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Default "15 Disgusting Foods Your Grandparents Probably Loved"

On 8/26/2015 3:51 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 1:13:44 PM UTC-4, Kalmia wrote:
>> My grands were all born in the 1800s, so you can well imagine that they knew how to cook and ate real food. Fortunately, the knowledge was passed onto my mother who was an excellent cook.

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> My grandmother was born in 1913. She didn't like cooking all that much,
> and wasn't very good at it. Our special family dessert was:
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> Pineapple Chiffon
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> Crumbed vanilla wafers pressed into a 9 x 13 pan.
> Melt marshmallows, add canned crushed pineapple in heavy syrup, cool.
> Fold in whipped cream (later, Cool Whip) and spread over
> vanilla wafer crust. Chill and serve.
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> I loved it when I was a kid. Now, not so much.
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> Cindy Hamilton
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