Growing up we were pretty low income. Both parents hard working. But dad was a Navy man and I had six siblings so mom was limited in hours she could work. Parents cut every corner they could in the grocery store. However, growing up never tasted any ketchup, at home, other than Heinz. lol It is literally amazing to me we had ketchup let alone Heinz. What is yours?

Heinz

There is only one acceptable ketchup.

Hunts

Not sure what that is? lol

Its a brand of Spaghetti sauce.

We were poor when I was born up to when I was a small child, wealthy by the time I was in high school and very wealthy later on, thanks to my dad's smart and hard work. I remember not having enough to eat when I was little. We could have gotten public assistance, but didn't because of pride.

We always have used Heinz too.

Keith

Dad would not allow us on public assistance as well. We made it without it.

He also managed to buy his cowboy killers. He is still kicking butt!

We couldn't/wouldn't buy ketchup because it was to expensive but we always had good meat, beef, chicken, always plenty of great meat.

Grew up in deer meat

"Brooks Tangy Hot Ketchup".

I remember using chicken grease for butter once as a kid. My folks used to grind up the boned out beaver meat that I caught for burger. I had no idea we were poor.

When I was going to college, I rented a house from a good old black man - $40 a month. He had a big garden, truck patch, and he let me eat out of it. He made home made ketchup. Used to catch fish and keep them in an aquarium to eat later. It would freeze to bottom in winter. No heat or air in house - except elec space heater. No water in winter because pipes would freeze and break. Had a chair out back in woods with a hole cut in seat for a crapper and hope you remembered where u left it. Took showers at school In winter. Boiled water on propane stove. Made some money trapping and commercial fishing. Ate a fair bit of catfish, beaver and nutria. Ate fresh roadkill a few times. Didnt really seem that bad. Things like that dont seem to bother you as much when you are twenty years old as they do when you are 70. Cant believe I found someone to marry me, living like that. Been married 46 years now. When we got married, we lived off catfish - like Forrest Gump with shrimp - but catfish - fried, baked, grilled, blackened. That catfish stew finished us off. My wife was pregnant at the time, and my 45 year old son loves fish - but to this day, wont eat catfish.

I loved summer when I was a kid because I loved tomato sandwiches, didn't realize we ate them because we were poor. However, I hated mayonnaise, still do. I ate ketchup on my tomato sandwiches. Mom decided to try miracle whip because it was cheaper. I've been using miracle whip ever since. My parents never did figure it out. They believe to this day that I like ketchup on tomato sandwiches.

AE milk to this day I can’t stomach other brands.

Lived on a dairy farm and drank powdered milk. Real stuff was too valuable

Mac n cheese and hamburger was a easy/cheap go to dinner as a kid. My daughters crave that crap now?

As a kid we ate a lot of sos and tuna noodle casserole. When my kids complained about what we had for dinner, the next nite we would enjoy sos.