“I used to eat mayonnaise sandwiches.

As the name suggests, it’s just white bread and mayo.

Grew up in the Midwest with modest-income parents.

A person holding a half-eaten white bread sandwich with mayonnaise

It still sounds good occasionally, TBH.”

“Hot cocoa powder on pasta!

The powder would melt and you’d basically get chocolate pasta!

Two slices of pizza with topped with applesauce on a white plate

Conchiglie pasta was the best for the dish.

Anonymous

3.

“Applesauce on pizza is the best in our family!

A plate with a single slice of grilled bread with herbs

All my friends thought we were super weird, but we loved it and still do!”

“Not me, but my father.

He grew up in the Depression and would have sugar sandwiches.

A cup of black coffee with floating chunks of cheese, being stirred with a spoon

Just what it sounds like, sugar between two slices of bread!”

My goodness, it was absolutely foul.”

marcelswhalemask

7.

A bowl of cereal with applesauce and a spoon, partially eaten

My mom’s whole family did that with breakfast.

Guess it was an Eastern Shore of Virginia thing, never saw it anywhere else."

“Sliced bread dipped in a glass of Coke or Pepsi.”

A person holding a bowl of rice topped with cheese and seasonings, viewed from above

“Mine was applesauce and Cheerios.

Basically, applesauce instead of milk.

I always hated milk.”

A piece of toast with creamed peas and tuna on a green plate

“Grilled cheese with pineapple (rings, cubes, or crushed).

“Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup and crushed-up Oreo cookies.

Had that for lunch almost every day when I walked to school and went home for lunch.

A plate of chili next to a portion of ramen with a cheese stick on top

Mix all ingredients until thick and bubbly.

My brother and I still make it.

Nobody else will touch it.”

Person holding a banana with a cheese slice wrapped around it

“Hot dogs topped with ketchup and peanut butter.

Also, a sandwich of French fries topped with…you guessed it, ketchup and peanut butter.

sandiipickford

15.

A plate of spaghetti with ranch topped with shredded cheese

I still eat it, and so do my 30-something-year-old kids.”

purplepony11

17.

No one Ive ever met has tried it, but I loved it.”

A bowl of chili next to a plate with two slices of bread with peanut butter

Don’t ask why I liked it; I have no idea.

adrienoelle2258

19.

“Spaghetti and ranch!

A gelatin salad with creamy dressing and tuna on a bed of lettuce

I absolutely love it with a salad and garlic bread.

The ranch makes the spaghetti sauce nice and creamy.

My husband is repulsed by it, but its so delicious to me.”

Two slices of bread on a plate; one with peanut butter and pickles, the other with peanut butter and drizzled sriracha

“When I was a kid, my mom would make spaghetti and serve it with banana sandwiches.

I didnt learn it was odd until I was at a church youth group meeting as a teenager.

We were planning a spaghetti dinner as a fundraiser and brainstorming items to buy.

I offered to bring the bananas, and everyone got quiet and stared for a moment.”

Anonymous, 46, New Hampshire

21.

“A bowl of chili with a peanut butter sandwich.

My parents were at a friend’s house, and that’s what was served.

They thought it was weird until they tried it.

Then they told me about it, and I questioned it until I tried it.

Tom, 75, Virginia

23.

“Tuna salad inside a Jell-O mold with vegetables mixed in instead of fruit.

The Jello-O used was either lime or orange.”

“My grandma made Spanish rice with sliced bananas on top for the garnish!

My friends all gave me the side eye until they tried it!”

lorimar

25.

“My mom makes homemade chunk sweet pickles.

She would make us peanut butter and sweet pickle sandwiches.

The amount of times I was asked if I was pregnant in high school was ridiculous.”