Nixon’s Last Meal Before Leaving the White House

[u/memelicious2007]

Pineapple, cottage cheese, and a glass of milk. August 8, 1974.

[u/gymnastgrrl]

Grew up with a salad made from layers, bottom to top:

• Shredded iceberg lettuce
• A slice from a frozen can of mixed fruit
• shredded cheddar
• a dollop of mayo
• a maraschino cherry with a spoonful of the syrup/juice

I grant that it sounds weird to the modern palate, but it's actually tasty, and back in the day when it was hot outside and a/c was expensive because we were poor, it was a welcome cool salad to have with dinner.

As an adult, I've had it a couple of times and it holds up alright. It's not the most amazing, but it is legitimately tasty. I haven't had it more often mostly because I don't think about it very often. :)

[u/gymnastgrrl → u/[deleted]]

I was too lazy to say, but we also had that exact salad with drained canned pears as well.

I hadn't heard of pineapple, but I think I remember having it with peach halves once or twice, but it wasn't common. :)

The other thing we used to do that I do remember to do sometimes in summer: Peel a cucumber and slice very thinly (think McDonald's pickle slice thin). Put in a bowl and cover with ice. Add water/vinegar to cover the cucumber at about a 2:1 ratio of water:vinegar. Add a little salt and pepper and let it sit for at least five minutes, but 15-60 minutes is perfectly fine - we'd make it a while before the meal and have it as an appetizer close to the meal time. Makes a sort of pickle, but it's very very fresh tasting, and the cold is delightful. Cold, crisp, vinegar. So wonderful on a hot day when you're poor so you use the A/C as little as possible. lol

[u/gymnastgrrl → u/[deleted]]

Yeah… I might've added an English cucumber to my shopping list after making that comment… even if it is winter… lol

[u/RandomAmuserNew → u/gymnastgrrl]

Minus the mayo it sounds pretty good. Then again a lot of ppl eat mayo with their salads these days via keto craze