Food stuff from our Baby Boomer childhood.

[maveric]

http://www.octanecreative.com/boomerbaby/food.html

Remember any of this stuff?

[blue neen]

1. Quisp and Quake Cereals

There were cartoon characters on the boxes that looked like space creatures. :)

[maveric]

2. I was big fan of "Shake-a-Puddin".

Now that I look back on that I say ARGHH!! Nasty shit!
But as a kid I loved the stuff.

[blue neen]

7. Do you remember "Fizzies"?

They were tablets that you put in a glass of water. They made a kind of effervescent Kool-Aid type drink. I LOVED Fizzies! :)

The Shake-a-Puddin' even came with it's own shaker!

[maveric]

9. Fizzies were awesome.

We'd just pop the tabs in our mouth and foam freely!
That was FUN!

[shanti]

47. yes sir!

i never wasted fizzies in a friggin DRINK, we ate the suckers! now they make them with artificial sweeteners so that's not happening anymore:(

[Gormy Cuss]

3. Bubble gum cards on bike tires.

Absolutely!

[maveric]

4. I was one of the few who didnt do that. I saved my cards.

Catalogged them and packed them away for the future. About 10 years ago my parents were cleaning out a closet and found 5 shoe boxes filled with baseball cards that were wrapped in plastic. They shipped them to me and I was amazed at the treasures I found.
Mickey Mantle 1960, Willie McCovey rookie Nolan Ryan rookie card... At one time I had them appraised at $27,500.00. I couldnt tell you how much they are worth now.

[Gormy Cuss]

5. That sounds like a nice little nest egg. n/t

[SoCalDem]

6. I still buy some of that food.. I order it online

That's the thing that gets me.. Lots of the stuff we grew up with IS STILL MADE.. Stores just stop carrying it because the giants buy shelf space to place their stuff and the older brands get shitcanned:grr:

You can still buy Black Jack/Clove gum
"gee-your-hair-smells-terrific" shampoo
"walnettos"
and a bunch of other stuff

[oldtime dfl_er]

8. Can we talk Space Food Sticks???????

Oh man I loved those things! Can't remember if they came in any flavor but chocolate - that was my preferred flavor.

http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby/1164890

[shanti]

48. omg they were gross!

:( gimme some vanilla bonamo turkish taffy anyday tho!

[RevCheesehead]

54. Peanut Butter was my favorite.

They also had vanilla - not so good.

[SiobhanClancy]

10. Whip'n'Chill

that was one of my favorites. Also,Jello 1-2-3(made 3 layers),Hunts Skillet Lasagne and yes,Space Food Sticks. Pepsi Light(with lemon),and in the non-food category...Coty Sweet Earth scents...3 solid perfumes in chamomile,caraway and sage. I loved those.

[Thtwudbeme]

16. Here's something for you!

[SiobhanClancy]

17. That's it!

Where on earth did you come up with that? That stuff was really great,you could wear it singly or mix and it smelled so clean. I think this might sell today if they brought it back:)

[Thtwudbeme]

18. TallahassieGranny and I got all worked

up one day about "Seventeen Magazine" from the sixties and seventies...particularly the big "back to school!" issue with all the sweaters---

I just got carried away and started looking at old cosmetics, perfumes..etc.

I really miss this stuff. I miss the days before "upscale" was a word--

Stephanie

[blue neen]

20. Remember "Love's Baby Soft"?

I thought that stuff was great. It smelled like baby powder!

[Thtwudbeme]

22. I LOVED that stuff! (and Jean Nate)

OK...here's one...does anyone remember blush powder sold in a little reddish earthenware pot?

Who made that? It was drugstore, of course...we didn't even THINK of buying makeup in a department store---

[SiobhanClancy]

24. Was it called Rubiglo?

I seem to remember something like that. I was then,and still am,kind of a make-up junkie:)

[Thtwudbeme]

27. Oh my god....I am going out to buy some tomorrow. I won't even use it

and I don't care one whit.



You just made my night!

[SiobhanClancy]

23. They still make that...

I wonder if the formula's the same,though.

[shanti]

49. remember love lemon cologne?

can't remember the name exactly, but my sis wore it. i remember oh! de london:) sickeningly sweet, but hey, i was only 12! wore that with my fishnets and babydoll dress:D

[saged52]

25. I remember that thread!

I know I for one would buy that - my favorite scents! Thank you so much for that picture - you made my day!

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

26. OMG, I remember that as well.

I always picked out my school shoes for the year from that particular issue of Seventeen. I got into Bass ox-blood penny loafers from Seventeen. I wonder anyone still makes them?

Didn't they also always do an issue with prom dresses in them as well. I seem to remember that too.

[catchnrelease]

30. OMG!

I was just thinking of this the other day! I had one, and the best scents were grass and clover. (I wouldn't be surprised to find that I have it saved in a box somewhere, lol)

[Zookeeper]

33. Wow! I had that perfume!

I'd completely forgotten about it.

Does anyone remember Yardley "Oh d'London" (something like that) that came out when "Carnaby Street" was hip and the big fashion color was "Cranberry?" I was in elementary school at the time and I think that was my first real awareness of fashion and how transitory those must-have trends were.

[CBHagman]

37. You just caused a HUGE baby boomer flashback.

I haven't thought about Eau de London in decades, and your mention of it made me remember the ads for Eau de Love, probably dating back to the '70s. My brother used to think this one particular ad was hilarious. It was the image of a pretty young woman and a voiceover of a man (with heavy New York accent) reading a poem to her and to Eau de Love: "Oh, the stars that shine above. Oh, the smell of Eau de Love." My brother thought it was the comedian Stanley Myron Handleman reading the poem, but it turns out it was Marvin Kaplan.

Click on the link and see how many of those commercials you remember!

http://www.macfilms.com/Health&Beauty.htm

"EAU DE LOVE PERFUME: Marvin Kaplan reads an ode while pretty girl stands in field of flowers."

[Zookeeper]

45. Interesting site. They have quite a collection...

I'd love to see some of those old commercials!

When I wrote my post, I remembered that part of Yardley's gimmick was that they didn't spell the perfume "Eau de...," but I couldn't quite remember what the twist was. It was actually "Oh! de London."

Put on your flashback googles:

http://www.auntjudysattic.com/product_detail_DP132.htm

[graywarrior]

11. Coffee Time syrup that you mixed with milk.

And Moxie soda.

[maveric]

13. WE kids drank Coffee Time by the gallons.

Ma & Dad had to tell the milkman to bring an extra gallon on delivery days.

Remember "Zarex". Fruit-flavored syrup that you pour in water to get a Kool Aid like drink?
That shit was cheap and kept us hydrated during summer vacation.

We also had the Bosco-like chocolate syrup called "Coco Marsh". That might be a Boston area thing though.

[graywarrior]

14. Yeah, I grew up outside Boston.

I remember all that stuff. Remember Marshmello Fluff?

[maveric]

31. Fluffernutters?

We ate tons of that goo!

[Gormy Cuss]

36. Moxie. Not for tourists.

I was shopping at a Maine-made store on a visit home and the proprietor was talking to some tourists, trying to explain to them what Moxie was and how it was an acquired taste. I walked past him to the cooler and picked up a bottle. When he cashed out my order he tried to warn me and I assured him that I needed no warning. My father was a Moxie addict and as a kid I preferred it to the taste of Coke or Pepsi.:toast:

[maveric]

38. My dad drank that swill!

To me its tastes like a cross between Methyl Ethyl Keytone and Porta-potty juices. :puke:
My dad would tell me that Moxies is the "real" soft drink. Sorry pops. That shit is terrible.

[Magrittes Pipe]

12. I want my Maypo!

I'm a Gen-Xer. :(

[maveric]

39. I loved the "Markie Maypo" commercials from the 50's & 60's.

I even had a Markie Maypo oatmeal/cereal bowl that Ma and dad ordered for me.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

15. rice krinkles

and all the toys you sent away for.

submarine and baking soda

and a swamp mobile

[Texasgal]

19. *giggle*

Candy cigarettes... I remember those!

[shanti]

50. yup

and gum. remember the puff of cornstarch that would come out of them if you blew into it?

[saged52]

21. Tang

I drank that stuff by the gallons. Also loved Teaberry gum and Dr. Pepper in a bottle. I did find an old unopened bottle of Dr. Pepper in an antique store recently - has its place of honor in my hippy loft.

[Redstone]

28. Fizzies. We were poor, so we never went out to eat or had most

of the other stuff mentioned on that site, but we did have Fizzies once in a while.

Redstone

[Awsi Dooger]

29. I still go to Shakey's

Whenever I'm in southern California. There are many franchises there. I can think of at least a half dozen just in the areas I typically frequent. Still the same lunch buffet.

On a football forum the other day I mentioned Quisp and Quake and one guy responded he just bought 10 boxes of Quisp online.

[maveric]

40. They are building a new Shakey's in La Mesa CA.

In the Grossmont Center Mall. Havent been in a Shakey's for years.

[MindPilot]

41. No shit?! I love Shakeys

Last time I ate Shakeys, I had to drive up to LA

Is it going to be the same "nickle-thin crust"?

[shanti]

52. if you remember shakey's

you have to remember me 'n' ed's. that's where we'd usually go on the rare occasions we'd go out to eat. best.pizza.ever.

[Dangerously Amused]

32. Danish-Go-Rounds.

I haven't thought of those in twenty-some years, but had a sudden craving for them a few months ago. Tried to see if I could find some online, but they are not made any more. :(

Danish-Go-Rounds were way better than PopTarts. PopTarts are too sweet. But Danish-Go-Rounds... juuuust right. Mmmmm.

[Zookeeper]

34. Space Food Sticks, Jello 1-2-3, Pizza mix., Banquet frozen...

Cream Pie. Food was just one big chemical experiment in those days!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

35. Candy Cigarettes

and there was some kind of candy that looked like a pair of lips.

One of my earliest memories from the early 1950s (I was about three) was of a box of candy that had the picture of The Devil on it, with a red face and horns. I would get scared when I looked at that box. I think it was some kind of "red hots" or something similar.

[MindPilot]

44. Candy cigarettes--looked just like the real ones mom and dad

were killing themselves with.

Do you remember the bubble gum that looked like a cigar?

[maveric]

42. Marshmallow Fluff. And a website devoted to that great crap.

http://www.marshmallowfluff.com/htm/welcome.shtml

[Zookeeper]

46. Ooooooh! I loved that stuff!

However, Mr. Z., who grew up on the West Coast, doesn't remember it. Could it have been regional thing?

Thanks for the link. Fluff would be a great little fun gift idea for our fellow Boomers.

[MindPilot]

43. Great Shakes was my favorite

And there was a buffet chain I can't recall the name--Sir George's maybe--that I really enjoyed as a kid.

White Castle & Burger Chef.

[Horse with no Name]

51. Not a food but "Body on Tap" shampoo

supposedly made from beer.
I used it and my head broke out into whelps.

[shanti]

53. southern cali boomers

y'all HAVE to remember the helm's man and his white truck. dang, i waited for those donuts and crap in the summer!