# Golden Grain Macaroni and Cheese **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969 "2005-10-05T23:40:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969/1 "2005-10-05T23:40:52Z")
Do they still make Golden Grain Macaroni and Cheese? I can’t remember the last time I had it. Early-1980s? I always liked it better than Kraft. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969/2 "2005-10-05T23:55:41Z")
Yes, they do. I have a box sitting on my pantry shelf as we speak, or rather, as I type. I bought some a few weeks ago on a whim and my kids commented that it was better than ‘the usual stuff’ which is the Safeway brand of spirals and cheese. It was a good bit cheaper, too. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969/3 "2005-10-05T23:58:57Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > Yes, they do. I have a box sitting on my pantry shelf as we speak, or rather, as I type. > I bought some a few weeks ago on a whim and my kids commented that it was better than ‘the usual stuff’ which is the Safeway brand of spirals and cheese. It was a good bit cheaper, too. Go figure. Weird. I shopped at Albertson’s, Ralph’s and Vons when I lived in L.A. They seemed to have stopped carrying it. I haven’t seen it up here at Cost Cutter. I should look again next time I go. I should also check out Fred Meyer. _Someone_ has to have it. You know, I don’t remember the last time I saw a commercial for it either. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969/4 "2005-10-06T00:18:02Z")
They don’t carry it at Safeway (part of the Von’s chain, I think). I got it at Shopper’s Food Warehouse here in Baltimore, a discount store, which used to be Metro. I don’t know if that’s near you or not. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969/5 "2005-10-06T01:47:41Z")
I ate that stuff all the time as a little kid! I’m sure it’s because it’s cheaper than Kraft, but I still loved it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969/6 "2005-10-06T15:14:35Z")
> [@Ferret Herder](#): > > I ate that stuff all the time as a little kid! I’m sure it’s because it’s cheaper than Kraft, but I still loved it. I liked it because I liked the short fat macaroni better than Kraft’s long skinny macaroni. ISTR liking the cheese sauce better as well. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969/7 "2010-05-17T00:44:55Z")
Bad news: It appears that not only is the Mac and Cheese gone, but the company itself has shed this mortal coil. No one is answering the companys phone. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969/8 "2010-05-17T15:08:51Z")
> [@The\_Vorlon](#): > > Bad news: It appears that not only is the Mac and Cheese gone, but the company itself has shed this mortal coil. No one is answering the companys phone. RIP. Crap–that was my favorite Mac and Cheese as a kid. Haven’t seen it in years. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969/9 "2010-05-17T15:16:00Z")
Yes, the noodle shape was the key. It seemed to me the sauce was darker, thicker, and richer as well. Kraft always seemed kind of ‘slippery’ to me. > [@BiblioCat](#): > > They don’t carry it at Safeway (part of the Von’s chain, I think). Other way around. Safeway owns Von’s. (At one time I think they sold off some stores to Von’s, but later bought the entire company.) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969/10 "2010-05-17T16:09:20Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I liked it because I liked the short fat macaroni better than Kraft’s long skinny macaroni. ISTR liking the cheese sauce better as well. Ha! A non-zombie thread, since the post was new information! We don’t see many of those. And yes, as I posted before, the noodle shape and sauce were superior to Kraft’s. I’ve seen the _Good Eats_ episode where Alton Brown makes macaroni and cheese, but I’ve yet to try the recipe. Looks good, but I did like Golden Grain. Now I’ve got the jingle going through my head. _Golden Grain Macaroni and Cheddar!_ ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969/11 "2010-05-17T17:36:44Z")
If you have a 99c store or Big Lots near you, you might want to check there. I remember seeing it at the former a couple of weeks ago. Those places are the ones to check out for any recently discontinued food items. ---
**Author:** ![LuigiP1469](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a3d4f5/32.png) [@LuigiP1469](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LuigiP1469)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969/12 "2011-04-04T16:01:29Z")
From Golden Grain’s website: “Please note: Golden Grain Pasta Sauces and Macaroni & Cheese products are no longer available.” ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969/13 "2011-04-04T17:34:46Z")
This can only mean it’s going to turn up soon in the Vermont Country Store catalog (a baby boomer’s nostalgic dream). Look for it in the food section alongside Junket pudding mix, Garibaldi Raisin Biscuits, and original Ovaltine. Except it will be $10 (not counting s/h) for four boxes.