... And we never ate it again.
 

Do you miss any particular foods (or products) that have long been discontinued? I can think of many, actually, but a single one often comes to mind --- five words

McDonalds Deep Fried Cherry Pie.

Hmm hmm, now that was good. I liked their cold pun'kin pie, too, but that's gone, as well.

I miss the white fudge pretzels that DLR used to carry. They came in a gold foil bag. The ones they have now are not the same.

I remember those too!

I miss Flaky Flicks. :(

Pioneer Chicken. Popeye's just doesn't cut it. :(

Actually, there is a Pioneer Chicken a block away from my apartment ... I have never tried it though. Is good, yes?

Fois Gras is on the verge of being banned - I suggest those who like it, get it while you can

It was once good. Not having been there in over a decade, I can no longer vouch for it.

But if you do try it, the only acceptable accompanying drink is an Orange Bang.

Today was be a good day to have fois gras.

raisin biscuits, Keebler 'tato skins

Nabisco Bacon Crackers! I miss those too!

I want Flakey Flix.

I've posted this in many a Disneyland thread, but I terribly miss the Astronaut-food-style Ham&Cheese sandwiches that used to be sold at Sunkist IPresume. Also the Carnation Ice Cream Sandwiches that were everywhere before Nestle came on the ODV scene. (Hehehe, soon afterwards, Laurie smuggled Carnation Ice Cream Sandwiches into the Park in an insulated bag ... but, alas, they were a melty mess when she attempted to reveal them triumphantly.)

If Susan were posting, she would say that she misses the hand-spun cotton candy that you used to get from the cart (where it was made) in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle.

I miss Ghirardelli Flicks. As I understand, the machine that made them broke in the mid eighties and they were unable to get it fixed so Ghirardelli just stopped production. Some other company bought the name and makes "Flicks" but they just aren't the same.

Completely off topic, NA, but ever since you put the beautiful mountain photos up, I hear your every post in my head being recited by Jack Handy, accompanied by 1000 Strings. (Soft music as a gentle voice intones "I want Flakey Flix.")

never had it. Ive heard its quite good and different than one would expect

Ever had a really good, fatty piece of bbq'd meat, and there's that lovely fatty edge that's cooked to perfection, where it's no longer rubbery, got that right amount of char, is just on that edge of melting and but still holding together, and just tastes soooo delicious? I've only had fois gras once, but that's what it tasted like to me.

omg, my mouth actually started watering reading that


daaaaaaaammmn

Marshmallow rice krispies

Space Food Sticks

they'd probably make me ill now, but I sure loved em as a kid

I am now obsessing about Fois Gras

I was watching Iron Chef America last night and they did a foie gras with Kobe beef. Mmmm..

I miss the ability to eat endless amounts of candy.

Those cherry pies from McDonald's were awesome, as long as you let let the lava inside cool down a couple hundred degrees beforehand.

I'm probably the only person who remembers these but Carl's Jr. used to have something called a California Roast Beef sandwich. It was roast beef, swiss cheese, and an ortega chili on (I believe) an onion roll. They were to die for and I have emulated them many times since then.

Also, I probably wouldn't eat one today but I just did some research on Libbyland TV dinners and it sure brought back a lot of memories. They were geared towards kids with names like "Safari Supper," "Sundown Supper" and "Pirate Picnic" and I remember adoring these when I was a tyke. They were only around for about five or six years in the 70s.

Talk about a blast from the past!! I remember eating a ton of those. Also had a lot of Tang and Quisp. I miss the Quisp, although I found a package a year or so ago and it was close but not quite.

Were the Ghiradelli flicks the ones in the tube? If so I loved those. I haven't thought of those in ages!

Chilly Gingerbread Men - they were sold around Christmas time. Like ice cream sandwiches, except the outer part was shaped like a gingerbread man and was gingerbread flavor.

oh yeah. drank enough Tang to float a ship around.

as far as Quisp, yeah. Ive seen the latest boxes with the character on it, but somehow, I highly doubt it would be the same. hence Ive not tried it. thanks for saving me the disappointment.

Sorry, ever since I saw thos films showing how they get the Foie Gras, and how they treat the geese, I'll give it a miss, thanks.


.....now If they could bring back the McRib in Australia.....

Oooooo.... McRib....... :)

I've tried fois gras a few times, but it's just never been my thing. I don't hate it, I just don't love it.

Caviar, on the other hand....yum! Of course, that could be on the way out, too.

Oooooo.... McRib.......

Guess you haven't seen the videos of how McDonald's treats the McPigs.

The McD's cherry pie was awesome. The McRib is....I don't know what it is, or was- total mystery meat going on there.

Safeways used to make orange juice frozen bars, made with real orange juice, not that crappy fake stuff Popsicle uses. (Same with grape). I loved those when I was a kid.

I loved them. Of course, wimp that I am, I would peel off and throw away the chili. The chili residue was enough. I'm pretty sure it wasn't an onion roll, though, 'cause I wouldn't have liked that. I seem to remember it was an egg bread sesame seed roll. Sort of a mini challah.

I miss the Denny's Deluxe. Roast beef, cheddar cheese, and tomato slices on grilled sourdough. I make a faux version on a Garlic Cheddar ThinKrisp that's to die for.

Another "repast from the past" I miss are the Kentucky Fried Chicken ribs. OMG they were good. I remember picking them up on the way to the drive-in movies.

My most missed Disneyland foods are actually drinks. In Adventureland, Sunkist I Presume had a Tropical Punch concoction. On Main Street you could get freshly made OJ at Sunkist's storefront, and in Fantasyland, you could stop at the Welch's stand and get a (plastic) glass of grape juice. This was a necessary part of viewing the fireworks from Captain Hook's Galley, after you ran like a maniac from the Train Station Steps where you just watched the Main Street Electrical Parade.

See - We're not even sure if they are pigs !

...I guess McTVP doesn't sound as good :blush:

Yep - dems da ones

I'm with Kevy on the Fliks,
and I miss Forever Yours candy bars,

and Swiss Cheeese crackers by Nabisco.

Oooooo.... McRibs....... :)

Hehehehehehehe :D

I used to be able to regularly eat the best chicken lasagna I've ever had. Unfortunately it became unavailable to me in 1995 when I got divorced. Really, the only bad thing about the divorce.

Do any Portland area people know if Burgerville is still doing Tillamook cheese turkey burgers? If not then the is a slightly darker place for me.

I know this one is lame but Safeway's deli counter used to sell chicken strips that I really liked but they changed them at some point and now they're as gross as all the other food in the hot case.

Oh McRibs....mystery meat or not ...yum...but they aren't really 'gone' they keep reappearing each year for a limited engagement.

I'm not from Portland but there is a Burgerville in the next town, so yes last time I was there they still had them. Right now it's walla walla onion rings but for $7+ for 6 onion rings isn't worth it. I like the fresh shakes and sundaes with seasonal berries. Of course I'm all about the fresh fruit here in Oregon though.

Growing up in Hilmar was hard, everything good was located elsewhere. Whenever my sister had an Honor Band concert in Modesto we would go out to icecream. it was the only way my parents could get me to go. I miss Penguin icecream. They had a sundae called Crop Duster. It was mint icecream with malt powder sprinkled on it. When we moved here there was a Penguin, but it was not the same.

I remember liking the peanut butter ones. I'm sure now, I'd not like them so much.

What I miss, is a real, old-fashioned A&W stand. Drive up, park the car, car hop, order your Mama Burger and fresh cut onion rings and a root beer float in a real frosty mug. Man, nothing like it....drool

how can it be possible that I just climbed out of bed, have barely had coffee...and that sounds freakin awesome???

A&W Root Beer has that frosty good taste.


My "treats" as a kid were space food sticks, fiddle faddle, bugles and tang.

I like A&W root beer, but all the restaurants in my area growing up had closed and we never ate there (there was one but it was out of the way and we had Burgerville so why bother). So all I ever knew was the canned version.

So it was quite a shock when I moved to California and had a couple conveniently located on my long drive routes (Vacaville outlet mall; Patterson on way to Disneyland) and I stopped and ordered a large root beer from the tap only to find that it is absolutely vile. Way too much vanilla in it and way too carbonated for my preferences.

So sad for this root beer lover that the only wide scale "on tap" root beer is gross. Fortunately our local beer-couch-and-pizza theater has a good root beer on tap but that is only a twice-a-year destination.

I miss this delicious maple walnut ice cream that we used to get in Nova Scotia at a walk-up ice cream stand that was next to this restaurant that I really miss (it's still there but it's a bit far to go to for dinner). Their DQ carries similar ice cream, but it's still to far to go for ice cream ;)

I also miss that dang 4-flavored candy bar. Miss E is going to bring a few home from UT but they aren't the same brand. Hopefully I can trick my brain though.

Does Fantasia ice cream count in this thread? I miss it.

any items that you used to eat/love that can no longer be had in its original form counts here.

like Picnic-n-chicken 'chick-itos'. chicken rolled tacos. my first exposure to rolled tacos of anykind. looking back, they kinda sucked compared to whats commonly available now, but back then they were da bomb

Space food stix - have a box of em at home. The new version. They come in smaller pieces than the original stix but they taste about the same.

A&W drive up. Teen burger please. When I was a kid it was my dream job to work at A&W. Lofty expectations I know.

Arctic Circle fry sauce - our only other fast food in town.

McDonalds cherry pie - my absolute favorite but I'm sure I've still got burn marks from eating them before they cooled down.

Jack in the Box pizza pockets.

Egg Roll Fantasy - it was on Saratoga/Sunnyvale road in Cupertino. They had every kind of filling - pizza, cheeseburger, gosh they were good.

Hippo Kiss from the Hippo resturant in San Francisco.

Doggie Diner

We have an old fashioned A & W in the tiny town next door. The boy and I drove up there last week. We sat in the car and had frosty mugs of root beer, it was wonderful. The one in our town sucks and is a combination KFC and A &W.

Bugles, yes, NA, I loved those too.

Hey, can you still get Bosco chocolate syrup? I loved that.

aparrently so

http://www.boscoworld.com/

Ok, now I need to go to Newport and have Arctic Circle. The last time we went I bought two bottles of fry sauce. I've tried to make my own or eat the junk from BK but it's just not the same!

I worked at McDevils and the best thing was the end of the night, leftover cherry pies and the soft serve ice cream after closing. Or, if we had no leftover pies, fresh ones fried before we took down the last fryer of the evening. Yum! Melty and hot at the same time.

Ohh, Jack in the Box fried tacos. They were gross and yet so good!

I know I ate at Doggie Diner in SF, I am sure I did, but danged if I can remember anything but the huge dachshound head.

worst 'you ate it too soon' burns I ever suffered was over those. I think I lived on those for weeks at a time when they first came out. I was furious when they quit making them.

I still eat those nasty but somehow really good tacos from Jacks'. Two for a buck, helps stave off the need for a bunch of their other crap. I haven't had a 'Monster Taco' in ages, though.

Do they still make those scrambled egg pockets? We used to buy them and then I figured to just make them at home. The kids loved them, they were easy, I could do it. :D

Bosco: $2.00
shipping and handling $12.00
I'm nostalgic, but not that curious!
Nobody apparently sells in N. California. I guess I will stick with Trader Joe's Midnight Moo when the mood strikes.

I liked the cherry pies, but even better was the Lemon Creme Pies from Jack in the Crack. Especially good at 2 am after a night of partying.

Bugles are still widely available, aren't they (haven't had any in years but it seems to me I still see them in stores)?

No idea, again, I suspect with this one, the memory is better than retro-reality.

Yes, Bugels are still available. The boy puts them on his fingers and eats them off.

That was part of the fun for me!

Last time I had bugles my fingers wouldn't fit in them.

Updated score:

Ways being an adult is better than being a kid: 1,789,092,132
Ways begin a kid is better than being an adult: 2

What's the other way being a kid is better?

If you wet the bed it is considered rude for people to point at you and laugh.

That comes back around once you pass 70 or so.

And I suppose you might eventually be able to get those bugles on your fingers again in the nursing home. Whether you can digest them is another story.

Leave it to you to count them all.

Crap, just realized that #453,200,219 is a duplicate of #25,127. Sorry for that inaccuracy in my random number typing.

since when?

With all the A & W talk the boy and I got in the car and headed to Sweet Home. I decided on good old chilli cheese fries instead of the burger or coney dog but boy was the frosty mug delicious! Zach didn't want to go in and order by phone from the table, I love that, so we stayed in the car. He thinks it's great that the tray goes on the window and they come pick it up when you're done.
After that we went to the local thrift store and he bought 19 books, I got 2 cookbooks, all for the low, low price of $5.40. I think we need to stop there more often for that price. Especially with Zachs voracious appetite for books.

I loved the real A&W with the frosty mugs. The one in Brea used to make the best burgers! Susan and I ate there frequently whilst dating as it was within walking distance of my Dad's place (where I was living at the time).

I haven't had one in a long time, but they were oh so good in an oh so bad way!

I have actual A&W glass mugs (well Mom does but since they've been in the same cupboard in the basement for the last 45ish years I'm calling dibs). My grandmother bought a whole set at some point from the actual location.

Straw Hat Pizza

Aardvark Pizza

Vagina.

Sad to hear that's been discontinued or changed from what it used to be.

Is that only for new ones?

You were misinformed, Alex. The vagina is alive and well in its original configuration.

So you're saying you miss it?

Awww crap I should probably have read more than just the thread title before posting the comment. :blush: :D

McRib!!!! Ohhh, my god, I miss those things!

And I only had it once, but damn Starbucks for getting all healthy and getting rid of the Chantico.

Choclatey mouth orgasm.

Oooooo.... McRibs....... :)

Damn you for reminding me of what I have lost! It's the couch for you!

I loved the Jack in the Box sirloin steak Sandwich. Not the one they have now, but it was strips of marinated steak on a really good steak roll.

When I wanted to change it up, I asked for a steak pita. That was delicious!

Oh yeah, I forgot about those. Chantico was incredible. Now I want one... :mad:

Starbucks got healthy? I don't think the carb or calorie count has gone down on a regular old frappucino.

omg, Chantico!!!!!!!!!! I'm twitching just thinking about it.

Caviar Dreams for Pru
 

Today, July 18th, is National Caviar Day. FYI -- Caviar has about 40 calories and 2.5 grams of fat per tablespoon, and some medical experts say it can help treat depression. (Not that you're depressed Pru)

I can't think of too many packaged products or specific menu items I miss. Mostly restaurants that have closed down that I used to go to regularly.

Yes, they make Zima though I'm not sure who is drinking it. Even the drunkards in my dorm wouldn't touch the stuff.

mmm Pepsi Clear. Loved that stuff.

Did anyone actually drink Zima? I remember people showing up at parties with wine coolers. Mind you, I guzzled a lot of bad wine in college, but with the only wine cooler I ever tried I had to put out a cigarette in it to make it palatable.

If PBR somehow became trendy I have no doubt that Zima could have been. But it was excessively mocked in my college dorm, and these people were practically drinking cough syrup on the weekends if money got tight.

I had a zima once. it didnt taste like anything...at all. nothing whatsoever remarkable about it.

water actually has more character

Susan calls the boxed wines "Velveeta Wines"

I've had Thunderbird. Never had the Mad Dog. Never heard of Cisco. However, for cheap drinks (drunks?), nothing in my experience compared to Bertola's, which is/was on the Oakland Berkeley border. In the early '80s, it was .50/.75/1.00 for a single/double/triple out of the well. Cheap even for the standards of the day. Lively place, too, as I dimly recall.

For in room dining, my classy punch of choice was a sangria made with cheap wine that I would liberally season with Canadian Club.

So you wern't drink the Mad Dog the NYE we were playing Pictionary with the Steves and you were trying to get K to say Dog House (as opposed to House Dog)? :)

I remember when I was younger (mid teens), we were drinking Schlitz Malt Liquor. :eek:

I'll never get used to that. the first time I encountered one, I ripped it open to take the bottles out. :(

never leave a drunk Capt Jack to his own devices. things get weird

:blush:

What she said - though I understand if you have no recollection...

But, our Pictionary board still remembers. ;)

Oh, I do remember. It was a pretty bright red. Like Lavoris, my favorite mouthwash.

LAVORIS! OMG! I had completely forgotten.

Oohhh... I miss Straw Hat Pizza as well.

Other foods I miss:

Showbiz Pizza Place with the singing, animatronic Billy Bob bear, etc. Chuck E. Cheese is not the same.

New Coke -- I actually liked it.

They are still around, in California and Nevada.

In So Cal, you can find them in Cerritos and Long Beach as well as many IE locations.

however, we still refuse to kiss you

capris...yup. still around. one of the folks I used to go out to the curb to smoke with is still smoking them.

Pall Mall no filters? Those were nasty.

My friend Silke used to smoke Stuyvesant's because they were so gross no one would bum one off her. It would go like this-

Person - can I have one of your ciggarettes?
Silke - sure but they're Stuyvesant
Person- erm no thanks

I heard a great saying at the 4th of July party I was at:

"I have lots of class. It's just not high!"

At my most ambitious, I alternated between Camel non-filters, Lucky Strike and Chesterfield. Pall Mall was definitely the nastiest. On the other hand I also tried rolling my own with Drum. Too sweet.

Reminds me of a funny story. When I was a young and impressionable lad, I started smoking Lucky Strikes because I had an internship at a newspaper and Mel Gibson smoked them in The Year of Living Dangerously. A month later, when I found myself at a treatment center in the middle of the Arizona desert, my choice of brand came in handy. Every week, they would make a run to the local Circle K to pick up sundry goods. Since it was a center which focused on health and recovery, there were always a group of people who would buy "just one pack" of smokes with the idea that they were ready to quit. I'd get a carton of Luckies (L.S./M.F.T.!). Within two days, half of the smokers would be bumming cigarettes from the "smart" ones that bought cartons. The Marlboro Lights smokers were hit hardest by the bums. I almost never had to give up a cigarette...

Okay I need help from you clever folk. I tried googling them but found nothing: I used to smoke minty cigarettes that were NOT menthol, but kinda like Wintergreen LifeSavers. But I can't remember what they were called! For some reason Orbit gum keeps coming to mind, so it must have been a similar name. Anyway, when people would come to bum them off me, and I said what they were, I always enjoyed the hand-retraction action, and the look of revulsion on their faces! :evil:

Was it
?

The Nat Sherman store was near my apartment in NY. I knew girls who smoked Fantasias. Fancy!

Aw no, they were....less fancy. (Couldn't afford Shermans!) :blush:

But for some reason that jogged my memory! They were Brights!

I smoked Bright Lights! LOL...

I used to smoke something that Miss EEE used to provide. They were flavored. Forget what they are called though. I think it started with a B.

Bidis? I think that's how they're spelled. I remember getting strawberry a lot.

I can't believe I'm opening this thread for the first time in a couple of days and it's page 3. I was frightened. I don't think I'll be trying to catch up.

I would like you all to take up smoking cloves.

This would have the benefit of making the world smell wonderful and it'll also be less crowded when I'm older.

Showbiz Pizza ROCKED!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MUO9ByGez8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jjONHfoLZ0

That's it!

Yumm. Love cloves. Started smoking them again recently when I'd come home smelling like smoke anyways from the bar that we frequent.

My Worst. Ex. Ever. smoked cloves. He probably still does. The less I'm reminded of him, the better.

I'm already on board. Although my rate of two per week (that's two individual cigarettes, not two packs) probably isn't doing all that much towards your goal.

I don't smoke, I just burn things :evil:

Ugh, I remember when I'd smoke cloves exclusively... Got harsh. I still smoke them from time to time, but it's fairly infrequent, since I can never justify an entire pack. I remember Bali Hai's - the ones that were a blend of clove and tobacco. Hrmm..

"Let's Screw - My Finger's Tired"