They Don't Make It Anymore. . . Defunct Foods You Miss

[Lisa]

You smuggled a cheese steak in through airport security? Girl, you are awesome!

[Ed Hocken]

*Wonders if Nathan ever reenacted that one scene from Spinal Tap at the airport*

[Ingrid]

please don't beat me to death or neg rep me for this, but i've never seen it, so i can't give you an answer to that. *cowers in a corner awaiting verbal abuse*

[Howard]

Yet you have seen Twilight. *glares* Sighs. We all have our guilty pleasures.

[Lisa]

please don't beat me to death or neg rep me for this, but i've never seen it, so i can't give you an answer to that. *cowers in a corner awaiting verbal abuse*

Oookay, it's all right - just log off, turn around, head to the nearest video store, and rent it now, before an angry mob forms. I'll cover you!

[Nathan]

I will educate.

[IggytheBorg]

Freshen Up: The Gum That Goes "Squirt!"

Remember this shit? Thick squares of gum, in peppermint, spearmint & cinnamon flavors, filled with a fluid vaguely reminiscent of the flavor of the gum encapsulating it, and the consistency of day old Ny-Quil. I'm not sure why, because I wasn't especially enamored with this stuff, but if I ever saw a pack now, I'd totally buy it.

Also, lime green Starburst. I recall these being around in the original 5 flavor packs & bags (remember? They had a pattern printed on the individual wrappers that looked like scales?) in the mid 1970's. They disappeared suddenly & quietly about the same time the 1st wave of red M&M's did. I presume therefore there was a probblem with the coloring agents. But they had a terrific, sour lime tatste that the brand has never equalled.

[Lisa]

I never saw lime green Starburst - that sounds fantastic!

I loved Freshen Up - LOVED it! That and the original Bubble Yum were probably my two favorite gums when I was a kid.

[IggytheBorg]

There will never be a bbubble gum I like more than grape Bubble Yum.

Also, thinking of Starburst reminded me of another thing: remember "Pacers"? They were like white, mint flavored Starburst. They disappeared in an eyeblink, but the one time I did manage to get some, I recall really liking them.

At about the same time, I remember seeing all different kinds of Chunky bars. Ones with just peanuts, no raisins; or with almonds as opposed to peanuts, with or without raisins, and more I can't recall. Nowadays, milk chocolate with peanuts & raisins - great as that is - is all you can get.

[Bobby Bear]

Unless the internet is deceiving me, I may be able to track these down on home turf....

Behold, the haul from today's lunch hour!

[Howard]

Tastykake can't be rare. They sell them in Walmart.

[Abraham Smashington]

Is that a Cookies and Cream bar?

[Bobby Bear]

Is that a Cookies and Cream bar?

It is. That's not too hard to find, but the rest might as well have been gold brand dust.

[BillyG]

Freeze the 3 Musketeers, enjoy the Butterfinger right away.

[Bobby Bear]

Freeze the 3 Musketeers, enjoy the Butterfinger right away.

The wrapper claims that it's "A lighter way to enjoy chocolate."™ Pardon my soon to be revealed ignorance, but surely freezing would be contrary to the whole endeavour? Wouldn't that turn it into some form of "ice pop?"