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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 05:28 PM Original message |
What odd food traditions do you have in your family? |
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orion007 (466 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. There's mayo and then there's mayo, what brand ? LOL n/t |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. East of the Rockies: Hellmans! |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
57. I like Kraft Real, my wife usually buys Hellmans, though. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
2. sweet and sour cabbage |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. Ewwwwwwwwww. |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
58. It also works in Northern Beans.... EOM |
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orion007 (466 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 03:03 PM Response to Reply #58 |
92. What works? Are the pinto beans canned or dried? If canned |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 04:45 PM Response to Reply #92 |
102. It works with any finished beans. |
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orion007 (466 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 06:01 PM Response to Reply #102 |
104. Knew there was more to this then just the beans and mayo ! thanks n/t |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. For years Mom brought sauerkraut to other people's Thanksgiving dinners |
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nytemare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
26. I was at a Turkey Day celebration where someone brought that. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
34. It's an ancient tradition: the Indians brought sauerkraut to the first Thanksgiving, y'know. |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
49. Delighted to read that! |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 04:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
141. It's an Estonian thing too |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. The only family tradition I can think of has nothing to do with food. |
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Demoiselle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I like that! |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 09:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
47. We used the sunday funnies for the little ones, |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. Chilaquile casserole to celebrate important dates like birthdays and Christmas |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 06:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
145. I love me some Chilaquile!! |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. My mother used to make this "pork chop thing" EVERY WEEK |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. My brother! |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. For the first 18 years of my life, I did not KNOW they were supposed to be juicy |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Exactly, same here. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
64. I never knew broccoli could crunchy til I was 16 |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:36 PM Original message |
I never knew green beans were crisp and green. |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
103. I didn't know I liked green peppers till I went to college |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
137. And peas, too. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
33. Mothers sometimes do this with the hope that someone else in the family will take a hint and |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 08:28 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Not in my house |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 08:49 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Hmm. I'm pretty sure that whenever I complained about the food, I got a KP assignment with |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
109. My god....I thought my mother was the only one. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:17 AM Response to Reply #33 |
76. No, we had nights where my sister and I would cook. |
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Spike89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
8. Messing with the name for fried bread |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. I make green French toast on St. Patrick's Day. |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I've made green French toast before... |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:55 AM Response to Reply #18 |
74. When my sister was living abroad in college, |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
13. I did think of a "food tradition", of sorts. |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. Have you tried asparagus roasted |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I LIKE Brussels sprouts w/cheese or just butter and lemon. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:24 AM Response to Reply #31 |
113. Asparagus roasted with EVOO, salt pepper, then drizzled with melted butter and balsmaic vinegar |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
14. Two things: creamed kidney beans and pea salad. |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. I've had GREAT pea salad from a chain deli... |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. So even you have your limits, O Goddess of Cheese? |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
15. beany weinees using honey baked beans |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
17. My mom makes sweet potatoes every year for Thanksgiving... |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
19. When I was married, my wife insisted we have black eyed peeds at |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:47 AM Response to Reply #19 |
116. I didn't know there was such a thing as a New Year's without blackeyed peas. |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
22. S.O.S. - Shit on a shingle |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. My dad put salt, pepper, and tabasco on cantaloupes. |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Oh, yikes!! |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:06 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. I can understand a bit of kosher salt, it's a flavor enhancer |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:14 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. That's true. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #24 |
80. Around these parts, it's quite commone to have cantaloup salted & peppered |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
82. My dad would put gravy on cantaloupe (I guess he still does) |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 03:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
97. My dad put pepper on cantaloupe. |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. S.O.S. can be OK. But the Army introduced me... |
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flying rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 06:28 AM Response to Reply #37 |
66. I liked the SOS |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:24 AM Response to Reply #66 |
78. Army oM-M-M-M-M-M-M-elets!!! |
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kimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #78 |
94. Military hospital food is the best! |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:48 AM Response to Reply #22 |
117. When's dinner? |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 07:16 AM Response to Reply #117 |
130. If I ever have a "nostalgia night" dinner, |
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The empressof all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
23. If you eat potato chips you must have them with Ice Cream |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
28. We're Irish. We consider salt and pepper daring. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
32. We don't eat dung beetles. Yeah, I've heard they can be crispy and crunchy, but we don't eat them. |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
36. Picnic food: Fourth of July lasagna. (One year our picnic was snowed out, though.) |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
38. um.. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
39. We would eat our ice cream from coffee mugs. |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 04:34 PM Response to Reply #39 |
101. In the Sixties, one of the "Better Homes"-type mags suggested... |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
40. If somebody says "pass the salt" , they get the entire contents of the table handed to them |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
42. Simmer chicken... |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #42 |
83. My mom frequently made that |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
43. My MIL used to make spaghetti in August, when it was 102 outside - |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
44. We used to have special baked beans |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 01:38 AM Response to Reply #44 |
121. That's how we do it in my house. |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
45. We all liked chocolate pudding when I was a kid ... |
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Sisaruus (703 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 09:36 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Are you my sister? |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:32 AM Response to Reply #48 |
72. I guess not. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
50. Mine has this sausage and egg caserole we make every Xmas. |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:26 AM Response to Reply #50 |
68. Wow! We do the same thing |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
51. My mother always makes 1 of these odd salads when she makes spaghetti |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #51 |
75. Oh, that just screams "THE SIXTIES!" |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Here's the pear salad that screams "THE SIXTIES!" |
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GirlAfire (391 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
52. Cornbread and Buttermilk |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
53. Candle Salad. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:56 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. OMG |
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kimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #53 |
93. I have got to try that |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #53 |
148. Thanks |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
54. My grampa used to make oatmeal with meatballs. |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:03 AM Response to Reply #54 |
61. We had oatmeal with crumbled bacon - that was very tasty... EOM |
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betharina (313 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
55. hobo special. |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #55 |
71. Lyric's mom does something similar, but with additions... |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
56. In honor of strange food traditions everywhere: |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
60. my Grampa put sugar on canned tomatoes |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #60 |
84. where was your grandpa from? |
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lumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 04:33 PM Response to Reply #84 |
100. Sugar on lettuce. Granmother put sugar on a lettuce leaf, and |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #84 |
105. born and raised here in SE AZ |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:20 AM Response to Reply #105 |
112. interesting |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
62. Full spread: |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
63. Madarian Oranges, Pinnapple & Sour Cream |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
65. My mom like food that cooked to near charcoal. |
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zanana1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 06:49 AM Response to Original message |
67. A sandwich made of butter and ketchup. |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #67 |
91. My dad ate that |
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zanana1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #91 |
134. My parents ate cold mashed potato sandwiches, too. |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #134 |
144. Don't think so... |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
69. I eat my peas with honey; |
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dr.strangelove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
70. Torn napkins |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
73. When I was growing up we to go out for Chinese food on Christmas Eve. |
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zanana1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #73 |
135. Was it for the "Chinese Turkey"? nt |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
77. Smoked oysters at family gatherings |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
79. My family always enjoyed steamed or boiled cabbage with cheese sauce. |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
85. Fried bologna sandwiches... |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
86. Not exactly an "odd" food tradition per se, but... |
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Sugarcoated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 01:26 AM Response to Reply #86 |
118. Hey! We eat Spiedies! |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 08:44 AM Response to Reply #118 |
131. Which "small town"? |
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Sugarcoated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 02:16 AM Response to Reply #131 |
153. We lived right across the Susquehanna in Endicott |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
87. Dorothy Lynch salad dressing on Totino's pizza |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
88. Ketchup on cottage cheese. |
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tonekat (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 03:56 PM Response to Reply #88 |
96. that's the Nixon Special! N/T |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 04:08 PM Response to Reply #96 |
98. And oddly, my family are all Nixon haters. n/t |
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Binka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #88 |
107. Better Than Ketchup Is SALSA |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
89. The "Arkansas Dinner": navy beans, fried potatoes and cornbread. |
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needledriver (174 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
90. A Carvel Ice Cream cake |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
95. Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
99. Black-eyed peas on New Years Day for Good Luck in the coming year. n/t |
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Moondog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
106. Dates |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 09:28 PM Response to Reply #106 |
108. OMG, those sound good! |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
110. Mayonaise sanwhiches |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
111. Spinach with fish; mayo and peanut butter sandwiches |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
114. Watergate Salad |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
115. Lutefisk. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 02:14 PM Response to Reply #115 |
138. So sorry, Dude! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #138 |
140. Yup, we are! |
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Sugarcoated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
119. Lettuce and mayo sandwiches. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 01:45 AM Response to Reply #119 |
122. Did he coat the yellow squash in lightly salted cornmeal first? |
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Sugarcoated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 01:53 AM Response to Reply #122 |
123. I think he did use cornmeal and about an inch of veg oil |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 05:25 AM Response to Reply #123 |
128. Yup |
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Sugarcoated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
120. dupe |
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libodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
124. Oyster dressing at Thanksgiving |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 10:36 PM Response to Reply #124 |
149. variation: scalloped oysters. nt |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
125. My mother was an exceptionally good cook, BUT ... |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 04:25 AM Response to Reply #125 |
126. You know her Mom did it that way, betcha. |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 04:36 AM Response to Reply #126 |
127. You're right ... |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 05:59 AM Response to Reply #125 |
129. OMG! We may have the same mother... |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #129 |
139. My mom made SO many things ... |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 10:38 PM Response to Reply #139 |
150. LOL! |
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elias49 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
132. Another oatmeal variation...with small pieces of fried lamb |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
133. dad telling us every food we didn't want to eat "tastes like popcorn" |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
136. We add mustard to chicken noodle soup. |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
142. Lard sandwiches |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
143. When my mom wanted to lose weight, she'd eat canned peaches topped with |
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ellaydubya (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
146. Learned from my grandfather |
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TokenQueer (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
147. My wicked stepmother, when she was pregnant, craved Fritos with buttermilk...eaten like cereal. |
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astonamous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
151. Carrot pudding, fry sauce and mashed potatoes... |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
152. Eggplant slices marinated in olive oil and broiled with Brinjal Pickle |
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