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nutella.

Mushrooms - that is the only reason we have the canned variety, for me to eat straight from the can; otherwise, we buy them fresh for our meals.

Corn, pickled anything, condensed milk (just a spoonful or two or three), almond agar agar, lychee, mitsumame, sweetened azuki, hmm...that's all I can think of. Oh, ice cream pints.

I find it gross when people drink straight from a milk carton, but not gross when I eat ice cream straight from its container. Gotta love double standards.

As a child, my husband would eat the Comstock blueberry pie filling from the container...in one sitting. On occasion, he'll drink the pickle brine straight from the jar.

pickles, peanut butter, pepperoncini, grainy mustard (I thought I was alone in this!), fluff (although I haven't had a jar in my pantry in years), marmalade, honey, capers, olives, pickle relish...Basically I should just be kept away from anything in jars or I will eat the contents, apparently.

olives, pickles, cocktail onions, capers, pepperoni slices. i also like stand at the fridge with the doors open dousing grainy mustard on a pretzel.

@kerosena: I am the same way once in a great while: spaghetti-o's out of the tin...so good...but yet, so bad....

@Juman23: i have done that, too. Although, I have also been known to have the squeeze tube of tomato paste and eat that; spreading on a finger a little bit at a time, like toothpaste. Geez, now I am starting to scare myself...

i'll eat tuna out of a can w/a little salt. (saves washing a bowl)
@cassaendra: with you on the ice cream double standard bit!
@juman23: not so weird-i made rice and mixed a small can of paste into it-wound up being quite good & filling. (i think that tomato paste is supposed to be pretty healthy for you anyway.)

Nutella!!

Peanut Butter.

Mustard
Salsa
Peanut butter
Anchovies
Jam and jelly

I actually rarely put condiments ON things. I'd rather just eat them.

Also... I used to really like Spaghettio's... Cold. From the can.

well, just about anything goes almost. I recently made jam for the first time and I can't stop just eating spoonfuls of it right from the jar! Never done that with any jam or jelly before. I also drink from the milk carton, though I don't really drink that much milk.

Also, green beans from a can, corn from a can, hummus, ice cream, whipped cream from the can, peanut butter, nutella, condensed milk, dulce de leche (made from the condensed milk), artichoke hearts, olives, pepporchinis, pickles (though isn't that how everyone eats the last three?!), sometimes I'll take a swig of Bailey's straight from the bottle just because it's so tasty.

If I were serving any of the above to guests, then I'd keep my paws out of it, but it's just me and my two kids, so I don't really feel bad about it at all!

@kerosena: You and I must have very simliar taste buds, because I love sauerkraut like that, too!

I eat sweetened condensed milk out of the can...with the help of piece of sweet French baguette.

@Traveller--that is dreadful, truly dreadful. Do you have any recourse?

Still, your reaction brings new meaning to the term 'hitting the sauce.'

Olives stuffed w/ citrus or jalapenos.

@littlestcapy when I saw this post I immediately thought of fluff! I figured I would come up with a bunch of other things too, but can only think of fluff, peanut butter and Mrs Richardson's caramel butterscotch sauce. Oh and my Auntie's Bub's hot fudge sauce on the rare occasion that I make it, it is almost better cold straight from the jar than it is on ice cream!
I see a disturbing pattern ;}

These are funny. I'm with most everyone on a) peanut butter --- I actually have an abundant fondness for PB; God I love it--- b) olives, especially kalamatas. I have to watch myself on that one! c) pickles. how could one not love pickles? d) anchovies!!! mmmm that richness. I'm a salt freak, clearly.

About the ice cream. IM SUCH A BAD DOUBLE DIPPER!!!!! with ice cream, yogurt, anything. I got busted the other night-- I was met with some serious disgust! ha.

First choice, without a doubt, is peanut butter - Peanut Butter & Co.'s Dark Chocolate Dreams, if at all possible. Other options include, but are not limited too hummus or other bean dip, guacamole, salsa, sweetened condensed milk, whipped cream (yes, the occasional Cool Whip too - don't shoot me, please), fudge sauce, baking chips of any kind. And ice cream, too, of course.

Nutella
Hot Pepper Rings
Dill spears or chips
My pickled green tomatoes
Kalamata Olives
Peanut Butter
Marshmallow Fluff (if I ever have it in the house...a rarity)
Sun Dried Tomatoes in oil

Capers, Eagle Brand, Marshmallow Cream

Amazing how many of us have the same cravings. I once went on the carb free diet and stayed with it for some weeks. I found myself in the pantry with a spoon, eating marshmallow cream from the jar! Time to go off that one!

oh wait... i totally read the question wrong.. I don't actually eat the green beans from the can... though, maybe I will next time so I don't have to do any dishes.. hmmmmm

next time, I will read a bit more carefully! ;)

Pickles and applesauce but not at the same time.

Also, I'm sorry to hear about your defense. I've been through two of those and it just stinks to work your butt off and get stuck on a technicality.

I think that I will use these ideas for when I am eating alone:-)

BBQ sauce :)

peanut butter and ice cream!

love olives out of the jar. also olive salad.

jam.
occasionally salsa or pasta sauce on a spoon.

@ regrettablefoodie: Ain't nothing wrong with buying frosting just to eat it out of the can. Personally, I like chocolate frosting and a bag of pretzels. The pretzels make fantastic scoops for frosting.

I will also eat anchovies, peanut butter, olives, pickles, marinated artichoke hearts, condensed milk, and jam right out of the jar/bottle/squeezy-thing. Mmmm...

Mustard. It horrifies my mother.

I used to have a roommate who ate canned peas straight from the can - complete with that greyish water they sit in. Shudder.

I eat condensed chicken soup right out of the can. You know the stuff you have to add water to. Cambell's or store brand. It makes no difference to me just don't add water and don't heat.

Whipped cream...from a CAN.

Also, most Chef Boyardee things from the can...every once in a while I'll crave it's trashy goodness and want some ravioli...I'll end up eating half of them while I dump them into the bowl to nuke.

I can't even remember the last time I scooped ice cream from the container into a bowl before eating it.

Frosting, jam, peanut butter...

Sometimes, even sugar from sugar packets (especially Sugar in the Raw!). Talk about a sugar rush =)

smoked oysters, sardines out of the tin

Olives, pickles, hot fudge sauce, marinated artichokes out of a jar

capers
brined green peppercorns

and not from a jar, but from a bottle: a teaspoon of honey now and then

this is in addition to the normal stuff like pickles and olives mentioned by others

chocolate frosting (Betty Crocker or Pillsbury, doesn't matter). [hangs her head in shame...]

Marshmallow Fluff. Only 40 calories per Tbsp.

Olives, pickles, oysters, peanut butter, bleu cheese dressing, ranch dressing, honey, ice cream (tub), jelly/jam, frosting, cottage cheese, canned fruits, applesauce

Why get out a plate/bowl when its ready to be eaten.

As a kid I used to take a spoon and put peanut butter on one half and Smuckers strawberry jam on the other.....pure bliss!!

Dittos to olives, pickles (especially the brine...yum) and fluff!!

marinated artichokes. sardines. sweet corn. and of course, ReddiWip (although not in a long long time!).

Pickles - sometimes I drink the juice too...
Sauerkraut
Pickled banana peppers
Fish
Condensed milk

Any sort of dip, olives, pickles, ice cream

Nutella, of course. Almost anything from that faux-famers-market "Stonewall Kitchen" brand. Any kind of fruit butter. Oh, and pear-vanilla jam. Especially the brand (can't remember which one) that sells it with a whole vanilla bean IN the jar. I'm not on the Atkins diet, I just feel like sometimes, crackers/bread/etc are completely superfluous to the condiment's commute from jar-to-mouth.

Coconut milk--just one or two spoons full.

salsa and peanut butter (no, not together).

Here's my list:

Olives/Pickles ~ and if the olives happen to be stuffed with feta, dear god that bottle can be gone in a minute.
Fluff
Peanut Butter
Sour Cream ~ @smartypants: yay! I am not the only one. Just so good.
Cream Cheese ~ spoon or finger, it's all good.
Salsa
Bush's Baked Beans
Ice Cream

I can't think of anything else...I think my mind has gone to mush at this point.

Okay, OP I have to say, congrats on getting through your defense. I know how difficult that is, and how much of an understatement "difficult" is!
AND... all my fellow eating-whipped-cream-straight-from-the-canners, did you see the bit on, I think it was Regis & Kelly? They had Andersoon Cooper on and I have no idea WHAT they were doing, but apparently poor AC had never been exposed to a can of whipped cream and had NO IDEA how to get it to come out! He was just squeezing the can as hard as he could... lol!
So... nutella (but not PB, go figure), whipped cream as aforementioned, frozen cool whip (luckily very rarely in the house), ice cream, kimchi, pickles, capers.
When I am baking or cooking with heavy cream... I always buy a leetle more than I need and drink the rest straight from the carton. Don't tell my mom.
When using brown sugar, a small lump or three usually finds its way to my mouth as well.

ok, seriously, what the heck is marshmallow fluff? why does everyone apparently have it in their pantry? and, what would you do with it if you weren't eating it out of the jar?!?

it's never occurred to me to eat my grainy mustard from the jar, but I do currently find myself trying to resist the urge to do so!

I usually stick to pickled beets, ice cream, hummus, and almond butter... does it count if you dip a banana in it first?

@KtMc24 - Me too! Whipping Cream from an aerosol can. Plus pickles, canned corn, ice cream and peanut butter.

@dewdle - I suggest you go out and buy some fluff! So not good for you but so good. I cannot resist a Fluffer Nutter (Peanut Butter and Fluff sandwich)..now I want one.. :)

olives, pickles and salami almost never make it to a plate/slice of bread.

I never eat anything out of the container. I feel like such a freak. I go through a lot of trouble to have paper plates etc for easy disposal thank you Costco and Restaurant store, so I never have to make a mess but I never eat out a container.

Oh, oh Linus787, Mayonnaise & more! Mayonnaise & peanut butter on a spoon & into the mouth!!! My true love is mayonnaise and peanut butter on a fresh slice of sourdough bread! (Love to have a pint of chocolate milk on the side). Olives, dill pickles for sure! And...a pint of butter pecan ice cream in one sitting, no bowl please, wrap a paper towel around that sucker and eat 'til it's all gone!!!! When I go on ice cream binges I eat a pint a night for several nights in a row then I'm through with ice cream for several months! And, NO, I am not overweight, 5'5" &125lbs!

my mom eats cold spinach from the can. It is disgusting- but I sometimes wonder if that is the point...the ick factor! I can eat PB from the jar, and canned green beans- not nearly as disturbing as spinach though...

*(Brit style) Cold baked beans
*kimchi on its own while standing infront of the fridge with door open
*sweetcorn kernels with a squirt of mayo mixed in (staple diet of my student days)
*double cream. i love drinking fresh cream!
*the usual pickels, jam, peanut butter, nutella.

yes smoked oysters and spinach drained...not together though...ha

peanut butter and kalamata olives. but not together, that would be nasty.

in high school once i ate a whole jar of that "goober" stuff.... you know, its peanut butter with stripes of jelly in it. that was GOOD. i started in lunch and just took it to class and ate the whole thing. well, it started out good, but after awhile you stop tasting it.
also in high school i ate a tin of cherry vanilla lip balm at a party... i dont remember what brand it was but it was DELICIOUS.
currently its just honey right from the bear onto the finger, reddi whip in the mouth, and if im making cupcakes, frosting from the jar [pink vanilla or cream cheese!!]. oh and i have been known to eat butter/margarine from the tub... fricking country crock is so delicious!!! any sort of really salty, sweet butter. the whipped stuff, in my opinion, is only made to be eaten straight.

Black Olives, Peanut Butter, Ice Cream, Pickled stuff.

Condensed milk, sticky, lovely spoonfuls of it. hopefully I have some right now

Dulce de leche!

~Ben and Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk
~Trader Joe's Spicy Egg White Salad
~Anything that's considered mine and none of the other 4 people in the house will eat it/Anything that's not going to last long is up for grabs because the double dipping bacteria won't have time to ruin it.

My husband drinks worcestershire sauce straight from the bottle!

PICKLES! Olives, roasted peppers, anything to get that salty, sour fix!! mmmm

Altoids.

I drink pickle juice, too! My boyfriend grosses out but since he doesn't eat pickles the jars are mine to do with what I will.

I also make little enchilada things from luncheon meat - usually ham, though. A little mustard, a little mayo and yes, sometimes pickles. Actually, when I was doing Atkins, I sometimes called that lunch.

nutella, peanut butter and rainbow chip icing mmm

Classico Four Cheese spaghetti sauce. I know, I know, homemade sauce is a lot better, but I just love anything tomato. Classico is pretty good on a big plate of pasta with some grated parmesan, but it is even better right out of the jar.

I'll squirt hoisin straight into my mouth. I just love it.

fluff, peanut butter, frosting, pudding, ice cream

pepper
cookie

Ricotta cheese and sour cream

Peanut Butter
Condensed Milk

when I was studying in med school I needed fast calories preferrably with chocolate, which currently explains my unusual ability to chug Hershey's chocolate syrup straight from that jug thing.

also im glad im not the only one with condensed milk problems, I used to open one can for my vietnamese coffee and it would be gone in 2 days from sneaking fingerfuls.

Peanut butter.

And I dip it out with a chilled chocolate bar.

When I was 4 or 5, I got my finger caught in a can of condensed milk. Now that I am an adult and use the can opener and open the whole lid, I don't have that problem anymore when I sneak a spoon or two.

Olive oil by the teaspoon. Weird yes I know, but good olive oil is just so good by its self.
cream cheese from the tub, sea salt, and sauerkraut.
They are all just so good. :)

Peanut butter, hummus, tzatziki, Nutella, confetti chip frosting, chocolate fudge frosting, cookie dough, ice cream, canned salmon, pickles, cocktail onions, corn syrup, the list goes on!

kippered herring
green olives
pickles

peanut butter, nutella, fluff, raspberry jam, cake frosting, ice cream, cherry pie filling....really anything sweet that comes in a can/jar/tub.

Thanks to a friend, I "drink" applesauce straight from the jar -- no spoon required! It really does taste best this way. :)

Wickles Spicy Bread and Butter pickles, Vienna Sausages, Green Giant Mexicali Corn...and I am not ashamed to admit I will mess up a can of Spaghettio's in a heartbeat. When I was younger I used to eat Chef Boyardee Beefaroni, cold, out of the can too.

I keep a tub of Betty Crocker ready to use vanilla and chocolate frosting in my fridge for that moment when I want something sweet.. just a spoonful or 2, sometimes 3 is all it takes. Best comfort food.. a jar of peanut butter and a bottle of Welches squeeze grape jelly. a spoonful of peanut buttter with a dollop of jelly on top.. heaven..

NUTELLA - PEANUT BUTTER - HELLMAN'S - STRAWBERRY PRESERVES, ANY BRAND WILL DO!

Oh my, these were hilarious!

I personally love to drink any Olive juice out of the jar or can. It's my Mom's fault, and I'm sticking to it.

After visiting Buenos Aires, Dulce de Leche (like katylesser) is another fave!

Traveller, I hope your Director changed his mind. That seems unfair to me.
Cindy H
Cookie Stamps

Pre-made cake frosting!!

After reading 169 comments, all I can say is: I am so happy to not be the only person on the planet who eats like this!

spaghettios
peanut butter

@dixisue, I like pb & mayo sandwiches, no matter what kind of breat I have, also occasionally add a few slices of ripe banana on that...if out of pb, sit there with banana slices on a plate, each one gets a small blobette of mayo, also good this way on a Ritz cracker.

otherwise, out of can or jar it's:
tuna, drained or undrained
Bush's beans, or B&M, best tasting IMO
Spag/MB from the can, so easy now with the zip-off tops!
uncondensed cream of broccoli or cream of chicken soup
HAVE to taste at least 2 tbl of any new jar spaghetti sauce
herring in cream sauce, or just plain pickled w/onions
sardines, in hot sauce, mustard or oil
salmon from a can, also love to drink the "juice"
pickles from a jar

When my sister & I went backpacking around Europe we were on a VERY limited budget... many times we arrived by bus in our next foriegn city, late at night, hungry & unfamiliar. I remember eating peas & corn cold out of the can after shopping at the 24-hour food mart in Barcelona... Dining on red wine & dark chocolate and jumping on the beds in our Paris hotel room... Eating Brie out of the package with a Swiss Army knife... Popping Pringles & chugging Fruitopia at 6am after a night of dancing & drinking in London...

Definately pints of icecream, gelato, sorbet, etc, many nights watching movies with my best friend, or doing a late-night "icecream run" with my sister & splitting a litre of Oreo...

I used to bake peanut butter cookies & eat them out of the pan

Pickles, pickled beets, pickled onions, relish, sauerkraut, olives, salsa, pasta sauce, condensed tomato soup, curried spinach, mushy peas, pie filling, peanut butter, jam, whipped topping, salad dressing, eggless mayonnaise, ketchup, bbq sauce... and yes, margarine...

PS I'm totally underweight, so I can justify eating an "entire" anything, including bags of cookies, a McCain cake, a frozen cream pie :)

Altoids? You must be kidding!

@Traveller - you MUST have been upset. I can't imagine eating a jar of grainy mustard by itself! No, capers would be my choice, I love em.

BTW, congratulations on getting that dissertation over and to an old broad like myself, a "B" sounds pretty damned good.