First time in almost 50 years

When i was a youngun we didnt have much money (not unlike we are now that we are getting older) so some times meal time was kinda slim pickins. Had lots of supper time meals of 10 cents a pound beef liver and rice or what ever was cheap for meat and what we grew or raised as far as chickens, ducks, or whatever and garden truck. Well, one of our main staples when my Dad and I were working on stuff on a weekend was a radish sandwich for lunch. This was made from 2 slices of home made bread usually stale and liberally slathered with butter on both pieces and slices of radishes freshly pulled from the garden and a healthy dose of salt and pepper. As a pre pubescent young boy that was not really on my go to list for food since all my little friends from town were probably eating pizza and ice cream cones and riding on unicorns with all the good looking town girls. Or at least that is what i thought at the time. Well, to make a long story even longer, I refuse to eat a piece of beef liver but last night my wife pulled up a 5 gallon bucket full of radishes from the garden. Some were destined to be given away, some to go for coleslaw or potato salad or for her to eat raw. Well, I had to see for myself just how much I used to hate having to eat a radish sandwich when I was young so I made one just like I remembered. Then I made another one and then I made one for the wife after she tasted mine. Funny how life changes an appetite. But I am really going to have to think hard about the beef liver thing from the past.

 

Great story, Butcher! Brings back memories for sure.

My mom used to eat carrot sandwiches all the time. About the same as your radish sandwiches.
For us, it was 2 slices of bread, toasted, and buttered.
Take a carrot sliced long ways into about 1/8'' thick slices.
line them up on the toast laying flat. Making sure to cover the bread both directions. N-S and E-W.
a liberal dose of salt and pepper.

I have to admit. I liked them then and I still like them now. Probably a little sweeter than the radish sandwich.

and now that I'm thinking about it...I'll probably be eating one real soon

 

I recommend that you refrain from trying the liver again. Trust me, it will be as bad as you remember it.

 

Pass on the liver. OH, I used to eat it and liked it, but then I found out how really nasty it is. It is a cleaning organ, and it is full of cholesterol. With so much else to eat, why not just move on to another choice.
I can remember meals that consisted of creamed corn on toast. Or just corn or just green beans. We all survived and things did get better. It did make me bristle when my kids refused to eat their well balanced meals. We ate everything put in front of us, like it or not. It was really hard for me to understand not to tell the kids to clean their plates. Oh, another interesting change. The statistics are that Americans toss out 40% of their food. (includes restaurants and stores)

 

toast with butter


sliced carrots. had to use baby carrots, thats all I had


mouth watering at this point


I should go make more...

 

We used to eat cucumber sandwiches, a lot of folks today were not raised to eat anything like that. If we ever get into hard times, real hard times again, I think some folks are not going to do so well.

 

We were children of make do with what you got. I remember getting oranges in our stockings at Christmas and thinking it was a big deal.

 

My grandma (Mawmaw) made calf and chicken liver taste great! Smothered the calf in gravy anf fresh onions and fried the chicken livers along with the rest of the chicken. To this day I still love both, don't give a good you-know-what how nasty they're supposed to be. Last year I ate half of my cow elk liver smothered and made half into pate. Wish I had some right now!

 

Now I want a 'mater sammich.

 

I don't have any stories of vegetable sandwiches-but I do remember a small hamburger on white bread and fried potatoes for dinner. Tonight I'll sit down to 2 loaded cheeseburgers and some tater tots-same basic meal but much more ample and tasty!

 

I eat mater Sammys and cuke Sammys all the time. Love em with salt and pepper.

Don't have to be broke to eat that kinda stuff. When you start making "tomato soup" from gas station ketchup packs, you're broke. Lol

 

I remember granny making some sort of sammich with Turnips...don't remember the details of it anymore though...probably on Italian bread, they didn't splurge on much, but they usually had a loaf of Italian bread from the local grocery store bakery around. I would guess it was like you guys say, bread, butter, salt, pepper?

Oh, and Archway brand Molasses cookies...there was often a few of those around too (we lived next door to my dads parents on the farm, so I was around their house a lot as a kid and guess I kinda made it my business to know grannys cookie inventory )

 

Bowl of bananas with raw milk was tough times table fare when I was a kid.

 

Hey I still do waiting for plants to grow.. 2 pieces of bread toasted a little mayo with horseradish sauce.. fresh cuc and tomato.. come on plants.. maybe I need a greenhouse!

 

Beans and rice was and is my "poor times" food. It is also one of my favorite "good times" foods, so all is well. In the good times, it is more likely to have a sausage or some ham in there.

 

While I do not have any stories that compare to ones already shared, I wanted to say Thank You to Butcher, for another interesting story. As I am getting older (notice I didn't say "old", yet), I have more of an appreciation for how much is wasted in today's society. The old saying is true. "Waste not, want not".

 

Excellent post!!!!!!!!!11