Awful food from the 70s

[David Ballarotto]

Do you remember anything that was just plain awful?
One thing that comes to mind are those dinner rolls they used to serve at
Kentucky Fried Chicken before they introduced biscuits. They sort of tasted
like a Brillo pad.
As nostalgic as I get for it (they don't make it anymore do they), Jiffy
Pop popcorn was fun to watch, but always seemed to burn and leave a strange
taste in my mouth.
I remember biting into my sister's Figure-eanes (or however you spelled
it) and wanting to spit it right out, too.

[LazyGirl]

My bad 70s food memories don't come from commercial products but from
horrible cooking. Namely my aunt's macaroni and cheese with onions (to this
day I HATE cooked onions because of this meal) and my best friend's mom's
grilled cheese with mayo globbed on. BLECCHH!! Then there was my next door
neighbor's mom's yucky pot roast, which it seems she made every time I ate
over. The worst part was that she wouldn't let me go home until I cleaned my
plate.

Claire

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[azure]

lol-i just found a bunch of cookbooks from the 70s-one consists of recipes
using only canned goods-i swear my elementary school must've only served
meals found on those pages...

azure

[Lenny Smith]

David Ballarotto wrote in message ...

>Do you remember anything that was just plain awful?

Well, I remember a product line that I was actually kinda FOND of that sank
like a stone, LOL. Remember Koogle Peanut Butter that came in weird flavors
like Chocolate and... hmmm, well, that was the one that I liked, LOL...
what were the other flavors?

Lenny

[Shay Kuntz]

My worst food memory is my Dad's cooking.
Sunday morning breakfast was his duty.
Every Sunday morning it was clumpy cream of wheat served with sweet and low
(YUCK) runny eggs, somewhat raw bacon and toast that very much resembled a
peice of characol.
The beverages were muddy looking ovalteen and an odd juice combo of fresh
squeezed grapefruit juice mixed with frozen OJ. Instead of water he used
fresh squeezed grapefruit juice.

To this day I wonder how none of us died.

Shay

[Anne]

Lenny>>

Wow, I had forgotten about Koogle. I used to like the cinnamon flavored one.
I don't remember how long it was around, but I do know that my mother used to
go to some discounted goods store and she scooped up about 10 jars of the stuff
when it was discontinued. I think my brothers and I tired of the stuff by the
time we got to jar #5 though. LOL. But PB was THE only brown bag option as
far as I was concerned when you went to a school with no refrigerator and had
to store your lunch in your school bag all morning. That coat room got pretty
rancid by the time lunchtime rolled around. YUCK.

Anne :-)

[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from "David Ballarotto" <ba...@stargate.net>:

>As nostalgic as I get for it (they don't make it anymore do they), Jiffy Pop
>popcorn was fun to watch, but always seemed to burn and leave a strange
>taste in my mouth.

He, he, nothing quite like the taste of burnt Jiffy Pop! They still sell it here
so I'm assuming they're still in business or else those are some pretty old
packages. My son's moved on, he enjoys watching the bags explode in
the microwave and they actually taste like popcorn, what a concept!

Cheers,

TD

I'm afraid someday they'll find me
Just stretched out on my bed
With a handful of Pringles Potato Chips
And a Ding Dong by my head
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[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from "LazyGirl" <lazygi...@mindspring.com>:

>Namely my aunt's macaroni and cheese with onions (to this day I HATE
>cooked onions because of this meal) and my best friend's mom's grilled
>cheese with mayo globbed on. BLECCHH!!

Ewwww! Don't blame you, Claire, those are some pretty nasty combos!
What an awful thing to do to mac and cheese :-P But then our family treat
of grilled cheese made with Vegemite probably wouldn't go over well
with the non-Aussies in the group :-)

[charles hobbs]

David Ballarotto wrote:

>
> As nostalgic as I get for it (they don't make it anymore do they), Jiffy
> Pop popcorn was fun to watch, but always seemed to burn and leave a strange
> taste in my mouth.

I could never make JP popcorn without it cooking too fast and burning...I
thought
I saw some in the supermarket the other day, though.

>
> I remember biting into my sister's Figure-eanes (or however you spelled
> it) and wanting to spit it right out, too.

Figurines are sweeet revenge! :-)

About that time, they had "Skinny Munchies"...snack chips made out of skim milk

powder. Tasted like it too.

[Shay Kuntz]

But then our family treat
> of grilled cheese made with Vegemite probably wouldn't go over well
> with the non-Aussies in the group :-)
>

Vegemite on grilled cheese? I'll have to try that.
I'm not aussie but I do like Vegemite. I just don't like that it costs me 35
bucks (damn airmail) a jar and 2 loves of australian bread (the stuff tastes
like crap on american bread.)

Shay

[Nanc]

I remember some stuff (can't recall the name ) that was supposed to be
shaved steak. You were supposed to add peppers for a pepper-steak sandwich
but the meat was awful. Does anyone remember what it was called? Wait a
minute Steak-Ums is that it? YUCKYYYYY

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[The Wanderer]

I find that if you have to shave a steak before you eat it: it's probably
not any good.

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[texasflood]

"Tiny Dancer" <ti...@idirect.com> wrote in message >

> He, he, nothing quite like the taste of burnt Jiffy Pop!

Hey! The kids and I just burnt some Jiffy Pop a couple of weekends
ago--Tasted great and brought back a lot of memories!

MsTx

[White Knight]

David Ballarotto wrote in message ...

>Do you remember anything that was just plain awful?

In the mid to late '60s my grandmother used to keep a box of a candy type
dietary supplement (?) or weight-loss candy stuff I guess it was, which was
in little squares (like caramels) and wrapped in waxy brown paper--they were
supposed to be chocolate flavored. I think they were called <drumroll> Ayds.

They weren't very good, and it kind of makes me shudder to think I used to
eat it. But, as a kid, I figured a candy-like substance was better than no
candy at all.

If they're still around, I suspect they've undergone a name change :-)

[texasflood]

What's in Vegamite?

MsTx

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[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from "Shay Kuntz" <sha...@one.net>:

>Vegemite on grilled cheese? I'll have to try that.

Someone that's heard of Vegemite?! Well then, a warm welcome to the
group, Shay, you can sit next to me on the big couch and we'll nibble on
cheese and veggie sarnies :-) Manna from the heavens, mate.

>I'm not aussie but I do like Vegemite. I just don't like that it costs me 35
>bucks (damn airmail) a jar and 2 loves of australian bread (the stuff tastes
>like crap on american bread.)

Yikes, 35 bucks?! I've assimilated myself to Canadian bread, no worries
there, but I'm so glad we have friends that visit Oz and bring back the black
gold for us! If you're in the States, this place seems to have good prices:

http://www.ausimports.com/

And any site that sells Peck's Anchovette Paste as well is okay in my book!
Exactly what it sounds like, before anyone asks, an anchovy spread that you
eat on toast or crackers. Can't stand the taste of nasty and smelly anchovies
on my pizza but I could eat this stuff with a spoon, go figure.

On a further search, I found this helpful (if out of date) FAQ:

http://faqs.org/faqs/australian-faq/part2/

Here's some info that may help, from the site:

I buy the medium jars (235g.) for $4.95 from a chain store in the area --
Foods of All Nations.The address to try is:

Kraft Foods Limited
162 Salmon Street
Port Melbourne, Victoria
Australia

A friend told me she wrote there looking for another product and got a
response about where she could find it wholesale--she paid the price
of the product and shipping only, no grocer markup.

In Seattle, the cheapest place I've found Vegemite is at Cost Plus Imports
for $2.19 for a small jar (115g). [GV]

Lee's Nutritions, Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts ($3/jar)

Vegemite availability for D.C. summary:
- Koala Blue, Tyson's II Galleria
- Dean Deluca's, Georgetown
- Beautiful Day and other health stores (maybe)
- Gourmet Giant, McLean, Cabin John Plaza Bethesda..etc
- Magruders, Rockville

Cheers,

TD

I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
from Men At Work's "Down Under"

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[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from "White Knight" <temp...@never.com>:

>In the mid to late '60s my grandmother used to keep a box of a candy type
>dietary supplement (?) or weight-loss candy stuff I guess it was, which was
>in little squares (like caramels) and wrapped in waxy brown paper--they were
>supposed to be chocolate flavored. I think they were called <drumroll> Ayds.
>
>They weren't very good, and it kind of makes me shudder to think I used to
>eat it. But, as a kid, I figured a candy-like substance was better than no
>candy at all.
>
>If they're still around, I suspect they've undergone a name change :-)

As odd as it sounds, they're still available by the same name apparently.
I found an article I'm not linking to (rather vulgar rant) dated last year that
talks about the commercials currently running so ... I heard their sales dropped
off, naturally, but they never gave in. I popped a few in my youth as well,
they were pretty bland for something labelled "candy", I was right ticked! :-)
I don't know anyone that actually lost weight with the things.

Cheers,

TD

Oh, wow, I'm heaven bound
Love is getting sweeter
Than candy by the pound
from Elton John's "Candy By The Pound"

[Shay Kuntz]

">
> Someone that's heard of Vegemite?! Well then, a warm welcome to the
> group, Shay, you can sit next to me on the big couch and we'll nibble on
> cheese and veggie sarnies :-) Manna from the heavens, mate.
>

Vegemite rules.
Though the smell kinda throws me when it has been awhile since I ate it.
I tried it on grilled cheese for dinner.
You are right. It is good. I usually eat it for breakfast

> Yikes, 35 bucks?! I've assimilated myself to Canadian bread, no worries
> there, but I'm so glad we have friends that visit Oz and bring back the
black
> gold for us! If you're in the States, this place seems to have good
prices:
>

Yeah I am in the states but have no credit card.
I tried it on German bread and canadain bread and american bread.
American was by far the worst.
English toasting bread is very similar to aussie bread and I can by that at
a bakery down the street.

> And any site that sells Peck's Anchovette Paste as well is okay in my
book!
> Exactly what it sounds like, before anyone asks, an anchovy spread that
you
> eat on toast or crackers. Can't stand the taste of nasty and smelly
anchovies
> on my pizza but I could eat this stuff with a spoon, go figure.
>

I'm vegeterian so no anchovy paste for me.

Shay

[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from "texasflood" <ms...@texasflood.com>:

>What's in Vegamite?

Basically it's a yeast extract with salt and vitamins. It's black and has an
extremely strong taste, the biggest mistake Vegemite "virgins" make is
to treat it like peanut butter and slather their toast with it. Even someone
raised on the stuff like me can't take that much at once! But taken in small
doses with lots of butter, it's heavenly :-)

Cheers,

TD

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He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
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[Shay Kuntz]

> Basically it's a yeast extract with salt and vitamins. It's black and has
an
> extremely strong taste, the biggest mistake Vegemite "virgins" make is
> to treat it like peanut butter and slather their toast with it. Even
someone
> raised on the stuff like me can't take that much at once! But taken in
small
> doses with lots of butter, it's heavenly :-)
>

Also because of it's strong taste and smell it is excellent for hiding a dog
pill in to get the dog to takes it's medicine.

Shay

PS. My dad thinks I am quite weird being an american girl who has only been
in oz once to actually like eating it. He calls it beer scum and when I get
a delivery from David in sydney my dad can heard yelling up the steps to my
apartment "SHAY YOUR NASTY BEER SCUM IS HERE"

Shay

[The Wanderer]

I've always wondered about what EXACTLY it is. So I guess it's not
vitameatavegemin.

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[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from "Shay Kuntz" <sha...@one.net>:

>Vegemite rules.

>Though the smell kinda throws me when it has been awhile since I ate it.
>I tried it on grilled cheese for dinner.
>You are right. It is good. I usually eat it for breakfast

Good on ya, luv, never too old to discover new joys of Vegemite :-)
I must admit, though, that the recipes I found for a Vegemite Milkshake
don't turn me on, blech!

>Yeah I am in the states but have no credit card.
>I tried it on German bread and canadain bread and american bread.
>American was by far the worst.
>English toasting bread is very similar to aussie bread and I can by that at
>a bakery down the street.

Who knew?! Wonder what they do to the American bread that makes a diff?

>I'm vegeterian so no anchovy paste for me.

Ah well, Shay, at least we have you hooked on Vegemite so you're trapped
for life, bwaaa haaaa! ;-)

Cheers,

TD

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[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from "Shay Kuntz" <sha...@one.net>:

>Also because of it's strong taste and smell it is excellent for hiding a dog
>pill in to get the dog to takes it's medicine.

Oooo, thanks for the tip! Could work if my cat, Doc, ever needs a pill.

>PS. My dad thinks I am quite weird being an american girl who has only been
>in oz once to actually like eating it. He calls it beer scum and when I get
>a delivery from David in sydney my dad can heard yelling up the steps to my
>apartment "SHAY YOUR NASTY BEER SCUM IS HERE"

LOL! Sounds like you don't have to share at least! Only two of us in my family
and both my son and I love it so it's a fistfight to get the kid to stop sneaking
it in the mornings before I get up, grrrr! It came in handy when he was a baby,
BTW, it was the only way he'd eat toast when he was teething.

Cheers,

TD

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[CARTRA56]

My food memories of the 70's consiste of "Hamburer Helper". When we first
moved in together that was all we really could aford and truth be know...we
liked it then!
That was 20+ years ago and my husband won't touch it. I'll partake in the Tuna
Helper version of the stuff on occaison!
Carla

[Dixon Hayes]

There is a lot of truly awful food we've discussed here on the list that were
mainstays at the Hayes house in the 1970s...the earliest version of "Hamburger
Helper," for example, or the Chef Boy Ar Dee Pizza mixes and the Chef's
spaghetti. It was what we could afford and we were made to feel ungrateful and
brattish if we didn't just yum it down and beg for more.

Dixon
=============
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[Shay Kuntz]

> I must admit, though, that the recipes I found for a Vegemite Milkshake
> don't turn me on, blech!
>

BLICK!!!!! I think I will pass on that one.

> Who knew?! Wonder what they do to the American bread that makes a diff?
>

Sugar. American bread has way more sugar than aussie bread. I think sugar
and vegemite are just a badddddd combo.

> Ah well, Shay, at least we have you hooked on Vegemite so you're trapped
> for life, bwaaa haaaa! ;-)
>

I sent a jar of vegenite to a friend. She got it yesterday. Tried it and is
sending back on Tuesday. Her response "I can't believe Kraft puts it's name
on this stuff"
Oh well more for me.

Shay

[Shay Kuntz]

> Oooo, thanks for the tip! Could work if my cat, Doc, ever needs a pill.
>

I don't have a cat but I don't see why not. Cat food has a strong smell
also.

> LOL! Sounds like you don't have to share at least! Only two of us in my
family
> and both my son and I love it so it's a fistfight to get the kid to stop
sneaking
> it in the mornings before I get up, grrrr! It came in handy when he was a
baby,
> BTW, it was the only way he'd eat toast when he was teething.
>

No I have to share. My son Shane is 10 and he loves it.
Not really a fight for the jar though. I happily share.
I raised him on it so to him it is a natural as peanut butter.

Shay

[David Ballarotto]

Oh, man! Chef Boyardee's Pizza Mix! Sometimes I actually get nostalgic for
that stuff. Whoever heard of pizza topped with parmesan and romano cheese?
But for some reason, that stuff brings back fond memories.
If you want a pizza that will really gross you out, how's this. Back in a
1950's A&P ad that ran in LIFE magazine, there was a recipe for pizza. You
were supposed to pour on the crust a can of Ann Page Baked Beans! No cheese,
no toppings. No sauce. Just a can of baked beans! I sure hope no one
actually made that.

[TheQuizWiz]

The school cafeteria was often the source of some pretty gross stuff. (in all
fairness some if it was okay) I remember one time they tried to do a kosher
meal in celebration of one of the Jewish holidays. No offense to Jews or
anything, but they had this mashed potatoes with pimentos or something like
that and it made me sick. They should have stuck with wiener wraps and sloppy
joes.

[Nanc]

eeewwww hairy steak- thanks for the mental picture Buddy

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[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from "David Ballarotto" <ba...@stargate.net>:

>Oh, man! Chef Boyardee's Pizza Mix! Sometimes I actually get nostalgic for
>that stuff. Whoever heard of pizza topped with parmesan and romano cheese?
>But for some reason, that stuff brings back fond memories.

Deadly stuff, wasn't it? But it brings back fond memories to me as well,
probably more for the fun of making them with my Mum (or babysitter as
it usually was) than actually eating them.

>If you want a pizza that will really gross you out, how's this. Back in a
>1950's A&P ad that ran in LIFE magazine, there was a recipe for pizza. You
>were supposed to pour on the crust a can of Ann Page Baked Beans! No cheese,
>no toppings. No sauce. Just a can of baked beans! I sure hope no one
>actually made that.

Gross, what's the point of calling it a pizza?! It's just fancy beans on toast :-)

Cheers,

TD

I'm telling you I was the King of Spain
(Now I eat humble pie)
And now I work at the Pizza Pizza
from Moxy Fruvous' "King Of Spain"

[LizzieZ]

>Do you remember anything that was just plain awful?

This isn't so much a food, but a flavor that I remember distinctly, and find
unpleasant when I encounter it today. That flavor is.... St. Joseph's Aspirin!
Yep, something about that orange flavor just turns my stomach! Now, mind you,
I can eat oranges and drink orange juice just fine, but every once in a while
I'll eat something with some orange zest or something that brings it all back!
(Just had one this afternoon that made this answer already on the tip of my
tongue - it was an orange scone. Ick.)

Liz

[Oriole Adams]

>This isn't so much a food, but a flavor that I remember distinctly, and find
>unpleasant when I encounter it today. That flavor is.... St. Joseph's
>Aspirin!

Boy, does *that* bring back memories! Something about the powdery texture, or
the weird orange-y ness about 'em, or what, but I hate (and hated) that flavor,
too! Even though they were chewable, when my mom gave them to me, I swallowed
them whole.

[cat_mint]

Steak-Umm is still for sale. It's not that bad, it's too fatty though.

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[cat_mint]

Jiffy Pop is great if you're camping and have no electricity. Start the
campstove and get out the jiffy pop. It's a lot easier than getting a
skillet and making popcorn with oil.

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> And so the word went out from "David Ballarotto" <ba...@stargate.net>:
>

> >As nostalgic as I get for it (they don't make it anymore do they), Jiffy
Pop
> >popcorn was fun to watch, but always seemed to burn and leave a strange
> >taste in my mouth.
>

> He, he, nothing quite like the taste of burnt Jiffy Pop! They still sell
it here
> so I'm assuming they're still in business or else those are some pretty
old
> packages. My son's moved on, he enjoys watching the bags explode in
> the microwave and they actually taste like popcorn, what a concept!

>
> Cheers,
>
> TD
>
> I'm afraid someday they'll find me
> Just stretched out on my bed
> With a handful of Pringles Potato Chips
> And a Ding Dong by my head
> from Larry Groce's "Junk Food Junkie"
>

[Lenny Smith]

Anne wrote in message <20010217084100...@ng-fc1.aol.com>...
>Lenny wrote:
>>Well, I remember a product line that I was actually kinda FOND of that
sank
>>like a stone, LOL. Remember Koogle Peanut Butter that came in weird
flavors
>>like Chocolate and... hmmm, well, that was the one that I liked, LOL...
>>what were the other flavors?

>Wow, I had forgotten about Koogle. I used to like the cinnamon flavored
one.

AHHHHHH, cinnamon! I think the third flavor was banana...

>I don't remember how long it was around, but I do know that my mother used
to
>go to some discounted goods store and she scooped up about 10 jars of the
stuff
>when it was discontinued. I think my brothers and I tired of the stuff by
the
>time we got to jar #5 though. LOL. But PB was THE only brown bag option
as
>far as I was concerned when you went to a school with no refrigerator and
had
>to store your lunch in your school bag all morning. That coat room got
pretty
>rancid by the time lunchtime rolled around. YUCK.

Ughhh... bon apetit... NOT, lol!

Lenny

[Anne]

<< From: oriol...@aol.com (Oriole Adams)

I actually really liked the taste of St. Joseph's Aspirin. Because I suffered
from chronic headaches as a child, I had to take them quite frequently, so I
always associated that flavor with feeling better.
Anne :-)

[texasflood]

Anyone remember "Jello 1-2-3"? or was that from the sixties?

mstx

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> Do you remember anything that was just plain awful?
> One thing that comes to mind are those dinner rolls they used to serve at
> Kentucky Fried Chicken before they introduced biscuits. They sort of
tasted
> like a Brillo pad.

> As nostalgic as I get for it (they don't make it anymore do they),
Jiffy
> Pop popcorn was fun to watch, but always seemed to burn and leave a
strange
> taste in my mouth.

[Anne]

<< From: "texasflood" ms...@texasflood.com
Date: Mon, Feb 19, 2001 12:15 PM
Message-id: <96rd8f$gaq$1...@slb4.atl.mindspring.net>

Anyone remember "Jello 1-2-3"? or was that from the sixties?

mstx >>

Yeah, I remember that. You mixed it up and put it into parfait glasses and it
separated into three layers. One layer was a foamy like substance and one was
the original Jello. What was that third layer?

Anne :-)

[Nanc]

are you serious???? Wow that stuff is horrible - I'm surprised people would
still buy it!

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[Nanc]

I liked the St Joseph' s so much that my mother caught me eating them like
candy one time. Now they tell you it's dangerous to give aspirin to
children. I'm surprised I didn't get sick or something worse???

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[The Wanderer]

Mucous? No really, wasn't it pudding like?

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[charles hobbs]

Nanc wrote:

> I remember some stuff (can't recall the name ) that was supposed to be
> shaved steak. You were supposed to add peppers for a pepper-steak sandwich
> but the meat was awful. Does anyone remember what it was called? Wait a
> minute Steak-Ums is that it? YUCKYYYYY

Steak-Ums. You can still get those. I saw some in the supermaket a few days ago,

with the label "New and Improved! Leaves less grease in the pan" or words to
that effect.

Didn't try it though.

[charles hobbs]

David Ballarotto wrote:

> Oh, man! Chef Boyardee's Pizza Mix! Sometimes I actually get nostalgic for
> that stuff. Whoever heard of pizza topped with parmesan and romano cheese?
> But for some reason, that stuff brings back fond memories.

You could put other toppings, like pepperoni (bought separately) on it...

Also, we used to get those big sausage and cheese trays around Christmas time,
and
occasionally, items from that tray would end up atop our Chef Boy-ar-dee
pizzas...Ever
have a 'za with smoked Gouda, summer sausage, and smoked oysters? Move over
Wolfgang
Puck!!!!

[charles hobbs]

Oriole Adams wrote:

It was the fake orange flavor (like Tang) teamed up with the natural bitterness of
aspirin...

[charles hobbs]

texasflood wrote:

> Anyone remember "Jello 1-2-3"? or was that from the sixties?

Late 60's, early 70's. I remember eating it around 1969, or so (I was about
4 or 5). It supposedly was the big rage around then.

A bit later, I found out that if you whipped liquid Jello in a blender, just
before
freezing it, you sort of get the same thing (Jello with a foamy layer on top).

[Francis McGill]

I remember Birds Eye made "Cool n Creamy" chocolate pudding,
in the same size containers that Cool Whip came in.

texasflood (ms...@texasflood.com) wrote:
: Anyone remember "Jello 1-2-3"? or was that from the sixties?

: mstx

: >
: >

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[Francis McGill]

The most disgusting food I've ever had is lima beans, period.

From the 70s, though, Rich's Chocolate Eclairs. Gross.
They nauseated me so much I could not sit at the same table
with them.

[charles hobbs]

Shay Kuntz wrote:

> > I must admit, though, that the recipes I found for a Vegemite Milkshake
> > don't turn me on, blech!
> >
> BLICK!!!!! I think I will pass on that one.

http://members.tripod.com/~Greggles/mainpage.htm

That's...uh, like a "joke drink"
(http://www.eth0.net/shawn/humor/Mixed%20Drinks), right?

[Molly]

Has anybody here ever had the taste of Marmanite? Yuck!! It's yeast spread
and it's supposed to be spread on toast. It's a British thing, at least the UK
Goods store where I got it from had it.

Molly

[texasflood]

Sorry to be totally dense but what does vegamite taste like? Does it
compare to anything else?

mstx

[David Ballarotto]

"Francis McGill" <a052...@bc.seflin.org> wrote in message
news:96rrq2$1...@nntp.seflin.org...

> The most disgusting food I've ever had is lima beans, period.
>
>

Francis, you're tops in my book! I have a can of lima beans sitting in my
cupboard that I can't bring myself to make. It's been sitting up there for
about a year. As I said in the "I Love Lucy" newsgroup, they taste like
little pieces of was stuffed with sawdust. Bleck!

[LizzieZ]

>Someone that's heard of Vegemite?!

Well, I learned about it in a certain song of the 80s (ahem, I know, different
n.g.) -- "Down Under," by Men at Work -- with this line:

"Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich"

See, we can learn all sorts of good stuff listening to pop music! :-)

Liz

[Nanc]

LOL Liz
that's one of those songs I thought I knew the words to until you wrote
this......I thought (even tho it doesn't make sense) that he said " He just
smiled and gave me a bite of my sandwich"

LizzieZ wrote in message <20010219160746...@ng-mq1.aol.com>...

[Shay Kuntz]

> Sorry to be totally dense but what does vegamite taste like? Does it
> compare to anything else?
>

It's quite salty but isn't a taste I can explain and NO it compares to
nothing.

Shay

[Marlene Blanshay]

In article <20010219102100...@ng-fm1.aol.com>, al...@aol.com
(Anne ) wrote:

I think jello is disgusting, period. I've never been able to stand it. The
only time I ate it was when I was a kid and had strep throat, and it was
the only thing I could swallow. I didnt eat it for another 25 years until
I was in the hospital in 1997- of course ,the first thing you get to eat
after surgery is chicken broth and jello! I managed to eat a couple of
spoons of jello but that was about all I could take. Yuck.

[Phaedra Alwell]

Re: Awful food from the 70s

I do too Anne !
I knew in a little while my ear aches would be all better and i would be
asleep...now every time i have to take medicine i wished it tasted like
that...

Phaedra '74 : )

[#1 Tiger Fan]

On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 15:08:45 -0500, in alt.culture.us.1970s another
induhvidual wrote:

>Francis, you're tops in my book! I have a can of lima beans sitting in my
>cupboard that I can't bring myself to make. It's been sitting up there for
>about a year. As I said in the "I Love Lucy" newsgroup, they taste like
>little pieces of was stuffed with sawdust. Bleck!

Perfect for one of those canned food drives that the Boy Scouts always
have going. I always donate the crap that I hate to those things.
Usually creepy stuff like beets that my wife and kids like but I hate.

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[NJROB65]

<<The most disgusting food I've ever had is lima beans, period.>>

I agree with you that lima beans are horrible, other heinous vegetables
include Brussels sprouts and beets, raw or cooked. In elementary school, the
cafeteria workers would put huge, cooked , sliced beets on all the students
tray, even though most of us told them not to. In addition to testing awful,
they were also malodorous. As a kid, I also disliked wax beans and stewed
tomatoes mainly because they were frequently served in school. I've since
outgrown my dislike for them.
I've also always disliked tuna fish, mushrooms, and anchovies.

<<From the 70s, though, Rich's Chocolate Eclairs. Gross.
They nauseated me so much I could not sit at the same table
with them.>>

I liked those Rich's Eclairs, I never liked those "Space(Astronaut)"
Sticks" or Carnation Chocalate Breakfast Squares, the chocolate tasted strange
in both of them. I also disliked the Libbyland TV Dinners.

[Anne]

<< Mucous? No really, wasn't it pudding like?

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/5591/

"If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning."
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"Anne " <al...@aol.com> wrote in message

> Anyone remember "Jello 1-2-3"? or was that from the sixties?

>
> mstx >>
>
> Yeah, I remember that. You mixed it up and put it into parfait glasses
and it
> separated into three layers. One layer was a foamy like substance and one
was
> the original Jello. What was that third layer?
>
> Anne :-)
> >>

Eeeeeeeeeeewwwww........but that sounds about right.

Anne :-)

[Anne]

<< From: blan...@total.net (Marlene Blanshay)

I think jello is disgusting, period. I've never been able to stand it. Theonly
time I ate it was when I was a kid and had strep throat, and it was the only
thing I could swallow. I didnt eat it for another 25 years until I was in the
hospital in 1997- of course ,the first thing you get to eat after surgery is
chicken broth and jello! I managed to eat a couple of spoons of jello but that
was about all I could take. Yuck.>>

I hear ya Marlene. It's never been high on my list of dessert foods either
(give me chocolate or butterscotch pudding anyday!) My husband and daughter
love it though, so I do make it for them. It's especially disgusting when you
get those hard bits of gelatin that get stuck to the side of the bowl.
I can only eat it the day I make it and it HAS to have whipped cream on top.

Anne :-)

[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from njr...@aol.com (NJROB65):

>I agree with you that lima beans are horrible, other heinous vegetables
>include Brussels sprouts and beets, raw or cooked. In elementary
>school, the cafeteria workers would put huge, cooked , sliced beets
>on all the students tray, even though most of us told them not to.
>In addition to testing awful, they were also malodorous.

Beets, oh man, I forgot all about my mother's unholy obsession with this
veggie from the deepest and darkest pits of hell! Every single meal it seems
would include these vile things on the side. Bad enough to have to eat them
but what really ticked me off was that horrible beet juice leaking into all my
other poor little innocent veggies :-P It's a running gag with us now when I'm
at her place for a meal and she inevitably whips out that jar of beets (probably
the same jar, can you tell if beets go off?). I was finally an adult the first time I
could stand up to my mother and say, "No, thanks, I *hate* beets, dammit!" :-)

Now don't anyone mention turnips or I may faint dead away from the trauma.

Cheers,

TD

But if the Devil dragged me down to the kitchen
I wouldn't put up a fight
I'd gladly sign away my soul
For a T-bone steak tonight
from Godley's and Creme's "Snack Attack"

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[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from "Nanc" <bill...@mediaone.net>:

>LOL Liz
>that's one of those songs I thought I knew the words to until you wrote
>this......I thought (even tho it doesn't make sense) that he said " He just
>smiled and gave me a bite of my sandwich"

*sigh* This proves no one reads my darn .sig, why do I bother changing it?!
I sweat my heart out for you people and this is the thanks I get!? ;-) I used it
in a couple of postings over the weekend, does this one look familiar, ladies?!
*big sigh again for dramatic purposes*

Cheers,

TD

I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich

from Men At Work's "Down Under"

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[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from "Nanc" <bill...@mediaone.net>:

>I liked the St Joseph' s so much that my mother caught me eating them like

>candy one time. Now they tell you it's dangerous to give aspirin to
>children. I'm surprised I didn't get sick or something worse???

I didn't mind St. Joseph's (as Anne said, I associated them with getting better)
but, boy, I dug those Flintstones vitamins! Not sure how much I consumed
but I do have a clear memory of sitting on the countertop and being caught
red-handed with a fistful and an open bottle. After the shrieks and a flurry of
hands grabbing me, I remember a fast trip to the washroom and a very stern
talking to. No one was worried about aspirin then (I don't think) but they freaked
over vitamins that's for sure! :-)

Cheers,

TD

I could whistle up an old tune
That your memory might recall
Rustle up some reminisce
'Bout the good old days and all
from Harry Chapin's "If My Mary Were Here"

For a good time call
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[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from charles hobbs <cho...@socal.rr.com>:

>Also, we used to get those big sausage and cheese trays around Christmas
>time, and occasionally, items from that tray would end up atop our Chef Boy-ar-dee
>pizzas...Ever have a 'za with smoked Gouda, summer sausage, and smoked
>oysters? Move over Wolfgang Puck!!!!

Lose those icky oysters and I'll have at it :-) Good to see you, Charles! We
used to use whatever meat and cheese was lying around as well but our
bologna and cheddar cheese Chef Boy-ar-dee pizza just doesn't have the
same zing as yours.

Cheers,

TD

I'm afraid someday they'll find me
Just stretched out on my bed
With a handful of Pringles Potato Chips
And a Ding Dong by my head
from Larry Groce's "Junk Food Junkie"

[mstx]

Most cookies by definition are not awful-- but what about raw cookie dough?
I used to love to eat the cookie dough instead of the cookies. I probably
still would if it didn't jack up my blood sugar---and don't talk to me about
the raw eggs in it.......salmonella be damned....

MsTx

[Nanc]

Sorry TD!!!!! Please I beg your forgiveness??? Sometimes when I sit down to
read I am in a hurry and don't arrow all the way down. If I only
knew........

Tiny Dancer wrote in message <3a92937f...@news.idirect.com>...

[LizzieZ]

>And so the word went out from "Nanc" <bill...@mediaone.net>:
>
>>LOL Liz
>>that's one of those songs I thought I knew the words to until you wrote
>>this......I thought (even tho it doesn't make sense) that he said " He just
>>smiled and gave me a bite of my sandwich"
>
>*sigh* This proves no one reads my darn .sig, why do I bother changing it?!
>I sweat my heart out for you people and this is the thanks I get!? ;-) I
>used it
>in a couple of postings over the weekend, does this one look familiar,
>ladies?!
>*big sigh again for dramatic purposes*
>
>Cheers,
>
>TD
>
>I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
>He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
> from Men At Work's "Down Under"

Oh Tiny!!!!
I am so sorry..... I promise from here on out I will ALWAYS look at what your
sig says!!! That is just hilarious, though. I specifically went back to your
old post to find that one line (about someone actually having heard about
Vegemite) and didn't look at anything else there -- hey, I was on a mission.
LOL But you have my word: from now on at least one person here will now check
it out each and every day and will appreciate it, dammit! :-)

Liz

[LizzieZ]

>Most cookies by definition are not awful-- but what about raw cookie dough?
>I used to love to eat the cookie dough instead of the cookies.

Funny thing - I only like the cookie dough if it's homemade, not the tube stuff
from the store. And even though they sell Toll House dough refrigerated, it
still doesn't compare to the real think out of the bowl! My favorite doughs
are that one and the oatmeal cookies on the Quaker box. Mmmm!

Liz

[Jamie]

texasflood wrote:

> Anyone remember "Jello 1-2-3"? or was that from the sixties?
>

I loved that stuff! I went to the jello website (kraft) and they don't admit
that they ever made such a thing, not that I could find anyway.

Jamie

[Jamie]

Anne wrote:

> <It's especially disgusting when you
> get those hard bits of gelatin that get stuck to the side of the bowl.
> I can only eat it the day I make it and it HAS to have whipped cream on top.
>
> Anne :-)

Ewwww, Anne! I hate those hard bits too! makes me absolutely gag! I made jello
for the kid the other day because of dental work, and in only a few short hours,
it was rubbery like that. Needless to say, that went into the garbage pretty
quick!

Jamie

[Jamie]

mstx wrote:

The dough is the best... and with a little extra insulin (I'm like you),
everything is fine again ;)

Jamie

[Anne]

<< *sigh* This proves no one reads my darn .sig, why do I bother changing it?!
I sweat my heart out for you people and this is the thanks I get!? ;-) I used
it
in a couple of postings over the weekend, does this one look familiar, ladies?!
*big sigh again for dramatic purposes*

Cheers,

TD

I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
from Men At Work's "Down Under">>

Not true TD!!!!!! I am always impressed at how you manage to find just the
right lyrics to fit in with a thread or particular post.
I look forward to seeing what you come up with each time.

Anne :-)

[Nate]

>Funny thing - I only like the cookie dough if it's homemade, not the tube
>stuff
>from the store. And even though they sell Toll House dough refrigerated, it
>still doesn't compare to the real think out of the bowl! My favorite doughs
>are that one and the oatmeal cookies on the Quaker box. Mmmm!
>

Awwwwwwwwwe yeah!!!!!

I'm firing up the Kitchen Aid!

You Rock!!!!

I just gotta whip up a batch and jump on a plane to Chi-town and bringin' a
couple of big spoons. I'll munch it the sexy way too!!!! I betcha' you've
never seen that, huh??

[mstx]

"Jamie" <mcer...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3A92ED2A...@sympatico.ca...

> The dough is the best... and with a little extra insulin (I'm like you),
> everything is fine again ;)

Hi Jamie,

LOL.....You're right!--a little humalog comes in handy for those unexpected
cravings.......I just hate the needles......

Mstx <----diabetic needlephobe

[David Ballarotto]

"> Now don't anyone mention turnips or I may faint dead away from the
trauma.

Well, now that you mention turnips..... I remember when I was little
finding a pot of them on the stove. My mom had made them for my dad's dinner
and I just started eating them thinking they were the worst potatoes I'd
ever had!

[David Ballarotto]

This reminds me of how my college dormitory completely cured me of any
desire to eat pancakes again. They had that funny taste to them, you know
how store bought bread and rolls taste? That funny preservative taste? Now
imagine that in pancakes with a funny texture and covered with watery,
lukewarm maple syrup. No matter how good the pancakes I've tried to have
since then are, once the plate starts to cool down, they become those
dreadful dormcakes.
Everytime I make pancakes, they too wind up in the garbage.

[mstx]

Hi Jamie,

Have you been to http://www.hometownfavorites.com ?

It lists foods from past decades that are still available to buy. You can
buy them right off the site.
I looked up Jello 1-2-3 and your right it isn't in production anymore -- but
they have a lot of foods listed that bring back memories.

MsTx

"Jamie" <mcer...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message

news:3A92EC5D...@sympatico.ca...

[LizzieZ]

>Awwwwwwwwwe yeah!!!!!
>
>I'm firing up the Kitchen Aid!
>
>You Rock!!!!
>
>I just gotta whip up a batch and jump on a plane to Chi-town and bringin' a
>couple of big spoons. I'll munch it the sexy way too!!!! I betcha' you've
>never seen that, huh??

Nate, gotta hand it to you... you know just the right thing to say to a girl...
;-)

Liz

[mstx]

"Tiny Dancer" <ti...@idirect.com> wrote in message
news:3a92937f...@news.idirect.com...

> I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
> He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
> from Men At Work's "Down Under"

Hi Tiny Dancer,

This whole vegamite thread has gotten that "Down Under" song stuck in my
head!!! I've been singing it to myself for a couple of days now and my
husband and kids are getting a little tired of it......lol........

MsTx

[Jamie]

> Hi Jamie,
> LOL.....You're right!--a little humalog comes in handy for those unexpected
> cravings.......I just hate the needles......

Absolutely and to me, definitely worth it for a little or more ;) of that
cookie dough, eh? LOL

> Mstx <----diabetic needlephobe

You are funny! Still a needlephobe after all this time? OT alert to everyone
else, just curious, do you use the pens? I find them better than needles.
(email me directly if you like, we wouldn't want to offend any other
needlephobes here in the room *grin*)

Jamie

[Jamie]

I remember what was really awful. My mom used to make Spam with brown
sugar sprinkled on the top and baked in the oven. Now there was a treat
to behold *shuddering*

Jmaie

[cat_mint]

They make "Philly Style" cheesesteak sandwiches with it. Even worse there
is a chicken version out as well.

"Nanc" <bill...@mediaone.net> wrote in message
news:u1bk6.241$ce4....@typhoon.ne.mediaone.net...
> are you serious???? Wow that stuff is horrible - I'm surprised people
would
> still buy it!
>
>
> cat_mint wrote in message ...
> >Steak-Umm is still for sale. It's not that bad, it's too fatty though.
> >
>
>
>

[Shay Kuntz]

> Beets, oh man, I forgot all about my mother's unholy obsession with this
> veggie from the deepest and darkest pits of hell!

I love pickled beets. Just had some yesterday. Growing up beet juice was not
a problem. Beet had their own bowl next to our plates. We would have them or
some sort of salad every night.

Shay

[Kelly]

"Jamie" <mcer...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message

> I remember what was really awful. My mom used to make Spam with brown
> sugar sprinkled on the top and baked in the oven. Now there was a treat
> to behold *shuddering*

That sounds positively awful!

--
Kelly

Wisdom from a six year old - "Sometimes you are crazy, other times you are
just nuts."

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[Kelly]

"Nanc" <bill...@mediaone.net> wrote in message
news:u1bk6.241$ce4....@typhoon.ne.mediaone.net...
> are you serious???? Wow that stuff is horrible - I'm surprised people
would
> still buy it!

During high school a friend of mine could tell me what was in my parent's
upstairs freezer without even looking. Mom was not big on variety. A few
boxes of Steakums were always there.

[Kelly]

I can only eat jello as a jello shot. A few years ago we even had our
special jello shot cups. They were the little cups that the use to give out
samples in the grocery store.

While I was at my parents house last week I discovered more of them (it
helps to have a mother that gives out samples for her job). It is almost
tempting to have another Jello shot party!

--
Kelly

Wisdom from a six year old - "Sometimes you are crazy, other times you are
just nuts."

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"Marlene Blanshay" <blan...@total.net> wrote in message > I think jello is
disgusting, period. I've never been able to stand it. The
> only time I ate it was when I was a kid and had strep throat, and it was
> the only thing I could swallow. I didnt eat it for another 25 years until
> I was in the hospital in 1997- of course ,the first thing you get to eat
> after surgery is chicken broth and jello! I managed to eat a couple of
> spoons of jello but that was about all I could take. Yuck.

[rach]

I detested everything as a child. My mother says I would sometimes go for 5
days at a time and not eat a bite then would start up again with my usual
next to nothing fare. The only one that could break me of these fasts was my
Grandmother. To get some kind of nutrition into me, my poor mother tried
everything... this led to juices. She bought an electric citrus juicer and
would grind away at oranges. To this day, I hate pulpy orange juice and as
soon as I heard the juicer, I was in the closet behind the long coats.
I think the most god awful juice I was ever forced to drink was Ribina. It
is black currant juice that she used to mix with coke. GOD how much did I
hate that! I hated the bottle, I hated the little picture on the bottle, I
hated the fact that perfectly good pop was being ruined by it, I hated that
I didn't get to drink normal pop and I hated the way the little bumps on the
bottle always meant a good grip and no fear of the bottle slipping through
your hand and smashing on the floor. My younger cousin loved the stuff .
He's 17 now and I still tease him about when he would waddle around with a
bottle hanging off his teeth like a cigarette saying "beena beena" for more
Ribina. Ah well, for him its been replaced by Molson. Smart boy

--

rach
"cheer up, my brother, come live in the sunshine - we'll understand it all
by and by...

[mstx]

"Kelly" <spide...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:96v44p$8boo$1...@newssvr05-en0.news.prodigy.com...

> I can only eat jello as a jello shot. A few years ago we even had our
> special jello shot cups. They were the little cups that the use to give
out
> samples in the grocery store.

I hadn't thought about jello shots in a while......that reminds me of
another unusual way to consume alcohol....ever spike a watermelon....
Pretty good but a lot of trouble.....

MsTx

[Nate]

>Nate, gotta hand it to you... you know just the right thing to say to a
>girl...

I don't really! Sorry?

I just wanted to tell you how much of a sorry state I am in eatin' cookie
dough, but DARNNIT! I'm SO GOOD at sittin' sorry and eatin' it - well, I might
as well do something really good - AND THAT is eatin' homemade cookie dough
"sexy" style just for you.

I'm soooooooooooo overworked and soooooooo lonely - you can call me Nate
"Cookie Dough" Unger.

Lick, lick -BORRRRING

Munch, munch, ENDORPHINE RUSH!!!!

[Marlene Blanshay]

In article <3a928bf9...@news.idirect.com>, ti...@idirect.com (Tiny
Dancer) wrote:

> And so the word went out from njr...@aol.com (NJROB65):
>
> >I agree with you that lima beans are horrible, other heinous vegetables
> >include Brussels sprouts and beets, raw or cooked. In elementary
> >school, the cafeteria workers would put huge, cooked , sliced beets
> >on all the students tray, even though most of us told them not to.
> >In addition to testing awful, they were also malodorous.

>
> Beets, oh man, I forgot all about my mother's unholy obsession with this

> veggie from the deepest and darkest pits of hell! Every single meal it seems
> would include these vile things on the side. Bad enough to have to eat them
> but what really ticked me off was that horrible beet juice leaking into
all my
> other poor little innocent veggies :-P It's a running gag with us now
when I'm
> at her place for a meal and she inevitably whips out that jar of beets
(probably
> the same jar, can you tell if beets go off?). I was finally an adult the
first time I
> could stand up to my mother and say, "No, thanks, I *hate* beets, dammit!" :-)

>
> Now don't anyone mention turnips or I may faint dead away from the trauma.
>

> Cheers,
>

well, I hate to break it to yall, but lima beans and turnips aren't awful
food from the 1970s, but so what. I hate turnips, and squash. Ugh. They
are among the few vegetables I really dislike, along with brussels
sprouts. However, I like lima beans. They don''t have much taste on their
own, but if you make them in a delicious soup, they taste great. I make
this terrific soup and it uses baby lima beans- delicious!

[hughkeller]

"TheQuizWiz" <thequ...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20010218171051...@ng-ci1.aol.com...
> The school cafeteria was often the source of some pretty gross stuff.
(in all
> fairness some if it was okay) I remember one time they tried to do a
kosher
> meal in celebration of one of the Jewish holidays. No offense to Jews or
> anything, but they had this mashed potatoes with pimentos or something
like
> that and it made me sick. They should have stuck with wiener wraps and
sloppy
> joes.
>
>

Wiener wraps on a Jewish holiday? All-beef, I guess.

My wife tells me that in Jacksonville, Arkansas, in the early to mid 70s,
the school cafeteria had an entree called the "flying saucer". A slice of
fried bologna with a scoop (ice cream style) of mashed potatoes on top.

I can't get that horrible image out of my mind.......

Hugh

[Nanc]

I HATE boloney. When I read your post my stomach turned. Yuckkkk. Now I have
that image in my mind....those poor kids!

hughkeller wrote in message ...

[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from "Nanc" <bill...@mediaone.net>:

>Sorry TD!!!!! Please I beg your forgiveness??? Sometimes when I sit down to
>read I am in a hurry and don't arrow all the way down. If I only knew........

And then Liz redeemed herself with:

>Oh Tiny!!!!
>I am so sorry..... I promise from here on out I will ALWAYS look at what your
>sig says!!! That is just hilarious, though. I specifically went back to your
>old post to find that one line (about someone actually having heard about
>Vegemite) and didn't look at anything else there -- hey, I was on a mission.
>LOL But you have my word: from now on at least one person here will now check
>it out each and every day and will appreciate it, dammit! :-)

Excellent grovelling, ladies, you've saved yourselves from my further wrath.
Now don't let me catch you slipping up again, my .sigs are to be read and
cherished and printed out for framing in your rec rooms from here on in! ;-)

Cheers,

TD

It's sad, so sad
Why can't we talk it over
Oh it seems to me
That sorry seems to be the hardest word
from Elton John's "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word"

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[Nanc]

My mother wasn't either Kelly. Maybe that's why we had SteakUms.
BTW sorry to hear about your job (and boyfriend). When you said you were
looking for an apartment the thought did cross my mind that you were
supposed to leave NY soon. Any good prospects???
Nanc

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[Nanc]

My daughter is like you rach. When did you outgrow this????

[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from al...@aol.com (Anne ):

>Not true TD!!!!!! I am always impressed at how you manage to find just the
>right lyrics to fit in with a thread or particular post.
>I look forward to seeing what you come up with each time.

Ooooo, Anne, you move to the top of the class, well done! Sometimes
finding the right .sig takes longer than it took to write the message and
that's when I start to wonder if it's worth the hassle. But knowing you're
out there treasuring every word shall keep my eye on the prize :-)

Cheers,

TD

Well thanks a lot that's kind of you
It's nice to know you care
from Elton John's "Talking Old Soldiers"

[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from "mstx" <ms...@texasflood.com>:

>This whole vegamite thread has gotten that "Down Under" song stuck in my
>head!!! I've been singing it to myself for a couple of days now and my
>husband and kids are getting a little tired of it......lol........

He, he, sorry about that, MsTx, there's just not enough songs that refer to
Vegemite out there! :-) How about the theme song? You've probably never
heard it so you won't get stuck singing it!

Cheers,

TD

We're happy little Vegemites
As bright as bright can be
We all enjoy our Vegemite
For breakfast, lunch, and tea
Our mummies say we're growing stronger
Every single week
Because we love our Vegemite
We all adore our Vegemite
It puts a rose in every cheek
Vegemite theme song

[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from blan...@total.net (Marlene Blanshay):

>well, I hate to break it to yall, but lima beans and turnips aren't awful
>food from the 1970s, but so what.

Not technically but they did make an appearance in our homes in the
'70s so they count! :-)

>I hate turnips, and squash. Ugh. They are among the few vegetables
>I really dislike, along with brussels sprouts. However, I like lima beans.
>They don''t have much taste on their own, but if you make them in a
>delicious soup, they taste great. I make this terrific soup and it uses
>baby lima beans- delicious!

Brussels sprouts don't bother me, both my son and I eat them heartily,
but I have to join the anti-lima bean bandwagon, blech! I've had them
in soup with other veggies and they're potentially harmless that way
but on their own they're just vile :-P

Cheers,

TD

I swear you could taste the chicken and tomatoes
The noodles and the marrow bone
But it really wasn't nothing but some water and potatoes
And the wonderful wonderful soup stone
from Shel Silverstein's "The Wonderful Soup Stone"

[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from Jamie <mcer...@sympatico.ca>:

>texasflood wrote:
>
>> Anyone remember "Jello 1-2-3"? or was that from the sixties?
>
>I loved that stuff! I went to the jello website (kraft) and they don't admit
>that they ever made such a thing, not that I could find anyway.

Me either, Jamie, but I did find a recipe if anyone's interested here:

http://recipecircus.com/recipes/Tammii/Desserts/1-2-3_Jello.html

1-2-3 Jello

1 box jello -- (3 oz)
1 envelope Dream Whip -- whipped topping
1 cup boiling water

Mix jello and Dreamwhip together. Empty in blender. Add water. Blend at
lowest speed until mix is dissolved, about 30 seconds. Blend at highest
speed one minute longer. Add one cup ice cold water and continue
blending at highest speed one minute longer. Fill each glass only half
full at once. Then fill all glasses completely in the same order. Chill
until set, about three hours. Makes four 2/3 cup servings.

Cheers,

TD

Ice cream and Jello
It make you feel mellow
from Livingstone Richardson's "Ice Cream and Jello"