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Default Chef Boyardee Throwback


"Hank Rogers" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>> On 2/9/2019 1:08 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 1:44:09 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> Anyone try these products? Canned beef ravioli, lasagna and
>>>>> Beefaroni. They
>>>>> are using an old recipe to make these. Not sure which recipe it is
>>>>> because
>>>>> they have changed the recipes over the years.
>>>>>
>>>>> For most of my adult life, I bought nothing of that brand. But I
>>>>> remember
>>>>> the day that I did. Can't remember the whole story but I do remember
>>>>> showing
>>>>> Angela a can and telling her that was what I ate as a teen. The
>>>>> ravioli that
>>>>> is. Never liked Beefaroni and never tried the lasagna.
>>>>>
>>>>> After that, I would buy a few cans when it was on sale for 88 cents.
>>>>> Of
>>>>> course the ravioli I make is much better and even frozen is better.
>>>>> But
>>>>> there is no egg in the canned stuff. Need to find a way to make it
>>>>> with no
>>>>> egg. I was given a recipe but lost it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyhoo... I ordered three cans of the Throwback ravioli from Amazon
>>>>> for
>>>>> $1.58 each. I believe this is a marked down price as I had seen the
>>>>> Beefaroni and lasagna in a few brick and mortar stores for around $3.
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried the stuff last night and flat out didn't like it! Quite
>>>>> honestly, I
>>>>> can't remember what it tasted like when I was a kid but I did drown
>>>>> it with
>>>>> parsley and Kraft Parm. to eat it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone tried the Throwback stuff?
>>>>
>>>> I have not tried this product but the appeal of a cheap meal in a can
>>>> that you can shove in front of your brat's face to keep them their
>>>> yaps occupied for a short while is undeniable. I was at the store
>>>> today and saw a can of Beef-A-Roni so I bought one. I showed it to my
>>>> granddaughter and she said "Eww, that's disgusting!" Evidently, she
>>>> is familiar with Beef-A-Roni.
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> That stuff truly is disgusting!
>>>
>>> IMHO, all those Chef Boyardee canned pastas in sauce (Beef-a-Roni,
>>> Ravioli, Spaghetti with Meatballs) are essentially the same. Only the
>>> shape of the pasta is different.

>>
>> I never tried the spaghetti with meatballs. Not a fan of meatballs. To
>> me the Beefaroni was different. Seemed kind of chalky or something.

>
> I bet the gardener heated it up and served it to yoose.


No but he did ask me to make rye bread with cinnamon in it. We'll see how
that comes out.