# Anyone remember Goober Grape? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 25, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672 "2016-05-25T16:40:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/1 "2016-05-25T16:40:44Z")
The condiment where the peanut butter and jelly (usually grape) was all in one jar. I wonder why no one tried that with ketchup and mustard. You can get ‘hot dog’ relish with the relish and mustard in one jar. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/2 "2016-05-25T16:42:32Z")
[Was?](http://www.smuckers.com/products/peanut-butter/goober-pb-j/goober-grape-38) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/3 "2016-05-25T16:44:25Z")
Relish and either ketchup or mustard stay separate. Ketchup and mustard in the same container would just blend into a completely unappetizing mess. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/4 "2016-05-25T16:45:01Z")
I’ll be damned, I didn’t think it still existed. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/5 "2016-05-25T16:48:25Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Relish and either ketchup or mustard stay separate. Ketchup and mustard in the same container would just blend into a completely unappetizing mess. You could have separate compartments for them like the Drano [Dual-Force](http://www.drano.com/en-US/Products/Pages/Dual-Force-Foam.aspx). Beside, if you put them on separately, they still blend into an ‘interesting’ combo. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/6 "2016-05-25T17:02:34Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > I’ll be damned, I didn’t think it still existed. In a world where [_Quisp_](http://www.quakeroats.com/products/cold-cereals/quisp.aspx) is still available, never assume. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/7 "2016-05-25T18:01:03Z")
Work of the devil, it is. ---
**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/8 "2016-05-25T18:18:32Z")
We got Goober on a road trip last year- it really wasn’t bad. WOuld definitely do it again. Looking at how the colored ketchups did even when targeting small children, I can’t imagine orange would appeal to anyone. Also, I don’t think anyone likes the same ratio of K & M and for me the ratio depends on what the meat is: hot dog = lots of ketchup, bratwurst = lots of mustard. Bagel, wonderbread, whole wheat, toast = equal parts PB & J! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/9 "2016-05-25T18:26:49Z")
Quisp was awesome! Who remembers [Koogle](http://gbnfgroceries.blogspot.com/2011/10/from-canned-goods-aisle-koogle.html)? > [@](#): > > Koogle was a flavored Peanut Butter treat from the 70s that came in several flavors: Chocolate, Vanilla, Cinnamon, and Banana. I remember only getting the Banana flavor. Modern day version: [PB Crave](https://www.pbcrave.com/flavors) Looks like it’s aimed more at adults. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/10 "2016-05-25T19:10:05Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > In a world where [_Quisp_](http://www.quakeroats.com/products/cold-cereals/quisp.aspx) is still available, never assume. But in a world where _Screaming Yellow Zonkers_ no longer exist, hope must eventually fade. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/11 "2016-05-25T19:22:31Z")
So we’re still good, because I bought some SYZ just a month ago. Check your local Walgreens. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/12 "2016-05-25T19:28:11Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > But in a world where _Screaming Yellow Zonkers_ no longer exist, hope must eventually fade. have you tried [Walgreen’s](http://www.retroland.com/screaming-yellow-zonkers/)? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/13 "2016-05-25T19:42:05Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Quisp was awesome! Quisp was my favorite cereal when I was a kid. I was thrilled when I saw it again in a store and immediately grabbed a box. HOLY CRAP. Eating a bowl of Quisp was like being run over by a truck filled with sugar and then being buried under a pile of sugar and having to eat your way out of the pile of sugar. I didn’t buy a second box. Hiring Jay Ward to create the Quisp character was marketing genius, though. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/14 "2016-05-25T19:45:16Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > The condiment where the peanut butter and jelly (usually grape) was all in one jar. I wonder why no one tried that with ketchup and mustard. You can get ‘hot dog’ relish with the relish and mustard in one jar. [There’s got to be a better way.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRntutn8udw) ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/15 "2016-05-25T19:50:41Z")
I thought it always tasted off-- like he PB was plastic-y tasting. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/16 "2016-05-25T20:43:56Z")
Yeah, I hated when my grandma bought it. Watery jelly and vastly inferior peanut butter. About two years ago I had a bowl of your standard Frosted Flakes. I remember them being grrrreeeaaat! First mouthful was nothing but nostalgic deliciousness. By the third mouthful, I felt sure I was eating diabetes in solid form. How I used to love the thick, sticky milk at the bottom. Now I realize there is something seriously wrong with children. I used to be one and it is true. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/17 "2016-05-25T21:23:15Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Yeah, I hated when my grandma bought it. Watery jelly and vastly inferior peanut butter. > > About two years ago I had a bowl of your standard Frosted Flakes. I remember them being grrrreeeaaat! First mouthful was nothing but nostalgic deliciousness. By the third mouthful, I felt sure I was eating diabetes in solid form. How I used to love the thick, sticky milk at the bottom. Now I realize there is something seriously wrong with children. I used to be one and it is true. I read somewhere that children don’t have as a strong a sense of taste for sweetness that adults do. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/18 "2016-05-25T21:32:01Z")
I don’t know if they still do it, but White Castle used to mix mustard and ketchup in the same squeeze bottle. I suppose it nearly halved the condiment application time. Can anyone back me up on this? mmm ETA: [Perhaps it’s a midwest thing.](https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090111133031AAbLAfL) ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-goober-grape/755672/19 "2016-05-25T22:45:37Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I read somewhere that children don’t have as a strong a sense of taste for sweetness that adults do. I heard a story on NPR about this. There was something like a kool-aid test. The average adult could handle X amount of sugar in the kool-aid before saying it was too sweet, where a kid several times that amount.