Dishes that were once popular but hard to find now

GWguy

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Airgasm said:
still crave them occasionally, fried bologna sandwiches :yum:
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That reminds me when we were on a college diving trip to a quarry in Pennsylvania. We were college students, didn't prepare well, and kinda ran out of food. The only thing left was bologna and hamburger buns. We fried the bologna on a stick over the fire and put it on the bun. Called it a sludge burger.
 
lovinmaryland

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When we were kids my parents idea of Chinese food was that la choy canned stuff. OMFG it was TURRRIBLE!
 

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DEEKAYPEE8569

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Anybody make Shepherd's Pie anymore? That 6x9 casserole dish using mashed potatoes as a crust; filled will browned ground beef, onions, corn and anything else one might think to include, topped with a layer of mashed potatoes? I haven't had that in years.
 
lucky_bee

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DEEKAYPEE8569 said:
Anybody make Shepherd's Pie anymore? That 6x9 casserole dish using mashed potatoes as a crust; filled will browned ground beef, onions, corn and anything else one might think to include, topped with a layer of mashed potatoes? I haven't had that in years.
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that's most definitely a staple in today's average household. That's the type of dish that'll never go out of style and all generations can appreciate and easily make. Not for this list.
 
glhs837

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DEEKAYPEE8569 said:
Anybody make Shepherd's Pie anymore? That 6x9 casserole dish using mashed potatoes as a crust; filled will browned ground beef, onions, corn and anything else one might think to include, topped with a layer of mashed potatoes? I haven't had that in years.
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Couple three times a winter at least. Great stuff
 
PeoplesElbow

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Dixie said:
You know what cracks me up about finding recipes for this on the internet? A lot of them say "a great way to use leftover mashed potatoes" Who in the hell has leftover mashed potatoes?
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My mom use to make huge batches from scratch because my dad liked "tater cakes" the next day, I hated them. They were basically fried mashed potatoes, pancake shape and size.
 
PeoplesElbow

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vraiblonde said:
Ooh, I've got one: chicken a la king.

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That was a staple in every home I knew growing up. Good riddance.
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My freshman dorm back in 1992 use to have chicken a la king once a week. I had never heard of it and scarfed that stuff up. They also had 2-3 different kinds of quiches too every week, also never heard of a quiche, I asked the lunch lady what was a Quickie and got an odd look.
 
GWguy

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PeoplesElbow said:
My mom use to make huge batches from scratch because my dad liked "tater cakes" the next day, I hated them. They were basically fried mashed potatoes, pancake shape and size.
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My grandma made those, called them potato pancakes. Hers were pretty good, seasoned up and fried golden brown. Not much different than hash browns.
 
PeoplesElbow

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Dixie said:
I make them once a week and use the entire bag for just two people. I'm always saying side dish for meatloaf, topper for cottage pie, etc but the next day there's never any left. I make really good mashed potatoes.
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Wow two people eat 5 lbs of potatoes?
 
Bann

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lovinmaryland said:
When we were kids my parents idea of Chinese food was that la choy canned stuff. OMFG it was TURRRIBLE!
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Pete said:
That made me gag a little
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:barf: OMG, my parents did, too! We were overseas where we had the most wonderful food in the world available to us and my mom STILL made this god-awful gunk! :jameo: Navy family of 5 and she would stretch those dollars. Well, I could not eat it, I would gag. I went hungry on Chop Suey night, because the rule was you ate what was made, no substitutions, and I couldn't stomach it. :bawl:
 
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