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post #1 of 40
6/18/09 at 6:06pm
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Every now and then I have a craving for Nehi sodas. Do you remember the 50's and 60's when the IN-soda was NEHI grape, strawberry, orange, cherry and my biggest favorite of all, Blue NEHI cream soda which, left your teeth blue from drinking it. I remember them being dispensed out of a chest type soda machine that had ice-cold water circulating around the bottles, then you would choose the flavor and move the bottle to the release mechanism, put in your money and pull the bottle out. OHHHHH mY those were the days. Simpler times when you could get candy for a penny as well as juice filled wax bottle and wax lips. Oh, and lest I forget, on the way home you walked down the rail road tracks with a friend into the warmth and golden sunlight of summer with the smell of creosote from the ties wafting up from the tracks. Here and there you would find a lonely California poppy struggling to survive growing out of the rocks around the tracks. You were free and felt like you would live forever happily thinking about the activities of tomorrow. If only I had known how precious yesterday was. Perhaps I would have paid more attention. Never oulive all of your relaltives and friends. It is too high a price to pay for long life.
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post #2 of 40
6/18/09 at 6:07pm
I'm way too young to experience NEHI soda, but I LOVEEEE soda
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post #3 of 40
6/18/09 at 6:12pm
Radar O'Reilly on M*A*S*H loved Grape Nehi soda!
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post #4 of 40
6/18/09 at 6:23pm
It may not be yesterday...but you can still buy it now...

http://www.amazon.com/Nehi-Grape-Sod.../dp/B000Z7INDY
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post #5 of 40
6/18/09 at 6:24pm
I think I saw Nehi at Bevmo a couple of weeks ago, grape and orange, possibly the blue kind too. But I'm a Moxie girl myself.
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post #6 of 40
6/18/09 at 6:34pm
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I think I saw Nehi at Bevmo a couple of weeks ago, grape and orange, possibly the blue kind too. But I'm a Moxie girl myself.

Ive always wanted to try Moxie. Lucky you!!
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post #7 of 40
6/18/09 at 6:43pm
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I think I saw Nehi at Bevmo a couple of weeks ago, grape and orange, possibly the blue kind too. But I'm a Moxie girl myself.

I love Moxie! I haven't drank one of those in years.....
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post #8 of 40
6/18/09 at 7:03pm
My grandparents raised me for a few years in their country store in rural Lousiana. They had one of the cold water coolers but the bottles just jostled freely, shoulder to shoulder until you reached in and pulled the one you wanted out. You had to wipe and flick the excess water away. Nehi, REAL Coke, RC Cola, Pepsi in those cool twist bottles, and my favorite, Delaware Punch all waited within. The Tom's cookie man would throw open his truck to let me help him unload a week's worth of baked wares...some still warm and all rich with the fragrance of cinnamon and sugars. Candy was a nickel or dime in my time but ten cents usually got you about seven or eight inches of Baby Ruth. Or Zero or Zagnut or Payday...used to be you'd lose count of all of those M&Ms. The smells and tastes of youth, my friend. You drank deep and took it all in just the way you were supposed to then and now it lives on in memory, again, as it's supposed to.
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post #9 of 40
6/18/09 at 10:15pm
I'm reading this and drinking my favorite soda (Reed's Extra Ginger Brew) and HAVE NO CLUE what you guys are talking about but really wish I did since it all sounds tasty and fun.

- Al
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post #10 of 40
6/18/09 at 10:42pm
Wow, that takes me back. I think I liked the orange one. I also remember later seeing those bottles at the fairs. They used to warp and twist the glass so that it looked crazy. Thanks for sharing with us.
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post #11 of 40
6/18/09 at 10:52pm
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They used to warp and twist the glass so that it looked crazy.

OMG! I had one of these when I was a girl! They filled them back up with colored water and it looked so cool ... until it broke. I also had a pair of purple glass bolas, until they broke too. Do fairs still have cool prizes?
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post #12 of 40
6/18/09 at 11:34pm
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an_oud_girl: Absolutely fairs do. Do you remember the chameleon lizards that came on a leash and pinned onto your clothing? How about snow cones and cotton candy? This Fair is the sort of thing that you did with your grandfather. Two children at opposite ends of age but of one mind, kindred spirits of life. Remember when you and your grandfather would have talks like he was your best friend, because he was.



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OMG! I had one of these when I was a girl! They filled them back up with colored water and it looked so cool ... until it broke. I also had a pair of purple glass bolas, until they broke too. Do fairs still have cool prizes?
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post #13 of 40
6/18/09 at 11:37pm
Remember flying saucer wafers? (with the tiny little candy balls inside) These were my favorite!

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post #14 of 40
6/18/09 at 11:55pm
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Anyone remember pushups. They were orange sherbet in what looks like a toilet paper core with a stick that you push up as you eat the sherbet? My favorite, and they are still being made, were the Carnation Malts that came in a cup and the obligatory wooden spoon. I liked to eat mine with the malt in one hand and licorice sticks in the other. Amazing how we survived those years. I looked like an "our gang" member with big ears and cow lick and freckles. Thank God the freckles and cow lick are gone and I grew into the ears.
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post #15 of 40
6/19/09 at 12:10am
Now that I remember... i used to buy the flintstones one from the ice cream man.
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post #16 of 40
6/19/09 at 12:24am
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Those were happy times.
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post #17 of 40
6/19/09 at 2:35am
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an_oud_girl: Absolutely fairs do. Do you remember the chameleon lizards that came on a leash and pinned onto your clothing? How about snow cones and cotton candy? This Fair is the sort of thing that you did with your grandfather. Two children at opposite ends of age but of one mind, kindred spirits of life. Remember when you and your grandfather would have talks like he was your best friend, because he was.

I don't remember the lizards. We must not have had those because I *adore* lizards! And I still eat snow cones and cotton candy.

I didn't get to know either of my grandfathers, but I was very close to my maternal grandmother. We used to take walks in the woods she taught me the song for catching doodlebugs-- "Doodlebug, doodlebug come outta that hole. Your house on fire, children cryin'."

Scentronic, those flying saucers look familiar. I think they were mild and sweet tasting.

There is an candy store near me that carries everything, seriously every kind of old-time candy still in production today. It's called Powell's Sweet Shoppe and is actually a rather fancy place. The Gene Wilder version of Willy Wonka is usually playing on a flat screen t.v. The last time I was there I bought Bottle Caps-- those wonderful bottle cap shaped candies that taste like soda! My favorite is root beer, and I still sort them to make sure I have at least one root beer candy to eat last.

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post #18 of 40
6/19/09 at 7:28am
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Every now and then I have a craving for Nehi sodas. Do you remember the 50's and 60's when the IN-soda was NEHI grape, strawberry, orange, cherry and my biggest favorite of all, Blue NEHI cream soda which, left your teeth blue from drinking it. I remember them being dispensed out of a chest type soda machine that had ice-cold water circulating around the bottles, then you would choose the flavor and move the bottle to the release mechanism, put in your money and pull the bottle out. OHHHHH mY those were the days. Simpler times when you could get candy for a penny as well as juice filled wax bottle and wax lips. Oh, and lest I forget, on the way home you walked down the rail road tracks with a friend into the warmth and golden sunlight of summer with the smell of creosote from the ties wafting up from the tracks. Here and there you would find a lonely California poppy struggling to survive growing out of the rocks around the tracks. You were free and felt like you would live forever happily thinking about the activities of tomorrow. If only I had known how precious yesterday was. Perhaps I would have paid more attention. Never oulive all of your relaltives and friends. It is too high a price to pay for long life.

Oh man, your post took me back to the summer days when my mother and I visited her parents in Greensboro, Florida. Just a tiny little railroad town in 'nawth' Florida but there was a general store there named Fletcher's and that was where I enjoyed the things you spoke of. My favorite was the grape NEHI but I also drank Coca Cola in the small, green, glass bottle and an occasional Dr. Pepper.

That store was full of farming tools, mule harnesses, railroad caps, etc., and now, fond memories.
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post #19 of 40
6/19/09 at 8:43am
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Lightninrod: Do you remember the Dr. Pepper bottle had, I believe it was 10, 2 and 4 on the bottle. The most logical explanation I have heard was that it was a reference to drinking it as a tea substitute (a la the British) at 10 am, 2 pm and 4 pm, tea times. By the way, it is no longer on the cans.



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Oh man, your post took me back to the summer days when my mother and I visited her parents in Greensboro, Florida. Just a tiny little railroad town in 'nawth' Florida but there was a general store there named Fletcher's and that was where I enjoyed the things you spoke of. My favorite was the grape NEHI but I also drank Coca Cola in the small, green, glass bottle and an occasional Dr. Pepper.

That store was full of farming tools, mule harnesses, railroad caps, etc., and now, fond memories.
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post #20 of 40
6/19/09 at 8:51am
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Anyone remember pushups. They were orange sherbet in what looks like a toilet paper core with a stick that you push up as you eat the sherbet? My favorite, and they are still being made, were the Carnation Malts that came in a cup and the obligatory wooden spoon. I liked to eat mine with the malt in one hand and licorice sticks in the other. Amazing how we survived those years. I looked like an "our gang" member with big ears and cow lick and freckles. Thank God the freckles and cow lick are gone and I grew into the ears.

I loooove pushups & yep the orange sherbet ones were my favorite, too. The chocolate ones seem to get some goo that formed around the edges & made me lose my appetite for them. But the orange ones were always perfect. I ALWAYS got those malt cups @ ball games!

My favorite treat as a kid: Zeltzer Seltzer. Anyone remember this stuff?
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post #21 of 40
6/19/09 at 10:41am
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CologneJunkie: I remember "Fizzies" small tabls that fizzed in a glass of water changing it into a carbonated punch kind of drink and "Pop Rocks" that released CO2, I think, when they fizzed in your mouth.


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I loooove pushups & yep the orange sherbet ones were my favorite, too. The chocolate ones seem to get some goo that formed around the edges & made me lose my appetite for them. But the orange ones were always perfect. I ALWAYS got those malt cups @ ball games!

My favorite treat as a kid: Zeltzer Seltzer. Anyone remember this stuff?
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post #22 of 40
6/19/09 at 12:10pm
I have fond memories of Fizzies! I actually used to break those in half & let them dissolve on my tongue instead of putting them in water .
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post #23 of 40
6/19/09 at 12:58pm
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CologneJunkie: I remember one of our sayings that kids haul out for certain situations that went; "That's about as funny as a flood in a Fizzies factory".

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I have fond memories of Fizzies! I actually used to break those in half & let them dissolve on my tongue instead of putting them in water .
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post #24 of 40
6/19/09 at 12:59pm
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CologneJunkie: I remember one of our sayings that kids haul out for certain situations that went; "That's about as funny as a flood in a Fizzies factory". Now the kids run around saying "Too bad, soooo sad."

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I have fond memories of Fizzies! I actually used to break those in half & let them dissolve on my tongue instead of putting them in water .
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post #25 of 40
6/19/09 at 1:05pm
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Every now and then I have a craving for Nehi sodas. Do you remember the 50's and 60's when the IN-soda was NEHI grape, strawberry, orange, cherry and my biggest favorite of all, Blue NEHI cream soda which, left your teeth blue from drinking it. I remember them being dispensed out of a chest type soda machine that had ice-cold water circulating around the bottles, then you would choose the flavor and move the bottle to the release mechanism, put in your money and pull the bottle out. OHHHHH mY those were the days. Simpler times when you could get candy for a penny as well as juice filled wax bottle and wax lips. Oh, and lest I forget, on the way home you walked down the rail road tracks with a friend into the warmth and golden sunlight of summer with the smell of creosote from the ties wafting up from the tracks. Here and there you would find a lonely California poppy struggling to survive growing out of the rocks around the tracks. You were free and felt like you would live forever happily thinking about the activities of tomorrow. If only I had known how precious yesterday was. Perhaps I would have paid more attention. Never oulive all of your relaltives and friends. It is too high a price to pay for long life.


This is going off on a tangent but, it sounds like you're describing a scene from "The Sandlot"

When did they discontinue Nehi Sodas?
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post #26 of 40
6/19/09 at 3:32pm
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mcjra: NEHI products can still be purchased. The company took on the name of NEHI in 1928 and later was purchased by Royal Crown and then Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group in 2008 according to Wikipedia. I remember another best seller of theirs was Peach soda also. There are some specialty soda stores on the internet that sell it. In these days of the giant soda companies always at war for market share it is amazing that it has survived. Maybe that is due to the NEHI reputation.

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This is going off on a tangent but, it sounds like you're describing a scene from "The Sandlot"

When did they discontinue Nehi Sodas?
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post #27 of 40
6/19/09 at 5:08pm
Gosh, I remember a lot of this stuff...Nehis, Dr. Pepper, RC cola, orange push ups, MOON PIES! And homemade ice cream in the hand cranked ice cream maker. Cotton candy. I remember this old store that was a gas station where my grandfather would fill up. I'd get a dime to go in and buy candy. There were always these old men hanging around inside. I'd usually get a Hershey bar, and it was BIG! And I remember Zagnut candy bars - do I ever miss those! I remember the smell of creosote, and walking over a bridge with the brownish water moving below. I remember swimming in a creek. I remember how sweet it was to go inside where the AC was on and have lunch with my grandmother. This was in Mississippi, and it was seriously hot in the summer. We'd always have rest time in the afternoon after lunch, go back in the back bedrooms for naps. When the telephone rang it was a big event, lol!
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post #28 of 40
6/19/09 at 9:02pm
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lilybelle: Those were good day eh? Moon Pies, yes! I remember those and how about Charleston Bars; they were big, kinda flat and long, chocolate covered and the white center pulled and twisted until you finally boke a bite off. There were also big pickle barrels with huge pickles and who could forget the clear and pink rock candy? All this just came flooding back from memory when you mentioned Moon Pies.



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Gosh, I remember a lot of this stuff...Nehis, Dr. Pepper, RC cola, orange push ups, MOON PIES! And homemade ice cream in the hand cranked ice cream maker. Cotton candy. I remember this old store that was a gas station where my grandfather would fill up. I'd get a dime to go in and buy candy. There were always these old men hanging around inside. I'd usually get a Hershey bar, and it was BIG! And I remember Zagnut candy bars - do I ever miss those! I remember the smell of creosote, and walking over a bridge with the brownish water moving below. I remember swimming in a creek. I remember how sweet it was to go inside where the AC was on and have lunch with my grandmother. This was in Mississippi, and it was seriously hot in the summer. We'd always have rest time in the afternoon after lunch, go back in the back bedrooms for naps. When the telephone rang it was a big event, lol!
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post #29 of 40
6/20/09 at 7:43am
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lilybelle: Those were good day eh? Moon Pies, yes! I remember those and how about Charleston Bars; they were big, kinda flat and long, chocolate covered and the white center pulled and twisted until you finally boke a bite off. There were also big pickle barrels with huge pickles and who could forget the clear and pink rock candy? All this just came flooding back from memory when you mentioned Moon Pies.

Yes! Charleston Chews, I think those were called. I don't think I could manage one of those today - too many fillings to pull out. Your mention of the smell of creosote and railway ties brought back a lot of memories for me. I remember walking along railway ties with my cousins.
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post #30 of 40
6/20/09 at 7:59pm
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A couple of other things I remembered was one, candy apples in that cool red, cinamon covering and cady cigarettes. I wish you good memories.

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Yes! Charleston Chews, I think those were called. I don't think I could manage one of those today - too many fillings to pull out. Your mention of the smell of creosote and railway ties brought back a lot of memories for me. I remember walking along railway ties with my cousins.
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post #31 of 40
6/20/09 at 10:35pm
Who remembers the HOT Warheads? They were hard candy w/ powder in the middle. They made the sour ones long after they discontinued the hot ones...but the hot ones were always my favorite.

And no one remembers Zeltzer Seltzer??
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post #32 of 40
6/21/09 at 6:55am
You are correct about those 'time numbers' NT. And, we use to pour Tom's Salted Peanuts into our soft drinks. The salt added to the great taste!
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post #33 of 40
6/21/09 at 10:19am
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RE: Nehi soda. One of the flavors I forgot was Peach. It was very similar to real peach taste too. When I drank the blue cream soda by Nehi I would eat round chocolate covered soft mints that came in a box, they were a very item at the snack counter in theaters. Oh! I just remembered the boxed milk Duds and malt balls too. Craving time.
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post #34 of 40
7/2/09 at 4:53am
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Peach Nehi was my favorite!! And my friend always got Tahitian Treat.

My hubby and I were talking about retro candy the other night- anyone remember the wax bottle cokes? how about dipping sticks?
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post #35 of 40
7/2/09 at 4:56am
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I would eat round chocolate covered soft mints that came in a box, they were a very item at the snack counter in theaters.

Junior Mints!
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post #36 of 40
7/5/09 at 2:35pm
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Junior Mints! That it along with Milk Duds were the items at the theaters and, of course, the red foil covered Rocky Road bars. My mom got me hooked on See's Bon Bons, fudge and peanut brittle.


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Junior Mints!
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post #37 of 40
7/6/09 at 5:11pm
N_Tesla, you will never believe what I saw in the grocery store today. Moon Pies! Banana and chocolate both. I haven't seen those in years and years. I almost bought a box. I knew I would eat the entire box by myself, though, so I didn't. I just stood there for the longest time staring at it and grinning. If I had children or grandchildren I would have to introduce them to moon pies. What if they thought they were gross? Now I'm becoming annoyed with my hypothetical ungrateful grandchildren! lol!
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post #38 of 40
7/10/09 at 1:56pm
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lilybelle: Ya, those ungrateful hypothetical grandchildren these days! (LOL) No Hehi for them.


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N_Tesla, you will never believe what I saw in the grocery store today. Moon Pies! Banana and chocolate both. I haven't seen those in years and years. I almost bought a box. I knew I would eat the entire box by myself, though, so I didn't. I just stood there for the longest time staring at it and grinning. If I had children or grandchildren I would have to introduce them to moon pies. What if they thought they were gross? Now I'm becoming annoyed with my hypothetical ungrateful grandchildren! lol!
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post #39 of 40
7/10/09 at 2:03pm
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Do any of you remember when your mom taught you how to make cinnnamon toast? The butter (real butter), powered sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Never could get enough with a big glass of cold milk. You know, real milk that came in glass with a stopper in the top that the milk man left on your doorstep. Sometimes I used raisin bread instead of white or wheat. Sweeeet!
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post #40 of 40
7/11/09 at 1:55am
This Snowman Sno Cone jingle has been in my head for 30 years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smHmoIGR2P8
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