On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 8:07:35 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 3:51:10 PM UTC-10, Mike_Duffy wrote:
> > On Fri, 8 Feb 2019 02:56:02 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > > It sucked when we were young but we were too undeveloped to know the
> > > difference. It still sucks.
> >
> > I agree. Based on what I remember how any canned ready-to-heat & eat
> > tomato
> > pasta product tastes (& smells), I have no intent to ever buy any again,
> > except maybe for a camping trip.
> >
> > Notwithstanding that this seems be everyone's scentiment, I heave read on
> > the Internet somewhere that such items are actually 'haute cuisine' in
> > places with extremely limited markets where shipping costs are high, such
> > as remote islands, or way up north.
> >
> > Sort of like caviar I suppose. I have eaten it and although I thoroughly
> > enjoy fish & most other seafoods(*), I will go after most other stuff
> > first.
> >
> > (*) I have not yet tried the Greenland Shark that starts out toxic and is
> > made edible by burying it for a few months:
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1karl
>
> As far as I know, Chef Boyardee canned pasta products is made for
> parents/grandparents who don't want to spend a whole lot of time tending for
> their young offspring. They want something they can open and shove into the
> gaping maws of their little birdies so they're not hungry. Something rich in
> carbs so that the little dears might want to take a nappy afterwards. It is
> not meant to be eaten by anybody over the age of 7.
>
> OTOH, back in the 60's the Chef Boyardee Spaghetti was standard American
> fare - enjoyed by adults and children alike. I've opened up quite a few cans
> of the stuff myself. One large can fed my parents and brother and I back in
> the day. Now that's what I call eatin' cheap!
>
> ---
>
> I don't think we ever had it when I was a kid. We did have Spaghettios. Ick.
> And Campbell's soup. Our lunches at home were generally from a can.
> Exception might be on a hot summer day. Then it might be cottage cheese,
> tuna salad or raw veggies and a piece of cheese.
>
> I did try the spaghetti as an adult as it was very cheap. It's not something
> I prefer but I would eat it if starving.

The way I did it was to brown 1 lb of hamburger, drain, and add 1 large can of Boyardee Spaghetti, mix, then let simmer for a few minutes. Add several slices of American cheese and simmer until melted. I remember it as being pretty delish.

Oddly enough, my wife's Korean mother made this same dish. Beats me where she learned to make this. I thought it was something that only I made.