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Trelow
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Sandwiches.
Any kind of sandwich.
I am Dagwood, hear me roar.
Any kind of sandwich.
I am Dagwood, hear me roar.
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lak611
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I do like the cinnamon or nutmeg, but no raisins. I don’t use meringue, but rather whipped cream.I like the cinnamon on top, along with the meringue, and nice big, fat, juicy dark raisins on the inside.
Mudgie-in-training and freelance sparkle/coffee grinds sprinkler
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BlestOne
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Angelic Doctor,
Altoids are known for their very strong peppermints and wintergreen mints, sold at checkout counters in little metal tins. Their advertising says “Curiously Strong”. They make great breath mints if you can take how strong they are… Peppermint is too strong for me but I loved the wintergreen so when I saw black licorice I had to try them…they are great!!! They also have ginger but I haven’t tried them yet.
If you can’t find the licorice ones at your local store… they sell them on amazon.com of all places, which is where I got them by the case.
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baltobetsy
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English muffins with tons of butter and sometimes a slice of cheddar cheese.
Angel hair pasta with Ragu sauce.
Safeway artisan sourdough bread with butter and sometimes a slice of cheddar cheese.
Scrapple and hominy (not grits).
Grilled cheese sandwich with Mrs. Fanning’s Bread & Butter Pickles.
There’s a bread/butter/cheese pattern here…
BTW, sometimes pastina is in the baby food aisle.
Betsy
Angel hair pasta with Ragu sauce.
Safeway artisan sourdough bread with butter and sometimes a slice of cheddar cheese.
Scrapple and hominy (not grits).
Grilled cheese sandwich with Mrs. Fanning’s Bread & Butter Pickles.
There’s a bread/butter/cheese pattern here…
BTW, sometimes pastina is in the baby food aisle.
Betsy
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lak611
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What is scrapple? How is hominy made besides in the form of grits?
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jazzbaby1
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Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch
Spaghettios
MacNCheese from a box
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Spaghettios
MacNCheese from a box
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
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lak611
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That brings back memories of my childhood.
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jazzbaby1
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Isn’t that the point of comfort food?That brings back memories of my childhood.
Oh, and to answer your question about scrapple…it’s cornmeal mush with left over pig parts. It’s pressed into loaves, sliced and fried in lard. My GreatGrandmother used to serve it with maple syrup. I have no idea what it tastes like because the thought of what went into it made me gag.
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lak611
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Bobby_Jim
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Homemade Macaroni & Cheese.
Meatloaf & Mashed Potatoes with Brown Gravy.
Fried Chicken with Mashed Potatoes.
New England Clam Chowder.
Meatloaf & Mashed Potatoes with Brown Gravy.
Fried Chicken with Mashed Potatoes.
New England Clam Chowder.
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OutinChgoburbs
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Actually, there is a very good description of scrapple in Michener’s novel, Centential. The Stolfus boys make scrapple, and the younger Stolfus who runs away with the orphan girl and heads west is the best at it. It is not as bad as it sounds. “Leftover pig parts” usually consists of meat that will go into scrapple or sausage, not pigs’ ears or innards.
Many of Michener’s novels have detailed food descriptions that can be followed as recipes. I never cared for his politics, but his novels are rich in detail…esp. food detail.
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CarolAnnSFO
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Hominy (not grits) refers to whole dried corn kernels that have been treated with some sort of alkali. The process removes the germ and the hard outer hull (and changes the flavor).
Up here (far north), I’ve only ever seen it canned, either white or yellow kernels. I sometimes like it as a breakfast food.
Speaking of corn; here’s another comfort food that may not be all that popular – creamed corn (with some butter melted in it)!
Mudgie-in-training and freelance sparkle/coffee grinds sprinkler
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LilyM
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Oh I’ve eaten plenty of creamed corn in my time - usually just on toast. Sometimes I melt a bit of cheese in it or sprinkle a bit on top.
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dulcissima
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I don’t like sugar either, but it has to have milk. If I forget to bring milk to school for my coffee, I just won’t have any because no way am I going to put any of the artificial creamer every one else uses in my coffee. 4 cups is pretty much my limit though. After that I get too wound up and silly and start fitting in too well with the kids. Since I work at an alternative high school (ie, the kids that have been kicked out of regular high schools), that’s not such a good idea.I like my coffee black, no sugar. I drink about 10 cups a day. I also drink about 6 cups of tea a day.
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baltobetsy
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Scrapple, as ably described by others already, tastes mainly of liver and cornmeal. I slice it about 3/8 of an inch thick and brown it on both sides in a non-stick pan. I love it on a piece of buttered white bread (not toasted).
Mrs. Manning’s Hominy comes in a can. It is corn without the hull, all white and creamy. I heat it with some milk or half and half, lots of butter, salt and pepper. I have on occasion made a Friday dinner of nothing but hominy - I love it that much.
A good side dish for a scrapple/hominy meal is homemade tart apple sauce. Mmmmm…
Betsy
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the_phoenix
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Scrapple is very cool, and I love grits … By accident I discovered that vinegar on grits isn’t all that bad. (Had been trying to use maple syrup, picked up the wrong condiment instead.) 
Mostly my comfort foods include Chinese food such as fried rice, egg rolls, sweet and sour chicken, fried or steamed dumplings, or for a dinner I cook …linguine with white clam sauce, raspberries and chocolate.
I read somewhere that raspberries and blueberries contain natural aspirin.
Basically … if it’s a carbohydrate, I’ll eat it.
Four Basic Food Groups:
~~ the phoenix
Mostly my comfort foods include Chinese food such as fried rice, egg rolls, sweet and sour chicken, fried or steamed dumplings, or for a dinner I cook …linguine with white clam sauce, raspberries and chocolate.
I read somewhere that raspberries and blueberries contain natural aspirin.
Basically … if it’s a carbohydrate, I’ll eat it.
Four Basic Food Groups:
- Salt
- Sugar
- Chocolate
- Caffeine
~~ the phoenix
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the_phoenix
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Scrapple is very cool, and I love grits … By accident I discovered that vinegar on grits isn’t all that bad. (Had been trying to use maple syrup, picked up the wrong condiment instead.)
Mostly my comfort foods include Chinese food such as fried rice, egg rolls, sweet and sour chicken, fried or steamed dumplings, or for a dinner I cook …linguine with white clam sauce, raspberries and chocolate.
I read somewhere that raspberries and blueberries contain natural aspirin.
Basically … if it’s a carbohydrate, I’ll eat it.
Four Basic Food Groups:
(The above four items tend to be handy things to give up for Lent as well.)
- Salt
- Sugar
- Chocolate
- Caffeine
~~ the phoenix
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houston1
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Pepperoni pizza and cheese enchiladas!
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dulcissima
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I will also add cottage cheese and peaches. I eat this almost every day at school, sort of as brunch, and I never ever get tired of it. Every time I eat it I always think, “Wow, this is sooo good.” My guess is it must be exactly what I need if I can eat it day after day and think that.
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CarolAnnSFO
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Here, we have Goya brand – it comes in both white and yellow, but I haven’t really been able to tell if they taste different. Mmmm; I think I’ll have to go to the supermarket again.
“Ditto” on the Chinese food; that’s good comfort food.
Exotic comfort food: chocolate covered ginger – chocolate on the outside, hot on the inside!
Mudgie-in-training and freelance sparkle/coffee grinds sprinkler
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