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PJMcK

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110. Those look good!

Fri Dec 15, 2017, 09:15 AM

Dec 2017

My schools had english muffin pizzas. Same thing, basically. I loved those and still make them from time to time.

Enjoy your weekend!

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Your most loved school cafeteria dish? [View all] Watchfoxheadexplodes Dec 2017 OP

Frito Pie HopeAgain Dec 2017 #1

Oooooo Sophiegirl Dec 2017 #2

We had dorito pizza Watchfoxheadexplodes Dec 2017 #4

Sounds like a dish a kid would come up with. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #131

I never had that in school Codeine Dec 2017 #59

Back in the 50s my school had cinnamon rolls to die for! Binkie The Clown Dec 2017 #3

Weren't they great...and, BIG! All home cooking and delicious. Frustratedlady Dec 2017 #48

I don't remember loving any of it. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #5

They called it Vikings Sheppards pie at my Jr high Watchfoxheadexplodes Dec 2017 #9

What a strange name. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #10

Viking school mascot Watchfoxheadexplodes Dec 2017 #13

You know the Vikings flotsam Dec 2017 #49

Our Sheppard's Pie was awesome jpak Dec 2017 #114

Some of the things served... 3catwoman3 Dec 2017 #65

LOL! The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #66

Somewhat off-topic, but, what the hey. 3catwoman3 Dec 2017 #68

Same problem here. I think it's just another perverse cat thing. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #72

Public elementary school in Memphis. Laffy Kat Dec 2017 #6

I remember those prices Rhiannon12866 Dec 2017 #90

It was $0.25 without milk and $0.30 with milk. Laffy Kat Dec 2017 #91

Ah! Did you ever have milk breaks? Rhiannon12866 Dec 2017 #92

No, we didn't have milk breaks. Laffy Kat Dec 2017 #93

I remember having pomegranates as a kid - my mother would occasionally buy them Rhiannon12866 Dec 2017 #94

Coconuts were such a treat. Raw sugar cane, too! Laffy Kat Dec 2017 #95

Now that is something I never had, perhaps it's a regional thing? Rhiannon12866 Dec 2017 #96

I think the sugar cane was a special treat from Louisiana. Laffy Kat Dec 2017 #98

I don't think I've even seen sugar cane - but then I'm a long way from Louisiana Rhiannon12866 Dec 2017 #99

The ONE thing I like about them is the crunchy sound they make when bitten! Laffy Kat Dec 2017 #100

I have to say that I much prefer the crunchy half sour ones to any other kind Rhiannon12866 Dec 2017 #101

We still get those pickles at local store TEB Dec 2017 #109

When I attended Catholic school in PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #105

Maybe ours was less expensive since we lived in dairy country... Rhiannon12866 Dec 2017 #107

I actually liked the au gratin potatoes. Everyone else called them "old rotten potatoes," Glorfindel Dec 2017 #7

Hamburger Bun Pizza! 😋 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2017 #8

huh d_r Dec 2017 #11

Ours were on hamburger buns with red sauce, cheese, and slices of pepperoni. The best thing was Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2017 #15

Oh, we had that too! dawg day Dec 2017 #32

sounds kind of awesome nt d_r Dec 2017 #35

The sad thing about veggie pepperoni Codeine Dec 2017 #64

We had those too DashOneBravo Dec 2017 #50

Oh gross. pangaia Dec 2017 #81

Those look good! PJMcK Dec 2017 #110

I think they called Mock Pizza at my school. Ohiya Dec 2017 #112

peanut and raisin cups, roasted chicken Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #12

Miss Wilson, the server lady, but she had a boyfriend. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #14

Can't really think of one. 3catwoman3 Dec 2017 #16

How in the wirld do u remember such detail? pangaia Dec 2017 #83

Lime jello with peas?! Just the thought is horrifying. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #134

50s, jr hi, cherry pie plus cup of vanilla ice cream bobbieinok Dec 2017 #17

Pizza in elementary school ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #18

Fish sticks, rectangular pizza slices, and tater tots. FSogol Dec 2017 #19

Every Friday in Junior High, MuseRider Dec 2017 #20

cafateria pizza!!!!! samnsara Dec 2017 #21

Heck yeah. That weird soggy pizza Codeine Dec 2017 #60

Way back when our small rural school started serving lunches, our first cook was one of Arkansas Granny Dec 2017 #22

Meat Loaf PassingFair Dec 2017 #23

Georgia. Public school. The peanut butter cookie. Solly Mack Dec 2017 #24

We had nice rolls Va Lefty Dec 2017 #25

Pizza shenmue Dec 2017 #26

we were poor jodymarie aimee Dec 2017 #27

Most unloved in Jr High was this dark purple luncheon loaf that we called mystery meat. CentralMass Dec 2017 #28

Sloppy Joes left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 #29

OH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! making that noise like SALLY in the movie when harry met sally trueblue2007 Dec 2017 #117

Fish Sticks on Fridays. democratisphere Dec 2017 #30

Me, too! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2017 #86

Texas sheet cake dawg day Dec 2017 #31

Elementary school Freddie Dec 2017 #33

brown Betty enid602 Dec 2017 #34

Everything was horrible except scoop of instant mashed potatoes with butter on top wishstar Dec 2017 #36

uggh..nothing hlthe2b Dec 2017 #37

Lololol pangaia Dec 2017 #84

chocolate chip cake squares Phentex Dec 2017 #38

Sloppy Joes JCinNYC Dec 2017 #39

Instant mashed potatoes with gravy and kacekwl Dec 2017 #40

Orange creamsicles FuzzyRabbit Dec 2017 #41

Totally agree JDC Dec 2017 #43

Oh my god yes.. pangaia Dec 2017 #85

made by cafeteria ladies hot rolls brushed with melted butter. yummmmy! nt msongs Dec 2017 #42

One lunch-lady made baked mac and cheese with chunks of chicken (tuna on Friday) and crumbly topping haele Dec 2017 #44

I puked (jk) the second I read the word mayonaise JonLP24 Dec 2017 #45

What a great thread. THANKS, all. elleng Dec 2017 #46

Spaghetti - they made really good spaghetti with a tomato meat sauce csziggy Dec 2017 #47

Egg noodles and stewed tomatoes. madaboutharry Dec 2017 #51

I kind of liked the greasy baked chicken. The_Casual_Observer Dec 2017 #52

It sure wasn't Salmon Croquettes. El Supremo Dec 2017 #53

Chalupas! stevil Dec 2017 #55

The hot dogs called pronto pups. Bread dough around a hot dog and baked. I still make those for brewens Dec 2017 #54

We had those too. I loved them! lkinwi Dec 2017 #57

We called those "pigs in a blanket". Codeine Dec 2017 #61

I was just thinking the same thing. nt Still Blue in PDX Dec 2017 #123

I had forgotten about those. I made them for my kids. Yummmm. nt Still Blue in PDX Dec 2017 #121

Holy shit that sounds utterly revolting!! Codeine Dec 2017 #56

Pretty much everything Codeine Dec 2017 #58

Most.of the food was good. SouthernIrish Dec 2017 #62

That's. . . weird. Codeine Dec 2017 #63

That's triggering a vague memory. Was the bologna fried to make it curly, somewhat resembling Still Blue in PDX Dec 2017 #122

My school called them Mexican hats. dewsgirl Dec 2017 #133

In the corner of Western Nebraska where I grew up Nac Mac Feegle Dec 2017 #67

My daughters got bunzas(couldn't use the brand name Runza) AJT Dec 2017 #129

catholic elementary school ... GeorgeGist Dec 2017 #69

But not often. Once a month? Mothers Club LuckyLib Dec 2017 #135

roast beef slice on white bread. Chipper Chat Dec 2017 #70

Back in late 50s they made this spaghetti that was really good, and I dont even like spaghetti. Hoyt Dec 2017 #71

No one had Prune Whip? procon Dec 2017 #73

The spaghetti Generic Brad Dec 2017 #74

grade school-mock chicken legs w/ rice. pansypoo53219 Dec 2017 #75

Sloppy Joe's, corn, peaches and cold milk.... Heartstrings Dec 2017 #76

Chili with a huge gooey cinnamon roll RainCaster Dec 2017 #77

Strangely, I have no remembrance of what we ate at the cafeteria, except for two exceptions: northoftheborder Dec 2017 #78

Lime jello squares with strips of baloney in them, garnished with sauerkraut. nt Atticus Dec 2017 #79

Southern green beans black eyed peas and rice MaryMagdaline Dec 2017 #80

Shepard's pie and sloppy joes LeftInTX Dec 2017 #82

tater tots gopiscrap Dec 2017 #87

I still can't resist tater tots. Codeine Dec 2017 #124

Elementary School Jackson Mississippi mid 50s through 1960 Grammy23 Dec 2017 #88

Tuna fish hero. pressbox69 Dec 2017 #89

Pizza or nachos, if it was available sakabatou Dec 2017 #97

Oh, I have several.......Spaghetti, pizza burgers, peanut butter bars, fish sticks and mashed AJT Dec 2017 #102

Tuna hoagies with chips and fishsticks -not on the same day. :-) flor-de-jasmim Dec 2017 #103

Nothing. Doreen Dec 2017 #104

Through 8th grade I was in a small school in upstate NY. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #106

Apple Crisp yuiyoshida Dec 2017 #108

We still aggravate my one brother to this day TEB Dec 2017 #111

Sloppy Joes and a Death By Sugar Chocolate baked dessert. jpak Dec 2017 #113

Baconburger! I absolutely loved them though I have no idea what they really were. They seaglass Dec 2017 #115

Turkey on a biscuit. femmocrat Dec 2017 #116

Pigs in a blanket jmowreader Dec 2017 #118

Luncheon Meat Throckmorton Dec 2017 #119

Barbecued beef on a homemade bun and snickerdoodle bars. Still Blue in PDX Dec 2017 #120

In junior high school in Tampa Fla.: Cuban Sandwiches ms liberty Dec 2017 #125

Mashed potatoes with real melted butter on them. LisaM Dec 2017 #126

I always made my own lunch. We did not have a cafeteria in public school. applegrove Dec 2017 #127

Mystery meat! LOL!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #128

We had this really shitty pizza that was so bad it was good... pnwest Dec 2017 #130

I am still searching for the macaroni and cheese my grade school cafeteria served. Kali Dec 2017 #132

I really don't remember anything eatable except Spanish Rice nt doc03 Dec 2017 #136

Chili mac! murielm99 Dec 2017 #137