Weird Shit your Grandparents and Parents used to (or still do) eat or drink

[Buck]

The Thread Title says it all, lets hear it.

[The Franchise]

My Grandpa used to eat honey and peas together. He used to smother his knife in honey....because it helped pick up the peas.

[Rain Man]

mohllbilly already mentioned it, but in her later years my grandmother lamented the fact that the local store no longer carried chicken feet.

[Dave Lane]

Watch the evening news...

[Rain Man]

We also had squirrel on occasion at my grandmother's house after my dad or uncles would go kill a few in the woods. It was a furry Christmas alternative to ham or turkey.

[Rain Man]

And that was my dad's side of the family. On my mom's side, Grandpa Dahmer used to ... well, it's a long story.

[Rain Man]

On a less weird basis, I'm curious about the evolution of candy. My generation tends to go for chocolate. Was chocolate widely consumed during the depression era? Was it hard to preserve without air conditioning? I don't know if my grandparents liked chocolate, but when we'd go over to their house they always had hard candies - ribbon candy, butterscotches, and a dozen other varieties I don't remember right now. And usually they were in a bowl all stuck together so you had to chisel off the piece you wanted. I wonder what the sales trends are for hard candies, because I can't imagine that they're as popular now as they were with the older generations.

(And I'll exempt Werther's from the above discussion, because Werther's candies rock.)

[rageeumr]

Grandpa ate (eats?) Cow brain sandwiches.

[CHENZ A!]

Pops loves some anchovy and green olive pizza.
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[flipped cracker]

grandma eats balut which is fermented duck eggs. that stuff is nasty.
http://images.google.com/images?q=balut

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by flipped cracker

grandma eats balut which is fermented duck eggs. that stuff is nasty.
http://images.google.com/images?q=balut

You win.

[Demonpenz]

Originally Posted by rageeumr

Grandpa ate (eats?) Cow brain sandwiches.

lawlz Millers grill used to serve them in st joe!

[stlchiefs]

I've done the salt in the beer thing and enjoy tomato juice in beer = red beer, both of which relatives did/do. One thing that hasn't been mentioned is raw ground beef. It's a german holiday thing that we usually have. Spread it on a cracker and eat away. Mad cow be damned!

[RJ]

Originally Posted by FAX

It wasn't my grandmother ... somebody else's. But her practice was to sip her coffee - not from the cup - but from the saucer. I always thought that was an odd, but somehow endearing, practice.

FAX

I had a grandma who did that. I never understood it, but she sure seemed to enjoy it. She would put her cream and sugar in the cup and then over fill the coffee so it spilled over into the saucer, then sip from the saucer. I always figured it was a southern thing.

[RJ]

Originally Posted by Buck

My grandpa on my Dads side is the only one who ate weird shit.

Mustard and Butter sandwiches
Mayonnaise and Black Pepper sandwiches
He'd drink Buttermilk straight (sometimes with pepper)

My grandpa liked buttermilk with crackers crumbled in the glass and pepper. He also liked crackers crumbled just in white milk. Apparently in the depression that was a dessert. Another thing he loved was rice pudding. I think that stuff was comfort food from childhood.

[RJ]

Originally Posted by stlchiefs

I've done the salt in the beer thing and enjoy tomato juice in beer = red beer, both of which relatives did/do. One thing that hasn't been mentioned is raw ground beef. It's a german holiday thing that we usually have. Spread it on a cracker and eat away. Mad cow be damned!

I love red beers.

My stepdad really enjoys a raw beef sandwich on rye bread with onion. Sometimes he adds limburger cheese. He also enjoys boiled tripe with lemon and olive oil. That's an Italian thing, apparently.