Absolutely loved the Swanson Salisbury Steak, Chicken Noodle soup, Cherry Crisp Hungary Man Dinner. Too bad they didn’t make the conversion to microwave oven safe. Ah well progress……
7
Fifteen minutes to bake? I recall it was more like 45 minutes.
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I grew up on these and Ring Dings. I developed cycstic acne, but hey, what’s a few GIANT pimples through your teenage years.
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IF WE WERE GOOD, WE WERE ALLOWED TV DINNERS IN FRONT OF THE TV ON SUNDAYS, AND TO WATCH THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY, FOLLOWED BY BONANZA
I ALWAYS WORE MY FANNER 50
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^^^^^^^ Dang I remember that well. It was awesome. What a great time to be alive.
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And Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom just before Disney!
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The closest thing I get to the TV dinner experience these days is a Marie Callender Turkey Pot Pie.
It takes nearly an hour in the oven but it’s well worth it.
Pro-tip: Do not wrap the outer crust with aluminum foil like they recommend.
Instead rub some olive oil on the entire crust.
The crust makes the pie…
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TV dinners were out of the question at our house. I can remember once for the Wizard of Oz, and that’s only because my mom wanted to watch it.
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The microwave was such a game changer, for good for the most part.
However, I still remember how excited we got on Saturday nights with the Jiffy-Pop popcorn cooked on the stove top.
Good memories.
Another thing was portion size.
Kids these days would definitely think we ate like North Koreans back then.
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That was what my brother & I ate in 1965 when the parents
went out for lobster dinner.The crotchety lady in rolled up stockings was the baby sitter.We were sceert of her….
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You knew you had a really old one when all the food tasted like aluminum. Our family even had those collapsible, metal TV trays to set the TV dinners on. We didn’t do it too often ’cause Dad usually wanted “real food.”
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Benito, I also had a Mattel Fanner 50 with the rubber bullets and Greenie Stickem Em caps back in the early 60’s (pre Vietnam) when I was a kid. And at least 2 of my brothers and I would shoot em at each other and no one of us was ever hurt. Back when we could play Cowboys and Indians, Cops and Robbers and Army and no one bothered us or said that we were being politically incorrect or culturally sensitive and when a kid could be a kid. The kids growing up nowadays don’t know what they’re missing.
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Thanks; memories of 69 years agp. God memories!
5
I remember when my parents wanted a night out for themselves, us kids would have turkey pot pies. Best comfort food around. I don’t get to eat them any more, too many carbs. I suppose if it were my last day on earth, I’d spring for a Marie Callender turkey pot pie.
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LocoBlancoSaltine at 10:01 pm
The closest thing I get to the TV dinner experience these days is a Marie Callender Turkey Pot Pie.
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You got the expensive stuff. Us kids (6 of us) got the small Swanson’s pot pies – they were 39 cents each – cheap enough to feed 6 kids. We were happy with them, we didn’t know anything else.
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Marlin Perkins “That’s one of the most dangerous animals on the planet.
Jim, why don’t you go see if you can get a rope on him!”
And Disney had stuff like “Charlie the Lonesome Cougar” .
Sweet memories indeed.
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“Us kids (6 of us) got the small Swanson’s pot pies…”
One of my absolute favorite comfort foods as a kid.
ZZ Top beat you to it.
https://youtu.be/x2_HEJqyHfA
Absolutely loved the Swanson Salisbury Steak, Chicken Noodle soup, Cherry Crisp Hungary Man Dinner. Too bad they didn’t make the conversion to microwave oven safe. Ah well progress……
Fifteen minutes to bake? I recall it was more like 45 minutes.
I grew up on these and Ring Dings. I developed cycstic acne, but hey, what’s a few GIANT pimples through your teenage years.
IF WE WERE GOOD, WE WERE ALLOWED TV DINNERS IN FRONT OF THE TV ON SUNDAYS, AND TO WATCH THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY, FOLLOWED BY BONANZA
I ALWAYS WORE MY FANNER 50
^^^^^^^ Dang I remember that well. It was awesome. What a great time to be alive.
And Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom just before Disney!
The closest thing I get to the TV dinner experience these days is a Marie Callender Turkey Pot Pie.
It takes nearly an hour in the oven but it’s well worth it.
Pro-tip: Do not wrap the outer crust with aluminum foil like they recommend.
Instead rub some olive oil on the entire crust.
The crust makes the pie…
TV dinners were out of the question at our house. I can remember once for the Wizard of Oz, and that’s only because my mom wanted to watch it.
The microwave was such a game changer, for good for the most part.
However, I still remember how excited we got on Saturday nights with the Jiffy-Pop popcorn cooked on the stove top.
Good memories.
Another thing was portion size.
Kids these days would definitely think we ate like North Koreans back then.
That was what my brother & I ate in 1965 when the parents
went out for lobster dinner.The crotchety lady in rolled up stockings was the baby sitter.We were sceert of her….
You knew you had a really old one when all the food tasted like aluminum. Our family even had those collapsible, metal TV trays to set the TV dinners on. We didn’t do it too often ’cause Dad usually wanted “real food.”
Benito, I also had a Mattel Fanner 50 with the rubber bullets and Greenie Stickem Em caps back in the early 60’s (pre Vietnam) when I was a kid. And at least 2 of my brothers and I would shoot em at each other and no one of us was ever hurt. Back when we could play Cowboys and Indians, Cops and Robbers and Army and no one bothered us or said that we were being politically incorrect or culturally sensitive and when a kid could be a kid. The kids growing up nowadays don’t know what they’re missing.
Thanks; memories of 69 years agp. God memories!
I remember when my parents wanted a night out for themselves, us kids would have turkey pot pies. Best comfort food around. I don’t get to eat them any more, too many carbs. I suppose if it were my last day on earth, I’d spring for a Marie Callender turkey pot pie.
LocoBlancoSaltine at 10:01 pm
The closest thing I get to the TV dinner experience these days is a Marie Callender Turkey Pot Pie.
——————
You got the expensive stuff. Us kids (6 of us) got the small Swanson’s pot pies – they were 39 cents each – cheap enough to feed 6 kids. We were happy with them, we didn’t know anything else.
Marlin Perkins “That’s one of the most dangerous animals on the planet.
Jim, why don’t you go see if you can get a rope on him!”
And Disney had stuff like “Charlie the Lonesome Cougar” .
Sweet memories indeed.
“Us kids (6 of us) got the small Swanson’s pot pies…”
One of my absolute favorite comfort foods as a kid.