Omigod! Who remembers pimento sandwich spread

[Baitball Blogger]

For school lunch sandwiches! I never had one but I remember those who did have to eat them. Did I miss anything?

[elleng]

1. Yes

[Meadowoak]

2. I still make them from time to time, you have to try it

[SamKnause]

3. I never had it at school.

It is still sold in stores.

[True Blue American]

26. I buy it occasionally

Good for a change but I am hooked on peanut butter and jam, or peanut butter and crisp bacon on cracked wheal toast!

[Mme. Defarge]

4. Spread on a Ritz cracker

it was called an hors d’œuvre.

[Phoenix61]

5. You missed nothing.

It’s an abomination done to perfectly good cheese.

[Baitball Blogger]

35. LOL!

Not sure it was a good thing for young kids at grade school. Always thought it was punishment.

[Laffy Kat]

6. My mother made P&C from scratch and it was so yummy.

I wish I knew how she did it. I remember her adding crumbled bacon. She also made open face P&Cs and put them under the broiler until they were all melty and toasty. Every now and then I crave a P&C sandwich and I buy a tub of it at the deli but after one or two sandwiches I get tired of it.

[Baitball Blogger]

36. My mom use to cut up hots dogs and sauted them in ketchup and onions.

I use to think it was a cop-out until I visited her place of birth. At the hotel, it was an option at the buffet!!!

[cwydro]

46. Homemade is the best!

It’s really easy to make.

[Laffy Kat]

47. Wish I remember how Mom did it.

All I know is that it was the best, except it gave you really bad breath, lol.

[Cicada]

7. My mom made them and I loved them

[MuseRider]

8. I sort of liked it as a kid

but it made my mouth hurt. I think I had an allergy to something in it but if my mother made it no amount of wheezing would get you out of eating it.

[dweller]

9. I make it homemade every week

and enjoy it on saltines... I spoil myself 😁

✌🏼️

[Cracklin Charlie]

10. I love pimento cheese on toast.

But, I make my own.

You have given me a great idea! Thanks!

[Polly Hennessey]

11. We would spread on celery and

crunch away. Loved it.

[Frustratedlady]

21. I had a recipe for cheese/olive balls that was delicious!

It called for a jar of pimento cheese.

I also enjoyed an occasional sandwich from the jar. I don't remember fixing it for the kids, but it is one of their favs as adults and they say they remember it from childhood. Go figure!

[True Blue American]

27. Yes on celery.

[Brother Buzz]

12. I loved them if it was spread on thick

My mom was thrifty and, well, they were mostly a disappointment.

[Generic Brad]

13. It substituted for pimento loaf

I preferred the pimento loaf.

[customerserviceguy]

14. I drank to forget them

Now, because of your post, I have to drink some more.

Thanks! (meant sincerely)

[csziggy]

15. I love pimento cheese with celery

In fact, that was one of my regular lunches during my low carb diet.

[ProudLib72]

16. I used to have them all the time

More of a fond childhood memory best kept as a memory if you know what I mean.


But it was better than the chicken hearts Flora brought for lunch in a ziplock baggie. When she popped those in her mouth!

[sprinkleeninow]

20. Chicken hearts, gizzards an' livers. 😋 n/t

[KT2000]

17. the last time I prepared some

my brother accused me of electroplating the pimento cheese spread. Too many guests and not enough pimento spread. That stuff is really expensive now.

[BlueDawn]

18. I make homemade.

I make homemade pimento cheese, and everyone seems to love it.

We especially like grilled pimento cheese sandwiches. Of course, I grate my own cheddar because it is tastier--not to mention stickier--than the weird, grated cheese that comes in a package which has a coating of a preservative which makes it so dry and unwieldy.

Also, nothing better than two thick slices of my homemade yeast bread with homemade pimento cheese topped by a thick slice of beefsteak tomato in season.....with a sprinkle of fresh black pepper and kosher salt. I am making myself hungry here.....

Nothing better.

[True Blue American]

28. You are making me hungry!

[Baitball Blogger]

37. Anything homemade is be best, be better!

[Major Nikon]

42. It's the added starch that does that

When I grate cheese myself I add some cornstarch to it if I don't plan on using it right away. It keeps it from sticking together and it also helps to keep the cheese from separating when it melts. It does give it a bit of a dry texture.

The best thing about homemade pimento cheese is you can use better cheese and different varieties than store bought.

[sprinkleeninow]

19. Yes, and that's coming from a native New Englander. 😁 eom

[hlthe2b]

22. I remember them, never ate one either. It never sounded appealing. Is it still around?

I'd always imagined it was loaded with sodium and low-grade cheese. What else was in it?

Maybe I missed something special?

[Lars39]

23. Costco carries a brand that makes all others taste like dreck.

[Callalily]

24. That stuff is disgusting.

But is still very popular down south.

[Baitball Blogger]

38. Must be a down South kind of thing.

I have a Tally friend that goes to a local Country cookin kitchen just for their pimento spread.

[catrose]

40. You didn't have to turn on the oven to make it!

[sarge43]

25. Makes a nice veggie dip. n/t

[WePurrsevere]

29. Holy flashback! My mom used to make that...

My parents were big bridge players and this was one of the things my mom would make up as a dip. It was one of my favorite treats when I was given crackers and a small custard cup with some in it.

She also got me into loving cream cheese and green olive (w/pimento) sandwiches since she'd make those and cut them into strips for a bridge party occasionally too.

Thanks for the memory jog. I think I'll pick up some pimentos and such and make up a recipe for that spread next time my granddaughters come for a visit. Then I can tell them the above story for fun.

[Baitball Blogger]

39. Always good to pass on traditions -- if they don't do harm!

[WePurrsevere]

44. Don't worry, I've done my best to break with those traditions that do.

I'm happily a 'bad' influence according to some of my conservative family members.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

30. Kraft made these spreads. They were Cream cheese based.

The jar was a juice glass after it was washed out. The Pimento spread was my favorite to put on Ritz crackers or a Bagel.

[avebury]

31. My Mom like it and would often buy it. nt

[Paladin]

32. Remember it? Hell, I bought some at the store last week.

Not something I crave every day, but occasionally it really hits the spot. And yes, I grew up on the stuff.

[sinkingfeeling]

33. It's still a big thing in the South.

[Baitball Blogger]

41. I'm getting that vibe.

Maybe their version of a vegamite sandwich.

[jpak]

34. An old girlfriend from South Carolina used to make it for me

I never heard of it before (Yankee).

She added Tabasco or ground red pepper to it to spice it yup.

Loved it.

[fleur-de-lisa]

43. Gross.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

45. Love it! 😋

[Iggo]

48. That shit is poison.

[yellowdogintexas]

49. Pimento Cheese "the Pate of the South"

goes will with Sweet Tea, the "house wine of the South"

Every picnic, church supper, and many school lunches included pimento cheese.
I didn't much like it as a kid but I got over that and I absolutely love the stuff!

Try Costco's jalapeno pimento cheese.

Now I want pimento cheese