$725.00 Lunch Box?
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The kiddies are back in school once again, signifying that I have to get my act together and get out the door earlier to get ahead of the big yellow busses. And I’m NOT a morning person, know what I mean?
Passing by the apartment complex on my commute to work, I observe tomorrow’s future, the Classes of the 2020’s, waiting patiently for their ride. Boys and girls equipped with books, sweaters, and backpacks, but never a visible lunch box or brown bag. Makes me wonder how many kids take their lunch any more? Maybe I’ll send that in to Drew Carey for CBS’ The Power of 10 TV show; “What Percentage of School Children In America Today Take Their Lunch?”
Packing lunches previously required a lot more thought and planning. My Mom didn’t have the conveniences of today’s more sophisticated lunch boxes and gel packs for keeping things cold or hot. I carried a metal dome-top yellow school bus lunch box with thermos. And it leaked!
Curious, I did an eBay search on metal lunch boxes and found one just like I had. Awwwww…I Want IT! No, I didn’t bid. I got to thinkin’, “What am I gonna do with that? I can’t take it to work.” Guess I was having a Blonde moment? I KNOW I DIDN”T JUST SAY THAT!
Hey Boomers, clean out those Attics! If you have a metal lunch box in your possession, pre-1970, it might be worth a nice chunk of change. I saw a 1968 Beatles Yellow Submarine lunch box and thermos on eBay, bidding was at US $725.00!
Brown bagging it, preparing school lunches, or planning a party? Check these out!
Pinwheels
8-Ounce Cream Cheese, 1/3 less fat, softened
1-Small Jar Diced Pimentos
1-Envelope Hidden Valley Ranch Dip Mix
1-4 Ounce Can Diced Green Chiles
1-Small Can Chopped Black Olives
¼ Cup Green Onions, chopped
Flour Tortillas (about 8 to 10 burrito size)
Thin-Sliced, Sandwich-Style Turkey Breast, (or Ham), optional
Cream together cheese and dip mix, add pimentos, chiles, olives, and onions. Spread a thin layer over tortillas, if desired, layer a slice of Turkey or Ham over cream cheese mixture. Roll up tortillas, place on a sheet of Plastic Wrap and cover tightly with another sheet to keep tortillas soft. Refrigerate until ready to serve. To serve, cut in one-inch slices, discard ends. Pinwheels make a great appetizer for holidays and parties too.
Serve with your favorite Salsa and baked chips. Be sure to use an insulated lunch box and pre-frozen gel pack if brown bagging it. Throw in some baby carrots, fruit, yogurt, and a cereal or granola bar. Now all you need is something to wash it down with.
Bon Appetite
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I love this! I am a fan of very cool lunch boxes and bento boxes. I also love the music on your site, and will have to check out the recipe. Thanks!
Comment by cleochatra — September 20, 2007 @ 10:20 pm
Hey Cleochatra! Wonderful! Glad you enjoyed your visit! I’m sure you’ll hear from Hope, the Backseat Gourmet soon, too.
Comment by angela — September 20, 2007 @ 11:00 pm
BB, I can relate to the lunchboxes: Years ago, when my sons were miniatures (today, they’re grown and in the Navy), I went to downtown Pineville (NC) to get a coupla those infamous “bookbags” for them.
At an antique store, they’d just brought out a nearly-mint-condition 1964 Beatles lunchbox and priced it for (ready??) $10.00 (the owner didn’t like the Fab Four)!!
Yep … coulda/shoulda/woulda but didn’t, ‘cuz, by the time I came back to the store after shopping, it was gone!
Daddy had a whole mess of 78s, and gave many of ‘em away. One of them was from a country artist he didn’t recognize, but, to him, didn’t sound country, anyway. Funny name, that … “Hillbilly Cat”!
Hope, I LOVE your recipes, and THIS one hit home BIG-time! My sister, Mary, usedta make the pinwheels
JUST LIKE YOU DESCRIBED THEM (but without the chiles. Gave mama heartburn …)! We didn’t know how she made the little “wheelies” (my bros. and I called ‘em), but I do NOW!!
Gonna try to make those this weekend (there’s just me and the pets here. So that means they’ll be beggin’ for MY food … godresttheirsoulswhentheyswallowmycooking).
Anyhow … will catch up witchyawl in a libbit at th’ blortee!!
RELIC
Comment by The Rock Relic — September 21, 2007 @ 1:35 am
Hey Cleochatra, your welcome and thanks for stopping by and dropping me a line..I hope you enjoy the pinwheels. I like to pack ‘em up for road trips too.
Yeah, I can see being a fan of cool lunch boxes. I saw some really cool, and really expensive ones over on ebay. There was a 1954 Superman Lunch Box someone was asking $3,500.00 for, but there no bids.
Comment by Hope — September 21, 2007 @ 8:38 am
Hey Relic! Yeah, I hear ya..coulda/woulda/shoulda. From lunch boxes to my talking Ken and GI Joe, if I had only known?
I’ll have to check out ebay again and see if I see that Elvis lunch box..Hillbilly Cat..$$$$$$$$$$$$
LOL, glad you enjoyed the Pinwheel post. The recipe makes enough for you and your pets. LOL. Ketch up with ya later.
Hope
Comment by Hope — September 21, 2007 @ 8:48 am
Relic, LOL! I can’t believe he didn’t recognize Hillbilly Cat! WHAT?! Beatles lunch box and YOU passed it up?!
Oh, Hope, don’t feel bad. I let my girls have my ORIGINAL Barbie, Midge, and the two little sisters (forget their names…Skipper and what?) and all the Barbie clothes my Mom handmade when they were just 2 and 4. If only I had known, too,…God rest their poor headless souls.
Comment by angela — September 21, 2007 @ 8:46 pm
LOL, Angela…I think the other sis was Tutti..I remember getting the Barbie dancin’ stage and the record, I think it was called “I Got A Brand New Key”?
Comment by Hope — September 21, 2007 @ 9:26 pm