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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI love those sesame snaps. Have not had them for 30 years but saw them today. What retro food/snack
do you like?
MiddleFingerMom
(25,163 posts)surrealAmerican
(11,362 posts)I found some of those a couple of months ago. I hadn't seen them for about five years before that.
There's nothing quite like them, but "Mary Jane's" are pretty close. They do have a more "peanuty" flavor, though.
bluesbassman
(19,375 posts)Bit on the salty side, but you can stick them on tips of your fingers and pretend youre Freddy Krueger, so there's that.
applegrove
(118,696 posts)Denninmi
(6,581 posts)A companion product to Bugles, also made by General Foods, and the exact same base product, just a different shape. Then made "pizza" flavored with a coating that included dried tomato, garlic, oregano, basil, etc.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bolio88/5416208196/
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)Not that I buy them that often. I'm still carrying the ones I ate 40 years ago around on my hips.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)And they were fucking awesome.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)That's awesome,Freddy!
Bertha Venation
(21,484 posts)beac
(9,992 posts)Have so far managed to resist ordering the 5lb bag from here: http://www.oldtimecandy.com/squirrel-nut-zippers.htm
siligut
(12,272 posts)They have candy corn and Peas and Carrots. Sometimes I can find themed Mellocremes around holidays, but other than candy corn, they are getting quite scarce.
IcyPeas
(21,893 posts)for some reason they don't carry them here on the west coast
http://www.thomas100calorie.com/Our-Products/Toast-R-Cakes/Toast-R-Cakes/Thomas-Corn-Toast-R-Cakes/Default.aspx
ohiosmith
(24,262 posts)Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)Although I would probably hate them today.
Tabasco_Dave
(1,259 posts)I loved the Neapolitan candy.