best canned food

~~reinfeld~~

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20 Jul 07

~~reinfeld~~

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20 Jul 07

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...i grew up on canned food....we would get one american dollar to spend for dinner ( four kids )...we could always get a large can of fish and macaroni in a box...but we got hash in a can and dinty moore stew too...we used to get
garbanzo beans...what is your best memory of old canned food and what canned food do you buy today ?

EAPOE

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20 Jul 07

Originally posted by reinfeld
...i grew up on canned food....we would get one american dollar to spend for dinner ( four kids )...we could always get a large can of fish and macaroni in a box...but we got hash in a can and dinty moore stew too...we used to get
garbanzo beans...what is your best memory of old canned food and what canned food do you buy today ?

I loved the taste of canned Hienz tomato soup. . . .My memories span back to the late 70's, not so far. Rice pudding was also good.

I dreaded the days when canned corned beef was served up. . . .

These days sometimes I buy canned water chesnuts and sometimes bamboo because they are not available fresh in UK supermarkets. Apart from that I do not really eat canned stuff anymore

My diet has changed alot since the late 70's

demonseed

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20 Jul 07

Originally posted by reinfeld
...i grew up on canned food....we would get one american dollar to spend for dinner ( four kids )...we could always get a large can of fish and macaroni in a box...but we got hash in a can and dinty moore stew too...we used to get
garbanzo beans...what is your best memory of old canned food and what canned food do you buy today ?

Tuna fish in my pre-vegetarian days.

rhb

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20 Jul 07

Fray Bentos Pies. Word.

Freddie2008

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20 Jul 07

Heinz 57 baked beans. End of.

Nordlys

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20 Jul 07

Originally posted by Freddie2006
Heinz 57 baked beans. End of.

There are only 57 beans in the tin?

EAPOE

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20 Jul 07

Originally posted by rhb
Fray Bentos Pies. Word.

They were good meal options when I was a student. . . . Along with Extra hot Stag chillie. .

Freddie2008

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20 Jul 07

Originally posted by Nordlys
There are only 57 beans in the tin?

Oh dear.

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20 Jul 07

Oh yes, Dinty Moore Stew, tuna fish, and Del Monte corn!

EAPOE

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20 Jul 07

Originally posted by Frank Burns
Oh yes, Dinty Moore Stew, tuna fish, and Del Monte corn!

The man from Del Monte also said "Yheas" to corn. . . . He had his hands in more pies than I thought.

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20 Jul 07

Pork and beans out of a can too. But you can scrap that little chunk of fat they put in there. I never did understand why they did that.

demonseed

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20 Jul 07

Originally posted by rhb
Fray Bentos Pies. Word.

Wow, t'is a blast from the past.

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20 Jul 07

When I worked the oil rigs we used to take a can of say, Dinty Moore and stab a hole in the top of it with a screwdriver. Put in on the cylinder heads or the radiators of the diesel engines that ran the rig and soon enough you had hot chow. Especially great in the winter.

EAPOE

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20 Jul 07

I forgot to say I live off canned coconut milk. . . .Make Asian soups, stir fries, curries and many other great coconut based dishes. . . .Sod fish and chips and "English Food" whatever that actually is. . . I live in England was born here, grew up here but don't eat the food and do not recommend anybody does, if it comes in a can or not. The "Lonely Planet" can quote me if they like.

rhb

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20 Jul 07

Originally posted by EAPOE
I forgot to say I live off canned coconut milk. . . .Make Asian soups, stir fries, curries and many other great coconut based dishes. . . .Sod fish and chips and "English Food" whatever that actually is. . . I live in England was born here, grew up here but don't eat the food and do not recommend anybody does, if it comes in a can or not. The "Lonely Planet" can quote me if they like.

Not event Sunday Roast? Heathen.