‘Croonchy Stars’ (the muppets Swedish Chefs cereal) had one
of my all time favorite boxes. It
contained games, puzzles (some unsolvable) and other humorous readings which
would occupy my attention while spooning in the copious amounts of early
morning 'cinnamonnamony' sugar.
Some of my all-time favorites were the cereals that wouldn’t even
pretend to be nutritious. With a name like
‘Sugar Smacks’ (which later changed its name to the more wholesome ‘Honey
Smacks’) you knew what you were getting yourself into. And then there were two
of my favorites, ‘Cookie Crisp’ which allowed a child to eat mini chocolate
chip cookies for breakfast and ‘Ice Cream Cones’ which also took the concept of
a sugary desert and turned it into a ‘nutritious’ breakfast cereal.
‘OJ’s’ could have been one of the worst ideas for a
cereal. Orange juice and milk just don’t
mix that well together. I guess that's why they didn't last that long :(.
Even though the 'Crispy Critters' commercial claimed that it was 'indubitably delicious', I mostly remember it as not being very good. Though, the annoying commercial jingle did stick in my head. Indubitably.
Unsure how OJ's got past R and D. Orange Juice and milk do, on occasion, play nicely together; think creamsicles and orange julius. To put that combo together in breakfast cereal, though, sounds horrid.
ReplyDeleteThose are some deep cereal cuts for sure. My tastes always trended towards Cocoa Pebbles and Lucky Charms.