Sensational Snacks 10

You know I miss shit like old-school cereals, old school cereals used to feature the best Premiums. Sure they usually cost an arm and a leg and a small hidden cache of proof of purchase cut-outs but the Premiums back in the day were awesome, some were outright amazing and unbelievable, they kind of left you wondering how the hell the companies managed to afford to do them but they did.

One such offer was one I remember offered by 1988s Post Croonchy Stars;

Seriously, check that shit out. That's awesome, a Swedish Chef Doll?! Sure it cost 20.95 and it was probably over priced all things considered but it's adorable and completely epic, I wanted one so bad.. Sadly this is something I never got which sucks because I fucking adore the Swedish Chef.

Of course little things like that make something like Croonchy Stars a Sensational Snack, what about others? Delve into Sensational Snacks 10 with me to find out!

Smuckers Goober and Grape:

Introduced back in 1968, Goober and Grape was a product brought to us by Smuckers that exceeded awesome by throwing a great big 'fuck it all' into the mix and making Peanut Butter and Jelly that came in one jar... Goddamn! Step back, son!

Sure with Peanut Butter you could always add Jelly later but how exciting is that? Not very, huh? Not comparably so when you could instead get a Goober and have a product that not only featured a fucking ridiculous and fun name but also featured both Peanut Butter and Jelly all in one freakin' jar! All you had to do was scoop and serve, that's just awesome!

This stuff was pretty cool too because when you made a sandwich or spread it, it didn't spread like normal Peanut Butter and Jelly but instead made weird psychedelic designs in your sandwich/on whatever it was spread upon. It looked rather decidedly more awesome than the average vanilla Peanut Butter and Jelly.

Amazingly and surprisingly unlike most products featured on my blog from my memories the Goober brand is still alive, well and sold in stores today.. Although it's expensive and it's a brand name I still have to kind of support it because of that ridiculous name and the awesomeness that is having your Peanut Butter and Jelly in the same jar as well as the psychedelic swirls it forms! It's like a hippie vomited PB&J into.. Ew.. You know what, nevermind.. Fuck it..

Next product..


MacRobertson's Cherry Ripe Bar:

Another candy from the merry 'ole land of Oz, this is the MacRobertson's Cherry Ripe Bar, a delicious decadence that was introduced in 1924 and interestingly it's Australia's oldest chocolate bar and is one of the top Chocolate Bar brands sold in the country.

A delicious blend of Dark Chocolate, Cherries and Coconut this Bar is kind of like a high-end version of.. Well, there's really nothing like it in the U.S., is there? That's a bad thing. A very bad thing because the Cherry Ripe Bar is one of the top Chocolate Bar brands sold in the country for a damn good reason.

Soft, chewy and just moist enough to be truly enjoyable the Cherry Ripe Bar is a mouth experience, an orgasmic little treat that literally can't be beat! Sweet and shredded Coconut inside melds perfectly with the sweet maraschino cherry and the thin shell of Dark Chocolate covering which acts merely as a pocket for the Cherry and Coconut which are the true stars of the show compliment it perfectly while serving it's intended purpose. The Cherry Ripe Bar is something I wish I could have right fucking now, in fact I'm in one of those moods where I'd rip your own grandmothers arm off and beat her to death with it to get one of these damn Bars right now.

Oh and did I mention.. These bars are fucking HUUUGE.

Curly Wurly Bar:

The Curly Wurly Bar is another Chocolate product a lot of those from the U.S. (most) won't know, a popular Bar sold primarily in The United Kingdom and Australia and a handful of other countries, it's not marketed towards North America for some reason which is odd.

Introduced in 1970 the Curly Wurly is an intricately designed bar of Caramel weaved back and fourth in a serpentine fashion with a Chocolate coating and is quite delicious and fun in it's odd shape, I mean really.. Talk about a simple concept.. Take a Caramel and Chocolate Bar and turn it into a weird shape, if that's not a simple and sure-fire way to please I don't know what is.

Honestly it kind of looks like what I'd expect the DNA strand of Chocolate to look like.. Fucking awesome, does this mean if we combine multiple Curly Wurly Bars we'll induce odd and aberrant mutations? Fucking mutant Curly Wurly, bad ass.

With this Bar the best two things about it are how the Caramel provides a chew that gradually gives way and melts and the Chocolate which melts near immediately providing a moist and creamy delicious delight to the first few chews before slowly melding into the Caramel as it itself melts.

Mm.. Oh yeah..

Dinner:

Tonight's dinner was a bitch and a half to make, quite stressful and difficult. It is Basuketto no Tamago (Eggs in a Basket) and is an Asian take on the classic cuisine. It features two pan fried eggs held in hollowed toast-slices with a wonderful Asian Savoury Orange Sauce (home made) drizzled over and a side of Steamed Rice with Mushroom and Strawberry Anpan (Sweet Roll)

I really wanted this one. It smelled quite good and James seemed to really quite enjoy it tonight.