So I had my last wisdom tooth extraction on Friday evening. The first time was was probably the most traumatic experience of my life. My wisdom teeth (thank God I only have (had) lower ones) were growing horizontally, facing towards the front of my mouth and downwards right into the root of the next tooth. Now, from what I read online and what the doctors tell me, that ain’t a normal thing! Aparently very few people have this. Well, according to Wikipedia, horizontal impaction is the least common and occurs in 3% of the human population. Now, you’d think that’d make me feel really special, but no! I hated it, and the last 3 years have been a nightmare to live with.
I took the first one out 2 years ago, and I knew I had to take the next one out too, but kept putting it off. Well, who wants to voluntarily go through that trauma again??? But I will be travelling overseas soon, so I knew I can’t put it off any longer. It’s like a ticking time bomb. If it goes off when I’m away from my ‘mommy’, what will I do? Who will take care of me and baby me like she’s been doing for the last 2 days??? I love my mom!
The reason I am telling this story, is because I also read somewhere that the wisdom teeth extraction is the biggest ice-breaker in parties and such. If the guests are out of things to talk about, just say ‘You know what, I am going to have my wisdom teeth removed next week… Apparently, everyone will start talking simultaneously, and recount their life’s trauma. And I want to know yours… really do… I want to know if I’m the whiny sissy baby, or if everyone hates this as much as I do.
Here I am sitting like a chipmunk, well, one-cheeked chipmunk, eating baby foods all day and ‘grunting’ words through one side of my mouth.
Talking of baby foods, I must mention my favourite here. Bread and milk. It’s been one of those things that I always eat when I’m not too hungry, but know I can’t go to bed with an empty stomach, or when I’m just upset, or when I’m sick, or in this case, can’t eat solid foods.
There’s no ‘best eaten’ clause for this one, because hot or cold or lukewarm or soggy or the bread’s still holding its shape, it always tastes good! Add a dash of vanilla, and baby you can’t go wrong!
You will be needing:
– Milk
– Bread (edges off, maybe)
– Sugar
– dash of vanilla essence (optional)
There’s no big instructions on doing this. Just this:
1. Drop whole slices of fresh bread into a bowl
2. Sprinkle generous amounts of sugar on the bread.
3. Pour hot/cold milk over the bread and sugar. You can also add a dash of vanilla essence in, this is particularly good if you’re eating hot milk.
4. Grab a spoon, bury yourself inside a comfortable blanket and watch P.S. I Love You.
If you’re not a big fan of soggy bread, here’s another way to eat this:
1. Pour yourself a bowl of hot/cold milk. Add a dash of vanilla essence, this is particularly good if you’ve chosen hot milk.
2. Sprinkle generous amounts of granulated sugar. You don’t have to make sure all of it dissolves. I like crunchy bits of sugar on the bread as I eat. It’s interesting!
3. Break bits of bread and drop them into the milk, and scoop out immediately before it gets too soggy.
4. Enjoy!
And don’t forget to tell me yours extraction stories!
Olha says
It’s 6 am and I woke up because of being hungry. Remembered about this “recipe”. My dad was doing it for as long as I remember myself. We are from Ukraine 🙂 while eating decided to check if someone else having such “guilty pleasure”. For us it’s simple, cold milk and white bread teared apart. No sugar or obviously vanilla. Might be because they were not exactly rich.
P.S. I should remove my wisdom teeth too but tried to postpone for as long as possible…. Now I feel light annoying pain in the jaw joint, probably it’s my time…..
P.S.S. Now I think that perhaps people who like this dish of bread and milk, have higher chances to get their wisdom teeth removed. Ahahaha
Deborah says
Hi, my mum uses to drink hot milk with bread and sugar. It was called a foosie. She was from cavan.
Has anyone heard of this name?
Tina Dawson says
No, its the first time I’m hearing about it! I love love love hearing stories like this! I thought for so long I was the only one to eat milk soaked bread. Thanks for sharing, Deborah!
ilan says
Your blog has become a trusted source of inspiration and motivation for me.
Tina Dawson says
You just made my day Ilan!
Frankie-Anne says
I didn’t realize this was a legit thing, I thought my family was just weird. I looked it up because it sounds so good right now and I was afraid hubby would think I was insane cuz I’ve never heard of someone outside of my family doing this!!
Tina Dawson says
Turns out we are all weird here, Frankie-Anne! C’mon in! 🙂
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Maribel says
Can it also be done without the vanilla essence, I am not feeling well today and would like to try this
Tina Dawson says
Absolutely! My favorite is just warm milk and sugar with the chunks of bread.
Jen says
My favorite weather guy Ryan Hall named his most recent YouTube video “Milk and bread alert!” Then in the video asked “Why do people always say that? Is there some milk and bread recipe I don’t know about and should?” So I sent him this one.
Tina Dawson says
Ha ha ha! I love this!!!!!! Now I gotta go and look up this expression. Made my day Jen!
Ema says
I hadn’t thought of this simple combination until I read in David Carradine’s autobiography that as a kid in a boarding school, when they got punished to go to bed without dinner, the cook gave this to the unfortunate boy. She added cinnamon and nutmeg to it. She hated to see a hungry child.
Tina Dawson says
That’s a good cook there! Thank you for sharing this story!
David Zhang says
This looks so delicious (it’s my comfort food), but this meal is very fattening (high in calories and simple carbohydrates).
Orlando Roebuck says
I was raised by my grandparents and would see my grandfather make this as a snack. I’m 52 now, and he was the only one I’d ever seen make this or that I’ve even heard of eating it. Adding vanilla sounds like a plan; a vanilla cake with sugar icing and milk in a bowl.
You gotta love the internet.
Angel says
I just searched for “milk sugary comfort food” because of period cravings, and I am not disappointed!! Loved it, thank you for the recipe ♡
Jazz says
I love bread and milk my dada used to make it for me it filled me up when we did not have a lot of monny it’s one of my memories when I was little
Fjaere says
I loooooove milk in bread! I thought I was the only one that did exactly what you say–tear up pieces of bread and soak them in milk. You just lifted like 10 lbs of shame from my shoulders for feeling like I have a weird food ritual. I also often eat this as a bed time snack, and it is also the snack I think of when I am upset and crave a comfort food. Wow—thanks for validating my bread and milk practice!
Tina Dawson says
Nope, you are not alone my friend! And here’s something that will make you feel even better: It’s Nigella Lawson’s favorite nighttime comfort food too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZHm3gTAuOw
Have no shame, Fjaere! It is so comforting and there is nothing quite like it, no matter how old you are!
Thomas A Solheim says
Same here! I thought my family came up with bread, milk and sugar!
Nana says
I just discovered that “bread and milk” sets were sold in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for children…a bowl, plate, and mug.
Tina Dawson says
Really??? WOW!!! Something I will now keep an eye out for while antiquing! How fabulous!
Jeremy Bird says
Ha, this is a favorite of Travis Bickle.
Tina Dawson says
Mine too!!