Food of the Seventies

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Butoni Toaster Pizza, Comment by Johnny P on July 02, 2009 - Report this comment
Those toaster pizza's blow away Hot Pockets, bring the pizza back !!!
Kellogg's Danish-Go-Rounds, Comment by dman on July 02, 2009 - Report this comment
Yeah! As a kid about 12 years old I would walk a mile to the store to buy a box of Danish-Go-Rounds and then get a slurpee to wash it down with. ahhh...the days of eating like a kid!
Treasures Chocolate Bar, Comment by ann on July 02, 2009 - Report this comment
I'm so glad someone else remembers these delicious bars!! Wish I could find one...
Burger Chef Hamburgers, Comment by Mike M on July 02, 2009 - Report this comment
I remember Burger Chef in New Bedford Mass back in the 70's and early 80"s. Big Chef and Super Chef had flavor and good taste. I wish someone would bring it back!
Keebler's German Chocolate Cookies, Comment by rob from burtonsville...again! on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
I found a hopeful recipe to duplicate these wonderful cookes...give it a try! 2 eggs, lightly mixed 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 box 18 oz. German Chocolate cake mix 1/4 cup flour 1/2-3/4 can 12 oz. to 15 oz. frosting Heat oven to 37oF. In a large bowl combine eggs, oil and cake mix; stir until thoroughly moistened. Shape dough into 1” balls; place 2” apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten balls to about 1/4” with the bottom of a drinking glass dipped in flour. Bake at 375oF. for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are just beginning to brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Frost cookies and let frosting set. Store in tightly covered container. Makes 30 to 36 cookies.
Keebler's German Chocolate Cookies, Comment by rob from burtonsville on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
I so cant believe there is anyone who remebered thses cookies!!! These were my absolute favorite as well and I honestly still find myself hopefully casting an eye down the cookie aisle at every grocery store I go to...esp. when not at home area far away! If only we could have some of those cookies again...I would soooo pay for them!!! (in money and lbs!!!!)
Figurines Diet Bars , Comment by Mona on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
All I could say is ...PILSBURY....PLEASE BRING BACK THOSE FIGURINES BARS....IT WAS GREAT WITH COFFEE FOR BREAKFAST, THEN A WELL-BALANCED LUNCH, AND FOR DINNER,,,FIGURINE BARS WITH TEA..
Body Buddies, Comment by Big John on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
This was one of the first cereals sweetened with a "new" no sugar sweeter, "NutraSweet". It was supposed to be be better for you than the cereals at the time like Super Sugar Crisps and Sugar Smacks!
I loved PDQ chocolate mix, and so did my brother. I didn't know it came in strawberry and eggnog also. I would love to try those. I went to the ovaltine website and asked if they would consider bringing it back. Maybe if more people did the same, they would consider it!!!!!
Ideal Cookies, Comment by Mark on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
well I finally found out the name of these cookies that my grandmother always bought for me in the late 60s and 70s. I knew they were peanut butter logs - I couldn't remember the Ideal part. Man I loved those things. I can still taste them and remember the orange and clear cellophane package. Can't believe they aren't made any more. I figured like some of the old candy from the 60s is still made regionall that these cookies would be too. The Little Debbie things are similar but nowhere close to as good. I found this today searching for clues on Nabisco Tidbits (also sadly no longer made) and found ths link and also found Chocolate Snaps - another old Nabisco snack no longer produced. For Nostalgia they really should reproduce some of these old snacks. I would buy them by the case.
Quake Cereal, Comment by Greg on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
I believe at the time (early 1970s) they had some kind of contest and Quisp won over Quake. Thus, Quisp continued and Quake was dropped from the market.
Frosty Root Beer, Comment by Greg on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
I loved Frosty Root Beer as a child. When I was kid growing up in St. Louis, we had these soda vending machines with a vertical stack of bottled drinks enclosed by a clear refrigerator-type door. In the hot summers, we would open these thin doors and feel the cold air rush out. it was one of my fondest
Hires Home-brew Root Beer, Comment by Greg on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
I never had the "home brew" stuff, but man, there was nothing better than an ice cold Hires Root Beer from the soda machine. When I was kid growing up in St. Louis, we had these soda vending machine with a vertical stack of bottled drinks enclosed by a clear refrigerator-type door. In the hot summers, we would open these thin doors and feel the cold air rush out. it was one of my fondest and most endearing memories of youth. It made the soda, no matter what kind, taste that much better.
Wacky Packages (add'l), Comment by Greg on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
I began collecting Wacky PAckages around 1973, right before the second series came out. I was lucky enough to get some first series cards, as well. As a kid, though, I had no idea what some of the products being parodied were until I grew up. Like you, I did not get the Lavirus one, or the Mutt's Apple Juice, Boo Hoo or Mighty-Fink or Fink (evidently a parody of a grapefruit drink called Wink). A lot of these were off the market long before I grew up and began caring one way or the other. But, they are preserved forever in the collections of Wacky Package freaks around the globe (both of us).
Wacky Packages, Comment by Greg on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
Beginning in 1973, I was hooked on Wacky Packages. I was into satire and making fun of different situations, so I gravitated to things like this and MAD Magazine, etc. I also loved the drawings and the familiarity with everyday products was reassuring to a kid my age, as well. I could look at the card and then see the same product in my home. Pretty cool ...
Burger Chef, Comment by Greg on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
Burger Chef's gimmick was the "Works Bar," which was basically a condiment bar with lettuce, tomatoes and other stuff. When I was about 9-years-old, I went with my dad to his work one night. He introduced me to some co-workers and then took me to Burger Chef. My father's been gone over 10 years and we didn't get along too well, but I'll remember that night as long as I live.
Always hated the commercials for this and never ate the cereal.
Bell Beefer, Comment by Greg on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
Ah, the Bell Beefer, basically a sloppy Joe with taco sauce. When the first Taco Bell opened in our Florissant, MO. neighborhood in 1977, my friend Steve Boxdorfer and I would ride our bikes there and get a Bell Beefer and a Mountain Dew (about two bucks at the most). The food would come in these aluminum containers for some reason, but it was good.
Garbage Pail Kids, Comment by Greg on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Garbage Pail Kids was NOT a product of the 1970s, especially since they were a take-off of Cabbage Patch Kids, which also did not appear until the early to mid 1980s. Just a thought ...
Clackers, Comment by Greg on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
The toy with the two "glass" balls was called Klackers. I had one in 1972 (my brother opted for a Duncan yo-yo), but they were pulled off the market shortly thereafter because they had a tendancy to shatter and send shards of the glass or plastic material into the user's face. Back to the cereal, though, I remember the taste wasn't very good (unless you liked gnawing on a wheel sized chuck of graham cracker, but the commercials were funny (to a little kid, at least).
Cinnamon Toothpicks, Comment by Greg on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
Another memory (along with Bub's Daddies) of Salem Lutheran Elementary School in Blackjack, MO. In sixth grade we had a kid selling these cinnamon toothpicks for a few cents. He kept them in tin foil and then at recess, would offer them to us. Looking back, it seems it was kind of like a drug pusher, but back then, all I wanted was the cinnamon. For a while, I was hooked on them - but then I discovered Wacky Packages, and that's a whole other story ...
Bub Daddies, Comment by Greg on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
I went to Salem Lutheran Elementary School in Blackjack, Mo. in the mid 1970s. For some reason, whenever it was someone's birthday, that person would provide a treat for the other kids in class. On my 12th birthday, my mom took me to the store and i picked out about 30 Bub's Daddies (she couldn't have paid more than four bucks total). The next day I distributed them to my fellow classmates and felt like a million dollars. On the bus ride home, a girl named Laurie, in a grade below me (that I had a huge crush on), was enjoying one of the ropes of bubble gum I brought. Never had the guts to tell her about it, though. Ah, youth ...
Koogle, Comment by LL on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
Another Koogle lover here! My sisters and I would eat the stuff day in and day out if it was available in the house. Like another comment above, I remember my mother threatening not to buy it because we'd consume it all as soon as she walked in the door!
Big Shot, Comment by Greg on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
I remember my mom having Big Shot in our refrigerator around 1967-68. I guess I bugged her to buy it. Once, I fell down and the point of a pencil I was carrying broke off in the palm of my hand. To pacify me, my dad made me a chocolate milk using Big Shot. I can still remember that, and the big face on the can. Man, to be 5-years-old again ...
Bullet Ice Cream, Comment by Scott on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
they were great! I remember passing a small warehouse (probably where they stored ice cream) on McDonald Ave in Brooklyn and they were selling Bullet Ie Cream t-shirts! I regret never getting one. I thought they would always be around.
Peanut Butter Squares, Comment by Kay on July 01, 2009 - Report this comment
I too have been looking for a recipe that was some type of peanut butter bar or something and was served at my school and the only person that knew what it was has now since passed. She did tell me that some of the ingredients are sweet potato flakes( which you can only get from china so ive searched) and peanut butter. If you happen to find the recipe let me know. Thanks
Purple Passion Soft Drink, Comment by Scott on June 30, 2009 - Report this comment
My sister loved the stuff but i never cared for it.
Scrunch Bar, Comment by ScottH on June 30, 2009 - Report this comment
My Grandpa was an Exec at Concord Confections (aka. Willy Wonka Candies.) I remember as a child going to the factory and there was this HUGE, stainless steel bowl full of the peanut butter for Scrunch and Oompa Loompas. I always felt like Charlie growing up, I also got to eat several candies that never made it to market, I was sort of a beta tester. Does anyone remember the Neopolitan bars or Chocolate Chubbies? They also used to make different flavors of tangy taffy (chocolate, vanilla, orange cream, strawberry, banana, etc...) All the Wonka Chocolate type candies seemed to cease when they got a contract with Quaker Oats to make their first granola bars. Do you remember Crunchola? I guess Nestle wanted to keep their chocolate to their core Nestle brands. :-(
Koogle, Comment by nurse goodbody on June 30, 2009 - Report this comment
We loved Koogle, too. Especially the vanilla and the banana flavors. This was the closest thing to junk food that mother allowed in the house. It was so good.
Black Cat Bubble Gum, Comment by malcoops on June 29, 2009 - Report this comment
it was bloody awesome ,I reminis about it everyweek and Im 45,the bubbles ,the taste ,the colour...I use to freeze it over night in the freezer I reckon it gained its taste back...mum thought I was mad and dad just thought I was a filthy little ...bubble blower. wish some one would make it again
Heyday Bars, Comment by Nina on June 29, 2009 - Report this comment
Yes, my roommate and I loved them while we were at Kalamazoo College in the early 80's. Later when I could no longer get them here, I found them in the Upper Pennisula of Michigan and would bring them home from our vacations. Sadly in the mid 90's I could no longer find them there either.
Hostess Potato Chips-fruit Flavored, Comment by Drew J. Marshall on June 29, 2009 - Report this comment
I certainly do remember those disgusting flavours of chips.....BLECH....they were awful. Does anyone remember in like 1972 or 1973 when Hostess introduced BBQ flavour and every bag came with a pre-wrapped gum ball....maybe just me then.
Wigwag Chocolate Bar, Comment by Marlene on June 29, 2009 - Report this comment
I grew up in rural Manitoba and when ever we went into town shopping, my dad would buy me a Wig Wag bar. I loved them and don't understand why Cadbury stopped making them. I tried the "Curly Wurly" from the bulk food store - but its not the same. The toffee is not as chewy or as buttery. If you took a McCormick's toffee bar, stretched it out and covered it in milk chocolate - then you would be very close to reproducing the actual taste. Mmmmm, think I will go out and buy some McCormicks toffee tonight!
Juice Filled Parrafin Sticks, Comment by Tere on June 29, 2009 - Report this comment
They're actually from the 50's. That's how far I can remember those those wax straws. You got a lot more juice out of one of them than you did from the bottles.
Tru-Ade (Tru-Aide), Comment by H HEROLD on June 29, 2009 - Report this comment
IM LOOKING FOR TRU-ADE ORANGE DRINK, NON-CARBONATED. CAN YOU HELP? THANKS
Yum Yums, Comment by R.Maurer on June 28, 2009 - Report this comment
I Loved Yum Yums. Always had them in my lunch when I was a Kid... Mom Loved them too!
Google Peanut Butter, Comment by kmoran on June 28, 2009 - Report this comment
I have told my kids about this Google Peanut butter for years. We ate it when we were kids. Do they still make it? They need to , they tried to do chocolate a while ago (not named Google) I think Jiff tried and they took it off the market. :(
Ideal Cookies, Comment by Liz on June 28, 2009 - Report this comment
My sister and I just got back from a road trip down the coast of Oregon and then back up I-5 going North. We stopped at a store in Winston, Oregon and we found "Little Debbie's" version of the Ideal bar. "Little Debbie" calls them "Peanut Butter Crunch Bars". They look and taste exactly like the original "Ideal Bar". My sister and I have been wishing the same thing all of you are, Nabisco bring them back, "Little Debbie", put them in all the stores where your snacks are sold...Liz
Kaboom Cereal, Comment by Johnny Fenwick on June 28, 2009 - Report this comment
Yes, after eating Kaboom, years later my doctor told me I'm Diabetic. Thanks for the extra Sugar!
Heyday Bars, Comment by june on June 28, 2009 - Report this comment
OH YESSSSSSS!!! these were the best cookies/candy bar ever!!!!!! Would be a dream come true for them to come back even if for a short time!!!!!! Please!!!!!!
Canada Dry Tahitian Treat, Comment by steve on June 28, 2009 - Report this comment
vancouver, early sixties , it came out in those 26oz. glass bottles and was on special for 19 cents like a whole "big" bottle for nineteen cents I was like 6 yrs old and this was deffinately heaven!!!! we need this soda back in society please bring it back
My husband has been hounding me to try and find Hallmark Beans online. I would love a recipe if anyone has it.
Rc Cola, Comment by Rick on June 28, 2009 - Report this comment
I agree with "Perks" they have stopped selling RC in Niagara Region, anybody know wher to find it in this area? Thirsty in Niagara
Chum Gum, Comment by eric vandigriff on June 28, 2009 - Report this comment
i was 3 yrs old and i remember stealing candy from the 7-11 and some of it was chum gum..... the clerk call the police, not becuase i was stealing but becuase i was at the store alone. the police found me at the local creek eating the chum gum. they took me home in the police car and my mom was pissed!!!!!!
Kellogg's Danish-Go-Rounds, Comment by joe g on June 28, 2009 - Report this comment
just bring um back


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