A good day
FBMcKay
out
with a gigantic bowl of the most rare and delicious cereal Count
Chocula.
It was the last bowl of a box I had opened before the annual
pilgrimage to
the more enlightened state of Georgia. While many parts of Georgia
have
recently embarked on a very successful IQ reduction program, they
still
have Count Chocula in stores. I also had a banana that I wasn't
using at
the time and it diced up rather nicely on top. My girlfriend just
says
"make me one of your combinations" now. She loved that combination
the
best in recent memory. Most of mine involve multi-cereal
extravaganzas but
Count Chocula and banana would be distracted by other cereals in the
bowl.
I rarely use banana in my cereal as cutting up fruit disrupts the zen
beauty of the bowl-cereal-spoon-milk-eat experience that we all know
and love.
My pilgrimage to Georgia replaced my dwindling supply and I can look
forward
to opening the next box. There are times that I think the famous
"Things
don't get much better than this" beer commercial should have been for
cereal.
To my surprise, my day only got better. I went to the grocery store
and
decided to patronize Goodings. They are a local chain that tends to
be much
higher in price but has better meat and produce and is the only chain
in the
area wise enough to stock Dunk-A-Balls. After stocking up on DABs, I
headed
for the cereal section and found NEW REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER PUFFS
CEREAL!!! Joy of joys!! I raced home and dove in to my usual
late-mid-afternoon-but-not-quite-evening bowl of cereal. RPBPs are
quite
tasty. One drawback is that a bowl contains 3 grams of fat. They
taste more
like peanut butter than Cap'n Crunch's Peanut Butter Cereal but are
slightly
greasy. Nowhere near as bad as Cinnamon Toast Crunch (blecch!) but a
slight drawback. The cocoa in them is barely perceptable but adds a
nice
touch. I had a bowl today I mixed with Cocoa Krispies and they
complimented
each other nicely. I can't wait until the next time I break open a
Count Chocula
from the cereal cellar to mix it with. Look for it the next time you
go to your
local cereal store. Another reason I occasionally go to Goodings is
that they
seem to pick up new things long before other stores.
I stayed a few days at a bed & breakfast in Atlanta while on my
pilgramage.
They were happy that I scarfed up all the Froot Loops and Lucky
Charms that
they had left over from the many small box assortments that they had
bought
over the past few months. Other guests had eaten all the "adult
cereals". The
owner recalled a fiftyish woman who had said over breakfast "I pity
people who
don't have children. They just don't know how good Lucky Charms
are."
FBMcKay
students are denetted, the combination of Count Chocula and Resse's
Peanut Butter Puffs was everything I expected it to be. Much better
than my previous favorite of Count Chocula and Cap'n Crunch Peanut
Butter Cereal. Yum yum have some.
Fred.
stimpy
: Well everyone, if anyone is really out there now that college
Well, yes, there are a few of us out here who actually pay for access.
We're alive!
Anyhoo, I read that you were going to try these peanut butter puffs, and I
gasped with fear. The idea of fake pb flavour makes me quake in terror.
Were they... "Peanut-Butter-y", or did they taste like real peanut butter?
Terrified Minds need to know.
There's a new cereal in the aisle over here in Eastern Vancouver... it's
called HIDDEN TREASURES. There's a very bad picture of a sort of... erm...
hard looking pocket of cooked cereal mash split in two to show a very PINK
PINK filling that looks like it might be icing. I'm too scared to try it.
Give me some kind of encouragement here!!
stimps
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Jonathan Crawford
> : Well everyone, if anyone is really out there now that college
> : students are denetted, the combination of Count Chocula and Resse's
> : Peanut Butter Puffs was everything I expected it to be. Much better
> : than my previous favorite of Count Chocula and Cap'n Crunch Peanut
> : Butter Cereal. Yum yum have some.
Good to hear! I've been anxiously waiting for Reese's to make it to the
shelves here in Maryland, but we always seem to be one of the last markets
for new cereal introduction. How did it compare to PBC alone?
In article <1994Jun8....@marimba.wimsey.bc.ca>, stimpy wrote:
> Anyhoo, I read that you were going to try these peanut butter puffs, and I
> gasped with fear. The idea of fake pb flavour makes me quake in terror.
> Were they... "Peanut-Butter-y", or did they taste like real peanut butter?
> Terrified Minds need to know.
Actually, Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch (PBC, for short) is quite good
and definitely peanut buttery. I don't care much for the texture of real
peanut butter (it ticks to duh roof ob my mouf), but I love the flavor,
and PBC's do a nice job of taking that flavor and adding sugar. Yee-ha!
I still want to know how PBC and Reese's stack up in a head-to-head
comparison. If anyone has access to both, how 'bout a blind taste test?
> There's a new cereal in the aisle over here in Eastern Vancouver... it's
> called HIDDEN TREASURES. There's a very bad picture of a sort of... erm...
> hard looking pocket of cooked cereal mash split in two to show a very PINK
> PINK filling that looks like it might be icing. I'm too scared to try it.
> Give me some kind of encouragement here!!
I dunno. I saw those on the shelf here in Maryland, and they look nasty.
I didn't think it was icing as much as that nasty gummy stuff that's
halfway between Jell-O and gummy bears. Oh, now there's a hidden
surprise... You're eating breakfast, gradually waking up, when suddenly,
"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?! PHBBLTTTTT!!!!"
I predict a short market life. Mind you, I haven't tried them, but
they sure aren't enticing me too, either.
-- Jonathan Crawford
Ark Technologies, Inc.
stimpy
: > Terrified Minds need to know.
: Actually, Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch (PBC, for short) is quite good
: and definitely peanut buttery. I don't care much for the texture of real
: peanut butter (it ticks to duh roof ob my mouf), but I love the flavor,
: and PBC's do a nice job of taking that flavor and adding sugar. Yee-ha!
: I still want to know how PBC and Reese's stack up in a head-to-head
: comparison. If anyone has access to both, how 'bout a blind taste test?
Well, I'm still kind of leery of the Cap'n since the last time he shred the
roof of my mouth. I think I should give him another chance, though. I'll
update you...
: I dunno. I saw those on the shelf here in Maryland, and they look nasty.
: I didn't think it was icing as much as that nasty gummy stuff that's
: halfway between Jell-O and gummy bears. Oh, now there's a hidden
: surprise... You're eating breakfast, gradually waking up, when suddenly,
: "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?! PHBBLTTTTT!!!!"
: I predict a short market life. Mind you, I haven't tried them, but
: they sure aren't enticing me too, either.
You're a genius. Now I know what the filling is: Cthulhu!! He's kind of
gummy (or so I've heard), and might package himself in a breakfast cereal.
Incredibly evil, don't you think? You eat him then... HE EATS YOU!
Aaaaugh!
Oh my. I must go eat my granola now.
FBMcKay
that I am not alone on this group. In response to the discussion
concerning Hidden Treasures. YUM. Try them, you'll like them. I am
always suspicious of food that has colors not found in nature but HTs
are a bowl full of fun. One thing to be careful of is biting down on
one that has gone vertical in your mouth. OUCH! It creates a wound
that would take a whole box of Cap'n Crunch to equal. It is harmless
when eaten correctly. The squares are quite delicious and crispy if
empty and even more delicious but not as crispy if filled with fruit
flavored sugar saturated creamy stuff. They mix quite nicely with
Rice Krispies to kind of cut the sugar and even out the texture. Any
non-neutral companion cereal would not go well with the flourescent
flavorings. They are a personal favorite of my girlfriend Suzie. For
a limited time, they come with a 1/2 off coupon on the front. The
maximum value of the coupon is $1.75. Several grocery stores have
rung up the coupon as $1.75 even though they charge less than $3.50
for the cereal. Not only good but cheap.
I was going to post another message entirely when I logged on but I
saw how this thread is going. My original idea for a post concerns
the end of my quest for a good mix for Dunk-A-Balls. I love those
little striped spheres of corn and sugar. They never seemed to mix
well with anything. Rice Krispies worked well but they just seemed
to dilute the Dunk-A-Balls. Thanks to a single serving box left over
from an assortment, I've done it. Kellogg's Smacks and Dunk-A-Balls
are a very tasty combo. The honey-caramel flavor of the Smacks goes
very well and supplies something that Dunk-A-Balls seems to lack.
Texturewise, they are a perfect match. If you are among the
fortunate ones to have access to Dunk-A-Balls, pick up some Smacks
and have at it. I hope the end of basketball season doesn't mean the
end of Dunk-A-Balls. The package clearly says "For a limited time
only." I'll have to stock up.
Better living
through cereal,
Fred.
Magnus Timmerby
some on cereal. My favourite is "Kalas Puffar" here in Sweden, but
it seems to originate from Denmark. It's kind of like Rice Krispies,
but roasted with honey and sugar. After several months without it,
I finally got my hands on a box. Due to severe abstinentia :-), I
ate almost a whole 500g box (with milk). And I chewed up the roof of
my mouth so bad that I still got an open wound five days after. Ouch,
it hurts everytime I eat. Of course it was worth it! :-)
--
Magnus Timmerby pi9...@pt.hk-r.se
Lol Tolhurst
pi9...@leda.pt.hk-r.se writes:
>I've been low on money for some time, but now I could afford to spend
>some on cereal. My favourite is "Kalas Puffar" here in Sweden, but
There in Sweden? I thought you only ate l!ksil med lingonsilt och Olaf
Anderssons aquavit for breakfast. And this is only because a box of
Frosties cost 16 dollars (at Arlanda anyway).
Huh!
Lol
Magnus Timmerby
> There in Sweden? I thought you only ate l!ksil med lingonsilt och Olaf
> Anderssons aquavit for breakfast. And this is only because a box of
> Frosties cost 16 dollars (at Arlanda anyway).
> Huh!
:-) I don't like l|ksill (sardines(?) with onion), and definitely
not with lingonsylt (jam). And I've never heard of Olaf Andersson
nor his aquavit. One more thing: No, naked blonde women don't get
chased by ice-bears down the streets. ;-)
You're right about food prices, though. Cereal is particularly
expensive up here.
ObCereal:
I got home for more Kalas Puffar, and have a correction. They're
puffed wheat (roasted in honey), not rice. Furthermore the original
might be Danish, but my box said it was made in Quaker Oats Ltd in
Great Britain. And my mouth hurts more today.
--
Magnus Timmerby pi9...@pt.hk-r.se
Lol Tolhurst
pi9...@telesto.pt.hk-r.se writes:
>puffed wheat (roasted in honey), not rice. Furthermore the original
>might be Danish, but my box said it was made in Quaker Oats Ltd in
>Great Britain
Grrreat Brrritain! Om jag fick leva om mit liv igen!!!!! cries Magnus.
FBMcKay
Peanut Butter Puffs this morning and only had about .5 of a bowl. I
cracked open a fresh box of Dunk-A-Balls and gave it a try. A few
messages ago, I proclaimed that the search for a good mix for
Dunk-A-Balls was over. This combo worked out great. Textures
contrasted nicely while the shapes were the same. I had a friend in
college who thought that all food should be the same shape. His
favorite was a cube. After this morning, spherical food would suit
me just fine. I pray every day that the Wheaties people will come to
their senses and keep Dunk-A-Balls around. I am very nervous now
that basketball season is over. Maybe they will rotate the cereal
with the seasons of sports. Just repaint the spheres like a baseball
and then reshape them like a football after that. I like them and I
hope they stay. I don't think a hockey puck shape would be good and
they would have no excuse to paint them. Wheaties wants a presence
in the kid's cereal market and I hope they stick with it. I don't
hold much hope for good sales if they keep holding back distribution
to only a few stores. I wonder if there is a
sa...@wheaties.general.mills.com e-mail address? I'll need to stock
up again while I can still get them.
Munch, Munch, Munch,
Fred.