My boys were always begging me for Fast Food, so I found all the Copy Cat Recipes I could.
Wendy’s Frosty and an Orange Julius were HUGE hits at our house when they were growing up.
Orange Julius - still a favorite of mine:
https://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/5-minute-copycat-orange-julius-recipe/#mv-creation-2353-jtr
I was one of those ‘Mean Moms’ that would have fruit, veggies and dip and popcorn and Kool Aid (with less sugar than called for!) on hand for snacks.
If you wanted to eat junk, you had to pay for it yourself!
OMG! And they all survived to adulthood! Can ya believe it? ;)
Don’t even get me STARTED on the ‘Job Jar’ to earn extra cash around the farm...I put all the awful ‘jobs’ in there that even *I* didn’t want to do, but I paid well, LOL!
Dang ....
Sounds like you took in “Strays” too!
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I grew up in the city with All the typical temptations readily available and heartily swallowed hook,line and Sinker. Looking back it’s only by God’s Grace i lived to tell the Story which I can’t believe.
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Thank You Jesus!
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Mom’s taught me Burritos were a can of chili and beans,flour wrapping and Cheese...
‘Good Luck’ as she made for the Door!
I’m still living.