Foods You Wish They Would Bring Back?

My family can never agree on a hamburger (or tuna) helper flavor, but we all agreed on a chicken-helper flavor sold long ago which was spicy and included actual peanuts. A single meal my entire family could agree upon? Please bring it back!!

Twice I've had to go hunting for a new brand of sourdough bread after my then-preferred brand stopped making it.

But my current biggest gripe is Lowry's Spaghetti Sauce packets. The company hasn't officially said they'll never make it again (and they're still producing their Seasoned Salt), but it's been months, stores all over are sold out, and the only place I can find the packets are on places like Ebay or Amazon being sold by private sellers, who are trying to take advantage of "supply and demand" by charging completely outrageous prices, like $10 for a single packet which used to sell for $1.50. I've been experimenting with alternative brand seasoning packets, but nothing has come close, and the natives (read: my children) are growing restless asking when the "real" spaghetti will come back.

Pepperidge Farm Pumpernickel sticks.

I used to like the submarine sandwich at Pizza Hut which they served in Australia in the 1980s.

Koogle peanut butter -- a flavored peanut butter from the 1970s(!)
Apple Dapple ice cream (don't remember the brand)
Blocks of margarine to bake with. When Imperial got discontinued, a friend and I bought 17 packages between us at $2 each, clearing out my grocery store and stuffing our freezers plus my senior friend's freezer. I've recently used the last one. These newfangled plant based thingies, they are not the same.

PAPYRUS3 wrote: »

When did that [IMPERIAL] margarine become discontinued? Wasn't it decades ago? That's some staying power...om

Only last year. You can still buy Imperial soft marg in a tub, but that stuff is horrible for baking. I switched to butter, watching the specials like a hawk and stocking up when I have freezer space.

When the Imperial hard margarine was gone for good, it got replaced in the stores by Becel plant based blocks (salted and unsalted). I've been boycotting anything Becel for years because the company would not include Montreal in any of its Heart Month shopping mall promotions. But I gave in and tried a Becel unsalted block. Meh.

jwoolman5 wrote: »

If you're looking for plant- based, you might try Country Crock's plant butter line. Uses palm oil (sustainably harvested), canola oil, and one other oil in each type (olive oil or avocado oil or avocado oil). I've tried all three types in stick form and they are really good, I like the taste better than butter and even better than Flora (a good plant butter from Germany originally sold in 8.8 oz blocks). The sticks freeze well. They are pricier than the older margarines but so much better tasting (and dairy-free, which I need). But check different stores to get the best price. Kroger just seriously upped its prices on this as for other things.

I commented on the new products thread here not too long ago about this! It is the best tasting out of every single plant butter I've tried. Tastes like popcorn butter because it is SOOOO nice and salty....but so high in calories.

magicfoodfluff wrote: »

omg those looked amazing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB8yCrCdMQg

Aldi's spot-on copycat of Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies! Haven't dared try Aldi's mint fudge stripes Keebler knock-off. What'cha don't know...