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Memories

Bonkers1 — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:08:25 GMT

Is there something that brings back childhood memories every time you see it? Mine is fruit cocktail - there were three kids in my family and I remember my mother rummaging through the can to be sure we each got a cherry.

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twinsister — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:14:37 GMT

@Bonkers1 - I remember my cousin and I would fight over getting the cherry if fruit cocktail was served. Also at Thanksgiving all of us kids would want to get the wishbone!

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luvmybeetle — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:20:43 GMT

I have a female cousin that's the same age. When we were little we used to fight over who got to eat at a picnic with the RED dish. My mother had these plastic dishes of all different colors and she always got the red one.

So when we were older one year I bought a big plastic red platter and gave it to her at Christmas. We both just laughed.

On a serious note I always think of my mother every Christmas when I'm cooking dinner.

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Puppy Lips — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:22:36 GMT

I remember fruit cocktail! Have not thought about that in years. I have a lot of trigger memories. Sticking with the food theme, it would have to be cranberry juice. My Dad’s Mom would always have a small glass of cranberry juice at each place setting whenever she had us all for dinner, which was only for special occasions.

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Pong3 — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:31:06 GMT

Fruit cocktail was a staple of my youth.

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Meowingkitty — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 02:23:50 GMT

For some unknown reason my mother would put fruit cocktail in jello.

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Carmie — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 02:38:02 GMT

My mother didn't serve canned fruit cocktail too often, but when she did, she would always added sliced ripe bananas to it.

I remember the toys in cereal boxes. We were not allowed to open a new box until the boxes already opened were finished.

We would eat a lot of cereal to finish the box so we could be the first to open the new box and get the prize.

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Desertdi — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 08:21:11 GMT

@Meowingkitty wrote:
For some unknown reason my mother would put fruit cocktail in jello.

@Meowingkitty

My MIL did that...served it on a scrap of lettuce, and called it a "salad"... di

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Desertdi — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 08:32:42 GMT

@twinsister wrote:
@Bonkers1 - I remember my cousin and I would fight over getting the cherry if fruit cocktail was served. Also at Thanksgiving all of us kids would want to get the wishbone!

@twinsister

At Thanksgiving, my grandpa got ONE drumstick...and all the other men would actually F I G H T over the other one. It really scared me to see THAT going on at a "family" meal. di

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AngelPuppy1 — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:59:36 GMT

The wishbone from the turkey for one thing. We each wanted it. We would grab a side and pull and if you got the big side, you got your wish!

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geezerette — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:29:35 GMT

@AngelPuppy1 wrote:
The wishbone from the turkey for one thing. We each wanted it. We would grab a side and pull and if you got the big side, you got your wish!

@AngelPuppy1

Yes! But you had to wait until it dried out or it wouldn't break off easily.

And if you held it up closer to the top you had a better chance of getting the big end.😉😆

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on the bay — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:21:03 GMT

@geezerette wrote:
@AngelPuppy1 wrote:
The wishbone from the turkey for one thing. We each wanted it. We would grab a side and pull and if you got the big side, you got your wish!
@AngelPuppy1

Yes! But you had to wait until it dried out or it wouldn't break off easily.

And if you held it up closer to the top you had a better chance of getting the big end.😉😆

My sister and I did the wishbone thing too

@geezerette,

You reminded me of my sister-I always thought she was so smart and clever, and still is. I'm sure she figured that out just like you said!

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Desertdi — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:26:51 GMT

@monicakm wrote:
@Desertdi

Fruit salad in jello has been a thing for decades and decades. Also fresh fruit in jello.
This will probably gross out many here... pear haves turned upside down with a small dab of mayonnaise, topped with shredded cheddar cheese. Oh that brings back so many dinner time memories at home.

@monicakm

My MIL also made pear halves, covered in cream cheese, and then covered with halved black olives. They looked like GRENADES to me...

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DrakesMomma — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:39:15 GMT

I love the Coke-cola at McDonald's. When I go in the smell of coffee is overwhelming. Reminds me of my Daddy. He worked third shift. When I was little I would know that Daddy was home because he had started his percolator. He like his coffee strong enough to walk across the counter.

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wagirl — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:55:09 GMT

Yep--fruit cocktail in jello--yuck!! Another one for me is egg noodles--my mom would melt butter, add corn flake crumbs and saute and then toss with the cooked egg noodles with maybe some parsely on top--OMG---we chowed down on that !! Another one--instant breakfast and pop tarts--the breakfast of champions on school mornings!!!

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JYWilliams — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:36:30 GMT

I loved fruit cocktail and we also had it in our jello. But my childhood memory was my mom's pineapple upside down cake. My mom would make it often and it was so good.

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Desertdi — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:35:49 GMT

@wagirl

I remember the "Fried Noodles", too! di