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re: Jiffy Pop-- I've never especially loved popcorn, but back when I got my first apartment I found those Jiffy Pop pans were much more economical than going to a department store and buying real cookware
also, what you said about packaging-- I'm still kinda stunned every time I buy a regular-sized Hershey bar these days and see instructions on how to open it!!!
I kinda figure anyone who is old enough to read the instructions already knows how to open a candy bar!!
LOL
The popcorn was probably easier too vs. storing a bunch of pots and pans.
Probably some person filed a lawsuit choking on paper or something (candy Wrapper)
what were doo dads? I remember the name i am 42 so i am sure they were around but i cant for the life of me remember them.
doo-dads came in a box about the size of a small rice box, anyway,, the contents in the box of doo-dads had a variety of assortment of teeny tiny bagel chips, pretzel,oval shaped cheese flavor cracker, & peanuts,, & I can't think of what else it may have had,, but oh I like 'em. They were good snacks for around the table when company came over to play cards.
OMG! Who remembers those, horrible, fudgie FOOD STICKS? I was going to be the first female astronaut, so of course, I had to eat those all the time! The "ultimate" 60's food. Along with Jiffy popcorn, in the rainbow colors. And another favorite...Sasparilla, they still sold that in stores...back then..
OMG! Who remembers those, horrible, fudgie FOOD STICKS? I was going to be the first female astronaut, so of course, I had to eat those all the time! The "ultimate" 60's food. Along with Jiffy popcorn, in the rainbow colors. And another favorite...Sasparilla, they still sold that in stores...back then..
They came in a tin and I only ate the chocolate ones... if there was nothing else around.
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There were some local specialties in parts of the Northeast where I grew up that might still be around there (I don't know), but not out here on the West Coast.
Salt Water Taffy
Washed Cheese Curds - I think these were only in upstate NY
Salt potatoes - a package of small potatoes sold with a full pound of salt. One made a brine with the salt and cooked all the potatoes in it, then drained them and served them slathered with butter. VERY distinctive, not too salty but just right, much creamier than potatoes made other ways.
Tomato pies - soft thick pizza shell with only tomato sauce and a small sprinking of parmesan - beloved of children for some reason, available at all small Italian food stores where the owner's wife baked up some daily.
There weren't many highly processed foods in my childhood other than ice cream!
Someone mentioned TV dinners - they used to be in aluminum heavy foil plates, and cooked in the regular oven. Now of course they are not called "tv dinners", they're in plastic and made to be microwaved only, and are relatively expensive for a full meal size compared to back then. Hungry Man dinners used be enough to satisfy a hungry man!
I don't remember those at all. They do look delicious! I missed out on a very good thing.
I always loved and still do love Mallow Cups.....didn't miss out on those!
I remember saving up the cardboard that the cup sat on in the wrapper......but I can't remember what we saved them for. Free Mallow Cups maybe? I think they had a coin printed on them: one cent, five cents, ten cents.
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Someone mentioned TV dinners - they used to be in aluminum heavy foil plates, and cooked in the regular oven. Now of course they are not called "tv dinners", they're in plastic and made to be microwaved only, and are relatively expensive for a full meal size compared to back then. Hungry Man dinners used be enough to satisfy a hungry man!
I remember when we were kids we thought it was a real treat to get a TV dinner. LOL
Sometimes we got them on Mom's bowling night.
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I think they had a coin printed on them: one cent, five cents, ten cents.
