"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> On 4/22/2016 8:55 AM, Gary wrote:
>> I know now why I haven't made Jello in over 20 years.
>> It sucks. Seriously...it's not very good, imo.
>> I made a double batch of "Strawberry" Jello
>> and added in 2 sliced bananas. Noticed right away
>> that I should have used 4 bananas... one per cup.
>>
>> That said, the bananas and vanilla ice cream was a
>> very good combination but the Jello(tm) was annoying.
>> I ended up fishing out the banana parts and I
>> tossed all the leftover Jello-only parts.
>>
>> I used to like it when I was a kid but no more.
>>
>> Last night's snack was a banana only with a nip
>> of vanilla ice cream. That was very good.
>> No more Jello for me.
>>
>
> Disappointing news. The memories are often better than the reality. I
> will still probably try it myself though. one time for old times sake.

For me, it was creamed chipped beef. We didn't have it often when I was a
kid but I remember liking it. And the people I worked with kept urging me
to make it for my husband as he was in the military. I didn't realize that
they were joking with me when they said this. I also didn't realize that
this dish might have been commonly served in some branches but not the Coast
Guard. He didn't even know what it was, but we both agreed that it should
never be made again!

I even called my mom to ask her about the beef as I thought maybe they used
to make it differently or I bought the wrong stuff or something. Nope.