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, 94Carrot 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. 44Nuts, 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. 213Quahogs, 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. 22Zarex 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)