Great news!!! Hydrox cookies are back!

[Laffy Kat]

I just brought a package home from the grocery store. When I was growing up, there were two types of families in my neighborhood: Hydrox or Oreo.

[WheelWalker]

1. If true, am SO happy. Clearly superior, IMHO, to the competition

On edit... like Coke superior to Pepsi, IMHO.

[Hoyt]

2. I'd give em a try after decades. They seemed lighter than Oreos.

[Laffy Kat]

3. Not sure they taste quite the same as I remember..

But they are still less-sweet and hold up better in milk.

[Hoyt]

4. Good review. I'll look for them.

[LenaBaby61]

8. I have friends who eat cookies and processed foods ...

And they tell me that almost NOTHING tastes the same. One told me that Premium Crackers taste like puffed up, tasteless cardboard. I ask her why she keeps on buying them, and she said that all of the rest of the crackers are worse. YIKES. I remember when I used to eat Premium Saltine Crackers, and they were the gold standard in crackers.

But then again, I ate my last Premium Saltine Cracker over 30 years ago, and we know that food isn't made with the same quality products that they used to be made with.

[OriginalGeek]

13. I remember coming home from school

and heading for the pantry to get the box of Premium Saltines and then the fridge for a stick of butter and then settle in for the afternoon UHF shows. Butter cracker, butter cracker, sip of Coke, butter cracker...repeat until Leave it to Beaver, Andy Griffith, Brady Bunch, Gomer Pyle and Hogan's Heroes were over then put everything up and pretend I was doing homework as parents got home from work.

[Laffy Kat]

20. This post made me want saltines and butter!

So simple, so perfect together, especially with a sweet swig of cola in the mix.

[procon]

5. I bought Hydrox throughout my college days because they were cheaper.

I'm not wild about the cream filling in Oreos, they taste like overly sweetened lard to me, but the Mister loves 'em.

[Laffy Kat]

6. Hydrox are crunchier and not as sweet.

They have kind of a interesting story if you Wiki them.

[Kablooie]

7. The cookies with the worst name in marketing history.

They thought it was scientifically modern and trendy name at the time.

[MFM008]

9. I always liked them better

Than oreos.

[whistler162]

10. Now with more Hydrogen and less Oxygen!

[NBachers]

11. That gets me laughing out loud and headed for a belated bedtime!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

18. I second that motion. NT

[OhZone]

12. Hail Hydrox! nt

[OriginalGeek]

14. I like it.

[ailsagirl]

15. I preferred Hydrox to Oreo

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[gratuitous]

16. Just remarked on that to the missus this past weekend

I'll have to pick up a package when I see it. I remember greatly preferring the filling in Hydrox to that of Oreos. Both are good, but Hydrox was better.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

17. This may be the greatest thread in DU Lounge history.

I suppose they'll be made with high fructose corn syrup anyway.

How many years have they been off the market? Yeah, I can look that up.

[Laffy Kat]

19. There is a Wiki page on Hydrox.

The Sunshine Biscuit Company and history of Hydrox! I was expecting their return because I heard a segment on the radio about it, probably NPR, although it's be a while.

[Throckmorton]

21. Once again, we can say Hello to a Drox

"Hi, Drox"!

[Callmecrazy]

22. I think Hydrox were the originals...

Oreo had a better marketing campaign.

[Laffy Kat]

23. Yes, and they eventually sunk Hydrox.

I have strong feelings about it.