The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #58816   Message #932828
Posted By: Padre
14-Apr-03 - 12:35 AM
Thread Name: BS: Disasters, Culinary
Subject: RE: BS: Disasters, Culinary
When I was in the 5th grade, some dietitian on the county school board became concerned because so many students were bringing peanut butter and jelly or (my personal favorite) peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwiches to school. They sent home to parents a little booklet with suggestions on how to "improve" school lunches. This was on a Friday. The following Monday, I took my lunch bag to school, and at noon, opened it up to find: an apple (ok,) a small bag of carrot sticks (fair), a single oatmeal raisin cookie (ok, but could have used 2 cookies), and [wait for it!] 2 peanut butter and cold mashed lima bean sandwiches!!! I am not sure which was worse, the taste or the color (a cross between strained squash and strained spinach). I was unable to get anyone, even "Chicken" Ramsey, to trade with me. That evening, I went home with the detritus of the sandwiches, where I pleaded with my mother to never make that particular combination again. Thankfully, she never did.