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1 hour ago, 956 Worldwide said:

I get the buttermilk and saltines and how it could be a nostalgic thing that hits the spot like a fried baloney sandwich or slice hotdogs on wonderbread and cheese under a broiler.  
 

The pears and mayo are sending me, I don't know how you get there unless the AI in your brain glitches and just calculates the optimal calorie/nutrient mix based on what it scans. 

Pears and mayonnaise is gross as shit, no question.  Pretty much anything and mayonnaise, if it's slathered on there and dripping is gross as shit.

I can tolerate a thin layer of mayo on a burger or sandwich or something, but if it's dripping, I'm out.

TIL learned that people put mayo on fruit, and grown ass adults dislike raw onion.

Life's wild.

10 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

Pears and mayonnaise is gross as shit, no question.  Pretty much anything and mayonnaise, if it's slathered on there and dripping is gross as shit.

I can tolerate a thin layer of mayo on a burger or sandwich or something, but if it's dripping, I'm out.

100%.  Mayo is fine as an ingredient in something larger (deviled egg, potato salad, etc), or as a condiment if it's sufficiently flavored an applied as a light layer.

Excess straight mayo is repugnant.

I celebrate the entire Allium family, raw or cooked. Hard pass on the buttermilk and cornbread. I'll smash some sorghum and butter on some though. 

I'm not paying $3 for tea either, give me a water or a beer if I have to shell out that much for what might be cloudy as lake water and soured. I think my mom told me from her days in the food industry that a glass of tea, labor included, was 7 cents. I'm not shelling out more than a dollar for it. They can get their profit somewhere else because I ain't paying for that. 

2 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:

I'm not paying $3 for tea either, give me a water or a beer if I have to shell out that much for what might be cloudy as lake water and soured. I think my mom told me from her days in the food industry that a glass of tea, labor included, was 7 cents. I'm not shelling out more than a dollar for it. They can get their profit somewhere else because I ain't paying for that. 

Yeah, Google says 10-13 cents for soda and 25 cents for tea.

Growing up in Oklahoma, pear halves with a dollop of Miracle Whip and grated cheddar cheese were something that my friend's old-maid aunts would bring to the Church Potluck Dinner. We would dare each other to finish one.

1 hour ago, ftf82 said:

Growing up in Oklahoma, pear halves with a dollop of Miracle Whip and grated cheddar cheese were something that my friend's old-maid aunts would bring to the Church Potluck Dinner. We would dare each other to finish one.

Bless your heart.

24 minutes ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

Did y'all eat pickled herring as kids?  May parents always has it out on the counter Friday evenings with water crackers.

Oh yeah.  Kipper snacks.  Salted/brined herring in a tin, like sardines.  I could devour a couple of tins of those in one sitting, with saltines or club crackers.  Sometimes cocktail sauce too, if I were feeling fancy.

 

1 minute ago, utee94 said:

Oh yeah.  Kipper snacks.  Salted/brined herring in a tin, like sardines.  I could devour a couple of tins of those in one sitting, with saltines or club crackers.  Sometimes cocktail sauce too, if I were feeling fancy.

 

Ours was a jar with herring and sour cream.

53 minutes ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

Did y'all eat pickled herring as kids?  May parents always has it out on the counter Friday evenings with water crackers.

I didn't eat it, but I had an old timer in the extended family that would eat pickled carp and turtle 

30 minutes ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

Ours was a jar with herring and sour cream.

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3 hours ago, ftf82 said:

Growing up in Oklahoma, pear halves with a dollop of Miracle Whip and grated cheddar cheese were something that my friend's old-maid aunts would bring to the Church Potluck Dinner. We would dare each other to finish one.

A pear half?

Or an old-maid aunt?

23 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

A pear half?

Or an old-maid aunt?

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Thread went from “Texas food” to “weird shit that only my family makes and eats”

1 hour ago, Helobious said:

Thread went from “Texas food” to “weird shit that only my family makes and eats”

Breakfast was always served with a mixture of peanut butter and maple syrup for the biscuits. Instead of a "full English" breakfast, we had a "full Mexia".

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8 hours ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

Did y'all eat pickled herring as kids?  May parents always has it out on the counter Friday evenings with water crackers.

No.

But I married into a Norwegian family and I love that shit

5 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:

Breakfast was always served with a mixture of peanut butter and maple syrup for the biscuits. Instead of a "full English" breakfast, we had a "full Mexia".

You did it now.  I’m going to try that on my eggo waffles.

On 4/23/2025 at 9:11 AM, Brisketexan said:

Way to tell us you never get drunk/high.

 

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Tell me that's not a box full of happiness right there.

Haha, my wife's out of town, and I've spent the day sampling wax, flower, and gummies, and my dinner was a Safeway frozen pizza (that was actually really fucking good).  

On 4/23/2025 at 3:19 PM, 956 Worldwide said:

Before I get to the awful opinions expressed here, one of my own: King Ranch Chicken sucks and should never be made. 

That is truly an awful opinion.  

12 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

I've spent the day sampling wax, flower, and gummies, and my dinner was a Safeway frozen pizza (that was actually really fucking good).  

The frozen pizza you had after getting triple-faded on marijuana products all day was good?

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On 4/24/2025 at 10:38 AM, Frank Drebin said:

Even shitty brisket can be chopped with some spicy sauce and make a very good sandwich.

Scrambled eggs and fried jalapenos + shitty brisket = great breakfast tacos

13 minutes ago, ztejas said:

The frozen pizza you had after getting triple-faded on marijuana products all day was good?

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I've also eaten 4 of these.  

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And they were really good, too.

2 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

I've also eaten 4 of these.  

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And they were really good, too.

"I also threw the remastered, deluxe edition of The Wall on my badass stereo system and it sounds awesome"

11 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

No.

But I married into a Norwegian family and I love that shit

Ostkaka 

16 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

Ostkaka 

That shit is awful.

20 hours ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

Ours was a jar with herring and sour cream.

Poles love that. They add apples to it as well. Not my favorite Slavic snack 

The Swedes do very, very, VERY little well, culinarily. The meatballs are a real thing, those little pancakes with lingonberries are quite good…and all the herring. When we’ve been in the Nordics, I’ve eaten ALL the herrings, but I’m the only one in my family who likes it. Smoked, curried, pickled, creamed, all of it. But I definitely understand how it’s a specialized taste.

51 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

The Swedes do very, very, VERY little well, culinarily. The meatballs are a real thing, those little pancakes with lingonberries are quite good…and all the herring. When we’ve been in the Nordics, I’ve eaten ALL the herrings, but I’m the only one in my family who likes it. Smoked, curried, pickled, creamed, all of it. But I definitely understand how it’s a specialized taste.

Ebelskivers are badass.  I bought my wife an ebelskiver pan for her birthday a while back, and that was a good gift.

On 4/25/2025 at 4:40 PM, SimonBolivar said:

peanut butter and maple syrup for the biscuits

Good stuff. My mother preferred Brer Rabbit syrup.

Had pickled herring and raw onion sandwiches in Amsterdam.  That slammed and went hard.

On 4/23/2025 at 3:52 PM, SydneyCarton said:

You know, considering what you chose to bold in your response, are you tacitly saying that you also think Chili is better with beans? I'll hang up and listen. 

no mofo, I am not. 

On 4/25/2025 at 5:40 PM, SimonBolivar said:

Breakfast was always served with a mixture of peanut butter and maple syrup for the biscuits. Instead of a "full English" breakfast, we had a "full Mexia".

Butter and molasses on biscuits if gravy wasn’t made. 

On 4/24/2025 at 9:23 PM, TwiceHorn said:

Pears and mayonnaise is gross as shit, no question.  Pretty much anything and mayonnaise, if it's slathered on there and dripping is gross as shit.

I can tolerate a thin layer of mayo on a burger or sandwich or something, but if it's dripping, I'm out.

True.  But pears and Miracle Whip, with some shredded cheddar cheese? That’s a whole different story….

On 4/23/2025 at 7:40 PM, South Austin said:

So make it with heavy cream or half and half and stop being a European bitch. 

https://www.homesicktexan.com/king-of-casseroles-king-ranch-chicken/

Made this for dinner last night.  Well over an hour of prep time, but it was outstanding.

This Homesick Texan lady puts some real though and effort into her recipes.  I have made her carrot soufflé a couple times now - its extremely close to Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue (my favorite non-traditional side in Texas barbecue). 

3 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

Made this for dinner last night.  Well over an hour of prep time, but it was outstanding.

I've made it a couple times and my family really likes it.  I just use a rotisserie chicken from HEB instead of cooking my own, which shaves down some time.  

Also, red bell peppers might be a required ingredient for King Ranch Chicken purists, but I've started to leave them out because I don't like its flavor.

9 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I've made it a couple times and my family really likes it.  I just use a rotisserie chicken from HEB instead of cooking my own, which shaves down some time.  

Also, red bell peppers might be a required ingredient for King Ranch Chicken purists, but I've started to leave them out because I don't like its flavor.

I used 2 pounds of chicken thighs.  The seasoning on the chicken through the cooking process made a big difference.  It was time consuming, though.  That shredded chicken would have made great tacos. 

42 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

Made this for dinner last night.  Well over an hour of prep time, but it was outstanding.

This Homesick Texan lady puts some real though and effort into her recipes.  I have made her carrot soufflé a couple times now - its extremely close to Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue (my favorite non-traditional side in Texas barbecue). 

Lol. I made it on Saturday night after seeing it in this thread. It was a lot of prep and I had my wife helping me. It’s damn good and got even better overnight when I had leftovers last night.

25 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

I used 2 pounds of chicken thighs.  The seasoning on the chicken through the cooking process made a big difference.  It was time consuming, though.  That shredded chicken would have made great tacos. 

Agree 100% on this. I used a 50/50 split of breasts and thighs. I made the same comment to my wife that I would make the shredded chicken on its own for tacos. 
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This brings back some good and bad memories.

Bad -Canned pear half and mayo or canned peach half and cottage cheese was a staple "salad" of most southern baptist Wednesday night fellowship dinners.  Add in some beef tips and rice or baked chicken and rice with a side of green beans and that's what was served in the 50's - 80's.  Probably a product of some of the more "interesting" culinary trends that came out post war, and it was a cheap, easy  side to serve a lot of people.  The 50's produced some odd combinations.

Good - Weekend meals for my grandparents normally were "dinner" at 1 or 2pm and "supper" at 8pm.  Dinner was their big meal and supper was usually small and haphazard.  Leftover cornbread and buttermilk as mentioned above was a staple for supper and my father would still make cornbread about once a month for no other reason that to put in buttermilk.  I don't recall ever doing saltines, but I'm sure it would do the trick.

Good - In spring and summer, slice tomatoes, sliced raw onions, cucumbers in vinegar, and white bread/butter was on the table for every dinner.  I'm an onion guy raw or sliced, probably because of that.

Bad - Warm Dr. Pepper and lemon was a big thing.  The company promoted it in advertisements and on the backs of the old steel cans.  Warm carbonation is no bueno.

 

11 minutes ago, Reagan1k said:

In spring and summer, slice tomatoes, sliced raw onions, cucumbers in vinegar, and white bread/butter was on the table for every dinner.  I'm an onion guy raw or sliced, probably because of that.

Is your family from East Texas?  

43 minutes ago, Reagan1k said:

beef tips and rice

What's the problem here? 

12 minutes ago, Deej said:

What's the problem here? 

None at all as long as the pear/peach syrup doesn't run over into my rice. 

45 minutes ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

Is your family from East Texas?  

Is Dequincy, La far enough east?  Yeah, there and out in what's become Deweyville / Mauriceville area.

13 minutes ago, Reagan1k said:

Is Dequincy, La far enough east?  Yeah, there and out in what's become Deweyville / Mauriceville area.

Thought so.

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On 4/25/2025 at 11:01 AM, ftf82 said:

Growing up in Oklahoma, pear halves with a dollop of Miracle Whip and grated cheddar cheese were something that my friend's old-maid aunts would bring to the Church Potluck Dinner. We would dare each other to finish one.

That was a universal fancy dish in my youth.  Mom would often serve guests the canned pear half with mayo and shredded cheddar or velveeta.  Or the canned pickled peaches on lettuce.  
 

the worst luxo food my mom served: canned asparagus.  In the Depression it was an unobtainable luxury; she preferred it over fresh to the day she died. She made a casserole of it with LeSeuer peas and velveeta and cream of mushroom soup.  Dreadful by todays standards but everyone wanted the recipe 

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On 4/24/2025 at 12:33 PM, TwiceHorn said:

I'll say this for canned green beans.

My mother and grandmother made real southern style green beans, from fresh, simmered for hours and seasoned with bacon grease and/or salt pork, among other things.

It is much easier and quicker to near-duplicate that using canned beans than fresh.

As a kid I’d watch my grandmother or mom or aunts shelling or restringing bushels of green beans, black eyes, cream peas, etc to end up with enough for a single meal.  
 

my grandmother started making green beans with bags of frozen cut ones.  Basically make a broth from a ton of bacon, bacon grease, a ton of onions, red pepper, garlic and salt, then add 3 or 4 pounds of thawed frozen green beans.  Add some brown sugar and a couple of chipotles and cook them to death.  Awesomeness.  We never got a fresh green bean again.

I grew up in Austin and my mom also made the canned pear halves with Miracle Whip and Velveeta.

I tried to make them a couple of times but they were never quite right and then I realized I was using real mayo and a good American cheese. It is one thing Miracle Whip is good for.

My grandmother would sauté chopped bacon until almost crisp add chopped onions and cook a little bit and then add a large can of drained green beans. They are fabulous and great if you are pressed for time.

 

I grew up loathing green beans, all we ever had was canned.  

Then one time when I was maybe around ten years old, for some fancy lunch we were having, my mom made some fresh.  I didn't want to try them but my folks made me.  I took a tiny bite, then took another, and discovered how much I loved them.  Turns out green beans didn't have to be a salty mushy disgusting mess.  They could be bright and crisp and flavorful.  

From then on, I'd always ask my mom for fresh green beans, and she taught me how to snap and string them.  Turns out that she hated doing that part, which is why she always used canned, but I didn't mind it at all.  I'd just sit at the kitchen counter snapping, while she went on about preparing other parts of the meal.  It's one of the early ways I began learning how to cook for, and take care of, myself.

Now I love making fresh green beans for my own family.  And of course, my kids don't like them-- they actually prefer canned! :)

 

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