Flavors of Childhood?
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RelCanonical wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »
I ALWAYS wanted these as a kid when we went to Sam's Club and my parents would never get them. I think we got to have them once and they were heavenly.
I was just thinking about these yesterday and was going to post them!1 -
Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »
I ALWAYS wanted these as a kid when we went to Sam's Club and my parents would never get them. I think we got to have them once and they were heavenly.
I was just thinking about these yesterday and was going to post them!
I'm going to start making my own.3 -
I've had a couple of really specific one's that came to mind and then I really fell down the rabbit hole.
- Crappy concession stand popcorn and a pepsi as a "Team Treat" after a little league baseball game
- Burger King breakfast on the way to the local amusement park
- Grilled cheese sandwich with ruffles and a dill pickle, on a paper plate with one of those wicker holders; pretty standard lunch hanging out with my Dad on Saturdays when my mom would go out shopping
- MarketDay stuff - bagel dogs, chilitos, chicken cordon bleu loaf-like things.
- Dairy Queen vanilla soft serve, chocolate dipped
- shake & bake pork chops
- wild berry pop tarts (the one's with the purple and blue icing)
- Trix yogurt
- blueberry mini muffins
- late night taco bell with friends when we'd stay at each others' houses as teenagers - a smattering of 5x crunchy tacos and 5x chili cheese burritos with a Baja Blast for like $6... no wonder I was fat.
- Granny Smith Apple w/ skippy peanut butter (still eat this, was a staple snack as a kid though)
- SuperPretzel Soft pretzels
- Pretty much any Little Debbies snack cakes; zebra cakes, honey buns, oatmeal cream pies
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@steveko89 You made me think of -
Ice cream sandwich after swimming at the local hot springs. Man, those were so good.1 -
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Frozen chicken kiev! My Dad tried to convince me that they were fried hamsters, but even as a little kid, I didn’t fall for that.
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quiksylver296 wrote: »@steveko89 You made me think of -
Ice cream sandwich after swimming at the local hot springs. Man, those were so good.
After swimming practice my dad would always take my brother and I to BK for Herhsey's pies. Ahhh2 -
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quiksylver296 wrote: »@steveko89 You made me think of -
Ice cream sandwich after swimming at the local hot springs. Man, those were so good.
That does sound good. I was all about that popcorn, as long as we won and/or I didn't have a bad game. I would decide whether or not I "deserved" the post-game snack. In hindsight, it was not good popcorn by any stretch. Always excessively salty, a little dry, and crunchier than normal popcorn, but the combo of that popcorn (in a horribly designed bag) and fountain pepsi in a waxy cup without a lid was the first place my mind went when I read "flavors of childhood" having played knothole baseball at the same crappy field, literally next to cow pastures, from age 5-151 -
pancakerunner wrote: »
I liked vanilla. My sister strawberry. My brother was boring, predictable chocolate.3 -
nighthawk584 wrote: »Two candy bars from the 1970s that I wish would make a comeback!
The Willy Wonker Super Skrunch is the younger cousin to our Cadbury Crunchie bar, honeycomb bar.1 -
Missed Peanut ruffs ....
Until I'd discovered Bamba in the Israeli grocery store. Win!!
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nighthawk584 wrote: »fourtotwentychars wrote: »Make a comeback? Never been away.
Holy crap! I never knew this...thanks! I can get them on Amazon but not in US stores. I'll have to buy them to see if they taste like the American version.
Good to know!1 -
Blockbuster Video.6 -
pancakerunner wrote: »
Blockbuster Video.
OMG yessss! This was such a treat. Mom would take me to get a movie and a candy or me and a friend during sleepovers. Even though the candy was so overpriced something about it being from blockbuster tasted better lol.
Always got the sour ropes and sour gel.
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Did anyone else have these jello molds growing up?
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »
Blockbuster Video.
OMG yessss! This was such a treat. Mom would take me to get a movie and a candy or me and a friend during sleepovers. Even though the candy was so overpriced something about it being from blockbuster tasted better lol.
Always got the sour ropes and sour gel.
I was a baby bottle pop kid...
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777Gemma888 wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »
I liked vanilla. My sister strawberry. My brother was boring, predictable chocolate.
I was a strawberry person, my brother was the rest because he was our resident food inhaler.2 -
RelCanonical wrote: »777Gemma888 wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »
I liked vanilla. My sister strawberry. My brother was boring, predictable chocolate.
I was a strawberry person, my brother was the rest because he was our resident food inhaler.
I was a fan of the multi packs haha1 -
plus a large hawaiian blizzard lol2 -
777Gemma888 wrote: »nighthawk584 wrote: »Two candy bars from the 1970s that I wish would make a comeback!
The Willy Wonker Super Skrunch is the younger cousin to our Cadbury Crunchie bar, honeycomb bar.
it looks good and looks similar but that one is not the same as the Super Skrunch bar. It was a peanut butter inside. BUt I will try them anyway
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pancakerunner wrote: »
plus a large hawaiian blizzard lol
I figured out what I actually love about the DQ meal above is just the chicken and the gravy, plus a packet of ketchup for alternating my dipping. I give my Texas toast and fries to my husband or mom. Gotta say I still love it though.
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nighthawk584 wrote: »777Gemma888 wrote: »nighthawk584 wrote: »Two candy bars from the 1970s that I wish would make a comeback!
The Willy Wonker Super Skrunch is the younger cousin to our Cadbury Crunchie bar, honeycomb bar.
it looks good and looks similar but that one is not the same as the Super Skrunch bar. It was a peanut butter inside. BUt I will try them anyway
Hmmm... Your one had peanut butter? Interesting.1 -
777Gemma888 wrote: »The Aussie Hot Bread Kitchen franchise cream buns.
Oh wow, this takes me back to my childhood - cream buns from the Rottnest Bakery in the 70s!
(Home of the quokka)
Quokka's are adorable creatures, at least on videos they are. 0 -
pancakerunner wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »
I ALWAYS wanted these as a kid when we went to Sam's Club and my parents would never get them. I think we got to have them once and they were heavenly.
I was just thinking about these yesterday and was going to post them!
I'm going to start making my own.
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I used to have this cake with custard in school and I loved it. I decided to have a go at making it the other night and it turned out just right. Here’s my masterpiece below lol
We'd eat steamed ginger pudding with custard at the boarding house during winter season. It wasn't a totally new concept, as my maternal grandmother would make her earth oven steamed spice pudding served with custard too. The hot dessert I really liked, which was different was the Self saucing chocolate pudding served with vanilla ice cream. On cold winter nights ... A treat.
https://youtu.be/68uGMKdt9IY
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777Gemma888 wrote: »We'd eat steamed ginger pudding with custard at the boarding house during winter season. It wasn't a totally new concept, as my maternal grandmother would make her earth oven steamed spice pudding served with custard too. The hot dessert I really liked, which was different was the Self saucing chocolate pudding served with vanilla ice cream. On cold winter nights ... A treat.https://youtu.be/68uGMKdt9IY
Aren't you the someone who'd suggested and helped out with a few recipes, even a pretty uber traditional one?
Childhood ... The Christmas holidays and pudding with custard. Happy memories.
The boarding house fare weren't too bad. I believe that I can still finish an entire tray to myself now, without needing any ice cream. #Will always remember Ms Dodge and Mrs Halliwell0 -
777Gemma888 wrote: »nighthawk584 wrote: »777Gemma888 wrote: »nighthawk584 wrote: »Two candy bars from the 1970s that I wish would make a comeback!
The Willy Wonker Super Skrunch is the younger cousin to our Cadbury Crunchie bar, honeycomb bar.
it looks good and looks similar but that one is not the same as the Super Skrunch bar. It was a peanut butter inside. BUt I will try them anyway
Hmmm... Your one had peanut butter? Interesting.
I'd have much preferred ours with peanut butter, peanuts crushed, even better.1 -
Just thought of one that I don't think has been mentioned, bubble gum cigarettes! I used to love those packs! If you blew really hard on it sugar would fly out and it would look like smoke just like how the adults looked. I used to pretend I was my mom. Not surprisingly I ended up being a smoker at a young age!2
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seltzermint555 wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »
plus a large hawaiian blizzard lol
I figured out what I actually love about the DQ meal above is just the chicken and the gravy, plus a packet of ketchup for alternating my dipping. I give my Texas toast and fries to my husband or mom. Gotta say I still love it though.
Same! Hated the bread. I like the ranch over the gravy though.1
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