Cream of Wheat, 1956

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[overlord-mordax.livejournal.com]

I can't tell whether that sounds disgusting or not; because I hate cream of wheat anyway.

[melsky.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a great breakfast if you leave off the cream of wheat

[overlord-mordax.livejournal.com]

Seconded.

[zhukora1.livejournal.com]

Oh god what

[queen-fiend.livejournal.com]

I like cream of wheat but I hate melted ice cream. D:

[write-light.livejournal.com]

EAT FAST! :D

[my-poison-apple.livejournal.com]

I've had this one on my fridge for years! :D

[bib-specialist.livejournal.com]

Back then, it was actually a positive to have sugar with your breakfast.

[franklanguage.livejournal.com]

It still is, for me.

[bluebear2.livejournal.com]

How does cream of wheat guard a family?

[zhukora1.livejournal.com]

By acting as a repellent to any marriage-breakers, child-snatchers, and rampaging rabies-infected dogs? It might also repel family members, though, so it's best used in moderation.

[misstia]

wow....cream of wheat was giving ADT a run for their money with protecting families! :) i feel like making a sign for my door 'this home protected by cream of wheat'.....

or maybe you could use it as a weapon? someone tries to mug you, you throw the hot cream of wheat on 'em??

[cactuswren.livejournal.com]

As I prefer my Cream of Wheat with butter and salt this strikes me as a ... less than appetizing combination.

[tanwen.livejournal.com]

Well at least it'll get the little bastards to the breakfast table.

[veronica-jay.livejournal.com]

I read this as "Cream of Wheat tastes so bad you'll have to bribe your kids with ice cream to make them eat it"

[write-light.livejournal.com]

There is a subtext, clearly. :D

[chicklet-girl.livejournal.com]

Dad is great / Gives us the chocolate cake. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K5YBNQq-Qo)

(Sorry, had an attack of The Cos there.)

[spuzzlightyear.livejournal.com]

Wow, I heard the album, didn't see the film! Thanks for that >D

[chicklet-girl.livejournal.com]

One summer when I was a kid, HBO showed Himself about 750 times, and I must have watched 600 of those airings. *g*

[skywardprodigal.livejournal.com]

*gags*

[meezergal.livejournal.com]

God, I hate Cream of Wheat. Years ago, as a kid, I once made papier mache (sp?) with wallpaper paste and noticed that Cream of Wheat and wallpaper paste seemed to be indistinguishable; in looks anyway.

[tresjolie9.livejournal.com]

When I was young, and would see things which took place in orphanages, (Annie, Oliver), and saw them being served gruel, I was convinced that Cream of Wheat was the same thing.

[franklanguage.livejournal.com]

Cream of Wheat is gruel. It's not that nutritious, and doesn't have that much fiber, so don't feel bad for not liking it.

[sellotape.livejournal.com]

My mum used to to mix my oatmeal and cream of wheat with cocoa powder so I'd eat it. But this? erm...

[wonderwonder.livejournal.com]

we have this in america- it's called coco wheats (see http://www.littlecrowfoods.com/products/cocowheats/) and is THE ABSOLUTE BESTEST THING YOU COULD POSSIBLY EVER WANT for breakfast.

[sellotape.livejournal.com]

Wha? I've lived in America my whole life and I have never seen those! Must be a regional thing.

[wonderwonder.livejournal.com]

i googled it, and you're right-- it's a midwest and south thing (it's made in indiana). you can buy some online at amazon, OR you can use this as yet another reason to visit the faaabulous flatlands of this great country!

[charlotterhys.livejournal.com]

I actually really love Cream of Wheat. I also like quick oats, though.

That seems gross though.

[leoprincess.livejournal.com]

Ice cream for breakfast? Not in my house!

[mystical-chickn.livejournal.com]

All this Cream of Wheat hatred is making me sadface. I adore the stuff. Wouldn't put ice cream on it, though.

[coraa.livejournal.com]

Me too! Like cream of wheat quite a bit (with butter and salt, or milk and brown sugar, or...), would not put ice cream in it.

[kartusch.livejournal.com]

Me Too! My family makes it a lot thicker then standard though, so runny cream of wheat is a little less appealing.

Do not think I would like it with ice cream at all.

[mystical-chickn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, oatmeal I like thin, Cream of Wheat I like really thick. I cook it with milk, too, not water, then when it's done add some cream, salt, sugar (I like salty-sweet stuff), and butter. Sometimes raisins. I don't stir it all up though, it's hard to explain but it tastes better to me when all the ingredients I gussy it up with are "separate" with each bite, but still together... I have no idea how to explain what I mean by that, it's one of those "you'd have to see it" things. Or, to use a passage from a favorite childhood book of mine, Mrs Piggle-Wiggle's Magic:

When Chris started his cement-mixer stirring [of his cereal], Lester reached over and took his spoon away and showed Chris how cereal should be eaten. A spoonful at a time, lifted slowly and daintily from the bowl so that each spoonful contained hot cereal, cold, cream, and sweet sugar.

(If you've never read the book, Lester is a pig. Literally.)

[mystical-chickn.livejournal.com]

huh, that comma after "cold" shouldn't be there, obvs.

[kartusch.livejournal.com]

Yep totally that, almost exactly like that! Never tried raisins. Sometimes I will add the sugar in while cooking so I can firm it up again after the addition. But the rest is just put on top and eaten exactly like the quote. Now I really want some good cream of wheat.

[wakasume.livejournal.com]

That just sounds gross lol

[hazeltea.livejournal.com]

Is this 'surprise' in the same connotation as "surprise buttsex!!11" ?

[glass-houses.livejournal.com]

lol

[nerdwerds.livejournal.com]

OMG! I am so going to try this!

[bitterflower.livejournal.com]

That doesn't look like anything kids would love to me!
My mom made much better use of ice cream at breakfast time. Once in a while, she would toast two frozen waffles until they were browned, put a scoop of ice cream on one, put the other waffle on top and voila, sugar sugar sugar for breakfast. ;)

[air-and-angels.livejournal.com]

This seems like something that would seem like a good idea to a lonely housewife who is super bored. The rest of the family cast troubled glances at each other while she beams eagerly and waits for them to try it.
That evening, Dad brings home a community college prospectus.

[kar3ning.livejournal.com]

When the first sentence of the copy has to insist that "Honestly! It's good!", that's never a good sign.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

WHAT?! Cream of Wheat with ice cream??? I'll keep mine with skim milk, light butter, and a touch of sugar, thankyouverymuch...

[bigkidsid.livejournal.com]

mayonaise on your pancakes! tartare sauce on your cornflakes

[bernthewitch.livejournal.com]

Or, as I did with a particularly viscous hangover and early start, muesli in your coffee!

[rawbery79.livejournal.com]

Breakfast surprise, INDEED.