Hocus Pocus Betty Crocus! http://www.bettycrocker.com/products/hamburger-helper
It's a box of pasta with a seasoning packet thing, and you cook up some ground beef in a pan and mix it all together with water (and maybe butter and milk? It's been a reeeeeally long time since I made it) and simmer for a bit. Usually served with 10¢ canned green beans. Sometimes it is cooked without the meat because you can't afford beef, and sometimes it's cooked over the fireplace because mom and dad spent the money on booze and smack and forgot to pay the electricity bill so the electric range doesn't work. It's a great meal for the kids to make 'cause it's really easy, so if mom's in the mental hospital and dad's too drunk to cook, the eight year old can take care of things (as long as her sister is there to put out the fires).What IS hamburger helper?
It's a box of flavored salt, LOTS of salt.What IS hamburger helper?
When my kids are along for the shopping, they often ask where we're supposed to get the Asian meat to make it with. (Given that the other types of Helper are Hamburger, Chicken, and Tuna - each named for the meat they are used for.)Just to stir up some trouble, that Asian Helper seems like a borderline non PC name.![]()
Boom tish.I'm never good at this self-deprecating thing
Yesterday, I was so intoxicated on something other than alcohol, it took nearly two minutes to find the open end of a trash bag after taking it from the box.
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