Back in the 80s, there were these round, barrel shaped salty snacks that were similar to "Combos" but they were called Cornquistos (not sure about the spelling) they had different flavors, but there was a picante flavored one that I just loved!! I would eat them by the bagful. Man, I miss those.
I'm going to be using a method that Alton Brown of Good Eats recommended, by soaking in a brine with ice water, then roasting in an oven that is first turned up to about 500 degrees, and then turned down lower for the longer roasting.
I can't believe how easy this was! I am eating them right now, yum! I see alot more poached eggs in my future :-)
I was excited to see this because I read the Times article too and decided to do some investigating on my own. I am a native Texan and never had British chocolate until yesterday. I went to a local HEB grocery who does supply a few imported items and purchased four Nestle Yorkie bars. I went home, and opened the first one with anticipation. This chocolate bar is pure chocolate with nothing (cookies, wafers, etc) added. All I can say is "WOW"! There is a distinct difference in taste from what I have grown up with (Hershey's). The creamy texture, the rich chocolate taste that envelops your taste buds, the satisfying thickness of the segmented chunks of delicious chocolate. I am absolutely sold, and spent a large part of the evening cruising British food websites trying to decide which others to try next. I am reading that Mars bars are supposed to be sublime.
I registered specifically to add my desire for
Regal Crown Sour Cherries!
I had a craving for them suddenly and went online to look for them only to find out they are discontinued. I am sad.
I also want to add one more gone but not forgotten, but I think I may be the only person who has ever eaten this cereal:
Concentrate
It turned to mush when milk was added and had a great taste. I guess most folks like their cereal crunchy but I never did.
My favorite cereal of all time ...
General Mills "JETS" (when they were shaped like Trix or Kix )
They changed the shapes to space vehicles and planes.
The taste and texture changed to something like Alpha-Bits. Not nearly as good.
I'm 56 and I still miss them!
Regal Crown Sour Cherry candies. Oh my god, they were awesome. And McDonald's Cherry Pie, deep fried, which was so ridiculously good I could barely stand it. Also, (head hanging in shame) Butoni used to make these toaster pizzas that I was addicted to. Even as I ate them I knew they were crap, and didn't care.
I'm noticing a theme here. Garbage. But, oh, so tasty garbage.
Gardetto's mustard pretzels. Though technically not discontinued, I have not been able to find them anywhere - and I've looked in every gas station and grocery store I've gone to for the last five years.
Also, Coke II. I used to live in American Samoa (where, apparently, it's still sold), and drank it daily. It was the only soda I ever drank on a regular basis, and I really liked it. I was sad to find out that it wasn't sold in the contenential States.
Charles' Chips. A Philly delicacy. They were put in a large can and they actually used to deliver them to peoples' homes. My grandparents used to get them all the time. This is when chips were fried in lard, but man o man, so good, y'all.
Can't wait for Fiddle Flakes. Really miss Van De Camps frozen Mac and cheese. Its had the little cruchies on top. Nothing evev compares. Anybody remember?
The only thing I even remember is the McRib sandwich and Screaming Yellow Zonkers kind of rings a bell. Don't think I ever tasted either one, though. In what parallel universe have I been living?
Flaky Flix are only about the best cookie ever made! They are like a fudge-filled sugar wafer covered in chocolate fudge and sprinkled with something like crushed corn flakes.
And YES!!!!!! They are back!!!!!!! I am sitting here finishing off my first bag in over a year and am settling in to chocolate bliss! I found them today in my SaveMart in Paradise , CA (that's Northern California for those of you who aren't familiar with California towns), but have heard that they won't be available in Southern CA until later this year. Not sure on the release date for other areas. I can't find a website for the company. But be patient and, if your very lucky, they will be coming soon to a store near you!
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