Comments on: Beefed Up Baked Beans – (and a conversation about nicknames)

By: Christy Jordan

Christy Jordan — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:16:09 +0000

Thank you so much Chuck! That just made me giggle because it sounds so much like something our family would do.

By: Brenda Melahn

Brenda Melahn — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:46:46 +0000

Love your stories – remind me so much of my youth. Speaking of which, my Mom and Dad had 2 boys 12 and 14 and decided they wanted a girl (in case there was a war and they lost their boys — yes, morbid I know) .. so they had me (yes, a girl). Wouldn’t you think my Daddy would call me Princess or Sweetie or something girly? Nope — called me “Chuck” all my life. Never called me Brenda. My ex- husband one time when we were driving down home for the weekend went into a gas station to get cigarettes, came back to the car and handed me a cigarette lighter with a name on it … yep, Chuck. Sweetest thing he ever did. My Daddy had been dead for several years when my ex did this.

By: Lyn Trice

Lyn Trice — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:21:35 +0000

I just love reading your posts and all the comments. Of course all the recipes are like a bonus!. I’ve had a few nicknames from my Daddy. Sour pickle, when I was small I always had my bottom lip pooched out & that is where that one came from. When I was a teenager he changed it to Veronica Lake, because of how I wore my hair. He is gone to heaven now andcan’t wait to see hime again. Thank you for the posts & the memories.

By: Roxanne McCord

Roxanne McCord — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:58:32 +0000

My mama use to make beans like this. Sometimes she even added smoked sausage to it! My daddy called me Goose when i was little. I dont know why. He still calls me that sometimes. He also calls me Baby Girl. My two nieces call me Baba! As you can see my real name is Roxanne so i dont know where Baba came from. I love it. They are now 32 years and almost 28 years old and they still call me that!

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:11:05 +0000

My daddy called me Margo, my Mama called me Maggie Girl, my sisters call me Mag and my brother calls me Sis, but he calls all four of his sisters Sis…anyway only Daddy ever called me Margo, ! and I loved being Mama`s Maggie Girl. Mom passed in 2007 and Daddy in 2008, I miss them more than I ever thought possible!….well tears are starting, so…
I love the recipe! Yummy!

By: Candy Kuettel

Candy Kuettel — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:07:30 +0000

My name is Carmon, but my sister Terrie, 2 at the time of my birth could not say my name. Since I was a Christmas time baby who came home from the hospital Dec. 25th, my family told her I was her little “Candy Cane” for Christmas. She started calling me Candy, and it stuck. Only my oldest sister calls me Carm, the rest of the world knows me only as Candy! I remember when I was in grade school several times my new teachers would call roll….Carmon..???? I would forget that was my name, since I never heard it used! I had to straighten them out fast. lol

By: Crystal N

Crystal N — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:07:13 +0000

I am the youngest out of 4 kids from my dad and my moms only biological child. I was a big momma’s girl growing up and my dad came up with a nickname for me and only he would call me it. It was Crystal-pistol-packin-momma-bug. He came up with the name since i was a momma girl and she basically had to carry me around everywhere. My dad past a year ago and i miss him dearly.

By: Shelia P

Shelia P — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:31:03 +0000

Just thinking of nicknames brings a tear to my eyes because my Dad only had a 2nd grade education and he could never pronounce Shelia so he always called me Nubbins. He would never tell me why and of course it doesn’t matter because it was always said with love. My Grandmother said it was because I was the baby with three older brothers all over 6 ft tall and I’m only 5’2″ so I was the nub.

By: Janet Steinberg

Janet Steinberg — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:32:50 +0000

I grew up in a family of pranksters and jokers. When I was about 7 we had a large family reunion at a state park. While I remember camping with all of my relatives and having a blast, but don’t remember the circumstances of how I picked up my nickname. I just remember my nickname echoing throughout the park as my uncles called me…..J-nut! It’s stayed with me through the years, as evidenced by my email address. Bless you for all of the wonderful stories and recipes

By: LANA

LANA — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:19:18 +0000

I was the only girl with 5 brothers…My Daddy thought I hung the moon.He called me “Miss Priss”,because I was so “prissy”,it eventually became Prissy-or- Priss. One of my brothers ALWAYS called me ANN….he was 7 when I was born, Lana was difficult for a little boy with a lisp, so ANN it was. He was the only person who called me that,he passed away 4 years ago,and I sorely miss hearing the familiar…ANN….