Name ONE THING you don't want to see on the Table during Thanksgiving Dinner?

[Flying Saucerian]

Besides, they're better when they're a little younger...

[krisolov]

How much meat on one of those?

[Jaglavak]

It's really just a horse doover.

[tunaman]

Originally Posted by Wolf Larsen

You used to be able to buy that at the grocery store. It was horrendous.

Yep. Seasoned tomato, mixed vegetable or celery Jell-O, anyone?

[Clothahump]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...psm9vtrjtj.jpg

[fisheroo]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plumbean

Grape salad. I don't care if it's the state Thanksgiving dish.

#JokesMostPeopleWontGet

#duckduckgreyduck

Also, my damn kid came home from Chicago, and said the word soda, non ironically. I almost went into the ditch.

[Jaglavak]

Right. What word was he supposed to use?

[jali]

I looked up "Grape Salad".

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

[Nonny J. Nonnington III]

Originally Posted by Despotic Harridan

Mom used to make a Jello mold that was simply horrendous!! It had carrots and shit in it--in Jello!! However it was fun to watch her try to get it out of the mold pan without the damn Jello breaking. But she gave it up when we all ganged up on her. She would put MAYONNAISE on it. Yecchhh

Were our mothers sisters, I wonder? Except instead of carrots, substitute fruit cocktail. And instead of mayonnaise, substitute Miracle Whip. It could have been a photo in one of those books about the '50s titled "Can You Believe People Really Ate This Stuff?"

[fisheroo]

Originally Posted by Jaglavak

Right. What word was he supposed to use?

Pop. Duh.

Now you're going to tell me you don't know what a beef commercial is, either.

Were you people raised by savages?

[fisheroo]

Originally Posted by Nonny J. Nonnington III

Were our mothers sisters, I wonder? Except instead of carrots, substitute fruit cocktail. And instead of mayonnaise, substitute Miracle Whip. It could have been a photo in one of those books about the '50s titled "Can You Believe People Really Ate This Stuff?"

I can run down to the store RIGHT NOW and buy both of those things~pre made in a fancy plastic mold. Probably holiday themed packaging. Yes, I do live in paradise.*

Not saying I'd eat them, but paradise nonetheless, motherfuckers**

New phone, I have to program in all my swearwords. Fuck.

[Jaglavak]

Originally Posted by fisheroo

Now you're going to tell me you don't know what a beef commercial is, either.

I'm supposed to know this because why? Ummmm, David Beckham in a Jockey
shorts ad.

[Solfy]

Husband's grandmother used to make the lime jello with shredded carrots. He and SIL called it "turf."

[SMG15]

Originally Posted by Solfy

Husband's grandmother used to make the lime jello with shredded carrots. He and SIL called it "turf."

That's sound like fluffy shitello

[Harry]

Sometimes fruit cocktail, sometimes shredded carrots, usually Miracle Whip. When it was fruit cocktail, I'd pick out the eyeballs. I knew they were just grapes, but I couldn't make myself eat them.

[SweetPea]

Originally Posted by Nonny J. Nonnington III

Were our mothers sisters, I wonder? Except instead of carrots, substitute fruit cocktail. And instead of mayonnaise, substitute Miracle Whip. It could have been a photo in one of those books about the '50s titled "Can You Believe People Really Ate This Stuff?"

My grandmother used to make what she called "Sunshine Salad".

Lime jello with shredded carrots and cabbage in it. After Grandma died, my dad continued this "tradition". For years, everyone would choke that shit down so as to not hurt his feelings. Well, except me. I got out of it because of the jello part.

It's only been in the last couple of years that people have managed to convince him that it's gross and no one wants to eat it. Ever.


**ETA: Sorry, I didn't see that others had also been subjected to the lime jello hell.

[Flying Saucerian]

There's a whole book of things like this: The Gallery of Regrettable Food. http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery

Mostly, it's stuff from 1950's recipe books. Most haunting and disturbing: A Jello mold with sardines. Unboned. The phrase, "GAAAAARGH!" doesn't even begin to cover it.

[SMG15]

Originally Posted by Flying Saucerian

There's a whole book of things like this: The Gallery of Regrettable Food. http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery

Mostly, it's stuff from 1950's recipe books. Most haunting and disturbing: A Jello mold with sardines. Unboned. The phrase, "GAAAAARGH!" doesn't even begin to cover it.

I believe Jello Mold was shown on National Lampoon's Christmas vacation

[krisolov]

Actually, the jello with the (canned) fruit salad in it actually was better than plain jello, and way better than that abomination shredded veggie jello I also got as a a kid.

Plain jello reminds me of the dessert you'd get if you were in the hospital.

[Pere]

The wonderful Julia Reed essays on the congealed menu here.