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A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
I live in the midwest and collect old cookbooks. Every "salad" section is about half recipes comprised of mixed vegetables and the like, and half recipes that sound like someone took all the desserts in their house and mixed them in a big bowl with some whipped cream and jello.
Be glad. I have my grandmother’s cookbooks. She had one, that I only keep for proof, comprised entirely of mayonnaise recipes. I think it was published by Hellmans. It is full of some of the worst atrocities to food I have ever read about.
I know I don’t really like everything I’m served, but I swear this cookbook is like for a black-site prisoner encampment that gets deliveries twice a year.
EDIT: found it.
"Pink Cloud Mold"
🤒
Just makes the mouth water, doesn’t it?
“Oh, that’s my mom’s pink mold recipe!”
shudder
Oh my god that’s amazing. I think you might not know how valuable that is to those of us under the spell of God’s cream.
https://www.instagram.com/marcosfunhouse/reels/ this guy does Vintage Recipes Gone Horribly Wrong. He attempts to make vintage recipes and eats them. You should make a submission :)
Growing up in Oklahoma there were two dishes that confused me as a child.
Cranberry salad was a bowl of strawberry jello with cranberries and pecans with a layer of cool whip on top.
There was also always sweet potato casserole which was a tray of thick slices of sweet potato covered in maple syrup, sprinkled with brown sugar, and marshmallows placed on top before baking the entire thing.
And yes both were served with the savoury food, and yes there was always 10 different pies, ice cream, an assortment of cookies, and homemade caramels for dessert afterwards.
Looking back, it explains why every single male in the family was overweight.
There was also always sweet potato casserole [..]
Having had the "pleasure" in the 90s to have my host family mum serve one of those as a special homemade dinner because I mentioned I liked sweet potatoes on a previous visit to the States, I just had a bad flashback... I didn't finish even my first serving and I felt so bad because she had made this for me especially. But... marshmallows! How can people mistake those for something edible???
what....
I've lived my entire life in the South, but growing up we'd occasionally visit extended family in the Midwest for a holiday. Regarding holiday meals, what the fuck is wrong with you people
Sorry, next time we'll deep fry it for you.
jk, I also grew up in the South but currently live in the Midwest.
This whole thread is just more evidence for why Americans aren't allowed to make fun of Brits for our food.
This should make any Brit feel good about American food. May I present to you another holiday treat? The Wisconsin Cannibal Sandwich, which is made from raw hamburger. (link1, link2)
This is real. I remember it being served at a friends party when I was little... and my mom making sure I didn't eat any.
Many cuisines have a version of eating raw beef: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_tartare
If done correctly it is perfectly safe and incredibly tasty.
my favorite part of my british heritage is seeing other cultures' foods and saying "i'ma cook that now"
Can confirm. I'll be bringing Marshmallow Salad (a sacred family tradition) to Christmas dinner this year.
In case you're curious, here's the recipe:
Mix them together in your potluckiest bowl and let it sit overnight.
And yes, it's delicious.
And yes, it's delicious.
No it's not. Atrocious. Source: was forced fed this abomination in PA one time.
Y'all wouldn't know majesty if it came up and threw sour cream on your face.
Have you tried this with full fat, tangy yogurt instead of sour cream? I bet it would be better. Sour cream and fruit just sounds... Awful.
The sour cream has some sort of interaction with the marshmallows that makes it work with the fruit. Not sure if yogurt would do the same. In any case, this is a midwest recipe, and that means it involves either mayo or sour cream.
An actual recipe I grew up having in Minnesota and still occasionally make for events.
Cookie Salad
Pot-Luck, Salads Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients:
Directions:
Notes: French Vanilla pudding is especially good Some like to add 1 ( 20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained as well
That sounds like a much better version of banana pudding.
In my family it's more like key lime jello mixed with cool whip and mandarin oranges or some shit. And it always slaps
that's very accurate. btw, do you happen to have the recipe for the gummy bear casserole?
Gummy bear casserole (healthy version)
Directions:
Source: my family is from Iowa
I gotta know... What is the unhealthy version? Haha
Full fat cream.cheese and oranges in regular syrup lol
Substitute gummy orange slices for the mandarin oranges?
Im from the Midwest and never heard of this dish but i know how "Midwest Healthy" works. So I'm willing to bet in the "unhealthy version" you basically double the sugar and possibly also the cream cheese. Oh and switch to full fat creme cheese.
Sometimes you do something outrageous like serve it ontop of a banana split and/or add copious amounts of chocolate syrup.
I was laughing at all these weird dishes when it occurred to me that the fruit-based ones sound a lot like a dish here in Denmark with fresh fruit and 'råcreme' which is egg yolks and sugar whipped with vanilla, then gently mixed with whipped cream.
It's delicious.
I live in the Midwest and it was a couple of different types of fruit salad. Fruit with a bunch of whipped cream.
this one is my gran's. i love frog eye salad
thing you got to remember is, before like the 70s, good fruit was canned
Two non-vegetable "salads" at every holiday gathering in my childhood in southern Illinois in the '80s were Waldorf Salad and Watergate Salad.
I've eaten many a dish with a combination of fruit, marshmallow and some kind of fluff.
Well, in the Christmas spirit, my family's version of these, courtesy of a century spent in Nebraska.
Line the bottom of a cake pan with pretzels, mix up mixed berry jello, with or without the true berries inside, and add whipped cream to the top. Let it set in the fridge before serving. Adds a nice bit of sweet and salty, and an appreciable crunch.
I'm not exactly sure who started it, but my family has a green salad for holiday dinners. it's sorta a mix of lime jello, cream cheese and pineapple tidbits. it's coms togeather in such a way that it looks like spme kind of bathroommat or moldy sponge.
Tastes great though, would always recommend. I do believe that exploring new things like a traditional dish is worth looking into. so don't let an unusual combination ingredients or a slightly off color look put you off of trying a food made with love in mind.
My family (kinda not-quite-northern MN) uses key lime, mini marshmallows, wanna say cool whip, and usually mandarin oranges, but that's a hit. And someone always brings a whole slow cooker full of meatballs that have been marinaded in there with grape jelly and possibly chili sauce (just the sauce). Those 2 things are so awesome and the meatballs are easy to cook
Meatballs in a slowcooker full of bbq sauce is the ultimate in potluck cuisine. I sometimes make that shit just for myself
If you've never tried, def give grape jelly+chili sauce a shot! There are a bajillion recipes floating around if you google (recipes, like ratios of grape to chili sauce), but I've made that for myself and the grape somehow makes it pop. It's just good lol
Still better than hash (basically making a casserole of all the leftovers combined)
You have not had my grandma's Christmas day hash. That is more delicious than the Christmas dinner itself. Damn my father's side of the family knew how to cook...
Three different colored layers of jello? Gran, that's fantastic! That must have taken hours to make!
