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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish25•7 months agoMy joke about being from Iowa is that you could have a salad potluck without ever seeing a piece of lettuce! My family’s wildest is Snicker Salad, Tapioca Salad (marshmallows and mandarin oranges), and Cranberry Salad.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-27 months agoWeirdly, while Snicker salad does have Snickers in it, the base is chopped green apples. (At least when I have seen it.)
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•7 months agoand it’s fucking delicious. Just had it at Thanksgiving.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•7 months agoThat’s because it’s mostly fuckin sugar mate fuckin hell 😂
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoSo what does the word salad actually mean then? So far it appears to be a mix of anything, served in a large bowl.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoThat’s pretty much it, it’s not far removed from Jell-O salads with other unhealthy crap added to them.
minus-squareDrMangolinkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoAnd you eat them as a side to the main dish, not as a dessert. Dessert comes later
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoLol, exactly! Dessert is probably healthier!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoTapioca salad is a Thanksgiving staple in my family. Leave the canned cranberry jam at home, thanks.
My joke about being from Iowa is that you could have a salad potluck without ever seeing a piece of lettuce! My family’s wildest is Snicker Salad, Tapioca Salad (marshmallows and mandarin oranges), and Cranberry Salad.
what in the actual fuck
Weirdly, while Snicker salad does have Snickers in it, the base is chopped green apples. (At least when I have seen it.)
you’re fucking kidding me right?
Snickers, green apples, and cool whip
and it’s fucking delicious. Just had it at Thanksgiving.
That’s because it’s mostly fuckin sugar mate fuckin hell 😂
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So what does the word salad actually mean then? So far it appears to be a mix of anything, served in a large bowl.
That’s pretty much it, it’s not far removed from Jell-O salads with other unhealthy crap added to them.
And you eat them as a side to the main dish, not as a dessert. Dessert comes later
Lol, exactly! Dessert is probably healthier!
Tapioca salad is a Thanksgiving staple in my family. Leave the canned cranberry jam at home, thanks.