QOTW: Childhood memories?

[Guest guest]

The QOTW [questions of the week] for May 21st-27th is:

 

Do you have any memories of being forced to eat a certain

veggie as a child that you believe caused you to dislike them?

 

What about good memories? Do you think your parents did

some good things to help broaden your palate by making you

try something new?

 

Is there a particular vegetable or fruit you just loathed as a child

but that you now like?

[Guest guest]

I have hundreds of good memories of food from my Mom when I was a

child. She was " the best in the west - better than the rest! " :0) As a

kid, I used to feel a little left out in highschool because I never

got to buy my lunch. I was always aware of how hard it was on Mom and

Dad to keep us all in Catholic school on my Dad's salery, so I tried

never to complain. Now, my friends on the other hand, ALWAYS got to

buy their lunch from the " cages " ie, the vending machines. Thing is,

they always wanted my lunch. My Mom used pita bread before it was " in "

and she would take these hard Armenian sesame crackers and spread

cream cheese and jam, or cream cheese and seasoning salt, on them the

night before. By morning the craker was soft and my Mom would roll

them up and cut them in pinwheels. We always had something like that

with 2 homemade cookies, carrots and/or cucs., and a piece of fruit.

My Mom was a genius and still is when it comes to cooking for the

grandkids at 83.

One thing that I hated was that we could never afford a lot of the

fresh vegetables when they were out of season so we ate a lot of

canned peas and canned lima beans.....oooooh yucky.

Stef

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I have been trying to remember, but for the life of me can't. My

grandparents raised me for the most part and my grandmother cooked simply.

Although she made one heck of an apple cake and a German chocolate cake. We

had that standard American fare back then...meat, potatoes, veggie, fruit,

milk and dessert. I know that I ate all of the veggies that were available

in our area and my great-grandfather raised a complete garden and it was

great. I am not sure that I loved all of the veggies she cooked but nothing

stands out except for canned veggies which I still will not eat.. What does

stand out and was completely disgusting was liver. I still retain those

scars. But my grandmother did expose me to all sorts of vegetables and I

think that is why I have a pretty open mind about trying new veggies. We

didn't have access to many fresh fruits and I don't eat a lot of them even

today. Too sweet actually. If she ever served celery you can bet I ran the

other direction.

linda

 

" ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll

Do you have any memories of being forced to eat a certain

veggie as a child that you believe caused you to dislike them?

 

What about good memories? Do you think your parents did

some good things to help broaden your palate by making you

try something new?

 

Is there a particular vegetable or fruit you just loathed as a child

but that you now like?