Just like pretty much anything else, foods go in and out of fashion all the time. Many of the foods we grew up with would be unrecognizable to our children, and likewise, they’re always asking for things in the supermarket that I’ve never heard of. Here are some foods that Baby Boomers grew up eating that are hard to find today. Let’s take a trip down food memory lane and show today’s kids what they’re missing out on.
#1: Brach’s Pick-A-Mix Candies
For sixties kids, the pay-by-the-pound Pick-A-Mix candy stations were almost always the highlight of a trip to the supermarket. There was no feeling of freedom compared to scooping up a selection of your favorite candies and knowing that Mom or Dad would be forced to pay at the checkout without checking out your choices.