11 absolutely disgusting foods our grandparents LOVED!

[MorningGlory]

Hey you Guys! Lol! .....Don't you go spoiling BROCCOLI   for  me...... I Happen to ENJOY IT!   

That broccoli bowl needs butter . . . maybe some onions or garlic too . . .  

Try miracle whip on broccoli, too.  That is the only way our sons will eat it.

Good idea!  I'm hungry again.  What's new? 

[MorningGlory]

I could not open up the link for some reason, my puter's acting silly.   Is cooked spinach on that list, 'cause it is disgusting and my grandparents and parents ate it all of the time.   I have to say that some foods I hated as a kid, I like today, but that does not include cooked spinach.   I am on a one man campaign to purge the earth of cooked spinach.

I'd be willing to join that campaign, Shiloh.  Cooked spinach looks, and tastes,  like old mop strings!  But no, it's not on the list, for some reason. 

I add cooked spinach as well.  Don't like liver that well either.  A weight watchers recipe in the 70s was for unflavored gelatin and pureed liver that was supposed to be liverwurst.  We had to eat the whole thing and it made about 3 cups of this horrible stuff! 

But my mom made a lot of these for special occasions, like the vegie one, the dessert, and not tuna but shrimp aspic with tomato juice mixed into the gelatin.  Some were really good.  A dash of miracle whip on top was good on the vegie mix.  Maybe her recipes were better than the ones posted. 

My mom used to use Miracle Whip in her Potato and Macaroni salads.I really do prefer Best foods real mayonnaise.

Miracle Whip is also a great addition to mashed potatoes.

[missmuffet]

I could not open up the link for some reason, my puter's acting silly.   Is cooked spinach on that list, 'cause it is disgusting and my grandparents and parents ate it all of the time.   I have to say that some foods I hated as a kid, I like today, but that does not include cooked spinach.   I am on a one man campaign to purge the earth of cooked spinach.

I'd be willing to join that campaign, Shiloh.  Cooked spinach looks, and tastes,  like old mop strings!  But no, it's not on the list, for some reason. 

I add cooked spinach as well.  Don't like liver that well either.  A weight watchers recipe in the 70s was for unflavored gelatin and pureed liver that was supposed to be liverwurst.  We had to eat the whole thing and it made about 3 cups of this horrible stuff! 

But my mom made a lot of these for special occasions, like the vegie one, the dessert, and not tuna but shrimp aspic with tomato juice mixed into the gelatin.  Some were really good.  A dash of miracle whip on top was good on the vegie mix.  Maybe her recipes were better than the ones posted. 

My mom used to use Miracle Whip in her Potato and Macaroni salads.I really do prefer Best foods real mayonnaise.

Miracle Whip is also a great addition to mashed potatoes.

I have also added sour cream to my mashed potatoes and I was not that crazy about the results.

[MorningGlory]

I could not open up the link for some reason, my puter's acting silly.   Is cooked spinach on that list, 'cause it is disgusting and my grandparents and parents ate it all of the time.   I have to say that some foods I hated as a kid, I like today, but that does not include cooked spinach.   I am on a one man campaign to purge the earth of cooked spinach.

I'd be willing to join that campaign, Shiloh.  Cooked spinach looks, and tastes,  like old mop strings!  But no, it's not on the list, for some reason. 

I add cooked spinach as well.  Don't like liver that well either.  A weight watchers recipe in the 70s was for unflavored gelatin and pureed liver that was supposed to be liverwurst.  We had to eat the whole thing and it made about 3 cups of this horrible stuff! 

But my mom made a lot of these for special occasions, like the vegie one, the dessert, and not tuna but shrimp aspic with tomato juice mixed into the gelatin.  Some were really good.  A dash of miracle whip on top was good on the vegie mix.  Maybe her recipes were better than the ones posted. 

My mom used to use Miracle Whip in her Potato and Macaroni salads.I really do prefer Best foods real mayonnaise.

Miracle Whip is also a great addition to mashed potatoes.

I have also added sour cream to my mashed potatoes and I was not that crazy about the results.

Really?  That sounds good.  Add a little chive and I'd scarf that right down.  

[missmuffet]

I could not open up the link for some reason, my puter's acting silly.   Is cooked spinach on that list, 'cause it is disgusting and my grandparents and parents ate it all of the time.   I have to say that some foods I hated as a kid, I like today, but that does not include cooked spinach.   I am on a one man campaign to purge the earth of cooked spinach.

I'd be willing to join that campaign, Shiloh.  Cooked spinach looks, and tastes,  like old mop strings!  But no, it's not on the list, for some reason. 

I add cooked spinach as well.  Don't like liver that well either.  A weight watchers recipe in the 70s was for unflavored gelatin and pureed liver that was supposed to be liverwurst.  We had to eat the whole thing and it made about 3 cups of this horrible stuff! 

But my mom made a lot of these for special occasions, like the vegie one, the dessert, and not tuna but shrimp aspic with tomato juice mixed into the gelatin.  Some were really good.  A dash of miracle whip on top was good on the vegie mix.  Maybe her recipes were better than the ones posted. 

My mom used to use Miracle Whip in her Potato and Macaroni salads.I really do prefer Best foods real mayonnaise.

Miracle Whip is also a great addition to mashed potatoes.

I have also added sour cream to my mashed potatoes and I was not that crazy about the results.

Really?  That sounds good.  Add a little chive and I'd scarf that right down.  

Sour cream and chives is heavenly on a baked potato.

[Guest shiloh357]

I could not open up the link for some reason, my puter's acting silly.   Is cooked spinach on that list, 'cause it is disgusting and my grandparents and parents ate it all of the time.   I have to say that some foods I hated as a kid, I like today, but that does not include cooked spinach.   I am on a one man campaign to purge the earth of cooked spinach.

I'd be willing to join that campaign, Shiloh.  Cooked spinach looks, and tastes,  like old mop strings!  But no, it's not on the list, for some reason. 

I add cooked spinach as well.  Don't like liver that well either.  A weight watchers recipe in the 70s was for unflavored gelatin and pureed liver that was supposed to be liverwurst.  We had to eat the whole thing and it made about 3 cups of this horrible stuff! 

But my mom made a lot of these for special occasions, like the vegie one, the dessert, and not tuna but shrimp aspic with tomato juice mixed into the gelatin.  Some were really good.  A dash of miracle whip on top was good on the vegie mix.  Maybe her recipes were better than the ones posted. 

My mom used to use Miracle Whip in her Potato and Macaroni salads.I really do prefer Best foods real mayonnaise.

Miracle Whip is also a great addition to mashed potatoes.

I have also added sour cream to my mashed potatoes and I was not that crazy about the results.

Really?  That sounds good.  Add a little chive and I'd scarf that right down.  

Sour cream and chives is heavenly on a baked potato.

so why would it taste good on a baked potato but bad on mashed potatoes?

[missmuffet]

I could not open up the link for some reason, my puter's acting silly.   Is cooked spinach on that list, 'cause it is disgusting and my grandparents and parents ate it all of the time.   I have to say that some foods I hated as a kid, I like today, but that does not include cooked spinach.   I am on a one man campaign to purge the earth of cooked spinach.

I'd be willing to join that campaign, Shiloh.  Cooked spinach looks, and tastes,  like old mop strings!  But no, it's not on the list, for some reason. 

I add cooked spinach as well.  Don't like liver that well either.  A weight watchers recipe in the 70s was for unflavored gelatin and pureed liver that was supposed to be liverwurst.  We had to eat the whole thing and it made about 3 cups of this horrible stuff! 

But my mom made a lot of these for special occasions, like the vegie one, the dessert, and not tuna but shrimp aspic with tomato juice mixed into the gelatin.  Some were really good.  A dash of miracle whip on top was good on the vegie mix.  Maybe her recipes were better than the ones posted. 

My mom used to use Miracle Whip in her Potato and Macaroni salads.I really do prefer Best foods real mayonnaise.

Miracle Whip is also a great addition to mashed potatoes.

I have also added sour cream to my mashed potatoes and I was not that crazy about the results.

Really?  That sounds good.  Add a little chive and I'd scarf that right down.  

Sour cream and chives is heavenly on a baked potato.

so why would it taste good on a baked potato but bad on mashed potatoes?

It doesn't taste bad it just is not the flavor in mashed potatoes I am looking for.I like a nice big pat of butter on top of my mashed potatoes.

[kwikphilly]

Hey Peeps....

    I still think my grandmother wins the prize for the "most disgusting food" with her "capazella" story!     Glad you enjoyed it Peeps,I used to ask her to tell me "the Story" many times & I would laugh as though I heard it for the very first time,,,,,,Yes,full blooded Italian through & through,,,,,,,,,,I know you love Italian food as many people do but in the "old country" they had some "disgusting" dishes that they were just wild about....

      Trippa(tripe),,,,,,,stomach lining of the cow  or kidneys

       soffritto,,,,,,,LUNGS!!!!!!!,,,,,,calf lungs

       Sweet Bread..........testicles

        Tutte de lingue,,,,,,,,,veal tongue

THe "organs" are a delicacy,,,,,,,,,,,,or so they say ,,,,,,,,,

      

[AllTheGoodNamesAreTaken]

Hey Peeps....

    I still think my grandmother wins the prize for the "most disgusting food" with her "capazella" story!     Glad you enjoyed it Peeps,I used to ask her to tell me "the Story" many times & I would laugh as though I heard it for the very first time,,,,,,Yes,full blooded Italian through & through,,,,,,,,,,I know you love Italian food as many people do but in the "old country" they had some "disgusting" dishes that they were just wild about....

      Trippa(tripe),,,,,,,stomach lining of the cow  or kidneys

       soffritto,,,,,,,LUNGS!!!!!!!,,,,,,calf lungs

       Sweet Bread..........testicles

        Tutte de lingue,,,,,,,,,veal tongue

THe "organs" are a delicacy,,,,,,,,,,,,or so they say ,,,,,,,,,

      

I just lost my appetite...forever.

[kwikphilly]

LOL,,,,,,I understand completely,,,,,Imagine how I felt having to witness these horrible things,they looked like savages ravaging carcasses (I was a little kid)

And then,,,,shall I go further?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,my dads mom(my other grandma) used to send all of us grandkids out into the field to shoot the SPARROWS,,,,,,,yeah,poor lil sparrows(I was too small to even realize what was going on),,,,,,,She would cook the sparrows & arrange them like little dead soldiers,all around a rabbit (that they also killed)& they would all "dig in"       My grandpa knew I loved animals plus I had a very weak stomach so he would make me a dish of pasta,,,,,at leasy they didn't make me eat the animals