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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:41 PM Original message |
Tastykake company in Philly is in BIG TROUBLE... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm so sorry. |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. they really do suck now... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Lotta stuff tastes that way. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. They should rename themselves "SukkyKake". |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. My folks were from Philly originally (we moved to Connecticut and Michigan later)... |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Great stuff!! |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 07:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
64. Parties with cans of Charles Pretzels! |
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stockholmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. sorry, have to lol at this ----> "Mexican-owned Group Bimbo....potential buyer" |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Unbelievable, isn't it? Typical Philly fallout...sucks... n/t |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Grupo Bimbo is about the only buyer who COULD buy them |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. They must have a HOT corporate logo, though... |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
36. Bimbo is a bear |
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Phentex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. and it's pronounced Beem-bo... |
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stockholmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #36 |
61. our most famous childrens cartoon here in Sweden is also a bear-- Bamse |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 10:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
66. Beem-bo, basically means bread, or at least equals it now. They make good bread, too. n/t |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. I used to get them as a treat in my lunch box |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. The concept is called "salami-slicing" |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Me too. Back in the '50s the chocolate ones were the best...Too sad...n/t |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's too bad these companies cannot "rewind" and go back to what they were before they |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Horn and Hardart did it too....REALLY SAD!!!!! n/t |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. H & H..now you are really rubbing it in. n/t |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:19 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. My mom used to bring home the mac n cheese and stewed tomatoes. Yum. nt |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Hot Apple Pie in Vanilla Sauce for Me!!! |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:51 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. Do you remember Spatini spaghetti sauce mix? Came in small box w/3 packs of mix in it. |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. I was telling my wife that growing up that stuff was all I knew |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #49 |
58. LOL! Well, it was "homemade" hehehe. nt |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. My mother used to sing about Spatini! |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
59. I don't remember any of their food ... |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. Nooooooooooooooooooooooo. |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. I used to by a bag (8) on Robbins Avenue for a buck and drive.... |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Jeez...wow...Frank's Orange soda... |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Oh you guys are killing me. Orange and black cherry were delicious! |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. do you know what made the orange so good? |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:19 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. OMG!! nt |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 10:29 PM Response to Reply #30 |
65. No wonder it tore up my stomach every time |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 10:36 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. a list you might take a gander at then... |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:31 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. Do they still make Hires root beer? |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. They might. Whenever we raid the stores for Habersett's(sp) scrapple (LOL) |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:58 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Nobody makes scrapple like Habersett's. |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. Drooling thinking about it! nt |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:35 PM Response to Reply #21 |
42. my dad practically lived on the Black Cherry Wishniak |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
15. I grew up on them, as a matter of fact I had the chocolate... |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Still have a house at the Jersey shore so I get to catch up.... |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. 'Twas near the Budd plant.. |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I remember the Philly Navy Yard |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. Used to work at the Navy yard waaaaaay back when ;). nt |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #31 |
62. We were there for an engine replacement |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Is the Arco Go Patrol still around? n/t |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. No! lol...ARCO's been gone for a long time... |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #33 |
48. That's funny. I was just thinking that everything changed when |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #48 |
54. I think you and I talked about that a long time ago...n/t |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
19. since the 70s they tasted like cardboard |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #19 |
32. HAHAHA -- see my "bags-o'- peanuts flights-from-hell" post above |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. ahhhh, charles chips. |
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tallahasseedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
24. I think my husband would have to |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. tell your hubby that |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
28. Nobody bakes a cake as tasty as a Tastycake |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
38. How much did the execs take home each year? |
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Tripod (534 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
40. k&r, to bad. |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
43. They were awful in 1986 - hard to imagine they could have gotten worse |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
44. No Butterscotch Krimpets? No Peanutbutter Tandy Cakes? This SUCKS! |
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Jane Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
50. Why don't they try selling them beyond PA? |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. I saw them in an LA deli once, and almost wept. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 07:24 PM Response to Reply #52 |
63. lol n/t |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
53. I also miss the Bulletin for some crazy reason. n/t |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 06:06 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. I was a good paper... |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. I remember every Sunday morning, there'd be 3 papers on the door step... |
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