Worm Casserole is an old favorite that we don't make as often anymore. It is not what you would call NC (nutritionally correct) these days. But every once in a while we still get a hankering for it. Tonight I asked Audrey what I should make for dinner. She suggested Worm Casserole. Ray seconded it.
As I began gathering the ingredients, Matthew asked what I was doing. I told him I was making dinner.
Matthew: What's for dinner?
Me: Worm Casserole
Matthew: Worm Casserole??
Me: Yes
--pause--
Matthew: Are there worms in it?
Me: Yes
--pause--
Matthew: Worms from the earth?
Me: No. Pretend worms.
--pause--
Matthew: Can I watch?
So we whipped up some Worm Casserole. I got the recipe originally from a Relief Society dinner about 25 years ago. It has cream of mushroom soup, cheese, noodles, and--wait for it--Spam. The original recipe called for ham, but one time I didn't have any, so used Spam. It became Worm Casserole one night when someone asked what was for dinner (the taboo question). I responded "Worm Casserole", and the name stuck.
Five of us nearly finished a 9X13 dish. I'd say it was a hit.
Very catchy! Spam played a huge role in our early married life. I made barbecued spam, Root Beer Roast Spam, sweet and sour spam, spam omelets . . . maybe my kids would have liked it better if I'd called it Worm Casserole!
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh! I totally remember worm casserole!! Haha too funny!
ReplyDeletei'm going to randomly name one of my dinners worm casserole and see what kind of response i get.
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