I had a peanut butter sandwich (spread very thin, with no jelly or jam), which I made myself, almost every single day of my entire schoolgirl career. I had a friend in kindergarten, though, Lynne Greenbaum, who was even pickier than I; she came to school with a lump of peanut butter—and a spoon!
Shudder-worthy food items for me included any kind of condiment, and particularly mayonnaise, which still makes me cringe. One of my sisters also recoils from it, as does President Obama**, so I'm in extremely good company there. But don't get me started on my brussels sprout trauma.
The List (Approximately)
- Peanut butter
- White bread
- Grandma Piggyback's French Toast (though sometimes was too egg-y, so then I'd only eat the edges. Plus, I liked honey with it, on the side—not atop—and not syrup. I do not have the precise recipe for G.P.F.T., but I can only imagine she'd soak the previous night's challah or rye bread in the eggs waaaay too long. Similarly, those previous nights, there probably would have been a whitefish, nova, and chopped chicken liver spread, but instead, I'd stand on a chair in her kitchen to rescue the lonely peanut butter she kept for me in her super tall Upper West Side cabinets, and put it on a plain—no butter, for God's sake, which my grandma was apt to do—toasted bagel. I was very happy with that, though, much to the chagrin and incredulity of the rest of the table).
- Apple
- French Fries
- Hot dog
- Pizza
- Ice Cream
- Iceberg lettuce
- Salt
** http://blog.al.com/living-news/2009/01/party_like_a_president_ideas_f.html
Lol! Nana would make Pineapple and Mayonnaise sandwich!!!! You probably didn't want me to say that.....
ReplyDeleteNo, I didn't.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog!! It illustrates, though, how people remember things differently. For example, Grandma Piggyback would never have made French
ReplyDeleteToast with rye bread. I don't remember ever eating Challah, in French toast or otherwise, as a kid. I think Grandma used thick white bread,
and she served it with jam. Mom's chicken was simply "Dry Chicken," which I remember being sprinkled with thyme, not rosemary. And Mom used
to favor mayonnaise with apricot jam, rather than pineapple, although she may have switched. (For myself, I like a thin spread of mayonnaise
on chicken, turkey, or hard-boiled egg sandwiches, but I know our other
sister is phobic about it.) I do remember Lynne Greenbaum (who was then called Lynnie), who asked for the dish "peanut butter on a spoon"
when she came to play with you.
I'm getting obsessed with historical accuracy. I think Lynnie called the dish "peanut butter on a plate". Up to you whether to change.
ReplyDeleteActually,I think it was peanut butter with a spoon in a bowl, though she'd put it in tupperware for school. Probably will not change comment , but you can if you want.
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