April 15Apr 15 On 4/13/2025 at 10:27 PM, msucolt45 said: In the early-mid ‘80s (SETX) my Uncle would have my cousin and me “flag” during heavy crop dusting season. That was back before GPS and the cockpit got computerized. Depending on what they were spaying dictated how far we’d walk before waving the flags. I’m 55 now so I guess that shit wasn’t toxic? I remember on a summer day, we were both 8th and 9th graders going into the next school year. We got a 6-pack of Coca-Cola to start the day at (5:30-6:00 AM) and that shit was gone before 10:00. All we had to drink out in the rice fields was the other “workers” Miller Lite. All Uncle said while refueling was time to man-up boys and let’s get this job done! We were both lit by 2:00. Hook’em!!! This was my job when planting hayfields. 25 steps.
April 15Apr 15 On 4/11/2025 at 8:27 PM, GringoSalado said: You had shirts? We got trucker caps with iron on letters and that was it. We all played good defense tho because there was not a blade of grass within 5 miles of our home baseball diamond. Just sand and gravel and bad hop after bad hop. edit: boy scouts was the same. I got a cap and a tie. And a guide book full of impossible things I was never going to see the materials to build. Trucker hats are so expensive these days. and hey at least your parents had the funds to sign you up for boy scouts
April 15Apr 15 Sometimes mom would make a big skillet of white gravy and a stack of toast. Then you tear up toast into pieces and pour the gravy all over it. I never thought about asking why there weren't biscuits, even though we had biscuits and gravy every so often.
April 15Apr 15 16 minutes ago, Sandman said: Sometimes mom would make a big skillet of white gravy and a stack of toast. Then you tear up toast into pieces and pour the gravy all over it. I never thought about asking why there weren't biscuits, even though we had biscuits and gravy every so often. Man, I forgot all about that. It was damn good too. Thank you.
April 15Apr 15 20 minutes ago, Sandman said: Sometimes mom would make a big skillet of white gravy and a stack of toast. Then you tear up toast into pieces and pour the gravy all over it. I never thought about asking why there weren't biscuits, even though we had biscuits and gravy every so often. we went to the Mrs Baird's thrift store and I thought that shit was awesome. Fuck yeah, we'd have some Texas Toast for SOS. and all those little snack cakes were a dime. Fuck yes!!!
April 15Apr 15 On 4/9/2025 at 7:40 AM, Al Czervik said: Green jeans, required uniform 1st through 8th grade at the Catholic school. Also served as church cloths on Sunday. Haven’t worn green pants since May of 1981. St. Louis?
April 16Apr 16 3 hours ago, Deej said: St. Louis? Awww hells no. The Catholic school down South of the river.
April 16Apr 16 Author Sanka coffee Steaks made from off-cuts of meat Loud irrigation motors running at night Sketchy rope swings in the barn (maybe more of a "growing up stupid" thing)
April 16Apr 16 14 hours ago, Sandman said: Sometimes mom would make a big skillet of white gravy and a stack of toast. Then you tear up toast into pieces and pour the gravy all over it. I never thought about asking why there weren't biscuits, even though we had biscuits and gravy every so often. Mom would make white gravy with browned hamburger meat to serve over toast - shit on a shingle.
April 16Apr 16 My father never cursed. One of the only exceptions I can remember was his recollections of shit on a shingle from his army days, any time Mom made something similar for dinner.
April 16Apr 16 Popular Post Wearing sweat pants to 7th grade and being bullied for it because I didn't have any jeans. My parents divorced and immediately my mom had liver cancer when I was in 6th/7th grade. Had a liver transplant in KC at KU Med. My grandparents, brother and his wife, my mom and my stepdad all rented a house in KC burbs that year. Coming from a small town and then having next to nothing while going to middle school in the more affluent KC suburbs hurt bad and I was made fun daily. Made me find jobs so I can have money for clothes and stuff and I started lifting weights. This was the early 90s.
April 16Apr 16 19 hours ago, Sandman said: Sometimes mom would make a big skillet of white gravy and a stack of toast. Then you tear up toast into pieces and pour the gravy all over it. I never thought about asking why there weren't biscuits, even though we had biscuits and gravy every so often. My wife and I still do this from time to time. We are a long way from poor but some nights we just don't feel like doing much more than that. Another guilty pleasure is a pot of rice, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar with a splash of half and half.
April 16Apr 16 My mom used to make a pot of macaroni and sauteed onions. She then made a thin gravy using bacon drippings and poured it over the macaroni. Probably had less than 50 cents in the whole meal. I'll bet we ate that at least 3 times a month.
April 17Apr 17 18 hours ago, Shoxthemonkey said: My mom used to make a pot of macaroni and sauteed onions. She then made a thin gravy using bacon drippings and poured it over the macaroni. Probably had less than 50 cents in the whole meal. I'll bet we ate that at least 3 times a month. This sounds pretty good.
April 20Apr 20 On 4/16/2025 at 12:50 PM, Shoxthemonkey said: My wife and I still do this from time to time. We are a long way from poor but some nights we just don't feel like doing much more than that. Another guilty pleasure is a pot of rice, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar with a splash of half and half. Tonight’s supper. Leftover rice from Fridays gumbo.
April 20Apr 20 Growing up, I was clueless about our finances...lots of these in this thread hit home... potted meat sandwiches hot dogs wrapped in a piece of bread or a tortilla tortilla w/butter for a snack (maybe some sugar or cinnamon if no one was looking) mom-made shirts from patterns toast w/ cream gravy ("shit-on-a-shingle") for dinner Edited April 20Apr 20 by morehornsepower
April 21Apr 21 On 4/14/2025 at 10:57 PM, SHOOTER12 said: Ketchup or Miracle Whip sandwiches. Bread was only 19c per loaf....unless it was on special. Miracle whip sandwiches bring back memories. Both parents were public school teachers so we were more middle class, but they both grew up so poor and kept their habits that I thought we were. My mom would tell stories of eating cow tongue and stuffing newspaper into her ratty old shoes when it got cold.
April 21Apr 21 On 4/15/2025 at 5:57 PM, Iceman said: we went to the Mrs Baird's thrift store and I thought that shit was awesome. Fuck yeah, we'd have some Texas Toast for SOS. and all those little snack cakes were a dime. Fuck yes!!! Those were happy days. Maybe score a 75% off fried pie and mom would let us have one. Sos was a staple. Some poor people food I had forgotten was "crumble burgers. " A piece of white toast with crumbled raw hamburger meat and yellow mustard run under a broiler" I may have to run that back! We were so broke in the late 80s
April 21Apr 21 Author Iron-on knee patches and not just work jeans. We wore those things to school. Mom made a lot of our shirts, even sweatshirts. She was a craftsman and ngl, my friends were jealous.
April 21Apr 21 Liver and onions or kidney. Haven't had either since becoming an adult. I would rather eat a wish sandwich than either of those.
April 22Apr 22 I didn't realize how good my brother and I had it living with a single mom on a teacher's salary. But I do believe 80% of all the good I ingested from the mid-80s to the mid-90s was Hy Top.
April 22Apr 22 On 4/20/2025 at 5:14 PM, Bullneck said: My mother used to wash aluminum foil and reuse it. Wife and I reuse aluminum foil unless there is stuff burned on it. Nothing wrong with that. On 4/20/2025 at 4:09 PM, Shoxthemonkey said: Tonight’s supper. Leftover rice from Fridays gumbo. Left over rice is perfect for a fried rice. Scramble up some eggs, throw in some type of protein (leftover steak, salmon, SPAM), some frozen peas and carrots and green onions. And you got yourself a good tasting fried rice.
April 22Apr 22 22 minutes ago, Superhero said: Wife and I reuse aluminum foil unless there is stuff burned on it. Nothing wrong with that. Left over rice is perfect for a fried rice. Scramble up some eggs, throw in some type of protein (leftover steak, salmon, SPAM), some frozen peas and carrots and green onions. And you got yourself a good tasting fried rice. I have tried my hand at fried rice several times and have never been able to get as good as I get at a restaurant. Maddening. Probably something pretty simple that I'm botching but there it is.
April 22Apr 22 Gotta used leftover rice. Rice that you just cooked won't have the right texture. And MSG.
April 22Apr 22 On 4/20/2025 at 11:18 PM, Not a cat said: Miracle whip sandwiches bring back memories. Both parents were public school teachers so we were more middle class, but they both grew up so poor and kept their habits that I thought we were. My mom would tell stories of eating cow tongue and stuffing newspaper into her ratty old shoes when it got cold. We were allowed one pair of moon boots each winter. When (not if) they developed holes, we wore empty bread sacks over our socks.
April 22Apr 22 On 4/20/2025 at 9:18 PM, Not a cat said: Miracle whip sandwiches bring back memories. Both parents were public school teachers so we were more middle class, but they both grew up so poor and kept their habits that I thought we were. My mom would tell stories of eating cow tongue and stuffing newspaper into her ratty old shoes when it got cold. I ordered that at an AYCE korean BBQ place a few weeks ago. Tongue is delicious. At least they slice it up, so it looked like any other kind of meat. I was in Taiwan last month and we went out for lunch. My MIL ordered the cow tongue as her entree. She got a recognizable cow tongue. It was tender and I would've traded my chicken for her dish if she hadn't already inhaled it.
April 22Apr 22 4 minutes ago, Superhero said: I ordered that at an AYCE korean BBQ place a few weeks ago. Tongue is delicious. At least they slice it up, so it looked like any other kind of meat. I was in Taiwan last month and we went out for lunch. My MIL ordered the cow tongue as her entree. She got a recognizable cow tongue. It was tender and I would've traded my chicken for her dish if she hadn't already inhaled it. Having never personally eaten it, I'm gonna trust you on that. It might be good prepared Asian style, but apparently the Germans in New Braunfels haven't quite mastered it.
April 23Apr 23 41 minutes ago, Not a cat said: Having never personally eaten it, I'm gonna trust you on that. It might be good prepared Asian style, but apparently the Germans in New Braunfels haven't quite mastered it. I make French Dip sandwiches as a regular staple around the house. My FIL was a big cow tongue sandwich guy. I boil my tongues like doing a crawfish boil. I season it the same, boil it for 90 minutes then, set it out to cool for an hour. I peel the skin. I then shave about 3 days worth on my deli slicer. It is absolutely killer. The marbling at the base of the tongue makes it the best beef you will probably ever eat. I used to use the in-house roast beef at the HEB deli counter, but the lengua will make you throw rocks at the roast beef. Like skirt steak, before fajitas, lengua is now a delicacy that has gone through the roof on cost. 4-5 years ago a three pound tongue was less than $10. It is now about $8/lb. The last one I bought was over $28. CHIEF Jr. has about a half dozen friends that absolutely love it. But they have no idea what it is they are eating. CHIEF
April 23Apr 23 Never had tongue by I'll throw beef cheeks on the smoker. Season it like a brisket but it cooks up a lot faster and is really damn good.
April 23Apr 23 14 hours ago, Superhero said: I ordered that at an AYCE korean BBQ place a few weeks ago. Tongue is delicious. At least they slice it up, so it looked like any other kind of meat. I was in Taiwan last month and we went out for lunch. My MIL ordered the cow tongue as her entree. She got a recognizable cow tongue. It was tender and I would've traded my chicken for her dish if she hadn't already inhaled it. Back on the farm, as a young married man, MIL would boil the tongue on butchering day. She would refrigerate it and grind it the next day with pickle relish and onions to make a sandwich spread. It was good.
April 23Apr 23 On 4/7/2025 at 11:15 AM, CatManDo said: I she would tear a stick of Wrigley's in half and that was our portion. Haha, 1/2 a Wrigley's and purse dirt. I don't really ever remember going out to eat except for Sunday's at Wyatt's Cafeteria. Oh, and salmon patties.
April 24Apr 24 On 4/15/2025 at 9:38 PM, Al Czervik said: Awww hells no. The Catholic school down South of the river. St. Ignatius.
April 24Apr 24 Summertime Saturday nights in the late 70s & early 80s - loading the kids, a bushel of popcorn, and a gallon of Kool-Aid in the station wagon to go see flicks like Jason and the Argonauts at the drive-in theater.
April 24Apr 24 On 4/20/2025 at 9:40 PM, Born to Run said: Some poor people food I had forgotten was "crumble burgers. " A piece of white toast with crumbled raw hamburger meat and yellow mustard run under a broiler" I may have to run that back! We were so broke in the late 80s That sounds delicious. I may try that with some cheese under the ground meat. Anyone know where you can get gubment cheese so I can taste the poor?
April 24Apr 24 50 minutes ago, Superhero said: That sounds delicious. I may try that with some cheese under the ground meat. Sounds like a poor person’s chopped cheese
April 24Apr 24 On 4/16/2025 at 8:31 AM, Jerry Callo said: Mom would make white gravy with browned hamburger meat to serve over toast - shit on a shingle. On 4/16/2025 at 8:50 AM, SurlyGator said: My father never cursed. One of the only exceptions I can remember was his recollections of shit on a shingle from his army days, any time Mom made something similar for dinner. Salt and paper snd that shits delicious. Didn’t realize I missed this until now
April 27Apr 27 On 4/23/2025 at 9:49 AM, Rip76 said: Oh, and salmon patties. I was visiting my dad and we got to talking about food we haven't had since my mom passed in 2007. I mentioned salmon patties and he got a look of pure ecstasy on his face. "ohh, your mom's salmon patties...". We'd always have them with mashed potatoes and white gravy. I told him when I was about 8-9 years old, I could see on the plate that there was only enough for me to get one patty. Dad always got two. I said I used to count down the days till they thought I was big enough for two. Sadly, by the time mom thought I was ready for two, I needed three LOL.
April 27Apr 27 Walking to the corner store every Sunday so my mom could make a long-distance collect call to her mom in California. I'd sit on the metal parking stop at wait to tell my grandma hello. According to Google Map, the corner store is gone now, but it was still up in 2008.... pay phone was gone. Every time I see a payphone or a shabby corner store, I get a tiny gut punch.
April 27Apr 27 8 hours ago, Sandman said: I mentioned salmon patties and he got a look of pure ecstasy on his face. "ohh, your mom's salmon patties...". Your dad wasn’t talking about food.
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