Minute Rice
Jarred roux
Guacamole
Gravy
Frozen Toast
Cocktail sauce

Becca wrote:
> Minute Rice
> Jarred roux
> Guacamole
> Gravy
> Frozen Toast
> Cocktail sauce

I confess. I have bought seafood cocktail sauce, but never bought frosen
waffles or pancakes.

On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:01:17 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Becca wrote:
>> Minute Rice
>> Jarred roux
>> Guacamole
>> Gravy
>> Frozen Toast
>> Cocktail sauce
>
>I confess. I have bought seafood cocktail sauce, but never bought frosen
>waffles or pancakes.

How 'bout that boxed precooked bacon by Oscar Meyer?

On Apr 5, 5:48*pm, Becca > wrote:
> Minute Rice
> Jarred roux
> Guacamole
> Gravy
> Frozen Toast
> Cocktail sauce

What the heck is jarred roux??? (shudder)

Head cheese
Pizza Rolls
Boboli pizza crust
jarred pizza sauce (see a trend?)
Wonder Bread
Wheaties
Pig's knuckles
Limburger cheese
Vlasic pickles
Mushrooms
Frozen fruit pie
Instant mashed potatoes (although mymom did for soups)

Kris

"Becca" > wrote in message
...
> Minute Rice
> Jarred roux
> Guacamole
> Gravy
> Frozen Toast
> Cocktail sauce



My mother used to buy Minute Rice. When my brother was here he got a
craving for rice and asked if there was any Minute Rice in the house. Uh,
no, but I have real rice It only takes 20 minutes to cook and no special
cooker, either!

I've never been a fan of Guacamole.

Jarred roux? I've never seen it. My mother was very fond of McCormick's
gravy packets and I've also seen jarred and/or canned gravy. Both work in a
pinch if you haven't got the drippings and stuff to make real gravy with.

Frozen Texas Toast, yeppers. Bottled cocktail sauce, absolutely. It's a
key ingredient in my meat loaf recipe which uses Quaker oats as the filler


Jill

"Becca" wrote

> Minute Rice
> Jarred roux
> Guacamole
> Gravy
> Frozen Toast
> Cocktail sauce

I confess, if the frozen toast includes frozen waffles, I've gotten all of
the above except jarred roux.

Some of this was when I was a kid, age 17 and barely could make hamburger
helper but wanted to try new things (guacamole, cocktail sauce, initial rice
attempts).

I was brought up on packet gravy and still find it useful in a pinch if a
meal doesnt lead to making it's own or I lack time. We arent big on gravy
here except thanksgiving and then, I do the real thing.

Grin, there isnt much dreck I havent at least tried once to find it was
dreck. The difference is, I dont get it *again*.

Becca said...

> Minute Rice
> Jarred roux
> Guacamole
> Gravy
> Frozen Toast
> Cocktail sauce


Never:
Hot or lean "pockets"
Pop-Tarts
Sugared cereal
Canned ham
Shake'n'bake mix
Hamburger Helper
....

On Sun 05 Apr 2009 02:48:20p, Becca told us...

> Minute Rice
> Jarred roux
> Guacamole
> Gravy
> Frozen Toast
> Cocktail sauce
>

Of those you mentioned, I have bought Minute Rice...once. That was all it
took. I've not bought any of the others

I have also never bought:

canned frosting
jarred mole sauce
pancake mix
stuffing mix

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

Becca wrote:
> Minute Rice
> Jarred roux
> Guacamole
> Gravy
> Frozen Toast
> Cocktail sauce

no frozen toast, but i do buy the frozen waffles, 'cuz i don't have a
waffle maker.

harriet & critters in azusa, ca

I will add my name to the foods you mentioned. I had never heard of
jarred roux until here a few days ago. There are plenty others, such as
canned hominy, pig's feet, canned corn or carrots, fresh beets, canned
squash, parsnips, rhubarb,
a lot of fresh mexican veggies, such as cactus. I would say liver, but
I've bought it for our dogs on occasion.

Libby

"Kris" > wrote

-------
head cheese
Pizza Rolls
Boboli pizza crust
jarred pizza sauce (see a trend?)
Wonder Bread
Wheaties
Pig's knuckles
Limburger cheese
Vlasic pickles
Mushrooms
Frozen fruit pie
Instant mashed potatoes (although mymom did for soups)

---------

Oh dear. No head cheese but have bought the rest at one time or another!

I must be depraved. Help me Obi Wan!

"Andy" wrote

> Never:
> Hot or lean "pockets"
> Pop-Tarts
> Sugared cereal
> Canned ham
> Shake'n'bake mix
> Hamburger Helper

Gulp, I must be of the damned though I admit the shake-n-bake was when I was
18 and never again.

cshenk wrote:
> "Andy" wrote
>
>> Never:
>> Hot or lean "pockets"
>> Pop-Tarts
>> Sugared cereal
>> Canned ham
>> Shake'n'bake mix
>> Hamburger Helper
>
> Gulp, I must be of the damned though I admit the shake-n-bake was when I was
> 18 and never again.



You have to admit that it is a good idea to bread chicken and oven fry
it like that. However, paying a steep price for seasoned crumbs.....
My wife loves my oven fried chicken, but I have a good supply of bread
crumbs that I make with my stale bread. It is easy enough to add the
seasoning on my own.

"Dave Smith" wrote
> cshenk wrote:

>>> Shake'n'bake mix

>> Gulp, I must be of the damned though I admit the shake-n-bake was when I
>> was >> 18 and never again.

> You have to admit that it is a good idea to bread chicken and oven fry it
> like that. However, paying a steep price for seasoned crumbs.....
> My wife loves my oven fried chicken, but I have a good supply of bread
> crumbs that I make with my stale bread. It is easy enough to add the
> seasoning on my own.

Same here. Once I got the concept down, I didnt get pre-spiced crumb mixes
except for my fav comfort food stuffing. I just gotta have that pepperidge
farm herb stuffing at thanksgiving. I may add to it, but that *has* to be
the base (grin).

Even if the one time in Japan I got in port too late to get any and had to
make spiced bread to tear up, which was great, I want my old pepperidge
farm. Sue me ;-)

On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 18:35:05 -0400, "cshenk" > wrote:

>"Andy" wrote
>
>> Never:
>> Hot or lean "pockets"
>> Pop-Tarts
>> Sugared cereal
>> Canned ham
>> Shake'n'bake mix
>> Hamburger Helper
>
>Gulp, I must be of the damned though I admit the shake-n-bake was when I was
>18 and never again.
>
I used shake and bake when I was young. At the time I preferred the
one for pork chops. As I gained experience in the kitchen, I stopped
using it and haven't given a thought to Shake & Bake in years.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Apr 5, 6:30*pm, "cshenk" > wrote:
> "Kris" > wrote
>
> -------
> head cheese
> Pizza Rolls
> Boboli pizza crust
> jarred pizza sauce (see a trend?)
> Wonder Bread
> Wheaties
> Pig's knuckles
> Limburger cheese
> Vlasic pickles
> Mushrooms
> Frozen fruit pie
> Instant mashed potatoes (although mymom did for soups)
>
> ---------
>
> Oh dear. *No head cheese but have bought the rest at one time or another!
>
> I must be depraved. *Help me Obi Wan!

Tsk, tsk. Too late - the Dark Side has taken you....

Kris

Becca wrote:

> Minute Rice
> Jarred roux
> Guacamole
> Gravy
> Frozen Toast
> Cocktail sauce

What, you mean *ever* or for personal consumption?

I will confess to buying canned green beans and mixed veggies, fresh
chicken livers and combo gizzards and hearts for the dogs.

It keeps their eyes bright and their coats glossy.

It also make my kids shudder and swallow hard when confronted with green
bean casserole at extended family potlucks.

<Yes, I know. No, you don't have to. Just take some of that fruit
salad with the marshmallows on it instead. I don't care if you finish it.>

Becca wrote:
> Minute Rice
> Jarred roux
> Guacamole
> Gravy
> Frozen Toast
> Cocktail sauce

Hmm.

Uncrustables (those inexplicable frozen peanut-butter-and-jelly-sandwich
things)
Fondue in a box
Frozen vegetables with the butter/sauce already on them
Gravy
Apple pie filling

Serene

--
42 Magazine, celebrating life with meaning. Inaugural issue March '09!
http://42magazine.com

"But here's a handy hint: if your fabulous theory for ending war and
all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with
humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an
example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory

cshenk wrote:
> "Andy" wrote
>
>> Never:
>> Hot or lean "pockets"
>> Pop-Tarts
>> Sugared cereal
>> Canned ham
>> Shake'n'bake mix
>> Hamburger Helper
>
> Gulp, I must be of the damned though I admit the shake-n-bake was when I was
> 18 and never again.

I grew up on the stuff, and still like it a lot. I probably make it once
every two or three years, and then I don't need it again for quite some
time. :-)

Serene

--
42 Magazine, celebrating life with meaning. Inaugural issue March '09!
http://42magazine.com

"But here's a handy hint: if your fabulous theory for ending war and
all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with
humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an
example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory

On Apr 5, 4:48*pm, Becca > wrote:


> Cocktail sauce

I rather like the Crosse & Blackwell cocktail sauce.

--Bryan

On Apr 5, 5:18*pm, Kris > wrote:
>
>
> Head cheese

God, my mother used to eat that. She also ate pickle loaf and pimento
loaf.
Ick, ick and ick.

> Kris

--Bryan

Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:

>On Apr 5, 4:48*pm, Becca > wrote:

>> Cocktail sauce

>I rather like the Crosse & Blackwell cocktail sauce.

I am perfectly happy just mixing together HFCS-free ketchup,
a good horseradish (Fred's is one good choice), lemon
juice, Worcestershire sauce, and a tabasco-pepper sauce.

Steve

cshenk wrote:
>
> "Andy" wrote
>
> > Never:
> > Hot or lean "pockets"
> > Pop-Tarts
> > Sugared cereal
> > Canned ham
> > Shake'n'bake mix
> > Hamburger Helper
>
> Gulp, I must be of the damned though I admit the shake-n-bake was when
> I was 18 and never again.

I heard Michael Pollan being interviewed on NPR this morning.
He admitted to buying Fruity Pebbles cereal for his kid, and
someone tapped him on the shoulder and said "I'm watching
Michael Pollan buying groceries.". He said he avoided that
store for months afterward. One of the funniest things
I've ever heard on NPR!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pollan

On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:37:53 -0500, Kathleen
> wrote:

>It also make my kids shudder and swallow hard when confronted with green
>bean casserole at extended family potlucks.

I love that stuff. It's mandatory on Thanksgiving.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 16:45:39 -0700 (PDT), Bobo Bonobo®
> wrote:

>On Apr 5, 5:18*pm, Kris > wrote:
>>
>>
>> Head cheese
>
>God, my mother used to eat that. She also ate pickle loaf and pimento
>loaf.
>Ick, ick and ick.
>
Ever have homemade head cheese? Or head cheese made by a dedicated
craftsman?

How about pté de campagne?
--

modom

On 05 Apr 2009 23:43:56 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> wrote:

>I'm sure there are dozens more but my mind is blank at the moment.
>
>Michael

Out of the entire grocery store, would you say you've bought most food
products at least once or never?

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Apr 5, 6:18*pm, Kris > wrote:

> Limburger cheese

We love a sandwich of limburger, tomato, sweet onion - top brown it
til the cheese melts - it's a good quick no cook meal but ya def. each
have to face the opposite bedroom walls that night. And don't forget
to get the wrapper into the outdoor trash before retiring.

> Mushrooms

are staples in my house.

I never buy any sort of prepared hamburger helper stuff, waffle mix,
cake mix, shake and bake stuff, Mrs. Smith pies, ready to go tomato
sauce, instant anything. It would be easier for me to list the canned
and boxed items I DO buy.



> Kris

sf said...

> On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:37:53 -0500, Kathleen
> > wrote:
>
>>It also make my kids shudder and swallow hard when confronted with green
>>bean casserole at extended family potlucks.
>
> I love that stuff. It's mandatory on Thanksgiving.


A girlfriend cooked me a first meal of pork chops in a George Foreman grill
and green bean casserole (I think it came out of a box).

I picked at it but ate everything on my plate. She was so mad at me forever,
accusing me of hating her cooking.

Hate is such a lousy word. So was her cooking, in all honesty!!!

Andy

"Serene Vannoy" wrote
> Uncrustables (those inexplicable frozen peanut-butter-and-jelly-sandwich
> things)
> Fondue in a box
> Apple pie filling

Ok! 3 I havent gotten! I must be not totally hopeless?

> Frozen vegetables with the butter/sauce already on them
> Gravy

umm. well. Guilty.

"Kris" wrote:

>> Oh dear. No head cheese but have bought the rest at one time or another!
>> I must be depraved. Help me Obi Wan!

> Tsk, tsk. Too late - the Dark Side has taken you....

That it has. That it has ;-)

If it helps any, very few of these items are more than 'tried them out'
except I do get pre-made spagetti sauces (Classico, Bertoli, Victoria).

sf wrote:
> On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:37:53 -0500, Kathleen
> > wrote:
>
>> It also make my kids shudder and swallow hard when confronted with green
>> bean casserole at extended family potlucks.
>
> I love that stuff. It's mandatory on Thanksgiving.

My mother made a similar concoction when I was a kid but I could never
eat it because I had an uncle who had pigs on his farm and it looked too
much like pig slop. A few years ago my mother put me in charge of
making it for Thanksgiving dinner, but this time with the can of fried
onions. It was delicious.

"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:01:17 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>>Becca wrote:
>>> Minute Rice
>>> Jarred roux
>>> Guacamole
>>> Gravy
>>> Frozen Toast
>>> Cocktail sauce
>>
>>I confess. I have bought seafood cocktail sauce, but never bought frosen
>>waffles or pancakes.
>
> How 'bout that boxed precooked bacon by Oscar Meyer?

Pimento spread = actually saw this in the store with a picture of it spread
in a piece of celery

Hot pockets

On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 20:13:23 -0400, "cshenk" > wrote:

>"Serene Vannoy" wrote
>> Uncrustables (those inexplicable frozen peanut-butter-and-jelly-sandwich
>> things)
>> Fondue in a box
>> Apple pie filling
>
>Ok! 3 I havent gotten! I must be not totally hopeless?
>
>> Frozen vegetables with the butter/sauce already on them
>> Gravy
>
>umm. well. Guilty.
>
and I like the fondue in a box.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Apr 5, 5:48*pm, Becca > wrote:
> Minute Rice
> Jarred roux
> Guacamole
> Gravy
> Frozen Toast
> Cocktail sauce

crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
hot meal takehomes
lobster
puppy pads

maxine in ri

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> Becca said...
>
>> Minute Rice

Used in catering because it will hold shape and texture.

>> Jarred roux
>> Guacamole
>> Gravy
>> Frozen Toast
>> Cocktail sauce
> Never:
> Hot or lean "pockets"
> Pop-Tarts
> Sugared cereal

Frosted Flakes as a midnight snack ARE THE BEST!

> Canned ham

Great for grilled breakfast ham when feeding a crowd.

> Shake'n'bake mix

Not any more - makes very good chicken for kids.

> Hamburger Helper

Not since the kids grew up.

Dimitri

Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
> I've probably tried most things at one time or another but for some
> reason I shy away from frozen pancakes, waffles etc. I don't even know
> about the "most" part because there are just some sections I seldom
> wander through and there is a lot of different brands/choices up and down
> the aisles. But have I bought things like frozen entree items etc., yes.
> Some things I just make myself, like guacamole, salsa etc. but I buy the
> ingredients at the store or farmers market. Yeah, I've bought a lot of
> things at least once. Maybe that's why it's so hard for me to think of
> stuff I've never bought ;-)


I have to wonder about some things that I see in grocery stores. I do by
frozen fruits fruits and vegetables. I confess to buying frozen French
Fries, but that is because I life fries and rarely eat potatoes, so they
usually go bad before I eat them. But frozen entrees, appetizers, pizzas
etc. I can live without. Then there is the junk food sections. I
occasionally buy tortilla chips and salsa, but only if I am
entertaining, and people seem to like that stuff. I don't buy it for myself.

Dimitri said...

>> Canned ham
>
> Great for grilled breakfast ham when feeding a crowd.


Mom once served a canned ham (back in the pre-gourmet days). Just plopped it
out of the can, jelly included and served it cold. I took one bite and
promptly threw up onto the kitchen table. Mom never served ham again. We
didn't mind!!!

Andy

On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:22:11 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>Never:
>Hot or lean "pockets"
>Pop-Tarts
>Sugared cereal
>Canned ham
>Shake'n'bake mix
>Hamburger Helper

You wouldn't have lasted a month with my ex-husband. And you forgot
Stove Top Stuffing. Gotta have that with your Shake-N-Bake. Blech!

Carol

--
Change "invalid" to JamesBond's agent number to reply.

Becca > wrote:

> Minute Rice
> Jarred roux
> Guacamole
> Gravy
> Frozen Toast
> Cocktail sauce

Chili Sauce and pre-chopped vegetables.

Other than that I've bought and used everything else in the store
(except frozen toast - never seen that).

-sw

Damsel in dis Dress said...

> On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:22:11 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>
>>Never:
>>Hot or lean "pockets"
>>Pop-Tarts
>>Sugared cereal
>>Canned ham
>>Shake'n'bake mix
>>Hamburger Helper
>
> You wouldn't have lasted a month with my ex-husband. And you forgot
> Stove Top Stuffing. Gotta have that with your Shake-N-Bake. Blech!
>
> Carol


Carol,

Heh heh heh heh heh!

Best,

Andy