Weird foods your mom made

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Anonymous wrote:Midwestern "goulash."

What was it? I have this memory of my mom making something called goulash that was appalling to me as a kid. But now I do not remember what it was. I just remember fearing it.

I grew up in WI and we were force fed goulash. I remember watching my dad make it in a deep sided electric skillet and cringing. It was a wretched mix of ground beef, tomatoes, pasta and some other sh!t. Tasted like trash. I’m gagging just thinking about it.

Michigan here, yes goulash! I recall the electric skillet coming out too and I remember not liking it but I have no memory of what it actually was.

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Anonymous wrote:I am confident I will win the prize for this one! My mother served us 2 pineapple rings (from the can), put a "dollop" of mayo on top and then sprinkled cheddar cheese on top of the mayo! I still say wtf was that about? Yes, we hated it.

Holy moly! That is "interesting." When I was a kid, our family dipped our boiled broccoli and artichokes in mayonnaise. (And for the record, I still eat my artichokes with mayo!)

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Anonymous wrote:I am confident I will win the prize for this one! My mother served us 2 pineapple rings (from the can), put a "dollop" of mayo on top and then sprinkled cheddar cheese on top of the mayo! I still say wtf was that about? Yes, we hated it.

Holy moly! That is "interesting." When I was a kid, our family dipped our boiled broccoli and artichokes in mayonnaise. (And for the record, I still eat my artichokes with mayo!)

https://www.google.com/search?q=pineapple+ring+mayonnaise+recipe+card&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=sivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5j4G06v3sAhWFjFkKHcM8C4wQ_AUoAnoECAQQAg&biw=414&bih=829&dpr=2

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Anonymous wrote:I will never stop shaking my head at my mother's idea of spanish rice.

Make white minute rice.
Pour jarred spaghetti sauce in.
Mix.

haha. it least it wasn't ketchup. My grandmother (who was otherwise a good cook) for many years used ketchup as a tomato sauce for pasta. I think this was a thing in the 50's but I'm not sure. This was in long island, NY so there were italians and italian food around. I'm not sure if it was a money saving thing or something else. I recall she had canned tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes around so I really don't think it was about money.

Huh. I grew up on Long Island. Old Bethpage (POB school district)

I grew up in Plainview!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am confident I will win the prize for this one! My mother served us 2 pineapple rings (from the can), put a "dollop" of mayo on top and then sprinkled cheddar cheese on top of the mayo! I still say wtf was that about? Yes, we hated it.

Holy moly! That is "interesting." When I was a kid, our family dipped our boiled broccoli and artichokes in mayonnaise. (And for the record, I still eat my artichokes with mayo!)

https://www.google.com/search?q=pineapple+ring+mayonnaise+recipe+card&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=sivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5j4G06v3sAhWFjFkKHcM8C4wQ_AUoAnoECAQQAg&biw=414&bih=829&dpr=2

Oops. Wrong link. I’ve definitely seen the pineapple version.

https://domesticsuperhero.com/pear-salad-southern-classic/

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Anonymous wrote:My mom would mix sour cream and sugar together and serve it as dessert. It was my favorite.

This was in The Care Bear Cookbook!!! We made it as a dip for fruit

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Anonymous wrote:Another Long Islander here who was served spaghetti with ketchup in the 70s/80s. We should start a support group.

My wife still eats pasta with butter and ketchup, and puts ketchup on mac n cheese, everyone else in the family thinks she's gross lol

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Anonymous wrote:I have not even read this whole thread but omg where can I buy liverwurst again? I was my mom’s strange kid who loved slices of liverwurst on white bread sandwiches. I never knew it was supposed to be weird ? It was just so yummy. I never even see liverwurst in stores anymore! Sob! Where do you all get it????!!!??? I live in Reston. ( PS The funny thing is we are Irish American, but, my mom’s maternal grandmother was German, so I guess this is where these culinary habits and preference came from?!?)

I get it at whole foods! My kids love it on crusty bread with cornichones. I literally just posted on another thread how my 12 year old is so picky, he won't touch mac n cheese but he will eat the crap out of some pate, go figure

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Tuna pate. Ie tuna salad made in a food processor. Loved it

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Anonymous wrote:Graham crackers crumbled into milk

Yaaassss I still do this, we sprinkled sugar on top as well. Where did you grow up?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have not even read this whole thread but omg where can I buy liverwurst again? I was my mom’s strange kid who loved slices of liverwurst on white bread sandwiches. I never knew it was supposed to be weird ? It was just so yummy. I never even see liverwurst in stores anymore! Sob! Where do you all get it????!!!??? I live in Reston. ( PS The funny thing is we are Irish American, but, my mom’s maternal grandmother was German, so I guess this is where these culinary habits and preference came from?!?)

I get it at whole foods! My kids love it on crusty bread with cornichones. I literally just posted on another thread how my 12 year old is so picky, he won't touch mac n cheese but he will eat the crap out of some pate, go figure

They'll be posting on this thread some day.

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Anonymous wrote:Graham crackers crumbled into milk

Yaaassss I still do this, we sprinkled sugar on top as well. Where did you grow up?

NOVA

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Anonymous wrote:My DAD (men can cook and event parent, OP) used to make creamed chipped beef on toast. I agree with the rude nickname for that stuff. Blech!

My mom made that too, and I loved it!!

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Anonymous wrote:My DAD (men can cook and event parent, OP) used to make creamed chipped beef on toast. I agree with the rude nickname for that stuff. Blech!

My mom made that too, and I loved it!!

So yummy!!! Loved it!!! It’s basically milk gravy. We had biscuits instead of toast on special occasions.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Midwestern "goulash."

What was it? I have this memory of my mom making something called goulash that was appalling to me as a kid. But now I do not remember what it was. I just remember fearing it.

I grew up in WI and we were force fed goulash. I remember watching my dad make it in a deep sided electric skillet and cringing. It was a wretched mix of ground beef, tomatoes, pasta and some other sh!t. Tasted like trash. I’m gagging just thinking about it.

Well that is not goulash. I thought goulash was a variation of beef stew.

Hungarian goulash or gulyás is a hearty beef and vegetable soup. Goulash in other European countries (gulasch, gulasz, etc.) is thicker, like a stew, and served over potatoes or dumplings. American goulash (otherwise known as American chop suey or slumgullion) is what happened to goulash when it emigrated to the US. It turned into a Hamburger Helper or Beefaroni-like concoction of meat sauce and elbow macaroni.