Rice Pudding and other things that are wrong

Redbelly98

When I was growing up, my oldest brother (and possibly others in my family) were put off that my favorite kind sandwich was bologna on raisin-bread.

And, for a couple of years as a teenager, I liked putting orange juice on vanilla ice cream. Think rootbeer floats, with O.J. instead of rootbeer. Until one day I took a bite and was utterly disgusted! How is it possible I ever enjoyed eating that?

Evo

OH DEAR GOD!

Ok, that I can see, just think orange dreamsicles.

Evo

See, that sounds delicious. What my grandmother made was bland and horrid.

But the woman made the BEST yorkshire pudding and roast beef gravy on the planet.

The worst thing my mother ever fed me was cold tripe with Wishbone bottled Italian dressing poured over it. I truly thought I was going to die. I think I was 8. I can still see that like it was an hour ago.

Redbelly98

Oh, uh, by the way, you might want to ease off on the Soylent Green crackers too.

Janus

Hmm, love rice pudding. Carrot-raisin salad is the only "salad" I liked as a child.

Rutabagas (yellow turnips), great raw, horrid cooked, and one of the best ways to ruin a stew.

Green peppers, ugh!

Cinnamon rolls: I don't dislike them, I'm more indifferent. You see, my mom baked a lot, and the one thing she baked the most was cinnamon rolls (My dad liked them with coffee). We always had cinnamon rolls on hand. They were nothing special. (the only exception was she made them caramel rolls, or as we called them, "gooey rolls".

A typical conversation:

"Mom, is there anything to eat?"

"Yes, cinnamon rolls."

"Anything else?"

That and homemade bread. we thought it "treat" when we went to a friend's house and got "store bread". The grass is always greener, right?

lisab

I *loved* peanut butter and fried bologna sandwiches when I was a kid! And I probably still do, but I don't eat bologna anymore...

tribdog

I've never put orange juice on ice cream, but I do like dreamsicles. Sort of the same thing. My mom used to make macaroni and milk. that's all it was macaroni boiled in milk and lots of pepper. I loved it, but everyone tells me I'm weird and that it's gross.

Redbelly98

MMMMMmmmmmh ... dreamsicles ... aaaaahhhhhrrrrr



Yeah, over the years I've lost my appetite for bologna, and liverwurst too. Two things I loved as a pre-teen.

lisab

I used to love Vienna sausages, too...totally to me now.

Evo

Braunschwieger...MMMMMMM.

I love it mixed with cream cheese, butter and onions, then spread on a bagle.

I have some in my fridge right now.

Math Is Hard

Watered down mayo? Ugh. You're making it worse.

Evo

Did your moms make the same thing every night of the week?

Each weeknight was the same. Monday - spaghetti, Tuesday - meatloaf, Wednesday - fried chicken, Thursday - hot dogs/hamburgers, Friday - fish (we were Roman Catholic), Saturday - steak cooked until it was unidentifiable, Sunday - roast beef and yorkshire pudding.

You knew what you were having for dinner based on which day it was.

tribdog

You ate every day? Well aren't we la-di-da.

Evo

scorpa

I have an old aunt that used to make raisin pie, we always used to have to have a big slice when we went to her house and I hated the stuff. Loved the aunt, hated the pie.

hypatia

My Mom only made American food and really had no concept of herbs and spices.
Eating food from other countries happened when we ate out, and with 6 kids that didn't happen very often.

tribdog

the only herbs and spices my mom knew were the 11 from the colonel. You know what? it turns out the 11 herbs and spices were just salt and pepper. At least that's what I heard. Despite the fact that my mom knew nothing about herbs and spices I'm pretty sure I gave her a spice rack for Mother's Day at least 9 times.