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In reply to the discussion: Brands and products you miss, that went out of business or changed [View all]jmowreader
(50,557 posts)515. Pringles was sold to Kellogg
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I miss the formula with REAL cough suppressant. It now has to be prescribed.
northoftheborder
Nov 2012
#84
Is this whipping cream? Or whipped cream made from a pint of whipping cream? n/t
Tess49
Nov 2012
#410
Yes--I've had this, with the Chessmen....It's great. Also, Trader Joe's makes a vanilla
msanthrope
Nov 2012
#464
Yes!!! And same with Chanel's Cristalle, not the same as it used to be! I loved that stuff when I
LiberalLoner
Nov 2012
#55
+1. one of my two favorite perfumes because it really smelled lemony and it lasted.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#441
Sunny delight had more than 5% juice? That had to be before the early 90's.
Tunkamerica
Nov 2012
#283
We are being turned into farm animals for profit by the one percent.
woo me with science
Nov 2012
#170
I'm OK with the people, but the high fructose corn syrup makes me break out...
Squinch
Nov 2012
#447
The one I linked to made similar points, but it viewed the sale as owing more to fear...
antigone382
Nov 2012
#516
Breyer's Vanilla is still pretty pure. They at least use plain sugar in it.
dixiegrrrrl
Nov 2012
#171
Try Trader Joe's. It tastes like ice cream used to & it's even a real half gallon
crazylikafox
Nov 2012
#271
noooooooo. that was my favorite ice cream because it wasn't as sweet as most
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#442
the best yogurt i've ever had was in greece, but none of the "greek" yogurts i've
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#443
Someone here posted that Hellmann's mayonnaise has changed its recipe.
woo me with science
Nov 2012
#21
Quarter Pounder is still pretty close to what I remember from thirty years ago
aletier_v
Nov 2012
#26
I miss Hydrox, always liked them better Oreos was a cheap knockoff. That white slime that is in
Raine
Nov 2012
#245
It's a familiar story: A small, fledgling company comes up with a great new product--so great that a
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#498
My Mom used to make homemade toffee with toasted almonds. While it was still hot...
Walk away
Nov 2012
#188
I remember how I mourned when all the candy bars switched to those plastic wrappers.
yardwork
Nov 2012
#251
Hershey chocolate bars taste waxy, have become tiny, and have soared in price. :(
ailsagirl
Nov 2012
#491
Last summer I was fascinated by a bottle of GG in the supermarket. Never tried it before but it was
nc4bo
Nov 2012
#89
A little expensive for me but - Oh what fun to look around the website!! Fav: Tired Old Ass
nc4bo
Nov 2012
#268
Ask the manager of the supermarket to get if for you...it's still made
Sekhmets Daughter
Nov 2012
#289
Seven Seas still makes green goddess dressing. Its my favorite.but I've made it from scratch also
sammytko
Nov 2012
#149
I think that Catalina Dressing makes a great substitute for Russian Dressing......
TheDebbieDee
Nov 2012
#163
Just like the auto industry, these food industries failed to keep up with modern times
frazzled
Nov 2012
#34
the same capital that owns the one owns the other; just market segmentation.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#487
Ha! File this response in the, "it tastes terrible, and such small portions" drawer. :)
stopbush
Nov 2012
#42
It's still delicious, it you get it right from a Godiva store and it's still fresh...
Sekhmets Daughter
Nov 2012
#291
I'm so old that I remember when it used to take two hands to handle a Whopper
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#303
When I was in high school, girls would walk down the hall and break into the Teaberry Shuffle.
MgtPA
Nov 2012
#315
I remember that! The orange stuff was horrible, but the grapefruit was pretty good.
MgtPA
Nov 2012
#45
Oh, Mr. Salty! Ice cold bottle of Pepsi and Mr. Salty, best snack in the world.
djean111
Nov 2012
#78
Singer sewing machines. I inherited my Mom's old Singer from the 1930's; in the 1990's I decided to
MgtPA
Nov 2012
#49
Oh, I would never get rid of my Mom's Singer...it would be like getting rid of Mom.
MgtPA
Nov 2012
#91
Carroll's also in CT and NY giving McD's a run inj the 70's. great fries too!
TeamPooka
Nov 2012
#136
Vermont Country Store (mail order catalog) still sells it and a lot of other "lost" stuff.
jpak
Nov 2012
#452
i buy green goddess dressing all the time here in s. texas. made by seven seas
sammytko
Nov 2012
#151
A1 Steak Sauce. I know I'm not crazy, I remember anchovy paste being an ingredient
nc4bo
Nov 2012
#80
I'm old enough to remember the ads that bragged everything there was "made in the USA".
reformist2
Nov 2012
#394
Kitchen Bouquet works as a gravy browning sauce - maybe you should check it out.
TheDebbieDee
Nov 2012
#168
OK - may try that, however do they still make that? I don't remember seeing it, but then I
northoftheborder
Nov 2012
#186
Maybe it's not available in your part of the country..........I'm in Kansas City.
TheDebbieDee
Nov 2012
#216
Coca-cola made in Mexico uses cane sugar instead of corn syrup, and I think it tastes most like...
northoftheborder
Nov 2012
#133
I loved those things. Couldn't remember what they were called. Thanks for the memory.
rzemanfl
Nov 2012
#184
lemon coolers are my favorites. they changed the lemon sugar then disappeared :0(
DonRedwood
Nov 2012
#230
Keebler bought Hydrox and Lemon Coolers and discontinued them but Cheez-its live on
REP
Nov 2012
#267
Clairol Herbal Essence shampoo, meaning the original scent from the 70's.
Arkansas Granny
Nov 2012
#165
the new generation who doesn't remember the old product will. because products
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#495
For those who live in Colorado - there's a place on 16th and Larimer - has a LOT of nostalgic food
Panasonic
Nov 2012
#232
DUer No Vested Interested suggested Vermont Country Store. Guess what they have?
nc4bo
Nov 2012
#276
It has to have been sitting on a shelf for god knows how long...maybe the smell has gone away...
CTyankee
Nov 2012
#280
Walkers Homemade Ice Cream. They had a little store down the road from me. They made their
doc03
Nov 2012
#238
Too many cat food flavors to name, that my cats decided were their favorite, just before
highplainsdem
Nov 2012
#240
Cashmere Bouquet Soap. My aunt in Brownwood TX had that in the bathroom. I remember the
CTyankee
Nov 2012
#261
OMG!!!!! Bernardoz- we used to drive over there from SLO when my husband was at Cal Poly in the
vanlassie
Nov 2012
#414
It may be that it is Australian Sandalwood instead of Mysore - the Aussie is the go to product
Hestia
Nov 2012
#429
Thank your for this link. I am searching for a recipe from my grade school days ('50s)
rzemanfl
Nov 2012
#528
Well apparently whatever corporation that owns this woman's company now threw the old family recipe
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#533
For all those missed brands (food & personal use) just go to.......................
mrmpa
Nov 2012
#321
ANY soda made with REAL sugar! No more of this frutose crap, and not have to pay $6/6pack for it!
benld74
Nov 2012
#327
Here are a few more products that we don't buy anymore because the recipe and quality has changed.
indivisibleman
Nov 2012
#332
I thought it was just me; I used to make baked pork chops all the time, tender and tasty. Now they.
northoftheborder
Nov 2012
#354
One of my children's favorites fast foods was Little Smokeys sausages....
northoftheborder
Nov 2012
#362
oh geez, don't talk to me about chi-chi's nightmares. I worked at chi-chi's for 8 years...
pnwest
Nov 2012
#483
not a product but a free/open internet where we could play online games with the entire world.
Sunlei
Nov 2012
#398
If you have a Trader Joe's withing shopping distance, a friendly Canadian bakery can save your soul
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#457
Surge (a soda similar to "Vault"), the original Cheese-It Party Mix flavor (the new one sucks)
Dash87
Nov 2012
#459
Not ours. Well organized. Loved browsing because they carried everything. Loved eating at the
narnian60
Nov 2012
#542
Anyone remember Choc-Ola? No one has ever hear of it, but it was prevalent back home in Indy, WAAAY
pnwest
Nov 2012
#485
Buckwheats Cereal, Picnic' n Chicken, Pop Shoppe, Ice Cream Cones with names on them . . .
OrwellwasRight
Nov 2012
#511
I haven't read every reply, but Nabisco Pure Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers are missed.
SleeplessinSoCal
Nov 2012
#526