> You know you are a grown up when you start requesting the middle pieces from the sheet cake. And instead of scraping off the huge rose made of frosting so you can eat it, you scrape it off to the side of the plate so you don't get sick.
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> I can only eat one or two Oreos before I get sick of them, even if I have milk to dip them in. That makes sense to me because I've never found Oreo cookies to be optimal dipping cookies. Even cookies and cream ice cream is tough for me to stomach.
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> Chips Ahoy are ideal for dipping (in milk or fruit punch) but not so great by themselves due to the mouth-drying factor. But I can eat more of them than Oreos even if there isn't a dipping substance around.
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> I used to eat Cheez Its by the handful. Now I'm lucky if I can eat half a handfull before I'm overwhelmed with cheddary salt sickness.
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> I'm sure there are other foods I've "outgrown" but I don't eat them anymore so it is hard to remember.
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> Fer"Oh where, oh where is my Marathon Bar"rick


I'm really glad you brought this up. Food is one of my favorite subjects. And although, my mind is somewhat immature, my body has been completely grown up for decades. I don't think that has had much impact on my tastes. I've always eaten Oreos like popcorn. I do sometime scrape the icing off the cake, but it's usually a commercially made cake and they have beautiful awful-tasting icing. Homemade icing, on the other hand, is food from heaven. My snack of choice is salsa and chips. I eat *no* chicken and very little fish. I am rapidly losing my taste for pork and I never eat sheep. Even my portions of beef are deminishing slightly. I wonder if I am a closet vegetarian. I now eat things I never heard of as a kid. Stuff like kiwi and avacados. I think tropical fruits are great. Pineapple and mango make my mouth water. I also like to pig out on ethnic food like Mexican and Italian. Some kosher dishes hit the spot, and Chinese is high on my list. I don't like vegetables overcooked, so stir fries are among my favorites. The one exception to this is green beans. I like them slow cooked for hours, southern style. I like sweets with hot, black coffee. Ever since I was tot back in the 30's, I've loved cake, pie, ice cream, fudge (anything chocolate)and any kind of bread. My favorite soup is French onion, my favorite sandwich is a Rubin, and pizza is a staple at our house.
I think I'll go up to the kitchen and grab a snack. No wonder my waistline is 40 inches.
Howard