The Mac & Cheese Diet

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 02 Apr 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

dolphingirl	02 Apr 2002
Hi Everyone I was wondering if anyone else has done a week of Mac and Cheese just to get that deck that they have been staring at? How bout Top Romen? What is the wierdest oddest thing you have done to be able to buy just one more deck :) Samantha

Rhiannon	02 Apr 2002
Haven't done the mac & cheese or top ramen diet, but I have waited and waited and WAITED for a decent priced version of a deck on ebay. *grins evilly and rubs hands together* Then I sit and wait and check every few days to see how high the price goes. Then, during the last 1/2 hour of the auction.... I POUNCE in with my bid! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! They will be mine, oh yes, they will be mine! LOL Rhiannon :)

Jewel	02 Apr 2002
~Giggles~ well I am glad I have not had to eat mac & cheese or ramen to get new decks but I probably would if I had to *ROFLMAO* ... I'm so bad ....

All Is One	02 Apr 2002
I doubt anyone will have trouble imagining (or remembering) the point where they first realized that there were hundreds of decks AND books available, and that the books were not cheap at ALL! I began having huge garage sales and I sold pieces of jewelry like the cultured pearl necklace my gramma brought me from Spain when I was 12... and I sold the opal ring my Mom gave me for the big sixteenth b-day. I used the money to get the tarot-inspired designs I'd chosen put on as tattoos (I have three)- I don't regret the sale of any of the stuff! I used that money to purchase the larger deck of Thoth cards, and later to get Riley's excellent Tarot Dictionary, among other tarot-related buys. The books are the real killers, I can hardly stand to walk into Barnes and Nobles, and now there's Amazon.com calling my name day and night. I think I should admit that before the yard sale stage there were the weeks of eating eggs and potatoes. Good subject, Alison

All Is One	02 Apr 2002
I didn't KNOW they had Tarot decks on ebay... See ya later, gotta go look *tee hee, what do I need to eat for? * (~sound of skittering keys and strange mumblings~)

Liliana	02 Apr 2002
[quote]Originally posted by Rhiannon *grins evilly and rubs hands together* Then I sit and wait and check every few days to see how high the price goes. Then, during the last 1/2 hour of the auction.... I POUNCE in with my bid! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! They will be mine, oh yes, they will be mine! [/b][/QUOTE half hour? You amateur, I always wait til 1 minute before auction end to make sure noone else has a chance to bid ;) Oh and buy it now is my friend. I dont do any thing strange, I just "forget" to tell my husband lol :)

All Is One	02 Apr 2002
Learning more and more, people! If my fiance can buy every electronic thingie he sees on eBay... Yippee! (anybody tried selling their books or decks or runes, etc.??)

Mojo	02 Apr 2002
I've gone to the opposite extreme.... Once I flew to Rome to pick up a deck I purchased because I didn't trust the mail to get it to me. Fortunately I got a great deal on an extremely rare deck (signed and numbered, too!), so I wasn't going to take any chances. And besides, a week in Rome is always a nice reward.

All Is One	03 Apr 2002
Well people, I'd say dedication to the art is dedication. . . whether it is a trip to Rome or a week or two of top ramen, (did I miss something in between?) I think we all know we have devoted ourselves to something that we find to be a deep wellspring of spritual enrichment, and isn't that the biggest blessing ? To find something greater than oneself, and to learn from it. . .

Jenny-Li	03 Apr 2002
Once I took on a freelance job for a client that I used to be employed by, so I knew they were bad news, but I figured that could buy me the deck I just had layed eyes on - the Tarot de la Rea, http://www.tarotpassages.com/tarot_de_la_rea_review-dw.htm Cant remember what it cost, but it was way over what I'd normally pay for a deck (then it was the only collector's deck I've ever been interested in...*sigh* I do regret I never got it...) And what happened? Well the client backed out *surpriiise!*, I went on my holiday and came back to find the company I work for on the verge of bancrupcy - and I never got the deck. Sad story isn't it? I try to tell myself I wasn't meant to have it, that i'll probably stumble on it someday again, a better one, a cheaper one, or maybe someone will just walk up to me one day and give it to me...! *laugh* Part from this occation, I practise the "don't tell my fiance"-method. He's a banker, so he's my walking account, whenever I run out of cash (which I do). He nags, but then he lends me the money (not for decks, but for the usual everyday stuff, when I've wasted my own money on decks and books and... ya know...!) and everybody's happy...! But I'm not a real collector, just a student - so far anyway! Jenny :-)

Diana	03 Apr 2002
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Jenny-Li	03 Apr 2002
Well, I'm no American, but I did share a dorm house with a bunch of them in Japan, years ago. They taught me ahout "Macaroni and Cheese" - which is what I believe "mac and cheese" is. I may be wrong...! Personally I'd prefer the Ramen-alternative (instant noodles) - but the people I lived with seemed to get the mac's sent to them by FedEx or whatever, so I guess they must have liked it...! Jenny :-) *glad I'm not the only one asking questions like that...!*

napaisti	03 Apr 2002
Mac and cheese is macaroni and cheese, and what we're really talking about here is a box of pasta with a packet of orange powder that supposedly turns into a cheesy sauce when mixed with water/milk. You can usually get about 4 boxes per 1 usd, more if you catch them on sale or buy in bulk. I have to admit that I practically lived on it and Ramen when I was in the dorms. But that was years ago! napaisti

Diana	03 Apr 2002
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All Is One	03 Apr 2002
I don't know how much the postage is from CA to overseas, but the boxes are quite light, and if it is less than exorbitant, I'd be happy to mail over a box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (the real thing- there are lots of cheaper generic brands) to a few of you folks, it's actually not bad, and gives a good idea of what the average american (mostly kids) like. I can't really eat it because my little sister would eat only that, or Spaggettio's (a can of round O shaped pasta in very sugary red sauce) and peanut butter and jelly for the first 10 years of her life.

Diana	03 Apr 2002
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All Is One	03 Apr 2002
Gee Diana, How can anyone resist the offer of plastic food?? It's so true, americans are nortorious for liking over processed stuff- But, back to the threads point- I have to admit that this country seems to have fairly palatable foods like those mentioned and if you have to cut your budget, and will die without the deck you just discovered sticking to your hand in local bkstore, mac n' cheese starts to look really good. True Confession: if it were not incredibly starchy and I were not hoping to lose 5 lbs, I'd eat alot of Top Ramen...for less that 25 cents you get a choice of great flavors, (the curry chicken is great) with good spices. It's prob avail over there too, becuz it is a japanese (Chinese?) product.

january	04 Apr 2002
Quote: Originally posted by All Is One I can't really eat it because my little sister would eat only that, or Spaggettio's (a can of round O shaped pasta in very sugary red sauce) and peanut butter and jelly for the first 10 years of her life. LOL, I was just like your little sis - it was either Spaghettios, Kraft Mac & Cheese or PB & J with Fritos, washed down with orange Hi-C and a Twinkie for dessert until I was about 10. Hmmm..I wonder if those preservatives have been mutating in me for the past 20 years... Aside from childhood non-diets, I was an unemployed student when I first started reading Tarot so I actually returned some bottles and cans to supplement my first purchase! Now I only buy when I have a little extra to spend, needless to say, I only have 3 decks! ~ january

purplelady	06 Apr 2002
Diana, your post really cracked me up! And gave me the laugh for the day that I needed! I think , in america anyhow , any normal person who has a few little kids , and EsPecially those who have babysat other little kids are very very very well aquainted with the macaroni and cheese diet! Especially when one of those little boys moms sends a box of macaroni and cheese over with him every single day and that's all you ever see his little face eating. And that's all they want to eat!

truthsayer	13 Apr 2002
about 3 years ago i didn't have the money to buy anything extra. then this new bookstore came into town w/ lots of interesting decks. i was devastated i couldn't afford even the cheapest. i plotted and schemed until i figured out a way. the store bought used CD's. i had a large collection of CD's that i no longer listened to so i sold my CD's to buy a few decks. i don't regret it at all. i haven't missed one of those CDs. i still have and enjoy the decks. one i bought was the hanson roberts--a long time favorite. i'll never forget the "high" i got when the cashier counted the money into my hand. with heart beating hard, i then went to the deck section and nabbed my prize, quickly paid for and ran to the car to see my beauty. it really cheered me up. i also have a large Ty beanie baby collection that i've collected over 4 or 5 years. i'm now considering selling my collection to buy more tarot decks. i figure i might make at least $100 or more. that would be 3 or 4 more decks. decks take up much less space than toys. afterall, i don't need stuffed animals just sitting around gathering dust when some child could be enjoying them while i could be enjoying more decks!!!! oh! i'm dropping to a new low! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Liliana	13 Apr 2002
Ive eaten poor mans tuna casserole, which is Mac and Cheese with Tuna mixed inlol, and if i was feeling extravagant Id mix in a vegetable of some sort lol, meat and veggies are neccessary after all. I ate tuna fish sandwiches practically every day for lunch between 13 years oldand 18 years old,I love tuna. Anyone go so fart as to eat spam? (foreigners, you dont want to know, tho I know it exists in Britain, even we dont know whats in it lol) Myhusband can make it good with pineapple,and smoked spam isnt too bad, but thats scary,as is the dollar a pack hotdogs. I cant eat too poorly nowdays, I do have 2 toddlers to feed, so instead i get late with the tv bill, then I pay a visit to my grandmother and hope she gives me money lol

Zhritza	13 Apr 2002
Apparently Spam is everywhere. About 100 miles from here is the Spam Museum. They have displays of Spam cans and ads from all over Asia and elsewhere. I don't know about other areas, but around here Spam T-shirts have a lot of irreverence cred... I eat a lot of pasta with red sauce and tuna. Luckily, I can usually afford parmesan. Not always though. I can usually hold the Ramen Rut at bay (ramen many days in a row).

cricket	13 Apr 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Liliana I cant eat too poorly nowdays, I do have 2 toddlers to feed, so instead i get late with the tv bill, then I pay a visit to my grandmother and hope she gives me money lol Who are you fooling? Doncha know that toddlers love that nasty stuff? :D That's all mine ever ask for. *LOL* **disclaimer** *cricket's children DO eat well-rounded meals at least once daily, and healthy snacks (IE fruit or cheese squares)*

Liliana	13 Apr 2002
oh my kids love real food, if you ask my daughter at any time what she wants to eat its Chicken, she's been eating spicy chicken wings forever, and her favorite vegetable was always broccoli. The other wants pizza and sandwiches, guess shes more normal :) Of course we've been feeding them all kinds of food since they were real little, they love chinese :) I also get my weekly food undle from my grandparents which is usually cereal, bananas, a cucumber, and tomatos with other random things thrown in. Sometimes their is gummy coke bottle and gummiworms or cookies, this week their were grapes and green peppers so stuffed peppers for dinner tonight :) Also we get like thishuge meat bundle from our butcher soI still have plenty of meat left, even tho we bought it over a monthago,seems like thepork chops pile up. Im horrible at identifying what meat is which, so usually I pull something out and get a surprise once its defrosted lol

All Is One	17 Apr 2002
Gosh...I've been living on tuna casserole and worse,and I resorted to the earlier mentioned Po'man's version only after I'd moved frm Mom's and it was ME cooking. And of course there is hamburger helper - let's save ourselves some scrap of national dignity and NOT describe it for the euro-folk who probably have had nightmares since the definition of "mac n'cheese" afflicted them! It's the "currse of the academic parents" who were both were grad students when I was born, so p-nut butter is taught to me as a "luxury food ." There is a seriously strange artistic or ??? concept here, and since I still live on tuna and eat a Whopper ONLY IF AND BECAUSE they go down to .99 (OK-maybe two, with extra lettuce, mayo, pickles, onions and hold the secret sauce and the k-chup) I will confess to it. I don't really think I could explain the "being poor equals moral virtue ethic" but I was raised in it and now, naturally, I have become it. I know one thing.. .i'd publish my poetry and my prose it if I were guaranteed fame as a "serious writer"which translates to "Poverty-stricken, w/holes in every stitch of clothing upon her body." I need the contract to stipulate that I am promised a huge media campaign portraying my dedication to art over profit: "after All Is One was found dead of a combination of hypothermia and mild to moderate malnutrition, at the tragically attractive age of 40, in her dark and dusty garret, the following three thousand notebooks were found bricked into the attic wall..."

catlin	17 Apr 2002
Wow, what a dramatic picture! I can see it before my inner eye! All is one as a modern "Dame aux camélias" .

Liliana	17 Apr 2002
I love hamburger helper, ima horrible cook and even I can make it usually (i forgot to turn the stove down last time and it burned lol). I also like these new homebaked classics things that even includes the meat and stuff in the can hehe. And when we get ored theres always chicken helper :) I also like to eat chicken hearts, I wonder if anyone else on the planet other than my family eats em? :)

All Is One	17 Apr 2002
I love the hearts! But sometimes the livers are mealy and gross, and I hate the gizards- they seem like little balls of sinewy twine.

Kaz	17 Apr 2002
hamburger helper, chicken helper, gizards?????? what is this all? hee, we have mac donalds here, so i know what a hamburger is (some meat-look-alike piece of carton between 2 soggy pieces of bread with some green snotty leaves and sauce to cover these horribles). what kind of stuff you eat over there on the other side of the atlantic, sounds like another planet foodwise...... kaz

Diana	17 Apr 2002
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Phoenix	17 Apr 2002
DIANA!! I'm crushed!! What about Canada?!?

Diana	17 Apr 2002
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Phoenix	17 Apr 2002
No, not Popeye's. But we do have Churches Chicken. I think it is just as good.

All Is One	17 Apr 2002
On central coast of Calif. the thing is mexican fast food. It is getting cheaper and better and there are three or four big (well, in this little area they are) chains competing, and Tio Alberto's, Tacos de Mexico and two others are fairly close to the food you get (taco/burrito-wise) in real southern Mexico (close enough for a $1.50 or $2.00 a taco ) I think we have a Popeye's, and I think I'll continue to pass- The Tarot of fast food, anyone? We should return to tarot discussion? I suppose this thread might need moving to "non-tarot" chat... Anyone care to contribute an opinion?

cricket	17 Apr 2002
So it's gotten down to Hamburger Helper, Church's, and Popeye's? What's this string coming to? *L* Next thing you know we'll be talking about squirrel pot pies and fried rattlesnake! (Which is not half shabby, IMO :) )

Liliana	18 Apr 2002
Hey, my grandmother made excellent squirrel pot pie, but it was Pennsyvania pot pie, not what the rest of the country call potpie (it was more like squirrel and dumplings for everyone else)She also made yummy dandelion soup, but her pumpkin pie was horrid. She died when I was in third grade tho :(

cricket	18 Apr 2002
The only time I was brave enough to try it, the lady that made them let the meat scorch, so it was something less than spectacular. :( The inlaws have been threatening me with possum lately, too. *L* Dang southerners anyway. :p ;)

Liliana	18 Apr 2002
Actually, Im a northerner, from Pennsylvania hehe

Logiatrix	18 Apr 2002
how about just mac, no cheese?!! i've sold possesions just to buy that next deck... i'm a little better lately--more patient, less "want this, want that". you know, happiness is wanting what you already have. :)

All Is One	18 Apr 2002
My mother and Grandmother were lifetime, hopeless, southern belles from Birmington Alabama. Gramma (Anamae!) made the BEST fried chicken. But my mom cannot cook at all, actually, and she describes stuff she ate as a kid- oh my gosh... wonder bread, w/bologna and marshmallow creme, w/ a big dripping slice of pineapple ring! (urg! I can't even write more...it's too gross) I'd be up fer squirrel or some fried rattlesnake...I liven in New Mexica from age 5 -7 and later on too, and snake was reputed to be fabulous. The pinon nuts were great. Alison-who-is-not-hungry-now... ;)

Zhritza	18 Apr 2002
My parents (who have been divorced since I was little) had very different cultural and class situations growing up. My mother grew up upper-middle class in Minneapolis, whereas my father grew up fairly poor on the east side of St. Paul. By the time I was around my paternal grandparents weren't too badly off financially, but they still were into white trash food. I have fond memories of (and I haven't eaten this for decades) Wonder bread (that's white bread, I mean *white,* GLOWING white) with margarine and sugar on it, for breakfast. Also, there were multiple varieties of "salad" which were comprised almost entirely of Jell-O, marshmallows, and Kool Whip. I also miss Kool Whip...

All Is One	21 Apr 2002
I'm laughing and nauseous just writing this... in New mexico we had a version of wonder bread called "Bunny Bread" W/Bugs B. on the pkg. The best thing to do w/ bunny or wonder "bread" (besides marg and sugar- I hear ya on that one Q, makes me feel 6 again!) was to pull the crust (and I use that word loosely) off the gooey slices and use about six...mush the white goo up into a ball like a snow ball in your hands (it conforms to shapes easier than playdough!) The you eat it! I would draw it and scan...but any one w/kids has probably seen this- oops- forgot- even kids are allowed to have real bread now... aren't they? Anyone remember Bunny Bread and /or ever make bread balls?? ever eat sugar straight from the bag/dish w/ a spoon??? (oh you know you did!!) I'm whining because we had NO suger in the house except in the tang!!! (see below) Last note: Pop, the biochemistry professor/cheapskate became enamored w/tang...it is cheap and boasted that it had all the vit C of OJ...and it is discusting-even to kids. Now that IS an accomplishment. I got oatmeal and tang every mornig I did not get cheerios w/raisins

Zhritza	21 Apr 2002
Quote: Originally posted by All Is One pull the crust (and I use that word loosely) off the gooey slices and use about six...mush the white goo up into a ball like a snow ball in your hands (it conforms to shapes easier than playdough!) Oh hell, and here I had forgotten that. Thanks for reawakening that for me. :D I think I made small balls out of one slice at a time, does that count?

All Is One	21 Apr 2002
Sure it counts! We get 10 points for creativity! Now what kind of medical specialist shall we search out to unclog our guts. . because with all those atomic preservatives in that bread, we must have several pounds of it still festering and mutating somewhere deep inside.

Liliana	21 Apr 2002
I made bread balls! and I still feel the need to smush my peanut butter sandwiches, so they are flat and thin. I never ate raw sugar, but giving a spoonful to a baby stops their hiccups, I did it to my kids all the time. :)(Yes Im serious) When I was little if you had a birthday party at McDonalds the cake came topped with Mcdonald characters made out of pure sugar,i ate one of those once and was hyper for a week :THP

cricket	21 Apr 2002
OOooooo... I remember bread balls, and smashed sandwiches, and little sugar things on top of cakes.... but am I the only one that ever ate Jell-O sugar powdered stuff straight from the box? It would leave your teeth and tongue stained aaaallllll sorts of pretty colors, and make you bounce in your sleep!! Then there's the classic cookie dough, noodle dough, pie crust dough... licking the bowl out... Need I go on? *L*

MeeWah	21 Apr 2002
Cricket: I have caught all of my kids doing just that. I get hyper just thinking about it :D They also did the other things on your list, too, including eating cake frosting straight (excuse me while I choke). An older boy used to dip Hershey Kisses into peanut butter for his version of a healthy snack (chocolate=energy, peanut butter=protein). No one wanted to use peanut butter for a long time for fear he had "contaminated" it. As for me: I like to smush my peanut butter sandwiches. & yes, my kids think it disgusting.

napaisti	21 Apr 2002
Ah, bread balls . . . that brings back memories. I also made little ones out of single slices of bread. And I remember eating sugar straight out of the little packets (and that was while I was in high school!) and when I was little I used to swipe sugar cubes out of my grandmother's sugar dish when I was at her house. If the truth be told, I've been known to still eat a solitary sugar cube when the opportunity presents itself. :) napaisti

cricket	21 Apr 2002
Plain frosting? *she quickly pushes the empty frosting container and spoon behind her back* Disgusting! ;) Oh, can't forget olives! Half the fun of canned olives was sticking them on the tips of your fingers then sucking them off again.

All Is One	22 Apr 2002
Let's each round up all the old icky , delicious, and deathly devoid of nutritious value goodies. . . and even concoct the discusting ones from the family file of old yucky stuff someone used to make. . because one among us may be deranged enough to slurp it all up!! **"sure couldn't be moi I would be thinking of, pretty sneaky way to get even more tricky treats" *** Alison Known to have eaten in ONE sitting, at least two large packages of the indiv. wrapped slices of what is actually hardened orange dye with alot of veg oil, but called "american cheese slices" (age4, puked for days) }) :) })

All Is One	22 Apr 2002
Quote: Originally posted by cricket Plain frosting? *she quickly pushes the empty frosting container and spoon behind her back* Disgusting! ;) Oh, can't forget olives! Half the fun of canned olives was sticking them on the tips of your fingers then sucking them off again. Bravo, Cricket: Can we meet for a tea party? Bring all your favorite tea sets and some water wings. . .the underwater tea parties were the BEST! Alison

Kiama	22 Apr 2002
Here I am, reading all about what kids did: Making bread balls, licking the cake mixture from the bowl, eating the Jelly straight from the box before it was even made, eating sugar straight from the bag, raw pastry cut-offs, and that really cool boxed icing you can buy for cakes, straight outta the box!!! And then I realised, with plenty of embarrassment, that I still do ALL these things! :eek: Hey, I'm 17, gimme a break! Kiama

Liliana	22 Apr 2002
LOL Kiama :) My mother ate baby food (I believe French Apple) and dog biscuits with butter. Once I ate raw spinach dipped in peanut butter (no clue here),and while pregnant I made a sandwich out of apple and butter(NOT peanut butter, regular butter) Itsa tradition with my husband and his friends, at one certain restraunt, to have a toast at the beginning of the meal with the coffee creamers that are on the table,usually at about 2 am hehe I never ate raw jello, but I know people in high school who used it to dye their hair interesting colors. I have akids magizine witharecipie, by Jello itself, that says to make a vanilla milkshake and mix in a pack of jello for avery interesting looking, and tasting im sure, milkshakes lol. Has anyone ever ate sparkling Jello? Thats a surprise but its good :) I really miss Jello 123, it was this jello that when you made it it seperated into layers, a regular jello layer, a strange foamy layer, and a crusty layer on top. It was yummy lol :THP

Zhritza	22 Apr 2002
Of course I ate Kool-Aid from the pouch... and, I think, Jell-O powder too! I atr maple syrup or brown sugar with a spoon sometimes, too... :|

faunabay	22 Apr 2002
I've never eating like that in my life. Never I tell you - Never!!! I never made dough balls with my bread! You know how it gets all doughy and gluelike. Never did it! No way. And would Never think of eating frosting or cookie dough by itself!! NEVER! Never bounced off the walls for days. Nope not me!!! ROFL :) hehehehehehehe aawwwww memories!!!!! :)

cricket	22 Apr 2002
*is a mom and still guilty of most of these things... and of teaching them to her children* Good idea, Alison! Ever have them upside down? :cool: THAT was hard to do... Of course, that brings back memories (er... *cough* until the weather gets a little warmer) of running through the sprinkler, and seeing how many underwater somersaults you could do, or seeing how long you could stand on your head in the pool, or.... *L*

Kiama	23 Apr 2002
Quote: Originally posted by cricket [band seeing how many underwater somersaults you could do, or seeing how long you could stand on your head in the pool, or.... *l* [/b] Ah, remember it well... I haven't done that for such a long time though! Maybe I should.... Kiama

RedWood	23 Apr 2002
Bologna boats! take a slice of bologna, stick it in the microwave, as it heats up it turns into a boat shape! Peanut butter, marshmallow cream, banana, syrup and apple butter sandwhich. I still like spaghetti with fritos (corn chips) instead of garlic bread and orange juice to drink with it!

All Is One	23 Apr 2002
Wow! I wish I'd been that talented as a kid- no way could I have held our tea parties upside down- My favorite thing was when I discovered that those really cheap plastic tossing balls, (the ones that are sort of super firm and 13 inches or so, that come in every color, pattern, and theme) were the coolest thing for the pool, and if you wrapped your legs around one you and your friends could bob around the pool for hours eating the (Get ready for another one, guys. . .) delicious mixture that my first stepmother (I have had three so far) Janeth, used to make for us, it's from her childhood, I wondered if anyone's mom or ? used to make this: take a few of the 12 oz packages of spicy gumdrops a few packages of the little white marshmallows and a few jars of roasted peanuts (the greasy kind NOT the dry roasted) Mix these together in the proportion of your choice... and Voila!!! You have the huge bowl of treats that Janeth and her best friend used to mix up secretly with us when my Dad was safely at work, they loved this because he had such a fit over any sugary stuff for kids. . . They always called it: }) Goodies Like Hell }) Anyone care for a snack? I'm making a big batch of it right now- *offers a big bowl of Goodies Like Hell to everyone*

cricket	25 Apr 2002
I can't believe we all forgot the s'mores!

All Is One	25 Apr 2002
I forgot this- for obvious good reasons, but when I read liliana say that her mom used to eat baby food and dog biscuits w/butter. . . I felt grossed out at first, themn I suddenly had a memory of sneaking the little dog biscuits that come in red, green, and ?? (other colors?) and shaped like little bones- and I loved them at 4 and 5, then Dad found out and laughed at me, made a lot of jokes (well, it was funny) that embarrassed me, and WORST of all, ruined them for me forever by picking one up and pointing out the pieces of wood sprinkled through them! If not for that observation, maybe I'd have perfect teeth and be crunching my way through a few right now. *wonders what to have for dinner- reads crickets last mention of the eternal, ultimate treat, and looks for shoes, and truck keys. . . lady-like droplets of drool mentally dripping at the idea of the carbonized m-mallows* :eek: :P

Kiama	26 Apr 2002
All is One, not to fear... I too used to love dog biscuits when I was about 3 or 4.... Of course, the poor dog wondered where all her biscuits went, but I think it serves her right for eating my Ready Brek! Kiama :)

All Is One	26 Apr 2002
thanks Kiama- just think of all the super nutrients we ingested, in those doggie treats~~~~~~~~~~ and I have always wanted a tail (truth!) hoped for a prehensile monkey tail- but a doggie tail would be OK aussie sounds so lilting and pretty . . .and I miss 50%- what was redy brek or ?

Kiama	26 Apr 2002
Quote: Originally posted by All Is One what was redy brek or ? I don't know if you US-ers have it or not.. But when I was a kid, in the mid-80's, this was one of the most popular cereals around! It was kinda like porridge, only tangier, and all you needed to do was add milk, sugar, and pop it in the microwave... You could put jam on top, or chocolate sauce, and stuff like that. (I didn't though.) The advertisement was a huge red dragon, and Ready Brek was said to warm you up instantly... Anyway, I'll tell my tragic story again: I was about 5, and was eating my Ready Brek happily one morning, where I enjoyed sitting. (By the air vent in our kitchen, on the floor! I was a strange child...) Anyway, I decided I needed to got to the loo, so, I put the Ready Brek on the floor, and told the dog (Tuppence) to guard it with her life. I came back from the loo, and found that there was no longer any Ready Brek left... And I couldn't work out why! Kiama

Zhritza	27 Apr 2002
I didn't know "loo" was a verb as well as a noun... :D

Kiama	27 Apr 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Qolus I didn't know "loo" was a verb as well as a noun... :D Please forgive my sloppy typing! I will go back and edit that, cuz I've just realised how stupidit looks! Kiama

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