Cafeteria Comments Pt. 1

Seems, that food is important enough to get a reaction from people and that is WONDERFUL! Some people responded to me in texts, some through FaceBook on RFHS Reunion page (all classes), and some through email (classes of 1970-1972).

I will share pieces for the next few days. Please feel free to send even more responses. I’ll post what I can.

Mike Houni conveyed that he and Robert Waldon were the “milk boys” in sixth grade. They got special treatment from the ladies for doing that. On the days that we were served Chicken and Dumplings, they were given as much as they could eat. In turn, they would make Chicken and Dumpling sandwiches. Mike swears that they would eat 4 or 5 sandwiches on those days. Obviously, Chicken and Dumplings were his favorite foods. As for least favorite, he said it would be sauerkraut. Now, he doesn’t actually remember the ladies in the Cafeteria serving it. However, football camp is a different story.  They served it there. If you ate it and worked out, you would get sick. Mike said he steered clear.

Also, when serving as “milk boys”, the older boys would always threaten to beat them up. The older ones didn’t want to pay for the milk, or they complained that Mike was taking too long to serve them. (Early forms of bullying! LOL)

The milk must have really been special! Eva Dunaway Kolosiek says that her favorite food was the chocolate milk.

Speaking of milk… Willy Bearden says that Robert Waldon told him that Mr. Mullins called his daddy about his brother Joey’s milk bill. Joey was probably in third grade at the time. The bill was almost $40.00…. and that was at three cents a carton! 

Robert Barnett says the chocolate milk was the first thing he thought of. It was just refreshing!

Not everyone was a fan of all milk. James Prewitt says his least favorite food was the white milk. (I’m thinking the chocolate must have been okay!)

Martha Carter Abney wondered if the three cents for chocolate milk was part of a government program. Carol Hawkins Trotter, a picky eater, claims she made a meal out of chocolate milk and white bread.

I certainly remember a lot of foods, but as more and more responses have come in, I have had my memory jolted a bit. I loved the sweet cake with peanut butter and honey icing (my description.) Debra Hammons Wright says she “loved the cake with warm peanut butter sauce.”

Marilyn Pippin Tilghman asks if anyone remembers the yellow cake with a peanut butter sauce. She thought it was delicious! James Prewitt liked this cake, as well.

Stay tuned for more Cafeteria Comments…. Favorites, least favorites, and memories.