Food of the Seventies, Astronaut Food
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They were called space food sticks or just space sticks
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I haven't met anyone else who remembers those! They were big when Tang first came out. I can remember the packaging, the taste and the texture!
We had them in the house all the time. I think they were made by Pillsbury.
I remember them! My friends thought I was crazy. Now I know, they did exsist.
Oh man, I *loved* those things. And they came in different flavors! Like chocolate, peanut butter and vanilla, didn't they? Those were awesome!
These were so good.I used to ask my parents for these
what ever happened to those awesome sticks/ does anyone know where to find them?
Still being offered by The Space Food Sticks Preservation Society. You can find them online at spacefoodsticks.com
They were kinda like giant Tootsie Rolls with no flavor if I remember them correctly. Washed down with a glass of Tang, what a treat!
Yep, I think I liked 'em... BTW you can order Space Food Sticks at OdTimeCandy.com, if anyone really has the hankering to have them again! ;)
Sorry 'bout the typo... If you couldn't guess, it's OldTimeCandy.com.
I LOVED these. OMG, I just read Michelle's comment above. I have to order these!
I remember my mom used to pack these in my lunch. I loved them.
I remember these from the early 70's. I hated them but my sister loved them, they are still sold today..
I remember space food sticks. I even remember the commercial. kids grabbing space food sticks out of a huge glass bowl...i loved them.
Omg, my sister and I were just talking about the little fudge sticks that grandma used to keep, and we used to eat up lol..We couldnt think of what they were called, so I decided to search lol.. Im glad I found this site, and I agree, pillsbury needs to bring these back.. I would love to keep them in the house for my grandkids, and for me mostly..They bring back suck memories of my grandma.
You can buy them online - just Google space food sticks...
but don't get too excited - they taste nothing like the originals!! Darn
They used to be sooooo good!
Astronaut Gel- I remember it from 3rd grade...about 1966-67. It came in a tooth-paste like tube and was filled with a sweet blue gel ..they claimed astronauts ate it! More than likely it was just thickened blue sugar syrup!
I'm SO glad that I'm NOT the ONLY person to remember these! My brother and I would take turns sneaking them out of the snack cabinet. Our FAVE was the peanut butter, but chocolate and vanilla where good too! The CLOSEST thing to them NOW, for me, is the center of a Baby Ruth candy bar. If you take away the chocolate, nuts and caramel. Does ANYONE remember GRAPE Tang?
Yes, the peanut butter Space Food Sticks were my all -time favourite!!! My mom used to pack them in my school lunch box!
I can't believe the web sites that you can find at three a.m. - To Kathy...I remember grape tang! It was so good, tasted and smelled like grape popscicles. To others...I have ordered the space food sticks to let my son try them, and they do not taste like the original. I can still remember the taste - like tootsie roll with a vitamin powder aftertaste.
Yeah, I remember munching away on those things in 1969....the peanut butter ones were my brother and my favorite......we used to call them Astronaut Sticks though.....potato/patatoe I guess. Watching the "Wonderful World Of Oz" cartoon and then "The Friendly Giant"....hahaha, good times!
I remember these. I even remember the commercial or parts anyway. a big glass bowl full of these things. They seem to have faded quick though
I was only about 3 or 4 and I slammed my fingers in a cabinet trying to get these before dinner one night and my Granny never let me forget it. I LOVED THESE THINGS!!!
Yo this was the food i stole from the store, :::heh::: but they were good as can be.
I thought they were the coolest thing on Earth! We were like the astronauts! lol
I remember only wanting to eat these sticks and drink Tang. We were just crazy for these things! I am so glad I'm not the only one to remember these!
These were the greatest thing ever, always had them around, and all my friends had them too.
omg! NoONe remembers these!!! I loved the peanut butter ones. I remember Grape Tang too. How bout Fizzees
re: kathy april 18th 2009 yes i remember the plastic tubes of blueish/purple gel. it had a very unique smell, flavor & after taste. they also had a chocolate flavor. i cant remember who made it, but woolworths sold it & maybe kreske (before k-mart)
re: jody march 28th 2009 i replied to wrong post the 1st time. Jody, Yes! i remember the plastic tubes of blueish/purple gel. it had a very unique smell, flavor & after taste. they also had a chocolate flavor. i cant remember who made it, but woolworths sold it & maybe kreske (before k-mart)
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