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pandr32

(14,307 posts)
53. Gawd, I hated that, too!
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 02:19 PM
Jan 2026

As a kid I learned to cut it in tiny pieces and swallow whole (like a pill) and then wash it down with a gulp of milk. I was very careful not to let any part of the food touch my tongue. I literally put the tiny bits in the back of my throat. Mom didn't care as long as it disappeared off my plate, was not hidden in my napkin or fed to the dog.

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Okra get the red out Jan 2026 #1
Thank you very much, get the red out. I have never tried it and I don't think I will. debm55 Jan 2026 #2
Woah, hold up there Deb.... gay texan Jan 2026 #104
What makes your fried okra differerent. gay texan.? debm55 Jan 2026 #108
I use just a smidge of cajun seasoning, corn meal, the right amount of salt gay texan Jan 2026 #111
Well there you have it, You grow your own. Your orka is grown with your loving hands. debm55 Jan 2026 #115
My mom used to fry that stuff breaded, House of Roberts Jan 2026 #8
In soups get the red out Jan 2026 #13
Its good when picked just right. Awful when partly hard and partly soft BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2026 #80
That means it's undercooked FoxNewsSucks Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #16
My grandmothers fried okra was the best. cos dem Jan 2026 #92
That's sweet, Thank you cos dem debm55 Jan 2026 #95
If the liver was tough it was improperly cooked Easterncedar Jan 2026 #3
Yes, everything my mother made was overcooked. Steaks always well done.too. Yes you can have mine. debm55 Jan 2026 #5
Must have been the common way to cook in that generation. Diamond_Dog Jan 2026 #11
I thnk it might have been. Even taking them out to eat , she would order well done steaks. thank you Diamond_Dog. debm55 Jan 2026 #17
My mom would cook hamburgers until they begged for mercy. patphil Jan 2026 #39
HAAHAHAHHAHAHAH, That is so funny, Thank you, patphil. debm55 Jan 2026 #41
You should have been....... MyOwnPeace Jan 2026 #103
Thanks MyOwnPeace. debm55 Jan 2026 #107
I had a friend who thought zucchini was disgusting Easterncedar Jan 2026 #4
Yuck. that is nasty. Thank you, Easternedar for sharing. debm55 Jan 2026 #7
We taught her how to saute, and changed her life Easterncedar Jan 2026 #9
Thank you very much, Easterncedar. debm55 Jan 2026 #18
Sonic tuna sandwich SheltieLover Jan 2026 #6
Thank you very much for sharing, SheltieLover. I had that happen with vinegar chips. I spit them out and threw the debm55 Jan 2026 #10
Not sure, but the only time I think I spit something out was in Kindegarten.... electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #67
I hated the black licorice ones. Terrible. I would spit them out in a paper napkin. debm55 Jan 2026 #85
I have Never had a piece of licorice -since- that unfortunate food experience! electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #102
All black licorice in any form is yuk. debm55 Jan 2026 #118
I totally agree. Luckily I've never accidentally eaten any like maybe little bits in something else. electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #131
debm55 Upthevibe Jan 2026 #12
Thank you very much for sharing, Upthevibe. Do you remember the kind of cookie it was? debm55 Jan 2026 #19
Creamed peas. I adore properly cooked liver and onions. sinkingfeeling Jan 2026 #14
Thank you very much, singingfeeling. I will add creamed carrots to your creamed peas. I have never had liver as an adult debm55 Jan 2026 #20
I tried pig brains, Americanme Jan 2026 #15
I very much dislike organ foods. My grandparents offered me, pickled pigs feet as a kid. Didn't take the offer. I debm55 Jan 2026 #21
My mother used to make that awful crap. And she'd make pig stomach and fake mashed potatoes. Ugh. Clouds Passing Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #23
Washing lettuce in hot water!? WTF!? My mother never even made salad. Clouds Passing Jan 2026 #24
Thank you very much for sharing, Clouds Passing. everything was with a creamed sauce--green beans, carrots and peas. debm55 Jan 2026 #26
Jello with fruit cocktail in it! MyOwnPeace Jan 2026 #122
OMG HAHHAAHHAAH. We never had the lettuce leaves or the whipped cream on top. Just a plate. Fine dining indeed, debm55 Jan 2026 #125
Tripe CanonRay Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #28
any organ meat..any ocean phlegm ( oysters etc).... samnsara Jan 2026 #27
Thank you very much, samnsara. for sharing with us. I have never eaten any of your choices and never will. Pickled pigs debm55 Jan 2026 #33
Chicken livers. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 #29
thank you OldBaldy1701E, I hate to say this but, I used to buy chicken livers and feed to my cats. debm55 Jan 2026 #30
That is a great use for them! OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 #40
They would wolf them down. debm55 Jan 2026 #42
Mom tried to feed us kidneys C_U_L8R Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #34
"hurled out the window"... electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #69
My worst: Eggplant, okra, grits, squash, oatmeal. LoisB Jan 2026 #32
Thank you very much LoisB for sharing with us. I do like eggplant. but the others no. debm55 Jan 2026 #35
L&O good for iron unweird Jan 2026 #36
Thank you very much, unweird for sharing with us. And thank you very much for being a blood donor. debm55 Jan 2026 #37
My husband fixed deRien Jan 2026 #38
Thank you very much, deRien for sharing with us, debm55 Jan 2026 #44
Knoxville, summer of 1982 tonkatoy8888 Jan 2026 #43
Thank you sharing with us. tonkatoy8888. That is quite an experience. debm55 Jan 2026 #46
Spoiled catfish Dear_Prudence Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #49
Cauliflower as a child Tree Lady Jan 2026 #47
I know the feeling of meat tasting like leather. Thank you for sharing with us, Tree Lady. debm55 Jan 2026 #50
That sounds bland and nasty FoxNewsSucks Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #48
Thank you very much, Dorothy V. for sharing with us and the helpful hint of putting okra in gumbo debm55 Jan 2026 #51
The tomato in gumbo is what cuts the slime. Any okra cooked with tomato will be slime-free. Dorothy V Jan 2026 #62
Thanks Dorothy V. for that information. debm55 Jan 2026 #66
Marmite. LastDemocratInSC Jan 2026 #52
Thank you very much, LastDemocratinSC. I never had it and it sounds terrible. debm55 Jan 2026 #55
There's always.... electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #68
Gawd, I hated that, too! pandr32 Jan 2026 #53
Thank you very much, pandr32, for sharing. What is it? debm55 Jan 2026 #56
Liver and onions! pandr32 Jan 2026 #63
Salmon. LisaM Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #58
LUTEFISK! A neighbor took me to a church supper. It looked like normal cod fish. Ziggysmom Jan 2026 #59
Omg! 😄😬 A Prarie Home Companion is how I found out about it. Yikes!. electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #71
Sounds nasty. I never had, but I heard a lot about it. Thank you Ziggysmom. debm55 Jan 2026 #89
My friend ordered lutefisk at a restaurant in Norway. cos dem Jan 2026 #91
HAHHAHAHA. thank you cos dem. debm55 Jan 2026 #96
Cauliflower pizza crust fargone Jan 2026 #60
Yuk, Thank you for sharing fargone. debm55 Jan 2026 #90
Funny! ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #93
I'm with you on liver and onions. My mom made it at least once a year. applegrove Jan 2026 #64
I got the same "it's good for your blood" Burnt to a gentle brick. Thank you applegrove for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 2026 #97
Eggplant parmesan. Yuck. Goopy gross mess, with disgusting taste. beaglelover Jan 2026 #65
Now a minute beaglelover, I really and I mean really like Eggplant parmesan. I make that and lasagna with sliced egglant debm55 Jan 2026 #98
I had some meat in the Army I have no idea doc03 Jan 2026 #70
HAAHAHHAHHHAHHA. Thank you doc03 that is so funny. MOOOOOO debm55 Jan 2026 #76
Sounds like you guys have had a lot of badly cooked food... Bayard Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #75
My favorite older cousin invited my family up for Greek Easter one year... electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #73
Thank you very much, electric_blue68, I would have picked the little heats and kidneys out and eaten the soup. But that debm55 Jan 2026 #74
I didn't want to insult my dear cousin! electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #106
Very good. thanks electric_blue68 debm55 Jan 2026 #110
Brussel sprouts- the devils cabbage. underpants Jan 2026 #77
Slice in half, rub with garlic, salt, olive oil and paprika..bake for a long time BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2026 #82
Does that also get rid of the sewer smell? underpants Jan 2026 #105
Cabbage smell..yes BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2026 #113
Thank you very much, underpants. That is so true. And it makes you fart. debm55 Jan 2026 #99
Rocky mountain oysters. Ocelot II Jan 2026 #78
Are those cattle's balls? I never had or will have. debm55 Jan 2026 #100
Mutton of lamb UpInArms Jan 2026 #79
Thank you very much, UpinArms. I only had lamb once--at my uncles Serbian wedding. I hated it---very greasy and dark debm55 Jan 2026 #83
mother f'ing circus peanuts johnnyfins Jan 2026 #81
I hate those circus peanuts. too. Add the marshmallows, what ever is season now. Thank you johnnyfins. debm55 Jan 2026 #136
Lutefisk. DJ Synikus Makisimus Jan 2026 #84
"I have tried lutefisk twice, once going down, and another time coming back up." erronis Jan 2026 #142
HAHHAHHHAh. That is funny, erronis. debm55 Jan 2026 #143
Indeed! DJ Synikus Makisimus Jan 2026 #144
I agree on liver The Blue Flower Jan 2026 #86
Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. I remember my mother it with Crisco. Yes very gag worthy. Never had catfish. But debm55 Jan 2026 #135
Liver and Onions Sailingdiver Jan 2026 #87
HAHHAHHAH. Agree with you Sailingdiver. As soon as you opened the door and smelled those onions cooking , you knew what debm55 Jan 2026 #134
goat curry DBoon Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #132
No just tasted like goat DBoon Jan 2026 #137
Liver, absolutely 100% agree. cos dem Jan 2026 #94
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAh. Thank you very much, cos dem. debm55 Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #101
Thank you very much, wcmagumba. I never had those frozen burritos. They sound nasty. debm55 Jan 2026 #123
We went to a local restaurant Turbineguy Jan 2026 #109
I guess, food was the secondary money maker. Thank you Turbineguy. debm55 Jan 2026 #121
My Dad made great liver and onions with bacon Submariner Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #120
Uni - a type of sushi. Specifically the gonads of sea urchins. 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #117
surströmming Celerity Jan 2026 #124
Thank you very much, Celerity. That looks nasty. debm55 Jan 2026 #127
Liver🤮 we can do it Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #129
Cauliflower. There is not enough cheese in the world to disguise cauliflower. Norrrm Jan 2026 #128
HAHAHHAHHAHAHAHah. Thank you Norrm. I have cooked numerous ways and there is no getting around it---It is what it is. debm55 Jan 2026 #130
Fermented Soybeans I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2026 #138
Thank you very much. I_UndergroundPanther. That does sound very nasty. debm55 Jan 2026 #141
I'm allergic to wheat, dairy, nuts, eggs, corn, chocolate... Chemical Bill Jan 2026 #139
I am very sorry to read that. Take care of yourself, Chemical Bill debm55 Jan 2026 #140
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