[Crusher138]

College made me frugal and experimental as well.

Back before chicken wings were trendy, they were cheap. In the early 1980’s I was able to buy them for $.25 to $.50 a pound and they became my main source of protein. I would oven bake them with garlic powder and paprika and, just before I took them out of the oven, I would put thin slices of Velveeta cheese on them.

When I was REALLY poor, I made “pizza” out of English Muffins, ketchup, and Velveeta. Tasted better than it sounds.

[Boogieman]

Heh, you should look up some “depression recipes”, because what they made due with makes some of these “college recipes” sound kingly.

My grandma told us they made “Irish Spaghetti”, which was spaghetti noodles with ketchup for the sauce. They also made “poor man’s cake”, out of flour, raisins, and bacon drippings (because they couldn’t get butter). That actually tasted pretty good though, my mom still makes a variation of that recipe to this day.

[lee martell]

I recall my “English Pizzas” too! Put into a toaster oven (pre-microwave), the ketchup developed a nice roasted flavor.

[Jeff Chandler]

Back before chicken wings were trendy, they were cheap. In the early 1980’s I was able to buy them for $.25 to $.50 a pound and they became my main source of protein.

Oh yeah. Also good were chicken livers sauteed with onion and a slice of bacon. The real po' food though, was popcorn and iced tea.

I made “pizza” out of English Muffins, ketchup, and Velveeta.

The trick is to sprinkle with Italian seasoning.