In article >,
"kilikini" > wrote:

> I know we just had a thread covering this topic a few months ago and I
> should Google it all. That being said, it's a disgusting meal, but we've
> been forced to resort to it. This will be tomorrow's dinner.
>
> We have a couple of cans of water-packed tuna, some egg noodles, canned
> peas, canned carrots, canned corn, 1 can of mushroom soup and a sleeve of
> saltine crackers - so, I'm thinking tuna noodle casserole. Hey, it's
> filling, it's food, and truth be told, we had to go to a food bank to get
> *this* much.
>
> I need your input - with no flames, please.
>
> I've got lots of herbs and spices so bring on your best tuna noodle
> casserole recipes.
>
> kili

Lots of times disgusting is about attitude. I don't think it sounds
disgusting. It's cheap and filling. It was a regular feature on
Fridays during Lent. One time Mom left out the tuna. No one noticed.

When I make mine the only vegetable I use is frozen peas. I've just
posted pictures and particulars to the binary group. We'll have it for
supper.

What is your objection to it? Texture? Concept? Canned soup? Canned
fish? Too bland? Would it be more palatable-sounding if you called it
Creamed Tuna and Peas over Noodles? Over toast points?

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In article >,
"kilikini" > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> > What is your objection to it? Texture? Concept? Canned soup?
> > Canned fish? Too bland? Would it be more palatable-sounding if you
> > called it Creamed Tuna and Peas over Noodles? Over toast points?
>
> Most people consider it trailer trash food.

Which "most people" would that be?

> kili
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"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "kilikini" > wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>> > What is your objection to it? Texture? Concept? Canned soup?
>> > Canned fish? Too bland? Would it be more palatable-sounding if you
>> > called it Creamed Tuna and Peas over Noodles? Over toast points?
>>
>> Most people consider it trailer trash food.
>
> Which "most people" would that be?
>
Ah loves tuna noodle casserole. I be hopin' to git me a used trailer
soon fer me an the younguns. They babydaddies gon hep me.

(Kili--I never use soup, always make a white sauce.)

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
>>
> Most people consider it trailer trash food. Personally, I haven't eaten
> it in about 25 years. LOL. This will be my first attempt at making it.
>
> kili
>

My parents are both 75 years old. And my Dad worked construction his entire
work life and my Mother took care of us kids when I was growing-up. He made
a good living as an electrician when he was working steady and his family of
five did well. But there was a lot of time - especially during the middle
of the Montana winter - when there wasn't enough work or hardly any income
except what unemployment insurance or the electrician's union provided. And
there was no safety net for families in the sixties - no food banks and no
public assistance. But my parents made sure their three kids got fed and
fed enough - and we ate a lot of starchy foods in a caserole with a little
bit of wild meat that Dad killed during the hunting season - all held
together by cream of 'something' soup.

So I do sort of resent the implication that what my Mother served me and
my siblings was 'trailer trash food'. I don't make the sort of casserole
dinners my Mom makes very often - but when I do - it is the deepest sort of
comfort food imaginable. It is literally balm for the soul in the middle of
a minus 40 degree winter.

<wry smile>

Be grateful you have no children turning their faces up to you like little
birds begging to be fed. Because that would magnify your misery ten-fold.

MJB

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:28:14 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> "kilikini" > wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>> > What is your objection to it? Texture? Concept? Canned soup?
>> > Canned fish? Too bland? Would it be more palatable-sounding if you
>> > called it Creamed Tuna and Peas over Noodles? Over toast points?
>>
>> Most people consider it trailer trash food.
>
>Which "most people" would that be?
>

the people in the class immediately above trailer trash. nobody else
gives a ****.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote
>>
>
> the people in the class immediately above trailer trash. nobody else
> gives a ****.
>

YA hahaha! This is true! Goomba, for example!

lol... I love tuna casserole. Love it. I grew up poor American, and tuna casserole (or Tuna Helper) was my favorite thing. It still sorta is. My husband is not American, never ate anything like it, so doesn't see the attraction. I guess it's all in how you were raised.

I jokingly call it white trash food, but I guess it really isn't. Lower middle class American food, right? But I still love it and there's really nothing else that makes me feel better than a big dish of tuna casserole. It doesn't bother me when people say it's trailer trash food-- I think it's funny that I still love it so after all these years.

For all you tuna casserole lovers who can't get the rest of your family to eat the stuff, here's my recipe for easy stovetop tuna casserole that you can scale down for one. I don't use canned soups-- so I suppose it's less white trash. Classy, even.

Quick and Easy Stove-Top Tuna Noodle Casserole

SERVES 4
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups whole milk
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper, less if you prefer less spice
1-2 tablespoon of chopped fresh herbs, such as chives (optional) or parsley (optional)
2 (6 ounce) cans tuna, drained (I prefer albacore solid packed in water)
1 1/2 cups frozen peas
8 ounces wide egg noodles, cooked

1. Cook the egg noodles.
2. During the last few minutes add the frozen peas to the simmering noodles; then drain.
3. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
4. Whisk in the flour, and continue whisking for about 2 minutes or until the flour butter mixture starts to turn a beige color (a very light colored roux).
5. Continue whisking and slowly add 1 of the cups of milk, incorporating the liquid as you whisk; then add the remaining 1 cup of milk.
6. Let it come to a gentle boil, stirring regularly to keep from burning on the bottom of the pan as it thickens.
7. When it's thick enough to coat a spoon and leave a strip behind where you ran your finger through the coating on the spoon, it's ready to add the drained tuna.
8. Break up the solid tuna chunks with a fork and mix throughout the sauce.
9. Add the salt, pepper, and any seasonings or herbs.
10. Pour the tuna sauce over the noodles and peas, and serve.

kilikini wrote:


> Most people consider it trailer trash food.

Oh, I don't think so. Perfectly good, homey food. I make it from time
to time. I don't use cream of X soup anymore, but make a sort of
veloute with a roux, milk, the juice from the canned tuna, and maybe
some sour cream if I have it.





Brian

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Default User > wrote in message
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> kilikini wrote:
>> Most people consider it trailer trash food.
>>
> Oh, I don't think so. Perfectly good, homey food.[..]

Whole-heartedly agree!

We make this often enough that all three girls can now make it
without us standing behind them. They'll think nothing of
making it for an afternoon snack for their friends, either.
It's quick-and-easy; minimal costs; solid, "good, homey food."

The Ranger

On Fri 07 Mar 2008 01:37:50p, Randy Johnson told us...

>
> On 7-Mar-2008, "The Ranger" > wrote:
>
>> > Oh, I don't think so. Perfectly good, homey food.[..]
>>
>> Whole-heartedly agree!
>
> Dawg, none of the homey's in my hood eat that sh*t; that be like eatin'
> catfood
>

It's nice that you live in such a superior world. The rest of us don't
give a ****!

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Fri 07 Mar 2008 01:37:50p, Randy Johnson told us...
>
> >
> > On 7-Mar-2008, "The Ranger" > wrote:
> >
> >> > Oh, I don't think so. Perfectly good, homey food.[..]
> > >
> >> Whole-heartedly agree!
> >
> > Dawg, none of the homey's in my hood eat that sh*t; that be like
> > eatin' catfood
> >
>
> It's nice that you live in such a superior world.

**** whooooooosh ****




Brian

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On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:21:13 GMT, "Randy Johnson" >
wrote:

>
>On 7-Mar-2008, blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> the people in the class immediately above trailer trash. nobody else
>> gives a ****.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>everybody needs somebody to feel superior to

it's also status anxiety. people fear slipping down a rung on the
social ladder.

your pal,
blake

On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:44:47 GMT, blake murphy >
wrote:

>nobody else gives a ****.

that's *flying* ****, buster.


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On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:42:27 -0800, sf wrote:

>On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:44:47 GMT, blake murphy >
>wrote:
>
>>nobody else gives a ****.
>
>that's *flying* ****, buster.

some of us are too poor to fly.

your pal,
blake

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> Lots of times disgusting is about attitude. I don't think it sounds
> disgusting. It's cheap and filling. It was a regular feature on
> Fridays during Lent. One time Mom left out the tuna. No one noticed.


Some of my *best* meals (or ideas or just substitution by necessity)
have come about when there was no other alternative. Such as a long week
before payday... cleaning out the freezer for a big move...that sort of
thing. Although sadly, those serendipity meals aren't always easy to
recreate again at a later date.

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:47:02 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

> Although sadly, those serendipity meals aren't always easy to
>recreate again at a later date.

No addition to this, but I just have to comment that I noticed you
used the word "serendipity". Did you read that series to your
kids too?

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sf wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:47:02 -0400, Goomba38 >
> wrote:
>
>> Although sadly, those serendipity meals aren't always easy to
>> recreate again at a later date.
>
> No addition to this, but I just have to comment that I noticed you
> used the word "serendipity". Did you read that series to your
> kids too?
>
I don't know about a series of books by that title. I just know what the
word means. I kinda assume the books came after the word....? LOL

On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:28:48 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:47:02 -0400, Goomba38 >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Although sadly, those serendipity meals aren't always easy to
>>> recreate again at a later date.
>>
>> No addition to this, but I just have to comment that I noticed you
>> used the word "serendipity". Did you read that series to your
>> kids too?
>>
>I don't know about a series of books by that title. I just know what the
>word means. I kinda assume the books came after the word....? LOL

Actually, the books made the word "known".

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On Tue 11 Mar 2008 08:16:26p, told us...

> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:47:02 -0400, Goomba38 >
> wrote:
>
>> Although sadly, those serendipity meals aren't always easy to
>> recreate again at a later date.
>
> No addition to this, but I just have to comment that I noticed you
> used the word "serendipity". Did you read that series to your
> kids too?
>

It always makes me think of the Serendipity III restaurant in upper
Manhattan's East Side.

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sf wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:28:48 -0400, Goomba38 >
> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:47:02 -0400, Goomba38 >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Although sadly, those serendipity meals aren't always easy to
>>>> recreate again at a later date.
>>> No addition to this, but I just have to comment that I noticed you
>>> used the word "serendipity". Did you read that series to your
>>> kids too?
>>>
>> I don't know about a series of books by that title. I just know what the
>> word means. I kinda assume the books came after the word....? LOL
>
> Actually, the books made the word "known".
>
Yes, and no. I see on Google that the word comes from an 18th century
story, not a series of contemporary books. But I learned the word in
childhood and use it often. It means the accidental or unintended
discovery of something good or useful while performing some other task.

In article 4>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> It always makes me think of the Serendipity III restaurant in upper
> Manhattan's East Side.

"A cross between Grandma's attic and Alice's tea party," says Zagat.
http://www.serendipity3.com (I couldn't open it with Safari but Firefox
was fine.)
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Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message
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[snip]
> "A cross between Grandma's attic and Alice's tea
> party," says Zagat. http://www.serendipity3.com
> (I couldn't open it with Safari but Firefox was fine.)

$11.50 for a regular burger?! $15.50 for a CHILI burger?!
Sweethayzeusscreamin'holeycrow!! Even the Southern Prefecture
of the PRC (Hollyweird Fiefdom) would have difficulty
justifying that type of skimming!

The Ranger

On Wed 12 Mar 2008 06:47:53a, Melba's Jammin' told us...

> In article 4>,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> It always makes me think of the Serendipity III restaurant in upper
>> Manhattan's East Side.
>
> "A cross between Grandma's attic and Alice's tea party," says Zagat.
> http://www.serendipity3.com (I couldn't open it with Safari but Firefox
> was fine.)

When we lived in Ohio and frequented Manhattan, we always had a lunch
there. It's a fun place, decent food, and *very* NY. Seems a lot of New
Yorker's have birthday parties there, too.

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In article >,
"The Ranger" > wrote:

> $11.50 for a regular burger?! $15.50 for a CHILI burger?!
> Sweethayzeusscreamin'holeycrow!! Even the Southern Prefecture
> of the PRC (Hollyweird Fiefdom) would have difficulty
> justifying that type of skimming!
>
> The Ranger


You think rent is cheap in Manhattan? Oy.
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sf wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:28:48 -0400, Goomba38 >
> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:47:02 -0400, Goomba38 >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Although sadly, those serendipity meals aren't always easy to
>>>> recreate again at a later date.
>>> No addition to this, but I just have to comment that I noticed you
>>> used the word "serendipity". Did you read that series to your
>>> kids too?
>>>
>> I don't know about a series of books by that title. I just know what the
>> word means. I kinda assume the books came after the word....? LOL
>
> Actually, the books made the word "known".
>
What books? I learned the word from a science fiction story about 40
years ago.

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On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:14:41 -0400, John Kane >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:28:48 -0400, Goomba38 >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> sf wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:47:02 -0400, Goomba38 >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Although sadly, those serendipity meals aren't always easy to
>>>>> recreate again at a later date.
>>>> No addition to this, but I just have to comment that I noticed you
>>>> used the word "serendipity". Did you read that series to your
>>>> kids too?
>>>>
>>> I don't know about a series of books by that title. I just know what the
>>> word means. I kinda assume the books came after the word....? LOL
>>
>> Actually, the books made the word "known".
>>
>What books? I learned the word from a science fiction story about 40
>years ago.

The book series isn't "quite" that old, but approaching....
http://www.any-book-in-print.com/_gr...ndipity_k5.htm

Serendipity

Etymology: from its possession by the heroes of the Persian fairy tale
The Three Princes of Serendip
Date: 1754


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