QotD: Bring Back the Snack
Are there any snacks, food or candy that are no longer made that you desperately miss?
I know that when this topic comes up, those of my generation (approximately) tend to bemoan the Jell-o Pudding Pop. In fact, that's how I found out about this question of the day - another blog friend posted that particular missed treat. And I readily cop to being quite the Pudding Pop fan, back in the day. But they did bring them back a year or two, at least in certain areas. But I'm not sure it took, because I haven't seen them lately. Then again, the grocery store where I usually end up shopping (albeit begrudgingly) is pretty unreliable. They tend not to have the same frozen treat selection on any two different shopping trips. Just recently, when I had strep throat I bought the best Superman tie-in popcicles there, that I've yet to see again.
However, as good as the Pudding Pop was, when it comes to pudding-centric treats, I would much rather see the return of Pudding Pockets. I was obsessed with these when I was younger and would make them all the time. I particularly remember this one summer, when I think that virtually all I did was make/eat Pudding Pockets and play Clue. For those not fortunate enough to be in the know, Pudding Pockets was a box cupcake mix and at some point you added pudding to the middle of the concoction, so the end result was something like a Hostess cupcake, but with pudding instead of cream. They came in a variety of flavors, but my favorite was yellow cupcakes with chocolate pudding. Recently I have tried to concoct my own version of this, with your standard, readily available supplies, but so far I have not perfected it to the point that my nostalgic cravings are satisfied. It is a worthy experiment, however, and I will press on.
I also really, really liked Pac-Man cereal . It was sort of like Lucky Charms, only much tastier. Of course, if they had ever come out with Ms. Pac-Man cereal, it would've been even better.
