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minus-squareDontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·11 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-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·11 months agowhat in the actual fuck
minus-squarePronell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-211 months agoWeirdly, while Snicker salad does have Snickers in it, the base is chopped green apples. (At least when I have seen it.)
minus-squareWhelks_chance@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 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-squarePronell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoThat’s pretty much it, it’s not far removed from Jell-O salads with other unhealthy crap added to them.
minus-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoyou’re fucking kidding me right?
minus-square🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoSnickers, green apples, and cool whip
minus-squarePraiseTheSoup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoand it’s fucking delicious. Just had it at Thanksgiving.
minus-squareMr_Blott@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoThat’s because it’s mostly fuckin sugar mate fuckin hell 😂
minus-squareCycloneWolf@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoTapioca salad is a Thanksgiving staple in my family. Leave the canned cranberry jam at home, thanks.
minus-squareDrMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoAnd you eat them as a side to the main dish, not as a dessert. Dessert comes later
minus-squareDontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoLol, exactly! Dessert is probably healthier!
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.)
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.
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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Tapioca salad is a Thanksgiving staple in my family. Leave the canned cranberry jam at home, thanks.
And you eat them as a side to the main dish, not as a dessert. Dessert comes later
Lol, exactly! Dessert is probably healthier!