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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsOmigod! Who remembers pimento sandwich spread
For school lunch sandwiches! I never had one but I remember those who did have to eat them. Did I miss anything?
elleng
(130,974 posts)Meadowoak
(5,551 posts)SamKnause
(13,108 posts)It is still sold in stores.
True Blue American
(17,986 posts)Good for a change but I am hooked on peanut butter and jam, or peanut butter and crisp bacon on cracked wheal toast!
Mme. Defarge
(8,034 posts)it was called an hors duvre.
Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)Its an abomination done to perfectly good cheese.
Baitball Blogger
(46,737 posts)Not sure it was a good thing for young kids at grade school. Always thought it was punishment.
Laffy Kat
(16,383 posts)I wish I knew how she did it. I remember her adding crumbled bacon. She also made open face P&Cs and put them under the broiler until they were all melty and toasty. Every now and then I crave a P&C sandwich and I buy a tub of it at the deli but after one or two sandwiches I get tired of it.
Baitball Blogger
(46,737 posts)I use to think it was a cop-out until I visited her place of birth. At the hotel, it was an option at the buffet!!!
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Its really easy to make.
Laffy Kat
(16,383 posts)All I know is that it was the best, except it gave you really bad breath, lol.
Cicada
(4,533 posts)MuseRider
(34,111 posts)but it made my mouth hurt. I think I had an allergy to something in it but if my mother made it no amount of wheezing would get you out of eating it.
dweller
(23,641 posts)and enjoy it on saltines... I spoil myself 😁
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Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)But, I make my own.
You have given me a great idea! Thanks!
Polly Hennessey
(6,799 posts)crunch away. Loved it.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)It called for a jar of pimento cheese.
I also enjoyed an occasional sandwich from the jar. I don't remember fixing it for the kids, but it is one of their favs as adults and they say they remember it from childhood. Go figure!
True Blue American
(17,986 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)My mom was thrifty and, well, they were mostly a disappointment.
Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)I preferred the pimento loaf.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)Now, because of your post, I have to drink some more.
Thanks! (meant sincerely)
csziggy
(34,136 posts)In fact, that was one of my regular lunches during my low carb diet.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)More of a fond childhood memory best kept as a memory if you know what I mean.
But it was better than the chicken hearts Flora brought for lunch in a ziplock baggie. When she popped those in her mouth!
sprinkleeninow
(20,252 posts)KT2000
(20,584 posts)my brother accused me of electroplating the pimento cheese spread. Too many guests and not enough pimento spread. That stuff is really expensive now.
BlueDawn
(892 posts)I make homemade pimento cheese, and everyone seems to love it.
We especially like grilled pimento cheese sandwiches. Of course, I grate my own cheddar because it is tastier--not to mention stickier--than the weird, grated cheese that comes in a package which has a coating of a preservative which makes it so dry and unwieldy.
Also, nothing better than two thick slices of my homemade yeast bread with homemade pimento cheese topped by a thick slice of beefsteak tomato in season.....with a sprinkle of fresh black pepper and kosher salt. I am making myself hungry here.....
Nothing better.
True Blue American
(17,986 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,737 posts)Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)When I grate cheese myself I add some cornstarch to it if I don't plan on using it right away. It keeps it from sticking together and it also helps to keep the cheese from separating when it melts. It does give it a bit of a dry texture.
The best thing about homemade pimento cheese is you can use better cheese and different varieties than store bought.
sprinkleeninow
(20,252 posts)hlthe2b
(102,294 posts)I'd always imagined it was loaded with sodium and low-grade cheese. What else was in it?
Maybe I missed something special?
Lars39
(26,109 posts)Callalily
(14,890 posts)But is still very popular down south.
Baitball Blogger
(46,737 posts)I have a Tally friend that goes to a local Country cookin kitchen just for their pimento spread.
catrose
(5,068 posts)sarge43
(28,941 posts)WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)My parents were big bridge players and this was one of the things my mom would make up as a dip. It was one of my favorite treats when I was given crackers and a small custard cup with some in it.
She also got me into loving cream cheese and green olive (w/pimento) sandwiches since she'd make those and cut them into strips for a bridge party occasionally too.
Thanks for the memory jog. I think I'll pick up some pimentos and such and make up a recipe for that spread next time my granddaughters come for a visit. Then I can tell them the above story for fun.
Baitball Blogger
(46,737 posts)WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)I'm happily a 'bad' influence according to some of my conservative family members.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)The jar was a juice glass after it was washed out. The Pimento spread was my favorite to put on Ritz crackers or a Bagel.
avebury
(10,952 posts)Paladin
(28,265 posts)Not something I crave every day, but occasionally it really hits the spot. And yes, I grew up on the stuff.
sinkingfeeling
(51,460 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,737 posts)Maybe their version of a vegamite sandwich.
jpak
(41,758 posts)I never heard of it before (Yankee).
She added Tabasco or ground red pepper to it to spice it yup.
Loved it.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,627 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,549 posts)Iggo
(47,558 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,264 posts)goes will with Sweet Tea, the "house wine of the South"
Every picnic, church supper, and many school lunches included pimento cheese.
I didn't much like it as a kid but I got over that and I absolutely love the stuff!
Try Costco's jalapeno pimento cheese.
Now I want pimento cheese