Foods from your childhood, long gone

[Marseeya]

Is there anything you used to eat from your childhood that you can't find anymore, or something a loved one used to make that you'll never be able to replicate?

My mom was a lousy cook, but there were a few things she made that I can't do! Her French toast is one -- she always made it so the edges were really crispy, but the insides were squishy. I can't do it just right like that. Another one is pork chops. She had them so they were falling off the bone, but they were so juicy. Also, her poached eggs. The whites were always cooked all the way through, but the yellows were still wet. And my grandma (who has since died) always made the most wonderful lemon meringue pie. I've yet to find a lemon meringue that I like now.

 

[DukeStreetKing]

My sister loved Duncan Hines Cherry Chip cake. There is a website for foods that are no longer being manufactured and alas, that is one of them.

 

[Marseeya]

My sister loved Duncan Hines Cherry Chip cake. There is a website for foods that are no longer being manufactured and alas, that is one of them.

Can you show me a link to that site?

 

[DukeStreetKing]

Can you show me a link to that site?

Here you go. A trip down memory lane:

Foods of our youth

 

[Missy1961]

My mom was a wonderful cook. Thankfully she taught me to make many things before she passed away. But the one thing she never taught was her cucumber salad with sour cream. Dad & I have tried to recreate it, and we can't get it right. Also, I can't make potato salad as great as hers. I want to make pot roast, but I'm afraid it won't be as good as hers.

 

[golfgal]

Is there anything you used to eat from your childhood that you can't find anymore, or something a loved one used to make that you'll never be able to replicate?

My mom was a lousy cook, but there were a few things she made that I can't do! Her French toast is one -- she always made it so the edges were really crispy, but the insides were squishy. I can't do it just right like that. Another one is pork chops. She had them so they were falling off the bone, but they were so juicy. Also, her poached eggs. The whites were always cooked all the way through, but the yellows were still wet. And my grandma (who has since died) always made the most wonderful lemon meringue pie. I've yet to find a lemon meringue that I like now.

About the pork chops, some of that is that they are grown/cut too lean. You need to have some fat in the meat to keep it moist and juicy. If you can get some pork chops from a butcher and ask for them to be a little fatty, they will be SO much better.

I really miss the FranoAmerican (I think) canned elbow mac-n-cheese that we ate by the case load at home. I am guessing I would think it was pretty gross now, but since they don't make it any more I will never know.

 

[LoraJ]

Before Pizza Quick existed, Libby's used to make this pizza sauce with pepperoni chunks in it that came out of a can. I think the can gave the sauce that special taste. LOL! I loved it.

 

[NMAmy]

The weekend before my dad had a stroke, I had asked him to show me how to make his homemade noodles. We'd set up a time but didn't get the chance. If there's someone in your life that makes a food you love, make them show you how immediately. My mom found what she thinks may have been his recipe--I'm going to try it around Thanksgiving this year. He did teach me how to make stuffed grape leaves and taught my sister how to make his stuffing.

My mom taught me how to make homemade sauer kraut two weekends ago. I've had her show me how to make other things, too. She and I are working on recreating my dad's baked beans (every recipe he wrote for it is for 50, 100, or 200 people!) and my grandmother's butterscotch pie. We're doing ok with the pie but it keeps coming out runny--we call it butterscotch soup. I think Gram left something off the recipe card!

My family is filled with wonderful cooks. Every time we recreate a beloved dish, it makes us remember those who have passed away.

 

[Octoberbeauty]

Marathon candy bars!! I loved those things. And also, there was a bundt cake out for awhile that had a tunnel of mousse through the middle. Those were so yummy, but they discontinued them.

 

[Stitch Inside]

Marathon candy bars!! I loved those things. And also, there was a bundt cake out for awhile that had a tunnel of mousse through the middle. Those were so yummy, but they discontinued them.

LOL, I opened this to post Marathon candy bars.

And no one has ever been able to replicate my Grandma's red-eye gravy.

 

[SillyMe]

Chocolate Cream of Wheat cereal

 

[gemjoy]

Marathon candy bars!! I loved those things.

OMG!!! These were my DH's FaVoRiTe candy bar ever!!!! We saw a episode of "unwrapped" on the Food Network awhile back they had a countdown of favorite candy that isn't produced anymore and DH almost shed a tear when they mentioned the Marathon Bar... It was #1 on the list!

 

[Missy1961]

The weekend before my dad had a stroke, I had asked him to show me how to make his homemade noodles. We'd set up a time but didn't get the chance. If there's someone in your life that makes a food you love, make them show you how immediately. My mom found what she thinks may have been his recipe--I'm going to try it around Thanksgiving this year. He did teach me how to make stuffed grape leaves and taught my sister how to make his stuffing.

My mom taught me how to make homemade sauer kraut two weekends ago. I've had her show me how to make other things, too. She and I are working on recreating my dad's baked beans (every recipe he wrote for it is for 50, 100, or 200 people!) and my grandmother's butterscotch pie. We're doing ok with the pie but it keeps coming out runny--we call it butterscotch soup. I think Gram left something off the recipe card!

My family is filled with wonderful cooks. Every time we recreate a beloved dish, it makes us remember those who have passed away.

This is so true. My dad makes this olive mix every holiday. When he made it a few weeks ago (for the family party for my niece's birthday), I asked him how he did it. I don't like it, but someday, we're going to want to make it in honor of him--and the rest of the family loves it!

 

[jx3smom]

My mom made "Old Woman Soup". It was diced potatos and sliced hot dogs with some onion and celery in the broth. My boys loved it. She also made a really good German chocolate cake (without coconut). My grandmother made an awsome rice pudding and great pies. My other grandmother made a salad with hot bacon dressing that was great. I don't eat meat anymore but I loved all of the above as a kid.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

When I was young my mother had a recipe for the best orange rolls (like a cin roll, but orange). She was terribly unorganized with her recipes (worse than me! ) and she lost the recipe. Either that or she hated to make them and said she lost the recipe.

She also makes the best homemade pie crust--flaky and perfect. She's still alive, but rarely makes pies anymore because of the work involved. I've tried to make pie crusts, but they just don't taste the same.

 

[MUFFYCAT]

My mother had a Weight Watchers recipe for cheeseless cheesecake.
She doesn't remember the ingredients, but it was so good- even for diet food.
I did lose alot of weight with that help. I wish I had it now!


On a more fattening note I miss the Ring Dings that were one big round cake,
and the big sweethearts that you'd hold in your hand and eat. It whould take forever to finish them

 

[Disney1fan2002]

my mom used to make clam fritters. I have the recipe, but they are just not the same.

Shasta soda. I never see it on any shelves. I loved it when I was a kid. It cost a WHOLE dime!

 

[magicfan]

I, too, was going to say Marathon Bars. I wonder why, if they were so popular, they stopped making them? Rolo's just aren't the same (chocolate and caramel).

 

[KristaTX]

Wow! Lots of us were thinking Marathon Bars before we ever opened this thread.

 

[mickeysgal]

1. John's Frozen Pizzas - gosh I miss these!
2. Sara Lee chocolate cake (the one that came in the tin pan)
3. Hershey's Bar None candy bar
4. here's an old candy bar that no one seems to remember: Tango Bar