Tuesday, February 26, 2002

Crap We Used to Eat

As a baby boomer, I was thinking about food we used to eat that you can't find anymore.
See if you remember any of these:

Jell-O 1-2-3: This was a weird mutation that made Jell on the bottom, some cloudy mutation in the middle and whipped mushy stuff on top.

Whip n' Chill: This was like a really poor chocolate mousse.

Pommac soda: This was a champagne/apple sort of soda that I used to love.

Teaberry gum: This odd flavored gum made you dance the "Teaberry Shuffle."

Seven Up candy bars: These had 7 different centers in one chocolate bar, some chewy, some gross.

Dr. Pepper: Used to have a better flavor, was said to have added prune juice. Ads said you should drink one at 10, 2 and 4 to get through your day. Yikes.

Corn Nuts: Sold in strips of 10 little packages. Mmm, I used to beg my mom for these, they cost 29 cents back then.

Bosco: Used to make the best chocolate milk.

Dreamsicles: Orange Popsicles with vanilla ice cream inside. Fabulous!

Abba Zabba bars: White taffy threaded with peanut butter. These were great, like
Bit-o-Honey's, only better.

Fizzies: These were like fruit flavored Alka Seltzer without the medicine, dropped in a glass of water to make a disgusting carbonated drink. I loved 'em.

Tang: Tang was to orange juice what fiber board is to wood.

Beechnut Fruit Stripes Gum: Mmmm this was great stuff.

JiffyPop popcorn: You'd put the pan on the stove and shake it forever and a big foil dome would form and presto: oily popcorn!


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