Foods, drinks, candies, etc. that you loved as a kid... - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

wooÐs · 01-31-2010, 12:25 PM

...and still love now!

I came across these today at the grocery store and it was a total blast from the past:

They have the little bendy straw glued to the back of the boxes. My parents had one of those little refrigerators upstairs for my brother and I. It was stocked with Coke stuffs and boxed drinks - mainly Hi-C Fruit Punch (I loved that shit,) and the Hershey's Chocolate Milk boxes. I'd put them in the freezer for 20 minutes or so and it'd come out like a shake.

So anyways, they happened to be on sale at Publix today so I bought a few. It appears / tastes to be just enough to kill a chocolate craving but not enough to make you feel guilty. Score!

Any foods, cereals, snacks, etc. that you loved as a kid and you still purchase regularly? Anything you miss that you can't find anymore? Yay memories!

LordEden · 01-31-2010, 12:40 PM

McDonald's Sweet and Sour sauce, before they changed it to HFCS. Loved that shit.

Xerxys · 01-31-2010, 12:51 PM

I still love all the candy I ate and I still drink and eat all the candy made today HFCS or not ...

wooÐs · 01-31-2010, 01:48 PM

Cocoa Pebbles is a weakness of mine. But I only buy a box maybe once every 6 months because it'll be gone within 2 days. My brother and I were raised on that cereal. LOVE me some Cocoa Pebbles!

Leto · 02-01-2010, 04:51 AM

A chocolate bar made by Nielson or Cadbury called Liquid Four Flavours. It was like a Caramilk bar, except that the 8 pieces had 4 different fillings:

dark chocolate, vanilla, caramel & bordeaux.

I thought that it was made by Rowntree, but apparantly not.

Grasshopper Green · 02-02-2010, 07:14 AM

Peeps. Yeah, I know everyone thinks they're disgusting. I love them, but I only eat them at Easter.

snowy · 02-02-2010, 09:03 AM

Bubble Tape or any other number of sugary chewing gums, like Hubba Bubba. Oh man. I don't chew sugary gum anymore, preferring sugarless for obvious reasons, but holy moly, I used to pack my mouth with that stuff, like chipmunk cheeks of gum. My brother and I used to have contests with the Bubble Tape or Big League Chew to see who could pack more gum into their mouth and still blow a bubble (sort of like chubby bunny).

Leto · 02-02-2010, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Grasshopper Green

Peeps. Yeah, I know everyone thinks they're disgusting. I love them, but I only eat them at Easter.

According to peeps geeks (aka my wife) these have to be eaten slightly stale. You're supposed to open the packaging and let the air get at them for a day or so, so that they get a crusty exterior.

wooÐs · 02-02-2010, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by snowy

Bubble Tape or any other number of sugary chewing gums, like Hubba Bubba. Oh man. I don't chew sugary gum anymore, preferring sugarless for obvious reasons, but holy moly, I used to pack my mouth with that stuff, like chipmunk cheeks of gum. My brother and I used to have contests with the Bubble Tape or Big League Chew to see who could pack more gum into their mouth and still blow a bubble (sort of like chubby bunny).

I was bad with gum like this too. Hubba Bubba had a Tropical Fruit that made your mouth water so much - it sooo good. And I loved Big League Chew. Whenever the ice cream man would come by, I'd either get junk gum or Nerds.

About a year ago, for the hell of it, I bought about 4 packs of Bubbalicious and Hubba Bubba. They were ok. I guess it's possible the flavors changed over the years. But one flavor was Hershey's chocolate. THAT was good.

Yeah, I like chocolate so what. lol

raptor9k · 02-02-2010, 06:50 PM

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canuckguy · 02-02-2010, 06:59 PM

Blue Whales (like a jubejube but in whale format)
Thrills Gum (taste like soap but love it!)
Sponge Toffee
Caramel cones (the kind with a maple fudge top and syrup in bottom.)
Popeye candy cigarettes
Gatorade gum (can you still get this?)
Becker's brand pop (33 cents a can!)
green thumbs (same as a blue whale but minty)

/my teeth hurt thinking about this list...

Wes Mantooth · 02-02-2010, 07:20 PM

Sure it tastes like watered down chocolate milk...but I LOVED this stuff when I was a wee lad. Once in a while I'll pick one up and I'll be damned if the very smell of it doesn't remind me of summers in little league.

And this stuff...does anybody still sell this? I went nuts for it as a kid.

Cernunnos · 02-03-2010, 12:43 AM

Milka Alpine Milk Bars. My aunt from Germany would bring several bars on each visit, and I always adored the creamy chocolate.

wooÐs · 02-03-2010, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by canuckguy

Gatorade gum (can you still get this?)

Holy crap I LOVED this gum!

Like the Hubba Bubba's and such, it made your mouth water, but it wasn't as sugary or something. I'll have to search around online to see if you can get it. There are some cool sites out there where you can still purchase stuff like this that's hard to find. I'll look later and post what I come up with.

*mouth waters*

wooÐs · 02-03-2010, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Gator Gum

In the late 1970s and early 1980s (as well as the late 90s to early 2000s), Gatorade sold a brand of chewing gum called Gator Gum. The product, manufactured by Fleer Corporation, was available in both of Gatorade's original flavors (lemon-lime and orange) and was rather sour-tasting by normal chewing gum standards.

In the late 1970s, Stokley-Van Camp (owner of Gatorade prior to 1983) negotiated a long-term licensing deal, with Swell and Vicks, to market "Gator Gum." The gum, which had no functionality or ingredients of Gatorade Thirst Quencher, was discontinued in 1989 after the contract expired. Mueller Sports, in Wisconsin, manufactures a gum called Quench; it is based on Gator Gum but is not the same as what Stokley-Van Camp created.

Gator Gum's foil packaging advertised that the product "Helps Quench Thirst." However, like all chewing gums, the product would not actually rehydrate the body on its own but would, instead, only give the feeling of a "wet mouth". However, it did contain electrolytes to assist the human body with the rehydration process.

boooooooo!!!!

Where to buy Quench gum.

Great site to find old favorites:
Candy you ate as a kid® - page 1

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ooooh they have cinnamon toothpicks and Freshen Up gum!

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Another similar site:
Bulk Candy at The Online Candy Shop

You have to buy in bulk for both sites. But if you're a die-hard fan of something, the prices aren't bad.

snowy · 02-03-2010, 01:24 PM

Giving chocolate letters such as these is a Dutch tradition for Sinterklaasdag. I wish these were easier to find around these parts. Chocolate_letter Some years we actually celebrated Sinterklaasdag, but if we didn't, we got chocolate letters at Christmas.

Grasshopper Green · 02-03-2010, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leto

According to peeps geeks (aka my wife) these have to be eaten slightly stale. You're supposed to open the packaging and let the air get at them for a day or so, so that they get a crusty exterior.

Yes, in order to fully appreciate the deliciousness of Peeps, they must be eaten stale.

Cernunnos · 02-03-2010, 06:57 PM

Ooh, I have another favorite. Traditional German
Chocolate Advent Calendars. I was always excited when my mother brought these home.

Sirensong12 · 02-03-2010, 07:09 PM

I was cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs when I was a kid. As an adult I decided to buy a box for a trip down memory lane. Puh! They were hollow orbs when I was young, and you could bite them in half and fill the halves with milk. Now, they're basically a chocolate cheeto substance. Tasty, but not fun enough for me to buy.

Remember those lik-m-sticks? I loved that candy scooper thingy!

wooÐs · 02-06-2010, 11:34 AM

I ate the hell out of bologna when I was little.
Now the very thought or stench of it nauseates me lol.

Poppinjay · 02-06-2010, 11:37 AM

Buzz · 02-26-2010, 06:52 AM

mac and cheese. the one you need to add the milk and butter to

Lindy · 03-02-2010, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leto

According to peeps geeks (aka my wife) these have to be eaten slightly stale. You're supposed to open the packaging and let the air get at them for a day or so, so that they get a crusty exterior.

Like Popeye's Peeks.

As a kid I loved butterscotch. Over vanilla ice cream. Still prefer it to chocolate.
Good and Plenty candy coated licorice.
Swedish fish.
Lime Kool Aid.
Turtles.
Pecan Sandies.
Actually, pecan anything. As an adult, I like English walnuts better.
Sloppy Joes.
Lemonade.

Lindy

01-31-2010, 12:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
wooÐs Sitting in a tree Location: Atlanta	Foods, drinks, candies, etc. that you loved as a kid... ...and still love now! I came across these today at the grocery store and it was a total blast from the past: They have the little bendy straw glued to the back of the boxes. My parents had one of those little refrigerators upstairs for my brother and I. It was stocked with Coke stuffs and boxed drinks - mainly Hi-C Fruit Punch (I loved that shit,) and the Hershey's Chocolate Milk boxes. I'd put them in the freezer for 20 minutes or so and it'd come out like a shake. So anyways, they happened to be on sale at Publix today so I bought a few. It appears / tastes to be just enough to kill a chocolate craving but not enough to make you feel guilty. Score! Any foods, cereals, snacks, etc. that you loved as a kid and you still purchase regularly? Anything you miss that you can't find anymore? Yay memories!

02-01-2010, 04:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	A chocolate bar made by Nielson or Cadbury called Liquid Four Flavours. It was like a Caramilk bar, except that the 8 pieces had 4 different fillings: dark chocolate, vanilla, caramel & bordeaux. I thought that it was made by Rowntree, but apparantly not. __________________ You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey And I never saw someone say that before You held my hand and we walked home the long way You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Leto_Atreides_I

02-02-2010, 07:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	Peeps. Yeah, I know everyone thinks they're disgusting. I love them, but I only eat them at Easter. __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

02-02-2010, 09:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Bubble Tape or any other number of sugary chewing gums, like Hubba Bubba. Oh man. I don't chew sugary gum anymore, preferring sugarless for obvious reasons, but holy moly, I used to pack my mouth with that stuff, like chipmunk cheeks of gum. My brother and I used to have contests with the Bubble Tape or Big League Chew to see who could pack more gum into their mouth and still blow a bubble (sort of like chubby bunny). __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

02-02-2010, 06:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
raptor9k Crazy Location: Earth	deleted Last edited by raptor9k; 09-07-2021 at 02:15 PM..

01-31-2010, 12:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
Xerxys Junkie Location: My head.	I still love all the candy I ate and I still drink and eat all the candy made today HFCS or not ...

01-31-2010, 01:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
wooÐs Sitting in a tree Location: Atlanta	Cocoa Pebbles is a weakness of mine. But I only buy a box maybe once every 6 months because it'll be gone within 2 days. My brother and I were raised on that cereal. LOVE me some Cocoa Pebbles!

02-02-2010, 06:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
canuckguy I read your emails. Location: earth	Blue Whales (like a jubejube but in whale format) Thrills Gum (taste like soap but love it!) Sponge Toffee Caramel cones (the kind with a maple fudge top and syrup in bottom.) Popeye candy cigarettes Gatorade gum (can you still get this?) Becker's brand pop (33 cents a can!) green thumbs (same as a blue whale but minty) /my teeth hurt thinking about this list...

02-02-2010, 07:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
Wes Mantooth Junkie Location: Tennessee	Sure it tastes like watered down chocolate milk...but I LOVED this stuff when I was a wee lad. Once in a while I'll pick one up and I'll be damned if the very smell of it doesn't remind me of summers in little league. And this stuff...does anybody still sell this? I went nuts for it as a kid. __________________ “My god I must have missed it...its hell down here!”

02-03-2010, 12:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
Cernunnos Insane Location: Orlando, Florida	Milka Alpine Milk Bars. My aunt from Germany would bring several bars on each visit, and I always adored the creamy chocolate.

02-03-2010, 01:24 PM	#16 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Giving chocolate letters such as these is a Dutch tradition for Sinterklaasdag. I wish these were easier to find around these parts. Chocolate_letter Some years we actually celebrated Sinterklaasdag, but if we didn't, we got chocolate letters at Christmas. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

02-03-2010, 06:57 PM	#18 (permalink)
Cernunnos Insane Location: Orlando, Florida	Ooh, I have another favorite. Traditional German Chocolate Advent Calendars. I was always excited when my mother brought these home.

02-03-2010, 07:09 PM	#19 (permalink)
Sirensong12 Upright Location: in hell, I think	I was cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs when I was a kid. As an adult I decided to buy a box for a trip down memory lane. Puh! They were hollow orbs when I was young, and you could bite them in half and fill the halves with milk. Now, they're basically a chocolate cheeto substance. Tasty, but not fun enough for me to buy. Remember those lik-m-sticks? I loved that candy scooper thingy! __________________ After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on - have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear - what remains? Nature remains. Walt Whitman, US poet (1819 - 1892)

02-06-2010, 11:34 AM	#20 (permalink)
wooÐs Sitting in a tree Location: Atlanta	I ate the hell out of bologna when I was little. Now the very thought or stench of it nauseates me lol.

02-06-2010, 11:37 AM	#21 (permalink)
Poppinjay You had me at hello Location: DC/Coastal VA	__________________ I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet

02-26-2010, 06:52 AM	#22 (permalink)
Buzz Addict Location: Earth	mac and cheese. the one you need to add the milk and butter to __________________ The Only BEER is a Cold BEER. And a Single Malt will get ya every time.