Growing up ghetto and the strange cravings that follow

[kirstenmeows]

I like:

peanut butter and relish sandwiches

That is almost a peanut butter (Squirrel extra crunchy) and sliced garlic dill pickle sandwich (strubs +++). Excellent!!! And mayo will always be very very very important. Cheetos are always goood, especially with beer.

I didn't make it to Ronces today, but will get the good herring tomorrow without fail.

 

[sugar]

peanut butter and relish sandwiches

I don't think that's ghetto...unless the ghetto is on mars. That's just plain nasty!

My favourite trashy meal:
Can of V8
Pepperoni (or other meat) stick
Pack of reese's peanut butter cups

And a smoke for dessert.

 

[rubytuesday]

Ok I finally thought of some questionable things I ate growing up and still enjoy:

-stale candy/candycanes (the chewier the better)
-doritos (as my mom says, doritos is a meal when you don't feel like cooking)
-mcd's french fries dipped in vanilla milkshake (unfortunately the new super thick ones ruin the nostalgic slumming)
-broken chocolate bars, usually o'henry, sold in a plastic tub for $2 or so
-pizza bagel (bagel cut in half, tomato sauce, melted cheese; I thought my mom invented them as a child and was shocked when I discovered other people do make it too)
-chapman's icecream, neapolitan, preferably eaten float style with cream soda pop

 

[workdowntown]

This thread is the devil. I've gotta have these things now hah.

 

[Dirty Girl]

^^^
your names not thomas is it?

I also forgot ribena and orange squash!

 

[MoFo]

Ooooh, I have one: boiled water.

All the chinks would understand.

 

[mandapanda]

I was so sad when Marks & Sparks closed down all its Canadian stores. You just can't find any beef or turkey flavoured crips anymore *sniff*sniff*

there's a store near yonge and bloor that sells imported walker's crisps. is it walkers? i think so. anyways, i lost my mind in there cos they had all the meat flavoured crisps. yum! although they didn't have my fave lamb ones, but i don't think they make those anymore. why hasn't any chip manufacturer over here caught on to this idea?

the only thing i can think of that i love love love is a slice of processed plasic cheese (normally barf!) on my mom's homemade toasted bread. nothing else will do!

oh yeah and cheezies. so gross but so good.

every few years i get a craving for KD and then i make it, and it is totally underwhelming.

 

[workdowntown]

^^^
your names not thomas is it?

Not last time I checked. Why?

 

[Dirty Girl]

ahhh nevermind.:O

 

[Jme]

- - fried baloney

I didn't know you are Newfie.

 

[rhyss]

I still make "special" every once in a while. Kraft dinner, ground beef, tomato soup (no water).

My grilled cheese MUST be eaten with ketchup (I don't like ketchup on anything else, except bad fries) and white bread (although, I have tried the "enriched bread" and it works too)

When I was living on my own, perogies where the cheapest thing for my buck ($2.50 a bag and that could last a week of dinners) and I use to eat them with french dressing.....if I kept french dressing in my fridge, I would eat those again.

 

[kirstenmeows]

Anyone who eats grilled cheese without ketchup is weird.

 

[JamesM]

i thought you said with. so i was agreeing.

but you didn't.

 

[rubytuesday]

popcorn dipped into microwaved processed cheese slices
microwaved marshmallows and smarties

 

[sweetbabu]

^^^
your names not thomas is it?

I also forgot ribena and orange squash!

orange squash concentrate is my favourite!!!!!

I am addicted to that shit. I expect it to my in my Aunt's cupboard. I wish I could buy it here. Do you know anywhere?

 

[geminigirl]

- mustard and cheese on toast.

I love havarti and mustard on toasted rye bread.

That's not ghetto, that's yum!

 

[geminigirl]

I love cream cheese and mustard on toast too.

 

[rhyss]

Dirty girl....I found a place on roncesvalles called Sweet Thrills that carries a few British products. Some crisps, lots of candy, heinz beans and soups (that are from England), iru-bru and branson pickle

 

[Dirty Girl]

^thanks, but i dont live in or near toronto so thats no help to me lol.
i used to live on ronces in one of my other lives ... *sigh*

 

[MoFo]

I've only had KD maybe three timse in my life?
And one time, it was baked into a casserole.. Fancy.

 

[JamesM]

It's even better with chopped up hot dog bits.

 

[MoFo]

Yes, she made that. And tomato. It was good. Real cheese too so it was crusty.

 

[kick]

It's even better with chopped up hot dog bits.

Keswick Stew.... my childhood fave! The key is to add a touch mayo to the KD, and fry the hot dog bits so they're all crispy.

 

[litespeed]

definitely kraft dinner

 

[cosmosuave]

300ml Bottle of Coke and a package of 2 butter tarts...

Mum use to make me mushed sardines on toast as a kid...

Typing this as Ieat leftover ossobucco that I made last night...