making mud pies!! ever made any??
By ANTIQUELADY
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
United States
April 26, 2009 7:50am CST
when i was a kid making mud pies was my favorite thing to do. guess that's what started my love for cooking. of course when i was a kid, kids played outside all day weather permitting. we were miserable if we had to stay in the house on account of bad weather. my sister & i had would get outside, my bigmama had given us old pans & things to make our mudpies in. we were quite created. we decorated tehm w/rocks , sticks whatever we could find. we would take turns playing bakery. she'd be the customer & i'd be the baker then we would switch. those were some good times that i treasure. ever made any???
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@zweeb82 (5652)
• Malaysia
26 Apr 09
Erm, never made mud pies as guys like us when we were young play more physical & aggressive games like wrestling /soldiers that kind of stuff? Haha!~
Well, of course I had diecast toy vehicles like trucks, cars, bikes, etc. Reminiscence of the good old days!~
Well, of course I had diecast toy vehicles like trucks, cars, bikes, etc. Reminiscence of the good old days!~ 2 people like this
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
26 Apr 09
i don't imagine many little boys made mud pies. i never had a brother so can't speak for little boys. thanks for your response.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
26 Apr 09
that sounds like something little mean boys would do. i know about them i have two of my own. of course they are grown now but thet can still be little mean boys. lol
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@cicisnana (772)
• United States
5 May 09
Oh yes, I can remember sitting in the mud in the yard in Memphis, TN making my mud pies, cooking them and pretending to eat them!! I can even remember trying to bribe my lil sister and brother to eat them but I don't think they ever would!! Mom would get so irritated with us. But it was so so so much fun!
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
5 May 09
U HADN'T TOLD ME U WERE FROM TENNESSEE. NO WONDER U ARE SUCH GOOD FOLKS.
DO U STILL LIVE IN TENNESSEE?? TRIED TO BRIBE YOUR SIBLINGS, HUH. SEE HOW U ARE. 
THAT'S FUNNY. IT WAS FUN. WHAT BOTHERS ME THAT KIDS NOWADAYS WANT EVER KNOW THE SIMPLE THINGS THAT WE HAD SO MUCH FUN W/WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP.
DO U STILL LIVE IN TENNESSEE?? TRIED TO BRIBE YOUR SIBLINGS, HUH. SEE HOW U ARE. THAT'S FUNNY. IT WAS FUN. WHAT BOTHERS ME THAT KIDS NOWADAYS WANT EVER KNOW THE SIMPLE THINGS THAT WE HAD SO MUCH FUN W/WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP.@cicisnana (772)
• United States
5 May 09
LOL, Memphhis girl who loves her Elvis! No, I live in KY now, just this side of the TN line in a little town right outside of Bowling Green called Morgantown. My family moved from Memphis when I was 14 and moved us to FLA. Let me tell you, although it is a great tourist community it is not a place I would ever ever EVER want to raise children in!
Oh yeah, I didn't say "used to bribe" did I? 'Cuz the thing is, I still do! LOL
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@guybrush (4658)
• Australia
27 Apr 09
Yes, yes, YES! Mud pie making was GREAT! I used to love making mudballs ... moulding them to be nice and round, then rolling them in dry dirt and letting them dry in the sun. My brother and I would also make roads, mountains and little forests, and use his collection of Matchbox cars to drive around our little landscapes! You don't seem to see children doing this anymore ... it's sad. I'm so happy I had a lovely childhood in the 50s and 60s, with lots of outdoor fun, plenty of books and games which used imagination.
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@jillhill (37353)
• United States
27 Apr 09
It is too bad that many parents don't let the kids do this anymore....even my granddaughter had a sand box and they took it out as she was getting too dirty and dragging sand in the house...what a wonderful way for children to use their imaginations!
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
27 Apr 09
it was fun , wasn't it. doubt little girls even make mud pies anymore. it is sad. parents should teach them that u can have fun by doing simple things but they don't. thanks for your response. have a happy week.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
28 Apr 09
that's sad jill. bet they had plenty of soap & water for her to get all cleaned up, huh? wish people would let kids be kids. it doesn't last long enough as it is.
@agrim94 (3805)
• India
4 May 09
Hi Antiquelady,
Those were good old days when i was kid and since we didnt have much things in village so it was but natural we played in fields and played in mud a lot. We would make many things from mud , we would make houses, palaces, small statues and ofcourse cookies and pies too when ever we were in mood and then boys and girls would play in our make believe world. Those were good old days, wont come back again. Times have changed and even the kids of my village dont make mud pies or castles.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
5 May 09
hi there, isn't it great to have memories like that. i treasure my memories of making mud pies. u are right that was the good ol' days & we will never get them back. i think it's sad that kids don't get out & play like that & have fun out of simple things. thanks for your response.
@snowcat46 (2322)
• United States
5 May 09
A few times. I'd decorate with sticks and stones and various weeds. My mother was not appreciative, cause I'd also bake them. They didn't come off the pans too well, not to mention I wasn't supposed to be touching the stove either! But ya gotta pretend right, don't you? lol
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
5 May 09
u baked them in the house, lol. bet your mom didn't appreciate. i think u were suppose to let the sun bake them, snow. how funny? thanks for your response.
@alexandra777 (643)
• Philippines
1 May 09
Making those mud pies complete with all the miniature earthen cooking wares during my childhood was just one of the precious memories i could recall. Mud pies and salads from mixed leaves and petals and weeds! Nowadays the mud was replaced by the playdough and they now have plastic mini utensils of different colors. Yes, they won't make a child's hands dirty but the little ones still miss the fun we had with the mud. That's why that time i saw my little niece looking dirty from her face to her toes i just let her be because i knew she had her share of fun rolling on the ground! Lol! ^_^
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
1 May 09
making mudpies was a biggie w/me. wish i had a dollor for everyone i ever made. must be where i got my love for cooking, lol.kids need to learn how to play outside & get dirty. there is always plenty of soap & water for them later. they just don't get a chance to be kids anymore i don't think. i enjoyed your response. thanks so much.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
5 May 09
hi there, there is nothing wrong w/being sentimental. that's a good thing & shows what a nice person u are.
@alexandra777 (643)
• Philippines
1 May 09
Thanks, too, not just for the br but also for bringing me back to the past. I know i had a lot of happy, beautiful old memories and you just unearthed one of them! And i also thank myLot because here i could put all those memories in writing...and here goes that sentimental me again...and again...and again...
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@makingpots (11915)
• United States
27 Apr 09
Ever made any??? Ummm, just last week. It was a blast! Ours were more sand pies than mud pies, but fun. The lid was left off of my son's sandbox during a rain storm and we decided to just make the best of it.
I remember mud pies not being quite as messy when I played with them as a little girl. I do believe that little boys are a whole different ballgame, so to speak. We were both covered in sand and mud by the time we were finished.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
28 Apr 09
sounds like a good time to me. it's been a long time since i made a mud pie but it use to be my favorite thing to do when i was a lid. thanks for responding. have a happy week.
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
27 Apr 09
Absolutely I made them! And "salads" with grass, onion grass, dandelions, etc. I would preset them to my mom. I remember being out of the house all day! I'm outside several hours nowadays again with my little one - he loves the outdoors. He hasn't discuovered mudpies thoug but he fills up flower pots with dirt and rocks and then dumps it out and starts all over.
I can understand why you treasure those days. I do as well, and now, I treasure these days with my son.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
27 Apr 09
what a great response. we decorated them to, played bakery & had a big ol' time. i'm glad u are able to be out w/your son. we never went inside & sat around like kids do nowadays. have a great week.
@jillhill (37353)
• United States
27 Apr 09
Yes! I grew up on a farm....and one day my dad brought home this play house and it had an old cook stove in it....well we used to "bake" mudpies.....decorate them with those red berries that were on some weed. We also used to decorate them with apples that were rotten but man we spent hours on end just a baking away...we did not however try to really use the old cookstove....(it burned wood)..my dad would have paddled our behinders!
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
28 Apr 09
u had a good time & that's the main thing. my grandparents farmed to. we got to do a little bit of everything. wish the kids today could have some of those experiences. thanks jill, appreciate your response.
@suzzy3 (8341)
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27 Apr 09
Still do given half the chance grandchildren almost to old now.I seem to be the only one around that wants to be a kid again.My son at fifteen is far to old for that and my granddaughter of six years does not want to ruin her nails.My grandson is game for anything so when the winter comes we will be out there.Sand castles were my favourite on the beach with sticks,feathers,pebbles ect with those paper cups for tea make the wonderful battlements.xxxx
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
28 Apr 09
kids don't get a chance for long to be little kids. i think that'sa sahme. you have a big time w/everything u do , i believe. i think that's great. thanks for your response suzzy. happy days to you.
@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
29 Apr 09
Never made mud pies but I do know a few who did. When i was a kid, my friends and I use to dig holes and fill them with water and then cover them over with grass, kind of like a homemade quicksand as traps for out friends. Boys will be boys
But they were never dangerous, just a few inches deep so no one ever got hurt
But they were never dangerous, just a few inches deep so no one ever got hurt1 person likes this
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
29 Apr 09
U ARE SO RIGHT. BOYS WILL BE BOYS, LOL. I KNOW IO RAISED TWO OF THEM.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
28 Apr 09
u don't know what u missed. thanks for your response.
@anniefannie (1737)
• United States
27 Apr 09
I have made a lot of mud pies with my sisters and some neighbors.My pies still taste like mud.lol
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
28 Apr 09
you crazy thing i don't believe your pies taste like mud. i made a bunch of mud pies. don't remember making them anywhere but bigmama's. those were the good days when i could be there. thanks for responding.
