# Lost snacks of your childhood... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 28, 2018, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196 "2018-11-28T09:21:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![edspellman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@edspellman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edspellman)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/101 "2018-12-01T15:24:40Z")
Anyone recall Delfa Rolls? Basically red licorice but flattened and then rolled up (instead of sticks like Twizzlers). Also remember hard candy dots on paper but can’t recall the name of those… ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/102 "2018-12-01T15:35:12Z")
Dots? ---
**Author:** ![edspellman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@edspellman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edspellman)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/103 "2018-12-01T17:45:31Z")
Looked it up - Candy Buttons, originally by Necco (I remember the wafers too) ---
**Author:** ![uncle\_squeegee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b5e925/32.png) [@uncle\_squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uncle_squeegee)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/104 "2018-12-01T21:03:47Z")
> [@Jim\_B](#): > > I don’t know if it would qualify as a snack. But when I was **really** young, say 6 or so (I’m 50 now, if you must know:)) they used to have Pink Panther flakes. > > They were pink, and strawberry flavored, I remember. And the TV commercial said “it tickles your tongue, it’s fun…”. > > Anyways, they promptly discontinued them. And when I was about 8, I used to muse in my younger years, there used to be that cereal. > > Anyone else remember Pink Panther flakes? I have been craving them ever since… > > 🙂 My step mother bought a case of them (I think because they were being discontinued), and even though I was a sweet cereal fanatic I got sick of the damn stuff. ---
**Author:** ![uncle\_squeegee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b5e925/32.png) [@uncle\_squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uncle_squeegee)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/105 "2018-12-01T21:07:37Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Anybody else miss [Shake-A Pudd’n](http://historysdumpster.blogspot.com/2015/01/shake-puddn.html)? > > OK, I’ll stop for a while . . . It tasted nothing like pudding but I still liked it. The process of making it (while singing the jingle) was have the enjoyment. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/106 "2018-12-02T00:21:49Z")
I was the only kid in the family (out of four) who liked Bit o’ Honey and Abba Zabba. What I miss are two cookies: Sunshine Hydrox and Cup Custard. Somebody supposedly came up with a substitute for the former, but, nah, they were _not_ the same. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/107 "2018-12-02T01:14:20Z")
> [@uncle\_squeegee](#): > > It tasted nothing like pudding but I still liked it. The process of making it (while singing the jingle) was have the enjoyment. Dancing while shaking/making it was fun too. And as I mentioned earlier, I miss [Danish Go Rounds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQuyv8UYNzs) too. Their song wasn’t as good, though. But eating them in a spiral fashion was fun. Amazing what we had to stoop to for fun, pre internet. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/108 "2018-12-02T03:02:06Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > I know **Bun** bars aren’t extinct, but I haven’t seen them at a retailer in a long time. I always enjoyed those as a kid, particularly the maple ones. > > And now I see they have a salted caramel variety. I’d try that at least once. > > Aha! Their website lists retailers too. I’m not too far removed from Meijer’s, or Fleet Farm, or even Wegman’s in a pinch. I went on a Meijer trip and looked for some of the candy from this thread, specifically the Bun bars since you mentioned Meijer was listed as a retailer. They didn’t come up on the app or when I searched for products by name but I eventually found them in the bagged candy section. They were $2.65 for a 9 ounce variety pack (salted caramel was included) on the bottom shelf below all the varieties of M&Ms and more popular candy bars. At my Meijer in Central Ohio this section is right across from the cereal. The Bun bars were on the shelf right next to a $2.65 bag of Pearson’s Mint Patties, also mentioned here. These weren’t a big deal to me because I’ve seen them in Walmart a lot. I think last year a bought a bag only because they were much cheaper than York and I ended up liking them a lot more. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/109 "2018-12-02T03:38:00Z")
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#): > > I went on a Meijer trip and looked for some of the candy from this thread, specifically the Bun bars since you mentioned Meijer was listed as a retailer. They didn’t come up on the app or when I searched for products by name but I eventually found them in the bagged candy section. They were $2.65 for a 9 ounce variety pack (salted caramel was included) on the bottom shelf below all the varieties of M&Ms and more popular candy bars. At my Meijer in Central Ohio this section is right across from the cereal. I went to Meijer’s yesterday too, and could not find the damn things. I’ll have to inspect the M&M area more closely. I did find both Underwood Roast Beef and stroopwafels, though, so it was a worthwhile trip. They also carry Liberte yogurt, that super rich high fat version of yogurt that’s so delicious it should be listed as candy. ---
**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/110 "2018-12-02T05:56:51Z")
Another drink. Exchange Orangeade and Grapeade. I think this was only available in Hawaii and California. Tomato paste canned size concentrate that was the primary source of vitamin C in the '60s since the only alternative was frozen orange juice concentrate which was way more expensive. "The exchange goes round round round and down down down in your glass glass glass makes your mind think yum yum yum It’s that Orangeade called Exchange The exchange goes round round round and down down down in your tum tum tum makes your mind think yum yum yum It’s that Orangeade called Exchange" Sung by three(?) local kids playing ukeleles - The Termites I think I hear the music in a new national commercial. Have to make note the next time I see it. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/111 "2018-12-02T14:28:42Z")
Jello had a version that separated into three layers. The top layer was similar to colored whipped creamed. The middle layer was darker. The bottom layer was darkest and regular jello. It was intended to be made in a wide mouth glass. IIRC a box made three glasses. I’ve searched and searched for it. I haven’t found it for sale since my late teens. Similar to this homemade recipe. Notice the three shades of red jello. [https://goo.gl/images/2aiP9i](https://goo.gl/images/2aiP9i) ---
**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/112 "2018-12-02T14:58:39Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Jello had a version that separated into three layers. The top layer was similar to colored whipped creamed. The middle layer was darker. The bottom layer was darkest and regular jello. > > It was intended to be made in a wide mouth glass. IIRC a box made three glasses. > > I’ve searched and searched for it. I haven’t found it for sale since my late teens. > > Similar to this homemade recipe. Notice the three shades of red jello. > [https://goo.gl/images/2aiP9i](https://goo.gl/images/2aiP9i) Jello 1-2-3 We tried it once and the didn’t find the top two layers too appetizing. According to this article, it was discontinued in the 80’s. [https://food52.com/blog/18270-in-1969-kraft-forcefully-split-its-jell-o-into-three-layers](https://food52.com/blog/18270-in-1969-kraft-forcefully-split-its-jell-o-into-three-layers) This reviewer made and ate it in 2013! [https://foodjunk.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/24-year-old-strawberry-jell-o-1-2-3-a-review/](https://foodjunk.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/24-year-old-strawberry-jell-o-1-2-3-a-review/) ---
**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:** [December 2, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/113 "2018-12-02T15:22:17Z")
Thank you. I’ve wondered about that product’s name for years. I think the layered jello recipes made with cool whip are probably better anyway. Google lists several that look really good. I plan to try the strawberry layered jello that I linked. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/114 "2018-12-03T11:23:46Z")
Jello [Spoon Candy](http://www.inthe70s.com/food/images/user-image-1190768180_thumb.jpg). And Birdseye [Thick & Frosty](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8ZD5qMGsPc). How I long for the days when I could eat dairy!☹ [Powerhouse](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/70/36/ec/7036ec98b1496beb1715843ec26429a7.jpg) was one of the best candy bars ever. And not just because my first name is Peter-Paul. 😉 There was a short lived cereal called “OOOBopperoos”. It was made by Nabisco. I can find almost nothing online about it. My younger brother ate it all the time until they stopped making it. It had a Blue Kangaroo character who was a hipster and wore sunglasses on the TV commercial. _"I’m a blue kangaroo, how do you do? I got a new cereal, called Ooobopperoos_". Or something like that. It was around circa 1972 or so. It was blueberry flavored and had a weird, almost rubbery consistency when soaked in milk. They were tasty, though. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/115 "2018-12-03T14:29:03Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Anybody else miss [Shake-A Pudd’n](http://historysdumpster.blogspot.com/2015/01/shake-puddn.html)? > > OK, I’ll stop for a while . . . Indeed I do, and I’ve mentioned them in several similar previous threads, and came in here precisely to bring them up. There’s nothing else quite like them, and you can’t recreate them with instant pudding (maybe instant pudding and powdered milk…). we used to take them on hikes and camping because they didn’t require cold storage, and only needed water to reconstitute them, but our scoutmaster thought they violated the Boy Scout ethic, or something. Heck, they’re pretty similar to a lot of packaged camp meals today. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/116 "2018-12-03T17:18:55Z")
The potato chip talk reminded me I really liked Kebbler O’boises potato chips. Also as a kid we would have Charlie’s Chips deliver two giant drums of potato chips and pretzels every week. Maybe every two weeks. They came in trucks the size of a UPS truck with their logo all over the sides. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/117 "2018-12-03T17:57:45Z")
I know I am a broken record about these, but I absolutely loved the 7-up candy bars with the seven different fillings, each encased in its own chocolate lump. I would buy my bar on allowance day and eat one lump per day, keeping the bar in the refrigerator. That way I could have chocolate every day and be ready to buy a new bar when allowance day rolled around again. I also miss Daisies and Whistles, two snacks that were introduced along with Bugles, but didn’t go the distance. Our area had been the pre-release test area for these snacks, and we had them available for almost a year before anyone else got them. Hence I always felt a bit proprietary about them. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/118 "2018-12-03T20:20:22Z")
> [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > I know I am a broken record about these, but I absolutely loved the 7-up candy bars with the seven different fillings, each encased in its own chocolate lump. I would buy my bar on allowance day and eat one lump per day, keeping the bar in the refrigerator. That way I could have chocolate every day and be ready to buy a new bar when allowance day rolled around again. You and me both, and you showed great restraint to stretch out one bar over a week. By obsessively searching Google Images of old Seven Up bar wrappers, I was able to find the following 25 or so different (well, somewhat different) fillings used in the course of making the candy. I was unable to locate a good, zoomable image of the Seven Up Dark wrapper with the white lace borders to see if that particular one had different fillings from the other Seven UP Dark wrapper. Butterscotch Caramel Butterscotch Caramel Milk Caramel Cherry Cream Fudge Fruit Jelly Fruit Jell (OK, probably same as Fruit Jelly) Orange Jelly Jelly Raspberry Jell (NOT jelly) Nougat Coconut Coconut Cream Butter Cream Brazil Nut Pudding Chocolate Pudding Mint Maple Walnut Maple Walnut Vanilla Cream Triple Vanilla Cream Roasted Peanut ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/119 "2018-12-03T23:53:03Z")
Carnation Breakfast Squares - not the more recent sort of granola bar breakfast bars. These were sort of pasty and crumbly in the best possible way. ---
**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/120 "2018-12-04T00:24:04Z")
Sorry to keep breaking my own thread, but another drink. Hmm…I guess a drink could be considered a snack, right? Anyway, only found at the carnival or fair, fruit juice in a fruit shaped plastic container. Not a cup as in flat on the bottom, but orange juice in an orange shaped container, grape juice in a container shaped like a bunch of grapes, etc. The top was a cap that you could poke a straw through. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196.md?page=7)