Posted on Sep 13, 2015
What vegetable makes you shudder when you hear its name?
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When I was growing up my parents were British and I was introduced to British peas, green beans, lettuce, carrots and the wonderful potato which I enjoyed. I also was subjected to Brussel sprouts, asparagus, broccoli and cauliflower which I did not enjoy and sometimes employed ruses to dispose of the foods I did not like :-)
After I joined the Army I was introduced to southern greens and European vegetables when I was stationed in Germany. I learned to like some of the vegetables I initially hated but some vegetables make me shudder to think about.
I have one son who at age 24 still avoids vegetables and has been known to send food back because vegetables have interacted with the food - undetectable to most mortals :-)
FYI SFC Jim RuetherSPC Terry PageMSG Joseph ChristofaroCpl Samuel Pope SrCpl Mark A. MorrisPO1 Howard BarnesLt Col Scott ShuttleworthSPC Matt OvaskaSgt Christopher JacksonMSG Greg KellySPC Doug BoltonSPC Paul C.CWO4 Terrence ClarkCPL Ronald Keyes Jrltc-joe-anderson-taz-or-joe-retired-now-in-contract-complianceCDR (Join to see)SrA Ronald MooreSGT John PodlaskiPo1 Robert Payne
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After I joined the Army I was introduced to southern greens and European vegetables when I was stationed in Germany. I learned to like some of the vegetables I initially hated but some vegetables make me shudder to think about.
I have one son who at age 24 still avoids vegetables and has been known to send food back because vegetables have interacted with the food - undetectable to most mortals :-)
FYI SFC Jim RuetherSPC Terry PageMSG Joseph ChristofaroCpl Samuel Pope SrCpl Mark A. MorrisPO1 Howard BarnesLt Col Scott ShuttleworthSPC Matt OvaskaSgt Christopher JacksonMSG Greg KellySPC Doug BoltonSPC Paul C.CWO4 Terrence ClarkCPL Ronald Keyes Jrltc-joe-anderson-taz-or-joe-retired-now-in-contract-complianceCDR (Join to see)SrA Ronald MooreSGT John PodlaskiPo1 Robert Payne
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Brussel sprouts- anything that smells like a fart while it is cooking can't be good
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Wife keeps trying to get me to eat those things. I tell her day after she eats pickled herring she can cook all she wants. So far standoff has lasted 48 years!
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
I'm with Stein, I love the stuff, that's that Viking heritage in me as well I guess. When stationed in North Dakota the O'Club used to have it on their lunch buffet all the time, only way I could get any since wife won't let it in the house :-)
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
PO3 Bob McCord Love lefsa, we even have a less board for making our own. Tried lutefisk, no thanks. Open face sardine sandwich on pumpernickel bread, grew up on it!
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
PO3 Bob McCord My wife learned how to make lefsa when we were stationed in North Dakota but we hardly ever make it anymore. From the sounds of your families, the Danes were more like the Irish than the Norwegians. :-)
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SSgt Terry P.
PO3 Bob McCord - We didn't have trout in the area i grew up in,but we had cold streams(creeks to me )with various types of fish.One particular type was called a stone roller and grew to a size of about 1/2 a pound,it was very similar to small trout.When i was around 12, i spent a lot of time hiking in the hills and eating what i could hunt or catch,this little fish was a favorite of mine.Wrapped in hickory leaves,seasoned with a little salt then coated with mud,put into a small fire on the sandy creek bank.When i got tired of exploring,i would go back to the fire and remove it from the coals,break open the dried mud and have some really good tasting fish.
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SSgt Terry P.
PO3 Bob McCord - I was a loner,Bob.Spent many days and nights in the woods and on the lake alone.In the hills,i didn't carry anything except a little salt,couple of fish hooks along with about 10 feet of mono(always in my wallet),a striker and my little .22 single shot Stevens/ammo(.22 shorts) and a knife.On the lake(in my boat) i carried cooking gear and a few other supplies.From 12 to mid teens i didn't use a tent either,later i got a light nylon 2 man tent and a sleeping bag.Spent many nights wrapped in Visqueen(plastic) sleeping by a campfire,comforted with a belly full of fresh caught fish cooked on an open fire.
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SSgt Terry P.
PO3 Bob McCord - You are most likely right.Even after i came home i ended up back on that lake,sleeping in a tent and mostly living off the land.I was luckier than many of those that returned.I could manage a decent living while almost living completely off the grid and out of the mainstream of society.
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I like spinach, asparagus, all beans, except those nasty Lima beans and I like green salads, and broccoli with cheese sauce.
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SSgt Terry P.
PO3 Bob McCord - Mostly had C's in VN seldom got 'hot chow" and the few times we did it was bad.Thanksgiving,the last hill i was on--turkey loaf and a few other "hot" foods were brought in by a chopper,some of the guys ask why i was eating C's instead. Answer was "i don't particularly like GREEN TURKEY". A lot of the ones that ate got light cases of food poisoning or salmonella--vomiting and diarrhea. Terry was only constipated from eating C's. lol
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