When I was a kid growing up, it was tuna casserole and chicken wings to keep the food budget down. I never saw chicken wings on display in IGA or Fred's, my mom always had to ask for them, usually at the same time she checked to see if there were any bones for the dog.
It was not until I went to university that wings were a popular bar food, and if I remember correctly it was $1 for a pound, plus celery, carrot sticks and blue cheese dip.
They are no longer the cheap food.