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Kitt · 07-30-2003, 01:12 PM

A lot of you might not have lived long enough to have any nostalgic foods in your life. Nostalgic foods are foods or snacks that you enjoyed while growing up but dropped from your grocery list, as you got older. Then, from time to time, you are possessed to buy – or in some cases, ask Mom to buy -- and eat those foods because they are,

‘Nostalgic Foods’. Since it isn’t a phrase that I’ve heard of before, maybe I made it up, I don’t know. Anyway, an example for me would be bologna

. I don’t eat bologna sandwiches on a regular basis as I did when I was a kid. Once in awhile, though, I have to buy a package of good old Oscar Meyer All Beef Bologna

. I never manage to eat the whole package before I toss it out, but I do go on a bologna sandwich binge for a while

.
Another example would be Cap’n Crunch cereal. I don’t eat sugary cereals like that anymore, but when I was a kid Cap’n Crunch was one of my favorites. I even used to do an imitation of the cartoon Cap’n Crunch character.

Any Nostalgic Foods in your life?

Mijada · 07-30-2003, 02:19 PM

Every once in a while I'll buy a box of Lucky Charms or something. I used to be able to eat stuff like that every day but not anymore,

dandelion wine · 07-30-2003, 03:10 PM

Nice topic!

Here are a few that are nostalgic for me:

Cream of Wheat

Jello

Fruit Roll Ups

Bologna sandwiches

Life cereal

Otter Pops

Fruity Pebbles

Small Wonderian · 07-30-2003, 03:14 PM

Cream of Wheat (I'm going to bring it back out of nostalgia

)

Apple Jacks

Pop Tarts (especially the cinnamon and brown sugar variety)

Twix

dandelion wine · 07-30-2003, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by amp2k3
Cream of Wheat (I'm going to bring it back out of nostalgia )
Pop Tarts (especially the cinnamon and brown sugar variety)

Cream of Wheat kicks ass.

I forgot about Pop Tarts! Plain and cinnamon are my favorites. *drool*

Janice · 07-30-2003, 03:54 PM

Foods that take me back to my wonderful childhood.....

Rice Krispie marshmallow bars. They sell them today already made, but my mother used to make them homemade when we were kids. She'd melt the marshmallow and butter on the stove. I could go for one now.

Kitt, I'll take your bologna memory further. My mother used to make us fried bologna sandwiches. The Oscar Mayer bologna would get crispy around the edges. We'd have them on Wonder bread with French's mustard.

Frozen Kool-Aid pops. We had this special tray for the freezer to make them.

Sugar sandwiches, lol. We'd pour sugar on a plate and press that wonder bread into it and it was heaven.

Cream of Wheat here too, only the slow cooking method, not the instant packages of today.

My mother would make a pot of sauce and meatballs, and my sisters and I would take a slice of bread and fold it in half and dip it into the sauce, double-dipping all the while while it was still cooking. My mother would feign anger as we ate the loaf of bread.

On Fridays, my mother would cook shrimp scampi for her and my Dad. Like most kids, we wouldn't eat shrimp so she would make fish sticks and tater tots in the oven for us. As we got older, we started eating shrimp too. My parents would joke that we were cheaper eaters as kids, lol.

My mother used to cook spaghetti and butter. Some of my fondest memories are my mother with her three little girls in pajamas on a Saturday night eating that.

Kitt, was this thread supposed to make me cry? j/k.

Brian · 07-30-2003, 04:02 PM

A lot of cereals.

I don't eat cereal anymore. I used to eat Golden Grahams, Honeycomb (I would eat three bowls of that a day in middle school every morning), Cookie Crisp, you name it. I used to like cereals but my apetite in the morning is apparently diminishing.

This thread reminds me of Mr. T cereal. I wasn't able to eat solid food back then. I wonder if anybody remembers that cereal. It was a bunch of crunchy T's.

Kitt · 07-30-2003, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Janice

Kitt, was this thread supposed to make me cry? j/k.

No, it wasn't, but I know you well enough to know that you weren't

ing

Thanks for such a nice reply, Janice. It reminded me of a few more of my own Nostalgia Foods.

dandelion wine · 07-30-2003, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Janice
Foods that take me back to my wonderful childhood.....

Rice Krispie marshmallow bars. They sell them today already made, but my mother used to make them homemade when we were kids. She'd melt the marshmallow and butter on the stove. I could go for one now.

Frozen Kool-Aid pops. We had this special tray for the freezer to make them.

Sugar sandwiches, lol. We'd pour sugar on a plate and press that wonder bread into it and it was heaven.

Cream of Wheat here too, only the slow cooking method, not the instant packages of today.

Not only did I leave off the Pop Tarts, but you just reminded me of those Rice Krispie treats my mom and aunt would make. Not to mention the Frozen Kool-Aid pops, which were the best! Sugar sandwiches.. the smell of Cream of Wheat cooking on top of the stove.

TJL · 07-30-2003, 04:18 PM

Two words:

Devil Dogs!

Also in the Drakes Cakes family, Yankee Doodles were a big hit in my house when I was growing up.

Janice · 07-30-2003, 04:27 PM

....lots of hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, Spaghetti-Os, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (still love em today).
That Swanson TV dinner with the fried chicken and mashed potatoes was quite the rage in our house.
Ellio's frozen pizza...
Fighting over those two cherries in the can of mixed fruit, lol...
Licking the spoon and bowl with the cake batter....lol.
Yeah Kitt, this trip down Memory Lane is bittersweet to say the least.

Sterling Holobyte · 07-30-2003, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Janice
[B]
Kitt, I'll take your bologna memory further. My mother used to make us fried bologna sandwiches. The Oscar Mayer bologna would get crispy around the edges. We'd have them on Wonder bread with French's mustard.

May I take it even further?

My Mom used to make us bologna hats. What that is, is a slice of bologna fried flat on the pan until it puffs up in the middle. We thought that was quite a treat! And I guess it saved her money by not having to use bread.

One of the other things we ate that I cannot stand the thought of eating now, is graham cracker cereal, using real graham crackers, mushed up with milk and sugar.

Kitt · 07-30-2003, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TJL
Two words:

Devil Dogs!

Also in the Drakes Cakes family, Yankee Doodles were a big hit in my house when I was growing up.

Those are all new to me. What's in a Devil Dog!? Sounds like something exclusive to Coney Island.
That reminds me that sauercraut and weiners was one of our occasional dinner menues. I never really got nuts over that one. It was one of my dad's favorites though so I pretended to like it, lol.

Janice · 07-30-2003, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kitt
Those are all new to me. What's in a Devil Dog!? Sounds like something exclusive to Coney Island.

Could Devil Dogs be an East Coast thing, I wonder? Anyway Kitt, here's a pic of a box of the treats. I grew up on them too, Funny Bones too.

Rhiannon · 07-30-2003, 04:55 PM

I have some of those.

icecream sandwiches
hotdogs
Sundrop
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Fudge Rounds

07-30-2003, 01:12 PM	#1
Kitt James Dean Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 16, 2001 Location: California Dreamin' Posts: 6,115	Nostalgic Foods A lot of you might not have lived long enough to have any nostalgic foods in your life. Nostalgic foods are foods or snacks that you enjoyed while growing up but dropped from your grocery list, as you got older. Then, from time to time, you are possessed to buy – or in some cases, ask Mom to buy -- and eat those foods because they are, ‘Nostalgic Foods’. Since it isn’t a phrase that I’ve heard of before, maybe I made it up, I don’t know. Anyway, an example for me would be bologna. I don’t eat bologna sandwiches on a regular basis as I did when I was a kid. Once in awhile, though, I have to buy a package of good old Oscar Meyer All Beef Bologna. I never manage to eat the whole package before I toss it out, but I do go on a bologna sandwich binge for a while . Another example would be Cap’n Crunch cereal. I don’t eat sugary cereals like that anymore, but when I was a kid Cap’n Crunch was one of my favorites. I even used to do an imitation of the cartoon Cap’n Crunch character. Any Nostalgic Foods in your life?

07-30-2003, 03:10 PM	#3
dandelion wine ~ Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 20, 2003 Location: Behind the Couch Posts: 34,967	Nice topic! Here are a few that are nostalgic for me: Cream of Wheat Jello Fruit Roll Ups Bologna sandwiches Life cereal Otter Pops Fruity Pebbles
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07-30-2003, 03:14 PM	#4
Small Wonderian Back From a Long Hiatus Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2003 Location: in Redskin Country!!!!!!! Posts: 20,316	Cream of Wheat (I'm going to bring it back out of nostalgia ) Apple Jacks Pop Tarts (especially the cinnamon and brown sugar variety) Twix
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07-30-2003, 03:54 PM	#6
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Those were the days my friend. We thought they'd never end. Foods that take me back to my wonderful childhood..... Rice Krispie marshmallow bars. They sell them today already made, but my mother used to make them homemade when we were kids. She'd melt the marshmallow and butter on the stove. I could go for one now. Kitt, I'll take your bologna memory further. My mother used to make us fried bologna sandwiches. The Oscar Mayer bologna would get crispy around the edges. We'd have them on Wonder bread with French's mustard. Frozen Kool-Aid pops. We had this special tray for the freezer to make them. Sugar sandwiches, lol. We'd pour sugar on a plate and press that wonder bread into it and it was heaven. Cream of Wheat here too, only the slow cooking method, not the instant packages of today. My mother would make a pot of sauce and meatballs, and my sisters and I would take a slice of bread and fold it in half and dip it into the sauce, double-dipping all the while while it was still cooking. My mother would feign anger as we ate the loaf of bread. On Fridays, my mother would cook shrimp scampi for her and my Dad. Like most kids, we wouldn't eat shrimp so she would make fish sticks and tater tots in the oven for us. As we got older, we started eating shrimp too. My parents would joke that we were cheaper eaters as kids, lol. My mother used to cook spaghetti and butter. Some of my fondest memories are my mother with her three little girls in pajamas on a Saturday night eating that. Kitt, was this thread supposed to make me cry? j/k.

07-30-2003, 04:18 PM	#10
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Two words: Devil Dogs! Also in the Drakes Cakes family, Yankee Doodles were a big hit in my house when I was growing up.
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07-30-2003, 02:19 PM	#2
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	Every once in a while I'll buy a box of Lucky Charms or something. I used to be able to eat stuff like that every day but not anymore,

07-30-2003, 04:02 PM	#7
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	A lot of cereals. I don't eat cereal anymore. I used to eat Golden Grahams, Honeycomb (I would eat three bowls of that a day in middle school every morning), Cookie Crisp, you name it. I used to like cereals but my apetite in the morning is apparently diminishing. This thread reminds me of Mr. T cereal. I wasn't able to eat solid food back then. I wonder if anybody remembers that cereal. It was a bunch of crunchy T's.

07-30-2003, 04:27 PM	#11
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	....lots of hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, Spaghetti-Os, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (still love em today). That Swanson TV dinner with the fried chicken and mashed potatoes was quite the rage in our house. Ellio's frozen pizza... Fighting over those two cherries in the can of mixed fruit, lol... Licking the spoon and bowl with the cake batter....lol. Yeah Kitt, this trip down Memory Lane is bittersweet to say the least.

07-30-2003, 04:55 PM	#15
Rhiannon oh, snap! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jul 19, 2002 Location: middle of nowhere Posts: 11,097	I have some of those. icecream sandwiches hotdogs Sundrop Cinnamon Toast Crunch Fudge Rounds
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