Forgotten Foods & Beverages

My friend's mom used to always
have this at their house. It wasn't
bad but it wasn't that great either.
I see why my parents never
bought it. It's what the
astronauts drank in space.
Foh, lol.


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Tang was the shit!!!
 


Kudos was a milk chocolate granola cereal bar produced by Mars, Incorporated. Mars, Incorporated stated in a 2017 Facebook post that the bars had officially been discontinued. As of yet, there are no current plans to revive the product.



Quirst 7 Up introduced this lemonade-flavored soda circa 1979. Considering its name was an anagram of Squirt, it didn't stick around for long.
 


Sunbolt was a "morning energy drink" created and marketed by Quaker Oats/Gatorade North America in the mid-1990s. It can best be described as Gatorade with caffeine. For 12 weeks in 1994, a marketing firm called Chesapeake Communications Group (CCG) helped Quaker/GNA test-market the drink in the Baltimore/Washington area. The drink was also marketed in the Philadelphia metro area. Gatorade no longer makes Sunbolt.



Richard Simmons Salad Spray
Company: Chelton House Products
Year: 1989-1990
 

"Marathon" in the 1970s and 1980s,first sold in August 1973. It was discontinued in October 1981.


The Paul Masson brand is best remembered for its 1978–1981 marketing association with actor-director Orson Welles, who promised for Masson: "We will sell no wine before its time."
No-one presently makes any Paul Masson wines, as the rights remain with the Wine Group LLC, which discontinued production in 2018.
 


Hershey Kissables were a chocolate candy sold by The Hershey Company from 2005 to 2009. Comparable to M&M's, Hershey Kissables were shaped like miniature Hershey's Kisses and were coated in a thick sugar shell.



Tab Clear was a variation of Tab. It is Coca-Cola's contribution to the short-lived "clear cola" movement during the early 1990s. It was introduced in the United States on December 14, 1992,[1] in the United Kingdom a month later[2] and in Japan in March 1993 to initially positive results. Tab Clear was, however, discontinued after only a short time of marketing in 1994.
 


Zooroni, a delicious pasta in tomato sause with tangy cheese (with or without meatballs) was basically animal crackers in sauce. Shaped noodles that looked like giraffes, camels, elephants and hippos.



Cherry Cola Slice? I didn't. Not one bit. I tried to remember back and visualize a shopping trip with my mom......strolling down the soda aisle. That would have been back in the mid 80s. Cherry Cola Slice was discontinued in 1988 due to the popularity of Cherry Pepsi.
 


Star Wars cookies were similar to Teddy Grahams, though they predated them by several years. They're no longer around, but there's no shortage of merchandise for Star Wars fans, even including an Instant Pot collection.



Hires Root Beer is a root beer marketed by Keurig Dr Pepper. As of 2022, the Keurig Dr. Pepper web page no longer lists Hires among its list of brands on the home page except as part of an all products listing search on its website.
 
That Crystal Pepsi used to hit. And I HATE Pepsi and always have. But that one wasn’t bad at all. Id imagine it’s a bit healthier since it didn’t have the coloring. Also tang was sweet af. Hit or miss with that because I wasn’t the one making it. The tangy part of it was cool but too sweet. Also, y’all made me realize how cot dayum old some of y’all is.
 


Pillsbury waffle sticks which were sadly discontinued four years after their popular debut in 2003.



Bubble Up is a lemon-lime soft drink brand created in 1919, by Sweet Valley Products Co. of Sandusky, Ohio.
The company fell onto bad times and filed for bankruptcy in 1970.
Hedinger Brands LLC, located in Jasper, Indiana, purchased Bubble Up in 2007.
 


Cheetos X's and O's are yet another example of the brand's affinity for game-themed flavors, this one being a tic-tac-toe theme. Cheetos' X's and O's were cheese puffs that came in the shape of these letters, as opposed to the typical Cheetos shapes.
They came out in 1999 and were quietly discontinued the following year.



C&C Cola is a NJ based soda and juice drink company
 

Certs was a brand of breath mint that was noted for the frequent use of "two mints in one" in its marketing.It was discontinued in 2018.


Bud Dry was a beer brewed by Anheuser-Busch in the United States. Bud Dry was discontinued by Anheuser-Busch in December 2010.
 

Steak-umm is a brand of thin-sliced frozen steaks manufactured by The Steak-Umm Company, LLC. Steak-umms are sold in supermarkets throughout the United States and are used for making homemade Philadelphia-style cheesesteaks.


Five Alive is a line of fruit juice blends created by Minute Maid, a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company. Both the name and the five colors of the logo refer to the five fruit juices each variety contains.
By the 1990s, the beverages were no longer produced for the U.S. market.
 

Steak-umm is a brand of thin-sliced frozen steaks manufactured by The Steak-Umm Company, LLC. Steak-umms are sold in supermarkets throughout the United States and are used for making homemade Philadelphia-style cheesesteaks.


Five Alive is a line of fruit juice blends created by Minute Maid, a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company. Both the name and the five colors of the logo refer to the five fruit juices each variety contains.
By the 1990s, the beverages were no longer produced for the U.S. market.


Steak-umm is still sold in stores today

Hell they're at Aldi stores on sale for $7.99 the other day when I went
 
Jolt Cola is a carbonated soft drink produced by The Jolt Company, Inc. The cola drink was created in 1985 by C. J. Rapp as a highly caffeinated beverage. It was targeted towards students and young professionals, stressing its use as a stimulant in a similar manner as energy drinks.







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Mars bar was a candy bar with nougat and toasted almonds coated with milk chocolate. The same candy bar is known outside the United States as a Mars Almond bar. Originally it did not have caramel, but at some point caramel was added. It was discontinued in 2002.


TJ Swann was a brand of wine that was popular in the 1970s and was known for being inexpensive
 

SnackWell's was an American brand of foods that was introduced in 1992. In 2022, the SnackWell's brand was retired.


The A.J. Canfield Company was a Chicago-based independent producer of carbonated beverages founded in 1924.
 



Bounty is a coconut-filled, chocolate-enrobed candy bar manufactured by Mars Inc., introduced in 1951 in the United Kingdom and Canada. The Bounty is no longer domestically sold within the United States, only being available via import sales.



Rondo was a citrus-flavored soft drink available in limited U.S. markets in the late 1970s and early 1980s, one which was "blended from fine essences", and "lightly carbonated".
 
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