# Whats your favorite comfort food?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 10, 2000, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648 "2000-09-10T03:53:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/1 "2000-09-10T03:53:47Z")

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I’m thinking I need some comfort food… already got the booze… so whats your favorite comfort food?

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**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/2 "2000-09-10T04:01:51Z")

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Jello No-Bake Cheesecake or the Jello No-Bake peanut butter cup dessert thing.

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**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/3 "2000-09-10T04:07:48Z")

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Pot roast.

Maybe cream chipped beef on toast if I’m feeling ill.

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**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/4 "2000-09-10T04:30:54Z")

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My mom’s lasagna  
Chicken Soup w/Kreplach  
French toast with cinnamon and vanilla in the egg.  
Hot chocolate

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**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/5 "2000-09-10T04:35:32Z")

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At the moment, I’m munching on animal crackers by the handful. God, I’m stressed.

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**Author:** ![TracyMarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@TracyMarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TracyMarie)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/6 "2000-09-10T04:56:56Z")

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Cheeseburgers and french fries. Then, chocolate and Southern Comfort and Coke. And not the Diet Coke either. Only sugar Coke will do.

I hope you feel better Whammo.

Peace,  
Tracy

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**Author:** ![Phrogge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@Phrogge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phrogge)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/7 "2000-09-10T05:12:31Z")

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Graham crackers dunked in a glass of cold milk.

And chocolate, of course

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**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/8 "2000-09-10T05:19:32Z")

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Mama Cozzi’s frozen pizza, sausage and pepperoni  
Mom’s spicy chicken burritos  
Taco Bell soft tacos, no lettuce  
Taco Bell crunchy tacos, no lettuce  
Pringles original  
Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream  
Nerds  
Runts

–Tim

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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/9 "2000-09-10T05:20:26Z")

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{{{{{{Whammo}}}}}}}}

Nothing soothes like hugs.

But if you can’t get hugs, donuts’ll do in a pinch!

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**Author:** ![Corixidae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Corixidae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corixidae)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/10 "2000-09-10T07:27:11Z")

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Local brew pub makes this four-cheese macaroni that’s simply unbelievable… Paired with a hefeweizen, that’s some good comfort!

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**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/11 "2000-09-10T07:33:04Z")

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Some roasted-garlic-mashed-potatoes with a big gob of soft, melty butter. Sounds like you need a lift, I’ll go make you a batch.

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**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/12 "2000-09-10T08:28:37Z")

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Buttermilk. And I need some, like, now.

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**Author:** ![Commander\_Fortune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Commander\_Fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Fortune)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/13 "2000-09-10T09:20:28Z")

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Ice cream

Dulce de leche from Haagen Daz

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**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/14 "2000-09-10T12:01:12Z")

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Mashed potatoes and gravy (has to be homemade) and brownies. Not together, of course!

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**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/15 "2000-09-10T12:59:12Z")

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Choose from among the following:  
[ul]  
[li]Haagen Daz Rum Raisin Ice Cream[/li][li]Mashed potatoes (made with chicken broth instead of water) with lots of garlic! - If I’m going stew in a funk, I don’t want ANYONE around me.[/li][li]Iced tea and lots of it![/li][li]Reeses Peanut Butter Cups (frozen) (I have a supply in the freezer if you one some)[/li][li]M&Ms - the plain ones[/li][li]Disaronno Amaretto (small glass, just enough to sip a little at a time)[/li][/ul]

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**Author:** ![Pink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@Pink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pink)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/16 "2000-09-10T15:24:02Z")

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Last year it was **Camomile Tea**  
This year I stock up on **Cocoa with Hazelnut**. It’s heaven after work! Just take my shoes off and relax with it.

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**Author:** ![dewt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@dewt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dewt)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/17 "2000-09-10T15:44:04Z")

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My favorite comfort food: Dylan

When she’s not available for consumtion, I settle for ice cream, coffee, chamomile tea, Fritos.

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**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/18 "2000-09-10T17:27:42Z")

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Marks and Spencer Homestyle flapjacks. I ate four of them yesterday, so you can imagine my mental state these days ☹

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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/19 "2000-09-10T19:57:44Z")

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Hmmmmm. Soemthing warm and soft.  
Like macaroni and cheese.  
Or banana pudding.

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**Author:** ![Fonz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Fonz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fonz)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-comfort-food/32648/20 "2000-09-10T20:05:18Z")

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I like Polish Dill pickles.  
I eat 4 at lunch and 4 more at dinner.

They go with any sandwich, and that’s my favorite meal.

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