Bort - 2015-10-02
These things were still around in the early 70s, when I was in kindergarten. I used to envy one or two of the other kids who got these as a snack with their lunch; my folks couldn't afford such opulence.
I finally ate one at some point in my life -- I think I was an adult -- and the mystique of these things is wholly unearned. It tasted something like a brownie where they substituted all the ingredients with ostensibly more nutritious artificial alternatives, and in the process destroyed every last bit of appeal the brownie might have.
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infinite zest - 2015-10-02 And Tang's awesome too. It's the only thing I can think of that actually masks the smell and taste of everclear in the event that you wish to make Jungle Juice on the cheap. :)
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Old_Zircon - 2015-10-02 IZ you're thinking of Astronaut Ice Cream which is just about the best thing ever.
Turns out it has changed hands again and comes in a shit ton of flavors now.
http://www.astronautfoods.com/products/astronaut-ice-cream.htm l
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TeenerTot - 2015-10-02
The astronaut helmet with the mouth hole. (giggle)
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Robin Kestrel - 2015-10-02
S P A C E - F O O D - S T I C K S
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Binro the Heretic - 2015-10-02
According to my parents, I tried one of these when I was about four years old, so sometime in 1974-1975. They said I didn't like it, but then neither did they.
I sort of recall the trip we took to some kind of science and/or technology museum during which the Space Food Sticks and some Astronaut Ice Cream were purchased. I do remember trying the freeze-dried ice cream and liking it.
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Boomer The Dog - 2015-10-02
I remember Space Food Sticks well, mom would get them for me, in a more modern box and wrapped in foil paper. I liked them, I never enjoyed super sweet anything, so these were better than candy or cake.
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Crab Mentality - 2015-10-04
This commercial has sold me on them, even if they don't taste good.
Also, Tang has been mentioned several times here, and if I remember correctly, astronauts never actually drank the stuff. It's inferior to actual orange juice and such, but it's decent to have some around as a mixer for vodka. Maybe they should have used cosmonauts to endorse it.
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