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Butoni toaster pizza!

@BaHa I'm totally with you on the Butoni Toaster Pizza. I loved those. and:
College inn Chicken Noodle Dinner (it came in a jar, just noodles with pieces of chicken in a little broth. And the chicken wasn't weird, it had no no icky skin or fat attached. It was absolutely delicious.
Gatorade Gum - I don't understand how that went away.
Thomas' Date Nut Bread - with cream cheese. Mmmmmm.

Cheese balls! I loved those as a kid!

Necco wafers (still made, but really hard to find)

Big League Chew (i think that's what they were called) Yum!

I meant I don't remember what Whip 'n Chill tasted like, not the doll.

Oh man I loved Keebler Tato Skins and I still remember that song (way to go marketing execs) - "Tato skins from Keebler - baked potato appeal!" Here's the commercial for it.

Magic middles. They were cookies that had a gooey chocolate center. I think they were made by Keebler? I'm sure if I tasted them now I'd think they were terrible, but I loved them as a kid.

I LOVED Gatorade gum! Big League chew rocked, too, and I think they still make it.

I remember liking some kind of taffy but I can't remember the name. It was in a white wrapper and they were long, thin bars. Maybe 1 1/2 or 2 inches wide. I have no clue what they were called but I'd sure like to have some now!

Those Tato Skins were good. How much real potato do you think they actually contained? We'd probably all shudder at the answer to that question.

chiff0nade- they still make Charleston Chews. I see them frequently. Come to northern Indiana and stock up! I used to freeze them- made 'em even chewier !

They definitely still make both Necco wafers and Charleston Chews. But the best discontinued foods from my childhood are: 1) Crystal Pepsi, and 2) Buzz Blasts-- a cereal released in honor of Toy Story. It tasted like frosting. I could eat almost an entire box at a time...

What about Bonkers candy? Do they make that anymore? I loved those!!!

hostess pudding pie!

Weaver Dutch Fried Chicken and clove flavour Life Savers

I was a big fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cereal. Basically frosted rice chex with marshmallows. As a half-grown, I miss Just Right.

Also, there were some sandwich cookies that had faces on them. One side chocolate, one side vanilla. Or the creme was swirled. Or both, I forget.

I mourned the loss of Jello pudding pops for the longest time. Then I saw they were making them again, but I never bought any.

Also, McDonald's fried apple pies. Popeye's has fried pies, but they are covered in cinnamon sugar. Although delicious, it makes a terrible mess.

Most of all was a powdered cup of soup mix, cream of chicken noodle. I loved this from before kindergarten. One of my great discoveries in higher education was that this soup could be mimicked in an adult portion by mixing one sachet of cream of chicken with one sachet of chicken noodle, but using 75% total water volume.Maybe this explains my fascination with the cream of chicken stuff. Probably just MSG.

Conversely, I'm shocked that Ecto Cooler stuck around so long as a Hi-C flavor, long past the point where kids knew who Slimer was. I think they finally changed the name.

Favorite item I've never heard of from this list: Ireland's Canned Barbecue.
Runner-up: Horehound Lumps

Four words: NINJA TURTLE PUDDING PIES

@halfmooncookie: As soon as I saw this thread, the first thing that popped into my mind was Crystal Pepsi! I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers it.

Jello Pudding Pops went away??!?! I don't eat them anymore, though they were awesome, and I find great comfort knowing they're there. And now they're not? That totally sucks.

Another thing I really miss- Regal Crown Sour Cherry candies. They were SO good. Super strong, intensely flavored, they totally pre-Altoided Altoids.

When I first read the question, I was at a total loss. I guess at my age, I should be grateful I remember anything. So after reading the responses, a number of things came back to me. (What a relief). Thank you all for the trip down memory lane! They still sell Necco Wafers around here, but the Charleston Chews? I haven't seen those in many years! I thought they were the greatest.

I am SHOCKED that jasonbrink beat me to Space Food Sticks, as I was starting to think I was the only one on the planet who ate (or even heard of) them! Every time I meet someone within a year or two of my age , I ask if they remember Space Food Sticks. As I recall, I didn't like them much them, but I loved the efficiency and futuristic appeal of a whole "nutritious" meal in a single tootsie-roll-like tube. It replaced Carnation Instant Breakfast for a while in my young diet. I also remember drinking Sego, a disgusting "meal replacement" drink in a can that tasted like ground up vitamins and the can itself. But my teenaged sisters had it in the 'fridge and, again, I loved the whole "meal replacement" idea. Maybe my mom wasn't such a great cook.

PumpkinBear: one google search and I found that yes, there was totally a Ninja Turtles food group!
http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0946/

You comment also reminded me of those pizza chips that were shaped like pizza slices. Pizzaria or somesuch. Tasted like tomato powder and oregano.

I don't know what its called, but i used to get them in my trick-or-treat bag. They were pink, brown and white, it was in a sheet the size and shape of a dry lasagna noodle, and i believe it was Allan's brand. This was in Canada mind you. I would probably be disgusted by them now if I ate one, but does anyone remember what this is called/

Zots - hard candies with fizzy centers

Sunshine Lemon Coolers

Charms suckers with the mixed flavors - Lemon-Lime....these were the bigger flat suckers

@sbelle - they still make Munchos, same package too!

@ag3208 - I think you are talking about those pink, white and brown coconut candies? They were called Coconut Neopolitan Sundaes here in the Michigan area and I still see them in bulk stores, etc.

Pop Rouge soda! I think it's a Louisiana thing.

@ Renzata- I LOVED THOSE PIZZA CHIPS! I remember my grandpa, who was old and hip and Southern and so unlike my father, being really into chips and dip when we had weekend BBQ's at his house. Keep in mind that "chips and dips" was a bizarre concept to me because growing up my dad did most of the cooking and he only gave us Mexican food. Anyhow, whenever we'd have a BBQ my grandpa would take me grocery shopping with him and he'd let me pick out a bag of chips I wanted everyone to share with "dip" I ALWAYS picked the pizza chips, but never "dipped" them. I still think dipping chips in sour cream is gross.

Cho-Chos......chocolate malted milk flavored ice cream on a stick!
Whiz, Bobcat, Zero, and 7-Up candy bars.
Walnettos!
Mary Janes!

@ag3208, yes yes yes. Don't remember what it was called, but it was taffy like, wrapped in a kind of wax paper that would often stick in a groove of the candy. Not coconut flavoured, more like vanilla if I remember correctly. Fresh and bendy was fabulous. Stale? Not so much. I too am in Canada, I'll keep looking...

Sodalicious fruit snacks. Ditto on McD's deep fried apple pie.

Grape Tang. I've seen several new flavors of Tang recently but where's the grape?

I made Tang shakes when I was a kid: vanilla ice cream, milk and Tang powder. Yum!

I didn't even know that McDonald's stopped carrying fried apple pies.

As far as fast food nostalgia goes, I miss the four varieties of stuffed baked potatoes from Wendy's. My favorite was broccoli and cheese.

DanielJ, you are a man after my own heart. I LOVED Ninja Turtle pies. That was the first thing that popped into my mind.

For all the old-timey-candy lovers, most of those things (necco wafers, mary janes, zero bars, etc) can be found at the Vermont Country Store (there's a website).

What a cool website! Thanks!

This is going to sound weird but as a kid I ate a lot of Mocha Mix ice cream (non-dairy) because my grandparents kept kosher and would still want to serve us ice cream for dessert despite having a meal with meat. It really was not good....but years and years later I find I'll have a craving for some Mocha Mix (which I believe to be no longer...tear).

Hillary
Chew on That

Golden Fruit raisin cookies

@jcrisco - Thanks for the heads up about Wendy's baked potatoes. I've been to Wendy's twice in the past five years and the potatoes weren't on the menu but I'll check the locations beyond my neighborhood to see whether they might have them. Maybe they weren't big sellers around here. I also miss their salad bar. Arby's used to have salad bars, too.

And I forgot... why did they take away OK soda? I loved that stuff.

And I totally forgot about Orbitz soda. I loved that stuff, too.

@jscrisco - The Wendy's salad bar was a big stop for us as kids. My parents preferred it as an alternative to McDs.

I just noticed that the new Wendy's near my house has the baked potatoes (cheese and cheese, chili and cheese, broc and cheese) just like old times!

And I've eaten at Rax before, too. When I was a kid, we vacationed in Florida all the time.

Does anyone remember Burger Chef? I LOVED their burgers. It was the first place where I ate a fast food burger. They had kids meals way before McDonald's did!!!

Ah, the Marathon Bar.....long since gone

Bonus Jack at Jack in the Box and Teen Burger at A&W Root Beer

Yes to the Choco -diles !!!

They still sell deep fried apple pies at the McDonalds in England.

And they totally still have laffy taffy and Double Stuf oreos!! I miss the old flavors of runts, there's this new pineapple one and the red ones actually taste like cherry, not sweet mystery goodness.

Yes, LittlMichey, I thought of those smores just after my post. We didn't have them, but my cousin did and I thought they were amazing.

And I remember the deep fried pies in England, one of the few advantages they have over us in the realm of fast/cheap food. I don't understand why we got shafted on the pie front. I remember when they changed them, though, and to my childhood brain that was totally hooked on the cherry pie, it was heartbreaking. I can taste it right now.

Ideal bars- I think they were chocolate with peanut butter, I loved pilfering some from my dad's stash in the fridge. Nothing better than illegally gotten candy!

That layered Jell-O was called Jell-O 1-2-3. I didn't like that much. The Jell-O product that I've missed since I was very small is strawberry pudding. They stopped making it when instant pudding came out. I can still remember it. It had a fluffy texture and set up firmly like a mousse.

Those of you looking for Charleston Chews might try your local Dollar Tree stores. They sell Charleston Chew Bites at the one near me.

Back in the mid 90's, a friend and I wrote to Keebler, asking them why they discontinued their delicious Pizzaria chips. We begged for a Pizzaria reinstatement on the snack aisle, but to no avail.

Jello pudding pops. Man, those were great during the summer. My grandmother always kept a box around for me, and some of my favorite childhood memories involve sitting on her porch, eating a pudding pop.

Duncan Hines Boston Cream Pie mix. It was a bundt cake with vanilla pudding in the center and chocolate drizzled on top. My brother and I requested it as our birthday cake for years.

I am surprised someone beat me to Marathon Candybars.

What about BetchaLife candy bars?
Quisp Cereal?

I LOVED rax. They used to have some type of chocolate chip shake that I went nuts over when I was a kid. Did anyone else ever eat at a Rallys? They all closed in Michigan last time i was there.

I miss E.T. Cereal. and Hubba Bubba made a mint chocolate chip gum that was disgustingly awesome.

I'm also still upset about Jello pudding pops being discontinued.

when mom would pack my lunch she would make this "rootbeer" flavored drink. It came in a kool aide style package. I know if i drank it now, I would probably think it was nasty. But i know i felt so cool taking a coke like drink in my thermos.

Pogen's gingersnaps.

@hyiirs....I had an obsession with the warm chocolate chip cookies at Rax. We don't have Rally's in Florida (I do remember them in Nashville though). But we do have Checkers, which looks exactly like Rally's and has the same seasoned, super crispy fries! It's still really good...especially after a night drinking!

@carried--- were they anything like the Pillsbury Toaster Strudel they still have around?

Another one I recently noticed is Carefree Gum. The bubblegum and peppermint flavors were my favorite and they don't make any Carefree gum now.....must have been something with the artificial sweetner.

Haribo definitely still makes gummi bears (Haribo macht kinder froh!)

What I miss:

Kool-Aid unsweetened mix in raspberry - I mourned the day they discontinued the flavor - it was the sourest. I have an incredible sour tooth and I would go down to the corner store to buy this stuff and eat it like Fun Dip.

Figurines in vanilla. These were diet food in the form of wafers. My mom would bring them home in an effort to diet 70's style and I would eat them all.

Quench gum - the old really sour kind - not this sweet version they've brought back. Again, I have a real sour tooth.

speaking of gum, has anyone noticed that bubblelicious and wrigley's old favorites like juicy fruit now contain aspartame?!

those chocolate cookies in the small animal cracker type box. I think there was a cat on the box

I remember Wink, and the commercial jingle as well:
Wink
the sassy one
from Canada Dry...

Oh yes I miss Planter's cheese balls, Keebler Tater skins and the Pizzarias. I also miss Monterey Jack cheese flavored Doritos. Chicken Little's from KFC were also great.

"THEY" do still make Muncho chips. I love those too. I found them at a local chain grocery and the quick mart in the office building where I work.
You can still get Charelston Chews too. The original big size AND you can find boxes of small, bite-size Chews too. So good. They even make Chocolate Charelston Chews, but I don't care for those as much. No childhood memories with those, I guess. By the way, who is Charelston?

Zero candy bars!

Beemans chewing gum - this is still made, you can buy it at Economy Candy on the Lower East Side of NYC

Shake-a pudding

I LOVED ninja turtle pudding pies!!! and gadorade gum, jello pudding pops, Mcdonalds FRIED apple pies, Bonkers candy, Ecto cooler, grasshopper cookies, ... i wish i could remember more!!!

God I loved Fizzies as a kid! Cola and Root Beer Mmmmm. Also a powdered drink mix called 'Funny Face' Goofy Grape and Freckle Face Strawberry was my fav's. I used to and still love Necco wafers (not a candy kids gravitated too). Space Dust / Pop Rocks were good esp. if you chanced the urban myth on a dare and swallowed a whole pack to see if your stomach would explode. LOL! My all time fav though in the toxic waste I ingested as a kid has to be a cereal from the late 60s called 'Kaboom' kind of like Honey Comb's but dyed with fluorescent colors and caked in sugar. When you added milk all the dye leached out into this colorfull swirl. No wonder I was able to walk on the ceiling during the first few hours of class. LOL! Great site btw!

MALLOMARS ARE STILL AVAILABLE! Man, it doesn't take much to make me happy.

OK, Marathon Bars were the bomb, especially frozen. Does anyone remember a chocolate bar called Chocolite. It was alll chocolate, but had a lot of air bubbles on the inside. How about actual Gatorade Gum? I do remember the bacon chips, they were small bacon shaped crisps. Does anybody remember Doritos Sour Cream and Onion?

I think it was Keebler used to make these fudge sandwich cookies in a box. They were like a coco flavor with a fudge creme center. the were just called fudge sandwich cookies. Haven't been able to find them since the early nineties. The were great.Also miss the cheez balls in a can.