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Name a product you can no longer find in your food stores. And you miss it. Mine is cream of rice cereal (Original Post) debm55 Sep 3 OP
Frusen gladje unblock Sep 3 #1
Thank you. That is sad. debm55 Sep 3 #3
Valencia (juicing) oranges and white grapefruit. DBoon Sep 3 #2
Thank you DBoon. Did they explain why they don't carry them any more? debm55 Sep 3 #5
I don't ask - if found their answers not ehlpful in the past. DBoon Sep 3 #27
That is sad. Sorry DBoon. debm55 Sep 3 #31
I prefer Navels for juicing, prime harvest for me is February. quaint Sep 3 #7
I haven't seen a Jonathan apple in years. I thought they made the best pies. CrispyQ Sep 3 #10
I notice that about frozen juice too Unwind Your Mind Sep 3 #23
yes! Kali Sep 3 #34
White grapefruit yum thinkingagain Sep 3 #127
Luckily, we get them here every year DFW Sep 4 #183
Sorry for you guys; multiple grocers with Cream of Rice and Valencia oranges, too! quaint Sep 3 #4
Thank you quaint . But Cream of Rice is not sold in my store. Bummer debm55 Sep 3 #6
I don't know PA. Market Basket in Johnstown has it, though. quaint Sep 3 #9
So they didn't discontinue it. That's good to know.Thank you quaint. debm55 Sep 3 #12
I've shopped at that store many times EYESORE 9001 Sep 3 #14
No idea, just did a quick search to find. quaint Sep 3 #50
try the baby eisle. pansypoo53219 Sep 3 #150
That was my first thought and why I searched. quaint Sep 4 #160
Have you tried Amazon? Seriously, I couldn't find an item jimfields33 Sep 3 #13
Thank you jimfields33 I'll give it a try. debm55 Sep 3 #16
have you tried looking in the baby food aisle???? nebby70 Sep 3 #62
I never thought of that will give it a look , Thank you. debm55 Sep 3 #65
Change "just may be" to "is" jmowreader Sep 3 #83
Lekvar prune butter FalloutShelter Sep 3 #8
I remember my grandmother made Christmas cookies with it in the center. debm55 Sep 3 #11
wiener wagons! niyad Sep 3 #15
Thank you niyad. But I have to ask--what is the difference between wiener wagans and hot dog buns. Thank you. debm55 Sep 3 #19
Wiener wagons are single pieces with a trough in the middle, so the wiener, niyad Sep 3 #21
We have those in Pittsburgh. We have the side cut or tops cut in my store. Thank you niyad. debm55 Sep 3 #25
Trader Joe's has their brand of that type of bun Lifeafter70 Sep 3 #69
Thnk you. I will have to check their brread section more closely. niyad Sep 3 #117
Your welcome Lifeafter70 Sep 3 #125
Found it! jimfields33 Sep 3 #17
Thank you jimfields33. I will have to give it a do. Now eat Cream of Wheat. I don't like it as much. thank you for debm55 Sep 3 #20
My pleasure. Enjoy! jimfields33 Sep 3 #22
Hansen's sodas Unwind Your Mind Sep 3 #18
Sorry , Unwind Your Mind.Did you try Amazon? debm55 Sep 3 #24
They made excellent tonic in small cans. vanlassie Sep 3 #80
Mrs. Paul's Frozen Fish Dinner (I think the company may still be around but no longer sells) hlthe2b Sep 3 #26
Thank you hlthe2b. I have never seen anything like that in my stores.Sorry. All we have is Swanson's. debm55 Sep 3 #30
Macademia Nut Crunch cereal CanonRay Sep 3 #28
Sorry CannonRay. debm55 Sep 3 #37
Oregon brand canned gooseberries. Thunderbeast Sep 3 #29
Sorry, I haven;t seen for a long time. debm55 Sep 3 #46
The Winco Foods in Coeur d'Alene, ID, has them jmowreader Sep 3 #85
My local WinCo carries the brand, but not the gooseberries. Thunderbeast Sep 3 #120
Nabisco Famous Wafers Kali Sep 3 #32
There's a substitute at Dollar General for those. They're a tad thicker. sinkingfeeling Sep 3 #38
interesting Kali Sep 3 #44
Thank you Kali. I hope you find them for your cake. debm55 Sep 3 #48
They were discontinued in 2023. Damn. vanlassie Sep 3 #88
Ginger snaps, temporarily Dear_Prudence Sep 3 #33
I am so happy for you Dear_Produence. May buy some some extras and store in refrig or freezer. debm55 Sep 3 #51
Those jars of red, spiced crab apples that disappeared from stores around 1970. They were used as sinkingfeeling Sep 3 #35
Thank you sinkingfeeling . I remember them to garnish the ham. I ate one and thought they were gross. They looked better debm55 Sep 3 #54
Post Toasties. gibraltar72 Sep 3 #36
I haven't seen them in a long time. Maybe Post discontinued. debm55 Sep 3 #40
Huckleberry pie, is hard to find but, amazingly, I found one on Amazon for $89.99!! Jrose Sep 3 #39
Wow that is alot. Are you going to still buy it? Just a one time deal? Thank you Jrose. debm55 Sep 3 #41
For now, debm55, I'll just relish its sweet memory! Jrose Sep 3 #45
Thank you Jrose. Have you thought about going to a Farmer's Market to see if they have them? debm55 Sep 3 #56
Hmm, I may...they might be a bit cheaper there. Thanks for suggestion! Jrose Sep 3 #64
Dang $5.00 in 1959??? LeftInTX Sep 3 #137
Frank's Whishniak Cherry soda Squaredeal Sep 3 #42
Thank you Squaredeal. Glad you found something similar. debm55 Sep 3 #61
Canada Dry sells Whishniak.... nebby70 Sep 3 #63
Kretschmer Honey Crunch Wheat Germ subterranean Sep 3 #43
Glad you found it, but do think it's worth the high price? I would keep looking. debm55 Sep 3 #59
No, it isn't worth the high price. subterranean Sep 3 #74
George Washington Golden Seasoning. catbyte Sep 3 #47
Thank you catbyte. I wonder why they stop selling at your store. Glad you did find it--even if you have to buy 6 boxes. debm55 Sep 3 #57
A spreadable cheese in a little flat round container Freddie Sep 3 #49
Thank you Freddie, I remember those . There was another kind put out by Kraft in reuseable juice glassed that had debm55 Sep 3 #53
Kraft BigMin28 Sep 3 #109
Wow. Thank you BigMin28 i liked the cream cheese with pineapple in it. We had tons of juce glasses. debm55 Sep 3 #130
We did too BigMin28 Sep 3 #133
I only remember it from C-rations jmowreader Sep 3 #87
Puffed Rice. rzemanfl Sep 3 #52
Oh yes, Puffed Rice. Now that you mention it, I haven't see them. debm55 Sep 3 #55
Discontinued..along with puffed wheat. LeftInTX Sep 3 #139
Thank you LeftInTX. I would eat the puffed wheat as a snack. while watching TV as a kid. debm55 Sep 3 #143
Sour Pickles Brother Buzz Sep 3 #58
Brother Buzz. Heinz sells dill/sour relish next to the sweet relish. I know because I grabbed the wrong jar(wanted sweet debm55 Sep 3 #60
Yes, they are still made, but most markets choose to not stock them Brother Buzz Sep 3 #68
I used to love cream of oats-- I haven't seen it for many years n/t ailsagirl Sep 3 #66
Don't remember the Cream of Oats. Maybe because I was only looking for the Cream of Rice. TY ailsagirl. debm55 Sep 3 #72
You can make that Jilly_in_VA Sep 4 #180
Thank you Jilly_in_VA for the idea. debm55 Sep 4 #182
Sunshine Bakery's Raisin Biscuits..... nebby70 Sep 3 #67
Thank you nebby70. I don't remember seeing them either. Good luck finding. debm55 Sep 3 #70
These were a fixture in my childhood home. surrealAmerican Sep 3 #114
You beat me to it! Beatlelvr Sep 3 #71
Thank you, Beatlelvr. debm55 Sep 3 #73
A few things: no_hypocrisy Sep 3 #75
Thank you no_hybocrisy. I agree, I have seen Milk Duds at the theater but not any of the others. debm55 Sep 3 #77
They have Milk Duds at Dollar Tree for $1.25. They actually have them just about everywhere. LeftInTX Sep 3 #138
well according to hubby dry taco seasoning is no where to be found samnsara Sep 3 #76
We have it here in the Pittsburgh area as I bought some to make Tacos the other night.Did he look near the McCormack debm55 Sep 3 #78
Kina Lillet DJ Synikus Makisimus Sep 3 #79
Thank you DJ. It is not sold anymore? debm55 Sep 3 #81
No, Maison Lillet discontinued it in 1986. DJ Synikus Makisimus Sep 3 #131
Mine was Bush's Butter Beans (but now you can find them). We always loved fixing these butter beans, and then SWBTATTReg Sep 3 #82
HAHAHAHAHAHHAH, You made me laugh a much needed laugh, SWBRATTReg. May I ask where are you storing the Butter Beans? debm55 Sep 3 #86
Ha ha heh. They are canned, so they do have a pretty long shelf life. But, I usually end up eating them (or we do) SWBTATTReg Sep 3 #98
Do they taste like Lima beans? vanlassie Sep 3 #92
Yes, they do. I've seen the purple hull peas, not really sure what those are, so I can't compare them. Try them SWBTATTReg Sep 3 #97
I hated canned green limas with a passion as a child. vanlassie Sep 3 #115
Qwisp cereal JT45242 Sep 3 #84
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA. Thank you JT45242, I didn't know that Count Chocula was only sold before Halloween. I can just see debm55 Sep 3 #91
... and don't forget Quake. Eugene Sep 3 #95
Great ad by Rocky and Bullwinkle crew JT45242 Sep 3 #105
saw them in Kroger in frozen foods lynintenn Sep 3 #136
Real Fordhook lima beans Easterncedar Sep 3 #89
I don't know. I have never seen them. Sorry Eastercedar. debm55 Sep 3 #94
Sealtest ice milk Easterncedar Sep 3 #90
When I was a kid our milkman came in a refrigerated truck from Sealtest. Haven't seen them in the stores around here in debm55 Sep 3 #96
Our Safeway MFM008 Sep 3 #93
Sorry MFM008 That;s a bummer. debm55 Sep 3 #99
Limburger cheese. Lunabell Sep 3 #100
Thank you Lunabell. I didn't know that. debm55 Sep 3 #101
Have you ever tried it? Lunabell Sep 3 #102
Only once as a kid. Never again. I like Bleu Chees. debm55 Sep 3 #104
Marathon candy bars. Foot long, chocolate-covered caramel braid, with a ruler on the back of the wrapper. n/t megahertz Sep 3 #103
Those must be regional as I don't remember them. Or maybe I am having a senior moment. TY I do remember Bun candy bars, debm55 Sep 3 #106
Marathon candy bars were made by Mars and sold nationally. megahertz Sep 3 #126
Those were great ... surrealAmerican Sep 3 #116
Onion and Garlic Potato Chips beemerphill Sep 3 #107
I haven't seen those. Just the sour cream and onion chips, Thank you and hope you find them beemerphill debm55 Sep 3 #124
Individual tuna cans for 1 serving Ritabert Sep 3 #108
I just bought the three canned box. They are out there. I am the only one in the house that likes tuna fish salad. the debm55 Sep 3 #123
Graham crackers with cinnamon riverbendviewgal Sep 3 #110
Thank you riverbendviewgal. I wonder why they took the cinnamon ones out. Can you buy cinnamon and sprinkle on top? debm55 Sep 3 #122
Aldi still sells the cinnamon grahams wishstar Sep 4 #156
I live Canada. There is no Aldi here. riverbendviewgal Sep 4 #173
I have cream of rice in my store! Elessar Zappa Sep 3 #111
Thank you very much Elessar Zappa. I will let you know. I ordered two boxes from Amazon. But it was always my go to debm55 Sep 3 #121
My favorite thing Elessar Zappa Sep 4 #157
Mine are all junk food, but I miss it: happybird Sep 3 #112
Wow what a list. What do you do for junk food now? Ty. happybird. That is a total bummer debm55 Sep 3 #119
Thankfully, there are plenty of other options happybird Sep 3 #146
HAHAHHAHHAHAH. true. TY happybird. debm55 Sep 3 #147
Nonesuch Dried Mincemeat AmBlue Sep 3 #113
Same with the Lavka prune butter. Have a recipe for Christmas cookies. Might use the apricot cookies this year. Can you debm55 Sep 3 #118
Yeah.. we are trying other brands AmBlue Sep 3 #132
Birdseye used to make a line of frozen vegetables I loved. Jeebo Sep 3 #128
Thank you Jeebo. I remember the different styles of mixed veggies. They were different from the regular veggies. debm55 Sep 4 #165
I miss... Mike Nelson Sep 3 #129
I liked the Cheese Enchiladas. Can't find. Thank you Mike Nelson. debm55 Sep 4 #166
El Chico BigMin28 Sep 3 #134
Thank you I loved them tried to fine their website and they were not listed. Bummer. debm55 Sep 4 #168
Deleted GroundhogDemocrat Sep 3 #135
Thank you GroundhogDemocrat. must be regional because I don;t remember them around here. debm55 Sep 3 #145
Producers Maple Nut Ice Cream. onecaliberal Sep 3 #140
Thank you onecaliberal. That sounds very good. Hope you find it. debm55 Sep 3 #141
Crispy Critters ... consider_this Sep 3 #142
Consider_this. are you telling me that they are no longer made???? I enjoyed them as a snack too. Oh the humanity. debm55 Sep 3 #144
THEY KILLED CREAM OF RICE??? pansypoo53219 Sep 3 #148
At my store. but it's still around. Thank you pansypoo53219, I ordered it off of Amazon. But some stores have it just debm55 Sep 4 #167
google creanm of rice. shit. walmart. pansypoo53219 Sep 3 #149
I love it. I probably have some in the cupboard. I put brown sugar and milk on it-- riversedge Sep 3 #151
i switched to brown rice farina. i do butter + brown sugar. make leftovers + use butter + maple syrup. pansypoo53219 Sep 4 #175
Dutch Apple Pop Tarts indypendent Sep 3 #152
I miss the plain ones. OldBaldy1701E Sep 4 #159
Thank you Indypendent. Sorry about the Dutch Apple Pop Tart. Are they not just in your store or all over? debm55 Sep 4 #164
Sorry, indypendent. Maybe they have at another store. debm55 Sep 4 #186
Ooh, tricky one. I could list several, but if I had to choose one, tornado34jh Sep 4 #153
Thank you tornado34jh. Your right, I haven't seen them here either. debm55 Sep 4 #161
Some other ones I haven't seen recently tornado34jh Sep 4 #170
Thank you tornado34jh. I liked the Golden Crispers. I hope they are not gone from my store. Sorry about you not finding debm55 Sep 4 #174
I am not really sure tornado34jh Sep 4 #185
My husband says there is no more murielm99 Sep 4 #154
Campbells Noodles and ground beef soup hydrolastic Sep 4 #155
Thank you hydolastic. I have never seen it. Just the chicken and noodle. sounds like it has been discontinued. Sorry. debm55 Sep 4 #163
I love lemonade. Have you Tried Simply Lemonade. It's pretty good.Maybe you can doctor it so it tastes more like pink debm55 Sep 4 #171
Lemon Ice Gatorade JoeColo Sep 4 #158
Sorry JoeColo. Is it not in your store or just discontinued? debm55 Sep 4 #162
Betty Crocker Date Bar Mix. It hung on as a seasonal item for a while but now discontinued. (I think) dameatball Sep 4 #169
Same with Pillsbury. Nut Bread. GONE, I would at times add carrots or zucchini , nuts to it. Now no more. There is debm55 Sep 4 #172
Yes, it's long gone. You can buy the paste at Middle Eastern stores and on Amazon LeftInTX Sep 4 #187
Had no idea. Thank you. dameatball Sep 4 #188
Digbeey's Duggfrunts BoRaGard Sep 4 #176
BoRaGard. What are they? Thank you debm55 Sep 4 #179
Trader Joe's Soy Creamy Cherry Chocolate Chip Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert List left Sep 4 #177
Sorry List left. It does sound good. Thank you List left. debm55 Sep 4 #178
Nehi Grape Jilly_in_VA Sep 4 #181
All gone? gee. Thank you Jilly_in_VA debm55 Sep 4 #184
You can still get Nehi Grape soda at Cracker Barrel. Jeebo Oct 4 #189
Stouffers frozen apples PennRalphie Oct 4 #190
Crenshaw, Casaba melons. Mosby Oct 4 #191
here ya go!! AllaN01Bear Oct 4 #192
Hershey bars with coffee beans! AKwannabe Oct 4 #193
Trader Joe's Muesli, Trader Joe's Lemon Pepper Wicked Blue Oct 4 #194
Chocolate Orange Tea from Celestial Seasons BlueKota Oct 4 #195
Quaaludes JoseBalow Oct 4 #196

unblock

(54,128 posts)
1. Frusen gladje
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:12 AM
Sep 3

Best ice cream ever!

Haagen daz took them over and for their operations and to eliminate competition and threw away their recipes.

DBoon

(23,031 posts)
2. Valencia (juicing) oranges and white grapefruit.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:13 AM
Sep 3

Valencia oranges just vanished a few years ago. None of the markets here carry them.

DBoon

(23,031 posts)
27. I don't ask - if found their answers not ehlpful in the past.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:58 AM
Sep 3

But it is both major chains - Ralphs and Vons
I cn get Valencia oranges at farmers' markets when in season.

CrispyQ

(38,166 posts)
10. I haven't seen a Jonathan apple in years. I thought they made the best pies.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:22 AM
Sep 3

The frozen juice concentrate section of my grocery store went from three shelves to one. No more cherry/raspberry blends or grape juice, just orange, grapefruit, apple, & pineapple, & they're frequently out of orange.

Unwind Your Mind

(2,143 posts)
23. I notice that about frozen juice too
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:46 AM
Sep 3

I like to buy lemonade concentrate to make Arnold Palmer at home and it’s often out of stock

thinkingagain

(991 posts)
127. White grapefruit yum
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 06:55 PM
Sep 3

You’re right I could never find it that or the white grapefruit juice.
Although the other day I was intype either big lots or grocery outlet and one of them had white grapefruit juice it was so good.

quaint

(3,509 posts)
4. Sorry for you guys; multiple grocers with Cream of Rice and Valencia oranges, too!
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:16 AM
Sep 3

I love Southern California!
(Yes, I am a brat, ask my son.)

quaint

(3,509 posts)
160. That was my first thought and why I searched.
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 07:15 AM
Sep 4

With rice cereal being such an important first food, I couldn't believe it had been discontinued.

jimfields33

(18,656 posts)
13. Have you tried Amazon? Seriously, I couldn't find an item
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:32 AM
Sep 3

in all five grocery stores, Walmart, etc and Amazon had it. They absolutely deliver food. Cream of rice just may be available. Good luck!

nebby70

(490 posts)
62. have you tried looking in the baby food aisle????
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 01:09 PM
Sep 3

...as it's considered by some folk as 'a least likely to irritate tender tummy' for young'uns....

jmowreader

(51,401 posts)
83. Change "just may be" to "is"
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 02:41 PM
Sep 3

I just looked...they sell it in 14-ounce boxes that you have to cook, six-packs of these boxes and instant cream of rice in pouches.

FalloutShelter

(12,726 posts)
8. Lekvar prune butter
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:20 AM
Sep 3

can order from Amazon or find it in specialty shops, but can't find it locally in Supermarkets anymore. Also Holland Rusk Toast.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
19. Thank you niyad. But I have to ask--what is the difference between wiener wagans and hot dog buns. Thank you.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:39 AM
Sep 3

niyad

(119,642 posts)
21. Wiener wagons are single pieces with a trough in the middle, so the wiener,
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:42 AM
Sep 3

brat, whatever, is cradled. Much less messy.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
25. We have those in Pittsburgh. We have the side cut or tops cut in my store. Thank you niyad.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:57 AM
Sep 3

Last edited Tue Sep 3, 2024, 08:40 PM - Edit history (1)

debm55

(35,323 posts)
20. Thank you jimfields33. I will have to give it a do. Now eat Cream of Wheat. I don't like it as much. thank you for
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:41 AM
Sep 3

looking that up for me.

Unwind Your Mind

(2,143 posts)
18. Hansen's sodas
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:38 AM
Sep 3

I don’t drink soda often but they had several good flavors I miss. Sugar, not corn syrup too

hlthe2b

(106,212 posts)
26. Mrs. Paul's Frozen Fish Dinner (I think the company may still be around but no longer sells)
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:58 AM
Sep 3

and while I am the first to say freshly prepared fish is always far better, until sometime in the late 90s (I think) they had a decent frozen dinner with a crab cake (not bad), a fish filet, maybe some shrimp or scallops (memory fades) and some side offering (french fries? veggie?)

At any rate, it wasn't bad and no one markets anything like it now. In fact, frozen dinners are largely pretty grim now, compared to years past in my opinion (and no, I'm not talking Swanson's)...

debm55

(35,323 posts)
30. Thank you hlthe2b. I have never seen anything like that in my stores.Sorry. All we have is Swanson's.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 12:02 PM
Sep 3

jmowreader

(51,401 posts)
85. The Winco Foods in Coeur d'Alene, ID, has them
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 02:45 PM
Sep 3

They're also available at Amazon but at twelve bucks a can it might be cheaper to fly to Oregon and pick them yourself.

Kali

(55,711 posts)
44. interesting
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 12:18 PM
Sep 3

I am not surprised there is a sub but I have never seen them. will have to take a look. last time I ordered several packages from Amazon, but they do not store well. the oil seemed to go rancid or if freezing they get too crumbly (never mind damage from shipping)

Dear_Prudence

(817 posts)
33. Ginger snaps, temporarily
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 12:06 PM
Sep 3

My late grandmother always had a bag of gingersnaps in the cupboard. I couldn't find them in the store, so I asked. The grocer told me there was a problem with the local maker so they weren't available. I burst into tears. Gingersnaps are back, and still remind me of Grammie's love and larder.

sinkingfeeling

(52,964 posts)
35. Those jars of red, spiced crab apples that disappeared from stores around 1970. They were used as
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 12:08 PM
Sep 3

garnishes mid-century. Check out photos from old cookbooks and you'll see them.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
54. Thank you sinkingfeeling . I remember them to garnish the ham. I ate one and thought they were gross. They looked better
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 12:41 PM
Sep 3

then they tasted. IMO

Jrose

(1,332 posts)
39. Huckleberry pie, is hard to find but, amazingly, I found one on Amazon for $89.99!!
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 12:14 PM
Sep 3

and huckleberries at the site, actually $22.00/lb.!
When I ordered two slices with my mom at a diner back in 1959, they must have cost about $5.

Squaredeal

(531 posts)
42. Frank's Whishniak Cherry soda
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 12:17 PM
Sep 3

I found a suitable replacement in Stewart’s Wishniak that sometimes is on the shelf, but for more money.

subterranean

(3,532 posts)
43. Kretschmer Honey Crunch Wheat Germ
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 12:17 PM
Sep 3

Apparently, the company still makes it, but I haven't seen it in any stores in years. (It's available online at ridiculous prices.) I used to like adding it to ice cream, yogurt, smoothies, etc.

subterranean

(3,532 posts)
74. No, it isn't worth the high price.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 01:42 PM
Sep 3

The cheapest I found was over $11 a jar from a seller on Amazon. I like it, but not that much!

catbyte

(35,711 posts)
47. George Washington Golden Seasoning.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 12:21 PM
Sep 3

It tastes like chicken boullion but it's plant-based. I used to find it all the time but now I can only get it on Amazon. I don't need to buy 6 boxes of it at a time but at least I can get it.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
57. Thank you catbyte. I wonder why they stop selling at your store. Glad you did find it--even if you have to buy 6 boxes.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 12:56 PM
Sep 3

Freddie

(9,686 posts)
49. A spreadable cheese in a little flat round container
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 12:24 PM
Sep 3

Came in various flavors. Ham was best, caraway good too. Thought it was called “oma” or “omma”, Google search brings up nothing like it. Mom bought it at the A&P when we were kids (60s, early 70s). Delicious on saltines. Anyone remember this?

debm55

(35,323 posts)
53. Thank you Freddie, I remember those . There was another kind put out by Kraft in reuseable juice glassed that had
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 12:38 PM
Sep 3

different spreads in them I don't think they are around either. Sorry.

BigMin28

(1,408 posts)
109. Kraft
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 04:21 PM
Sep 3

Still makes a Pimento Cheese spread in the jar. Also, an Old Style Cheddar spread in a jar.only sold a Kroger here. Sadly, about 6 oz. jar runs about $4.29.


jmowreader

(51,401 posts)
87. I only remember it from C-rations
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 02:47 PM
Sep 3

When the Army went from C-rations to MREs the cheese changed to this weird white crap that looks a little like latex caulk and probably tastes the same. I've never eaten caulk but I have eaten this cheese, and it's not good.

LeftInTX

(29,949 posts)
139. Discontinued..along with puffed wheat.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 08:25 PM
Sep 3

TBH..I used to eat an entire box of puffed rice in one sitting. (When I was a kid!) They're mostly air..LOL

Brother Buzz

(37,721 posts)
58. Sour Pickles
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 12:58 PM
Sep 3

They are still out there, but next to impossible to find.

Chopped sour pickles knocks it out of the park in tuna fish sandwiches!

debm55

(35,323 posts)
60. Brother Buzz. Heinz sells dill/sour relish next to the sweet relish. I know because I grabbed the wrong jar(wanted sweet
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 01:05 PM
Sep 3

Brother Buzz

(37,721 posts)
68. Yes, they are still made, but most markets choose to not stock them
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 01:27 PM
Sep 3

I can still get them, but I have to drive to the next town.

Used to be, EVERY market carried them, but Americans are settling for mediocrity by using dill pickles in tuna sandwiches.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
72. Don't remember the Cream of Oats. Maybe because I was only looking for the Cream of Rice. TY ailsagirl.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 01:38 PM
Sep 3

Jilly_in_VA

(10,845 posts)
180. You can make that
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 02:30 PM
Sep 4

Just buzz oatmeal in the blender until fine, then cook as usual. I did that for my kiddos when they were babies and just starting cereals. Better than the bought ones and cheaper too.

nebby70

(490 posts)
67. Sunshine Bakery's Raisin Biscuits.....
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 01:27 PM
Sep 3

...sort of a PopTart kind of thing with a thin layer of ground, vaguely sweet raisins in the middle...
... my grandmother and I had them when we were having our 'sophisticated ladies' coffee after dinner on the porch ...

of course my cup was a tablespoon of coffee in milk but I felt ever so grown-up

surrealAmerican

(11,480 posts)
114. These were a fixture in my childhood home.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 05:28 PM
Sep 3

I remember looking for them a few years ago, to see if they still existed.

It didn't help that we always called them "raisinette cookies", which was not what was ever on the wrapper.

no_hypocrisy

(48,677 posts)
75. A few things:
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 01:56 PM
Sep 3

Louis Sherry Ice Cream
Milk Duds
Brown Cow
Coco Marsh chocolate syrup
Wagon Wheels pasta
Progresso White Clam Sauce
Mars Almond Candy Bar when it had *six* whole almonds in each one
Quaker Oat Squares

LeftInTX

(29,949 posts)
138. They have Milk Duds at Dollar Tree for $1.25. They actually have them just about everywhere.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 08:16 PM
Sep 3

I just don't wanna pay big bucks for candy.

samnsara

(18,281 posts)
76. well according to hubby dry taco seasoning is no where to be found
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 01:59 PM
Sep 3

...so i ordered a case of it from amazon

debm55

(35,323 posts)
78. We have it here in the Pittsburgh area as I bought some to make Tacos the other night.Did he look near the McCormack
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 02:10 PM
Sep 3

spices?

79. Kina Lillet
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 02:12 PM
Sep 3

Alcohol is food, right?

Can't make a proper Vesper martini without it. Lillet Blanc just isn't right somehow.

131. No, Maison Lillet discontinued it in 1986.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 07:06 PM
Sep 3

You could still find it for a good while afterwards, but it's really rare now.

SWBTATTReg

(24,031 posts)
82. Mine was Bush's Butter Beans (but now you can find them). We always loved fixing these butter beans, and then
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 02:37 PM
Sep 3

lo and behold, they were all gone! I couldn't find them for years and years, so we reluctantly went w/o them. No substitute would even come close, and I even looked at planting some, but couldn't find the seeds. Then, amazingly enough, earlier this year, they reappeared!

Holy Mother of Moses!! Joy of joy!! Needless to say, I've stocked up on them, even going out of my way to go to other stores and get the Bushes Butter Beans too.

By the way, these are excellent w/ ham or bacon, and that it. And I'm sure that they would make a fine bean soup, but I don't want to waste my precious butter beans (or too many of them) on a soup, but would rather eat them slowly, savor the taste. Ha ha heh. Can you tell that I love my butter beans?!

debm55

(35,323 posts)
86. HAHAHAHAHAHHAH, You made me laugh a much needed laugh, SWBRATTReg. May I ask where are you storing the Butter Beans?
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 02:45 PM
Sep 3

SWBTATTReg

(24,031 posts)
98. Ha ha heh. They are canned, so they do have a pretty long shelf life. But, I usually end up eating them (or we do)
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 03:20 PM
Sep 3

pretty quickly so we don't get near the end of their shelf life. Take care!!

vanlassie

(5,899 posts)
92. Do they taste like Lima beans?
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 02:58 PM
Sep 3

I’m a California girl. I only recently became aware of butter beans (not to taste) and something called purple hull peas. Never seen ‘em.

SWBTATTReg

(24,031 posts)
97. Yes, they do. I've seen the purple hull peas, not really sure what those are, so I can't compare them. Try them
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 03:18 PM
Sep 3

sometime, they are simple and easy to heat up, and add a little bacon, or ham, and viola!

vanlassie

(5,899 posts)
115. I hated canned green limas with a passion as a child.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 05:29 PM
Sep 3

I guess at age 72 I could give them another chance… but not canned peas! Not a chance! Love frozen though!

JT45242

(2,849 posts)
84. Qwisp cereal
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 02:42 PM
Sep 3

It was made by Quaker Oats in the 1970s...it was yummy.

This is the only time of year that you can get Count Chocula so for all but September to just after Halloween that is on my list. (My kids make fun of me for buying it like 5 boxes at a time when it is in stock)

One of my best friends growing up would say Boo Berry



debm55

(35,323 posts)
91. HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA. Thank you JT45242, I didn't know that Count Chocula was only sold before Halloween. I can just see
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 02:52 PM
Sep 3

you with the 5 boxes. Great post.

Eugene

(62,627 posts)
95. ... and don't forget Quake.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 03:15 PM
Sep 3

IIRC Quisp and Quake were rival packaging of the same cereal.
There was even a poll in the early 70s whether to keep or drop Quake.
Quake survived but Quangaroos was introduced immediately.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
96. When I was a kid our milkman came in a refrigerated truck from Sealtest. Haven't seen them in the stores around here in
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 03:17 PM
Sep 3

a long time.

MFM008

(19,993 posts)
93. Our Safeway
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 03:10 PM
Sep 3

Still carries cream of rice, what they don't carry anymore that I miss is Postum. I'm too sensitive to caffeine I don't even drink tea but I like that stuff and you have to special order it.

Lunabell

(6,781 posts)
102. Have you ever tried it?
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 03:46 PM
Sep 3

Yeah, it does not smell great, but if you like a strong cheese spread on fresh french bread, it's delightful!!

megahertz

(173 posts)
103. Marathon candy bars. Foot long, chocolate-covered caramel braid, with a ruler on the back of the wrapper. n/t
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 03:48 PM
Sep 3

debm55

(35,323 posts)
106. Those must be regional as I don't remember them. Or maybe I am having a senior moment. TY I do remember Bun candy bars,
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 03:59 PM
Sep 3

I liked the maple flavor. The only store that sold them around here went out of business. And so my Bun Bars are gone.

megahertz

(173 posts)
126. Marathon candy bars were made by Mars and sold nationally.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 06:53 PM
Sep 3

Bummed when they were discontinued. However supposedly Cadbury makes something similar now called Curly Wurly.

surrealAmerican

(11,480 posts)
116. Those were great ...
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 05:32 PM
Sep 3

... a mess to eat (I always wound up with chocolate all over my hands and face), but worth it.

beemerphill

(510 posts)
107. Onion and Garlic Potato Chips
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 04:06 PM
Sep 3

I believe that they are still being made, just not sold in my part of the country. When I still lived in the Great White Nord it was one of life's little pleasures to sit down with a bowl of Onion and Garlic Potato Chips, a slab of young Colby Cheese, and a couple of Cold Beers. It was like a little piece of Heaven. My cat loved helping me with the chips, cheese, and beer. He too had good taste and appreciated the finer things in life. Great Memories.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
124. I haven't seen those. Just the sour cream and onion chips, Thank you and hope you find them beemerphill
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 06:49 PM
Sep 3

Ritabert

(740 posts)
108. Individual tuna cans for 1 serving
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 04:12 PM
Sep 3

I assume it's a supply chain problem but haven't seen them in months. Just enough for one serving with no leftovers.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
123. I just bought the three canned box. They are out there. I am the only one in the house that likes tuna fish salad. the
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 06:44 PM
Sep 3

small cans are handy for maybe one or two sammies. Mine has Charlie the Tuna on it---Starkist? They are in water, not oil. Let me know if you want me to pick up a box. or two.

riverbendviewgal

(4,319 posts)
110. Graham crackers with cinnamon
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 04:22 PM
Sep 3

I loved with milk. There are graham crackers sold in stores but not with cinnamon.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
122. Thank you riverbendviewgal. I wonder why they took the cinnamon ones out. Can you buy cinnamon and sprinkle on top?
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 06:38 PM
Sep 3

debm55

(35,323 posts)
121. Thank you very much Elessar Zappa. I will let you know. I ordered two boxes from Amazon. But it was always my go to
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 06:36 PM
Sep 3

breakfast in the winter. You are very kind.

Elessar Zappa

(15,769 posts)
157. My favorite thing
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 01:56 AM
Sep 4

that they don’t carry anymore is Fruitopia. It was a bottled fruit-flavored drink. Pure sugar but it was tasty!

happybird

(5,092 posts)
112. Mine are all junk food, but I miss it:
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 04:50 PM
Sep 3

Pudding Pops

Minute Maid Juice Bars

Banana YooHoo

Ben & Jerry's Brownie Batter Ice Cream

Craigmont Sodas (old Safeway brand. Black Cherry, Cream Soda, Strawberry, Root Beer, and other flavors)

Edit to Add:
Tobasco Cheez-Its.

The partnership with Tobasco must have ended because they have Hot & Spicy Cheez-Its now, but they are nowhere near as good as the old Tobasco ones were. And I'm not even a big Tobasco fan.

AmBlue

(3,436 posts)
113. Nonesuch Dried Mincemeat
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 05:03 PM
Sep 3

Borden bought out Nonesuch and promptly discontinued it. It was the main ingredient for the Christmas cookies made in our family for at least 3 generations.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
118. Same with the Lavka prune butter. Have a recipe for Christmas cookies. Might use the apricot cookies this year. Can you
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 06:30 PM
Sep 3

buy somewhere else. Bummer,

AmBlue

(3,436 posts)
132. Yeah.. we are trying other brands
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 07:19 PM
Sep 3

But it seems mincemeat is not much in demand these days. Best I've found so far is Blake Hill Preserves, but no one is making it dried-- only wet. You might check if Blake Hill has prune butter! They have a lot of unusual jams and preserves, sweet, spicy and savory.

Jeebo

(2,251 posts)
128. Birdseye used to make a line of frozen vegetables I loved.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 06:58 PM
Sep 3

There were several different kinds of frozen vegetables in that line, but the two I REALLY loved were New Orleans Creole Style and New England Style. They were easy to fix and delicious to eat. Then one day for some reason they stopped showing up in the grocery stores. That was 35 or 40 years ago. I wish they would resurrect that line of frozen vegetables. It would make it a lot easier for me to go vegetarian. I go vegetarian one or two days a week now, anyway. Usually don't eat a lot of meat the other days, either.

-- Ron

debm55

(35,323 posts)
165. Thank you Jeebo. I remember the different styles of mixed veggies. They were different from the regular veggies.
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 08:06 AM
Sep 4

haven't seen in a while.

Mike Nelson

(10,266 posts)
129. I miss...
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 06:59 PM
Sep 3

... low-sugar cinnamon Pop Tarts... have not seen them in years. I asked and someone said get the ones with no glaze, but it was not the low-sugar one. I also miss Van De Kamp cheese enchiladas.

consider_this

(2,825 posts)
142. Crispy Critters ...
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 08:45 PM
Sep 3

was a breakfast cereal manufactured by Post Cereals starting in 1963. The sweetened cereal, made of oats, consisted of animal-shaped pieces similar to animal crackers.
Television commercials featured a cartoon lion, Linus the Lionhearted, voiced by Sheldon Leonard, with the slogan "The one and only cereal that comes in the shape of animals," sung to the tune of "Trepak" from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker ballet.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
144. Consider_this. are you telling me that they are no longer made???? I enjoyed them as a snack too. Oh the humanity.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 08:56 PM
Sep 3

debm55

(35,323 posts)
167. At my store. but it's still around. Thank you pansypoo53219, I ordered it off of Amazon. But some stores have it just
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 08:18 AM
Sep 4

not mine in my area.

riversedge

(73,030 posts)
151. I love it. I probably have some in the cupboard. I put brown sugar and milk on it--
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:39 PM
Sep 3

mainly for cold mornings--it is summer now so not eaten it since last spring. yummy yummy.
I do not recall having a problem buying it at local food store.


pansypoo53219

(21,696 posts)
175. i switched to brown rice farina. i do butter + brown sugar. make leftovers + use butter + maple syrup.
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 01:52 PM
Sep 4

i like cooking it low for about 1/2 or so til extra mushy. sadly easyiest off amazon. tried 5 grain. ok, but sosking th pan created issues.

OldBaldy1701E

(6,270 posts)
159. I miss the plain ones.
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 05:02 AM
Sep 4

I don't want a bunch of sugar and icing on my pop tart. Unfortunately, I am in the minority on this, so they are all but impossible to find. Which sucks, as sometimes they are the only thing I can stomach. Thanks, failing digestive system!

debm55

(35,323 posts)
164. Thank you Indypendent. Sorry about the Dutch Apple Pop Tart. Are they not just in your store or all over?
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 07:57 AM
Sep 4

tornado34jh

(1,278 posts)
153. Ooh, tricky one. I could list several, but if I had to choose one,
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 12:25 AM
Sep 4

There used to be these Gardein Crispy Chicken Patties. I used to get them all the time. But none of the stores have them anymore, which is a shame because they always were really good. I haven't seen it in years.

tornado34jh

(1,278 posts)
170. Some other ones I haven't seen recently
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 09:59 AM
Sep 4

Ore-Ida Golden Crispers, I always like crispy fries, but I haven't seen them recently, at least not when I used to live in Lakeland. Smart Ones had these sliders I liked, but I haven't seen them in years. Alexia had these sea-salt crinkle cut fries, but I haven't not seen them in a while. Unfortunately, a lot of the good stuff I like isn't there.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
174. Thank you tornado34jh. I liked the Golden Crispers. I hope they are not gone from my store. Sorry about you not finding
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 01:40 PM
Sep 4

the products you like. Do you think it's the store or the companies?

tornado34jh

(1,278 posts)
185. I am not really sure
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 03:09 PM
Sep 4

I know stores do change their inventory every now and then, but at least when I was in Lakeland (I am in Orlando now), I checked Target, Walmart, Publix, none of them have it.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
163. Thank you hydolastic. I have never seen it. Just the chicken and noodle. sounds like it has been discontinued. Sorry.
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 07:39 AM
Sep 4

debm55

(35,323 posts)
171. I love lemonade. Have you Tried Simply Lemonade. It's pretty good.Maybe you can doctor it so it tastes more like pink
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 10:04 AM
Sep 4

lemonade.Thank you murielm99 and good luck.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
172. Same with Pillsbury. Nut Bread. GONE, I would at times add carrots or zucchini , nuts to it. Now no more. There is
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 10:17 AM
Sep 4

another brand I bought and it is not the same.

List left

(627 posts)
177. Trader Joe's Soy Creamy Cherry Chocolate Chip Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 02:09 PM
Sep 4

They seem to have discontinued all soy products but this was my favorite.



Jilly_in_VA

(10,845 posts)
181. Nehi Grape
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 02:36 PM
Sep 4

They made other flavors, and I liked the orange and strawberry, but the grape was great. Also lemon-grape Kool-Aid.
Ralston hot cereal, which was a fixture of my childhood.
White Lily corn muffin mix.

Jeebo

(2,251 posts)
189. You can still get Nehi Grape soda at Cracker Barrel.
Fri Oct 4, 2024, 01:36 PM
Oct 4

I often drink a bottle of it with my meal at Cracker Barrel.

-- Ron

PennRalphie

(268 posts)
190. Stouffers frozen apples
Fri Oct 4, 2024, 03:07 PM
Oct 4

They were so good. We would eat it for dessert. Discontinued and no others taste as good as theirs.

Mosby

(17,380 posts)
191. Crenshaw, Casaba melons.
Fri Oct 4, 2024, 03:38 PM
Oct 4

When I was a kid in Phoenix we used to go to a produce store called farm-2-you. It was on Van Buren. Nothing exists today like that store.

Wicked Blue

(6,623 posts)
194. Trader Joe's Muesli, Trader Joe's Lemon Pepper
Fri Oct 4, 2024, 09:46 PM
Oct 4

Trader Joe's Nourish shampoo. Their little oatmeal-raising cookies that came in a tub. They keep discontinuing products I like and replacing them with weird items that I wouldn't dream of eating or using.

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