# Foods That Are Better Stale **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 1, 2003, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343 "2003-08-01T13:08:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/21 "2003-08-01T16:17:48Z")
Mmmmmm, that reminds me, I put away a pack of Peeps that might be _ripe_ by now! And Circus Peanuts are only good when they go ‘snap’ when you break them! Mm, mm! Wonder what else is in the back of the pantry? Hee hee hee! ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/22 "2003-08-01T16:35:38Z")
What?? No one’s mentioned just plain ole’ marshmellows yet? Stale marshmellows are, truly, the foot of gods. Open a bag, make a couple smores (note: it doesn’t work so well in microwaves), leave the bag (closed, because of ants) for about a month…mmmmmm…chewy goodness… ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/23 "2003-08-01T16:37:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NinjaChick \* > Stale marshmellows are, truly, the **foot** of gods. Yes, yes they are. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/24 "2003-08-01T18:01:54Z")
Bread used for French toast. That’s why the French call it “pain perdu”, or ‘lost bread’. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/25 "2003-08-01T18:35:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jovan \* > \*\*could someone tell me what circus peanuts exactly are? \*\* [they are essentially a form of plastic foam insulation made of pure sugar](http://www.spanglercandy.com/spangler/products/circuspeanuts.htm) They are yummy. Especially when stale. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/26 "2003-08-01T18:55:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by peri \* > \*\*Angel food cake. \*\* I second that. Mmm - chewy! ---
**Author:** ![Flowerchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/858c86/32.png) [@Flowerchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flowerchild)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/27 "2003-08-01T19:15:26Z")
Peeps, Marshmallows,and circus peanuts definatey ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/28 "2003-08-01T19:51:47Z")
Pizza left on the counter overnight. The crust tastes perfecto! ---
**Author:** ![blainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@blainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blainer)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/29 "2003-08-01T20:05:58Z")
All of these posts and no one has mentioned **Red Vines** yet? For those of you on the east coast, Red Vines are Twizzlers that taste good. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/30 "2003-08-01T20:22:08Z")
[quotes] For those of you on the east coast, Red Vines are Twizzlers that taste good. [/quote] Twizzlers that taste good? What a great idea. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/31 "2003-08-01T20:24:29Z")
Shit. ---
**Author:** ![Quack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e99b99/32.png) [@Quack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quack)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/32 "2003-08-01T20:30:10Z")
**Amp** , I agree with you wholeheartedly, especially on rootbeer and Sprite. **Isabelle** , spot on with the pizza remark. I’ll add that microwave popcorn is so much better if you make it at night and then eat it for breakfast the next morning. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/33 "2003-08-01T20:53:58Z")
sorry, cant think of anything… ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/34 "2003-08-02T01:44:02Z")
Oh, come on you guys! Circus Peanuts? Those things weren’t edible the day they came out of the factory and they only get worse over time! I shudder when I think of how my Grandpa used to get me to eat those things. Anyway, I think Macaroni and Cheese tastes good after it’s been in the fridge a while and then re-heated. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/35 "2003-08-02T04:06:22Z")
Homemade veggie soup. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/36 "2003-08-02T04:20:06Z")
Definitely cheezy poofs. ---
**Author:** ![Hokkaido\_Brit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d26b3c/32.png) [@Hokkaido\_Brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokkaido_Brit)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/37 "2003-08-03T04:25:49Z")
Lollipops or hard candy that have gone opaque and chewy - ummmm! ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/38 "2003-08-03T06:47:23Z")
**Licorice!** The staler it gets the better it tastes. And lasts a hell of a lot longer too. I’ve eaten “ropes” that were over _4 years old_ and thought I’d found Nirvana. ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/39 "2003-08-03T08:22:07Z")
Lasagna, but I prefer the term “aged” rather than stale. ---
**Author:** ![stringy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@stringy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stringy)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343/40 "2003-08-03T11:17:53Z")
M&Ms. They’re less crunchy, more melt-in-your-mouth after spending the night in a bowl on the coffee table. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/192343.md?page=3)