). Are pickled cucumbers ever used in ploughmen's lunches, in the same way that pickled onions are? As it is, this remains unclear in the article, and I don't know either way. leevclarke (talk) 21:45, 29 April 2009 (UTC)