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Who remembers these as a kid?

Feb 27, 2015 05:10

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1960s, televisions, tv dinners

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memnet February 27 2015, 13:48:19 UTC

I remember those; *shudder*. Even as a child I always felt those peas had an interesting consistency.

Mutant peas! spikesgirl58 February 27 2015, 14:14:19 UTC

They were good to put in straws and shoot them at people! Do you know there is a restaurant in New York that actually serves retro TV dinners to their diners?

Re: Mutant peas! memnet February 27 2015, 17:15:10 UTC

Nyaaa! Scary thought. :D

bradygirl_12 February 27 2015, 16:08:53 UTC

Me! Me! *waves hand*

Actually, they tasted just fine and my mom would offer them as a 'choose-your-own-dinner' night every once in awhile. She was a great cook but sometimes she just didn't feel like cooking. My sister and I had no objections to TV dinners since we didn't eat them every night like some unfortunate households. :)

spikesgirl58 February 27 2015, 16:19:39 UTC

I think infrequency was the key to TV dinners. As long as they were a treat, they were great fun. And my Da would always let me eat my dessert first!

cindyanne1 February 27 2015, 16:09:22 UTC

I remember these and I actually really liked them! Mom would buy them for me during the summer for me to have for lunch on Friday, grocery-shopping-and-cleaning day. It made it easier for her and I thought it was a treat as well so win-win! :D

spikesgirl58 February 27 2015, 16:20:40 UTC

Some weren't as good as others, but I liked the fried chicken one a lot and they have a battered fish that wasn't bad either. As a treat, they were fine and we even have them once in a while now.

bradygirl_12 February 27 2015, 17:22:34 UTC

*nods*

The chicken was my favorite, too, and I enjoyed the turkey, pork and Salisbury steak dinners.

TV dinners have come a long way, baby, and I purchase one every now and again so I can use them on those nights when I'm just too tired to do the cooking from scratch bit. Swanson is still popular, and I like Marie Callendar, Lean Cuisine and Smart Ones. :)

spikesgirl58 February 27 2015, 19:07:42 UTC

I will confess that, during the week, I have a Smart Ones enree and a small salad for lunch.

My favorite - the turkey and mashed potatoes - apparently my tastes haven't altered that much.

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cheesygirl February 27 2015, 16:58:45 UTC

I don't remember the German or Polynesian ones, but we would get the turkey or fried chicken ones all the time. My mother worked so these sorts of things were a blessing for her. The only thing I didn't like about them was the foil trays. If you scraped your metal fork or spoon against the foil it would take on a metallic taste. *shudder* Other than that the food was actually pretty good.

spikesgirl58 February 27 2015, 19:03:33 UTC

Hmmm, I don't remember that with the foil. Did you put the food on a plate or just bear with it?

Sorry - cold medicine is making me crazy spell today...

cheesygirl February 27 2015, 19:22:28 UTC

Eh, I would bear with it. It may just be a sensory sensitivity thing for me.

Hope your cold is better soon!

spikesgirl58 February 27 2015, 22:04:31 UTC

Lorne!

Thanks. It's at the annoying stage where I'm still too sick to do much, but not sick enough to keep from being bored at being stuck home.

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ejia_arath03 February 27 2015, 17:17:26 UTC

I've never had a TV dinner, but I probably wouldn't try the sweet and sour one. It is surprisingly difficult to get the flavor right when it comes to sweet and sour sauce.

spikesgirl58 February 27 2015, 19:05:36 UTC

But if you didn't know... It took me years to get used to the 'real' flavor of sweet and sour pork because of it. Then after a trip to China, during which time as we had sweet and sour EVERYTHING, I no longer have any taste for it.