# Goober Grape. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 24, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345 "2019-01-24T19:31:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/1 "2019-01-24T19:31:56Z")
The peanut butter poll reminded me of this product. It’s a mix of peanut butter and grape jelly. It is possibly the most inedible thing I’ve ever spent a $1.99 on. The kids insisted and it seemed like a good idea. Nope. Didn’t work out. At. All. Anymore products like this? ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/2 "2019-01-24T19:37:34Z")
Smuckers “Uncrustables” frozen PBJ…sorta snadwhiches? ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/3 "2019-01-24T20:39:49Z")
One of the more famous examples was New Coke. Blech. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/4 "2019-01-24T20:48:53Z")
Confession. I laughed at Uncrustables when I first saw them. There is now a box in my freezer. I loff them. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/5 "2019-01-24T21:33:07Z")
It’s been years, but I loved goober grape as a kid! ---
**Author:** ![Lurking\_Quahog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lurking_quahog/32/21274_2.png) [@Lurking\_Quahog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lurking_Quahog)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/6 "2019-01-24T21:47:53Z")
Speaking of nasty peanut butter concoctions, does anybody remember Koogle? [http://www.retroland.com/koogle/](http://www.retroland.com/koogle/) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/7 "2019-01-24T22:11:44Z")
> [@Lurking\_Quahog](#): > > Speaking of nasty peanut butter concoctions, does anybody remember Koogle? > [http://www.retroland.com/koogle/](http://www.retroland.com/koogle/) Cinnamon peanut? That does not sound like two things that would go so great together. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/8 "2019-01-24T22:19:08Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > It’s been years, but I loved goober grape as a kid! Me too. When I was a kid, the BEST way to eat PB&J was to take one part PB and one part Jelly, mix it in a bowl until you get a homogeneous pile of goo. Then slather it between two slices of white bread. Anyway, Goober Grape made that whole process so much easier. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/9 "2019-01-24T23:21:04Z")
Yeah, pb & jelly in the same jar has been a thing for over sixty years. My mom bought it a few times. Overall we preferred buying pb & jelly separately. I like pb & apple jelly better than pb & grape. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/10 "2019-01-24T23:35:27Z")
When I had my wisdom teeth removed, I ate Goober Grape for 3 days to get some sort of protein in me. Jello and applesauce only got you so far. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/11 "2019-01-24T23:40:01Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Yeah, pb & jelly in the same jar has been a thing for over sixty years. > > My mom bought it a few times. Overall we preferred buying pb & jelly separately. > > I like pb & apple jelly better than pb & grape. Actually, that might be a fun side question. What jelly/jam to go with peanut butter? I believe Smuckers just had grape and strawberry as the options for their Goober line. While strawberry jam is what we typically have around the house, I have to say, to me, peanut butter and (Concord) grape jelly really are pretty much to me the definitive pb&j sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/12 "2019-01-24T23:54:43Z")
I like jam better than jelly, anyday. I make mulberry jelly from my mulberry tree every year. It’s not real good with peanut butter. It’s best on biscuits or toast. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/13 "2019-01-25T00:14:33Z")
Shouldn’t this be in Cafe Society? I remember Koogle. Don’t remember getting a second jar, though. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/14 "2019-01-25T01:05:21Z")
Mods can move it, if it’s necessary, doesn’t matter to me. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/15 "2019-01-25T04:49:38Z")
Tang. There was a reason it got sent to space. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/16 "2019-01-25T05:10:32Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > It’s been years, but I loved goober grape as a kid! Me three! OK, maybe not _loved_ it, but it was convenient when I didn’t want to buy two different jars to get the same thing. Neither the peanut butter or the jelly was as good as they were separately, but it was more convenient. I was buying it for myself, so I wasn’t a tiny kid, but It was a while ago. > [@pulykamell](#): > > Actually, that might be a fun side question. What jelly/jam to go with peanut butter? I believe Smuckers just had grape and strawberry as the options for their Goober line. While strawberry jam is what we typically have around the house, I have to say, to me, peanut butter and (Concord) grape jelly really are pretty much to me the definitive pb&j sandwich. I’d love to see a new thread on this. I’ve tried a bunch of stuff. If you don’t want to start it, I will. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/17 "2019-01-25T05:12:59Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Tang. > > There was a reason it got sent to space. You can’t have orange-Julius without Tang! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/18 "2019-01-25T06:55:49Z")
Colored ketchup. Ketchup should be red, but Heinz produced it in purple, pink, orange, teal, and blue colors, some years ago. [Cite](https://www.fastcompany.com/1779591/what-were-they-thinking-day-ketchup-crossed-line-perfect-purple). ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/19 "2019-01-25T08:54:03Z")
**Moderator Action** > [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Shouldn’t this be in Cafe Society? Yep. Moving thread from MPSIMS to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345/20 "2019-01-25T10:30:51Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I like jam … A little town I used to live in had an annual festival–the Strawberry Festival. The town was noted for its strawberries. At the festival, a number of local musicians (including me) would get together and play music on Main Street when it was closed down for the day. Since it was a loose agglomeration of local musicians that came and went during the day, we called it the only thing we could think of: Strawberry Jam. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goober-grape/828345.md?page=2)