06 Sunday Oct 2019
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1970s, candy, chocolate, Food, fruit, peanut butter, quarter sized, Wonka Oompas
Wonka Oompas are now the name of fruit candy, but back in its inception in the 1970s, the Wonka Oompas were half filled chocolate and peanut butter candy pieces. They were about the diameter
of a quarter and they bulged in the middle.
22 Sunday Sep 2019
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McDonald’s have served apple pie pastries for quite some time now. But they used to serve their apple pie with a crispy fried crust. As consumers want increasingly healthier menu choices McDonald’s swapped to a blander baked pie crust. Unfortunately the “healthier” option doesn’t really scream “healthful” benefits. The fried crust gave you 240 calories, 13 grams of fat and 25 grams of carbs. The baked crust gives you 240 calories, 11 grams of fat and 35 grams of carbs.
01 Sunday Sep 2019
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2010s, bacon, breakfast, cheese, egg patty, Food, French Toaster, sausage, Sonic, Texas toast
In 2015, fast food chain Sonic introduced the French Toaster: two slices of French toast sandwiched around an egg patty topped with cheese and either bacon slices or a sausage patty. It wasn’t around too long before they replaced the item with the Breakfast Toaster which is essentially the same sandwich except the French Toast slices were replaced with Texas toast slices.
18 Sunday Aug 2019
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Family-run Brock Candy initially produced penny candies early in the 1900s. By the 1920s, they expanded into marshmallow and jelly candies. In the 1930s, they introduced Chocolate Covered Cherries which became a Christmastime favorite. Under their catalog, they produced Candy Puffs, very soft, melt-in-your-mouth candy balls. In the 1990s, the E.J. Brach Corporation purchased the controlling interest in the Brock Company.
While not exactly the same, there are currently a few incarnations of Candy Puffs available. The assorted candy puffs or peppermint puffs are as close as http://www.oldtimecandy.com can get you to the original. Try the Jooblers Candy Crumble Melts in either assorted or just strawberry from http://www.candywarehouse.com. Candy Warehouse also sells the peppermint puffs available at Old Time Candy.
04 Sunday Aug 2019
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1920s, Black Cow Bars, caramel, chewy, chocolate bar, Food, Holloway, Slo Poke
Holloway was a candy manufacturer that produced the Slo Poke and Black Cow candy bars. Slo Poke bars were a chewy caramel candy bar. Black Cow bars were the same chewy caramel bar covered in chocolate. If you remember these very chewy bars, http://www.oldtimecandy.com sells them. They do have a disclaimer that they are now very different from the original bar. You can also purchase Slo Pokes from the same website.
21 Sunday Jul 2019
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canned pineapple, crushed pecans, dessert, Food, Green Goddess, Green Goop. Gren Fluff, Green Stuff, marshmallows, Pistachio Delight, pistachio pudding, Shut the Gate Salad, side dish, Watergate Salad, whipped topping
Watergate Salad goes by many names: Green Goddess, Pistachio Delight, Shut the Gate Salad, Green Goop, Green Fluff or Green Stuff. Whatever you call it, it is a side dish salad or dessert salad made from pistachio pudding, canned pineapple, whipped topping, crushed pecans and (mini) marshmallows. It is very quick to prepare and can be chilled if necessary (or desired). It is a popular bring-along to potlucks. Though the origin of the name Watergate Salad is obscure, what is known is it originated from General Foods (which has merged into what is now Kraft Heinz).
07 Sunday Jul 2019
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comfort food, Food, fried egg, gravy, hamburger patty, Hawaiian, Loco Moco, rice patty
One of Hawaii’s most popular comfort foods is loco moco. A patty of white rice is topped with a hamburger patty and a fried egg slathered in gravy. The dish debuted in 1949 at the Lincoln Grill in Hilo. Though the Lincoln Grill no longer exists, loco moco is served in a number of restaurants throughout Hawaii. Loco Moco is also the name of a Hawaiian-based restaurant chain that serves Hawaiian rice bowl dishes. In Spanish, “moco” means “mucus,” so it brings images to them of “crazy snot.” It isn’t and is super delicious.
23 Sunday Jun 2019
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Cheesarito, cheese, Food, scallions, secret menu, Taco Bell, taco sauce, tortilla
Another Taco Bell item that came and went. This time let’s look at the Cheesarito that consisted of cheese, scallions and taco sauce nestled in a soft tortilla. If you love it and miss it, did you also know that Taco Bell has a “secret menu?” And the Cheesarito can still be found on it.
09 Sunday Jun 2019
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1990s, Arch Deluxe, bacon, Big Mac, cheese, expensive, Food, lettuce, McDonald's, onion, quarter pound beef patty, sesame seed bun, special sauce, tomato
During the 1990s, McDonald’s threw a $150 million “away” to market their newest burger that contained a quarter-pound beef patty, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, peppered bacon, tomatoes and onions on a sesame seed bun. Does this sound very familiar to you? If so, you’re not alone; the Arch Deluxe was very much similar to their staple Big Mac. In fact, most customers dubbed the Arch Deluxe as “A More Expensive Big Mac” and steered clear.
19 Sunday May 2019
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Another breakfast menu item but with a twist. If you head into Chick-Fil-A, you can still get the Chicken Biscuit, but you cannot get the Spicy Chicken Biscuit anymore. What it was was a flaky, butter-laden biscuit with a spicy filet of chicken inside. They removed the Spicy Chicken Biscuit to make way for the Egg White Grill, which contains an egg white, grilled chicken breast and a slice of American cheese on a toasted nultigrain English muffin.
