I was just snacking on a handful of dry Lucky Charms, eating the oat bits first and saving the marshmallows for last (as you do). In my hand I had: shooting stars, rainbows, red balloons, pink hearts, blue moons, purple horseshoes (for some reason all of these were broken, must be a design flaw), pots of gold, and green hats with shamrocks.
Now, I know that when I was a child the marshmallow shapes were much more simple. I seem to remember blue diamonds and yellow moons, but I am blanking on the others. What were they, exactly?
Also, did you know they they now have chocolate Lucky Charms? If only they’d invented that when I was a sugar-bombed Smurf-watcher…now I fear they may be too radical for my aged taste buds.
Wow, if anything I thought the hearts were added later. I guess hearts are the only original shape that survived. Well, not counting the blue moons that used to be yellow. Thanks for the info!
I’d never heard of that either. When the Frito Bandido got banned for being an ethnic stereotype, I used to sneer, “You don’t see me complaining about the Lucky Charms leprechaun.” Maybe somebody did…
I knew that only because I watch “Unwrapped” on Food Network. Mom never bought sugary cereals, so I didn’t try it until I was an adult. Didn’t like it.
There I was last night trying to watch the very serious movie Michael Collins and all that keeps running through my head is "Green potatoes, red blood of patriots . . . " all in the Lucky the Leprechaun voice.