Growing up poor, what food do you eat from time to time?

[dcline9163]

I've eat a lot of polk salad stalks cut up and fried like okra . Been a long time

You have to be careful with polk salad can be dangerous.

 

[RevCov]

Sardines and potted meat thanks for the reminder and fried spam.

Fried spam.

 

[Barbwire]

Fried spam.

Hard to beat fried Spam.

 

[lmitch]

Hard to find some good hoop cheese these days. But I love it.

Got a pound in the fridge right now. You just have to know where to look. While at the cannery canning Chili, the guy running the place said he had a few black hoops in the cooler. Two of my cousins decided to buy the hole hoop for $110. I got two pounds. Good Stuff! Reminds me of childhood.

 

[Huddy]

Creamed chipped beef (in the boil pouches), over toast...
Cocoa wheat (like cream of wheat but chocolatey for those who don't know) with buttered toast
Fish sticks on buttered bread
Frozen Salisbury steak, over rice
Campbell's tomato soup, with toast

The only one I'll touch now is the Cocoa Wheat...the rest disappeared as soon as I started working.

 

[AceTracker]

bEANS, bEANS, bEANS tATERS tATERS tATERS

 

[Sowega86]

My mom used to cook a skillet bread in the mornings when we were getting ready for school. It was great with butter and molasses. With four kids, it was cheap to make.

 

[Sowega86]

Hard to beat fried Spam.

They served that in school, we called it mystery meat.

 

[Sowega86]

My mom also made the box mac and cheese but in the bottom of the pan, she'd mix chopped onion, canned tuna, with a dollop of mayo. Then bake it and it was so good. I made it as a single guy and still do from time to time.

 

[Sowega86]

Kipper snacks on crackers