vaguely remember the cafeteria in Kindergarten thru 2nd grade,

did private school from 3 thru 8, so bagged it every day, due to small school and busing,,,


high school had options,

blue plate type meal (printed in teh paper each week so you knew what day was good) and also hamburger, cheeseburger (both mostly soy, and nasty) or a mediocre hot dog,

pizza was ok, fishstick friday was a thing, and the Spaghetti was very good,

During elementary school I mostly went to catholic school except for a year or so in public school. The public school served hot biscuits everyday with honey, the best part of lunch. Grits were also served almost everyday, blah.

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We had a lunch lady that made yeast rolls every day for lunch.

I can't figure out why was so hungry and couldn't make it to elementary school lunch time. My stomach would growl and I couldn't wait until lunch. I don't remember not having enough food available for breakfast and dinner, but maybe I was limited somehow. My elementary school was small and the lunches were pretty much scratch made. The quantities weren't great, so I'd everything offered. I hated prunes until I ate them. Roasted chicken was probably a favorite and school boy sandwiches which were some kind of sloppy joes.

Kids that brought sack lunches paid somewhere between 1 and 2 cents for a small carton of milk. First they were triangle cartons, but they often leaked then I think they were little paper cubes. The part of cents were small coins, some maybe aluminum and some plastic.

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Originally posted by Ranger41:
Salmon croquettes with bones the diameter of a pencil eraser. I went hungry those days.

I experienced these in middle school. I enjoyed them until I discovered the vertebrae which nearly made me sick. Years later my stepmother made them for dinner one night. I promptly said there's no damn way I'm eating that. She asked why and I told her my experience with the vertebrae and she clarified that she removes them. To this day I still smash them before eating just to make sure.

Crystal River elementary school, Smoked Mullet.

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Originally posted by lyman:
or a mediocre hot dog,

Oh how could I forget hot dog day! That started 4th or 5th grade, that was the one day I ate school food. This was like a national holiday for us, our school didn't "food" (hot food). You could buy milk, or a buttered roll or a bagel, maybe a piece of fruit, but that was about it. Then they started Hot Dog day once of week! Oh it was wondrous.

Cheese sandwich, we got some cash from my folks but spent it on a hot chocolate and a hash brown from McDonalds and then a comic on the bus ride over so all that was left was enough for the cheese. A trade I'd make right now actually. I think the lesson of spending wisely and appreciating the sacrifice of the larger meal was as good as any other but they were wise folks.

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Originally posted by Ranger41:
Salmon croquettes with bones the diameter of a pencil eraser. I went hungry those days.

I experienced these in middle school. I enjoyed them until I discovered the vertebrae which nearly made me sick. Years later my stepmother made them for dinner one night. I promptly said there's no damn way I'm eating that. She asked why and I told her my experience with the vertebrae and she clarified that she removes them. To this day I still smash them before eating just to make sure.

The salmon coquettes they fed me were the worst thing I ever ate. I think USDA was buying salmon from the fishing industry and putting it into school lunch programs but the farm ladies in Illinois had no idea of how to cook it. So they made those awful coquettes and cooked them to the consistency of hockey pucks. It wasn't until I traveled to the Pacific Northwest that I got salmon that was edible.

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...english muffin pizzas,

Now that brings back some memories. One of mom's gourmet meals.

Totally forgot about those!!!! My mom would also make them at home and then for a while when I was first on my own that is how I made pizza!!! I can’t believe I forgot about that!

Fish every Friday. I loved those square things. Back then it was the real thing, too. Good stuff.

Catholic elementary school in the late 60's and Friday was always meatless. They served Mac and cheese but with stewed tomatoes ladled over top. Not typically a kid friendly meal but man it was good.