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79. this was mine... not very healthy

Fri Aug 23, 2024, 08:08 PM

Aug 23

Fried Bologna Sandwich with pickle and mustard.

when you fried the slice of bologna you had to cut slits in it so that it fried into an iron cross ( sort of ).

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What was your favorite sandwich as a kid . Bologna , P & J, Grilled Cheese, egg salad or other? [View all] debm55 Aug 23 OP

Interesting you mention egg salad. no_hypocrisy Aug 23 #1

Thank you no_hypocrisy. Deviled Egg Salad sandwich sounds great. debm55 Aug 23 #3

Ooooo, intriguing! At a particular aunt's house for extended family get togthers I was in chrge of either making the... electric_blue68 Aug 26 #243

PB and banana displacedvermoter Aug 23 #2

Thank you displacedvermoter. I didn't know they were Elvis killers. As a kid I had PB and banana. but not with bacon. debm55 Aug 23 #5

His black housekeeper used to fry them up for displacedvermoter Aug 23 #9

Oh my 3 or 4. gee. Thank you. debm55 Aug 23 #34

Don't think they were good for him! displacedvermoter Aug 23 #39

I agree, thank you displacedvermoter. debm55 Aug 23 #87

That was his last meal wasn't it? dai13sy Aug 23 #75

Couldn't say, I know he loved them, displacedvermoter Aug 23 #77

I've always loved PB and banana but have never thought of frying them. TomSlick Aug 24 #215

Don't forget the bacon! displacedvermoter Aug 24 #216

Sure. Why not? TomSlick Aug 24 #217

Enjoy!!! 😊 displacedvermoter Aug 24 #223

Peanut butter & pickles RoadRunner Aug 23 #4

RoadRunner, that sounds different. What kind of pickle? TY debm55 Aug 23 #8

Dill, slices RoadRunner Aug 23 #11

my mother liked pb & pickles. I never tried it nt yellowdogintexas Aug 23 #20

I think I would like to try it with bread and butter pickes. I'll give it a try. Ty RoadRunner. debm55 Aug 23 #35

Pro tip RoadRunner Aug 23 #57

That makes sense. I was wondering how the bread didn't get soggy. Thanks RoadRunner debm55 Aug 23 #85

Thank you RoadRunner. debm55 Aug 23 #88

Open face peanut butter and fresh fruit on top... MiHale Aug 23 #6

Thank you MiHale. that sounds good.Fresh strawberries for me. debm55 Aug 23 #38

I ate a lot of tomato sandwiches. Haggard Celine Aug 23 #7

My Grilled Cheese "Special" Sandwich! Nom,Nom! Babywhale Aug 23 #12

All of these should be wonderful! Haggard Celine Aug 23 #15

Thank you Babywhale. They both sound great. PS Welcome to DU debm55 Aug 23 #86

Usually made grilled cheese (cheddar, or swiss) w white, or pumpernickle (yum!) bread... electric_blue68 Aug 26 #245

I had the same. Sometimes I would put a slice of onion on it. Thank you Haggard Celine. debm55 Aug 23 #40

Onions are great unless they're not raw. Haggard Celine Aug 23 #48

I ate them raw on my sandwich. debm55 Aug 23 #55

I wish I could. Haggard Celine Aug 23 #62

Thank you, Haggard Celine. debm55 Aug 23 #90

Jarlsberg cheese I_UndergroundPanther Aug 23 #114

Thank you I_UndergroundPanther. Fresh tomatoes are the best. debm55 Aug 24 #147

Love Figarosmom Aug 24 #120

Never had that but if I did now I'd make sure I'd go to our Green market to get heirloom tomatoes... electric_blue68 Aug 26 #244

PB &J on white bread, especially because Mom prepared it for me when I went to day camp Jrose Aug 23 #10

Thank you Jrose. That is funny. debm55 Aug 23 #41

A PB sandwich was a sometimes treat as a kid but bc I was a picky eater I wouldn't add the jam till later on. electric_blue68 Aug 26 #247

Most still are favorites but not exactly the same. I get a little fancier with tuna and chicken. My PBJ is the brewens Aug 23 #13

Thank you brewens. That pancake sandwich sounds good. debm55 Aug 23 #42

Just a pancake with peanut butter and homemade jam. n/t brewens Aug 23 #44

Grilled cheese all the way. Grilled tuna fish sandwiches were a close second. CrispyQ Aug 23 #14

Thank you CrispyQ. That sounds very delicious debm55 Aug 24 #127

BLT was (and still is) the absolute peak of culinary ... stopdiggin Aug 23 #16

I bow down to the person who first put bacon and tomato together on a sandwich yellowdogintexas Aug 23 #22

Thank you stopdiggen. BLT --yummy. I put diced celery and onion in my egg salad. debm55 Aug 24 #128

BLT's an adult favorite, also with turkey electric_blue68 Aug 26 #246

Tuna Fish and BLT mostly lpbk2713 Aug 23 #17

Thank you lpbk2713. That sounds good. I will have to try a crab meat sandwich. debm55 Aug 24 #129

Ham with mayo on white bread. n/t Different Drummer Aug 23 #18

Thank you Different Drummer. I like my ham with brown mustard. Yummy. debm55 Aug 24 #131

No question about it mine was peanut butter and Polly Hennessey Aug 23 #19

Thank you Polly Hennessey. Great choices. debm55 Aug 24 #132

Tuna rockbluff botanist Aug 23 #21

Thank you rockbluff botanist. tuna fish sammies are great. debm55 Aug 24 #134

as a kid PBJ grape jelly of course. (my mom used to stir up BP and jelly together-yum) yellowdogintexas Aug 23 #23

Thank you yellowdogintexas, What a great memory of your mom. debm55 Aug 24 #135

Probably Grilled Cheese ProfessorGAC Aug 23 #24

Thank you ProfessorGAC love Ruebens. Grilled cheese was my go to winter sammie. debm55 Aug 24 #136

fave samwich Squeaky41 Aug 23 #25

Thank you Squeaky. Husband is from Boston and we had many lobster rolls at little eateries near the shore. debm55 Aug 24 #137

Oh yes. I used to cater. The cook would mix crab with lobster applegrove Aug 24 #228

Interesting! electric_blue68 Aug 26 #255

Because lobster can be $30 a can in Canada. We called applegrove Aug 26 #258

Ham sandwich. LisaM Aug 23 #26

Thank you LisaM . Had ham sandwiches after Easter and Christmas. I remember that bread with molasses in it. It gave the debm55 Aug 24 #139

I love Hillbilly Bread! Moosepoop Aug 24 #144

Tomato and cheese with miracle whip. woodsprite Aug 23 #27

Thank you woodsprite. Must have MW. debm55 Aug 24 #148

Grilled peanut butter #1; peanut butter and radish, #2 WheelWalker Aug 23 #28

PB & Radish? displacedvermoter Aug 23 #30

You betcha! Sliced radishes. Thick better than thin. Spread them out over the pb. Try it! WheelWalker Aug 23 #36

Maybe? 🤔 displacedvermoter Aug 23 #37

Okay you kinda blew my mind. FalloutShelter Aug 23 #45

Toledo, OH. Another to blow your mind... sweet onion & Limburger sandwich. WheelWalker Aug 23 #46

Whhaaaaaa? FalloutShelter Aug 23 #47

Onion and braunschweiger with mayo. rubbersole Aug 23 #51

Most definitely! Mom loved braunschweiger and onion also! On buttered toast! WheelWalker Aug 23 #53

Yeah or tomato instead of onion Figarosmom Aug 24 #121

I've never had braunschweiger, but I wonder if liverwurst and onion would go together? Sounds promising... electric_blue68 Aug 26 #256

Liverwurst and braunschweiger are virtually identical. rubbersole Aug 26 #262

Ah, ty for info. 👍 When I get to a couple of certain food stores I will look for it. electric_blue68 Aug 26 #269

Um, maybe you shouldn't go to the prom or a drive-in... rubbersole Aug 26 #270

I will take your advice*! 👍 electric_blue68 Aug 26 #271

Or you could both eat one 😋... rubbersole Aug 27 #274

Aw. electric_blue68 Aug 27 #275

Never had limburger cheese. Would it work w blue cheese instead? electric_blue68 Aug 26 #248

Wouldn't be similar at all. WheelWalker Aug 26 #249

Ty, as a cheese fan I'm always interested in learnigng new info. electric_blue68 Aug 26 #250

I think soft, aged limburger is generally in a jar IIRC. See edit below WheelWalker Aug 26 #252

Thank you WheelWalker. That is really different. debm55 Aug 24 #149

I was a very picky eater as a kid. Diamond_Dog Aug 23 #29

Thank you Diamond_Dog. did you eat just a plain cheese sandwich? debm55 Aug 24 #150

Yes. Just cheese. Diamond_Dog Aug 24 #204

Hello forner picky eater. Me, too. ... electric_blue68 Aug 26 #259

Hello back atcha former picky eater! Diamond_Dog Aug 26 #260

A bacon sandwich- toasted Arnold's bread, lightly buttered with grape jelly on one side, and Heinz c-rational Aug 23 #31

Before I stopped eating animal products 10 years ago, BLTs were my favorite. MLAA Aug 23 #58

I still like a simple lettuce and tomato with Heilman's light mayo on multi-grain. c-rational Aug 23 #71

Me too, sometimes if the tomatoes are really good I have tomato and veganaise on toast. MLAA Aug 23 #72

Thank you MLAA. I use to eat Morning Star meatless products. I have found it in a long time. So I just don't have bacon. debm55 Aug 24 #177

I spelled it wrong! Light Life MLAA Aug 24 #183

Thank you MLAA. debm55 Aug 24 #185

Thank you , c-rational, It sounds a little different. debm55 Aug 24 #151

Thank you, c-rational. debm55 Aug 24 #173

Thank you c-rational. It sounds different. debm55 Aug 24 #178

My uncle used to make grilled cheese with bologna and tomato sandwiches that were great. LoisB Aug 23 #32

Thank you LoisB. That sounds great. debm55 Aug 24 #158

Lebanon bologna and miracle whip sandwich. Egg salad now 😋 Clouds Passing Aug 23 #33

Thank you Clouds Passing. Still use MW and use it in my egg salad. I have gotten away from eating lunchmeat. debm55 Aug 24 #159

Not much meat anymore. Clouds Passing Aug 24 #194

I love Lebanon bologna but not moniss Aug 24 #203

Grilled cheese with tomato FalloutShelter Aug 23 #43

Thank you FalloutShelter. I liked my grilled cheese with a fresh tomato slice on white bread. debm55 Aug 24 #175

Ah, I'd forgotten about rye as a grilled cheeese option... electric_blue68 Aug 26 #257

My mom made what she called a "go to hell sandwich" randr Aug 23 #49

Thank you randr. That sounds great. debm55 Aug 24 #179

Pastrami ... surrealAmerican Aug 23 #50

Same here. I never had Pastrami . But I did have your other choices. Thank you surrealAmerican. debm55 Aug 24 #180

Grilled cheese on rye bread with caraway seeds. flor-de-jasmim Aug 23 #52

Thank you very much flor-de-jasmim. debm55 Aug 24 #181

Grilled cheese with bologna. OLDMDDEM Aug 23 #54

Thank you OLDMDDEM. I had as a kid too. Easy to make it yourself. debm55 Aug 24 #182

It was soooo good! OLDMDDEM Aug 24 #188

Grilled cheese Demovictory9 Aug 23 #56

Thank you Demovictory9. Even as an adult it is my favorite comfort food in the winter. debm55 Aug 24 #186

Deviled ham, also liverwurst Lemonwurst Aug 23 #59

Thank you Lemonwurst. I never had either. The market near would make their own. It was great. debm55 Aug 24 #184

Hmmmm, I think liverwurst sandwhich was another one I really liked... electric_blue68 Aug 26 #261

Mom made fluffernutters TommieMommy Aug 23 #60

Oohhh, those are good! (Fluffernutters) Elessar Zappa Aug 23 #66

Thank you Elessar Zappa. What is a Fluffernutter? debm55 Aug 23 #100

Peanut butter and marshmallow creme on white bread. Elessar Zappa Aug 24 #140

Thank you . My mouth is watering. debm55 Aug 24 #142

Thank you TommieMommy. Grilled cheese is my go to sammie in the winter. I could eat every day. debm55 Aug 23 #109

What's a "kid sandwich?" malthaussen Aug 23 #61

Thank you Mal . It's a sandwich you made by yourself or your mom made for a day camp, a walk to a friends house, or debm55 Aug 23 #98

still is , AllaN01Bear Aug 23 #63

Thank you AllaN01Bear. debm55 Aug 24 #189

Pb and J. Strawberry was my favorite jam. Elessar Zappa Aug 23 #64

Thank you Elessar Zappa. Excellent choice. I like Cream Cheese with strawberry jam on it. sammies. debm55 Aug 24 #190

Ah, that sounds good! Elessar Zappa Aug 26 #238

A good BLT because moniss Aug 23 #65

Thank you moniss. I never had spam. Is it sort of like pork meat loaf? thank you. debm55 Aug 24 #191

Sort of like a ham meat loaf moniss Aug 24 #199

thank you, my friend. debm55 Aug 24 #202

Any time and another Spam tip is to try moniss Aug 24 #206

Thank you moniss debm55 Aug 24 #210

Isley's Chip chopped ham and American cheese. I got a lot of Braunschweiger and doc03 Aug 23 #67

doc03 , you can still get Isley's Chipped. Chopped ham. They even sell Isley's BBQ sauce. I miss Isley's debm55 Aug 24 #192

Egg salad with lettuce and a slice of cheese fargone Aug 23 #68

Very good choice. Thank you fargone. debm55 Aug 24 #193

Grilled Cheese. HeartsCanHope Aug 23 #69

Thank you HeartsCanHope. same here in the winter. debm55 Aug 24 #195

Peanut butter and jelly as a kid. arkielib Aug 23 #70

Thank you arkielib. I am going to try the cranberries in mine. I do add chopped onions and celery in. debm55 Aug 24 #196

I hope you like it! And I forgot earlier - I also add chopped pecans. arkielib Aug 24 #212

I enjoyed peanut butter and k55f5r Aug 23 #73

Thank you k55f5r. I'll stick with the PB and J debm55 Aug 24 #197

Grilled Cheese - only American cheese and dai13sy Aug 23 #74

Thank you dai13sy. Perfect winter comfort food. Even at my age. debm55 Aug 24 #200

Fresh tomato out of our garden on dad's homemade bread with mayo and black pepper. catbyte Aug 23 #76

Thank you catbyte. Yes, it had to be Kraft's American cheese--sliced. With a fresh tomato and (sorry) MW debm55 Aug 24 #198

Miricle Whip and White Bread. That's it. Lochloosa Aug 23 #78

..miracle whip, peanut butter & lettuce.. thomski64 Aug 23 #81

I didn't start eating mayo till i was in my 30s. Lochloosa Aug 23 #89

Thank you Lochloosa. I still use MW. debm55 Aug 23 #96

Thank you thomski64, I still use MW. debm55 Aug 23 #97

Thank you thomske64. I had those a couple of times too. Never had mayo, even now. I am a MWer. debm55 Aug 24 #205

Thank you Lochloosa. I used to make myself cream cheese sammies. debm55 Aug 23 #99

Thank you Lochloosa. I had the exact same thing as a kid. debm55 Aug 24 #214

this was mine... not very healthy lapfog_1 Aug 23 #79

Not too we had them too, but not cut in a cross form. I didn't like it. Thank you lapfrog_1 debm55 Aug 23 #95

While this sandwich wasn't homemade, I still loved it and wish I could have it today. Trueblue Texan Aug 23 #80

Thank you Trueblue Texan. That sounds very good. debm55 Aug 23 #94

As a kid, I was hyper addicted to sugar, so PBJ. Gaytano70 Aug 23 #82

Thank you Gaytano70. lettuce wraps sound great. PS Take care of yourself debm55 Aug 23 #93

Thanks Deb! Gaytano70 Aug 23 #101

BLT LeonidPlanck Aug 23 #83

Thank you LeonidPlanck. I used to make celery with peanut butter and raisins----ants on a log.. debm55 Aug 23 #92

Raisins would be a nice touch LeonidPlanck Aug 25 #235

Tuna salad WestMichRad Aug 23 #84

I hate bologna----mystery meat. Mine had yellow mustard. debm55 Aug 23 #91

For some reason I liked a slice of American cheese on white bread with miracle whip. Xavier Breath Aug 23 #102

Thank you Xavier Breath. I had the same---- MW on American cheese on white bread. Easy to make for a kid. I didn't like debm55 Aug 23 #105

Grilled cheese made with Velveeta Freddie Aug 23 #103

Thank you Freddie I have heard those words--Velveeta and Cheez Whiz in forever. Yes, I remember Velvetta sammies and debm55 Aug 23 #108

I'd have to go with either the croque monsieur or croque madame, Abolishinist Aug 23 #104

Thank you.Abolishinist debm55 Aug 23 #106

Good memories! When my aunt & uncle who (moved to for job) lived in western mid Switzerland (by French border) visited. electric_blue68 Aug 26 #266

What a wonderful thing for them to do! Abolishinist Aug 26 #272

Bologna, mustard and potato chips. redstatebluegirl Aug 23 #107

Thank you redstebluegirl. Was it yellow mustard? That's what I had. I put my chips on my sammie. debm55 Aug 23 #110

Yes! I still have one every now and then! redstatebluegirl Aug 24 #125

Cold turkey Cartoonist Aug 23 #111

Thank you Cartoonist. Yes with stuffing on it too. debm55 Aug 23 #112

Tuna boat I_UndergroundPanther Aug 23 #113

Thank you I_UndergroundPanther. That sounds great. I never had one before. debm55 Aug 24 #207

My mom used to make a wicked chicken salad DFW Aug 23 #115

Bologna with potato chips and mustard on wonder bread. Kittycatkat Aug 23 #116

Ground bologna and pickle spread Luciferous Aug 23 #117

Bologna, sliced cheese and mayo Wolf Frankula Aug 24 #118

Thank you Wolf Franula. I had that sammie, but we used MW debm55 Aug 24 #213

Fried bologna Figarosmom Aug 24 #119

Yes. Thank you Figarpsmom. Used to eat fried bologna sammies as a kid, with mustard on it. debm55 Aug 24 #122

Salami and sliced cucumbers on pumpernickel Wicked Blue Aug 24 #123

Thank you Wicked Blue, That sounds great. debm55 Aug 24 #124

BLT Zambero Aug 24 #126

Thank you, Zambero, You are so right. Don't each much bacon anymore, but my mouth is watering. debm55 Aug 24 #157

At my age that is very sound advice! Zambero Aug 24 #187

Bologna, american cheese slice, toasted white bread dipped in obscene amount of yellow mustard. rainin Aug 24 #130

Thank you rainin. And it had to be Frenches Yellow mustard. debm55 Aug 24 #156

Egg salad sandwich or an egg sandwich. nt Shermann Aug 24 #133

Thank you Shermann. Your right --sometimes it was easier to make a scrambled egg sammie, or a sliced hard boiled egg debm55 Aug 24 #143

BLT when I could get it (still is) Jilly_in_VA Aug 24 #138

Thank you Jilly_in _VA. I am sorry about your brother. Long ago had bologna (called Jumbo in SW PA) with Frenches debm55 Aug 24 #141

The only thing my mom taught me to make. JohnnyRingo Aug 24 #145

You and Jimmy Buffet both malthaussen Aug 24 #153

Thank you very much Johnny Ringo, You are a survivor. Thank you for post. Love, Deb. debm55 Aug 24 #154

Salami on rye. Mosby Aug 24 #146

Thank you Mosby. I liked brown mustard with it too, debm55 Aug 24 #152

Same here! Mosby Aug 24 #155

I love salami sammies too. Thank you Mosby. debm55 Aug 24 #167

Tuna melt w/swiss cheese grilled on French toast style bread Botany Aug 24 #160

HAHAHHAHAHHAHA Thank you for your post Botany. That was funny. Your tuna salad is very much like mine. You know it might debm55 Aug 24 #169

I won't say it was my favorite, but I remember mayonnaise sandwiches. Jeebo Aug 24 #161

Thank you Jeebo for your post. It is heartwarming. Thank you.for sharing. debm55 Aug 24 #166

bologna. gibraltar72 Aug 24 #162

Thank you gibraltar72. Fun sammie that kids could make themselves. debm55 Aug 24 #165

i don't care for sammichs. tho i once made a great tunafish salad on a bakery hard roll. only BLT'S, minus the tomato. pansypoo53219 Aug 24 #163

Thank you pansypoo53219 That sounds different and good. debm55 Aug 24 #164

i like cherry tomatoes. i really like lettuce. if only romaine didn't become death salad. pansypoo53219 Aug 24 #224

Kid sandwich? What if you're a vegetarian? Ocelot II Aug 24 #168

thank you Ocelot II, I have made salads and eaten them on a hard roll. Maybe with cheese and vinaigrette on top. I made debm55 Aug 24 #172

But the sandwiches weren't *made of* kids, right? So they weren't kid sandwiches. Ocelot II Aug 24 #174

I changed the OP title. Ty debm55 Aug 24 #176

We couldn't even afford bread so I had to eat my filet mignon and lobster tail and no bread. Wonder Why Aug 24 #170

I have little to say to your post. debm55 Aug 24 #171

You do know it was a joke, right? Wonder Why Aug 24 #218

You should have posted a sarcasm tag below. debm55 Aug 24 #220

BLT wryter2000 Aug 24 #201

Thank you wryter2000. You got that right. debm55 Aug 24 #211

When my mom made bread, she would fry a dough patty and put her homemade strawberry jam on top. Delicious! lkinwi Aug 24 #208

Thank you Ikinwi. That sounds delicious. Was it fry bread? Love fry bread. debm55 Aug 24 #209

It was her version of fry bread. Just bread dough in a fry pan with butter. lkinwi Aug 25 #231

Ohhhh, fry bread! I first had it was in a little restaurant for a lunch break out of the Greyhound bus in... electric_blue68 Aug 26 #267

B.L.T.. Always my favorite. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Aug 24 #219

YES, Thank you OldBaldy1701E I have a hard time with bacon as I have aged.I wish I could have one. I might give it a debm55 Aug 24 #221

Yeah, as a quadruple bypass patient, I am not supposed to have 'bacon'... OldBaldy1701E Aug 24 #222

Grilled cheese. area51 Aug 24 #225

thank you area51,Great choice,,,, debm55 Aug 24 #227

I liked bologna with mustard on brown bread. I ate it every school day. applegrove Aug 24 #226

Thank you applegrove. I liked bologna with mustard on white bread. I haven't eaten since grade school. debm55 Aug 25 #232

I had a few wendyb-NC Aug 25 #229

Thank you wendyb-NC very good choices. Why did they complain? debm55 Aug 25 #233

No one liked the aroma of the hard boiled eggs,l guess wendyb-NC Aug 25 #236

hahahhahhahahahha. ty that's funny debm55 Aug 25 #237

Grilled Cheese Stargleamer Aug 25 #230

Thank you Stargleamer. Excellent choices. debm55 Aug 25 #234

Spam w/ Miracle Whip on white bread nt LNM Aug 26 #239

Thank you very much, LNM debm55 Aug 26 #241

albacore tuna salad, or omlette sandwich... electric_blue68 Aug 26 #240

OMG, I thought I was the only one the did that. HHAHHAHHAH Thank you electric_blue68 Yes tuna salad and scrambled egg. debm55 Aug 26 #242

Ha! 😄 Never asked anyone if they did that w baloney!👍 electric_blue68 Aug 26 #268

Parents would separately or mix the egg and balonga in with the eggs, debm55 Aug 26 #273

Tuna salad with chopped celery and a slice of cheddar on toast. Mmmmmm NT BrianTheEVGuy Aug 26 #251

Thank you BrianTheEVGuy. It sounds very good with the cheddar debm55 Aug 26 #263

Grilled cheese. love_katz Aug 26 #253

love_katz,perfect winter comfort food. Thank you debm55 Aug 26 #264

Was happiest with a chunk of crusty bread, some cheese Attilatheblond Aug 26 #254

Thank you, I used to back a similiar lunch as a kid and go off with my friends to adventures unknown on our bikes. debm55 Aug 26 #265

Peanut butter and banana sandwiches. lark Aug 27 #276

Yes , I remember them . Thank you, lark. debm55 Aug 27 #277

ok, as usual I have to be a little weird Kali Aug 27 #278

Thank you Kali. Great post. I used to eat bologna sammies on white bread. spread a little yellow mustard. A kids dream. debm55 Aug 27 #279

I hated bologna until my honeymoon Kali Aug 27 #280

Great, and enjoy. debm55 Aug 27 #281