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.
“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. . .
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.
They’re still available, we sell them in the store I work at.
I remember those!! They were awesome.
Still around and we also sell those in the store I work at. Big seller as an impulse item by the register.
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.
I wish they still made Coke Blak. Coffee flavored Coke? Extra caffeine? Sign me up.
Ellen Cherry:
They’re readily available where I live.
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.
Mission brand macaroni and cheese. It had the best bright orange powdered cheese, way more flavor than Kraft.
Qadgop: This sitesays they sell them. And, based on the reviews, they’re good.
Are you sure it wasn’t Heinz Chili Sauce
Mixed with horseradish it makes the best cocktail sauce.
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 
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,
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!
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.
They’ll go on my wish list for father’s day, for sure! 
You can call me all the hateful names you want, but I liked Zima and wish it was still around.
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?
Danish Go Rounds. Gotta be brown sugar cinnamon.
Funny Face drink mix.
Do they still sell these in stores: hot cinnamon toothpicks?
Rondo soda. Slam it down!
Slice soda.
mmm
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?
