# Lost foods **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 26, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894 "2012-03-26T23:53:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/61 "2012-03-27T18:15:23Z")
Also: sorbet. It was The Thing for a while. I believe it’s ridiculously easy to make, so maybe I shouldn’t complain too much. Anyone remember those candy necklaces? Candies strung on a snug elastic band, and you could chomp on them all day long, staining your neck with sugar, saliva and sweat? Good times. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/62 "2012-03-27T18:28:23Z")
“Edge 2.0” It was bottled water with a caffeine kick = 1 cup of coffee. It tasted like the smell of the NJ Turnpike, (sort of burnt tires + diesel exhaust for the uninitiated) but it was a great way to kick-start my day without upsetting my stomach or getting bad breath. I used to keep a flat of them in the trunk of my car and grab one on the way to work each morning. Yes, I can grab a glass of water and a caffeine pill instead, but it’s not the same somehow. . . ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/63 "2012-03-27T18:30:11Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Anyone remember those candy necklaces? Candies strung on a snug elastic band, and you could chomp on them all day long, staining your neck with sugar, saliva and sweat? Good times. Ah, yes! And if your hair was just the right length, it was almost guaranteed to be shorter by the end of the day: string and sugary tangles are so much fun! (I’m guessing that 98% of candy necklaces were purchased by non-mothers. The few times I remember having them, either I bought for myself, or my father or older cousin did. Mom always said no, and when I spotted them at the Dollar Tree a few years ago, my own thought process went “Cool, haven’t seen these in years -\> no way in hell am I dealing with the mess my daughter would create.”) Kath94, I’m told that a small brand has revived Lemon Coolers, and that they are or were recently available at Dollar General. I haven’t bought any, because I’d eat a whole box if they’re truly the same. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/64 "2012-03-27T18:32:06Z")
> [@PapSett](#): > > Wheat Nuts. They were a snack food back in the 70’s, made in the shape of nuts. Artificial nuts. They didn’t really TASTE like nuts but… ohmyfuckinggodwheretheyGOOD!!! All these years later I can still taste them… They’re still available, we sell them in the store I work at. > [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > [The Seven Up bar](http://www.candywrappermuseum.com/sevenup.html). > 7 different chocolates in one convenient bar. Cherry, coconut, caramel, fudge, jelly, maple, and Brazil nut centers I remember those!! They were awesome. > [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Anyone remember those candy necklaces? Candies strung on a snug elastic band, and you could chomp on them all day long, staining your neck with sugar, saliva and sweat? Good times. Still around and we also sell those in the store I work at. Big seller as an impulse item by the register. ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/65 "2012-03-27T19:08:52Z")
I used to love crystal pepsi for some reason. And this juice in norway called ‘Skogsbær Jus’, forestberry juice. Both disappeared in the nineties. By the way, anyone know how to get a can of Beamish? Oh, and first post. ---
**Author:** ![BeeDubU2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BeeDubU2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeDubU2)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/66 "2012-03-27T19:36:53Z")
I wish they still made Coke Blak. Coffee flavored Coke? Extra caffeine? Sign me up. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/67 "2012-03-27T19:54:08Z")
Ellen Cherry: > [@](#): > > Anyone remember those candy necklaces? Candies strung on a snug elastic band, and you could chomp on them all day long, staining your neck with sugar, saliva and sweat? Good times. They’re readily available where I live. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/68 "2012-03-27T20:05:47Z")
Not really the same thing, but (Diet) Sierra Mist Cranberry Splash is only sold during the Thanksgiving/Christmas season. My wife absolutely loves it and we would buy it all the time if it was available. ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/69 "2012-03-27T20:19:44Z")
Mission brand macaroni and cheese. It had the best bright orange powdered cheese, way more flavor than Kraft. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/70 "2012-03-27T20:40:57Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > [Merrimints](http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/2d/a/AAAAAtxjEBcAAAAAAC2jTg.jpg?v=1170219012000)! > > Gosh, I miss them. > > [The sad story of the demise of Merrimints](http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/The-truth-about-Merriments-finally-m272386.aspx) **Qadgop** : [This site](http://www.oliverscandies.com/index.cfm/product/110_10/pastel-mints--merrimints.cfm)says they sell them. And, based on the reviews, they’re good. ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/71 "2012-03-27T20:58:30Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Heinz Hot Ketchup. > > Not Heinz Not & Spicy Ketchup, which is made with Tabasco sauce…this is the old stuff they stopped making 15 or 20 years ago. It was somewhere between ketchup and cocktail sauce in terms of spiciness, as I recall. Are you sure it wasn’t [Heinz Chili Sauce](http://www.amazon.com/Heinz-Chili-Sauce-12-oz/dp/B0004N0H24) Mixed with horseradish it makes the best cocktail sauce. ---
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/72 "2012-03-27T22:08:16Z")
> [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](#): > > I remember Buttercream Life Savers from when I was five or six. I remember them being absolutely delicious. I also think they stop making them around then. Buttermint Life Savers? They were like a milky green color? I LOVED THOSE. You can achieve a similar flavor profile by eating a butterscotch hard candy and a starlight mint at the same time 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/73 "2012-03-27T22:35:11Z")
Candy necklaces AND bracelets are still available in the bulk foods of some grocery stores, like Wegmans. Apple, fig, strawberry, and blueberry bars (similar to Fig Newtons) are made by Daddy Ray’s and readily available in the Dollar Tree, though not all flavors at all times, they switch them up. And also in the Dollar Tree there are boxes of lemon cookies with powdered sugar I’ve been meaning to try. Next time I go on a mini-spree there, ---
**Author:** ![hamwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/0ea827/32.png) [@hamwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hamwater)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/74 "2012-03-28T00:00:12Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > I also miss Mallo Cups – chocolate shaped like a cupcake with marshmallow cream filling – but I’m told they’re available on-line. They sell them here at the old fashioned candy store. I was going to offer to mail you some but they are way cheaper online. At the candy store they are about $2.00 for a pack of two! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/75 "2012-03-28T00:44:46Z")
I’ll third the Pudding Pops. My grandparents always had a box in their big chest freezer for us kids. The variety pack, with the chocolate, vanilla, and swirl. As the oldest kid I was the only one tall enough to reach into the freezer without falling in, so I would be the one passing out Pudding Pops to my little cousins. My lips would always stick to the darn things though. I would inevitably lose a piece of skin while trying to eat one. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/76 "2012-03-28T00:46:22Z")
> [@janis\_and\_c0](#): > > **Qadgop** : [This site](http://www.oliverscandies.com/index.cfm/product/110_10/pastel-mints--merrimints.cfm)says they sell them. And, based on the reviews, they’re good. They’ll go on my wish list for father’s day, for sure! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/77 "2012-03-28T01:02:18Z")
You can call me all the hateful names you want, but I liked Zima and wish it was still around. ---
**Author:** ![tadtooornamental](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@tadtooornamental](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tadtooornamental)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/78 "2012-03-28T01:14:23Z")
For some reason, I can’t find Orange Cream Savers anywhere near me. I found ONE place that carries STRAWBERRY and that’s it! WTF? ---
**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:** [March 28, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/79 "2012-03-28T02:08:26Z")
[Danish Go Rounds](http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/41571_264410548867_391_n.jpg). Gotta be brown sugar cinnamon. [Funny Face](http://theimaginaryworld.com/pac04.jpg) drink mix. Do they still sell these in stores: [hot cinnamon toothpicks](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KxAd-UmJb7g/SjvASBjwVKI/AAAAAAAAEio/l5tsFbjol4s/s320/cinntooth.jpg)? [Rondo](http://s2.hubimg.com/u/14189_f520.jpg) soda. Slam it down! [Slice](http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2009/fortune/0910/gallery.cult_soda.fortune/images/slice.jpg) soda. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894/80 "2012-03-28T02:13:25Z")
As we discuss this thread, my dad is remembering a place on the waterfront in Santa Barbara, CA, ca. 1963 that served broiled abalone steaks. They were dark meat, sort of like tuna steaks, sort of like a poor man’s filet mignon. Anyway, he thinks abalone isn’t served anymore because it’s a} endangered or b} food for something endangered. What’s the deal? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894.md?page=5)