Favorite sandwich

[debk]

They make it that way up in Minnesota, at least the stuff one gets from the grocery stores. I never had chicken salad with fruits and/ or nuts in it until I moved to Minnesota.

It seems to be the "gourmet" way these days. Don't know if it started in the south or maybe out in California where there are lots of fruits and nuts ( ).

If I want fruit with my chicken salad, I want it next to it on the plate or in a bowl. Not mixed in it. Nuts belong in apple (Waldorf) salad, not chicken!

I didn't know people messed with Waldorf salad so much either, until my step-mother entered my life. My mother made it real simple....crispy hard apples, pecans, celery, raisins and mayo. My step-mother's mother came over to Council Bluffs Iowa from Denmark....she added red and green grapes, marshmallows, and BANANAS to it!!! The grapes were ok, the marshmallows were tolerable. The BANANAS were just WRONG!!!!! Leftovers looked so gross!!! 

[IassaFTots]

It seems to be the "gourmet" way these days. Don't know if it started in the south or maybe out in California where there are lots of fruits and nuts ( ).

If I want fruit with my chicken salad, I want it next to it on the plate or in a bowl. Not mixed in it. Nuts belong in apple (Waldorf) salad, not chicken!

I didn't know people messed with Waldorf salad so much either, until my step-mother entered my life. My mother made it real simple....crispy hard apples, pecans, celery, raisins and mayo. My step-mother's mother came over to Council Bluffs Iowa from Denmark....she added red and green grapes, marshmallows, and BANANAS to it!!! The grapes were ok, the marshmallows were tolerable. The BANANAS were just WRONG!!!!! Leftovers looked so gross!!! 

Mayo and fruit are a no-go.  JMHO.

[debk]

Mayo and fruit are a no-go.  JMHO.

They are kind of nasty together. 

I do a marinade of OJ, white Karo syrup, Triple Sec, and Rose's lime juice, that I put over fresh fruit. The citrus keeps it from turning color, and the Triple Sec gives it a bit of a kick.    I mix cream cheese, white powdered sugar, a bit of whipping cream, vanilla and cinnamon for dipping fruit.

[IassaFTots]

They are kind of nasty together. 

I do a marinade of OJ, white Karo syrup, Triple Sec, and Rose's lime juice, that I put over fresh fruit. The citrus keeps it from turning color, and the Triple Sec gives it a bit of a kick.    I mix cream cheese, white powdered sugar, a bit of whipping cream, vanilla and cinnamon for dipping fruit.

That sounds good.  My Grandmother, God rest her blessed soul, would take pear halves, put them on a lettuce leaf, put mayo in the middle, and pecans on the top.  Oh how I hated every bite.  But I ate it.  You always ate what you were served.  And no faces either!

[debk]

That sounds good.  My Grandmother, God rest her blessed soul, would take pear halves, put them on a lettuce leaf, put mayo in the middle, and pecans on the top.  Oh how I hated every bite.  But I ate it.  You always ate what you were served.  And no faces either!

My mother did that too!!! Canned peaches or pears.  If it wasn't mayo, it was cottage cheese.

There was many a night I was still sitting at the table an hour later, because I hadn't eaten the darn thing. I know she switched from paper napkins to cloth, just so I couldn't wrap it up in a napkin.    But I did learn to cram it in my mouth, and hit the bathroom after.....somehow, looking back on it, now, I'm sure she knew I was doing that.    Sorry, Mommy.

[Thor]

Mayo and fruit are a no-go.  JMHO.

Bullshit......... try a "Pear salad". Bed of lettuce, some chilled canned pears (drained), mayo and topped with shredded cheddar cheese. It's a pretty good summer salad. Then there's always a peanut butter, banana & mayo sandwich.......

[IassaFTots]

Bullshit......... try a "Pear salad". Bed of lettuce, some chilled canned pears (drained), mayo and topped with shredded cheddar cheese. It's a pretty good summer salad. Then there's always a peanut butter, banana & mayo sandwich.......

 

Of all the non-carnivore type things you could like, you like that??????????

[Eupher]

Bullshit......... try a "Pear salad". Bed of lettuce, some chilled canned pears (drained), mayo and topped with shredded cheddar cheese. It's a pretty good summer salad. Then there's always a peanut butter, banana & mayo sandwich.......

None for me, thanks. I'd rather have the pears right out of the can. Screw the mayo and cheese. As for pb&b, I've heard of the mayo angle on those, but I don't think I'm game for that either.

Mayo - used sparingly, it can stop a heart in 2.36 decades, give or take a few weeks. 

[CactusCarlos]

...  my preference  is a good  ole New  Orleans  (or  any decent shop  in  South Louisiana) Oyster Po-Boy... about a dozen fried oysters on a french  bread loaf,  mayo  and ketchup only,  thanx... heaven and a  vein clogger in  one simple  sandwich!!!

Actually, just about any po-boy in a  crunch,  especially a  roast beef!!!

I second this, but hold the ketchup! 

[Karin]

But I did learn to cram it in my mouth, and hit the bathroom after.....somehow, looking back on it, now, I'm sure she knew I was doing that.    Sorry, Mommy. 
 

     I did that all the time with peas or lima beans!  I had a million tricks.  She finally gave up and let me make myself a little salad. 

I'm firmly in the camp of no mayo with fruit.  Yuck!  Gross! 

[Thor]

Of all the non-carnivore type things you could like, you like that??????????

I grew up with that. Of course, YOU, NOT BEING a Native Texan just might not understand.......

http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1743,149184-242202,00.html

EASY PEAR SALAD   

1 can pear halves, drained
5-6 lettuce leaves
Grated cheese, Cheddar
Salad dressing
Cherries

Arrange pears on lettuce leaves. Put small amount of salad dressing in center of each pear. Sprinkle cheese on each one and top with cherry.

Or

PEAR AND CHEDDAR CHEESE SALAD     

1 can pear halves in heavy syrup
4 nice lettuce leaves
1/2 pkg. grated cheese
8 tbsp. mayonnaise

Drain pears, retaining syrup. Arrange pears on 4 plates of lettuce. Divide cheese on top of pears. Add syrup to mayonnaise slowly and mix to desired consistency and pour over each salad.

[IassaFTots]

I grew up with that. Of course, YOU, NOT BEING a Native Texan just might not understand.......

Dude.  I grew up with it too.  Mom was born in TX and raised in Mississippi.  I was an AF brat in my youth and never set foot long enough in another land to escape my raising.  Just because you grew up with it, doesn't mean you HAVE to like it. 

[Thor]

None for me, thanks. I'd rather have the pears right out of the can. Screw the mayo and cheese. As for pb&b, I've heard of the mayo angle on those, but I don't think I'm game for that either.

Mayo - used sparingly, it can stop a heart in 2.36 decades, give or take a few weeks. 

Yeah, I figured YOU, of all people, wouldn't...... damned Yankee!!

Let's see....... what was your most recent cholesterol?? 200+ ?? What was mine again?? 177....... I eat those sandwiches at least twice a week.

[Thor]

Dude.  I grew up with it too.  Mom was born in TX and raised in Mississippi.  I was an AF brat in my youth and never set foot long enough in another land to escape my raising.  Just because you grew up with it, doesn't mean you HAVE to like it.  

Ummm............ ever heard of Perrin AFB?? (HINT: It's just outside of Denison) I'm an AF Brat, too.......  However, I joined the REAL Aviation Community when I grew up, the Navy!!! (Fact: The Navy launched its first airplane from a ship in 1910)     The USAF wasn't established until 1947....

[Chris_]

     I did that all the time with peas or lima beans!  I had a million tricks.  She finally gave up and let me make myself a little salad. 

I'm firmly in the camp of no mayo with fruit.  Yuck!  Gross! 

I never had good lima beans until I moved to North Carolina.  They called them 'butter beans' and they were delicious.  The ones my mom made were like trying to eat styrofoam packing.

[Thor]

I like lima beans. (Frozen or fresh, of course) Cook in some water, butter, onions, garlic, salt & pepper for approx half an hour, maybe 45 mins and they come out pretty good.

[IassaFTots]

Ummm............ ever heard of Perrin AFB?? (HINT: It's just outside of Denison) I'm an AF Brat, too.......  However, I joined the REAL Aviation Community when I grew up, the Navy!!! (Fact: The Navy launched its first airplane from a ship in 1910)     The USAF wasn't established until 1947....

I am very well aware of that because my Pappaw ran away to join the Navy so he could learn about planes.  Before WWII.      After he got out he flew for TWA.

[debk]

     I did that all the time with peas or lima beans!  I had a million tricks.  She finally gave up and let me make myself a little salad. 

I'm firmly in the camp of no mayo with fruit.  Yuck!  Gross! 

Yep....did it with the peas and lima beans too. There is nothing to make a lima bean taste good....

[Thor]

Yep....did it with the peas and lima beans too. There is nothing to make a lima bean taste good....

You ain't had my style of lima beans !!  

(I like black eyed peas, too, though) 

[Eupher]

Yeah, I figured YOU, of all people, wouldn't...... damned Yankee!!

Let's see....... what was your most recent cholesterol?? 200+ ?? What was mine again?? 177....... I eat those sandwiches at least twice a week.

Don't get me wrong - I'll have mayo on a sandwich or in potato salad or in chicken salad in a NY Yankee minute. And I love a nice, sharp cheddar.

Just not with fruit - especially canned pears.

I get my 200+ cholesterol from eating TX bbq. You know, the kinda stuff that comes out of your smoker.

    

[soleil]

When my mom was out of town when I was little, my dad would make me a banana-mayo sandwich or a pineapple-mayo sandwich. I still could puke thinking of it. I am not a big mayo fan anyway. Just a little on my burgers and sandwiches, and I'm good. Enough for some moisture. I also don't like fruit in my chicken salad. I guess I don't like to mix sweet with nasty mayo.

[soleil]

I never had good lima beans until I moved to North Carolina.  They called them 'butter beans' and they were delicious.  The ones my mom made were like trying to eat styrofoam packing.

Butter and lima beans are two totally different dealios. Both are delish!

[ColonialMarine0431]

A day after I make a rump roast I love to slice off a few big pieces cold, then add it to warm toasted white bread with a slice of onion and lotsa mustard.

[ColonialMarine0431]

Bullshit......... try a "Pear salad". Bed of lettuce, some chilled canned pears (drained), mayo and topped with shredded cheddar cheese. It's a pretty good summer salad.

My mom used to make those things. Never could develop a taste for them. I'm not a pear fan.

[littlelamb]

My grandmother used to do the cottage cheese thing with fruit. I learned to like it as long as i had a drink very close by.