When I was but a child of elementary school age, my mom always made the
same quick dinner so we kids could get home from school, quickly do
homework, eat, get dressed, and get out the door. It was always the same
meal every year: pigs-in-a-blanket made from Oscar Mayer hot dogs, Kraft
American cheese slices, and Pillsbury crescent rolls from the can.

Today my niece and my nephew are going out trick-or-treating. I'm visiting
my parents here for the "holiday". Being 41 I've long been out of the
Halloween game. I'm just here to see the youngest kids off. Today my 72yo
mother made dinner. Yep, you guessed it, pigs-in-a-blanket. It's a
once-a-year meal but it's still got the magic I remember from the 70s.

Oh, and BTW, mom has continued to make that same meal on Halloween even
when all of us kids had moved out.

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-Jeff B. (who's only eaten eighteen so far...)
zoomie at fastmail fm

Yeff wrote:
> When I was but a child of elementary school age, my mom always made the
> same quick dinner so we kids could get home from school, quickly do
> homework, eat, get dressed, and get out the door. It was always the same
> meal every year: pigs-in-a-blanket made from Oscar Mayer hot dogs, Kraft
> American cheese slices, and Pillsbury crescent rolls from the can.

I love rituals. But did she make anything else to goooooooo with those
piggies in wads of dough?? You know, like a vegetable? Fruit? Soup?

Goomba38 wrote:
> Yeff wrote:
>> When I was but a child of elementary school age, my mom always made the
>> same quick dinner so we kids could get home from school, quickly do
>> homework, eat, get dressed, and get out the door. It was always the same
>> meal every year: pigs-in-a-blanket made from Oscar Mayer hot dogs, Kraft
>> American cheese slices, and Pillsbury crescent rolls from the can.
>
> I love rituals. But did she make anything else to goooooooo with those
> piggies in wads of dough?? You know, like a vegetable? Fruit? Soup?

I forgot to add that those make a the perfect kids supper on a night
like Halloween. Quick, filling and full of protein. And kids do love 'em
and will eat them.

Goomba38 wrote:
> I love rituals. But did she make anything else to goooooooo with those
> piggies in wads of dough?? You know, like a vegetable? Fruit? Soup?

Are miniSnickers bars considered a fruit or vegetable on Halloween?

On 31 Oct 2006 16:22:01 -0800, "Karen" > wrote:

>Are miniSnickers bars considered a fruit or vegetable on Halloween?

They have peanuts, so they're a protein. Just like meat. Sorta.

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:10:13 -0500, Goomba38 wrote:

> I love rituals. But did she make anything else to goooooooo with those
> piggies in wads of dough?? You know, like a vegetable? Fruit? Soup?

Imagine you're an 8yo kid. Would you want vegetables, fruit or soup
accompanying your pigs-in-a-blanket? Well, in this household we're all 8yo
on this day. Vegetables and fruit would just take up room in your stomach
- they're best avoided.

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-Jeff B.
zoomie at fastmail fm