On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:36:43 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>
>One time we went up to help with a construction project at the chalet.
>After a morning of hard work we were called in for lunch..... boiled
>eggs, plain yogurt and sunflower seeds. ... that was lunch.

I would have been insulted if some did that to me after helping them.

Lou

In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> Pete C. wrote:
>
> >
> > You can't get much worse than canned asparagus.
>
> Agreed. a.k.a. as 'Elephant snot' around here...

I worked with a lady for many years, and shared an office with her for
some of that. She was on a diet once, and used to buy canned asparagus
at Costco in the four pack. She would bring one in for lunch each day
(well, maybe not *every* day). She would open it and then drain it in
the sink. She would then go back to her desk to eat it. She had long
fingernails and would use them like tweezers to pick out a spear and eat
it.

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Petaluma, California USA

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:36:43 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> One time we went up to help with a construction project at the chalet.
>> After a morning of hard work we were called in for lunch..... boiled
>> eggs, plain yogurt and sunflower seeds. ... that was lunch.
>
> I would have been insulted if some did that to me after helping them.


I can imagine. I was.

In article .com>,
"Pete C." > wrote:

[snipped creamed eggs on toast stuff]

> Ah, so pretty close to egg salad, just hot and with béchamel instead of
> mayonnaise.

There's a story here somewhere, but I don't remember anything about it.

So, yes, creamed eggs is just like egg salad, as chicken ala King is
just like chicken salad.

And I like peas in my creamed eggs.

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Petaluma, California USA

Janet Bostwick wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Lynn from Fargo wrote:
>>> What's the worst thing you've ever been served at a friend's house?
>> I wouldn't say disgusting. Just not what I expected. We were
>> invited to a couples house for "goulash". Turned out it was
>> home-made Beefaroni! It wasn't bad but it wasn't Hungarian Goulash
>> by any means
>> Jill
>
> I discovered in recent years that "goulash" to some folks means a
> made-up dish of some sort of cooked pasta, tomato sauce and whatever,
> that is then covered with cheese and baked for a while.
> Janet


I don't remember cheese but it was large elbow pasta, tomato sauce and
ground beef

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> Lynn from Fargo wrote:
>>>> What's the worst thing you've ever been served at a friend's house?
>>> I wouldn't say disgusting. Just not what I expected. We were
>>> invited to a couples house for "goulash". Turned out it was
>>> home-made Beefaroni! It wasn't bad but it wasn't Hungarian Goulash
>>> by any means
>>> Jill
>>
>> I discovered in recent years that "goulash" to some folks means a
>> made-up dish of some sort of cooked pasta, tomato sauce and whatever,
>> that is then covered with cheese and baked for a while.
>> Janet
>
>
> I don't remember cheese but it was large elbow pasta, tomato sauce and
> ground beef

That was "goulash" at our house when I was growing up (in PA).

Mary

I remember my stepbrother had a buddy of his over for supper, and my
stepmom made some sort of corn chowder, I think that is what it was
supposed to be. The problem is that the recipe called for 1 tsp of
mustard, and we didn't have any mustard so she used mustard powder. I
figured my stepbrother's buddy must have thought she was an awful
cook, because he stopped coming around not long after what we referred
to as "Mustard Soup".

On Wed 19 Nov 2008 10:59:03a, Lynn from Fargo told us...

> What's the worst thing you've ever been served at a friend's house?
> Like when you're a kid and you "eat over" somewhere and they serve
> something you wouldn't eat on a bet but they're nice people and it's
> your friend and you gotta eat it to be polite.
>
> I remember being in the seventh grade and eating dinner at a friends
> house a during Lent and the mom served creamed hard-boiled eggs on
> toast. I still shudder remembering it.
>
> Lynn in Fargo
> Probably why I converted to Judaism ;-)
>

Whitefish baked in milk with a smidgeon of butter and no other seasonings.
It was disgusting!

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Michael O'Connor wrote:
> I remember my stepbrother had a buddy of his over for supper, and my
> stepmom made some sort of corn chowder, I think that is what it was
> supposed to be. The problem is that the recipe called for 1 tsp of
> mustard, and we didn't have any mustard so she used mustard powder. I
> figured my stepbrother's buddy must have thought she was an awful
> cook, because he stopped coming around not long after what we referred
> to as "Mustard Soup".


I remember back when I was first married and we had invited my parents
over for dinner. My wife wanted to do a corn pudding recipe that had
been in Gourmet magazine. It called for some of curry powder. Knowing
that my parents did not like spicy food, she decided to use a whole
teaspoon cayenne instead of curry powder instead but, for some reason,
used twice as much cayenne as the specified amount of curry, not
realizing that cayenne is a lot hotter than curry powder.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> Michael O'Connor wrote:
>> I remember my stepbrother had a buddy of his over for supper, and my
>> stepmom made some sort of corn chowder, I think that is what it was
>> supposed to be. The problem is that the recipe called for 1 tsp of
>> mustard, and we didn't have any mustard so she used mustard powder. I
>> figured my stepbrother's buddy must have thought she was an awful
>> cook, because he stopped coming around not long after what we referred
>> to as "Mustard Soup".
>
>
> I remember back when I was first married and we had invited my parents
> over for dinner. My wife wanted to do a corn pudding recipe that had been
> in Gourmet magazine. It called for some of curry powder. Knowing that my
> parents did not like spicy food, she decided to use a whole teaspoon
> cayenne instead of curry powder instead but, for some reason, used twice
> as much cayenne as the specified amount of curry, not realizing that
> cayenne is a lot hotter than curry powder.

Happily, you married a woman even brighter than yourself.

Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:55:43 -0800 (PST), Nancy2
> > wrote:
>
>
>>>BLT's with miracle whip.
>>
>>I love Miracle Whip. Okay, I've got plebian taste. Big whoop, I
>>don't like stuff other people like.
>
>
> Yea...Lots of people do. To each their own.
>
>>>Salmon patties with peas in them.
>>>
>>>The list could go on and on.
>>>
>>>Lou
>>
>>I don't much like peas, so don't put them in anything, but as I
>>recall, salmon patties are sometime served with a cream sauce
>>containing peas. You don't put peas in the salmon patties,
>>fergoshsakes!
>
>
> Kinda like veggies in jello. It just seems wrong.

Ooh. I worked at a hospital and employees got a free meal at the
cafeteria. They had some seriously scary jello. The red jello with
blueberries, cottage and shredded carrots looked like something you'd
find in the hazardous waste container outside the pathology lab.

On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:46:22 -0600, Kathleen
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:

>> Kinda like veggies in jello. It just seems wrong.
>
>Ooh. I worked at a hospital and employees got a free meal at the
>cafeteria. They had some seriously scary jello. The red jello with
>blueberries, cottage and shredded carrots looked like something you'd
>find in the hazardous waste container outside the pathology lab.

My dad to this day won't touch jello of any kind. Claims he can't get
past the onions they put in it when he was in the army. I don't blame
him.

Lou

On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:34:25 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Wed 19 Nov 2008 10:59:03a, Lynn from Fargo told us...
>
>> What's the worst thing you've ever been served at a friend's house?
>> Like when you're a kid and you "eat over" somewhere and they serve
>> something you wouldn't eat on a bet but they're nice people and it's
>> your friend and you gotta eat it to be polite.
>>
>> I remember being in the seventh grade and eating dinner at a friends
>> house a during Lent and the mom served creamed hard-boiled eggs on
>> toast. I still shudder remembering it.
>>
>> Lynn in Fargo
>> Probably why I converted to Judaism ;-)
>>
>
>Whitefish baked in milk with a smidgeon of butter and no other seasonings.
>It was disgusting!

Gawd that sounds terrible!!

Lou

On Wed 19 Nov 2008 06:13:09p, Lou Decruss told us...

> My dad to this day won't touch jello of any kind. Claims he can't get
> past the onions they put in it when he was in the army. I don't blame
> him.
>
> Lou

My favorite congealed salad has a bit of onion in it. It’s a very old
recipe from the 1940s.


* Exported from MasterCook *

Perfection Salad

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : jello, salads, vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
2 envelopes Unflavored Gelatin
1/3 Cup Lemon Juice
2 3/4 Cups Water
1/4 Cup Cider Vinegar
1/4 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon salt
2 Cups finely shredded cabbage
1 Cup chopped celery
1/2 Cup Chopped Green Bell Pepper
2 Oz Jar Sliced Pimiento -- drained and chopped

In medium saucepan, soften gelatine in lemon juice; let stand 1 minute.

Over low heat, cook until gelatine dissolves.

Add water, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and salt; stir until sugar
disssolves.

Chill until partially set.

Fold in remaining ingredients; pour into lightly oiled 6-cup mold.

Chill until set, about 3 hours or overnight.

Refrigerate leftovers.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NOTES : I sometimes substitute a few chopped pimiento-stuffed olives for
the pimiento.
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On Wed 19 Nov 2008 06:13:53p, Lou Decruss told us...

> On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:34:25 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:

>>Whitefish baked in milk with a smidgeon of butter and no other
>>seasonings. It was disgusting!
>
> Gawd that sounds terrible!!
>
> Lou
>

It was, Lou. I couldn’t eat fish, except for deep fried, for a long time
after that meal. The odd thing was that the friend who made this was an
extraordinarily good cook. I can’t imagine why she chose to make and serve
this.

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On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:18:13 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Wed 19 Nov 2008 06:13:09p, Lou Decruss told us...
>
>> My dad to this day won't touch jello of any kind. Claims he can't get
>> past the onions they put in it when he was in the army. I don't blame
>> him.
>>
>> Lou
>
>My favorite congealed salad has a bit of onion in it. It’s a very old
>recipe from the 1940s.
>
>
>* Exported from MasterCook *
>
> Perfection Salad
>
>Recipe By :
>Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
>Categories : jello, salads, vegetables
>
> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
>-------- ------------ --------------------------------
> 2 envelopes Unflavored Gelatin
> 1/3 Cup Lemon Juice
> 2 3/4 Cups Water
> 1/4 Cup Cider Vinegar
> 1/4 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
> 1/2 Cup Sugar
> 1/2 Teaspoon salt
> 2 Cups finely shredded cabbage
> 1 Cup chopped celery
> 1/2 Cup Chopped Green Bell Pepper
> 2 Oz Jar Sliced Pimiento -- drained and chopped
>
>In medium saucepan, soften gelatine in lemon juice; let stand 1 minute.
>
>Over low heat, cook until gelatine dissolves.
>
>Add water, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and salt; stir until sugar
>disssolves.
>
>Chill until partially set.
>
>Fold in remaining ingredients; pour into lightly oiled 6-cup mold.
>
>Chill until set, about 3 hours or overnight.
>
>Refrigerate leftovers.
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
>NOTES : I sometimes substitute a few chopped pimiento-stuffed olives for
>the pimiento.

I don't see onions on the list. even so that's different that lime
jello with onions

Lou

On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:19:57 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Wed 19 Nov 2008 06:13:53p, Lou Decruss told us...
>
>> On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:34:25 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>> > wrote:
>
>>>Whitefish baked in milk with a smidgeon of butter and no other
>>>seasonings. It was disgusting!
>>
>> Gawd that sounds terrible!!
>>
>> Lou
>>
>
>It was, Lou. I couldn’t eat fish, except for deep fried, for a long time
>after that meal. The odd thing was that the friend who made this was an
>extraordinarily good cook. I can’t imagine why she chose to make and serve
>this.

Maybe she was lazy that day. I'd be surprised if anyone here can say
they've never goofed on a meal.

Lou

On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:59:03 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo
> wrote:

>What's the worst thing you've ever been served at a friend's house?

August 1972. My boyfriend (now my husband) invited me home to meet his
family. His mother cooked chicken hearts in some kind of thin gravy. I
honestly don't remember whether I ate them or not.

This same woman, every Thanksgiving and Christmas, *peels her turkey*
before (over)cooking it. Something about cholesterol. I think this is
why I don't like turkey all that much.

Oh, and once when we had dinner there, she was making steak. Took a
frozen solid slice of (I think) T-bone, put it in an electric frying
pan, added a cup or so of water to "get it started", put the lid on,
and left it for half an hour. mmmmmMMMMMMMmmmmm. (Not.)

But she's a wonderful woman, and I love her very much. I try to invite
her to my house for dinner as often as I can.

Jo Anne

On Wed 19 Nov 2008 06:26:49p, Lou Decruss told us...

> On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:18:13 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>On Wed 19 Nov 2008 06:13:09p, Lou Decruss told us...
>>
>>> My dad to this day won't touch jello of any kind. Claims he can't get
>>> past the onions they put in it when he was in the army. I don't blame
>>> him.
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>>My favorite congealed salad has a bit of onion in it. It’s a very old
>>recipe from the 1940s.
>>
>>
>>* Exported from MasterCook *
>>
>> Perfection Salad
>>
>>Recipe By :
>>Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
>>Categories : jello, salads, vegetables
>>
>> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
>>-------- ------------ --------------------------------
>> 2 envelopes Unflavored Gelatin
>> 1/3 Cup Lemon Juice
>> 2 3/4 Cups Water
>> 1/4 Cup Cider Vinegar
>> 1/4 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
>> 1/2 Cup Sugar
>> 1/2 Teaspoon salt
>> 2 Cups finely shredded cabbage
>> 1 Cup chopped celery
>> 1/2 Cup Chopped Green Bell Pepper
>> 2 Oz Jar Sliced Pimiento -- drained and chopped
>>
>>In medium saucepan, soften gelatine in lemon juice; let stand 1 minute.
>>
>>Over low heat, cook until gelatine dissolves.
>>
>>Add water, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and salt; stir until
>>sugar disssolves.
>>
>>Chill until partially set.
>>
>>Fold in remaining ingredients; pour into lightly oiled 6-cup mold.
>>
>>Chill until set, about 3 hours or overnight.
>>
>>Refrigerate leftovers.
>>
>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>> -
>>
>>NOTES : I sometimes substitute a few chopped pimiento-stuffed olives for
>>the pimiento.
>
> I don't see onions on the list. even so that's different that lime
> jello with onions
>
> Lou
>

Oops! That should also have 2 teaspoons of grated onion. I agree, that’s
a lot different than lime jello with onions.

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On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:34:25 -0500, Jo Anne Slaven
> wrote:

>On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:59:03 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo
> wrote:
>
>>What's the worst thing you've ever been served at a friend's house?
>
>August 1972. My boyfriend (now my husband) invited me home to meet his
>family. His mother cooked chicken hearts in some kind of thin gravy. I
>honestly don't remember whether I ate them or not.
>
>This same woman, every Thanksgiving and Christmas, *peels her turkey*
>before (over)cooking it. Something about cholesterol. I think this is
>why I don't like turkey all that much.
>
>Oh, and once when we had dinner there, she was making steak. Took a
>frozen solid slice of (I think) T-bone, put it in an electric frying
>pan, added a cup or so of water to "get it started", put the lid on,
>and left it for half an hour. mmmmmMMMMMMMmmmmm. (Not.)

My mother was a big electric fry pan queen. She'd put pork chops and
rice-a-roni in there for hours. It ws so dry we needed lots of milk
to get it down.

Lou

On Wed 19 Nov 2008 06:28:02p, Lou Decruss told us...

> On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:19:57 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>On Wed 19 Nov 2008 06:13:53p, Lou Decruss told us...
>>
>>> On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:34:25 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>> > wrote:
>>
>>>>Whitefish baked in milk with a smidgeon of butter and no other
>>>>seasonings. It was disgusting!
>>>
>>> Gawd that sounds terrible!!
>>>
>>> Lou
>>>
>>
>>It was, Lou. I couldn’t eat fish, except for deep fried, for a long
>>time after that meal. The odd thing was that the friend who made this
>>was an extraordinarily good cook. I can’t imagine why she chose to make
>>and serve this.
>
> Maybe she was lazy that day. I'd be surprised if anyone here can say
> they've never goofed on a meal.
>
> Lou

As I recall, the rest of the meal was fantastic, so I don’t think she was
sparing any effort in putting it together. We never discussed it, but I
think she actually thought it was good, and was a bit disappointed that we
didn’t want seconds. <gag>



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Jo Anne Slaven wrote:
>
>
> Oh, and once when we had dinner there, she was making steak. Took a
> frozen solid slice of (I think) T-bone, put it in an electric frying
> pan, added a cup or so of water to "get it started", put the lid on,
> and left it for half an hour. mmmmmMMMMMMMmmmmm. (Not.)


That is the way my aunt cooks lamb chops. To make matters worse, she
goes to a special butcher to get the best possible lamb chops..... and
then ruins them.

Lynn from Fargo wrote:
>
> What's the worst thing you've ever been served at a friend's house?
> Like when you're a kid and you "eat over" somewhere and they serve
> something you wouldn't eat on a bet but they're nice people and it's
> your friend and you gotta eat it to be polite.
>
> I remember being in the seventh grade and eating dinner at a friends
> house a during Lent and the mom served creamed hard-boiled eggs on
> toast. I still shudder remembering it.
>
> Lynn in Fargo
> Probably why I converted to Judaism ;-)

Too numerous to count really

There was (individual meals mind you):

sludgy/slimy oatmeal made with milk and cooked to death
really bad meatloaf topped with tinned tomato soup as a sauce
'bean stew' made with about 20 types of beans and no seasonings, also
sludgy
spaghetti sauce that had about half a tin of curry powder in it
anything that had asparagus in it


etc ad infinitum

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Lynn from Fargo wrote:
> > What's the worst thing you've ever been served at a friend's house?

> I wouldn't say disgusting. Just not what I expected. We were invited to a
> couples house for "goulash". Turned out it was home-made Beefaroni! It
> wasn't bad but it wasn't Hungarian Goulash by any means

It's kind of a joke here in the US. I guess some old major cookbooks
had these recipes. We had a lady at work who brought it to a potluck.
She was careful to explain that her family called in "goulash" even
though they knew it wasn't. It was elbow noodles, hamburger, beans,
corn and bottled barbeque sauce.

Cooks.com has 174 recipes for "hamburger goulash". Here's a sample:

GOULASH
*

2 c. uncooked macaroni
1 c. tomato puree
1 can corn
1 c. cooked pinto beans
1 c. cheese cubes
1 lb. hamburger, browned
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Cook macaroni in boiling water until tender. Drain. Add the rest of the
ingredients and heat until cheese melts.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Nina wrote:
>
> On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:59:21 -0600, Kathleen
> > wrote:
>
> >Lynn from Fargo wrote:
> >
> >> What's the worst thing you've ever been served at a friend's house?
> >> Like when you're a kid and you "eat over" somewhere and they serve
> >> something you wouldn't eat on a bet but they're nice people and it's
> >> your friend and you gotta eat it to be polite.
> >>
> >> I remember being in the seventh grade and eating dinner at a friends
> >> house a during Lent and the mom served creamed hard-boiled eggs on
> >> toast. I still shudder remembering it.
> >>
> >> Lynn in Fargo
> >> Probably why I converted to Judaism ;-)
> >
> >Gamey, tough venison steak, served up with canned aspargus alongside.
>
> Oh, I forgot... gamy, overcooked, bone-dry venison. A *huge8 serving.
> Awful. Put me off venison for... well, pretty much for forever, I
> guess.

Well, I can assure you that cooked properly venison is very, very good.
You will find it on the menu at many higher end restaurants.

On Nov 19, 9:59*am, Lynn from Fargo > wrote:
> What's the worst thing you've ever been served at a friend's house?
> Like when you're a kid and you "eat over" somewhere and they serve
> something you wouldn't eat on a bet but they're nice people and it's
> your friend and you gotta eat it to be polite.
>
> I remember being in the seventh grade and eating dinner at a friends
> house a during Lent and the mom served creamed hard-boiled eggs on
> toast. *I still shudder remembering it.
>
> Lynn in Fargo
> Probably why I converted to Judaism ;-)

My parents are divorced and for years, my dad was in charge of
Christmas Eve supper. Sometimes, it was okay. And sometimes, I would
far rather have had creamed eggs on toast. Assuming the eggs aren't
rotten, the worse I could say of that dish would be bland.

There was the year my sister and I were on a diet, and my dad "labored
all day" on a low fat chinese feast for us. That was about the speed
of it. He labored all day to cook a horrible dinner with plenty of
insinuations that he would be mortally hurt and insulted if we didn't
eat it. So.....we always dutifully choked it down. I just remember
the appetizer that year: some gray, rubbery flesh of some poor sea
creature with a cream chease substance rolled up inside. It was dire,
like eating a fishy flavored sneaker sole.

Then there was the years he was enamored of using extremely esoteric
grains in his pastas made with his pasta machine. Buckwehat pasta is
heavy and gluey, and tastes rather like glue. Avoid, avoid.

Then there was a more recent year when my dad bought a new high
powered blender so everything was pureed. It would have been a really
excellent dinner--for people with no teeth.

Another year on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, when I got
together with two women friends of mine. I love turkey, but by the
Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, I've usually had my fill of it. She
made a turkey dinner, the turkey having been cooked to a bathtowel
consistency. And she put oysters in the stuffing with the result that
it tasted of fish. OLD fish Now, I love fresh fish. I do not like
things that are not supposed to taste like fish such as turkey
stuffing, but DO taste fishy. Uggh! I'll never eat any stuffing with
oysters in it again!

Melissa

On Wed 19 Nov 2008 08:29:56p, Shiral told us...

> Another year on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, when I got
> together with two women friends of mine. I love turkey, but by the
> Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, I've usually had my fill of it. She
> made a turkey dinner, the turkey having been cooked to a bathtowel
> consistency. And she put oysters in the stuffing with the result that
> it tasted of fish. OLD fish Now, I love fresh fish. I do not like
> things that are not supposed to taste like fish such as turkey
> stuffing, but DO taste fishy. Uggh! I'll never eat any stuffing with
> oysters in it again!
>

I loathe oyster stuffing…just as much as I loathe turkey.

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> Lynn from Fargo wrote:
> > I remember being in the seventh grade and eating dinner at a friends
>> house a during Lent and the mom served creamed hard-boiled eggs on
>> toast. I still shudder remembering it.
>

That was the first recipe we ever made in 7th grade cooking class.
It was called "eggs goldenrod" and taught the technique for making
bechamel/white sauce. The sauce was spiced, chopped cooked eggwhite
added, poured over buttered toast then the yolk was grated/crumbled
over the top. I haven't had it in probably 50 years but I remember
enjoying it and making it for a Sunday night supper for my parents.

That year we also made corn chowder, clam chowder, scalloped potatoes,
chocolate pudding and blancmange from scratch, angelfood cake, deviled
eggs, and I can't remember what all else. I remember the elderly
teacher making us repeat over and over "Long, slow cooking makes tough
meat tender."

gloria p

On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:22:03 -0500, Tracy > wrote:

>The absolute worst was my sister's eggplant parm/lasagna. She layered
>raw slices of eggplant with cheese and sauce. She might have put raisins
>in it too. She puts raisins in everything. This was my first time eating
>eggplant and it was a long time

Too bad your sister screwed it up. That dish can be delicious.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:59:03 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo
> wrote:

>What's the worst thing you've ever been served at a friend's house?
>Like when you're a kid and you "eat over" somewhere and they serve
>something you wouldn't eat on a bet but they're nice people and it's
>your friend and you gotta eat it to be polite.
>
>I remember being in the seventh grade and eating dinner at a friends
>house a during Lent and the mom served creamed hard-boiled eggs on
>toast. I still shudder remembering it.
>
I've never eaten a meal I didn't like at a friend's house. As a kid,
I ate meals I was *never* served at home, but I can't remember
disliking anything.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Nov 20, 4:39 am, "Jean B." > wrote:

> 1. Beets. I actually don't dislike them, but for some reason
> they immediately made me sick. This was at a friend's house--very
> classy family. I spewed at the table.

I have a problem with beets as well. My mom wasn’t a good cook but my
dad was worse.

When I was about 9 or 10 my mom was in the hospital and dad was “it”
for cooking. All I remember is sitting at the table and looking at a
purple concoction in a bowl. Then, looking over at my younger sister,
the two of us just teared up knowing we had to eat it.

Barb
s/y Arabella
www.sailinglinks.com

Lynn from Fargo wrote:
> On Nov 19, 2:31 pm, "Jean B." > wrote:
>> Nancy2 wrote:
>>> I loved creamed eggs on toast. Add a little dried beef and it's
>>> heavenly.
>>> N.
>> Oh gee, that thought perked me right up!
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
> Oh, I really like almost anything else creamed on toast: tuna, dried
> beef, salmon, peas, chicken whatever. It's just those danged sliced
> eggs sitting there in that white sauce staring up like big yellow
> eyeballs . . .
> Lynn in Fargo

I am glad I returned to this thread now, so I am reminded of the
egg and dried beef. I actually don't usually like such things and
never cook them (well, maybe in ancient history--if so, I don't
remember), but this combo sounds like comfort food to me!

--
Jean B.

Nancy Young wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>>> Turkey stuffing that was so watery it poured off a serving spoon.
>
>> You must have eated at my former MIL's house LOL I've never before
>> (or since) seen dressing so runny if you ran a spoon through it it
>> "parted" like the Red Sea and then went right back again. It was
>> gawd awful stuff!
>
> That is nauseating. I saw that on some cooking show last year. It
> looked like a barf casserole.
>
> nancy

Why on earth would it ever be seen as a good thing? I think I'd
have to bake it for about a day, probably turning the top under
sebveral times, to rectify that situation. Yuck!

--
Jean B.

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>
>> Pete C. wrote:
>>
>>> You can't get much worse than canned asparagus.
>> Agreed. a.k.a. as 'Elephant snot' around here...
>
> I worked with a lady for many years, and shared an office with her for
> some of that. She was on a diet once, and used to buy canned asparagus
> at Costco in the four pack. She would bring one in for lunch each day
> (well, maybe not *every* day). She would open it and then drain it in
> the sink. She would then go back to her desk to eat it. She had long
> fingernails and would use them like tweezers to pick out a spear and eat
> it.
>
That sounds ugsome. But my mom used to serve canned asparagus on
rare occasions. I think that overlapped a bit with her also
serving fresh asparagus. Then the use of the canned petered out.
Her father actually had an extra lot on which he grew asparagus
and roses, so her use of canned asparagus was a bit ironic.

--
Jean B.

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article .com>,
> "Pete C." > wrote:
>
> [snipped creamed eggs on toast stuff]
>
>> Ah, so pretty close to egg salad, just hot and with béchamel instead of
>> mayonnaise.
>
> There's a story here somewhere, but I don't remember anything about it.
>
> So, yes, creamed eggs is just like egg salad, as chicken ala King is
> just like chicken salad.
>
> And I like peas in my creamed eggs.
>
Shall we add some to the dried beef-egg combo? I am thinking one
could start with a chipped beef mixture and add some egg. And now
maybe some peas.

--
Jean B.

Michael O'Connor wrote:
> I remember my stepbrother had a buddy of his over for supper, and my
> stepmom made some sort of corn chowder, I think that is what it was
> supposed to be. The problem is that the recipe called for 1 tsp of
> mustard, and we didn't have any mustard so she used mustard powder. I
> figured my stepbrother's buddy must have thought she was an awful
> cook, because he stopped coming around not long after what we referred
> to as "Mustard Soup".

That sounds pretty bad. :-(

--
Jean B.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Wed 19 Nov 2008 06:13:09p, Lou Decruss told us...
>
>> My dad to this day won't touch jello of any kind. Claims he can't get
>> past the onions they put in it when he was in the army. I don't blame
>> him.
>>
>> Lou
>
> My favorite congealed salad has a bit of onion in it. It’s a very old
> recipe from the 1940s.
>
>
> * Exported from MasterCook *
>
> Perfection Salad
>
> Recipe By :
> Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
> Categories : jello, salads, vegetables
>
> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
> -------- ------------ --------------------------------
> 2 envelopes Unflavored Gelatin
> 1/3 Cup Lemon Juice
> 2 3/4 Cups Water
> 1/4 Cup Cider Vinegar
> 1/4 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
> 1/2 Cup Sugar
> 1/2 Teaspoon salt
> 2 Cups finely shredded cabbage
> 1 Cup chopped celery
> 1/2 Cup Chopped Green Bell Pepper
> 2 Oz Jar Sliced Pimiento -- drained and chopped
>
> In medium saucepan, soften gelatine in lemon juice; let stand 1 minute.
>
> Over low heat, cook until gelatine dissolves.
>
> Add water, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and salt; stir until sugar
> disssolves.
>
> Chill until partially set.
>
> Fold in remaining ingredients; pour into lightly oiled 6-cup mold.
>
> Chill until set, about 3 hours or overnight.
>
> Refrigerate leftovers.
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> NOTES : I sometimes substitute a few chopped pimiento-stuffed olives for
> the pimiento.

Very old and very famous too. IIRC, it won a big prize in a contest.

--
Jean B.

Arri London wrote:
> Too numerous to count really
>
> There was (individual meals mind you):
>
> sludgy/slimy oatmeal made with milk and cooked to death
> really bad meatloaf topped with tinned tomato soup as a sauce
> 'bean stew' made with about 20 types of beans and no seasonings, also
> sludgy
> spaghetti sauce that had about half a tin of curry powder in it
> anything that had asparagus in it
>
>
> etc ad infinitum

Oh good! Someone else has mentioned oatmeal. It took me years to
even try the steel-cut oats, which are edible. I still don't
think of them very often because of my early oatmeal experience.

--
Jean B.

ladysailor wrote:
> On Nov 20, 4:39 am, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> 1. Beets. I actually don't dislike them, but for some reason
>> they immediately made me sick. This was at a friend's house--very
>> classy family. I spewed at the table.
>
> I have a problem with beets as well. My mom wasn’t a good cook but my
> dad was worse.
>
> When I was about 9 or 10 my mom was in the hospital and dad was “it”
> for cooking. All I remember is sitting at the table and looking at a
> purple concoction in a bowl. Then, looking over at my younger sister,
> the two of us just teared up knowing we had to eat it.
>
> Barb
> s/y Arabella
> www.sailinglinks.com

I am glad you survived!

--
Jean B.

Jean B. wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> Lou Decruss wrote:
>>
>>>> Turkey stuffing that was so watery it poured off a serving spoon.
>>
>>> You must have eated at my former MIL's house LOL I've never before
>>> (or since) seen dressing so runny if you ran a spoon through it it
>>> "parted" like the Red Sea and then went right back again. It was
>>> gawd awful stuff!
>>
>> That is nauseating. I saw that on some cooking show last year. It
>> looked like a barf casserole.

> Why on earth would it ever be seen as a good thing? I think I'd
> have to bake it for about a day, probably turning the top under
> sebveral times, to rectify that situation. Yuck!

You know, I kid around about those grapey meatballs, but
runny stuffing would really be hard to face in person. I guess
there are people here who like it that way, I apologize for
not liking it. Not that I'm invited to your house.

nancy