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Post by DangOlJimmyITellYouWhat on Oct 9, 2017 15:20:45 GMT -5
A discussion with a friend led me to remember some of the god-awful food I was subjected to growing up in an SDA house and going to a very small SDA school. I swear, I don't understand why these people can't seem to realize that vegetarian food doesn't have to be total bland shit. Granted, this may be changing since "vegetarian" is no longer unheard-of in Middle America (and of course it may have been different in other parts of the country/world) but jfc until Boomer women who didn't know how to cook vegetarian stop handing down these terrible recipes, I am sure they will persist. Special K Loaf - this guy calls it "Cottage Cheese Loaf" but I have never heard anyone call it anything but Special K Loaf Oatmeal pattiesWham -It's hair meat. And boy it was super-hilarious to us as teenagers when there was suddenly a band called Wham! God help me, I still very occasionally get a vague craving for this. Pecan patties minus the tofu - my mother had the GALL to actually make these for Thanksgiving dinner last time I was there (about three? four? years ago) because vegetarian in-laws were there. WHAT ABOUT THE MEAT-EATERS, MOM.
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Post by DangOlJimmyITellYouWhat on Oct 9, 2017 16:05:19 GMT -5
Wham -It's hair meat. And boy it was super-hilarious to us as teenagers when there was suddenly a band called Wham! God help me, I still very occasionally get a vague craving for this. What...what is hair meat? LOL it's why my sister calls it. It's a meat substitute, but it's (or was) pressed together in such a way that it was weirdly coarse and kind of separated into fine strands when you bit into it. You know, hair meat.
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Post by DangOlJimmyITellYouWhat on Oct 9, 2017 16:49:00 GMT -5
I was thinking it was made of hydrolized protein extracted from human hair or something. My grandfather died in a Seventh-Day Adventist-run hospice (I think purely for financial reasons, none of us were or are church members) and I still remember the taste of the Wham sandwiches in the cafeteria. Gross foods I ate growing up: -Chicken livers (actually not gross at all, I still like them) -Squirrel (fucking NASTY) -Groundhog (less nasty than squirrel but still real real bad) -Rabbit (meh, I'd rather have dark meat chicken) SEE? And I have no idea why I occasionally still want it. Huh I would have expected groundhog to be nastier than squirrel.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2017 17:19:07 GMT -5
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Post by ganews on Oct 9, 2017 19:35:41 GMT -5
I was a pretty picky eater as a kid, and my mother was/is a tolerant but far from adventurous eater. I wasn't forced to eat too many things that were really awful, and my parents' general approach was to make at least a couple things I would willingly eat. But a couple standouts: boiled beets turnip greens boiled cabbage
Also I remember when I won the award for highest SAT in my year in high school, I got some award money and a lunch invitation from the Lions Club. The lunch menu was fried pork chops, boiled rutabaga, and I think some greens or other. Rutabaga?? I ate it all anyway because they had me at the table up front.
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Oct 9, 2017 20:16:09 GMT -5
I am sure I ate that exact lunch, minus the cookies.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2017 20:19:48 GMT -5
Not Spaghetti-O's, no. I was a sophisticated child, see.
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Post by Gamblin' Telly on Oct 10, 2017 5:08:17 GMT -5
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Post by pairesta on Oct 10, 2017 7:05:17 GMT -5
Tostinos pizza rolls were a favorite after school snack. Hot Pockets Lebanon Bologna My brother loved pickle and pimento loaf, which I could never get behind Very briefly, cream cheese and jelly sandwiches in place of PB&J. Technically, we didn't "eat" it, because it was awful, but once Mom made salmon loaf, and to this day she still hears about it.
I've mentioned it many times on the food board, but a favorite, only in Wisconsin lunch was wonderbread, summer sausage, sharp wisconsin cheddar, Miracle Whip, and nuclear yellow mustard, preferably accompanied by cheese puff cheetos.
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Post by LazBro on Oct 10, 2017 7:40:17 GMT -5
Tostinos pizza rolls were a favorite after school snack. Hot Pockets Lebanon Bologna My brother loved pickle and pimento loaf, which I could never get behind Very briefly, cream cheese and jelly sandwiches in place of PB&J. Technically, we didn't "eat" it, because it was awful, but once Mom made salmon loaf, and to this day she still hears about it. I've mentioned it many times on the food board, but a favorite, only in Wisconsin lunch was wonderbread, summer sausage, sharp wisconsin cheddar, Miracle Whip, and nuclear yellow mustard, preferably accompanied by cheese puff cheetos. Hot Pockets were then, are now, and forever will be good food.
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Post by LazBro on Oct 10, 2017 7:44:33 GMT -5
Also, my old " Weird Food from Your Childhood" thread contains a further 3 pages of depravity to enjoy. From that thread, I'll re-mention that my family frequently ate " pear salad" as a side dish with dinner. A canned pear half topped with a dollop of miracle whip and a sprinkle of shredded cheese.
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Post by DangOlJimmyITellYouWhat on Oct 10, 2017 8:07:39 GMT -5
Also, my old " Weird Food from Your Childhood" thread contains a further 3 pages of depravity to enjoy. From that thread, I'll re-mention that my family frequently ate " pear salad" as a side dish with dinner. A canned pear half topped with a dollop of miracle whip and a sprinkle of shredded cheese. Hey, that's the thread I was looking for to add this to! But I could not locate it. Also whoever created pear salad is history's greatest monster.
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Post by pairesta on Oct 10, 2017 8:31:28 GMT -5
Tostinos pizza rolls were a favorite after school snack. Hot Pockets Lebanon Bologna My brother loved pickle and pimento loaf, which I could never get behind Very briefly, cream cheese and jelly sandwiches in place of PB&J. Technically, we didn't "eat" it, because it was awful, but once Mom made salmon loaf, and to this day she still hears about it. I've mentioned it many times on the food board, but a favorite, only in Wisconsin lunch was wonderbread, summer sausage, sharp wisconsin cheddar, Miracle Whip, and nuclear yellow mustard, preferably accompanied by cheese puff cheetos. Hot Pockets were then, are now, and forever will be good food. Well, I liked the cheesesteak one, and last time i had that, the steak used was 99% gristle, and my roommate got violently ill from his. I remember the pizza one being good, and having a surprisingly vibrant tomato sauce flavor to it, but I never revisited those for whatever reason.
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Oct 10, 2017 8:54:12 GMT -5
Tostinos pizza rolls were a favorite after school snack. Hot Pockets Lebanon Bologna My brother loved pickle and pimento loaf, which I could never get behind Very briefly, cream cheese and jelly sandwiches in place of PB&J. Technically, we didn't "eat" it, because it was awful, but once Mom made salmon loaf, and to this day she still hears about it. I've mentioned it many times on the food board, but a favorite, only in Wisconsin lunch was wonderbread, summer sausage, sharp wisconsin cheddar, Miracle Whip, and nuclear yellow mustard, preferably accompanied by cheese puff cheetos. I will not hear Lebanon bologna maligned, it is delicious and in no way weird or gross. Scrapple on the other hand is very gross.
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Post by LazBro on Oct 10, 2017 9:14:07 GMT -5
Tostinos pizza rolls were a favorite after school snack. Hot Pockets Lebanon Bologna My brother loved pickle and pimento loaf, which I could never get behind Very briefly, cream cheese and jelly sandwiches in place of PB&J. Technically, we didn't "eat" it, because it was awful, but once Mom made salmon loaf, and to this day she still hears about it. I've mentioned it many times on the food board, but a favorite, only in Wisconsin lunch was wonderbread, summer sausage, sharp wisconsin cheddar, Miracle Whip, and nuclear yellow mustard, preferably accompanied by cheese puff cheetos. I will not hear Lebanon bologna maligned, it is delicious and in no way weird or gross. Scrapple on the other hand is very gross. I had never heard of Lebanon bologna until Pairesta's post, and I only just looked it up. Of course I've never had it, but it looks amazing.
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Oct 10, 2017 9:20:14 GMT -5
I will not hear Lebanon bologna maligned, it is delicious and in no way weird or gross. Scrapple on the other hand is very gross. I had never heard of Lebanon bologna until Pairesta's post, and I only just looked it up. Of course I've never had it, but it looks amazing. I thought it was a mostly-PA thing (Lebanon County being in PA) but I do see it occasionally in the Midwest. Makes sense the Sausage Capital of the country, Wisconsin, would know of it. But truly - it's so good! It's like summer sausage but in a larger, more sandwich-friendly form! Also: they don't seem to have dried beef out here. It's very hard to find. Not corned beef. Not chipped beef. DRIED beef. I only ever see it in little jars, but in PA you can get it at the deli counter.
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Post by Smacks on Oct 10, 2017 9:24:04 GMT -5
I grew up juxtaposed between old world Italian cooking and super bland Midwestern shit like Spam on white bread. Seriously my Dad loved Spam. I don't think I ever even tried it. As a kid I loved linguine with clams, and my Grandma's homemade meatballs and pizza. Now for the gross.......
Grandma cooked tripe and pig's feet on the reg. It wouldn't be out of place to see some very disturbing organs in the kitchen. Saw a brain in a bowl once and didn't sleep for weeks. The only thing she ever tricked me into eating was beef liver. I thought it was awful even though I was told it was "steak". I can still shudder from the memory.
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Post by pairesta on Oct 10, 2017 9:26:03 GMT -5
Well shit now I need to track down Lebanon bologna and try it again; I'd just written it off as cheapo oscar meyer lunch meat.
Also I always wondered why a country in the middle east would be so famous for its salami.
I remember it being more salami-like than summer sausage like, with a pronounced sour note to it.
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Oct 10, 2017 9:32:08 GMT -5
Well shit now I need to track down Lebanon bologna and try it again; I'd just written it off as cheapo oscar meyer lunch meat. Also I always wondered why a country in the middle east would be so famous for its salami. I remember it being more salami-like than summer sausage like, with a pronounced sour note to it. Yeah, it's sort of a salami-summer sausage hybrid imho. I may be misremembering a little, it's been a few years since I've had any. (It's pronounced "Leb-a-nin," not like the country.)
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Post by Liz n Dick on Oct 10, 2017 9:57:36 GMT -5
Tostinos pizza rolls were a favorite after school snack. Hot Pockets Lebanon Bologna My brother loved pickle and pimento loaf, which I could never get behind Very briefly, cream cheese and jelly sandwiches in place of PB&J. Technically, we didn't "eat" it, because it was awful, but once Mom made salmon loaf, and to this day she still hears about it. I've mentioned it many times on the food board, but a favorite, only in Wisconsin lunch was wonderbread, summer sausage, sharp wisconsin cheddar, Miracle Whip, and nuclear yellow mustard, preferably accompanied by cheese puff cheetos. Hot Pockets were then, are now, and forever will be good food. Thank you! I was a little shocked to see Hot Pockets on that list, because that's still my "OMG OMG OMG! I'm on vacation and having a treat for lunch!" junk food. My childhood was littered with entirely uninteresting meals. Man. I don't have anything exciting to add to this thread.
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Post by pairesta on Oct 10, 2017 10:28:11 GMT -5
Grandma cooked tripe and pig's feet on the reg. It wouldn't be out of place to see some very disturbing organs in the kitchen. Saw a brain in a bowl once and didn't sleep for weeks. The only thing she ever tricked me into eating was beef liver. I thought it was awful even though I was told it was "steak". I can still shudder from the memory. So I take it you didn't come around on any of these? I've had Italian style tripe where it's smothered with tomato sauce and cheese and was just a textural element, then I had it at a Vietnamese place where they must have hung it in a car in August to add a layer of extra funk to it because good god. Also I know it stinks when you prepare it. I could probably do pig's feet now. (Certainly not as a kid and yeah I'd have needed therapy if I saw brains in a bowl waiting for dinner). My German grandfather LOVED liverwurst. It always smelled so good, then I'd try some and you just need to have grown up around that I guess.
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Post by Smacks on Oct 10, 2017 10:33:02 GMT -5
Grandma cooked tripe and pig's feet on the reg. It wouldn't be out of place to see some very disturbing organs in the kitchen. Saw a brain in a bowl once and didn't sleep for weeks. The only thing she ever tricked me into eating was beef liver. I thought it was awful even though I was told it was "steak". I can still shudder from the memory. So I take it you didn't come around on any of these? I've had Italian style tripe where it's smothered with tomato sauce and cheese and was just a textural element, then I had it at a Vietnamese place where they must have hung it in a car in August to add a layer of extra funk to it because good god. Also I know it stinks when you prepare it. I could probably do pig's feet now. (Certainly not as a kid and yeah I'd have needed therapy if I saw brains in a bowl waiting for dinner). My German grandfather LOVED liverwurst. It always smelled so good, then I'd try some and you just need to have grown up around that I guess. Yeah the tripe really stunk. Completely unappetizing. With pigs' feet it's the visual. It's very clearly a foot with a hoof and oh my God this is starting to gross me out!
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Post by ganews on Oct 10, 2017 11:33:30 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of offal. But then I just had the calf liver in Venice and the tripa Florentina in Florence, and I'll eat the strange things on the plate next to Korean soondae. These days I might even eat fried chitterlings if they were given to me... *rethinks life*
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Post by DangOlJimmyITellYouWhat on Oct 10, 2017 12:16:53 GMT -5
I had never heard of Lebanon bologna until Pairesta's post, and I only just looked it up. Of course I've never had it, but it looks amazing. I thought it was a mostly-PA thing (Lebanon County being in PA) but I do see it occasionally in the Midwest. Makes sense the Sausage Capital of the country, Wisconsin, would know of it. But truly - it's so good! It's like summer sausage but in a larger, more sandwich-friendly form! Also: they don't seem to have dried beef out here. It's very hard to find. Not corned beef. Not chipped beef. DRIED beef. I only ever see it in little jars, but in PA you can get it at the deli counter. I never heard of dried beef. What do you do with it?
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Post by DangOlJimmyITellYouWhat on Oct 10, 2017 12:18:59 GMT -5
Grandma cooked tripe and pig's feet on the reg. It wouldn't be out of place to see some very disturbing organs in the kitchen. Saw a brain in a bowl once and didn't sleep for weeks. The only thing she ever tricked me into eating was beef liver. I thought it was awful even though I was told it was "steak". I can still shudder from the memory. So I take it you didn't come around on any of these? I've had Italian style tripe where it's smothered with tomato sauce and cheese and was just a textural element, then I had it at a Vietnamese place where they must have hung it in a car in August to add a layer of extra funk to it because good god. Also I know it stinks when you prepare it. I could probably do pig's feet now. (Certainly not as a kid and yeah I'd have needed therapy if I saw brains in a bowl waiting for dinner). My German grandfather LOVED liverwurst. It always smelled so good, then I'd try some and you just need to have grown up around that I guess. I like liverwurst, but I never had it until I was well into my 20s and had a military-brat roommate who'd spent time in Germany as a kid.
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Oct 10, 2017 12:41:17 GMT -5
I thought it was a mostly-PA thing (Lebanon County being in PA) but I do see it occasionally in the Midwest. Makes sense the Sausage Capital of the country, Wisconsin, would know of it. But truly - it's so good! It's like summer sausage but in a larger, more sandwich-friendly form! Also: they don't seem to have dried beef out here. It's very hard to find. Not corned beef. Not chipped beef. DRIED beef. I only ever see it in little jars, but in PA you can get it at the deli counter. I never heard of dried beef. What do you do with it? I ate it on sandwiches a lot as a kid, treated it like any other deli meat. You can use it like you would chipped beef and make a super salty, gross-looking but delicious gravy and served on toast. Or a dip for parties (like French onion, but with chopped up dried beef). Those are the most common uses I've seen.
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Post by DangOlJimmyITellYouWhat on Oct 10, 2017 14:28:08 GMT -5
I never heard of dried beef. What do you do with it? I ate it on sandwiches a lot as a kid, treated it like any other deli meat. You can use it like you would chipped beef and make a super salty, gross-looking but delicious gravy and served on toast. Or a dip for parties (like French onion, but with chopped up dried beef). Those are the most common uses I've seen. Honestly my acquaintance with chipped beef begins and ends with having read about it/heard about it in a military context. I can't quite tell if it's Yankee food or not. But that kind of salty thing sounds pretty good to me.
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Post by Trurl on Oct 10, 2017 17:34:27 GMT -5
I think I must have talked about "boiled dinner" somewhere else here, which is simultaneously bland and disgusting. Haven't eaten that since I moved out of my parents' home.
I haven't boiled a cow tongue in almost 30 years now, but I used to like tongue sandwiches. Prepping the tongue is pretty gross though.
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Post by Trurl on Oct 10, 2017 17:39:00 GMT -5
-Government cheese was actually pretty good. I preferred it to store-brand Velveeta, at least -Government peanut butter, on the other hand, SUCKED -Dry skim milk: there are probably grosser-tasting things than this out there, but I never encountered them, and as a child I had to have poison control called not once but twice for getting into the Windex so you can take my word on that Oh, powdered skim milk is the *worst*. Worse even than watered-down Carnation. You'd be drinking a glass then somehow a unmixed lump with the consistency of a a booger would wash into your mouth - makes me nauseous just thinking about it. I used to use powdered milk in my tea when I didn't have a lot of money or refrigeration though. The stuff keeps forever.
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Post by ganews on Oct 10, 2017 20:02:49 GMT -5
I haven't boiled a cow tongue in almost 30 years now, but I used to like tongue sandwiches. Prepping the tongue is pretty gross though. -Government cheese was actually pretty good. I preferred it to store-brand Velveeta, at least One clip to unite the thread...
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