What products do you miss?

**gnome** · April-12-13, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

LOL.. that's at Stephens & Lambrecht... I know where that is... been there...

hmm, shopping at a Candy Store, not that I am surprised, but I hope you didnt roll up in that windowless white van you park near the school.

**Gannon** · April-12-13, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by gnome

I'm buying a case just to mix with some bong water.

I just knew you had more life experiences than you were letting on...

**Roq** · April-13-13, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by gnome

Fizzies. Like alka seltzer tablets in that you dropped them into a glass of water and made your own pop.

orange was best.

what I don't miss are Space Food Sticks.

OMG. I loved Space Food Sticks. Particularly the chocolate ones.

**gnome** · April-13-13, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Roq

OMG. I loved Space Food Sticks. Particularly the chocolate ones.

We are no longer friends. I cannot abide anyone who would allow those things past their lips more than once.

**Gannon** · April-13-13, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by gnome

We are no longer friends. I cannot abide anyone who would allow those things past their lips more than once.

Those thin & pasty somewhat-nutritious treats that supposedly fed the astronauts? I ate 'em by the box.

**Gannon** · April-13-13, 08:54 PM

You could take the peanut butter ones and twist 'em with a chocolate...that was the only way to stomach those dry beasts.

**Zacha341** · April-13-13, 09:30 PM

Red-dyed Pistachio nuts.... JUST JOKING! I am old enough to remember that stupidity [[dying them bright red color). Who thought that was a good idea?

**Honky Tonk** · April-13-13, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by Zacha341

Red-dyed Pistachio nuts.... JUST JOKING! I am old enough to remember that stupidity [[dying them bright red color). Who thought that was a good idea?

What was it they used? Red dye #9? There was a big deal about that dye being a major cancer causing agent.

**Roq** · April-14-13, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by gnome

We are no longer friends. I cannot abide anyone who would allow those things past their lips more than once.

Haha, I'm pleading youthful ignorance for my love of Space sticks.

**Zacha341** · April-14-13, 06:49 AM

Yes, I think one-a-day vitamins were some hideous red too at one time. I don't need crayola colored food where the natural color should be beige or tan.

Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

What was it they used? Red dye #9? There was a big deal about that dye being a major cancer causing agent.

**Zacha341** · April-14-13, 06:51 AM

Anyone remember Chik-O-Sticks? Yummy!

Originally Posted by Roq

Haha, I'm pleading youthful ignorance for my love of Space sticks.

**gnome** · April-14-13, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by Roq

Haha, I'm pleading youthful ignorance for my love of Space sticks.

Oh, I see, blame it on youth. How will a certain someone feel when they learn of your latent desires to masticate with a chocolate space stick?

**Zacha341** · April-14-13, 07:10 AM

Well NowaLaters [[sp?) candies are harder to masticate with age for sure... call em' tooth-annihilators!

Originally Posted by gnome

Oh, I see, blame it on youth. How will a certain someone feel when they learn of your latent desires to masticate with a chocolate space stick?

**Roq** · April-14-13, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by gnome

Oh, I see, blame it on youth. How will a certain someone feel when they learn of your latent desires to masticate with a chocolate space stick?

His childhood was clearly lacking because he does not remember them. I will say though, you've inspired me to tweet at Pillsbury asking for the return of the chalky, crumbly, chocolate sticks.

**Patrick** · April-14-13, 12:51 PM

I miss the 64 ounce bottles of Olde English 800

**Meddle** · April-14-13, 01:16 PM

Jarts

**rb336** · April-14-13, 07:32 PM

some company has rejuvenated space food sticks, and I guess they never stopped making them in Australia. I refuse, however, to look them up

**Meddle** · April-14-13, 08:31 PM

Anybody remember Vernor's Ice cream? It's been a lot of years since I've seen it in stores.

**rb336** · April-15-13, 11:18 AM

Mr. Salty pretzels!

**oladub** · April-15-13, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by Meddle

Anybody remember Vernor's Ice cream? It's been a lot of years since I've seen it in stores.

No, but I remember Vernor's ginger ale as being more gingery and less sweet. Adding a very small amount of Phillips ginger flavored brandy gets it back in the ballpark.

**Zacha341** · April-15-13, 03:20 PM

^^^ Yeah, I use real ginger root for tea and varied Jamaican style Ginger pops when I can find them. Whew! That stuff is strong for real.... Vernors is lightweight comparably.

**JBMcB** · April-15-13, 04:04 PM

Benedryl used to make big gel-caps with pseudo-ephedrine, a cough suppressant, and acetaminophen. NOTHING worked better on a bad cold. Real Sudafed works OK, but something about the old Benedryl gel-caps made them work amazingly well.

I also miss big, heavy desk telephones. The kind you could cradle in your shoulder while talking and typing / doing dishes/ whatever. Infinitely more comfortable to talk on than the new cell phone cloned cordless phones.