Nostalgic/Forgotten Foods/Snacks
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I realised a while back that I hadn't seen Ice Cream Flavoured Chewits for the longest time. I read somewhere that they were limited edition only throughout the 1990's, and were no longer made. This bugs me really, because I was still growing up through the 90's, and Ice Cream Flavoured Chewits were an important part of the decade for someone with a sweet-tooth, such as I!
I managed to find this;
Hot Fuzz as revenge for stealing this precious cereal! 
If I really thought about it, I bet I could devise a pretty populated list of snacks which are no longer around. Ones that I miss.
Anyone else miss a particular food? Or do I just need to drop it?!
I managed to find this;
If I really thought about it, I bet I could devise a pretty populated list of snacks which are no longer around. Ones that I miss.
Anyone else miss a particular food? Or do I just need to drop it?!
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I loathed those things, they always used to make me feel ill.
I miss Opal Fruits. They are *not* Starburst, damnit! I also remember something similar to Lucky Charms (not sure if the cereal was called that, though); I used to pick out all the marshmallow bits and leave all the other stuff.
As a child of the 80s though I'm sure there are other things I enjoyed that are no longer around. . . Hang on, I also remember the days when Salt and Vinegar was in blue packets and Cheese and Onion in green. I hated that change as I got them mixed for quite a while afterwards.
Fizzy Cola Flavour Spangles.
Pop Nuts.
Anyone remember them?
As far as candy was concerned, I regularly bought Now & Laters for a dime and compared to the way they look now, the packs were considerably larger.
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-- Zotz, hard fruit-flavored candies with a tart, fizzy powder inside them.
-- Zimi, a slush drink in various flavors that was dispensed from a machine.
I have no idea if they even make them anymore. Off to Wikipedia to find out...
I loved Aztec Bars. They seemed to last for ages.
My other favourite at the time was Bar Six. A lot more substantial than a Kit Kat
Flinstones Pushup pops, how I miss thee...:'(
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What's this about no more Lucky Charms in the UK? And how on earth could we have "stolen" it? Dude, we invented it! Who else but an American could think of dumping sugared marshmallows onto sugared cereal?
But, being an old phart, I can remember all sorts of things that have disappeared. Marathon candy bar, cereals like Freakies (which was just Cap'n Crunch) and Qwisp (which I think you can still find in some areas), and a line of Kool-Aid like drink mixes--I think it was called Funny Face, and it had different characters for each flavor. Somewhere in my Dad's house are plastic mugs featuring Goofy Grape and Jolly Ollie Orange.
Ah, memories. . .
Personally, I'm rather pleased Lucky Charms have been banished from our shores. Too sweet,too colourful, too ..... Not one of the US's finest moments IMO.
They're definitely smaller.
What about Wham Bars? They are still about, but they've done something to them. I had one a couple of years ago and it had definitely lost some of its Wham.
I have been trying to remember the name of this stuff for years, you totally reminded me how much I loved them as a little kid. How could I forget? I had all the characters too.
Does anyone remember Wacky Packages?
And let's not forget Quake, which (like Qwisp, which were like little flying saucers!) was basically differently-shaped Cap'n Crunch...I think Quake looked like rocks...? God, it's been a long time...I remember 'Funny Face,' too! Goofy Grape was my favourite!
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Next thing you know I'll start waxing nostalgic about Mego action figures, the Big Wheel, and my treasured Six Million Dollar Man doll. . .
There was a relaunch of sorts a few years ago. Naturally I bought one, but it just didn't seem to be the same as I remembered. Now either (a) I'm looking back through rose-tinted glasses or (b) they got the recipe wrong. ?:)
I remember when the SALT was in a blue packet and you had to mix it in with the crisps.:))
More recently, a few years ago (due to an occasional minor sinus problem), I found that mint flavoured Tunes (much better than Halls mentholyptus, especially with a hot drink) were the cheaper answer to Sinutab, but they were only a trial in my area and they never seemed to catch on - I think I was the biggest customer for the ones my newsagaent sold.
Apparently there's a Funny Face renaissance for people of my and Mo's age: I found magnets based on the original packaging, bobbleheads of the characters, and--believe it or not!--original packets with original drink mix inside. Somehow, I doubt that 30+ years has improved the flavor.
Who says you can't put a price on memories?
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And I mentioned this earlier, but here it is, another cherished childhood food that has now become an example of 1970s kitsch:
The Mars Bar is still present in the UK, but I don't personally recall there ever being almonds either in or on top of them. We just had nougat and caramel, covered in chocolate. We don't get the Almond-version of the Milky Way either. Almonds must be a trend exclusive to the US! Either that or I've been missing something for years...
UK Mars Bar = US Milky Way Bar
UK Milky Way = US 3 Musketeers
The American Milky Way with Almonds has no correlation in the UK - thank God, because it sounds horrific!
Ice cream Chewits = yum!
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"They're always after me lucky charms!"
Now I know what that IRA member Paddy O'Brien in Austin Powers is on about (or rather Frau whatshername and Evil btw were Lucky Charms around in the era of free love? How would he know about them?)
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That's very interesting. I was going to mention to HB that some specialty grocery stores or even a Cost Plus has a small import section. The local Cost Plus has a British section, even the grocery store I work for once had a small British section. I noticed they had some Cadbury candy, the Mars bar, a honeycomb type candybar (sorry, forgot the name) and one of my favorites...The Lion Bar.
At Draeger's in your town, Mr. Martini, I occasionally buy those imported Cadburys, particularly the Flakes (is this the same thing Bond recalled having as a kid in OHMSS?) and Maltzers, IMO, the best maltballs ever. I remember seeing those Mars bars in the black wrapper. What I want to actually try is a deep fried Mars bar, which I think some place in SF does.
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I think you'll find that that is a Crunchie - one of my favourites when I used to eat confectionery.
another choclate bar i came across again a few years back was an mb bar.remember them? they were fondant creme covered in chocolate,similar to frys cremes.another disapointment, they were crap as well.