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Vintage Food Advertisements: Part Twenty-one
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Post# 1186289   7/30/2023 at 16:47 (277 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        

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Welcome to Vintage Food Advertisements: Part Twenty-one! Advertisements of prepared foods from the past...meats, fruits, vegetables, convenience foods, soft drinks, baked goods, snacks, candies, condiments, etc. Fresh, frozen, canned or bottled, it's all good!

 

Of course, everyone is invited to post related products. Please be sure any images you post do not contain watermarks or copyrights from any other sites or individuals.

 

Many of the ads contain recipes. If you decide to try one, please share! We would love to see the result!

 

Enjoy!  

 

Part One:

http://www.automaticwasher.org/c...

 

Part Two:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?76939

 

Part Three:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?77068

 

Part Four:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?77477

 

Part Five:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?78072

 

Part Six:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?79153

 

Part Seven:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?80075

 

Part Eight:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?80811

 

Part Nine:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?81101

 

Part Ten:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?82025

 

Part Eleven:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?82604

 

Part Twelve:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?82934

 

Part Thirteen:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?83564

 

Part Fourteen:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?84438

 

Part Fifteen:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?86253

 

Part Sixteen:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?87164

 

Part Seventeen:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?89833

 

Part Eighteen:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?91563

 

Part Nineteen:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?92640

 

Part Twenty:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?93114





Post# 1186291 , Reply# 1   7/30/2023 at 16:49 (277 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Betty Crocker 1948

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Betty Crocker 1948


Post# 1186292 , Reply# 2   7/30/2023 at 16:51 (277 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
A&P 1952

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A&P 1952


Post# 1186293 , Reply# 3   7/30/2023 at 16:52 (277 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Borden's 1927

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Borden's 1927


Post# 1186294 , Reply# 4   7/30/2023 at 16:54 (277 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Birds Eye 1944

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Birds Eye 1944


Post# 1186296 , Reply# 5   7/30/2023 at 16:55 (277 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Del Monte 1958

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Del Monte 1958


Post# 1186299 , Reply# 6   7/30/2023 at 16:58 (277 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Dexo 1940

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Dexo 1940


Post# 1186300 , Reply# 7   7/30/2023 at 17:00 (277 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Dolly Madison 1962

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Dolly Madison 1962


Post# 1186301 , Reply# 8   7/30/2023 at 17:02 (277 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Pillsbury 1958

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Pillsbury 1958


Post# 1186303 , Reply# 9   7/30/2023 at 17:04 (277 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Nabisco 1993

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Nabisco 1993


Post# 1186305 , Reply# 10   7/30/2023 at 17:06 (277 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Old El Paso 1987

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Old El Paso 1987


Post# 1187742 , Reply# 11   8/16/2023 at 16:38 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Baker's 1955

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Baker's 1955


Post# 1187743 , Reply# 12   8/16/2023 at 16:40 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Armour 1931

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Armour 1931


Post# 1187744 , Reply# 13   8/16/2023 at 16:42 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Birds Eye 1961

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Birds Eye 1961


Post# 1187745 , Reply# 14   8/16/2023 at 16:43 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Chun King 1956

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Chun King 1956


Post# 1187746 , Reply# 15   8/16/2023 at 16:45 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Chicken of the Sea 1962

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Chicken of the Sea 1962


Post# 1187748 , Reply# 16   8/16/2023 at 16:46 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Chef Boy-Ar-Dee 1967

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Chef Boy-Ar-Dee 1967


Post# 1187749 , Reply# 17   8/16/2023 at 16:48 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Crisco 1947

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Crisco 1947


Post# 1187750 , Reply# 18   8/16/2023 at 16:49 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Hellmann's 1988

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Hellmann's 1988


Post# 1187751 , Reply# 19   8/16/2023 at 16:51 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Kraft 1968

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Kraft 1968


Post# 1187752 , Reply# 20   8/16/2023 at 16:52 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Sunkist 1976

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Sunkist 1976


Post# 1187847 , Reply# 21   8/17/2023 at 10:40 (259 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL)        

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Reply #20, I remember sending away for the Lemon-Aid Kit. I still have the two Snackers (peeling/zester knives).

Post# 1188448 , Reply# 22   8/24/2023 at 23:54 (252 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Betty Crocker 1953

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Betty Crocker 1953


Post# 1188449 , Reply# 23   8/24/2023 at 23:56 (252 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Armour 1944

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Armour 1944


Post# 1188451 , Reply# 24   8/24/2023 at 23:57 (252 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Kraft 1989

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Kraft 1989


Post# 1188452 , Reply# 25   8/25/2023 at 00:00 (252 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Libby's 1917

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Libby's 1917


Post# 1188453 , Reply# 26   8/25/2023 at 00:01 (252 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Lipton 1979

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Lipton 1979


Post# 1188454 , Reply# 27   8/25/2023 at 00:04 (252 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Banquet 1964

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Banquet 1964


Post# 1188455 , Reply# 28   8/25/2023 at 00:06 (252 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Borden's 1964

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Borden's 1964


Post# 1188456 , Reply# 29   8/25/2023 at 00:08 (252 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Calumet 1929

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Calumet 1929


Post# 1188457 , Reply# 30   8/25/2023 at 00:09 (252 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Underwood 1957

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Underwood 1957


Post# 1188458 , Reply# 31   8/25/2023 at 00:11 (252 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Swanson 1956

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Swanson 1956


Post# 1188488 , Reply# 32   8/25/2023 at 13:19 (251 days old) by yuccadew ( US / East Coast )        

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Post# 1189940 , Reply# 33   9/13/2023 at 16:26 (232 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Baker's 1937

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Baker's 1937


Post# 1189941 , Reply# 34   9/13/2023 at 16:29 (232 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Betty Crocker 1956

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Betty Crocker 1956 A

 

Betty Crocker 1956 B


Post# 1189942 , Reply# 35   9/13/2023 at 16:30 (232 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Bisquick 1975

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Bisquick 1975


Post# 1189943 , Reply# 36   9/13/2023 at 16:32 (232 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Brach's 1970

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Brach's 1970


Post# 1189944 , Reply# 37   9/13/2023 at 16:34 (232 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
C&H 1988

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C&H 1988


Post# 1189945 , Reply# 38   9/13/2023 at 16:37 (232 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Crisco 1927

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Crisco 1927


Post# 1189946 , Reply# 39   9/13/2023 at 16:40 (232 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Dexo 1949

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Dexo 1949


Post# 1189947 , Reply# 40   9/13/2023 at 16:42 (232 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Duncan Hines 1977

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Duncan Hines 1977


Post# 1189948 , Reply# 41   9/13/2023 at 16:44 (232 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
French's 1952

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French's 1952


Post# 1189949 , Reply# 42   9/13/2023 at 16:45 (232 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
General Mills 1973

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General Mills 1973


Post# 1189951 , Reply# 43   9/13/2023 at 17:27 (232 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)        
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I remember these Betty Crocker frosting mixes very well. They were MUCH better than the canned frostings that replaced them! The Chocolate Malt Frosting was especially good. Thanks Louie as always for these great threads!

Eddie


Post# 1189957 , Reply# 44   9/13/2023 at 18:31 (232 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Yes Eddie, I agree, these canned frostings are such a travesty compared to at least taking the time to use a frosting mix.

Post# 1189963 , Reply# 45   9/13/2023 at 19:34 (232 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)        

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That chocolate cake with lemon icing sounds pretty delicious.

Post# 1189971 , Reply# 46   9/13/2023 at 21:01 (232 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        

I've used the Betty Crocker Angel Fluff mix before. It's still sold as Betty Crocker Home style Fluffy White. If you're going to use a lot, Krusteaz makes an icing mix that comes in a 5 lb. box. I've seen it in chocolate and vanilla at GFS.

Post# 1190097 , Reply# 47   9/16/2023 at 11:52 (229 days old) by yuccadew ( US / East Coast )        

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Post# 1192106 , Reply# 48   10/17/2023 at 22:11 (198 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Kelloggs 1982

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Kelloggs 1982 Halloween


Post# 1192107 , Reply# 49   10/17/2023 at 22:16 (198 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Diamond 1920

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Diamond 1920 Halloween


Post# 1192108 , Reply# 50   10/17/2023 at 22:19 (198 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Betty Crocker 1970

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Betty Crocker 1970


Post# 1192109 , Reply# 51   10/17/2023 at 22:20 (198 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Baker's 1951

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Baker's 1951


Post# 1192111 , Reply# 52   10/17/2023 at 22:22 (198 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Calumet 1928

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Calumet 1928


Post# 1192112 , Reply# 53   10/17/2023 at 22:24 (198 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Crisco 1954

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Crisco 1954


Post# 1192114 , Reply# 54   10/17/2023 at 22:26 (198 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Dean's 1955

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Dean's 1955


Post# 1192115 , Reply# 55   10/17/2023 at 22:27 (198 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Foremost 1958

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Foremost 1958


Post# 1192116 , Reply# 56   10/17/2023 at 22:31 (198 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Globe A-1 Flour 1944

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Globe A-1 Flour 1944


Post# 1192117 , Reply# 57   10/17/2023 at 22:32 (198 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Sunsweet 1940

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Sunsweet 1940


Post# 1192118 , Reply# 58   10/17/2023 at 22:34 (198 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Wesson 1952

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Wesson 1952


Post# 1192119 , Reply# 59   10/17/2023 at 22:46 (198 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)        
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My Mom used to make Croquettes from the recipe on the Crisco can with leftover roast from Sunday that she’d put through the food grinder on her Dormeyer Stand Mixer. As I recall they were really good too!

Eddie


Post# 1192120 , Reply# 60   10/17/2023 at 23:16 (198 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Cottage cheese in a hamburger???ACCKKK!!!!Good way to make me barf!!

Post# 1192145 , Reply# 61   10/18/2023 at 12:42 (197 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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There's a Foremost dairy building here, abandoned for years, as far back as I can remember.  A local entrepreneur recently remodeled it into a coffee & market venue (lunch cafe, office rentals, meeting and event space, farmer's market).


Post# 1192146 , Reply# 62   10/18/2023 at 13:22 (197 days old) by seedub (South Texas Hill Country)        
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Who remembers the Dieter's Plate that many restaurants had for awhile in the middle of last century? A hamburger patty, scoop of cottage cheese and a peach half. That never struck me as very dietetic.

--Chris


Post# 1192147 , Reply# 63   10/18/2023 at 13:23 (197 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Louis- Glad to see you're still posting vintage food ads! I control my Type II diabetes by eating no more than 20 total grams of carbs per day, but I can make a keto version of the Buttercup Biscuits in Reply #30 using sandwich buns made with egg white protein powder. I remember making quite a number of the recipes from your ads back in the day. There's something about the look and recipe content of vintage ads that I find very satisfying.

Post# 1192149 , Reply# 64   10/18/2023 at 13:54 (197 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
I haven't forgotten Eugene...

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I've been busy with a kitchen remodel so I haven't been posting much. I should be done in a couple of weeks and be back to posting more often.


Post# 1192151 , Reply# 65   10/18/2023 at 14:28 (197 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)        
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Chris,
You must have been reading my mind! My first thought about the hamburger with the cottage cheese was also about those “Diet Plates” of the 50’s and 60’s. I remember that the Woolworth’s Lunch counter had a Diet Plate like the one you describe. Many other diners and restaurants had similar offerings for a Diet Plate, with either canned pineapple, sliced tomatoes or some other canned fruit in place of the canned peach half. Melba Toast was often also an accompaniment.

Eddie


Post# 1192158 , Reply# 66   10/18/2023 at 17:11 (197 days old) by Gfm8959 (Long Island, NY)        
Diet plates

Those were basically high protein(burger and cottage cheese) low carb(no bun) esp since protein has high satiety value. Even with the peach half and Melba toast, it still is a low carb meal

Post# 1194137 , Reply# 67   11/23/2023 at 18:45 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Carnation 1926

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Carnation 1926


Post# 1194138 , Reply# 68   11/23/2023 at 18:46 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Kraft 1951

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Kraft 1951 Thanksgiving


Post# 1194139 , Reply# 69   11/23/2023 at 18:47 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Carnation 1957

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Carnation 1957 Thanksgiving


Post# 1194151 , Reply# 70   11/23/2023 at 19:18 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Beech-Nut 1934

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Beech-Nut 1934


Post# 1194152 , Reply# 71   11/23/2023 at 19:20 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Armour 1952

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Armour 1952


Post# 1194153 , Reply# 72   11/23/2023 at 19:22 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Wesson 1927

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Wesson 1927


Post# 1194154 , Reply# 73   11/23/2023 at 19:24 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Thomas 1969

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Thomas 1969


Post# 1194155 , Reply# 74   11/23/2023 at 19:26 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Sunkist 1960

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Sunkist 1960


Post# 1194156 , Reply# 75   11/23/2023 at 19:27 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Royal 1924

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Royal 1924


Post# 1194160 , Reply# 76   11/23/2023 at 20:33 by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        

I was surprised that the 1926 recipe for Carnation Pumpkin Pie contained orange juice. The later versions lack that and molasses.

Post# 1194166 , Reply# 77   11/24/2023 at 00:00 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Coca Cola 1978

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Coca Cola 1978


Post# 1194167 , Reply# 78   11/24/2023 at 00:20 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Swans Down 1953

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Swans Down 1953


Post# 1196975 , Reply# 79   1/12/2024 at 11:07 by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California)        
Borden 900 Calorie Diet Drink 1962

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Currently on Ozempic and a 1200 calorie diet plan. It's rough. I don't know how people did it with 900 calories pre-Ozempic, you're going to need a lot of will power.

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Post# 1196980 , Reply# 80   1/12/2024 at 11:50 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)        
Diet Pills

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Is how people did it in those days. I was a fat little kid from age 7 to 17 because of being bedridden for 6 mo. at age 6 with Rheumatic Fever and my physical activity severely restricted for several years after recovery.

By age 8 I was put on a 600 calorie a day diet and diet pills 3 times a day. Then along came Metralcal, which was the precursor of the Borden’s Ready Diet in reply # 79 above. It was nasty! It gave me headaches, which my Mom told me was all in my head. Yeah, it was, a GD pain in my head!.. I don’t blame my parents for the terrible diet’s they put me on. It was what doctors recommended then for obese children.

After decades of fighting my weight, Yo-Yoing up and down I finally managed to gain control over my weight. I’m about 10-15 lbs higher than ideal, but my weight is stable and has been for 10 years. I exercise daily, eat a balanced diet of foods that I like with no restrictions and never eat between meals.

In the end its sensible eating, regular exercise and the realization that perfection is the enemy of the good that won the battle for me. Everyone’s journey is different.

Eddie




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Post# 1197041 , Reply# 81   1/13/2024 at 13:53 by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California)        
Metrecal Diet Drink Ads 1960's

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guaranteed to leave you hungry!

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Post# 1197046 , Reply# 82   1/13/2024 at 15:21 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)        

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Gary,
Metrecal also made some “cookies” that tasted like “Milkbones” for dogs. They were hideous. When Metrecal first came out it was only in powder form, like “Slim Fast” used to be sold, in chocolate and butterscotch flavors only. When the canned formula came out it was an improvement, but not by much. If I’m not mistaken Metrecal was only sold in pharmacy’s in the beginning, then it became mainstreamed into grocery stores. Metrecal is one of my worst memories from childhood.

Eddie




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Post# 1197052 , Reply# 83   1/13/2024 at 17:13 by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California)        
re: worst memories from childhood

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My worst childhood memory was my mother applying Vicks VapoRub on my chest at night. I hate that stuff, seems like she was trying to suffocate me. My father had it worse, his mother would put on his chest something called a mustard plaster. Then when he went to elementary school the teacher would tie his left arm behind his back, forcing him to write with his right hand. Back then (1930's) being left-handed was seen as a disease that needed to be cured.

Post# 1197054 , Reply# 84   1/13/2024 at 17:37 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)        

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Gary,
I never had a mustard plaster, but I can remember seeing the directions for giving a mustard plaster on the Coleman’s Dry Mustard can years ago. You were supposed to make a paste of mustard powder and warm water and place cheese cloth over the chest and smear the mustard paste onto the cheese cloth. The mustard got really hot and the cheese cloth held the paste over the area of treatment.

Mom used to put Vicks Vapo Rub on us kids too, but I don’t remember it being that unpleasant. I also recall in the 50’s when I first started school that being left handed was discouraged by some parents. I and all my siblings are right handed so this was never an issue for us. Plus my Mom talked about how cruel she thought that practice of forcing kids to be right handed was, she said that she knew kids when she was in school that were forced to be right handed and she thought that this was wrong. Things sure were different back in the old days weren’t they.

Eddie


Post# 1197057 , Reply# 85   1/13/2024 at 17:45 by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Mom did the Vapo Rub on occasion, it helped.

The nuns slapped granny with a stick for left-hand writing, forced her to use the right.  She was left-handed for everything else.


Post# 1197238 , Reply# 86   1/16/2024 at 13:42 by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)        

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Metrecal and others were a craze in the very early 60s. You can tell that it was advertised for both men and women, which is wild. The earliest ads were all-text, as Mead Johnson was an "ethical" baby formula company (same as an "ethical" pharmaceutical company--in the day they advertised only to doctors). This expanded their market, and soon was joined by more of the "dairy" lobby---Borden, Pet (Sego) and Carnation (Slender) which essentially could double-up dairy sales (these products were essentially double strength/evaporated skim milk with flavorings, vitamins and a little bit of oil). Consumers Reports did an expose--you could make your own concoction with fluid milk, dry milk, sweetener, oil and a vitamin pill.

Post# 1197239 , Reply# 87   1/16/2024 at 13:45 by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)        

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I remembered their tv ad, "Join the Metrecal for lunch bunch".

Post# 1197240 , Reply# 88   1/16/2024 at 14:27 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)        
Metrecal

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Came out in October 1959, and I was one of the first unfortunate individuals to be subjected to this dietary product. The liquid diet craze lasted well into the 60’s and into the early 70’s.

Eddie


Post# 1197246 , Reply# 89   1/16/2024 at 17:16 by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California)        
Stop Eating with Shape and AYDS - 1970, 1978

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Post# 1197247 , Reply# 90   1/16/2024 at 17:27 by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California)        
Skinny? Ask for Amazing Wate-On

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Post# 1197251 , Reply# 91   1/16/2024 at 17:55 by appnut (TX)        

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And of course we know the Aids crisis caused the elimination of the Ayds diet supplement.

Post# 1197253 , Reply# 92   1/16/2024 at 18:21 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)        
Ayds

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In May of 1968 I saw an ad in the Sunday newspaper about a man that had lost a great deal of weight using Ayds. I remarked about it to my Mom. I was 17 at the time and weighed 208 lbs and I was 5’7”. When Mom went to the grocery store that week she brought home a box of Ayds for me and told me that if I wanted to I could give them a try. BTW, the caramel flavor was my favorite Ayds.

Well that was enough to get me started. I followed the diet plan included in the box, and found that using Ayds did seem to help suppress my appetite. It may have helped that I was smoking a pack of Lucky Strikes every day too. Well right away I began to drop weight and started to feel better about myself. I took long bike rides and walks and exercised daily. Over the Summer I went from 208 lbs to 143 lbs. by the time school started in the Fall for my senior year. I was wearing a 32 in waist pants and a size small shirt, down from a skin tight 38” waist and large to ex large shirt. When I got on the school bus the first day of school the other kids asked my brother, “Joe, isn’t Eddie going to school this year?”, I’d changed so much that kids I’s known since the 8th grade didn’t even recognize me. It was the first time since I was 6 years old that I actually felt good about myself. By the time I graduated I weighed 130 lbs and had to buy the Navy Blue Blazer that I wore to my graduation in the boys dept, a boys size 20. My PE teacher was thunder struck when he saw me in September. I went from being the last kid to finish the 440 run in track to the second fastest in the class and I could actually run and jump the hurdles, something I never thought I could do.

In all honesty I believe that it was my mind set that changed more than anything else, but Ayds did help give me a great kick start. For the next 3-4 years I managed to keep my weight under pretty good control. But as time went on, old bad habits returned and I was up and down sometimes as much as 80 lbs. I went to Weight Watchers and attained Lifetime status after reaching my goal weight. As you can tell weight management has been a lifelong struggle for me and I learned a lot along the way.

Ten years ago I finally was able to get a good handle on the situation. What all of my struggle taught me is that in the end moderation, a sensible diet, not eating between meals or binge eating, regular exercise and realistic goals and expectations are what at last let me attain a stable, healthy weight and maintain it. And it was Ayds that started me on this self improvement journey.

Eddie





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Post# 1197455 , Reply# 93   1/20/2024 at 09:28 by yuccadew ( US / East Coast )        

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Post# 1197456 , Reply# 94   1/20/2024 at 09:32 by yuccadew ( US / East Coast )        

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I remember buying the Alba77 diet shakes as a teenager in the 80s. It was all about the calories.

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Post# 1197457 , Reply# 95   1/20/2024 at 09:38 by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California)        
Spry Pure Vegetable Shortening with Cake-Improver 1948

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Valentine's Day February 14 is less than a month away, consider this wonderful recipe. The James Lileks book "The Gallery of Regrettable Food" has a whole section on Spry with Aunt Jenny.

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Post# 1198971 , Reply# 96   2/10/2024 at 11:40 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Campbell's 1933

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Campbell&#x27;s 1933 Lent


Post# 1198972 , Reply# 97   2/10/2024 at 11:42 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Betty Crocker 1957

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Betty Crocker 1957


Post# 1198973 , Reply# 98   2/10/2024 at 11:44 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
A.1. 1956

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A.1. 1956


Post# 1198974 , Reply# 99   2/10/2024 at 11:46 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Uncle Ben's 1987

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Uncle Ben&#x27;s 1987


Post# 1199077 , Reply# 100   2/11/2024 at 20:11 by Ultramatic (New York City)        

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