It was such a relief when I was allowed to take my own sandwiches, which were generally a cheese slice between two pieces of white bread. That was it, no fruit, yoghurt, no salad, or health bar like my daughter always takes. In fact, I always wanted to have an Aero sandwich like one of my classmates, but my mother wouldn't hear of it. I can't say I blame her.
Helen at Bookersatz has posted my review of Tamsyn Murray's excellent book, My So-Called Afterlife. If you haven't read it, please go and have a look, it's a great book and well worth reading.
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...and our parents paid to send us to those schools...lol.
I remember the good, the bad and the ugly from primary school dinners. Good - toffee tart; Bad - fishcakes; Ugly - liver you could resole shoes with ugggh. I also remember less than healthy packed lunches which sometimes included jelly cubes!
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My neighbors went to parochial school and I always wished I could go because I loved their plaid uniforms. Now after hearing about gray tasteless food, I'm thinking I was lucky not to go. LOL
I think the food was OK at my junior school, but it was the enforcement of eating it that scared me! First you had to beg for a small helping, then there were teachers at each table to ensure good manners and that you ate it. Finally you had to run the gauntlet of the dinner lady where you returned your plates. Bones were about all you could leave!
What was an aero sandwich? It was the grey meat in college taht convinced me to a vegetarian (a behavior change that has lasted 25 years).
Oh the drama of those school cafeteria lunches! When I went to parochial school for 5 years, we actually lived a block away and walked home for lunch! I don't think schools allow that anymore.
What is an Aero sandwich ?
My favorite sandwich was a mayonaise sandwich...makes me shiver to even think about it now. AARRGGHH !
Also loved peanut butter and banana sandwiches...Directions: Mash banana into mush...stir, stir, stir in the peanut butter...slather onto a piece of really fresh "white" bread...squeeze sides and let mixture drip onto arms...lick it off...yum.
My school dinners were absolutely awful (late 1960s) but I had lunch at my son's school recently whilst "helping out" and I'd happily go in there everyday for £1.90. Tasty main course, well cooked, and then jam sponge with custard.
Good blogger that you are, Debs, I know you'll let your US friends know what an Aero sandwich is in a followup comment. But you're right about one thing--grey seems to be the default color for school lunch.
I'll be back to check your book review after lunch!
I will be back to see what an Aero sandwhich is...at first I thought you said an oreo sandwich. I think we all have some stories to tell about shool lunches.
I have just been catching up here. Must say I have serious shed envy.
I'll chime in with the "What's an Aero sandwich" question... Since I see you are from the UK (Garden Shed winner was a dead giveaway), I will say that probably worse than school lunch is a cold cornish pasty served on the trains. I have always had fond memories of those until my last trip where I got it cold and it was the absolute worst thing ever.
sandy - I know, it's shocking really. I also had to do a lot of washing up because I was rather naughty and wouldn't eat my lunch.
michelle - eugh, liver. The thought makes me shudder. Poor you. Thankfully I don't think we had to eat that.
loonyhiker - I think you're right. You didn't miss anything at all.
denise - my second school was like that. We used to have to say, 'Miniscule please, Mr N..." otherwise he would load our bowls with food.
celeste - I'm not surprised you're a vegetarian. I'm very fussy with meat and rarely eat it.
An Aero is a bar of chocolate (lovely) either mint or chocolate flavoured with bubbles in the middle and my schoolmate used to put a bar between two pieces of buttered bread as her sandwich.
joanne - I would have loved to have gone home for lunch. I doubt my mother would have agreed though.
swampy - please see my reply to Celeste's comment above re the Aero sandwich.
I'm not sure about your banana and peanut butter sarnie, I'll have to give that one some thought :)
troy - only £1.90 and it was good! Incredible. I would also go for lunch for that.
faye - thanks, have done so.
Hope you like the review, the book was excellent.
jan n jer - I love Oreos, but we didn't have those over here when I was at school, more's the pity.
cait - thanks. I do enjoy my shed, especially now that the weather is warming up a bit.
sayre - I don't know if I've ever tried a cold Cornish Pasty, but think I'd rather have a hot one like you prefer.
An Aero sandwich? Wow. Must try that!
School lunches - yuk. Everything was grey. Even the lumps in the 'sauces' were grey.
Ha ! I knew what an Aero bar was because I got one from a vending machine in Canada when I was there for a school conference, however, the one I had was plain, without extra flavorings. Please feel free to visit me at http://lilmouse.blogsite.org
those gray meats and coagulated gravy stories just turn my gut!
shirley - I hated school lunches so much and still don't like the things I was forced to eat then. Not sure why they bothered?
jill - I love Aeros but haven't tried one in a sandwich yet.
pamela - eugh, I agree.
oh I remmeber those lunches too - VILE!!
flowerpot - I still shudder when I think of them.
I'm ashamed to say I've never tried an Aero sandwich - what kind of confession is that for a chocaholic?
Loved the revue.
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Suzanne - neither have I and I always thought I was the queen of the chocaholics! We must be slipping.
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