# Time Machine Grocery List **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 26, 2017, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215 "2017-01-26T11:23:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/21 "2017-01-27T01:36:10Z")
[FunnyFace Drink mix](http://www.retroland.com/funny-face/) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/22 "2017-01-27T01:55:38Z")
> [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](#): > > [FunnyFace Drink mix](http://www.retroland.com/funny-face/) If you drink it, will your face Freeze That Way? ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/23 "2017-01-27T01:59:15Z")
canned chicken and dumplings … I don’t remember the brand name all I know was the can was blue white and rather large I think the chicken was separated from the noodles and sauce hence the huge tall can and grandma said it was rather expensive for the time (mid/late 80s ) Only reason she bought it is it was one of the rare things id eat when I was a kid and the others loved it … I haven’t seen it in years … ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/24 "2017-01-27T02:05:04Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > canned chicken and dumplings … I don’t remember the brand name all I know was the can was blue white and rather large I think the chicken was separated from the noodles and sauce hence the huge tall can and grandma said it was rather expensive for the time (mid/late 80s ) > > Only reason she bought it is it was one of the rare things id eat when I was a kid and the others loved it … > > I haven’t seen it in years … Was it “Sue \”? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/25 "2017-01-27T02:09:29Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > canned chicken and dumplings … I don’t remember the brand name all I know was the can was blue white and rather large I think the chicken was separated from the noodles and sauce hence the huge tall can and grandma said it was rather expensive for the time (mid/late 80s ) > > Only reason she bought it is it was one of the rare things id eat when I was a kid and the others loved it … > > I haven’t seen it in years … Sounds familiar. There was also a brand of baked beans with a small can of “fixings” taped to the top. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/26 "2017-01-27T02:13:31Z")
I’d stock up on the ORIGINAL McDonald’s French Fries. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/27 "2017-01-27T02:15:08Z")
Royal Pudding, with baseball cards printed on the back of the box. Those cards now sell for hundreds of dollars. In fact, grab up all the packs of Bowman and Topps baseball cards from 1949-52. And all the beer that will fit in the time machine, before Miller and Bud grabbed all the breweries. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/28 "2017-01-27T02:16:14Z")
Here’s one that’s still around and is exactly as I remember it. Except the price. $1.09 for 3/4 oz. :eek: [Botan Rice Candy.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botan_Rice_Candy) > [@](#): > > Botan Rice Candy is a soft, chewy, slightly lemon-orange flavored candy with an outer layer of rice paper. The rice paper is clear and plastic-like when dry, but it is edible and dissolves in the mouth. It is a traditional Japanese candy, and it is currently imported to North America from Japan by JFC International. [Picture.](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51lIR4itLOL.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/29 "2017-01-27T02:21:59Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > … > > There was also a brand of baked beans with a small can of “fixings” taped to the top. See above. > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > … > I’d go back to around 1970 and stock up on [Big John’s Beans & Fixins](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/3d/7c/3d/3d7c3d3f7a9818511d0571b433161477.jpg). The little separate can had chopped onions in a barbecue-tomato-y sauce. I don’t know if they even sell this product anymore, but the last time I bought it (maybe 10 years ago) the little can just had a paste of some kind in it. Blech. > > … ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/30 "2017-01-27T02:22:45Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I loved those! > > Some old-timey foods, especially candy, can be found at the online [Vermont Country Store](http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/Candy/cat1010062), along with cosmetics, pajamas, cleaning products, and other stuff. The site and catalog are fun to read. I don’t know if it still carries the perfume, or cologne, called Evening in Paris. It was popular from the 20’ to the 50’s, then was discontinured. It’s now back in small amounts, and is quite expensive. I have an empty bottle of the cologne, from before 1926, and there’s still a fragrance one can smell. It was saved by my grandmother, who attached a little note to it. “Emil gave me this before we were wed” Emil was, of course, my grandfather. I’m so sentimental, I value stuff like that more that most other possessions. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2017, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/31 "2017-01-27T02:23:42Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > canned chicken and dumplings … I don’t remember the brand name all I know was the can was blue white and rather large I think the chicken was separated from the noodles and sauce hence the huge tall can and grandma said it was rather expensive for the time (mid/late 80s ) > > Only reason she bought it is it was one of the rare things id eat when I was a kid and the others loved it … > > I haven’t seen it in years … [Sweet Sue chicken and dumplings.](http://www.collectionsthoughtsandthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CAM10425-e1416442283742.jpg) I seem to remember a short can sitting atop a taller can affixed to it with tape. Couldn’t find a photo of that, though. mmm ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/32 "2017-01-27T02:27:08Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > See above. Sorry, lost track of where I was in the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/33 "2017-01-27T02:29:28Z")
[The old line of **Zingers** products with Peanuts on the packaging](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/74872412528731092/) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/34 "2017-01-27T02:44:01Z")
[Breakfast squares](https://youtu.be/hL0JEpfzKwk) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/35 "2017-01-27T02:47:51Z")
[Libbyland Dinners.](http://www.retroland.com/libbyland-dinners/) ---
**Author:** ![sms339](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@sms339](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sms339)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/36 "2017-01-27T02:49:59Z")
Neon Oreos – circa 1989-90, IIRC. Tasted the same, looked wild. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/37 "2017-01-27T03:09:01Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > [Breakfast squares](https://youtu.be/hL0JEpfzKwk) Wasn’t that Laura Petrie’s neighbor Millie at the switchboard? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/38 "2017-01-27T03:25:14Z")
What would be nice would be Crackerjack boxes from when they had something other than a paper “prize” in them. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/39 "2017-01-27T03:46:14Z")
My grandparents’ cheese from the Swiss co-op. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/40 "2017-01-27T04:58:59Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > 16 ounce bottles of Coke with the location of where the bottles were made stamped on the bottoms. I don’t think 16-ounce bottles ever had the original bottling location on them. That was only seen on 6.5-ounce and 10-ounce bottles. By the time 16-ounce bottles were introduced, many bottlers were switching to Chattanooga Glass bottles for all sizes, which only had the disappointing concentric Cs on the bottom. Nitpicking done; buy me a case of [Chipsters.](https://www.facebook.com/Chipsterscomeback/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215.md?page=3)