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36. L&O good for iron

Thu Jan 22, 2026, 11:07 AM

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We had some Sunday night and were able to give blood Monday morning. We were both turned down Friday due to low hemoglobin (iron) and after 3 strikeouts we resorted to the liver and onions Sunday night.

For worst food I’ll go with tripe. I’ve had it home cooked and blech. But did have it once cooked by a fine Sicilian chef and it wasn’t bad.

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What was the worst food you have ever eaten? Mine is liver and onions. It was like eating the sole of a shoe. And you? [View all] debm55 15 hrs ago OP

Okra get the red out 15 hrs ago #1

Thank you very much, get the red out. I have never tried it and I don't think I will. debm55 14 hrs ago #2

Woah, hold up there Deb.... gay texan 3 hrs ago #104

What makes your fried okra differerent. gay texan.? debm55 3 hrs ago #108

I use just a smidge of cajun seasoning, corn meal, the right amount of salt gay texan 3 hrs ago #111

Well their you have it, You grow your own. Your orka is grown with your loving hands. debm55 2 hrs ago #115

My mom used to fry that stuff breaded, House of Roberts 14 hrs ago #8

In soups get the red out 14 hrs ago #13

Its good when picked just right. Awful when partly hard and partly soft BlueWaveNeverEnd 4 hrs ago #80

That means it's undercooked FoxNewsSucks 2 hrs ago #116

We had no choice but to eat it--"It's good for you, There are children starving, etc, etc. I don't think I would try debm55 14 hrs ago #16

My grandmothers fried okra was the best. cos dem 4 hrs ago #92

That's sweet, Thank you cos dem debm55 4 hrs ago #95

If the liver was tough it was improperly cooked Easterncedar 14 hrs ago #3

Yes, everything my mother made was overcooked. Steaks always well done.too. Yes you can have mine. debm55 14 hrs ago #5

Must have been the common way to cook in that generation. Diamond_Dog 14 hrs ago #11

I thnk it might have been. Even taking them out to eat , she would order well done steaks. thank you Diamond_Dog. debm55 14 hrs ago #17

My mom would cook hamburgers until they begged for mercy. patphil 13 hrs ago #39

HAAHAHAHHAHAHAH, That is so funny, Thank you, patphil. debm55 13 hrs ago #41

You should have been....... MyOwnPeace 3 hrs ago #103

Thanks MyOwnPeace. debm55 3 hrs ago #107

I had a friend who thought zucchini was disgusting Easterncedar 14 hrs ago #4

Yuck. that is nasty. Thank you, Easternedar for sharing. debm55 14 hrs ago #7

We taught her how to saute, and changed her life Easterncedar 14 hrs ago #9

Thank you very much, Easterncedar. debm55 14 hrs ago #18

Sonic tuna sandwich SheltieLover 14 hrs ago #6

Thank you very much for sharing, SheltieLover. I had that happen with vinegar chips. I spit them out and threw the debm55 14 hrs ago #10

Not sure, but the only time I think I spit something out was in Kindegarten.... electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #67

I hated the black licorice ones. Terrible. I would spit them out in a paper napkin. debm55 4 hrs ago #85

I have Never had a piece of licorice -since- that unfortunate food experience! electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #102

All black licorice in any form is yuk. debm55 2 hrs ago #118

I totally agree. Luckily I've never accidentally eaten any like maybe little bits in something else. electric_blue68 1 hr ago #131

debm55 Upthevibe 14 hrs ago #12

Thank you very much for sharing, Upthevibe. Do you remember the kind of cookie it was? debm55 14 hrs ago #19

Creamed peas. I adore properly cooked liver and onions. sinkingfeeling 14 hrs ago #14

Thank you very much, singingfeeling. I will add creamed carrots to your creamed peas. I have never had liver as an adult debm55 14 hrs ago #20

I tried pig brains, Americanme 14 hrs ago #15

I very much dislike organ foods. My grandparents offered me, pickled pigs feet as a kid. Didn't take the offer. I debm55 14 hrs ago #21

My mother used to make that awful crap. And she'd make pig stomach and fake mashed potatoes. Ugh. Clouds Passing 14 hrs ago #22

True here too. When making salads , she would wash the lettuce in hot water to get the germs out. Ever eat a wilted debm55 14 hrs ago #23

Washing lettuce in hot water!? WTF!? My mother never even made salad. Clouds Passing 14 hrs ago #24

Thank you very much for sharing, Clouds Passing. everything was with a creamed sauce--green beans, carrots and peas. debm55 13 hrs ago #26

Jello with fruit cocktail in it! MyOwnPeace 2 hrs ago #122

OMG HAHHAAHHAAH. We never had the lettuce leaves or the whipped cream on top. Just a plate. Fine dining indeed, debm55 2 hrs ago #125

Tripe CanonRay 13 hrs ago #25

I never had tripe, I didn't like the looks of it. And when I found out what it was , It no from me. Thank you CanonRay. debm55 13 hrs ago #28

any organ meat..any ocean phlegm ( oysters etc).... samnsara 13 hrs ago #27

Thank you very much, samnsara. for sharing with us. I have never eaten any of your choices and never will. Pickled pigs debm55 13 hrs ago #33

Chicken livers. OldBaldy1701E 13 hrs ago #29

thank you OldBaldy1701E, I hate to say this but, I used to buy chicken livers and feed to my cats. debm55 13 hrs ago #30

That is a great use for them! OldBaldy1701E 13 hrs ago #40

They would wolf them down. debm55 12 hrs ago #42

Mom tried to feed us kidneys C_U_L8R 13 hrs ago #31

HAHHAHHHAHA. Thank you for sharing with us. C_U_L8R. You were smart. It's nice to have a dog around that would possibly debm55 13 hrs ago #34

"hurled out the window"... electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #69

My worst: Eggplant, okra, grits, squash, oatmeal. LoisB 13 hrs ago #32

Thank you very much LoisB for sharing with us. I do like eggplant. but the others no. debm55 13 hrs ago #35

L&O good for iron unweird 13 hrs ago #36

Thank you very much, unweird for sharing with us. And thank you very much for being a blood donor. debm55 13 hrs ago #37

My husband fixed deRien 13 hrs ago #38

Thank you very much, deRien for sharing with us, debm55 12 hrs ago #44

Knoxville, summer of 1982 tonkatoy8888 12 hrs ago #43

Thank you sharing with us. tonkatoy8888. That is quite an experience. debm55 12 hrs ago #46

Spoiled catfish Dear_Prudence 12 hrs ago #45

Thank you very much, Dear_Prudence. I hope you didn't get sick from the spoiled catfish. I live in Pittsburgh. I didn't debm55 12 hrs ago #49

Cauliflower as a child Tree Lady 12 hrs ago #47

I know the feeling of meat tasting like leather. Thank you for sharing with us, Tree Lady. debm55 11 hrs ago #50

That sounds bland and nasty FoxNewsSucks 2 hrs ago #119

I think it was supposed to be tuna casserole. The tuna was gray. So were the noodles and the sauce. I actually Dorothy V 12 hrs ago #48

Thank you very much, Dorothy V. for sharing with us and the helpful hint of putting okra in gumbo debm55 11 hrs ago #51

The tomato in gumbo is what cuts the slime. Any okra cooked with tomato will be slime-free. Dorothy V 9 hrs ago #62

Thanks Dorothy V. for that information. debm55 7 hrs ago #66

Marmite. LastDemocratInSC 11 hrs ago #52

Thank you very much, LastDemocratinSC. I never had it and it sounds terrible. debm55 11 hrs ago #55

There's always.... electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #68

Gawd, I hated that, too! pandr32 11 hrs ago #53

Thank you very much, pandr32, for sharing. What is it? debm55 11 hrs ago #56

Liver and onions! pandr32 9 hrs ago #63

Salmon. LisaM 11 hrs ago #54

Thank you very much, LisaM. I used to love it on bagels with cream cheese. Haven't eaten in a long time. How I would debm55 11 hrs ago #57

I also hated and still hate fish sticks. made of some cheap ass fish. Every Friday it was Fish sticks and macaroni and debm55 10 hrs ago #58

LUTEFISK! A neighbor took me to a church supper. It looked like normal cod fish. Ziggysmom 9 hrs ago #59

Omg! 😄😬 A Prarie Home Companion is how I found out about it. Yikes!. electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #71

Sounds nasty. I never had, but I heard a lot about it. Thank you Ziggysmom. debm55 4 hrs ago #89

My friend ordered lutefisk at a restaurant in Norway. cos dem 4 hrs ago #91

HAHHAHAHA. thank you cos dem. debm55 4 hrs ago #96

Cauliflower pizza crust fargone 9 hrs ago #60

Yuk, Thank you for sharing fargone. debm55 4 hrs ago #90

Funny! ProfessorGAC 9 hrs ago #61

You liked liver and and onions?????? WOW. I never knew any kid that would eat it. When I think of liver, I think of the debm55 4 hrs ago #93

I'm with you on liver and onions. My mom made it at least once a year. applegrove 8 hrs ago #64

I got the same "it's good for your blood" Burnt to a gentle brick. Thank you applegrove for sharing with us. debm55 4 hrs ago #97

Eggplant parmesan. Yuck. Goopy gross mess, with disgusting taste. beaglelover 7 hrs ago #65

Now a minute beaglelover, I really and I mean really like Eggplant parmesan. I make that and lasagna with sliced egglant debm55 4 hrs ago #98

I had some meat in the Army I have no idea doc03 6 hrs ago #70

HAAHAHHAHHHAHHA. Thank you doc03 that is so funny. MOOOOOO debm55 4 hrs ago #76

Sounds like you guys have had a lot of badly cooked food... Bayard 6 hrs ago #72

Thank you very much, Bayard for your wonderful post. I guess many of us can't get by the earlier experiences of eating debm55 4 hrs ago #75

My favorite older cousin invited my family up for Greek Easter one year... electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #73

Thank you very much, electric_blue68, I would have picked the little heats and kidneys out and eaten the soup. But that debm55 5 hrs ago #74

I didn't want to insult my dear cousin! electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #106

Very good. thanks electric_blue68 debm55 3 hrs ago #110

Brussel sprouts- the devils cabbage. underpants 4 hrs ago #77

Slice in half, rub with garlic, salt, olive oil and paprika..bake for a long time BlueWaveNeverEnd 4 hrs ago #82

Does that also get rid of the sewer smell? underpants 3 hrs ago #105

Cabbage smell..yes BlueWaveNeverEnd 3 hrs ago #113

Thank you very much, underpants. That is so true. And it makes you fart. debm55 4 hrs ago #99

Rocky mountain oysters. Ocelot II 4 hrs ago #78

Are those cattle's balls? I never had or will have. debm55 4 hrs ago #100

Mutton of lamb UpInArms 4 hrs ago #79

Thank you very much, UpinArms. I only had lamb once--at my uncles Serbian wedding. I hated it---very greasy and dark debm55 4 hrs ago #83

mother f'ing circus peanuts johnnyfins 4 hrs ago #81

I hate those circus peanuts. too. Add the marshmallows, what ever is season now. Thank you johnnyfins. debm55 1 hr ago #136

Lutefisk. DJ Synikus Makisimus 4 hrs ago #84

I agree on liver The Blue Flower 4 hrs ago #86

Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. I remember my mother it with Crisco. Yes very gag worthy. Never had catfish. But debm55 1 hr ago #135

Liver and Onions Sailingdiver 4 hrs ago #87

HAHHAHHAH. Agree with you Sailingdiver. As soon as you opened the door and smelled those onions cooking , you knew what debm55 1 hr ago #134

goat curry DBoon 4 hrs ago #88

Thank you very much, DBoon. No organ food for me. Was the goat greasy? I had a piece of lamb at a Serbian wedding and it debm55 1 hr ago #132

No just tasted like goat DBoon 57 min ago #137

Liver, absolutely 100% agree. cos dem 4 hrs ago #94

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAh. Thank you very much, cos dem. debm55 1 hr ago #133

I love liver and onions, mom used to make it for us as kids, I guess it was cheap and we were poor... wcmagumba 3 hrs ago #101

Thank you very much, wcmagumba. I never had those frozen burritos. They sound nasty. debm55 2 hrs ago #123

We went to a local restaurant Turbineguy 3 hrs ago #109

I guess, food was the secondary money maker. Thank you Turbineguy. debm55 2 hrs ago #121

My Dad made great liver and onions with bacon Submariner 3 hrs ago #112

Thank you Submariner. I have heard the bacon method being used. I am happy you had good edible liver when you were young debm55 2 hrs ago #120

Uni - a type of sushi. Specifically the gonads of sea urchins. 3catwoman3 3 hrs ago #114

Thank you 3catwoman3, I have seen uni on the Food Channel. I have never tasted it. But your description is spot on. I debm55 2 hrs ago #117

surströmming Celerity 2 hrs ago #124

Thank you very much, Celerity. That looks nasty. debm55 2 hrs ago #127

Liver🤮 we can do it 2 hrs ago #126

Thank you very much, we can do it. It was very nasty. Mine was as hard as a brick as my mother cooked everything to debm55 2 hrs ago #129

Cauliflower. There is not enough cheese in the world to disguise cauliflower. Norrrm 2 hrs ago #128

HAHAHHAHHAHAHAHah. Thank you Norrm. I have cooked numerous ways and there is no getting around it---It is what it is. debm55 1 hr ago #130