http://medren.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] medren.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] vintageads2010-08-22 07:59 pm
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I don't know if "Yipeee!" is the exclamation I'd use if I saw this salad. Also, what exactly is "western" about it?


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[identity profile] janenx01.livejournal.com 2010-08-23 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Once when I was pregnant, we were invited to my MIL's for dinner. Because my tummy was very iffy, I asked what we were having. "Ham, potatoes, and a green salad." I figured I was safe.

"Green salad" was lime jello with cottage cheese in it. That was the first time that meal that I threw up. lol

[identity profile] bernthewitch.livejournal.com 2010-08-23 11:25 am (UTC)(link)
What the heck?! :-O

[identity profile] 3cthelion.livejournal.com 2010-08-23 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
is your mil from minnesota, perhaps? i went to college in northern iowa, and know a lot of minnesotans. a minnesotan "salad" is usually jello (often lime) with fruit and dairy product (usually whipped cream, but i've had cottage cheese too). i don't know the etymology of them calling it a "salad" other than the fact it is served as a side dish to a meal instead of as a dessert.

of course, i've always liked them, so you can take my opinion with a grain of salt.
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