Name some foods that you like but can no longer find in the store

[libnnc]

Mine is Flavored Instant Cream of Wheat. It came in a variety box with apple cinnamon, maple & brown sugar, plain and another flavor I can't remember. It's the only hot cereal I like. I'm not crazy about oatmeal--blech. It's been more than a couple of years since I've seen flavored Cream of Wheat in the stores. I wonder if they've just stopped making it?

[KitchenWitch]

1. Taco flavored Doritos

[libnnc]

3. I don't remember taco flavored Doritos

I like the cool ranch ones though.

[KitchenWitch]

4. They got discontinued around the time the Cool Ranch ones came out.

[pilgrimsoul]

13. Yep - and the plain flavored Doritos, too

Haven't seen them since the 70s, but they were the best! Way better than any of the plain tortilla chips today.

[fishwax]

21. THEY'RE BACK!

Well, they are here in Illinois, anyway ... I picked some up two weeks ago, and it was the first time I had seen them in a couple of years.

Oh, boy, were they good :D

[clown]

26. YES!!! as soon as i saw this thread...

i immediately thought of the taco bell doritos, those things were so good, i will forever miss them, i wonder if there is some effort to bring them back? everyone i know who remembers them loved them

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

41. Salsa Doritos!

I swear when I was in Hawaii my diet pretty much consisted of salsa doritos, sashimi, mimosas and coronas. It was wonderful. I also got to snorkel with sea turtles and sharks a few times. Sea turtles rock!

[Fox Mulder]

46. I still see those...

I love them! Best chips ever!(behind dill pickle, of course :))

[LostinVA]

152. They were soooo good.

[henslee]

2. Datenut bread.

[yy4me]

60. Have a great, easy recipe for you, takes 5 minutes to make,

bakes for 55 minutes. Very good! Let me know if you want it.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. Hires Rootbeer

Pizza Flavored Ketchup

[politicat]

6. As an ingredient: Milnot. Food: Cappio

I made a killer lemon icebox cake out of it and a very tasty batter bread.

I also miss Cappio - a bottled coffee drink that wasn't 98% sugar or HFCS

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Quisp cereal. And Lite Ranch Doritos.

I don't know why they discontinued the lite ranch style Doritos - goddamn, they were just as tasty as the original ones, but with way less grease and heaviness. They were pure heaven!

[fishwax]

22. Do you mean the Baked, or the ones with some Olestra type of oil?

I still see the baked ranch, but the only flavor I see for the Light Doritos these days is Nacho Cheese ... I wish I could get the ranch, though ...

[Reverend_Smitty]

32. Quisp still existed as of a few years ago

My dad was talking about this cereal that he used to eat all the time when he was a kid, so I did a web search and found a place that sold it, (fresh stuff, not vintage boxes). We got a box and I must say it was pretty tasty cereal.

[mcscajun]

68. You can still get Quisp...

http://www.c-els.com/sfCatalog.asp?sn=E121420010030015&pchid=1109

[LostinVA]

154. Quisp is still available

I was in Denver on business last year, and they had it in stores!!!!I bought several boxes. Still good!

[anarch]

8. cream horns

I'm probably shopping at the wrong stores. :(

[libnnc]

9. mmmmm cream horns

part of my well balanced diet as a kid. Cream horns and Cheerwine.

[xmas74]

10. Ben and Jerry's Dasterdly Mash.

It used to be my favorite flavor but, according to their website, it's been sent to the graveyard.:cry:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

42. What was it? My favorite lost B&J flavor is the Festivus one.

nt

[kskiska]

118. I liked B&J's Coconut Almond (Chip?)

Coconut ice cream, almonds, and those big dark chocolate chips.

[SpeedwayDemocrat]

144. B&J Reverse Chocolate Chunk

R.I.P., light and dark chocolate. I miss you, but my pancreas doesn't...

[UCLA02]

11. Chocolates that were like Kisses, but flatter, in a cardboard tube?

Anyone know what I'm talking about?

[BrotherBuzz]

25. Flicks™

[UCLA02]

48. T'was them!!!

Found the website. Very interesting. Might have to order some now that they're making them again.

THANKS, BB!!

[kskiska]

116. Rockwell Wafers?

I remember them from back in the 50s. It was a cardboard box with two vertical rows of milk chocolate wafers.

Droste's (Dutch chocolate) are sort of like that, but thicker. Eckerd's sells them.

[Floogeldy]

12. I'm glad you asked! CINCH CORNBREAD MIX

This was the greatest conrbread mix ever on the American market. It was substantial and it raised about three inches high. There was a great recipe on the side of the box for jalapeno cornbread, where you added some canned creamed corn, fresh chopped jalapenos, freshly grated cheddar cheese and it was so yummy.

I miss it bad! :cry:

[IcyPeas]

33. Thomas' Corn Toaster Cakes (corn muffins)

[DainBramaged]

44. Still make 'em, have a package here, blame your grocer

They come in blueberry too.

[nedbal]

79. got a corn cake package in the frezer now, I buy 3 packs at a time

[libnnc]

14. UPDATE: I've Found It!

I went to the Cream of Wheat page at Kraft.com and surfed around a little and according to the web page I should be able to find it at a different grocery store. Happy Day!

[Kali]

15. pepperidge farms frozen three-layer cakes

frigging sara lee CHERRY frozen cheesecake


Safeway. :grr:

[henslee]

57. you are right! where the heck has that PF cake been?!!!!

[peekaloo]

62. I see them(PF) all the time in Florida and Texas. Maybe they were all

shipped to those states.

Last time I bought one it was covered in "protective ice". :silly:

[Nicole]

94. I have some in the freezer right now

Chocolate fudge cake. I keep them stocked for emergency chocolate cravings at 3. a.m.


http://www.pepperidgefarm.com/indulgent_treats_desserts.asp

[Patiod]

162. Easy to find at the Pepperidge Farm Thrift Store

Also, outdated Goldfish are rarely stale!

[GrpCaptMandrake]

16. Keebler Iced Raisin Bars

Damn, I miss 'em!

[book lady]

17. Mrs Howe's potato chips

[Critters2]

72. The family that made Mrs. Howe's

is related to me. Not sure how, altogether, just know they're some of "the Thiensville relatives". My dad told me last summer that they sold the company to one of the big names, can't remember which one. The conglomerate got the factory and whatnot, but is using its name. Sucks, no?

And someone probably got rich, but I'm not close enough to inherit any. I don't think.

[RevCheesehead]

18. I've found both Strawberry Cream of Wheat and ...

Maple/Brown Sugar. But I also remember living in NC, and having to search the shelves to find it there. I guess people prefer grits. :(

[Dying Eagle]

19. Onion-Garlic Potatoe Chips

Breath not a treat after, but GD it I love those chips!

[auntAgonist]

36. maybe try here..

http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=165

[SlavesandBulldozers]

20. otter pops

[auntAgonist]

38. you can still get them

http://www.candydirect.com/change/Otter-Ice-Pops-Assorted.html

[SlavesandBulldozers]

50. :)

:9

[lakemonster11]

125. We used to get those at Costco when I was little.

Surely they still have them there?

[mykpart]

23. Eagle Brand potato chips.

Planter's Sesame Cashew nut mix.
Taco flavor Doritos.
Night Hawks sirloin steak dinner

[azmouse]

141. The Eagle pretzels were good too.

They were shaped like the Anheiser-Busch logo.

[pdxbecca]

24. Team flakes

was the BEST breakfast cereal. I think Nabisco made them. They haven't been around for about 20 years I think, I miss them so much!:cry:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

27. Mrs. Budd's Chicken Pot Pies.

This was a staple of my intern year, used to get 'em at Ralph's supermarket in San Diego.

Apparently it still exists since I found a few web things about it, but I haven't seen one in a store in over a decade.

[Canuckistanian]

28. New York style Ice Cream

With pretzels.

[hickman1937]

29. Hostess Hawaiian Cakes.

I think thats what they were called. A spice cake with white frosting. Haven't seen them in years.

[u4ic]

30. Banana popsicles

What a treat they were in the summer! I don't know if they were discontinued, or we just don't have them in Alberta.

[leftyladyfrommo]

52. No More Banana Popsickles? Ahhhhh

[Throd]

31. Clark Bars

I can still taste 'em now

[auntAgonist]

34. hi Throd, try here..

http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=411

and here

http://www.candydirect.com/bars/Clark-Bars.html

and welcome to DU~!

[Throd]

138. Thanks!

You have just made me fatter.

[jobycom]

35. ESSN carbonated fruit juice, and non-instant hominy grits

This is in Austin. You'd think they'd have real grits, but I can't find it. Only instant and quick.

As for ESSN, I can't even tell if they still make it.

[DanCa]

37. Dressel's strawberry birthday cake.

It was like a strawberry shortcake with pink and white birthday frosting. They went out of buisness ages ago and I still crave it. The chocolate cake was good but I always craved the strawberry.

[auntAgonist]

39. some can be found here!

http://www.hometownfavorites.com/shop/candy_store.asp

[Digit]

40. Pumpkin Butter!

Winn Dixie once carried it...WD went under.
Then Kroger carried a brand of PB, but stopped carrying it.
Sigh

[Metta]

55. First class Jewish deli.

Not in Pittsburgh, anyway. God, sometimes this town is just a fried fish sandwich with a shot and a beer. :(

[DainBramaged]

43. Nabisco still makes it, 10 envelopes ea. box

http://www.kraftfoods.com/creamofwheat/main.aspx?s=&m=cowIndex

[hfojvt]

45. QUISP

They used to sell it in bags, just four years ago or so, and then Malt-o-meal bought out Quaker bagged cereals and now it is gone. They also brought it back in boxes, which is much more expensive, but I am not sure they do that any more either.

[Clintmax]

47. Malt O Meal

I freakin LOVE that hot cereal! Even more than Cream Of Wheat. But the stores down here in Florida don't carry it. So, when I go back to see my parents in Missouri for vacation once per year...I have to stock up on it then and bring it back with me. x(

[lpbk2713]

49. Diet Coke with Lemon

I asked a Coke delivery man about it and he said they're not making it any more.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

51. Haagen Dazs Rum Raisin ice cream. Used to buy it at the store.

Never see it in supermarkets anymore.

[Nikia]

53. Stove Top Supper Bakes

I know that if I made some effort that I could make something similiar on my own. They were convient and tasty though.
I don't like the Campbell's Supper Bakes as well except the lemon chicken one, which my husband doens't like.

[Parrcrow]

54. Strubb's pickles

They are unavailable where I'm now living.

[auntAgonist]

56. Maybe this will work for you ...........

http://www.strubpickles.com/

Click on "find Product" on the left side of the page.

they are wonderful pickles, and I can't get them either. I'm in MI. I can get them when I visit Ontario (home) again though :)


:hi:

[Parrcrow]

110. Thanks AuntAgonist!

I have seen that site before and my father-in-law works as a dairy managaer for a grocery store here in town. He is going to talk to the deli manager about looking into ordering some from one of the distributors. We could become the pickle capital of SE Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. What a coup!

Hell, I'd stand outside with a sandwich board to drum up some business for them just so they'd keep them in stock.

:hi:

[Beausoir]

58. Betty Crocker Noodles Romanoff.

[Left Is Write]

59. I haven't thought about this in years, but vanilla Captain Crunch.

I'm not sure I'd even like it anymore, but I liked it as a child (and sugar cereals were something of a rare treat at my house).

It came in a blue box. It might have been called Nilla Crunch.

[yy4me]

61. Orange Crush

The old stuff was great, not a syrupy artificial orange drink.

[robbedvoter]

63. Fruitti-os - cereal sweetened with fruit juice - truly good!

I was getting it for my baby - they disappeared one summer.

[Inspired]

64. Cream cheese and salsa mix

don't remember what the brand was but it was sooooo good. I can't find it anywhere. Probably for the best though since I could eat the entire container in one sitting.

[Borgnine]

65. Linda McCartney's frozen meals.

I've had them a few times once I became a vegetarian, but as of late I can't seem to find them anywhere.

[TomInTib]

67. I saw them for the first time yesterday and thought.....

Frozen Dinners From the Great Beyond.

Saw them at a grocery store in my town (Tiburon, CA).

Want me to send you some?

[jobycom]

90. Whole Foods carry them, as do several stores in Austin. HEB and Randalls.

Don't know if you have any of those in your area.

[SmokingJacket]

66. Frozen peas in cream sauce.

It's probably been 25 years since I saw them. When I was little they were my favorite food... it's been so long I might not even like them anymore.

[auntAgonist]

85. I make my own

2 tablespoons margarine
2 tablespoon flour
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Good Dash pepper
2 cups frozen peas (use a 10 oz box, or measure 2-cups from a bag of loose frozen peas)
2 or 3 hard boiled eggs sliced

Get out a quart size sauce pan, or bigger. In it, melt the margarine over medium heat. Using a fork or a whisk, stir in the flour until it is smooth and lump free. Now very gradually stir in the milk. I use a whisk for this because it makes the work go faster. When the milk is well combined with the fat and flour, add the sugar, salt and pepper. Cook and stir the sauce until it begins to boil. Count to sixty, stirring it the whole while. Now add the frozen peas. Cover the pan and allow it to simmer for about 3 to 5 minutes over medium heat. The peas should thaw and cook briefly, but not too much. Over cooking is ruin for this dish. It needs the peas to only barely cook, bringing out their freshest flavor. Add the sliced hard cooked eggs and serve over toast.

Delicious!

[mac56]

69. Ralston.

It really is the only hot cereal I can stand.

[BigMcLargehuge]

70. RC Cola

:-(

[Common Sense Party]

81. You can still get RC in most supermarkets in the South

But in the rest of the country, we're SOL, it seems. I liked RC better than Coke or Pepsi.

[BrotherBuzz]

92. RC is avaliable in the west, too, but dammit, it's in cans!

I want my RC in sixteen ounce bottles. Bring back them glass return bottles!

[Common Sense Party]

93. I never see it. But my wife doesn't drink pop anyway...

And she's usually shopping.

I agree with you: Glass bottles make the difference. Especially when you put it in the freezer for 15 minutes before you drink it. Now THAT'S heaven.

[BrotherBuzz]

95. LOL, our freezer was to small back in those days

Our treat was a galvanized bucket full of ice to chill 'em down.

[Zambero]

114. Also Delaware Punch

When I was a kid that was my favorite soft drink. It had a grapelike flavor and wasn't too carbonated. I was in Delaware a few years back and figured they'd still have it there. No such luck. Nobody I talked to had even heard of the stuff.

[IronLionZion]

71. right, maybe you all are not finding these foods...

because you all shop at Costco?

I've seen just about everything in this thread at Wal-mart. :shrug: calm down, it's the only store back at my hometown.

[Yollam]

73. Carnation Breakfast Bars

There were a few other good breakfast bars & cakes back in the late 70s/early 80s. All gone now. :(

[Yollam]

74. What was that pizza sauce stuff you put on toast?

That was kinda good...

[Pithlet]

108. Pizza Quick? n/t

[Yollam]

117. YES! From Ragu.

Apparently they still make it, though I haven't seen it in many years.

[lakemonster11]

126. I think I have some in my pantry,

so I hope it's not that old. You can use their regular pizza sauce, too (or pasta sauce for that matter). It works just as well.

I usually just buy whatever's cheaper.

[Magrittes Pipe]

75. Lead-Os

[democracyindanger]

153. Cancer buns.

[JVS]

76. pudding pops

[begin_within]

77. Wheatena cereal, Kellogg's Concentrate, Campbell's Homestyle Bean, Fizzies

[nedbal]

91. I miss Fizzies too

[yy4me]

100. Wheatena is still available in Massachusetts. Anyone know if

Fudge Ripple Ice Cream still exists? You know the stuff I mean. Good old Vanilla with fudge sauce swirled around. Brings me back to my childhood.

[yy4me]

101. Just found this...go to

www.homestatfarm.com They have a store locator section. When I did
MA, they showed every store that still sells it. Boy is it good with a little brown sugar on top.

[KT2000]

157. Whip & Chill

remember it from the 70's - it was great!

[KT2000]

149. Do you have a Krogers?

I get Wheateena at QFC which is a Krogers store.

[spacelady]

78. Frozen pearl onions n/t

[bbinacan]

103. I've found them here

in Raleigh, NC. Food Lion and Harris Teeter.

[Common Sense Party]

80. Planter's Peanut Butter.

And Coca Cola in the little six-ounce bottles.

[nedbal]

82. can't find Fox's VANILLA syrup or was it U-bet's , chocolate is no problem

[mcscajun]

102. Vanilla available ONLINE.

http://www.hometownfavorites.com/shop/candy_cat_js.asp

[nedbal]

83. can't find Mrs Pauls FISH Cakes, other mrs pauls stuff yes, &other brands

[nedbal]

84. can't find Suceral sweetner

[nedbal]

86. cant find Vanilla coke

[njdemocrat106]

87. PBMax

A chocolate/peanut butter cookie-type candy. I haven't seen it in years, yet I saw a PBMax sandwich spread in the store a few days ago (right next to the peanut butter, naturally).

On a somewhat related note, and on behalf of my dogs, do they still make Gaines Burgers? I always remembered the dogs I had when growing up would go crazy for those suckers. Nobody I know has seen them in ages.

[pitohui]

88. well dexedrine

crap being able to buy that legally was way cool

[nedbal]

89. cant find Schaffer or Piels beer ( it's a food )

[mitchum]

96. Laudanum ice cream

[dog_lovin_dem]

97. Ice Cubes chocolate candy and

Hunt's Skillet Lasagna. YUM.

[zone]

98. Soylent Green

People eating people

[Love Bug]

105. Hey! No sex threads on DU!!!

:spank: :silly:


:D

[zone]

111. hee, hee

why do you think I always happen to be the 69th poster?

[sakabatou]

99. Wax Nip Bottles

A big variety of Jelly Bellies.

[LeftyMom]

104. Rice milk chocolate bars

Trader Joe's doesnt have them anymore. :(

[Love Bug]

106. Choc O Mint Livesavers

Haven't seen 'em in YEARS.

[DawgHouse]

107. Plain Doritoes.

I don't even know if they make them anymore. In the Beginning, there were three kinds of Doritoes. Corn, Nacho Cheese, and Taco. Corn and Taco were my favorites. They took away the plain corn flavored ones and they doctored up the taco flavored so they aren't the same as the original either. :(

[ScreamingMeemie]

109. Frankenstuff Hotdogs. They were hotdogs with chili in the middle of them

and they were so bad for you that they were awesome. :hi: I miss them. :(

[Ohio Joe]

129. They were really good but even more

I miss sabrette hot dogs and the sabrette onion sauce. As far as I know they are still available in the north east but since I came to Ohio I have not seen them anywhere.

[ScreamingMeemie]

131. I remember those too...When we lived in Syracuse...

Yummy. I haven't seen them in MI either.

Welcome to DU! :toast:

[Zambero]

112. Rutabagas for starters

Also, fortunately, okra.

[zone]

113. Buy Local (and goodnight)

Gotta go to yer local farmer's market, pal. And I gotta go to bed...

[Zambero]

115. Don't forget to turnip the heat in the morning!

That was bad.

[zone]

151. I love bad puns

and we heat with wood.

[Lisa]

119. Ocean Spray cranberry drops

It was rapidly becoming my favorite candy, until they disappeared from the shelves (at least in Canada). I now get blackcurrant-licorice sweets from a British place downtown.

[Hissyspit]

120. Kaboom! Cereal

Had a circus clown on the box.

[HiddenInVA]

132. Kaboom! found here....

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002BQLHI/cerealcom-20/103-2122099-9754239

Not how I remember the box, but still around evidently....

[Hissyspit]

135. The box is only slightly different from how I remember it. I think it may

have been light blue overall at one time.

I found a box of it at Wal-Mart several years ago, but haven't seen it since then so I wasn't clear on whether it was still available. Thanks!

[GRLMGC]

121. New York Seltzer

Raspberry was the best

[marigold20]

150. Yeah, raspberry was so good!

..

[deadparrot]

122. Koala Yummies.

They used to me my favorite when I was little.

http://www.animegamersusa.com/istarimages/p/p-081900000017!NT.jpg
Different name, same thing. :9

[Hardrada]

123. Creamsicles and Dreamsicles

and the polar bear brand of divinity candy you'd see in store iceboxes in the summer.
Mars Bars. Also egg nog flavored instant breakfasts. Where are these?

[lakemonster11]

124. Kudos

When I was little I loved the candy bars called "Kudos." (I liked the peanut-butter flavored ones). They were sold in a box like granola bars.

Anyway, after a couple of years, Kudos became chocolate-covered granola bars (and shrunk quite a bit, too).

They still sell them as far as I know, but they altered the product so much that there's no real relation between the old ones and the new ones. The Kudos that I loved are effectively gone forever!

[pointblank]

127. Italian ice....

The only kind I can get around me (St Louis) is Luigi's, which comes in a plastic cup in a box of 6 and isn't bad, but...

I used to be able to get this other brand here, although I don't remember the name, but it came in a paper/cardboard type cup and it had the real sweet syrupy ice at the bottom. I think you can still get them in New York though.

Anyone know what brand I'm talking about?

[Lochloosa]

128. Peach NeHi

[flvegan]

130. Cocoa Frosted Flakes

Damn, they were good. Addicting, I tell ya.

[raccoon]

133. Date Bar. Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker made it.

Used to be you could find it at Ingles stores. Then they dropped it too.

[bif]

134. Anyone remember Junket?

I used to love that stuff when I was kid. Haven't seen it in years.

[Hissyspit]

137. Sounds familiar. What was it? n/t

[latebloomer]

139. Junket Rennet Custard

It was sort of a very light pudding.

I loved the chocolate flavor as a kid.

[Hissyspit]

140. You do know what rennet is, right?

I think I understand why it's not available anymore.

[latebloomer]

158. I'll take a wild guess

It's from the stomach of a cow?

[Hissyspit]

159. Calves or sheep. Lining of the stomach. Still used in cheese as a culture.

From the stomachs of ruminants, it curdles milk. But having it in the NAME of your product!

[Hissyspit]

136. ???? There was a puffed-rice slightly sweetened cereal from the

1960s and 70s. It was my favorite cereal when I was a kid and it had a SMALL Chinese man cartoon character on the box. Yes, it was racist, that may have something to do with why the cereal disappered. Anyone remember it? It was like a non-flavored Fruity Pebbles.

[azmouse]

146. That sounds so familiar but I don't remember what it was called either.

[Hissyspit]

160. Found it! RICE KRINKLES

Here's the stereotypical Chinese boy character (Scroll Down):

http://www.lavasurfer.com/cereal-post.html

[VaYallaDawg]

142. Spiced peaches.

When I was a kid we used to always get them around Christmas - it's a southern thang - they came in a glass jar. Haven't seen them in many years.

[Sequoia]

143. Mars Bars.

[Nikia]

147. Try snicker's with almonds

I've been told that they are the same thing. They sell better as snicker's with almonds though.

[LostinVA]

155. They still exist -- they are called Snickers Almonds

Seriously. Snickers is their number one seller, Mars Bars sold badly, so they just slapped a new wrapper on it.

btw... in the UK, Mars Bars are what we call Milky Ways.

[SpeedwayDemocrat]

145. Starbuck's Mint Brownies

One of those holiday things they only offer in November & December. Best item in the food case, and they only have it 2 months out of the year. Does Dr. Evil still run that company or what?

[cmkramer]

148. Flavored Cream of Wheat

Come to think of it, I haven't seen that in a while either. I do see flavored cream of wheat but not in a variety pack. I used to love it too. I like plain cream of wheat with cheddar cheese melted on top for dinner sometimes.

Do they still make TAB? That was my favorite soda growing up, but I haven't seen it in years.

This is probably just a local thing, but none of the groceries where I live carry lamb -- and I love lamb.

[fudge stripe cookays]

156. Chocolate vanilla creme pop-tarts

And raspberry iced tea Snapple. Texas only has certain kinds of Snapple that they carry now, and raspberry iced tea ain't one of them (But peach, which I detest IS).

Whenever I head up north to Illinois and Wisconsin I OD on raspberry iced tea Snapple.

fsc

[seaglass]

161. Jello 1-2-3, I really loved that stuff and it is so sad that my kids

will never get the chance to try it.;(