# What goes best on saltines?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [March 22, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-best-on-saltines/938446 "2021-03-22T17:58:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-best-on-saltines/938446/74 "2021-03-23T22:29:38Z")

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> [@ThelmaLou](#):
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> Does anyone remember that period when [“generics”](http://historysdumpster.blogspot.com/2012/08/generic-products-of-80s.html) showed up in the grocery store? This would have been in the early 80s, I think. Canned and packaged goods had utterly plain black and white labels that said “corn” or “paper towels” or something. It was some kind of rebellion against brand names.

Yup, the early '80s. A recent thread here on the topic:

> [@Are there any (non-pharmacy) generics still sold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-pharmacy-generics-still-sold/932414):
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> From the thread [Favorite fake product names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158/58) I wondered if there are any generic products still being sold in the United States or around the world. I don’t mean private label products, which have some branding even if it’s not widely recognized.

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