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."
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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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.
: > 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.
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.
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Magnus Timmerby pi9...@pt.hk-r.se
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
:-) 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
Grrreat Brrritain! Om jag fick leva om mit liv igen!!!!! cries Magnus.