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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on August 17, 2012, 05:45:37 PM
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Oh my.
I think I'll check off mine as the primitives bring them up.
hedgehog (27,957 posts)
Things you ate as a kid that you'd never eat now because of your health:
Spam
Corned beef hash
Hot dogs
Koolaid
franksolich dined on Spam one time, as a little lad. franksolich hasn't touched the stuff since.
I've never gone within ten miles of corned beef hash.
I dined on hot dogs occasionally as a little lad, but they had to first be burned black. The last time franksolich had a hot dog was probably when Richard Nixon was in the White House.
I never messed with Kool-Aid, not even as a kid; colored sugar water damaging to the teeth.
NRaleighLiberal (22,951 posts)
1. Oreos (by the roll). Potato chips (by the bag). many a bologna sandwich.
Beefaroni - every Saturday, it seemed. My mom was not a good cook and just kinda shoved junk food at me - and it took me over 50 years to really get a grip and get healthy (food intake-wise).
I dined on Oreo cookies as a little lad, but probably not since Lyndon Johnson was in the White House.
I dine on potato chips once in a while; either Lay's barbequed flavor, or the sour-cream flavor.
Bologna sandwiches--now, that's a horror story here. My younger brother and I were the last in a large family, and frequently baby-sat by our resentful older siblings, which of course included feeding us.
Fried bologna (with the edges cut so it wouldn't curl) on white bread with fake mayonnaise.
At least they used to burn my bologna before shoving it at me.
franksolich has had Beef-a-Roni on occasion, but probably not since Gerald Ford was in the White House.
Viva_La_Revolution (25,792 posts)
2. Hamburger helper
hot dogs
soda
I still eat mac and cheese. just not a whole box by myself
Hamburger Helper, never; hot dogs, already mentioned; soda, Diet Dr. Pepper only; boxed macaroni and cheese, rarely, maybe two or three times a year if that much.
Ya Basta (67 posts)
3. Pizza, cheese burgers, hot dogs...
Baloney
Frozen burritos
Canned tamales
Canned beefaroni
Chili Cheese Fries
Macaroni and cheese
franksolich dines on pizza about five times a week, going to the convenience store in town to buy a slice of pepperoni pizza for supper.
Once in a while, maybe six times a year, I go to the Valentino's place in the big city; for those who don't know, Valentino's makes the best pizza in the world. After dining at Valentino's, one never wants to try another brand of pizza--no way--and I haven't.
As for cheeseburgers, I've had them, and still have them--maybe once or twice a year these days--but was never partial to them. Plain hamburgers, pressed down hard on the grill so as to squeeze out every drop of grease, are another story. Maybe ten times a week, a hamburger from the VFW Club or one of the two bars in town.
Hot dogs, Beef-a-Roni, bologna, already mentioned above.
Frozen burritos, canned tamales, not on your life. Never have, never will.
I have no idea what "chili cheese fries" are; I've probably seen them, but they probably didn't look appetizing, so I ignored them.
kdmorris (3,842 posts)
4. So many...
Kool-aid, sugared cereal, pancakes/pancake syrup, cake, candy, pie... pretty much all of the sweets. I add some in occasionally, but so rarely as to be given up.
Fast Food (any of them)
Kool-Aid, already mentioned.
Sugared cereal, never; just plain cereal (corn flakes whatnot) with milk and an enormous dollop of sour cream.
Pancakes and pancake syrup, a lot, as a kid and now. With real butter, not fake butter.
Cake rarely, and only vanilla, no others.
Candy; well, the last package of candy I recall purchasing, Ronald Reagan was in the White House.
Pies--cherry pie is never safe within a mile of franksolich, and I don't mean just a slice, but the whole pie. Apple pie too is fine.....provided the apples are cooked all the way through, which unfortunately they usually aren't. Pumpkin pie, sure. But no other sorts of pies, just those three.
franksolich dines on fast food two times a week (I'm very regular in my habits), but as there's no problem with weight, the blood pressure, the blood cholesterol, &., &c., &c., it's not enough to do any harm.
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And now, here we have the defrocked warped primitive, who's as mean and ugly as a snake:
Warpy (64,142 posts)
5. Wheat. I'm allergic and that one hurts.
That alone cut out 95% of the junk food I'd gravitate to like Triscuits and Wheat Thins when I wanted to comfort eat.
I don't eat sickly sweet supermarket chocolate. I'm on the hard stuff, free trade high chocolate liquor content bitter chocolate.
So.....now the defrocked warped primitive's "allergic" to wheat, too.
The defrocked warped primitive over the years has provided a long list of things she's "allergic" to, but there's something singularly peculiar about her "allergies."
It seems the defrocked warped primitive is "allergic" to only things good for her, but not allergic to anything bad for her.
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Grapes and raisins.
when I was just a youngun, we all had grapes for snacks. My sister wanted mine and told me they were eyeballs.
I haven't touched them since and I'm 54.
Raisins are just zombie grapes.
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Grapes and raisins.
when I was just a youngun, we all had grapes for snacks. My sister wanted mine and told me they were eyeballs.
I haven't touched them since and I'm 54.
Raisins are just zombie grapes.
Raisins are one of my idiosyncrasies, too.
When I was a little lad, the older brothers (not the sisters, who pulled no such tricks on me) convinced me that raisins cause freckles.
I long ago learned that's not really true, but lo these many years past, I still don't do raisins.
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Mayo. Can't stand the stuff.
Don't like marshmallows, eggplant, brussel sprouts, or caramel.
Not a big sweets person, but LOVE apple, chocolate ice box pie. Banana ice box pie, too. A good key lime pie as well.
Not big into the "exotic" fruits. Apples, oranges, apricots, and kiwi my favorites.
I'm a chocoholic.
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Lets see - No soda - at all - ever.
I still eat most things I ate as a kid, but usually in considerably reduced quantities.
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I'm a chocoholic.
Now remember, I'm not passing judgement on you, or any other decent and civilized people.
<<passes judgement only on primitives, who have more hypocrisies than there's stars in the sky.
Despite her disclaimer, the defrocked warped primitive is a ravenous consumer of chocolate; she probably buys and eats it by the bushel.
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.....but usually in considerably reduced quantities.
You know, I wonder if our stomachs shrink as we age.
When I was in college, I could down a whole entire large Valentino's pizza all by my own self.
About halfway between back then and now, I found all I could take on my own was a small Valentino's pizza.
Nowadays, I run to the convenience store in town, and pick up a single slice of pepperoni pizza ($1.69) for supper, and once I down that, I'm stuffed to the gills.
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I used to eat the rights of the oppressed 99%. Went straight to my thighs.
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Now remember, I'm not passing judgement on you, or any other decent and civilized people.
<<passes judgement only on primitives, who have more hypocrisies than there's stars in the sky.
Despite her disclaimer, the defrocked warped primitive is a ravenous consumer of chocolate; she probably buys and eats it by the bushel.
no worries. Chocolate is like pie....it.knows no politics.
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You know, I wonder if our stomachs shrink as we age.
When I was in college, I could down a whole entire large Valentino's pizza all by my own self.
About halfway between back then and now, I found all I could take on my own was a small Valentino's pizza.
Nowadays, I run to the convenience store in town, and pick up a single slice of pepperoni pizza ($1.69) for supper, and once I down that, I'm stuffed to the gills.
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For example: The missus cooked up one of her most excellent homemade chicken pies for supper, and there was once a time where I could easily eat half of it. Now I'm down to just one slice before I am full. In a way I suppose its good, as there will still be chicken pie left for tomorrow.
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De gustibus non disputandum.
I love Spam, hot dogs, the occasional canned corned beef sandwich (Warmed in the nuke oven, with margarine on white bread), and Braunschweiger on light rye with seeds and margarine or butter.
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De gustibus non disputandum.
I love Spam, hot dogs, the occasional canned corned beef sandwich (Warmed in the nuke oven, with margarine on white bread), and Braunschweiger on light rye with seeds and margarine or butter.
Oh man.
You would've gotten along great with my father. He loved those sorts of things.
And among other things, scrapple.
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I'm not a biggie on eggplant, or calamari, or caviar; and as for desserts, there isn't much I won't eat. Getting back to the eggplant, I will eat it if my wife makes it as eggplant parm.
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Most things I used to eat that I do not now are based on taste.
There used to be these things called "pizza burgers" which were like a hamburger with some sort of pizza sauce on the inside.
As a very young child I loved these things. When I rediscovered them as a young adult, I eagerly tried one only to discover that must only taste good to humans under 5 and dogs.
But I don't really dwell on it.
When I was very young I used to eat formula and then Gerber's baby food.
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De gustibus non disputandum.
the occasional canned corned beef sandwich (Warmed in the nuke oven, with margarine on white bread)
I enjoy this, but with rye or oat bread and mustard, and with a glop of coleslaw and horseradish on top. Damn. Now I wish I wasn't full of chicken pie.
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Oh man.
You would've gotten along great with my father. He loved those sorts of things.
And among other things, scrapple.
Srapple is something I eat only once or twice a month now. Cooked "Pennsylvania Dutch" style--dredged through seasoned flour and fried in an iron pan is best. There's an art to keeping scrapple in one piece.
Don't eat hot dogs much any more.
As a kid, I LOVED TastykakeTM lemon pies. They're a very rare treat, now.
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I used to eat the rights of the oppressed 99%. Went straight to my thighs.
Nicely done. By the way, have you introduced yourself in your own introduction thread ?
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Nicely done. By the way, have you introduced yourself in your own introduction thread ?
Thank you, and yes I have.
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What's funny, growing up we were poor, but being farmers dad put five cows and a dozen hogs in the freezer every year (very large family.) I had grain fed steaks four times a week, but didn't have a bologna sandwich till I left home. I still enjoy them, seems like a treat every time I have bologna.
As for eating less as you get older, depends on what you're doing. I eat the same amount I did at seventeen (enough for three guys) and have put on four pounds over the last fifteen years. However, I'm 82 inches tall and work a job so physically demanding that my newest guy lost over forty pounds his first month with me. Not looking forward to having to cut back when I finally decide to move to a desk job.
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About the only thing I liked as a kid that I will not eat anymore is creamed spinach.
Everything else I'm okay with.
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The DUmmies didn't mention a single thing that I don't like.
Notice all the things they don't eat were English words.
If you wrote Hamburger Helper in French, they'd love the stuff.
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You know, I wonder if our stomachs shrink as we age.
When I was in college, I could down a whole entire large Valentino's pizza all by my own self.
About halfway between back then and now, I found all I could take on my own was a small Valentino's pizza.
Nowadays, I run to the convenience store in town, and pick up a single slice of pepperoni pizza ($1.69) for supper, and once I down that, I'm stuffed to the gills.
I had a hollow leg until I was about 30 or so. It's relocated itself over my belt. I don't eat quite as much as I used to, but my eyes are just as big as they ever were.
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The DUmmies didn't mention a single thing that I don't like.
Notice all the things they don't eat were English words.
If you wrote Hamburger Helper in French, they'd love the stuff.
I don't know why they call it hamburger helper. It does great by itself.
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Pasta and powdered gravy. Great stuff.
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Pasta and powdered gravy. Great stuff.
It does just fine by itself...
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkExpbnjsX8[/youtube]
REAL tomato ketchup Eddie ???
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It does just fine by itself...
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkExpbnjsX8[/youtube]
REAL tomato ketchup Eddie ???
Only the best for you, Clark. :lmao:
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Primitives don't have to eat that cheap food anymore...They can afford to eat what the evil 1% eat.....they're on foodstamps, you know.
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Pickled beats, you couldn't get me to eat one now.
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Most things I used to eat that I do not now are based on taste.
There used to be these things called "pizza burgers" which were like a hamburger with some sort of pizza sauce on the inside.
As a very young child I loved these things. When I rediscovered them as a young adult, I eagerly tried one only to discover that must only taste good to humans under 5 and dogs.
But I don't really dwell on it.
When I was very young I used to eat formula and then Gerber's baby food.
I was raised by Conservative honey badgers. Honey badger milk and the flesh of DUmmies made me into the Dog I am today.
Pizza burgers and taco burgers- school food. My favorite school food was chili and cinnamon rolls. I went to Moose's high school a few years ago for a fundraiser and had "school" chili and cinnamon rolls. I agree with you, Duke: some tastes are best left in the past.
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Corned beef hash is terrific if you make it yourself, but to eat that stuff in a can, well, you might as well buy a can of Alpo and fry it up--tastes the same but much healthier.
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I'm not sure how someone eats kool-aid or soda.
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Corned beef on rye, with some swiss cheese and sauerkraut, and some deli mustard.
AKA a Reuben sandwich. Food of the gods.
The only soda I drink is Dr Pepper. Mr. Pibb if I have to. I'm more of an iced tea guy.
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Corned beef hash is terrific if you make it yourself, but to eat that stuff in a can, well, you might as well buy a can of Alpo and fry it up--tastes the same but much healthier.
Canned hash is pretty damn good.
Alpo smells so good my mouth waters, but I've never tried it.
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I'm not sure how someone eats kool-aid or soda.
Kool-aid and soda popsicles.
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Kool-aid and soda popsicles.
Those better have vodka in them... otherwise, that's just lame.
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Fry up some canned hash till it is crispy, and put some eggs on top. :drool:
I will not eat peas, or lima beans. My Mom scarred me for life.
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I will not eat sauerkraut
or cole slaw,
But even though both of them are made of cabbage, I like small amounts of fresh cabbage in my salads occasionally.
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Om nom nom nom nom
What's blue and hard and just off-camera?
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Scrapple is something I eat only once or twice a month now. Cooked "Pennsylvania Dutch" style--dredged through seasoned flour and fried in an iron pan is best. There's an art to keeping scrapple in one piece.
As a kid, I LOVED TastykakeTM lemon pies. They're a very rare treat, now.
Yes, being in the Philly area does have some advantages -- LOVE scrapple, cooked just as you've written but limit myself to only a couple of times a year, if that.
Taskykake PB Tandy Takes were my favorites as a kid along with Ring Dings. Haven't had either in years *sigh*
And I have to really watch it on cheese consumption -- Lactaid doesn't always help :bawl:
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I will not eat peas, or lima beans. My Mom scarred me for life.
:panic: Me too, Tots!
I've never tried the canned hash. Here's what my mom used to do: After a Sunday dinner of roast beef, potatoes & carrots that had cooked in the beef broth, she'd take the leftovers and run them through the Foley foodmill. Bake the results in a casserole dish. Man, that was good.
Things you used to eat as a kid, but don't now: Creamed chipped beef on toast (SOS). Sugar.
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:panic: Me too, Tots!
I've never tried the canned hash. Here's what my mom used to do: After a Sunday dinner of roast beef, potatoes & carrots that had cooked in the beef broth, she'd take the leftovers and run them through the Foley foodmill. Bake the results in a casserole dish. Man, that was good.
Things you used to eat as a kid, but don't now: Creamed chipped beef on toast (SOS). Sugar.
I still love SOS. We didn't have a foley, but we had a meat grinder. We would grind up the leftover roast beef, or ham, for roast beef/ham salad. Underwood shoulda paid my Grandmother for her recipe. They would still be in business.
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I will not eat peas, or lima beans. My Mom scarred me for life.
Snow peas only -- and yes, my poor Mom scarred me for life on those also, Tots.
I can STILL vividly remember her bringing out a whole cow's tongue on a platter when I was about 9 or 10 -- I think I actually ran from the table! :panic:
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Dehydrated, reconstituted, boiled, and mashed peas. Tastes like a bowl of warm vomit.
I still think it was a torture device invented by the British and not actually meant to be eaten. I notice my mom doesn't make them anymore since she has nobody to inflict them upon.
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Wait a minute, Chris. I've never heard of such a thing in my entire life. What is this again?
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"Mashed (mushy) peas"
They're dried when you buy them. Reconstitute them in water, boil them, mash, and serve. You have to try them once just to experience how awful they are.
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"Mashed (mushy) peas"
They're dried when you buy them. Reconstitute them in water, boil them, mash, and serve. You have to try them once just to experience how awful they are.
Only fruitcake lovers will eat them.
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My Mom burned frozen peas. Mushy, I could handle. Crunchy? Not so much.
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I bet seahorse and jtyangel have choked down a few helpings of mushy peas.
Awful, awful stuff.
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My Mom burned frozen peas. Mushy, I could handle. Crunchy? Not so much.
(Limey accent)...I eat me peas with honey
I done so all me life
It makes the peas tast funny
But it keeps them on the...
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjDoCIZRqfI[/youtube]
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"Mashed (mushy) peas"
They're dried when you buy them. Reconstitute them in water, boil them, mash, and serve. You have to try them once just to experience how awful they are.
The only kind of dried peas I've had have been in split pea soup -- reconstituted and run through a blender or food processor. That sounds pretty bad, chris!
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Split pea soup is great.
This is not split pea soup.