Your Idea Of The Lunchmeat You Rate As Never

[Kadee]

We travel from home to Adelaide for dancing/ and medical appointments/ shopping ( 320 km return trip) afternoon dances are our preference in winter months .
We have those wide mouth food thermos flasks so if I’ve got any soup or other hot foods I’ll bring that with us for lunch , or I’ll butter nice fresh bread or rolls and buy a 1/4 of a hot chicken to make us lunch in preference to eating foods prepared by someone else at pubs / cafes .

My hubby calls me particular yes I’m I like our food to be as nutritious and fat free as possible
so they can keep the luncheon meats

 

[Aunt Marg]

You've got me so queasy, @Aunt Marg . I don't care how poverty stricken I'll become, I refuse to eat this stuff. You had me at 'jellied loaf'.

I know deep in my heart my mom and dad tried so hard to give us kids the best, but being poor, options were limited.

I remember when I hit the lotto and mom would slice leftover meatloaf thinly and make us sandwiches with that, or a yummy roast beef sandwich with mustard and lettuce, but those occasions were few and far between, and I can only imagine it killed my mom taking the last of the leftover roast beef and using it for sandwiches.

Even when we had nothing left in the house leading up to dads payday, mom always seemed to pull something together for mealtime, but it didn't come without hardship and stress on my mom.

I can say with all honestly, Pam, I could be dirt poor and mock chicken would not figure in.

 

[fmdog44]

Seems to me our senses interpret the same except for taste and sometimes smell. Going through the grocery store sometimes I see something and think "Who would eat that thing?" The answer is someone.

 

[PamfromTx]

Seems to me our senses interpret the same except for taste and sometimes smell. Going through the grocery store sometimes I see something and think "Who would eat that thing?" The answer is someone.

You are correct. And it will likely be @Aunt Marg .

 

[sarah sam]

I never buy bologna, olive loaf, or head cheese. I also pass on those wet, formed turkey or chicken logs. Too much water and they taste sweet to me. If I do buy deli meat, I ask for it sliced very thin and I blot it at home so my bread does not go soggy.


Most weeks I skip lunchmeat and make my own fillings. A small roast chicken on Sunday gives me good sandwiches for a few days. When I want something deli style, I make a chopped Italian at home with good salami and plenty of lettuce, tomato, and onion. It is tidy to eat and every bite tastes the same.


If anyone wants the simple step by step I use, here it is with photos and a light dressing:
Best Chopped Italian Sandwich Recipe – Ultimate Flavor


What lunchmeat do you all avoid, and what do you make instead?

 

[IrishEyes]

Worst for me that shall never pass through my mouth ... Liverwurst

 

[CallMeKate]

Worst for me that shall never pass through my mouth ... Liverwurst

I have some in my fridge... guess you won't be dropping by for lunch?

 

[IrishEyes]

I have some in my fridge... guess you won't be dropping by for lunch?

 

[Jazzy1]

Worst for me that shall never pass through my mouth ... Liverwurst

 

[Paco Dennis]

Olive loaf! Yuk!

 

[Oldeagle66]

I still eat Head Cheese and fondly remember seeing the fresh hog head sitting on the kitchen counter. My mother made her own. It was usually for the holidays.

 

[RadishRose]

As a child, bologna, liverwurst, olive loaf, pickle loaf and ham were on the lunch menu often. Also veal loaf and salami. My mother liked fried bologna.

As an adult I stopped eating all except for salami and ham, the salami only a few times a year. But now Iike mortadella sometimes which isn't healthy either.

 

[hearlady]

Olive Loaf and Head Cheese (you rarely see head cheese anymore)

I just read that olive loaf was going away. Now I want some.

 

[TeePee]

I don't like pickle loaf or olive loaf. The only kind of lunch meat I really like (but it's not good for you because it's processed) is ham, turkey, roast beef, or corn beef from the deli. (not prepackaged)

 

[Aunt Bea]

I just read that olive loaf was going away. Now I want some.

It’s very difficult to find in this area.

I make do with chopped stuffed olives as a topping on a ham sandwich.

Chopped stuffed olives mixed with mayonnaise is also a good choice as a Michigan style burger topping.

 

[jujube]

I had too much baloney growing up. It will never pass my lips again.

 

[Lethe200]

We've been low-salt for decades so a lot of commercial lunchmeats taste too salty for us. Not fond of head cheese as I'm not a big lover of aspic normally, but my mom loved the stuff and was always thrilled to be able to find it at a deli. It's not common in NorCA markets.

Haven't seen olive loaf in decades! Never cared for green olives until I tried good quality Castelvetrano olives - those are marvelous! Again, though, some brands are too salty so I'm careful about which brand I buy.

Love liverwurst but the only commercial brand we've found that isn't too salty is the Schaller & Weber Braunschweiger (smoked liverwurst), but it's only available at certain stores. We found it on our last trip to the Wine Country, and it was marvelous! Wish I could find it nearby but so far no luck.

Not fond of bologna or turkey ham (ham in general, except for Jambon de Paris, isn't a fav of mine). Though we love sausages, American style hot dogs are not our style either. Spouse is Chinese-Portuguese so he adores linguica, and fortunately there used to be a sizable Portuguese population here (sheepherders in the Wild West/Gold Rush days). There are several excellent local companies that make a good linguica, which makes great sandwiches on a French bread roll! Melted Gruyere and caramelized onions, mmmmmm...................

 

[RadishRose]

Castelvetrano olives - those are marvelous!

Yes they are!

 

[TeePee]

Worst for me that shall never pass through my mouth ... Liverwurst

I've never had a craving for it as an adult but I used to love it as a child. My dad and I would sit and it eat it on crackers. I don't know that I loved it so much or just I loved sharing it with my dad. It's a bonding thing.

 

[Nathan]

Olive Loaf and Head Cheese (you rarely see head cheese anymore)

I actually like Olive Loaf and Head Cheese(it eats better than it looks).

 

[LadyEmeraude]

I rate Olive loaf as never. Been years.
Might try it again for the experience