Driving from Wisconsin to Vermont in 1989, I brought along a large can of this as a traveling ration, along with an even bigger can of Chef Boy-ar-dee ravioli and a tin of Star-Kist tuna packed in oil. I also stopped somewhere along the way for a McRib.
By the time I hit the NY Tollway, I badly needed to make a prolonged pit stop!
And a tin of Underwood’s deviled ham was always in my knapsack when I played Army as a kid. The perfect C-ration!
Also, my grocery store stocks a cheese spread that is basically shredded Mexican cheese, diced jalapenos and I guess, mayonnaise. Get some Ruffles (gotta have a sturdy chip) and go at it.
I worked with a woman who had just debarked from Ireland. Her favorite hobby was making fun what ‘You Americans!’ eat. Everyone decided that was a dare, and we’d try to top each other bringing in some atrocity, like Marshmallow Fluff and banana sandwiches on Wonder Bread.
It was so much fun, all because of her very loud, over-the-top abhorrence of our entire nation’s dietary habits.
I rarely eat potato chips but once every year or two I make this chip dip my mom used to make back when I was a kid. It’s sour cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese and onion soup powder. By the time I finish it…I’m good for another year or two. I think maybe she had another ingredient I’m missing. Anchovy paste maybe? There was something she made with anchovy paste maybe not this.