When my nephew visits he won't eat any of my cooking, and I don't
blame him. So when he is here, it is frozen pizza or soup.

Anyway we have been getting 3 meat pizzas and adding ham, onion,
mushrooms and cheeze. I was thinking about trying to add some bacon.

Would bacon cook in the 21 min time it takes to make the pizza?

Good idea or bad?

Terry > wrote:

>When my nephew visits he won't eat any of my cooking, and I don't
>blame him. So when he is here, it is frozen pizza or soup.
>
>Anyway we have been getting 3 meat pizzas and adding ham, onion,
>mushrooms and cheeze. I was thinking about trying to add some bacon.
>
>Would bacon cook in the 21 min time it takes to make the pizza?

You want the entire grease output from howevermany slices of bacon
puddled on top of your pizza? Are you insane?

Steve

Terry wrote:

> When my nephew visits he won't eat any of my cooking, and I don't
> blame him. So when he is here, it is frozen pizza or soup.
>
> Anyway we have been getting 3 meat pizzas and adding ham, onion,
> mushrooms and cheeze. I was thinking about trying to add some bacon.
>
> Would bacon cook in the 21 min time it takes to make the pizza?
>
> Good idea or bad?
>
I would cook the bacon separately then add the cooked back on to your
frozen pizza and put that in the oven. Otherwise you might get very
greasy pizza.

There are also very nice forms of Italian Bacon called Pancetta that is
sliced paper thin and could be tossed on top of the hot pizza.
--
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Terry wrote:
> When my nephew visits he won't eat any of my cooking, and I don't
> blame him. So when he is here, it is frozen pizza or soup.
>
> Anyway we have been getting 3 meat pizzas and adding ham, onion,
> mushrooms and cheeze. I was thinking about trying to add some bacon.
>
> Would bacon cook in the 21 min time it takes to make the pizza?
>
> Good idea or bad?

You can buy pre-cooked bacon that will cook in 30 seconds.

Jill

Terry wrote:
> When my nephew visits he won't eat any of my cooking, and I don't
> blame him. So when he is here, it is frozen pizza or soup.
>
> Anyway we have been getting 3 meat pizzas and adding ham, onion,
> mushrooms and cheeze. I was thinking about trying to add some bacon.
>
> Would bacon cook in the 21 min time it takes to make the pizza?
>
> Good idea or bad?
>


Bad. It would make what is already a fat-laden meal even greasier.

gloria p

On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:50:50 -0400, Terry >
wrote:

>When my nephew visits he won't eat any of my cooking, and I don't
>blame him. So when he is here, it is frozen pizza or soup.
>
>Anyway we have been getting 3 meat pizzas and adding ham, onion,
>mushrooms and cheeze. I was thinking about trying to add some bacon.
>
>Would bacon cook in the 21 min time it takes to make the pizza?
>
>Good idea or bad?

As long as you're adding all the stuff anyway, why don't you just make
your own pizza? If you're not used to doing it just get a box of
jiffy pizza crust mix. It only needs to sit for a few minutes and is
far better than a frozen one. I make my own dough but I have had the
jiffy crust. It's kinda bready but compared to frozen pizza who
cares?

Lou

In article >,
Joseph Littleshoes > wrote:

> Terry wrote:
>
> > When my nephew visits he won't eat any of my cooking, and I don't
> > blame him. So when he is here, it is frozen pizza or soup.
> >
> > Anyway we have been getting 3 meat pizzas and adding ham, onion,
> > mushrooms and cheeze. I was thinking about trying to add some bacon.
> >
> > Would bacon cook in the 21 min time it takes to make the pizza?
> >
> > Good idea or bad?
> >
> I would cook the bacon separately then add the cooked back on to your
> frozen pizza and put that in the oven. Otherwise you might get very
> greasy pizza.
>
> There are also very nice forms of Italian Bacon called Pancetta that is
> sliced paper thin and could be tossed on top of the hot pizza.

If the kid's fussy enough to refuse to eat anything other than soup or
frozen pizza, he's not going to eat pancetta.

Miche

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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:45:25 +1300, Miche >
wrote:

>> I would cook the bacon separately then add the cooked back on to your
>> frozen pizza and put that in the oven. Otherwise you might get very
>> greasy pizza.
>>
>> There are also very nice forms of Italian Bacon called Pancetta that is
>> sliced paper thin and could be tossed on top of the hot pizza.
>
>If the kid's fussy enough to refuse to eat anything other than soup or
>frozen pizza, he's not going to eat pancetta.
>

Think anchovies would work? <eg>

Lou

In article >,
Lou Decruss > wrote:

> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:45:25 +1300, Miche >
> wrote:
>
> >> I would cook the bacon separately then add the cooked back on to your
> >> frozen pizza and put that in the oven. Otherwise you might get very
> >> greasy pizza.
> >>
> >> There are also very nice forms of Italian Bacon called Pancetta that is
> >> sliced paper thin and could be tossed on top of the hot pizza.
> >
> >If the kid's fussy enough to refuse to eat anything other than soup or
> >frozen pizza, he's not going to eat pancetta.
> >
>
> Think anchovies would work? <eg>

I think he should be given proper food, actually, and either eat it or
go hungry.

Miche

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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:24:22 +1300, Miche >
wrote:

>In article >,
> Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:45:25 +1300, Miche >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >> I would cook the bacon separately then add the cooked back on to your
>> >> frozen pizza and put that in the oven. Otherwise you might get very
>> >> greasy pizza.
>> >>
>> >> There are also very nice forms of Italian Bacon called Pancetta that is
>> >> sliced paper thin and could be tossed on top of the hot pizza.
>> >
>> >If the kid's fussy enough to refuse to eat anything other than soup or
>> >frozen pizza, he's not going to eat pancetta.
>> >
>>
>> Think anchovies would work? <eg>
>
>I think he should be given proper food, actually, and either eat it or
>go hungry.
>
I agree with you 100%. You are very wise.

Lou

On Oct 27, 5:36 pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:50:50 -0400, Terry >
> wrote:
>
> >When my nephew visits he won't eat any of my cooking, and I don't
> >blame him. So when he is here, it is frozen pizza or soup.
>
> >Anyway we have been getting 3 meat pizzas and adding ham, onion,
> >mushrooms and cheeze. I was thinking about trying to add some bacon.
>
> >Would bacon cook in the 21 min time it takes to make the pizza?

No, you would need to pre-cook the bacon.
>
> >Good idea or bad?

I add canned black olives, usually chopped because they are really
cheap.
>
> As long as you're adding all the stuff anyway, why don't you just make
> your own pizza? If you're not used to doing it just get a box of
> jiffy pizza crust mix. It only needs to sit for a few minutes and is
> far better than a frozen one. I make my own dough but I have had the
> jiffy crust. It's kinda bready but compared to frozen pizza who
> cares?

The Jiffy mix is worse than any frozen pizza crust I've had in a long
time.
>
> Lou

--Bryan

On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:58:08 -0700, Bobo Bonobo® >
wrote:


>The Jiffy mix is worse than any frozen pizza crust I've had in a long
>time.
>>
>> Lou
>
>--Bryan

It's been a long time since I had it so maybe I'm incorrect. I
thought the OP was talking about adding things to a frozen pizza. Do
they sell frozen crusts only? I don't spend much time looking in the
freezer cases. Either way I'd prefer even a bad dough over a frozen
pre-made pizza. Frozen pizzas are for 2AM when I'm too drunk to drive
to White Castle for Slyders. <g>

Lou

On Oct 27, 8:30 pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:58:08 -0700, Bobo Bonobo® >
> wrote:
>
> >The Jiffy mix is worse than any frozen pizza crust I've had in a long
> >time.
>
> >> Lou
>
> >--Bryan
>
> It's been a long time since I had it so maybe I'm incorrect. I
> thought the OP was talking about adding things to a frozen pizza. Do
> they sell frozen crusts only? I don't spend much time looking in the
> freezer cases. Either way I'd prefer even a bad dough over a frozen
> pre-made pizza. Frozen pizzas are for 2AM when I'm too drunk to drive
> to White Castle for Slyders. <g>

The only thing I can think of right now about being a considerate
husband is that I no longer eat those unless I'm headed out for a
camping trip w/o the SO. They are horrible fart producers, and she
won't even tolerate them undigested in her presence. (I just read that
to her, and she laughed). That said, I really like those things,
especially ordered extra pickle and onion.

Frozen pizzas are better than the Chef Boyardee, Jeno's, whatever
kits, and pretty much all of those crust mixes are laden with
murderous trans fats. The frozen pizzas have to put ingredients on
the label, and almost all of them have gone away from PHVO.
>
> Lou

--Bryan

On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:50:58 -0700, Bobo Bonobo® >
wrote:


>> It's been a long time since I had it so maybe I'm incorrect. I
>> thought the OP was talking about adding things to a frozen pizza. Do
>> they sell frozen crusts only? I don't spend much time looking in the
>> freezer cases. Either way I'd prefer even a bad dough over a frozen
>> pre-made pizza. Frozen pizzas are for 2AM when I'm too drunk to drive
>> to White Castle for Slyders. <g>
>
>The only thing I can think of right now about being a considerate
>husband is that I no longer eat those unless I'm headed out for a
>camping trip w/o the SO. They are horrible fart producers, and she
>won't even tolerate them undigested in her presence. (I just read that
>to her, and she laughed). That said, I really like those things,
>especially ordered extra pickle and onion.

The only time I can eat them is when I'm drunk or hung over. Either
way they're gas bombs. I have them only about once a year. Louise
has a clone recipe that tastes just like them using onion soup mix.
Her old friends always request she bring them to parties. Awhile back
she was going to make them and I said I'd make dago beefs instead.
The beefs went over just fine, but people were disappointed she didn't
bring the clones. <shrug>

>Frozen pizzas are better than the Chef Boyardee, Jeno's, whatever
>kits, and pretty much all of those crust mixes are laden with
>murderous trans fats. The frozen pizzas have to put ingredients on
>the label, and almost all of them have gone away from PHVO.

I'll just keep making my own from scratch.

Lou

"Terry" > wrote in message
...
> When my nephew visits he won't eat any of my cooking, and I don't
> blame him. So when he is here, it is frozen pizza or soup.
>
> Anyway we have been getting 3 meat pizzas and adding ham, onion,
> mushrooms and cheeze. I was thinking about trying to add some bacon.
>
> Would bacon cook in the 21 min time it takes to make the pizza?
>
> Good idea or bad?

Cook it first. Adding it to the pizza raw would make it super greasy.

"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:58:08 -0700, Bobo Bonobo® >
> wrote:
>
>
>>The Jiffy mix is worse than any frozen pizza crust I've had in a long
>>time.
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>>--Bryan
>
> It's been a long time since I had it so maybe I'm incorrect. I
> thought the OP was talking about adding things to a frozen pizza. Do
> they sell frozen crusts only? I don't spend much time looking in the
> freezer cases. Either way I'd prefer even a bad dough over a frozen
> pre-made pizza. Frozen pizzas are for 2AM when I'm too drunk to drive
> to White Castle for Slyders. <g>

You can get Boboli. If you like that kind of pizza. I used to use frozen
bread dough. But I like a thick crust.

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:58:08 -0700, Bobo Bonobo® >
> wrote:
>
>
>> The Jiffy mix is worse than any frozen pizza crust I've had in a long
>> time.
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>> --Bryan
>
> It's been a long time since I had it so maybe I'm incorrect. I
> thought the OP was talking about adding things to a frozen pizza. Do
> they sell frozen crusts only? I don't spend much time looking in the
> freezer cases. Either way I'd prefer even a bad dough over a frozen
> pre-made pizza. Frozen pizzas are for 2AM when I'm too drunk to drive
> to White Castle for Slyders. <g>
>
> Lou

Boboli sells pre-made pizza crusts. They're refrigerated, not frozen IIRC.

Jill

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>>
>> "Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:58:08 -0700, Bobo Bonobo®
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> The Jiffy mix is worse than any frozen pizza crust I've had in a
>>>> long time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lou
>>>>
>>>> --Bryan
>>>
>>> It's been a long time since I had it so maybe I'm incorrect. I
>>> thought the OP was talking about adding things to a frozen pizza.
>>> Do they sell frozen crusts only? I don't spend much time looking
>>> in the freezer cases. Either way I'd prefer even a bad dough over
>>> a frozen pre-made pizza. Frozen pizzas are for 2AM when I'm too
>>> drunk to drive to White Castle for Slyders. <g>
>>
>> You can get Boboli. If you like that kind of pizza. I used to use
>> frozen bread dough. But I like a thick crust.
>
> My bread maker does a decent pizza crust. I like thin crust and
> Steven likes thick crust pizza. Frozen pizza is only eaten when
> absolutely no other means of nourishment is available.
>
> Michael

I hear ya! For a thick pizza there's always the french bread kind. Get
some of that Coles (I think that's the brand) frozen "garlic bread"; it's
already split clear down the middle so there's a quick start Cut it into
more manageable pieces. Slather on some pizza sauce and sprinkle it with a
dried Italian herb blend (I like Penzey's) if needed. Add whatever toppings
you want (not bacon unless it's already cooked!), shredded mozzarella. Even
better, use a fresh mozz and add it in little blobs so that it melts and
browns in little mozzarella puddles! LOL Pop it in the oven and bake it
about 15 minutes (or is it 20? it's been a long time since I did this, but
the bread is frozen). This makes a lot of nice (albeit sloppy) garlicky
"french bread" type pizzas.

Jill

On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:58:14 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>Terry wrote:
>> When my nephew visits he won't eat any of my cooking, and I don't
>> blame him. So when he is here, it is frozen pizza or soup.
>>
>> Anyway we have been getting 3 meat pizzas and adding ham, onion,
>> mushrooms and cheeze. I was thinking about trying to add some bacon.
>>
>> Would bacon cook in the 21 min time it takes to make the pizza?
>>
>> Good idea or bad?
>
>You can buy pre-cooked bacon that will cook in 30 seconds.
>
>Jill
>
Also consider Canadian bacon which, IMO, makes a better pizza anyway.

On Oct 28, 8:49 am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> > "Julie Bove" > dropped this
> >news:zoWUi.454$sZ.68@trndny04:in rec.food.cooking
>
> >> "Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
> . ..
> >>> On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:58:08 -0700, Bobo Bonobo®
> >>> > wrote:
>
> >>>> The Jiffy mix is worse than any frozen pizza crust I've had in a
> >>>> long time.
>
> >>>>> Lou
>
> >>>> --Bryan
>
> >>> It's been a long time since I had it so maybe I'm incorrect. I
> >>> thought the OP was talking about adding things to a frozen pizza.
> >>> Do they sell frozen crusts only? I don't spend much time looking
> >>> in the freezer cases. Either way I'd prefer even a bad dough over
> >>> a frozen pre-made pizza. Frozen pizzas are for 2AM when I'm too
> >>> drunk to drive to White Castle for Slyders. <g>
>
> >> You can get Boboli. If you like that kind of pizza. I used to use
> >> frozen bread dough. But I like a thick crust.
>
> > My bread maker does a decent pizza crust. I like thin crust and
> > Steven likes thick crust pizza. Frozen pizza is only eaten when
> > absolutely no other means of nourishment is available.
>
> > Michael
>
> I hear ya! For a thick pizza there's always the french bread kind. Get
> some of that Coles (I think that's the brand) frozen "garlic bread"; it's
> already split clear down the middle so there's a quick start Cut it into
> more manageable pieces. Slather on some pizza sauce and sprinkle it with a
> dried Italian herb blend (I like Penzey's) if needed. Add whatever toppings
> you want (not bacon unless it's already cooked!), shredded mozzarella. Even
> better, use a fresh mozz and add it in little blobs so that it melts and
> browns in little mozzarella puddles! LOL Pop it in the oven and bake it
> about 15 minutes (or is it 20? it's been a long time since I did this, but
> the bread is frozen). This makes a lot of nice (albeit sloppy) garlicky
> "french bread" type pizzas.

Cole's garlic bread is trashy food for trashy eaters. It's margarine
soaked crap.
>
> Jill

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:37:46 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> wrote:

>I ordered pizza carry out last night from Pizza Hut. I
>can't even begin to tell you how lousy the thin crust pizza from there
>is. The crust just kinda shatters. It's a cross between a really
>brittle cracker and puff pastry that that was accidentally dried out.

I haven't had Pizza Hut pizza in a long time, but I was harboring this
idea that their crust was still good. Too bad to hear they've gone
down the Round Table road (I used to like Pizza Hut pizza). I won't
touch that Round Table cr*p with a 10 foot pole. IMO, they used to
make the best NY style pizzas outside of NYC, but their pizzas went
downhill immediately after they switched from real pizza ovens to
conveyer belt baking. Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! If I wanted something that
looks and tastes like frozen pizza, I would have bought a frozen pizza
and DON'T try to convince me the cracker they put their toppings on is
really a crust. Blech.

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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:02:41 -0700, Bobo Bonobo® >
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>Cole's garlic bread is trashy food for trashy eaters. It's margarine
>soaked crap.

Don't hold back. Tell us what you really think.

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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:36:41 -0600, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>Boboli sells pre-made pizza crusts. They're refrigerated, not frozen IIRC.

boboli sells refrigeratied crusts now? What have I missed? The last
time I looked they weren't refrigerated!


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On Oct 28, 10:17 am, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:02:41 -0700, Bobo Bonobo® >
> wrote:
>
> >Cole's garlic bread is trashy food for trashy eaters. It's margarine
> >soaked crap.
>
> Don't hold back. Tell us what you really think.
>
It's true.

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sf wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:36:41 -0600, "jmcquown"
> > wrote:
>
>> Boboli sells pre-made pizza crusts. They're refrigerated, not
>> frozen IIRC.
>
> boboli sells refrigeratied crusts now? What have I missed? The last
> time I looked they weren't refrigerated!

Last time I "looked" was when I was in the grocery store with my brother the
day after his surgery. We'd just picked up some cheeses and there was an
upright refrigerator case that had Boboli crusts in them. I noticed them as
I was walking by. I wasn't looking for them

jmcquown wrote:
> sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:36:41 -0600, "jmcquown"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Boboli sells pre-made pizza crusts. They're refrigerated, not
>>> frozen IIRC.
>> boboli sells refrigeratied crusts now? What have I missed? The last
>> time I looked they weren't refrigerated!
>
> Last time I "looked" was when I was in the grocery store with my brother the
> day after his surgery. We'd just picked up some cheeses and there was an
> upright refrigerator case that had Boboli crusts in them. I noticed them as
> I was walking by. I wasn't looking for them
>
>
Maybe the merchant decided to do that to get better shelf life?

Out of curiosity their FAQ says:

Can I refrigerate BOBOLI?

We don’t recommend it. Refrigeration accelerates the "staling" process.
If you have a BOBOLI still in the original, unopened package, freezing
is the recommended procedure. Unwrap and defrost at room temperature.

So maybe the merchant decided to do that in error?

Also from the FAQ:

How many people does a 12" BOBOLI serve?

The BOBOLI package states that it contains eight servings. If your group
has a heartier appetite, you may want to slice it into four servings.

I like those optimistic serving sizes.


http://www.gwbakeries.com/faqs.cfm#brand6question11

George wrote:

I missed the best one...

Can my kids eat BOBOLI?

BOBOLI is quite nutritious and should be just fine for your growing
child. Feel free to "plus" your BOBOLI benefits by adding your own
healthy ingredients! If you have any questions, please check with your
pediatrician.

George wrote:
> George wrote:
>
> I missed the best one...
>
> Can my kids eat BOBOLI?
>
> BOBOLI is quite nutritious and should be just fine for your growing
> child. Feel free to "plus" your BOBOLI benefits by adding your own
> healthy ingredients! If you have any questions, please check with your
> pediatrician.

LOL I don't know if kids should eat most of anything served to them these
days. This guy was asking about frozen pizza for his nephew because he
won't eat anything else. Frozen pizza is the least of his worries as this
kid matures.

Jill

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:01:44 -0400, raymond >
wrote:

>On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:58:14 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:
>
>>Terry wrote:
>>> When my nephew visits he won't eat any of my cooking, and I don't
>>> blame him. So when he is here, it is frozen pizza or soup.
>>>
>>> Anyway we have been getting 3 meat pizzas and adding ham, onion,
>>> mushrooms and cheeze. I was thinking about trying to add some bacon.
>>>
>>> Would bacon cook in the 21 min time it takes to make the pizza?
>>>
>>> Good idea or bad?
>>
>>You can buy pre-cooked bacon that will cook in 30 seconds.
>>
>>Jill
>>
>Also consider Canadian bacon which, IMO, makes a better pizza anyway.

Don't forget the pineapple and barbecue sauce.

Lou

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:03:27 -0600, Lou Decruss >
wrote:

>Don't forget the pineapple and barbecue sauce.

Does that come with a braf bucket?


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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:22:23 -0700, sf wrote:

>On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:03:27 -0600, Lou Decruss >
>wrote:
>
>>Don't forget the pineapple and barbecue sauce.
>
>Does that come with a braf bucket?


Ooops typo: make that *barf* bucket

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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:30:21 -0700, sf wrote:

>On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:22:23 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:03:27 -0600, Lou Decruss >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Don't forget the pineapple and barbecue sauce.
>>
>>Does that come with a braf bucket?
>
>
>Ooops typo: make that *barf* bucket

I guess you could carefully remove the packaging from the frozen pizza
and use that.

Lou

jmcquown wrote:
> George wrote:
>> George wrote:
>>
>> I missed the best one...
>>
>> Can my kids eat BOBOLI?
>>
>> BOBOLI is quite nutritious and should be just fine for your growing
>> child. Feel free to "plus" your BOBOLI benefits by adding your own
>> healthy ingredients! If you have any questions, please check with your
>> pediatrician.
>
> LOL I don't know if kids should eat most of anything served to them these
> days. This guy was asking about frozen pizza for his nephew because he
> won't eat anything else. Frozen pizza is the least of his worries as this
> kid matures.
>
> Jill
>
>
Oh come on and cut the crap. Forcing a kid (or anyone else) to eat
certain foods because those foods are supposedly good for them will turn
the subject off to that food quicker than you can imagine. I went
through that when I was in grammar school with both my family at home
and the nuns where I went to school trying to get me to eat green beans.
To this day I absolutely will not eat green beans. Ditto brussels
sprouts. Another food I got turned off of because of forced family
pressure was cooked spinach. Blech!!!!! I was (and still am) a huge
Popeye fan, and family tried to use that to get me to eat cooked spinach
"you want to be like Popeye, right?). It wasn't until I was married and
working at a particular job when I went to eat in the cafeteria and
found they had spinach cold to use in a salad like one would eat
lettuce. Now I can't get enough of spinach.
Moral of this screed: let the kid what he wants as he wants, and
healthful food will come to him in time.

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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:34:01 -0400, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>I'm in full agreement with you, Jack. Honestly. I was forced to eat so
>many things as a kid (couldn't get up from the table until I finished,
>dealie) and I still won't touch those foods now! I never liked cooked
>spinach, either, until I learned spinach lasagna, stuffed shells, manicotti,
>spinach garlic pizza etc. I still won't eat it as a side veggie cooked, but
>I love it cooked mixed IN with other ingredients. But, like you, I love it
>raw. Bring on the warm bacon salad dressing, please! :~)

I'm a product of the "you don't leave the table until your plate is
clean" club too.

Fortunately, my mother was a picky eater so there weren't many foods I
had left to be picky about. LOL! Canned peas were the WORST for me.
I can remember sitting there for more than an hour trying to ingest
them (not very successfully).

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On Oct 30, 12:29 am, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:34:01 -0400, "kilikini"
>
> > wrote:
> >I'm in full agreement with you, Jack. Honestly. I was forced to eat so
> >many things as a kid (couldn't get up from the table until I finished,
> >dealie) and I still won't touch those foods now! I never liked cooked
> >spinach, either, until I learned spinach lasagna, stuffed shells, manicotti,
> >spinach garlic pizza etc. I still won't eat it as a side veggie cooked, but
> >I love it cooked mixed IN with other ingredients. But, like you, I love it
> >raw. Bring on the warm bacon salad dressing, please! :~)
>
> I'm a product of the "you don't leave the table until your plate is
> clean" club too.
>
> Fortunately, my mother was a picky eater so there weren't many foods I
> had left to be picky about. LOL! Canned peas were the WORST for me.
> I can remember sitting there for more than an hour trying to ingest
> them (not very successfully).

Now I don't like peas anyway, but I would NEVER serve anyone canned
peas. Frozen, yes, but not canned. Another thing horrible canned is
asparagus.

Canned corn, on the other hand, is not bad, and canned green beans are
quite edible (if not particularly good). I like canned black olives.

I'm OK with the having to eat what you put on your plate, but grown
ups should not put foods that kids are known to hate on their plates.
Adults who do so should be kicked in the teeth.
>

--Bryan

Bobo Bonobo® wrote:

> Now I don't like peas anyway, but I would NEVER serve anyone canned
> peas. Frozen, yes, but not canned. Another thing horrible canned is
> asparagus.

Regardomg canned vegetables-I only buy canned tomatoes, *except* at
times when I roast potatoes under lamb chops I will buy a can of baby
peas and roast them with the potatoes (drained). My mother did so and I
just love the way the potatoes and peas get all roasted and oily with
lamb...yummmmmmm. Otherwise I can't stand canned peas.


> I'm OK with the having to eat what you put on your plate, but grown
> ups should not put foods that kids are known to hate on their plates.
> Adults who do so should be kicked in the teeth.
>
> --Bryan

I think the lack of trans fats in your diet has made you suspiciously
violent. LOL

Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> On Oct 30, 12:29 am, sf wrote:
>> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:34:01 -0400, "kilikini"
>>
>> > wrote:
>>> I'm in full agreement with you, Jack. Honestly. I was forced to eat so
>>> many things as a kid (couldn't get up from the table until I finished,
>>> dealie) and I still won't touch those foods now! I never liked cooked
>>> spinach, either, until I learned spinach lasagna, stuffed shells, manicotti,
>>> spinach garlic pizza etc. I still won't eat it as a side veggie cooked, but
>>> I love it cooked mixed IN with other ingredients. But, like you, I love it
>>> raw. Bring on the warm bacon salad dressing, please! :~)
>> I'm a product of the "you don't leave the table until your plate is
>> clean" club too.
>>
>> Fortunately, my mother was a picky eater so there weren't many foods I
>> had left to be picky about. LOL! Canned peas were the WORST for me.
>> I can remember sitting there for more than an hour trying to ingest
>> them (not very successfully).
>
> Now I don't like peas anyway, but I would NEVER serve anyone canned
> peas. Frozen, yes, but not canned. Another thing horrible canned is
> asparagus.
>

agreed! asparagus should not be mushy!

> Canned corn, on the other hand, is not bad, and canned green beans are
> quite edible (if not particularly good).

frozen vegetables are just about the same price as canned, and with
minimal extra effort to prepare.

> I like canned black olives.
>
> I'm OK with the having to eat what you put on your plate, but grown
> ups should not put foods that kids are known to hate on their plates.
> Adults who do so should be kicked in the teeth.

I make Ellie try everything on her plate, but if she doesn't like it
after trying it, she doesn't have to finish it. Luckily, she is an
adventurous eater for a 5 year-old (she still won't eat gefilte fish,
though!).


--

Sarah Gray

Oh pshaw, on Tue 30 Oct 2007 05:49:56a, Sarah Gray meant to say...

> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>> On Oct 30, 12:29 am, sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:34:01 -0400, "kilikini"
>>>
>>> > wrote:
>>>> I'm in full agreement with you, Jack. Honestly. I was forced to eat
>>>> so many things as a kid (couldn't get up from the table until I
>>>> finished, dealie) and I still won't touch those foods now! I never
>>>> liked cooked spinach, either, until I learned spinach lasagna,
>>>> stuffed shells, manicotti, spinach garlic pizza etc. I still won't
>>>> eat it as a side veggie cooked, but I love it cooked mixed IN with
>>>> other ingredients. But, like you, I love it raw. Bring on the warm
>>>> bacon salad dressing, please! :~)
>>> I'm a product of the "you don't leave the table until your plate is
>>> clean" club too.
>>>
>>> Fortunately, my mother was a picky eater so there weren't many foods I
>>> had left to be picky about. LOL! Canned peas were the WORST for me.
>>> I can remember sitting there for more than an hour trying to ingest
>>> them (not very successfully).
>>
>> Now I don't like peas anyway, but I would NEVER serve anyone canned
>> peas. Frozen, yes, but not canned. Another thing horrible canned is
>> asparagus.
>>
>
> agreed! asparagus should not be mushy!
>
>> Canned corn, on the other hand, is not bad, and canned green beans are
>> quite edible (if not particularly good).
>
> frozen vegetables are just about the same price as canned, and with
> minimal extra effort to prepare.
>
>> I like canned black olives.
>>
>> I'm OK with the having to eat what you put on your plate, but grown
>> ups should not put foods that kids are known to hate on their plates.
>> Adults who do so should be kicked in the teeth.
>
> I make Ellie try everything on her plate, but if she doesn't like it
> after trying it, she doesn't have to finish it. Luckily, she is an
> adventurous eater for a 5 year-old (she still won't eat gefilte fish,
> though!).

Neither will I.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

I have a rock garden, but three of them died last week.

Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>
> Now I don't like peas anyway, but I would NEVER serve anyone canned
> peas. Frozen, yes, but not canned. Another thing horrible canned is
> asparagus.
>
> Canned corn, on the other hand, is not bad, and canned green beans are
> quite edible (if not particularly good). I like canned black olives.
>
> I'm OK with the having to eat what you put on your plate, but grown
> ups should not put foods that kids are known to hate on their plates.
> Adults who do so should be kicked in the teeth.
>
> --Bryan

Canned peas - just the mention puts the memory of a gawd-awful metallic
taste in my mouth, and I'm not talking from childhood memory either. Had
dinner at my late brother-in-laws house some years back and they served
canned peas as a veggie. Yecch!

As far as eating what's on your plate, definitely finish it, IF you took
it yourself. But if someone else plated it up for you, you should be
under no obligation, moral or otherwise, to finish it. That's why I
never plate up people's food - much prefer serving family style. That
way you take what you want.
--
Jack N2MPU
Proud NRA Life Member

On Oct 30, 6:38 am, Goomba38 > wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> > Now I don't like peas anyway, but I would NEVER serve anyone canned
> > peas. Frozen, yes, but not canned. Another thing horrible canned is
> > asparagus.
>
> Regardomg canned vegetables-I only buy canned tomatoes, *except* at
> times when I roast potatoes under lamb chops I will buy a can of baby
> peas and roast them with the potatoes (drained). My mother did so and I
> just love the way the potatoes and peas get all roasted and oily with
> lamb...yummmmmmm. Otherwise I can't stand canned peas.
>
> > I'm OK with the having to eat what you put on your plate, but grown
> > ups should not put foods that kids are known to hate on their plates.
> > Adults who do so should be kicked in the teeth.
>
> > --Bryan
>
> I think the lack of trans fats in your diet has made you suspiciously
> violent. LOL

Naw, I was like that back before I'd ever heard of trans-fats.

--Bryan