# Supermarket items you miss **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 11, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013 "2005-07-11T16:35:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/81 "2005-07-12T17:16:26Z")
> [@nonacetone](#): > > Wheat Nuts! > I can’t find them in the stores anymore, but I did find a place online where you can get all sorts of good stuff that you can’t find in stores anymore: > [http://www.hometownfavorites.com/btwgb.html](http://www.hometownfavorites.com/btwgb.html) I love you , **Nonacetone**!!! I was specifically going to say Wheat Nuts , I love those things , and had no earthly idea they were still available ! ---
**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/82 "2005-07-12T17:20:12Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > As a kid I loved the Vanilla flavored Capt Crunch with the Whale on the cover. > I would probably find them too sweet now, but I must have been the primary consumer of them. This was in the mid 70’s. I came to just mention those very things! I have looked and looked as an adult but alas, according to the captains web site, they no longer make them. They were the BEST with a side of puff n stuff tv. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/83 "2005-07-12T17:27:45Z")
> [@belladonna](#): > > Weren’t they pretty much tan froot loops with little colored confetti bits stuck to them? > If so, yes I remember them. If not–what the hell were those things? > And **rubberpiggy** – About 7-8 years ago now I found some 1-2-3 Jello at a Big Lots. The packaging was all in Japanese (I think). I bought a whole bunch of it and have two brave survivors still sitting in my cabinet. I’ll send you one if you’d like. Ohhhh…I’d love one if your serious! I miss that stuff…my e-mail is in my profile! Sweet…jello. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/84 "2005-07-12T17:37:22Z")
> [@sneezy5660](#): > > **Chaoticdonkey** did you look for Nutella in the peanut butter section? In my Wal-Mart, it used to be in the International food section, but when they remodeled the store, they put it there. I always thought it should have been there all along. > > I miss the old BBQ Fritos. Yup, that’s the only place where I knew that it ever existed. I asked one of the stockers working about a month ago, and he said that we were out (Not of Nutella, mind you, but “noo-TĀ-yuh”. As if it were espanol, and he was trying to show off how cultured he was, and how much of a peasantl4z0rn00b I was. But we still don’t have it. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/85 "2005-07-12T17:49:00Z")
_Products I’m sure my kids would like_: But whose absence saves me a fortune @ the dentist[Freakies Cold Cereal](http://www.sunriseusa.cc/freakies.JPG) - With the freaky mascots: BossMoss, Hamhose, Gargle, Cowmumble, Grumble, Goodie-goodie and Snorkeldorf [Funny Face Drink Mixes](http://theimaginaryworld.com/ffsign98.jpg) - A Kool-Aid knock-off with Captain Black Cherry, Choo Choo Cherry, Freckle Face Strawberry, Goofy Grape, Jolly Olly Orange, Lefty Lemonade, Loud Mouth Punch, Pistol Pink Lemonade, Rah Rah Rootbeer, Rootin’ Tootin’ Raspberry, Rudy Tutti Frutti & With It Watermelon _Products I miss_:Discontinued - or what have you[Campbell’s Soup: Tomato Beef Noodle-O](http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/art/gtmwarhol.jpg) variety [Bush’s Best Bavarian Style Sauerkraut](http://www.shopfoodex.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=1390_1458_343_294&products_id=32108&PHPSESSID=1055c615bb17ec67160b9874548b9758) - They went and sold the recipe to a small food company in Wisconsin [TaB Soda](http://www.lundy.org/lundys/kensr/tabsoda/_content/images/tab_bottle.jpg) In glass bottles ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/86 "2005-07-12T17:53:23Z")
The first thing I thought of was Raisin Biscuits mentioned by **Bosda**. They were made by Sunshine bakery. Man I miss those. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/87 "2005-07-12T18:05:24Z")
Already mentioned : - Cracklin Oat Bran. Man that stuff was great! - Good n Fruity. ☹ - 123 Jello. I _think_ it was discontinued because it was a real pain in the ass to get the layers to set evenly. - **Jello Pudding Pops**. I am not exaggerating when I say that _every single person_ I have ever mentioned these to have said they loved them. They were obviously popular, so why on Earth did they get rid of them?? Not Yet Mentioned (unless I somehow missed them) : - These weird popsicles, I think they were from Minute Maid. They came in Cherry, Grape and Orange flavors but weren’t on a stick. Instead, it was a solid chunk in an odd shape: Imagine having two points (to form a line) at one end, but the other end was a line perpendicular to the first, so it’s kind of like a twisted rectangle. Then seal it up in heavy waxed paper that was a real bitch to cut open. I loved these because they were really concentrated, flavor-wise. - This was at least 15 years ago: a drink mix that came in a squashed accordion plastic can. All you had to do was stretch out the container, fill to the top with water and shake. I thought it was so cool. No one but my older brother remembers this. - Fizzies! My mom always talked about them and then for a little bit, they were back on the shelf. They’re basically fruit flavored Alka Seltzer tablets that you add to water to make your own mediocre soda. But I loved dissolving one in a teeeeeeny bit of water and then adding milk to the top of the glass. Fantastic! ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/88 "2005-07-12T18:11:38Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > - **Jello Pudding Pops**. I am not exaggerating when I say that _every single person_ I have ever mentioned these to have said they loved them. They were obviously popular, so why on Earth did they get rid of them?? Because we liked them, that’s why. Haven’t you noticed that whenever they come out with something that people really, really, really like, they quit making it? It’s because the people who run companies are dweebs and Og hates us. ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/89 "2005-07-12T18:21:10Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > - These weird popsicles, I think they were from Minute Maid. They came in Cherry, Grape and Orange flavors but weren’t on a stick. Instead, it was a solid chunk in an odd shape: Imagine having two points (to form a line) at one end, but the other end was a line perpendicular to the first, so it’s kind of like a twisted rectangle. Then seal it up in heavy waxed paper that was a real bitch to cut open. I loved these because they were really concentrated, flavor-wise. > > - This was at least 15 years ago: a drink mix that came in a squashed accordion plastic can. All you had to do was stretch out the container, fill to the top with water and shake. I thought it was so cool. No one but my older brother remembers this. I remember both of these. My sisters and I used to take the accordian drinks in our lunch boxes to school, we thought we were hipper than God. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Violaceous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/90 "2005-07-12T18:28:09Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > - These weird popsicles, I think they were from Minute Maid. They came in Cherry, Grape and Orange flavors but weren’t on a stick. Instead, it was a solid chunk in an odd shape: Imagine having two points (to form a line) at one end, but the other end was a line perpendicular to the first, so it’s kind of like a twisted rectangle. Then seal it up in heavy waxed paper that was a real bitch to cut open. I loved these because they were really concentrated, flavor-wise. I remember those! Yeah, I wondered where they went. > [@zweisamkeit](#): > > - Fizzies! My mom always talked about them and then for a little bit, they were back on the shelf. They’re basically fruit flavored Alka Seltzer tablets that you add to water to make your own mediocre soda. But I loved dissolving one in a teeeeeeny bit of water and then adding milk to the top of the glass. Fantastic! I remember my mom put a bunch in my christmas stocking the year they were put back on the market. I think she used my stocking as an excuse to buy a bunch for herself. :-p ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/91 "2005-07-12T18:42:26Z")
I remember [**Puffa Puffa Rice**](http://theimaginaryworld.com/box346.jpg) used to come in those multipacks of little cereal boxes. IIRC, the commercials for it were something that would probably be considered racist today… ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/92 "2005-07-12T18:49:48Z")
Tahitian Treat (I found it on [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002IMRTC/102-4656285-0096145?v=glance) but they don’t carry it here any longer) and I don’t know where it is, but I haven’t seen Nuts and Bolts in ages. Bits and Bites yes, but not Nuts and Bolts. ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/93 "2005-07-12T18:53:43Z")
Frosted Apple Pop-Tarts. They only have the crappy plain ones with cinnamon-sugar now. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/94 "2005-07-12T18:57:03Z")
> [@winterhawk11](#): > > Carnation Breakfast Squares (which might be the same thing as Carnation Breakfast Bars) The Carnation Breakfast Squares and the Carnation Breakfast Bars were two different products, but I loved them both! Both were kinda dry, so you needed a big ol’ glass of milk with them, but I loved them so much! > [@winterhawk11](#): > > Old-fashioned Cocoa Puffs (before they changed the recipe to make them more “chocolaty.”) Ah, pre-1983(?) Cocoa Puffs - I stopped eating them when they "new-and-improved"them. Ick. ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/95 "2005-07-12T18:57:41Z")
Jinx, you can buy Hires root beer extract online and make it yourself. It totally kicks ass and it’s wicked easy. [http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Cheese/ROOTBEER\_Jn0.htm](http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Cheese/ROOTBEER_Jn0.htm) This cat’s ginger ale recipe is the bomb too. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/96 "2005-07-12T18:59:31Z")
**Shake-a-Puddings** – single-serve pudding in a cup. Just add water, shake, and wait a minute. **Bonomo Turkish Taffy** – although it would probably pull out all my dental work now **Fizzies** drink tablets. Kinda like Kool-Aid in Alka Seltzer form. **Cinnamon Sticks Toaster Treats** – nothing like them is out right now. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/97 "2005-07-12T19:07:31Z")
Quaker Shredded Wheat. They were round, like those huge hay bales out in the country. They tasted better than the Nabisco pillow-shaped ones. The two stores I shop in have stopped carrying banana (Hungarian) peppers. Maybe I’ll try the Mexican grocery across town. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/98 "2005-07-12T19:14:03Z")
Lawry’s Chicken Taco Mix, Hidden Valley Ranch Blue Cheese Dressing, and Oscar Mayer New England Brand Sausage. ☹ **Large Marge** , I saw Blow Pops in Walmart yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Bianca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@Miss\_Bianca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Bianca)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/99 "2005-07-12T19:16:09Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > The first thing I thought of was Raisin Biscuits mentioned by **Bosda**. They were made by Sunshine bakery. Man I miss those. Me, too; that’s what I came in here to mention. I just found out that the Vermont Country Store sells something similar: [The Vermont Country Store | General Store | Classic Products](http://tinyurl.com/afpm4). They don’t look the same – they seem to be missing that shiny golden brushed egg coating – but maybe they’ll be better than nothing… ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013/100 "2005-07-12T19:35:30Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > **Fizzies** drink tablets. Kinda like Kool-Aid in Alka Seltzer form. Psst, look at a few of the posts above yours. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013.md?page=6)