# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/81 "2017-01-30T14:49:41Z")
> [@Corner\_Case](#): > > Not a food, but a Restaurant - Kip’s Big Boy. It was the first restaurant I went to ‘all by myself’ when I was growing up. I thought they were gone, and checking, I just see that the the nearest is 1400 miles away. “Bob’s” Big Boy indeed - Who do they think they’re foolin! That would be Kip. Bob’s Big Boy started in [Glendale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob's_Big_Boy). A family story by my parents and an aunt/uncle was that they’d been served hamburgers by “Bob hisself” just after WWII. > [@Wiki](#): > > In addition to the Bob’s Big Boy name, the “Big Boy” concept, menu, and mascot were originally licensed to a wide number of regional franchise holders (listed in the next section: Roster of named franchisees). Because many of the early franchisees were already in the restaurant business when joining Big Boy, “Big Boy” was added to the franchisee name just as the Big Boy hamburger was added to the franchisee’s menu. In this sense it is confusing when referring to a chain, as each named franchisee was itself a chain and Big Boy could be considered a chain of chains. People tend to know Big Boy not simply as Big Boy but as the franchise from where they lived such as Bob’s Big Boy in California, Shoney’s Big Boy in the south or Frisch’s Big Boy in much of Ohio, among the many others. [Cite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Boy_Restaurants#Regional_franchises) Scroll down this [list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Boy_Restaurants#Roster_of_named_franchisees) and you’ll find your Kip. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/82 "2017-01-30T15:07:53Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > That would be Kip. Bob’s Big Boy started in [Glendale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob's_Big_Boy). A family story by my parents and an aunt/uncle was that they’d been served hamburgers by “Bob hisself” just after WWII. I encountered this on a visit to Louisville last last Christmas. We passed by a “Frisch’s Big Boy” and, having only ever seen or heard of “Bob’s,” I had to go check it out. The manager was quite happy to provide me with an explanation that was way more detailed than I needed. Apparently Frisch’s was the first Bob’s franchisee and received a pretty amazing deal, including huge breaks on royalties and licensing fees that other later franchisees were subject to (Frisch’s annual fee was $1, in perpetuity). Frisch’s actually had the opportunity to buy the entire national Big Boy chain in 2000 but declined, and later became a separate company but retained shared ownership of the Big Boy trademark with other Big Boy companies. Their Big Boy mascot is slightly different than the original. I didn’t have time to eat there so I can’t comment on the food. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/83 "2017-01-30T15:16:36Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > The little box of spaghetti and/or pizza mix - probably Chef Boy R Dee - with a little can of grated parmesan. (comes in plastic packets now)… Or was it sauce? Never mind, I’m old, I can’t remember, but I do remember 50 years ago we made an awful cardboard-y pizza from a box in preparation for the midnight Creature Feature on Saturday night. You had to put extra toppings on the pizza if you had them. What fun! I miss that time of life. Would it have been [Appian Way](https://www.amazon.com/Appian-Way-Pizza-Crust-Pack/dp/B001682QMA)? That’s what we got for pizza since a pizzeria one was too expensive. On a similar note, when we’d go to the drive-in, between movies they’d run an ad for Bambino Pizza, available at the snack bar. We never got one (see above) and as a kid I always wondered how they were. Probably pretty awful. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/84 "2017-01-30T16:48:15Z")
Faygo Brau ginger beer. A good ginger beer at a regular Faygo price- gone way too soon!! ---
**Author:** ![PlumBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@PlumBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlumBob)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/85 "2017-01-30T20:27:55Z")
Snow’s Clam Crisps. In a nutshell, I found a fly in a can of clams, Dad & I sent a letter, Snow’s sent Clam Crisps. Which were awesome! I made a post about them on this blog but it was removed, apparently my fly was not memorable enough. > **[Vintage Sunday: Snow's Clam Crisps](http://davescupboard.blogspot.com/2010/07/vintage-sunday-snows-clam-crisps.html)** > > A few days ago I received a note through my Contact Me page from a woman I'll identify only by her first name, Cynthia.  Unfortunately, Cynt... ---
**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:** [January 30, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/86 "2017-01-30T22:58:23Z")
Marathon Bars [https://goo.gl/images/NfFwDr](https://goo.gl/images/NfFwDr) The foot long bubble gum sticks. Sugar Momma (chocolate version of a Sugar Daddy) [https://goo.gl/images/LXIbhq](https://goo.gl/images/LXIbhq) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/87 "2017-01-30T23:03:03Z")
> [@Balthisar](#): > > McDonald’s apple pies. The deep-fried kind. I’d try to get them raw so that I could freeze them and cook them upon demand, though. They don’t have cheese danishes any more, either. I’d get Whitey’s (a local ice cream) Malted Moose Tracks, which was only available for a short time, and Campbell’s Scotch Broth. Those were both really good. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/88 "2017-01-30T23:20:45Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Marathon Bars > [https://goo.gl/images/NfFwDr](https://goo.gl/images/NfFwDr) You don’t need a time machine. They are available in other countries, under the name [Curly Wurly](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=curly+wurly&client=ubuntu&hs=Gz2&channel=fs&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwioi5aHgOvRAhXhLcAKHZxLClcQ_AUICCgB&biw=1148&bih=523). Try eBay. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/89 "2017-01-30T23:33:51Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > You don’t need a time machine. They are available in other countries, under the name [Curly Wurly](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=curly+wurly&client=ubuntu&hs=Gz2&channel=fs&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwioi5aHgOvRAhXhLcAKHZxLClcQ_AUICCgB&biw=1148&bih=523). Try eBay. Does Urly Burly eat them, and then ask if you need a ride? 😛 ETA: The calliope crashed to the ground. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/90 "2017-01-30T23:37:14Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > You don’t need a time machine. They are available in other countries, under the name [Curly Wurly](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=curly+wurly&client=ubuntu&hs=Gz2&channel=fs&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwioi5aHgOvRAhXhLcAKHZxLClcQ_AUICCgB&biw=1148&bih=523). Try eBay. I’ll get some to try. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/91 "2017-01-31T18:42:34Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > The little box of spaghetti and/or pizza mix - probably Chef Boy R Dee - with a little can of grated parmesan. (comes in plastic packets now)… Or was it sauce? Never mind, I’m old, I can’t remember, but I do remember 50 years ago we made an awful cardboard-y pizza from a box in preparation for the midnight Creature Feature on Saturday night. You had to put extra toppings on the pizza if you had them. What fun! I miss that time of life. they still make those …chef Boyardee pizza kits…at one time every kindergartener’s first encounter with pizza making until the field trip to the pizza place ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/92 "2017-01-31T18:49:36Z")
Not something most people would have heard of, but if you attended the University of Minnesota during the 1970s you may have eaten at Perry’s Pizza. My mouth waters just at the memory. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/93 "2017-01-31T19:22:56Z")
Food choices: Razzle candy Reggie Bar (candy bar named after Reggie Jackson) Bottle Caps Gatorade Gum Peanut Butter Boppers Burnt red peanuts Brachs chocolates Dynamints Boo Berry cereal Now & Laters Collectibles: Every Star Wars trading card ever made 1978 KISS pinball machine And finally: I’d gather every penny I could get my hands on and buy stock in Microsoft, Apple & Google. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/94 "2017-01-31T19:31:56Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > The calliope crashed to the ground. Now look here, you all-hot half-shot . . . ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/95 "2017-01-31T19:40:48Z")
I would rather stock up clothes that are 100 % cotton and screws the plastic clothes being made today ! Especially the damn rubber bras you could use for basket balls ! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/96 "2017-01-31T19:55:25Z")
> [@purplehearingaid](#): > > Especially the damn rubber bras you could use for basket balls ! Say what, now? ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/97 "2017-01-31T21:13:37Z")
> [@purplehearingaid](#): > > I would rather stock up clothes that are 100 % cotton and screws the plastic clothes being made today ! Especially the damn rubber bras you could use for basket balls ! Thanks to advances in breast augmentation surgery, quite a few of them are the size of basketballs. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/98 "2017-01-31T21:30:48Z")
Planter’s Cheese Balls that came in the can. They had the best powdered faux cheese ever. I also second the Betty Crocker Noodles Romanoff. Our entire family mourned when those went away. In total agreement on the Hydrox was better than Oreo issue. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/99 "2017-01-31T23:06:55Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Now look here, you all-hot half-shot . . . Wrapped up like a DEUCE, another rumor in the night… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215/100 "2017-01-31T23:37:16Z")
What long-lost food would I like to eat again? I have an [entire personal webpage](http://www.rogermwilcox.com/food.html) devoted to this very topic! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215.md?page=6)