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My little sister took nothing but peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to
school for lunch from kindergarten through third grade. Never would eat
anything else. After third grade, she told my mom she was tired of
peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and never wanted to take another one
to school for lunch. She wanted peanut butter and banana sandwiches.

On the sandwich vein, my mom's younger (and only) brother took pineapple
sandwiches for lunch when he worked his way through college in the
1940s. (this was in the deep south, and apparently pineapple sandwiches
were popular -- maybe only among people who were not very well off; I
have no idea, but I know they never had a lot of money). One day my
gramma thought she would give him a treat and put a walnut or a pecan or
some similar nut in the hole in the pineapple just for some variety. My
uncle came home and got mad at my gramma for doing that without warning
him, because he said when he bit into that nut, he thought he had broken
a tooth!

The next day in his lunch, he got a sandwich consisting of two slices of
bread and a note saying, "Go buy your own lunch."

Not Likely wrote:

My son refused anything else for his sandwiches when he was in
kindergarten... except sandwich spread (looks like relish mixed with
mayonnaise... made by Heinz). I tried desperately to get him to take ANY
other type of sandwich as I didn't want the teacher thinking that was all I
ever fed my child. LOL He wouldn't hear of it, and only wanted the dorky
sandwich spread sandwiches... for the ENTIRE year!!! Now... he won't touch
the stuff. LOL



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Not Likely wrote:

Funny that you should mention the ketchup. My Mom loved the Sweet Mustard
Pickles with both the boiled dinner & the bubble and squeak the next day...

Pickles with Bubble and Squeak? I'll have to try that next time.

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On Jun 22, 8:50 am, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply
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On the sandwich vein, my mom's younger (and only) brother took pineapple
sandwiches for lunch when he worked his way through college in the
1940s.

Pineapple and cheese is a popular sandwich filling here in NZ. As a
child though I had the same thing everyday in my school lunch: 1
Marmite and 1 honey sandwich. Everyday, for 5 years - still love both.

My granny used to make chocolate spread and crystalized ginger
sandwiches - they were horrific! If I was lucky we'd be on a picnic
and I could pick out the lumps of ginger and discard them behind a
tree.

VP

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Murielle wrote:

I remember Spam sandwiches drowned in ketchup. All the kids had
Span
sandwiches for lunch.

We always took it camping and fried it for breakfast like you would
ham
or bacon. I think the recipe must have changed over the years,
because
it doesn't taste the same now as it used to.

Sigh! Nothing tastes the same as it used to. I think that it is us. :-
(

Higs,
Katherine

I think you're right, Katherine. ;-)

Some things taste the same, though. Arrowroot biscuits are still
delicious.

Higs,
Katherine

I haven't had one of those for years. Back in the day, they were one of my
favorite things to eat, slathered in Cheese Whiz (sp?) and then I'd squish
them so the cheeses would come through the little holes in the busicut.
(How sad is that, that I remember?!)

These days I'm trying really hard to make healthier choices. Just bought
myself four pounds of ground, organic elk: makes a wonderful chili and I'm
planning on using it for a meatloaf as well. Yummy!

Hugs,
Murielle

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On Jun 20, 3:28 pm, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to
reply wrote:
Murielle wrote:

I remember Spam sandwiches drowned in ketchup. All the
kids had Span sandwiches for lunch.

We always took it camping and fried it for breakfast like
you would ham or bacon. I think the recipe must have
changed over the years, because it doesn't taste the same
now as it used to.


Sigh! Nothing tastes the same as it used to. I think that
it is us. :- (

no, it's not. corporate recipes have changed a lot over the
years, mostly to their detriment.
high fructose corn syrup has replaced sugar (get some Kosher
Coke & compare it to common Coke. there's a big difference!)
breakfast cereals are almost all sweetened (including Kix &
Cheerios)
manufacturers are always looking for cheaper & well, cheaper
doesn't taste as good (usually because it's *not* as good).
i could go into a huge diatribe about manufactured food, but
i'll behave unless people want to know...
one thing i do have to say though, is do NOT buy prepackaged
meat (such as Wal-Mart sells). it is pumped full of CO2 (and
frequently up to 12% saline solution to look moist) to make it
look good for up to 28 days! it can be spoiled but look "fresh
cut". meat should not have a 'shelf life'.
if you have salt intake restrictions or are trying to avoid
salt, the saline injected meat has almost 500 milligrams per 3
oz. serving.
lee

Lee,

I would love to talk to you about some of this kind of thing as I'm trying
to make healthier food choices and have a limited budget and it sounds like
you really know your food-stuff.

Murielle

On Jun 21, 5:07 pm, Vintage Purls wrote:
On Jun 22, 8:50 am, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply

wrote:
On the sandwich vein, my mom's younger (and only) brother took pineapple
sandwiches for lunch when he worked his way through college in the
1940s.

Pineapple and cheese is a popular sandwich filling here in NZ. As a
child though I had the same thing everyday in my school lunch: 1
Marmite and 1 honey sandwich. Everyday, for 5 years - still love both.

My granny used to make chocolate spread and crystalized ginger
sandwiches - they were horrific! If I was lucky we'd be on a picnic
and I could pick out the lumps of ginger and discard them behind a
tree.

Hmmm.... What kind of cheese would you use with pineapple?

Higs,
Katherine

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On Jun 21, 3:30 am, "Murielle" wrote:
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On Jun 20, 3:28 pm, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply
wrote:
Murielle wrote:

I remember Spam sandwiches drowned in ketchup. All the kids had
Span
sandwiches for lunch.

We always took it camping and fried it for breakfast like you would
ham
or bacon. I think the recipe must have changed over the years,
because
it doesn't taste the same now as it used to.

Sigh! Nothing tastes the same as it used to. I think that it is us. :-
(

Higs,
Katherine

I think you're right, Katherine. ;-)

Some things taste the same, though. Arrowroot biscuits are still
delicious.

Higs,
Katherine

I haven't had one of those for years. Back in the day, they were one of my
favorite things to eat, slathered in Cheese Whiz (sp?) and then I'd squish
them so the cheeses would come through the little holes in the busicut.
(How sad is that, that I remember?!)

Oh, I have done that, too. Yummy!!!


These days I'm trying really hard to make healthier choices. Just bought
myself four pounds of ground, organic elk: makes a wonderful chili and I'm
planning on using it for a meatloaf as well. Yummy!

"organic elk"???? Where can you buy that?

Higs,
Katherine

"Murielle" wrote in
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I would love to talk to you about some of this kind of
thing as I'm trying to make healthier food choices and have
a limited budget and it sounds like you really know your
food-stuff.

i farm. i know a bit
my email addy is live, but post that you emailed because
sometimes my spam trap gets a bit overzealous.
lee

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On Jun 21, 5:32 pm, "Murielle" wrote:
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On Jun 21, 3:30 am, "Murielle" wrote:
"Katherine" wrote in message

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On Jun 20, 3:28 pm, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply
wrote:
Murielle wrote:

I remember Spam sandwiches drowned in ketchup. All the kids had
Span
sandwiches for lunch.

We always took it camping and fried it for breakfast like you would
ham
or bacon. I think the recipe must have changed over the years,
because
it doesn't taste the same now as it used to.

Sigh! Nothing tastes the same as it used to. I think that it is us.
:-
(

Higs,
Katherine

I think you're right, Katherine. ;-)

Some things taste the same, though. Arrowroot biscuits are still
delicious.

Higs,
Katherine

I haven't had one of those for years. Back in the day, they were one of
my
favorite things to eat, slathered in Cheese Whiz (sp?) and then I'd
squish
them so the cheeses would come through the little holes in the busicut.
(How sad is that, that I remember?!)

Oh, I have done that, too. Yummy!!!


These days I'm trying really hard to make healthier choices. Just bought
myself four pounds of ground, organic elk: makes a wonderful chili and
I'm
planning on using it for a meatloaf as well. Yummy!

"organic elk"???? Where can you buy that?

Higs,
Katherine

We have a store here called Organic Planet and they carry all kinds of
organic meat. I think they may also sell it in the Community Natural Foods
stores, or at the Farmers' Markets..

I'd like to get some venison for stew but I'm going to have to hunt down a
source. (Sorry about the pun.)

If you enjoy game, elk is not as "gamey" tasting as venison. At least, I
don't find it so.

I also really enjoy bison burgers. ;-)

Murielle

Murielle

"enigma" wrote in message
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"Murielle" wrote in
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I would love to talk to you about some of this kind of
thing as I'm trying to make healthier food choices and have
a limited budget and it sounds like you really know your
food-stuff.

i farm. i know a bit
my email addy is live, but post that you emailed because
sometimes my spam trap gets a bit overzealous.
lee

Thanks Lee, I've emailed you already.

Murielle