Before there were today's "frozen entrees," the kids of my generation grew up on "TV Dinners." Back then, food came out of an oven that had been cooking at 400 degrees for 45 minutes. The aluminum or tin tray that the food was in was hotter than a motherfucker and burned the shit out of the sides of your hands if you touched it while eating. The cobbler was typically scalding hot and would burn the roof of your mouth, and you could be assured that at the center of those mashed potatoes was a chuck of ice that had failed to cook thoroughly out. But Jesus, they tasted good! The turkey dinner had REAL turkey. Not processed lunch meat pretending to be turkey.



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...that's why you stir the potatoes..

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This was the 70s...when 8 year olds cooked their own TV dinners and it was considered a success if you didn't finish the night in the ER.

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Swanson made the original "TV Brand Frozen Dinner." Sorry your parents were so butt hurt poor you had to eat the cheap Banquet knockoffs.

lol but what does the year have to do with stirring the potatoes? I thought it was common sense..my bad old timer!

Interestingly, we never ate TV dinners - my mom (or, rarely, dad) just cooked our meals from fresh/canned ingredients.

I've tried them a couple times since and thoroughly understand why my Dear Ol' Ma essentially forbid their presence in our house.

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> lol but what does the year have to do with
> stirring the potatoes? I thought it was common
> sense..my bad old timer!


Like I said, you are talking about an 8-year-old with a 400 degree oven. I considered myself pretty smart for reducing my burn risk.

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No I understand...I've done the same thing. But then I read the box one day and it said to stir lol. I never stirred and when I did I never had icy pot again! Not knockin ya broskie! Been there, done that! And that fake ass butt they had on it..oh yeaaa..yummy yummy!

I don't remember a time before microwaves. I do remember a time before popcorn came in microwavable form though...

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> I don't remember a time before microwaves. I do
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I call bullshit.

Mmm..jiffy pop was fun to make!

They now have the stuff in the bag that you can microwave or fry with a skillet,

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It's not bs, I remember that time. In fact, I remember my kindergarten teacher demonstrating how popcorn is made with a ghetto-ass popcorn maker, like it was the most amazing invention ever. It was crap. This was around the same time my family got our first microwave.

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I bought one a few years ago for the hell of it. Beer-battered chicken with cheese fries.

I guess I should've known not to eat something that advertises itself as "OVER ONE POUND OF FOOD!". It was heavy, salty, and greasy, to the power of ten. What sounded like a good idea at the grocery store turned into a night of heartburn.

They're total shit, and probably have more calories than a McDonald's super-size meal.
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Damn that looks good Meeper but with all frozen food it never comes out like the pics. Just for once I want a picture of dried out meat, carrots into the potato slot and burned corners of the entree.

Also from back in the day:

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lol, that video was one of the first things that crossed my mind when i saw this thread title. god i fuckin hate that band!

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This song is okay, but their old school Texas blues stuff was better. In the mid-80s they followed the crowd and got douchy.

My biggest issue with microwaveable meals is that meat usually ends up with a terrible texture. I'm much happier with the vegetarian options - like Amy's Kitchen. However, Blake's Shepherd's Pie is pretty awesome.

My parents never bought frozen dinners.

The kids I knew who grew up on TV Dinners had parents who were self absorbed career type, served with a side of alcoholism. These kids all grew up to have serious weight problems.

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> The kids I knew who grew up on TV Dinners had
> parents who were self absorbed career type, served
> with a side of alcoholism. These kids all grew up
> to have serious weight problems.





what are you implying about the OP?

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> The kids I knew who grew up on TV Dinners had
> parents who were self absorbed career type, served
> with a side of alcoholism. These kids all grew up
> to have serious weight problems.

As opposed to you, whose parents were home all the time because they were unemployed.

I prefer ONCOR

but in a pinch I find Marie Callendar frozen meals ok


I was at the wallymart once and the dude in front of me at register had his whole shopping cart, must have about 50 or so, filled with them $1.00 Banquet meals.
i noticed the price has been jacked up in the last year to $1.50 or so in a lot of places. fuckers

What about hot-air popcorn makers? We had one that had a silly plastic container where you put butter that was supposed to melt from the hot-air. It never worked out very well, but ahhh the memories.

Those 72-cent Banquet Pot Pies served on top of white rice isn't too bad. It has less calories and fat than a pot pie from Marie Callender or Stouffer's.