Strange Foods & Beverages Unique to Your Family

[Dewey Cox]

I love hamburger helper.
When I was a poor young Batchelor, hardly able to scrape up enough money for beer, I would fry a pound of ground beef, and dump in a can of mushroom soup, and stir it around until it was all hot.
Sometimes I'd eat it on toast, some times I'd eat it on it's own.
I figured hamburger helper was a frivolous extra expense.

[Sooner]

Originally Posted by Dewey Cox

I love hamburger helper.
When I was a poor young Batchelor, hardly able to scrape up enough money for beer, I would fry a pound of ground beef, and dump in a can of mushroom soup, and stir it around until it was all hot.
Sometimes I'd eat it on toast, some times I'd eat it on it's own.
I figured hamburger helper was a frivolous extra expense.

Hamburger Helper Potato Stroganoff, my fav. Can't ever seem to find it around the stores I shop, other flavors are ok but this is the one I remember eating a lot of at home growing up. Mom always used moose burger.


We also ate hotdogs and burgers with white bread lol

[Stinky Buffalo]

Originally Posted by Dewey Cox

I would fry a pound of ground beef, and dump in a can of mushroom soup, and stir it around until it was all hot.

We actually have that couple of times a month at our place! Except we brown the hamburger in the pan first. Really yummy.



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[cranky]

Originally Posted by Stinky Buffalo

We actually have that couple of times a month at our place! Except we brown the hamburger in the pan first. Really yummy.



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Yep same thing here. Mix it in with rice or pasta. Sometimes do the same with store bought meat balls as well.

Or brown up some hamburger and mix in with mac and cheese.

Fast meals when in a hurry or just to lazy to cook.

[Stinky Buffalo]

Originally Posted by cranky

just to lazy to cook.

Yup, that’s me! LOL


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[Stinky Buffalo]

Originally Posted by EZM

Here's the opposite side of the coin ……..

My parents immigrated here from Europe with two of us kids in tow. Worked hard and never saw the inside of a sit down restaurant for years …..

Finally a neighbor asked my parents out to dinner at White Spot (which was a big deal) when I was a kid. White Spot was a fancy restaurant in the day !!!!

Meals came and the vegetable on everyone's plate was corn. My parents were shocked and looked at the corn with confusion. My dad said "they are feeding us like pigs" - how can they put a steak (the very best food) on the same plate a something (in Europe at least) that is not for for human consumption (and used almost exclusively to feed livestock).

Still laugh about it to this day.

That is so true!

"Waaaaaaaaas? DAS IST SCHWEINEFUTTER!"

[jungleboy]

Originally Posted by colroggal

Toast with peanut butter, tomato slices and pepper. I still enjoy it to this day.

Colin

I thought I was the only one. I Grew up on toasted peanut butter and tomato sandwiches.😋 My dad’s favourite. I had one today for lunch.

[Jason Bourne]

Originally Posted by cranky

Used to always have Marmite in the cupboard as a kid. Mother was typical Brit and would put it into almost everything, though i think its meant as a spread on toast etc.
Hated the stuff back then and still do today.

Vegemite Cranky. Way better. "Put a hard on, on a jellyfish" Good for ya!

[bluther2]

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[cranky]

Originally Posted by Jason Bourne

Vegemite Cranky. Way better. "Put a hard on, on a jellyfish" Good for ya!

Ha I was wondering when a Aussie was going to get on the old Vegemite vs. Marmite arguement lol. Far as l'm concerned both are equally barf worthy.

[icecold]

Used to have a desert that was whipped and chilled cream of wheat porridge made with garden raspberry juice served in a bowl with milk poured over it if wanted. Thinking about it might have to make it always did like it

[ronkaren]

i remember fried spam, spork, sardines (there was another name when we caught them fresh). terrible stuff. one of the weirdest, toasted jam sandwiches to school in the lunch kit. i thought they were good, the alternative must have been worse.