Mar19

born p.d. (pre-doritos).

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taco flavored doritos- now vintage

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yes, i know it surprised my children

 i was born before Doritos were invented

and ranch dressing became popular

and captain crunch cereal

and space bars and pop tarts

were born

and …

the 60s and 70a

were the heyday for junk food

and i was in my glory.

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what is a childhood food or snack that you still think about?

 

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‘i’m not really a football guy, i’m more of a snack guy,’

-john, age 5

 

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  2. I come from a time slot where snacks weren’t even known…. the greatest thing were ‘goldfish’, tiny fish-formed salted snacks. they still exist but i haven’t seen them in a loooooong time. when i was older, Bruchschokolade was a relatively cheap option – nowadays i think you call it chocolate bark (broken pieces of choco) and it has become a ‘lifestyle choice’. Then it was the ‘rubbish’, broken chocolate bunnies, pralinés, etc. and was sold by the 100gr or less….. now it’s an extra expensive plate of ‘hand made’ chocolate with fruits or nuts or whatnot in it! one of my earliest memories though was, when i stole a 20ct bar of icecream from our nearby shop. they had them outside of the store in a large cooler – my mum had to pick me up at the store and had to speak to the manager about her bad daughter….. you see, some hundred yrs later, i still haven’t forgotten the shame and my mum’s horror!

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  9. Chips and junk food were NOT a staple in my house. We had to beg for them – or buy them on our own once we made money. They were strictly party food. Must say, I am definitely a chip gal…

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  12. The occasional cookie (store bought) was for dessert. Potato chips made an appearance infrequently at lunch, in the summer, at the lake. I do have a memory of pop tarts in the 60’s however…

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  15. One year, I got from my sister on my Birthday, $10.00’s worth of Cadbury’s 4 Flavour Chocolate bars at a $1.00 each. They were and it was THE BEST!!!
    She ordered from our school bus driver. He owned a garage/service station and we could order any ‘junk food’ he had in the store. It was great cause we all lived in the country and your parents weren’t going to town just for stuff like that!

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  18. I picked up a bag of these “vintage” Doritos a couple of years ago. They brought back such memories of childhood!

    I’d say Tang. It’s still around, of course, but not as popular as it once was. Probably because we haven’t been to the moon in 50 years.

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  26. 60s in Oz – forever hungry but finding the mulberries, loquats and honeysuckles outdoors. Snacks came in abundance at the Royal Easter show once a year where we’d get several showbags like Hoadleys (choc) and Smiths (savoury) and make the stash last for months!

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