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Re: S/O - Remembering old threads - picky eaters
By: Hmmm Date: October 8, 2020, 8:14 pm
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The goat's milk story gave me a chuckle. My nephew who was born
in the mid 80's had an allergy and he could only drink goats
milk as a baby. Oh, that smell still haunts us today, especially
if he spit up on you.
My most vivid memory of being picky about a food item was
actually discussed recently. We had a visit with a cousin on my
Dad's side over the weekend who is about 30 years older than me.
My mom never served us sweet ice tea, only unsweetened but my
Dad's side served something akin to sugar water with a bit of
tea color added. We were at her parent's home and I was around 5
and served sweet tea. My mother was so embarrassed by the
comotion I made upon first tasting that sweet tea. It was the
first time Dad's side of the family realized why Mom and my
older sister's never seemed to drink anything with their meals.
When I was about 10, I got my juvenile nose out of joint when at
a friend's home. They were serving salad and had bottles of blue
cheese and ranch dressing available. I asked for the blue cheese
and the mom kept telling me I wouldn't like it and to use the
ranch. I kept explaining that I liked blue cheese but she was
convinced I didn't know what it was. She went and got a spoon
for me to try it so I wouldn't spoil my salad. She kept side eye
watching me as I ate the salad because I think she thought I was
pretending to like it.
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Re: S/O - Remembering old threads - picky eaters
By: shadowfox79 Date: October 9, 2020, 9:24 am
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I've just remembered one from my childhood.
When I was about seven, my primary school teacher - who was
friends with my mother - was talking to Mum and made some
disparaging comment about me being a fussy eater.
Mum was well aware that I ate everything at home and also didn't
like other adults insulting me - that was her job - so she
immediately called her on this and asked her to explain.
My teacher, obviously not expecting to be challenged, stammered
a bit and finally admitted that I was refusing to eat rice
pudding and custard. Just those things. Of course, primary
school dinners generally involved one or the other for dessert.
Mum told her that she didn't like rice pudding or custard either
and coolly suggested that if I was eating everything else they
should count their blessings and leave me to it.
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Re: S/O - Remembering old threads - picky eaters
By: Lilipons Date: October 9, 2020, 10:25 am
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I was the opposite of a picky eater. It started at a very young
age. Roman Catholics practice infant baptism and the younger
the better. Part of the ritual includes putting a grain of salt
on the baby’s tongue to symbolize that there will be unpleasant
experiences in life. Usually, the baby wails when it tastes the
salt. According to my mother, I just opened my eyes a little
wider and appeared to think about the possibilities.
There was also the meal on a vacation trip when I had an
audience for my appetizer. I was five and kneeling on a stack
of telephone books while eating a shrimp cocktail with a fork in
my fist. I’m told that members of the waitstaff stood around
the table to observe this phenomenon.
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Re: S/O - Remembering old threads - picky eaters
By: Hmmm Date: October 9, 2020, 10:31 am
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[quote author=shadowfox79 link=topic=1885.msg58715#msg58715
date=1602253478]
I've just remembered one from my childhood.
When I was about seven, my primary school teacher - who was
friends with my mother - was talking to Mum and made some
disparaging comment about me being a fussy eater.
Mum was well aware that I ate everything at home and also didn't
like other adults insulting me - that was her job - so she
immediately called her on this and asked her to explain.
My teacher, obviously not expecting to be challenged, stammered
a bit and finally admitted that I was refusing to eat rice
pudding and custard. Just those things. Of course, primary
school dinners generally involved one or the other for dessert.
Mum told her that she didn't like rice pudding or custard either
and coolly suggested that if I was eating everything else they
should count their blessings and leave me to it.
[/quote]
Ha. That reminded me of a girl scout mother who told my mom I
was "difficult" because I never wanted one of the jello pudding
snacks (back then they were in cans) that were supposed to be
our snack at the meetings. I didn't ask for anything else but
she claimed it made the other girls uncomfortable to eat in
front of me. No it didn't. They usually fought over who got
mine.
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Re: S/O - Remembering old threads - picky eaters
By: gramma dishes Date: October 9, 2020, 11:00 am
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[quote author=Hmmm link=topic=1885.msg58721#msg58721
date=1602257463]
Ha. That reminded me of a girl scout mother who told my mom I
was "difficult" because I never wanted one of the jello pudding
snacks (back then they were in cans) that were supposed to be
our snack at the meetings. I didn't ask for anything else but
she claimed it made the other girls uncomfortable to eat in
front of me. No it didn't. They usually fought over who got
mine.
[/quote]
Did it never occur to your scout leader that perhaps a little
variety in snacks might not only be possible but desirable?
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Re: S/O - Remembering old threads - picky eaters
By: Rose Red Date: October 9, 2020, 11:19 am
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[quote author=Lilipons link=topic=1885.msg58720#msg58720
date=1602257127]
There was also the meal on a vacation trip when I had an
audience for my appetizer. I was five and kneeling on a stack
of telephone books while eating a shrimp cocktail with a fork in
my fist. I’m told that members of the waitstaff stood around
the table to observe this phenomenon.
[/quote]
In the old board, a poster wrote about a similar experience
except it was oysters. The waiters or other customers brought
her another plate because they were so impressed.
Stories like this always amuse me. I didn't grow up in the US
and seafood, including oysters, clams, squid, and snails were a
treat to us as children. Funny how I don't eat them now as an
adult.
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Re: S/O - Remembering old threads - picky eaters
By: Aleko Date: October 9, 2020, 11:26 am
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[quote]When I was about seven, my primary school teacher - who
was friends with my mother - was talking to Mum and made some
disparaging comment about me being a fussy eater.
Mum was well aware that I ate everything at home and also didn't
like other adults insulting me - that was her job - so she
immediately called her on this and asked her to explain.
My teacher, obviously not expecting to be challenged, stammered
a bit and finally admitted that I was refusing to eat rice
pudding and custard. Just those things. Of course, primary
school dinners generally involved one or the other for
dessert.[/quote]
Brings back horrid memories - before I started primary school,
my mother took me to visit it and be shown round, and when we
went through the dining room the teacher who was our guide told
me that there was always a choice of two desserts. That sounded
a bit of all right to me, till term started and I found that
this was true - but the second choice was always rice pudding
with the top burnt into a leathery black skin . . .
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Re: S/O - Remembering old threads - picky eaters
By: SureJan Date: October 9, 2020, 11:39 am
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[quote author=shadowfox79 link=topic=1885.msg58715#msg58715
date=1602253478]
My teacher, obviously not expecting to be challenged, stammered
a bit and finally admitted that I was refusing to eat rice
pudding and custard. Just those things. Of course, primary
school dinners generally involved one or the other for dessert.
Mum told her that she didn't like rice pudding or custard either
and coolly suggested that if I was eating everything else they
should count their blessings and leave me to it.
[/quote]
IME so many things kids are "picky" about are more about texture
than anything else - rice pudding and custard being the perfect
examples! I love rice pudding now but when I was a kid the
texture was so off putting I quickly learned to say "no thank
you" (and in my life there was much less pushback on politely
declining a dessert/snack than a "mealtime" food.) Still not a
fan of custard or flan though!
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Re: S/O - Remembering old threads - picky eaters
By: Titanica Date: October 9, 2020, 1:07 pm
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[quote author=Lilipons link=topic=1885.msg58720#msg58720
date=1602257127]
I was the opposite of a picky eater. It started at a very young
age. Roman Catholics practice infant baptism and the younger
the better. Part of the ritual includes putting a grain of salt
on the baby’s tongue to symbolize that there will be unpleasant
experiences in life. Usually, the baby wails when it tastes the
salt. According to my mother, I just opened my eyes a little
wider and appeared to think about the possibilities.
There was also the meal on a vacation trip when I had an
audience for my appetizer. I was five and kneeling on a stack
of telephone books while eating a shrimp cocktail with a fork in
my fist. I’m told that members of the waitstaff stood around
the table to observe this phenomenon.
[/quote]
An audience for your appetizer? Interesting. What did the
audience taste like?
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Re: S/O - Remembering old threads - picky eaters
By: chigger Date: October 9, 2020, 3:06 pm
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[quote author=Titanica link=topic=1885.msg58740#msg58740
date=1602266843]
[quote author=Lilipons link=topic=1885.msg58720#msg58720
date=1602257127]
I was the opposite of a picky eater. It started at a very young
age. Roman Catholics practice infant baptism and the younger
the better. Part of the ritual includes putting a grain of salt
on the baby’s tongue to symbolize that there will be unpleasant
experiences in life. Usually, the baby wails when it tastes the
salt. According to my mother, I just opened my eyes a little
wider and appeared to think about the possibilities.
There was also the meal on a vacation trip when I had an
audience for my appetizer. I was five and kneeling on a stack
of telephone books while eating a shrimp cocktail with a fork in
my fist. I’m told that members of the waitstaff stood around
the table to observe this phenomenon.
[/quote]
An audience for your appetizer? Interesting. What did the
audience taste like?
[/quote]
Like chicken, of course!
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