Denise Duhamel
INDEX OF SOME OF WHAT SHE ATE

Applesauce, p. 12
Awful Awful milkshakes from Newport Creamery, p. 24 (See also INDEX OF
            NOSTALGIA)

Bacon, p. 14
B.L.T’s, mother teaching her to say “hold the mayo,” p. 16
Bagels
            cheese bagels, p. 67; egg bagels, p. 64; sourdough bagels p. 63 (See also
            INDEX OF BINGING and INDEX OF SHAME)
Baked beans
            canned, p. 81; homemade, p. 27
Bread
            pita, p. 70 (See also INDEX OF LOWFAT DIETS); raisin, p. 30; brown, p. 27;
            French, p. 65; Italian, p. 63; warm, p. 61 (See also INDEX OF ANXIETY and
            INDEX OF BINGING); Wonder, p. 22 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA); sliced,
            p. 36; Hollywood Diet, p. 101 (See also INDEX OF LOWFAT DIETS and INDEX
            OF BINGING)
Bugles, p. 38
Butterscotch
            hard candies, from grandmother’s purse, p. 14; instant pudding, p. 11, 94

Carrot juice, palms orange from overdrinking, p. 111 (See also index of INDEX OF
            ANXIETY)
Carrot sticks, p. 94 (See also INDEX OF LOWFAT DIETS)
Cheese
            American, p. 12, 61-62, 194; blue, p. 112; cheddar, p. 136, 153; cream,
            p. 174; feta, p. 80 (See also INDEX OF LOWFAT DIETS); havarti with dill,
            p. 12 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA); individually wrapped, p. 146;
            melted, p. 11, 180, 202-203; Swiss p. 10
Chinese food, p. 138
Chocolate
            chocolate bars, p. 77-79 (See also INDEX OF CRAVINGS AND DESPERATION
            and INDEX OF MERRIMENT); chocolate chips for baking, directly from the
            bag, p. 17, 30, 60, 202-203 (See also index of INDEX OF SKELETONS IN THE
            CUPBOARD); chocolate-covered cherries, p. 142 (See also INDEX OF
            MERRIMENT); Godiva, p. 231 (See also INDEX OF MERRIMENT); M&M’s, p.
            15, 34-35 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA); Whitman Sampler, p. 16 (See also
            INDEX OF BINGING and INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)
Cookie dough
            frozen, p. 160-163 (See also INDEX OF CRAVINGS AND DESPERATION and
            INDEX OF BINGING); homemade, p 41 (See also INDEX OF MERRIMENT and
            INDEX OF NOSTALGIA) Corn-on-the-cob, p. 29
Crackers
            Chicken in a Bisket, p. 37 (See also INDEX OF MERRIMENT and INDEX OF
            NOSTALGIA); cracked pepper, p. 210; graham, p. 25, 193 (See also INDEX OF
            LOWFAT DIETS and INDEX OF NOSTALGIA); Ritz, p. 50 (See also INDEX OF
            NOSTALGIA)

Devil Dogs, p. 16 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)
Dirt, spoonful of, p. 2-3
Doughboys, p. 12 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)
Dumplings, blueberry, p. 12-13 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)

Fig Newtons, p. 22, 181, 210
Fig squares, p. 68
French onion soup, p. 179
French toast, p. 6, 74, 110 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)
Filipino food, p. 188
Frosting
            canned frosting, p. 17, 55-56, 133 (See also INDEX OF BINGING, INDEX OF
            CRAVINGS AND DESPERATION, INDEX OF MERRIMENT and INDEX OF
            SHAME); cream cheese frosting for carrot cake, p. 66 (See also INDEX OF
            NOSTALGIA); homemade frosting, p. 43-44; pastel roses of frosting, p. 9-10, 203
            (See also INDEX OF SKELETONS IN THE CUPBOARD)
Frozen dinners on foil plates, pirate faces and hidden treasure under the
            hotdog and peach cobbler, p. 9 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)

Guacamole, p. 131

Hair, accidentally swallowed with a forkful of twirled spaghetti, p. 92
Ham
            Danish, canned, boneless, skinless, gelatin added, p. 49; devilled, canned
            with the red pitchfork on label, p. 13-14 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA);
            honeybaked, p. 89
Hamburgers
            barbequed, p. 56; grilled, p. 70; Quarter-pounder-with-cheese, p. 190 (See
            also INDEX OF SHAME)
Hospital food, p. 38, 104, 190-191
Host, the Catholic, p. 17, 39, 88-89, 106, 210 (See also index of INDEX OF LOWFAT
            DIETS, INDEX OF NOSTALGIA, and INDEX OF SHAME)

Ice cream
            cherry vanilla, p. 160; rum raison, p. 30, 199-200 (See also index of INDEX
            OF CRAVINGS AND DESPERATION); soft-serve (See also index of INDEX OF
            MERRIMENT and INDEX OF LOWFAT DIETS)
Indian food, p. 166

Japanese food, p. 140, 191-192 (See also index of INDEX OF MERRIMENT)
Jiffy Pop popcorn, bottom mostly burnt, p. 23-24 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)

Kool-aid
            finished drink, p. 20 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)
            powdery crystals from the packet, p. 19 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)

Lobster, p. 193

Marshmallows
            mini, p. 45, 184-185 (See also index of INDEX OF LOWFAT DIETS and INDEX
            OF BINGING); multi-colored, p. 82; roasted over fire, p. 44

Nuts, p. 24, 96, 149 (See INDEX OF ALLERGIES and INDEX OF NEAR-DEATH
            EXPERIENCES)

Olive Loaf, p. 20

Penny candy
            candy cigarettes (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA); Pixie Sticks, p. 32 (See
            also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA); Nik-L-Nip wax bottles,drinking the syrup
            inside, chewing the wax bottles and spitting them out in globs, p. 32 (See
            also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)
Pickles
            bread and butter, p. 46; canning, p. 32; dill, p. 31; gherkin, p. 51; sweet and
            sour, p. 6
Pizza, p. 144
Pop Rocks, rumor of Mikie choking on, p. 12-13 (See also INDEX OF NEAR-DEATH
            EXPERIENCES)
Popsicles, p. 23, 180-181 (See also INDEX OF LOWFAT DIETS and INDEX OF
            NOSTALGIA)
Potatoes
            baked, p. 44, 86, 202; french fries, p. 33, 190; mashed potatoes in a
            highchair, p. xiii (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA); roasted, p. 213

Quahogs, then making art out of the shells, p. 38 (See also index of INDEX OF
            MERRIMENT and INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)

Salad bars, p. 117, 149, 199-200
Salmon loaf, mother’s specialty with undiluted Cream of Asparagus soup on top,
            p. 29 (See also index of INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)
Sandwiches
            bologna with mustard, p. 36; ham salad, though she didn’t like
            mayonnaise, p. 66; tuna salad, though she didn’t like mayonnaise, p. 66
Salt water taffy, p. 40, 99, 177 (See also index of INDEX OF MERRIMENT and INDEX
            OF NOSTALGIA)
Sausage, p. 14
Shrimp cocktail, first time accidentally eating the shell, p. 35 (See also INDEX OF
            NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES and INDEX OF SHAME)
Snowcones, p. 22 (See also INDEX OF MERRIMENT and INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)
Space Food Sticks, “the energy food developed by Pillsbury under a government
            contract in support of the U.S. aerospace program—balanced nutrition, 44
            calories,” p. xi (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA and INDEX OF
            SKELETONS IN THE CUPBOARD)
Spam, p. 33 (See also INDEX OF SHAME)
Spinach pie from Dupre’s Bakery, p. 62 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)
Steak, p. 44, 151, 211
Stuffing, p. 33 (See also index of INDEX OF BINGING, INDEX OF CRAVINGS AND
            DESPERATION, and INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)

Turkey, p. 33

Wasabi, choking, mistaking it for guacamole, p. 131 (See also INDEX OF SHAME)

Yams
            baked, p. 88; candied p. 22

Zarex syrup, with the zebra logo on the bottle
            finished drink, p. 20 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)
            sweet undiluted syrup p. 19 (See also INDEX OF NOSTALGIA)

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