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Laura PourMeADrink

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51. :). Like my mom convincing us that the chicken back was the

Reply to Auggie (Reply #34)

Tue May 18, 2021, 02:56 PM

May 2021

piece she wanted. Leaving the good parts to us.

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Inventive budget meals your mom used to make? [View all] Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 OP

Fish sticks and stewed tomatoes with corn Walleye May 2021 #1

Oh wow had forgotten about fish sticks we had them all the time Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #5

Creamed chip beef on toast Beatlelvr May 2021 #6

I still like creamed chipped beef also grilled cheese sandwiches Walleye May 2021 #14

What's homemade maple syrup? Reminds me of how we couldn't Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #17

S*** on a Shingle was my first thought too FoxNewsSucks May 2021 #20

God I hated that stuff... My father called by the Navy name.... mitch96 May 2021 #41

My dad loved the same. But often with buttermilk as well. nt LAS14 May 2021 #52

Mac and cheese. gibraltar72 May 2021 #2

Mac and cheese.....sometimes with sliced hot dogs HUAJIAO May 2021 #3

Ham gravy mix Doc Sportello May 2021 #4

Yes! Did you hever have Daisy Ham? I think it was a cheaper alternative Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #8

Don't think Daisy ham was in our area Doc Sportello May 2021 #10

Sure! Sometimes I wonder if ingredients just tasted better Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #21

That sounds yum. alfie May 2021 #35

That recipe was kept in an old tin box Doc Sportello May 2021 #36

Tomato Soup Yonnie3 May 2021 #7

Like that. And bet as a kid having popcorn was so cool. Campbell's? Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #9

Canned cream of tomato so likely Campbell's Yonnie3 May 2021 #16

Brings up another good memory of walking to the garden and picking fresh tomatoes Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #23

I recall the same Yonnie3 May 2021 #31

"memory of walking to the garden and picking fresh tomatoes"..Mom was always growing mitch96 May 2021 #42

MY favorite from Mom MyOwnPeace May 2021 #30

French toast for dinner Freddie May 2021 #11

Never thought about that but it's true we always had bread milk Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #29

Macaroni and tomatoes. blueinredohio May 2021 #12

Swanson Pot Pies Nanuke May 2021 #13

Green fried tomatoes Chipper Chat May 2021 #15

Best I ever had was at the Tupelo Honey Cafe in Asheville, NC Doc Sportello May 2021 #37

"Tupelo Honey Cafe in Asheville, NC" Ok you convinced me... Post covid. ROAD TRIP!!!! nt mitch96 May 2021 #43

Sounds good !!! My favorite were at Owens Fish Camp Sarasota Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #58

Navy bean soup with ham and a side of cornbread. Polly Hennessey May 2021 #18

Lots of them. Cracklin Charlie May 2021 #19

Navy beans is still one of my favorite foods...especially over bread/butter. Frustratedlady May 2021 #25

Ground beef hash FoxNewsSucks May 2021 #22

That sounds good! do you remember? Did you have to boil the potatoes first? Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #24

Boil the cubed potatoes, FoxNewsSucks May 2021 #26

Grandmother: One-pot boiled cubes of beef chuck, cabbage, carrots, onions and potatoes Auggie May 2021 #27

That sounds delicious. We had similar only always Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #33

Yeah. Could be regional style. Auggie May 2021 #34

:). Like my mom convincing us that the chicken back was the Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #51

Biscuits and sausage gravy Dave in VA May 2021 #28

Franco American spaghetti with added ground beef. nt Binkie The Clown May 2021 #32

Ugg.. I remember a friend growing up use to eat it cold out of the can..After school snack.. mitch96 May 2021 #44

To this day (I'm 75) I'll eat it as a treat once in a while. Yum, yum, yum! nt Binkie The Clown May 2021 #48

Used to love the white one? FA Mac and cheese? Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #47

Ugg. My mother cooked canned F-A ravioli Retrograde May 2021 #57

I don't think F-A ever made ravioli. That was strictly a Chef Boyardee thing. Binkie The Clown May 2021 #62

beans and cheese tortillas Kali May 2021 #38

Potato salad, egg salad, etc. Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #39

Interesting. Other ingredients sound like what you'd put Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #49

You're welcome! Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #54

You made me think. There are certain dishes that stay with Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #60

My mother did the same! Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #61

Not my mother, my grandmother Warpy May 2021 #40

Wow never heard of that - it kind of reminds me of scrapple? Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #50

Scrapple got a bad rap because it's meat in mush Warpy May 2021 #55

Mom used to make something called Peter Stuyvesant. Staph May 2021 #45

Lard bread. Cover a baking sheet in lard, than cover that with stale bread. Cook in oven. Midnight Writer May 2021 #46

Tuna fish casserole. LAS14 May 2021 #53

Rice and milk Retrograde May 2021 #56

Lots of people have mentioned this I never heard of it before Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #59

Crab Cakes. Mr.Bill May 2021 #63

That's a beautiful story. Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #64