What Alabama school lunch are you?
When we think back on our school days, one of the first things that come to mind are the lunches -- the rectangular pizza, the ice cream cups with wooden spoons, the honey and peanut butter sandwiches on chili day. Alabama school lunches were something else (and we mean that in a good way and a bad way, depending on who you ask.)
So which Alabama school lunch are you? Take this quiz and find out!
Even if you brought your lunch, there's a good chance you had your school's rectangluar pizza at least once -- probably with a side of corn. It is basically a core memory for everyone's childhood growing up in Alabama, and honestly, our Fridays have not been the same since leaving it behind. Oh, and you might be thinking, "does shape really matter?" and the answer is yes, absolutely.
Okay, so a boiled hamburger may not sound all that exciting, but you know what it is? It's a clean slate and an oppourtunity to get creative! You can doctor that thing up with whatever you like -- ketchup, ranch dressing, a pile of pickles, crushed chips you found in the bottom of your bookbag -- and it's going to taste exactly how you want. That's got to count for something.
We don't know why vanilla ice cream eaten off a wooden spoon -- and we're using that term pretty loosely here since it's more of a small, indented popsicle stick than an actual utensil -- tasted so good growing up, but boy, did it. Pair it with rectangle pizza on a Friday and you had the makings of a great, great day.
Chili day was a signature meal for a lot of Alabama schools, and we've got to say it's pretty underrated. While it never looked or sounded particularly appealing, it was always better than you expected it to be. There was just something about that chili and peanut-butter-honey sandwich combo that truly hit the spot.
As far as school lunches go, a corn dog (usually served with mixed veggies and undercooked tator tots) was usually a safe bet. Did you look forward to it? Probably not. Did you eat it anyway? Yep. The real question is: Did you dip it in ranch dressing or a mixture of ketchup and mustard first?
Besides rectangle pizza, Crispitos were the school lunch every kid looked forward to, and for good reason. There's just something about them (and it obviously isn't their looks) that had us all in a cafeteria chokehold. Plus, they were served monthly instead of weekly, so consider this proof that absence really does make the heart grow fonder -- which is probably why we're craving them so hard right now.