Unhealthy/Gross foods growing up
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I remember funnel cakes at amusement parks. They were hot fried oily disasters, covered in powdered sugar. I guess they are pretty common? I never see them anymore though I remember going to one of my childhood favorite amusement parks (Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO) and instead of the funnel cakes I remembered, they had them with huge piles of what looked like cherry or strawberry pie filling (?) ALL over them, in addition to the powdered sugar. I still love sweets including things like danish and donuts...but that...no thanks!0
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seltzermint555 wrote: »I remember funnel cakes at amusement parks. They were hot fried oily disasters, covered in powdered sugar. I guess they are pretty common? I never see them anymore though I remember going to one of my childhood favorite amusement parks (Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO) and instead of the funnel cakes I remembered, they had them with huge piles of what looked like cherry or strawberry pie filling (?) ALL over them, in addition to the powdered sugar. I still love sweets including things like danish and donuts...but that...no thanks!
We still have them at the fairs here (Michigan), but they're called elephant ears. My kids love them.0 -
pearso21123 wrote: »seltzermint555 wrote: »I remember funnel cakes at amusement parks. They were hot fried oily disasters, covered in powdered sugar. I guess they are pretty common? I never see them anymore though I remember going to one of my childhood favorite amusement parks (Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO) and instead of the funnel cakes I remembered, they had them with huge piles of what looked like cherry or strawberry pie filling (?) ALL over them, in addition to the powdered sugar. I still love sweets including things like danish and donuts...but that...no thanks!
We still have them at the fairs here (Michigan), but they're called elephant ears. My kids love them.
I feel like I've had something they called elephant ears in Wisconsin but they were big round flat pieces, rather than the tube-shaped funnel cakes. Sounds very similar though!0 -
seltzermint555 wrote: »I remember funnel cakes at amusement parks. They were hot fried oily disasters, covered in powdered sugar. I guess they are pretty common? I never see them anymore though I remember going to one of my childhood favorite amusement parks (Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO) and instead of the funnel cakes I remembered, they had them with huge piles of what looked like cherry or strawberry pie filling (?) ALL over them, in addition to the powdered sugar. I still love sweets including things like danish and donuts...but that...no thanks!
In New England its called Fried Dough (sometimes funnel cakes) and if made right, it's delicious! Every fair and outdoor event has at least one Fried Dough vendor. Very popular.0 -
pearso21123 wrote: »seltzermint555 wrote: »I remember funnel cakes at amusement parks. They were hot fried oily disasters, covered in powdered sugar. I guess they are pretty common? I never see them anymore though I remember going to one of my childhood favorite amusement parks (Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO) and instead of the funnel cakes I remembered, they had them with huge piles of what looked like cherry or strawberry pie filling (?) ALL over them, in addition to the powdered sugar. I still love sweets including things like danish and donuts...but that...no thanks!
We still have them at the fairs here (Michigan), but they're called elephant ears. My kids love them.
I thought the coiled or squiggly appearing ones were funnel cakes, and the ones made from a flat-ish solid hunk of dough were elephant ears. Whatever. I like the French fries with vinegar and the unsanitary lemonade better, anyway. Or those deep fried dough balls with pudding or pie filing in them - forget what those are called0 -
seltzermint555 wrote: »pearso21123 wrote: »seltzermint555 wrote: »I remember funnel cakes at amusement parks. They were hot fried oily disasters, covered in powdered sugar. I guess they are pretty common? I never see them anymore though I remember going to one of my childhood favorite amusement parks (Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO) and instead of the funnel cakes I remembered, they had them with huge piles of what looked like cherry or strawberry pie filling (?) ALL over them, in addition to the powdered sugar. I still love sweets including things like danish and donuts...but that...no thanks!
We still have them at the fairs here (Michigan), but they're called elephant ears. My kids love them.
I feel like I've had something they called elephant ears in Wisconsin but they were big round flat pieces, rather than the tube-shaped funnel cakes. Sounds very similar though!
Ah, I didn't realize that your version was rolled up. That would explain why they're called "funnel" cakes.
They often use cinnamon and sugar instead of powered sugar here, but I've seen them both ways. Last summer was the first time I've seen the version with pie filling. Because they weren't already unhealthy enough. 1 -
BruinsGal_91 wrote: »
Hmm. Not sure its the same...but probably very similar. I ate it with lingonberry jam and cold milk.0 -
pearso21123 wrote: »seltzermint555 wrote: »pearso21123 wrote: »seltzermint555 wrote: »I remember funnel cakes at amusement parks. They were hot fried oily disasters, covered in powdered sugar. I guess they are pretty common? I never see them anymore though I remember going to one of my childhood favorite amusement parks (Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO) and instead of the funnel cakes I remembered, they had them with huge piles of what looked like cherry or strawberry pie filling (?) ALL over them, in addition to the powdered sugar. I still love sweets including things like danish and donuts...but that...no thanks!
We still have them at the fairs here (Michigan), but they're called elephant ears. My kids love them.
I feel like I've had something they called elephant ears in Wisconsin but they were big round flat pieces, rather than the tube-shaped funnel cakes. Sounds very similar though!
Ah, I didn't realize that your version was rolled up. That would explain why they're called "funnel" cakes. They often use cinnamon and sugar instead of powered sugar here, but I've seen them both ways. Last summer was the first time I've seen the version with pie filling. Because they weren't already unhealthy enough.
Yeah I think they actually make them with a funnel shape so they are all coiled like brains
I first saw 'em with the pie filling when I was in my twenties and I was just shocked even though back then I made zero attempts to eat healthy, it was just...exactly like you said, because they weren't already unhealthy enough...haha
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Funnel cakes got their name because the pancake batter is put into the hot oil through the hole in the bottom of a funnel.2
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BruinsGal_91 wrote: »
Hmm. Not sure its the same...but probably very similar. I ate it with lingonberry jam and cold milk.
@kst76 You're right. Not quite the same. The Swedish version is spiced and sweetened, and I really want to try some.0 -
We have funnel cakes every year at our state fair in October. I've never seen them with globs of jelly, but people do put gobs of powdered sugar on them. We ask for it plain and shake just a little sugar on it ourselves.0
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BruinsGal_91 wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »
Hmm. Not sure its the same...but probably very similar. I ate it with lingonberry jam and cold milk.
@kst76 You're right. Not quite the same. The Swedish version is spiced and sweetened, and I really want to try some.
You should. Just slice it in thin slices and cook on stove,using regular frying pan. Yummy!0 -
These are so fascinating! I haven't read them all yet, but here's my contribution:
Kool-Aid: We had a rule that whoever finished the last of the Kool-Aid had to make more. If you did not physically pick up the sugar bag and dump it in, you weren't making it correctly. I swear, we had to be using at least 5 cups of sugar and 2 packets of mix per pitcher.
Chef Boyardee Ravioli: My grandmother invented The Ravioli Diet, which consisted of eating nothing but Chef Boyardee Ravioli for an entire week. It was meant to be punishment for repeatedly not eating enough at dinner, but my siblings and I were always jealous of whoever was on The Ravioli Diet (unless there was dessert that night).
Poop Soup: The same grandmother made a vegetable soup out of undrained(!) hamburger meat and mixed canned vegetables. She served it in a coffee mug and called it Poop Soup. Grease blobs were always floating on the top and it was really quite vile, but she was a terrible cook (though she loved to cook), so we happily slurped it up.
Dorito Nachos: I'd carefully arrange Doritos on a plate, lay slices of American cheese on top, and microwave them for a few seconds. As an adult, I discovered I much preferred to scoop cottage cheese with Sweet Chili flavored Doritos. I still crave Doritos and cottage cheese on occasion, but I haven't eaten it in years.
Aunt Iris's "Chili": My great-aunt Iris would make spaghetti one night then add a can of beans, cumin, and water to it the next night and call it chili. It tasted like a spaghetti soup...with beans and cumin.... I'm not sure if she even knew what chili was.
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crazykatlady820 wrote: »My parents made the worst potato soup. It was just boiled potatoes and onions and then they would add globs of mayo to it.
@crazykatlady820 OMG, you win. This is awful.
My step mother made a potato soup once a week that smelled exactly like vomit. I never ate it, but the smell filled the house and I would bury my head in my pillow and try not to throw up. But globs of mayonnaise?! No. Just no.0 -
crazykatlady820 wrote: »We were really poor, so my parents had to get inventive sometimes. We had a side dish they made several nights a week. It was one of those packets of ramen noodles, but instead of making it a soup they would drain the water, put in some margarine, and then the seasoning packet. So, it became like a noodle side. It actually wasn’t the worst tasting thing ever, but as an adult I do not like ramen noodles (even with the broth).
I lived on that in university, to the point that I could no longer eat it without feeling ill about it. I think I ate it once after university. LOL
I felt the same way about apples, rice and broccoli once I could afford better food.0 -
Oh boy, I can't think of a single healthy thing that I ate as a child. We were poor, and somehow that translated to living off a combination of boxed/processed foods (whatever was on sale) and canned veggies from my grandma's garden. Meat was usually just venison that my parents killed, with an occasional pork chop for good measure. My most memorable 'poor' meal was a box of macaroni noodles mixed with a jar of canned tomatoes and sprinkled with salt and pepper. That's it. I actually loved eating that as a kid.
We could have bought stock in Kool-Aid. Things like Kraft mac and cheese, hamburger helper, etc. would go on sale 10 for $however much and my mom would stock up. Little Debbie snacks in our lunch boxes. Tons of sugary cereal, and if the sugary sale isn't on sale and we ended up with corn flakes or something, that was okay--just pour some sugar right on top! We drank a TON of soda as teenagers. I remember when I moved in with DH and brought along my soda stash. He was flabbergasted. I almost never drink soda now and certainly never buy it to keep in the house.
We did the white bread and butter thing. I actually still like this, especially when I don't feel good and want some comfort food.
I honestly can't remember ever buying fresh produce, aside from big bags of potatoes and sometimes apples or bananas--whatever fruit was cheapest. I kid you not, I never even ate fresh broccoli until after I was married. All my veggies as a kid were frozen or canned--whatever was cheapest (notice a trend?), and the only veggies I was really familiar with were potatoes, corn, peas, carrots, green beans....and that's about it. Now, fresh steamed broccoli is one of my favorite things to eat.3 -
LifeWithPie wrote: »seltzermint555 wrote: »I remember funnel cakes at amusement parks. They were hot fried oily disasters, covered in powdered sugar. I guess they are pretty common? I never see them anymore though I remember going to one of my childhood favorite amusement parks (Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO) and instead of the funnel cakes I remembered, they had them with huge piles of what looked like cherry or strawberry pie filling (?) ALL over them, in addition to the powdered sugar. I still love sweets including things like danish and donuts...but that...no thanks!
In New England its called Fried Dough (sometimes funnel cakes) and if made right, it's delicious! Every fair and outdoor event has at least one Fried Dough vendor. Very popular.
Reminds me of zeppolis- fried bagels of dough sprinkled with powdered sugar. Usually served in a brown paper bag.1 -
Thought of some more. When I was younger, I loved squirrel season. We would have squirrel a couple of ways, either fried or with rice , like chicken and rice. Had some friends who thought that was the worst. A girlfriend of mine introduced me to macaroni and tomatoes. Just elbow macaroni with a can of diced tomatoes. Later I wanted to up the protein and added a can of tuna. That was only good when you first made it. Once it was cold, gotta toss it. When I was in college, I remember living off of Lipton noodle side dishes I would cook in my electric water kettle. For some reason I didn't want to be bothered to go to the cafeteria for food.1
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no1racefan1 wrote: ». My most memorable 'poor' meal was a box of macaroni noodles mixed with a jar of canned tomatoes and sprinkled with salt and pepper. That's it. I actually loved eating that as a kid.
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We had this pretty often too. I loved it too, especially with a little dab of margarine.0 -
So many memories!
spreading peanut butter on a plate, sticking jumbo marshmallows in it, and covering it all with maple syrup
microwaving a jumbo marshmallow until it blew up huge and then eating the twisted, chewy remains
velveeta mac and cheese mixed with a can of tuna and frozen peas
american cheese melted on white bread
saltine crackers with butter
noodles with butter and kraft parmesan cheese
easter ham & butter on a biscuit
mixing hot chocolate with the tiniest little bit of water possible and then eating it with a spoon
freezing capri suns, then cutting off the packaging and eating the resulting popsicle with a spoon, which would slide around the bowl, impossible to pin down!
miracle whip & american cheese sandwiches on white bread
braunschweiger liverwurst on saltine crackers… mmm! Sometimes I still buy it for the nostalgia 2 -
kimothyschma wrote: »So many memories!
spreading peanut butter on a plate, sticking jumbo marshmallows in it, and covering it all with maple syrup
I totally just gagged while laughing so hard. That is an impressive dish!!!
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kimothyschma wrote: »So many memories!
spreading peanut butter on a plate, sticking jumbo marshmallows in it, and covering it all with maple syrup
microwaving a jumbo marshmallow until it blew up huge and then eating the twisted, chewy remains
velveeta mac and cheese mixed with a can of tuna and frozen peas
american cheese melted on white bread
saltine crackers with butter
noodles with butter and kraft parmesan cheese
easter ham & butter on a biscuit
mixing hot chocolate with the tiniest little bit of water possible and then eating it with a spoon
freezing capri suns, then cutting off the packaging and eating the resulting popsicle with a spoon, which would slide around the bowl, impossible to pin down!
miracle whip & american cheese sandwiches on white bread
braunschweiger liverwurst on saltine crackers… mmm! Sometimes I still buy it for the nostalgia
Can relate to some of the above. Mac and cheese, tuna, and peas for sure,
Didn't know anything about microwaves when I was growing up.0
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