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LCG123
Does anyone remember a product from the early-to-mid-70's...I think it was
called "Fruit Float" or "Fruit Fresh?" It was a fruit concentrate that you
mixed with milk and it congealed into a soft fruity dairy-based dessert.
It was made by Libby. (I remember because it had that, "If it says Libby's
Libby's Libby's on the label label label, you will like it like it like it
on your table table table," commercial jingle that stuck in my head for
much of my childhood.) It was fun to make and I loved it as a kid.
My theory is that it was a yogurt precurser..before yogurt became such a
mainstream snack..and is no longer popular because yogurt is on every
grocery shelf. My mom probably snuck it into my meals because it was
healthy or something underhanded like that. I've asked a couple of people
my age and neither of them remember it.
Lisa
Trudi Marrapodi
In article <19970116033...@ladder01.news.aol.com>, lcg...@aol.com
(LCG123) wrote:
Yes, I remember Fruit Float! I think I have eaten it, too. I remember on
the commercials kids would try to say "Fruit Float" five times fast, and
my little sister and I would try it too, and it was such a tongue-twister
we could not do it. Very clever way to sell the stuff.
Tim Irvin
[mailed and posted]
In article <19970116033...@ladder01.news.aol.com>, lcg...@aol.com
(LCG123) wrote:
> Does anyone remember a product from the early-to-mid-70's...I think it was
> called "Fruit Float" or "Fruit Fresh?" It was a fruit concentrate that you
> mixed with milk and it congealed into a soft fruity dairy-based dessert.
> It was made by Libby. (I remember because it had that, "If it says Libby's
> Libby's Libby's on the label label label, you will like it like it like it
> on your table table table," commercial jingle that stuck in my head for
> much of my childhood.) It was fun to make and I loved it as a kid.
Yes--Fruit Float. The commercials consisted of challenging people to
say "Fruit Float" quickly, several times in succession. Inevitably,
people would say "Flute Froat" or "Flute Float" or something like that.
Some of the kids in school where I went used to challenge each other
to do it. And being cynical adults who are wiser in the ways of the
world, you'd have to call that very effective advertising, right up
there with the McDonald's "Two All Beef Patties" jingle. Unfortunately
for Libby's, Fruit Float didn't have the staying power of the venerable
Big Mac.
> My theory is that it was a yogurt precurser..before yogurt became such a
> mainstream snack..and is no longer popular because yogurt is on every
> grocery shelf. My mom probably snuck it into my meals because it was
> healthy or something underhanded like that. I've asked a couple of people
> my age and neither of them remember it.
And your age is...? I'm 31 and I remember it well.
--
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Kent Wayson
On 16 Jan 1997 03:30:57 GMT, lcg...@aol.com (LCG123) wrote:
>Does anyone remember a product from the early-to-mid-70's...I think it was
>called "Fruit Float" or "Fruit Fresh?" It was a fruit concentrate that you
>mixed with milk and it congealed into a soft fruity dairy-based dessert.
>It was made by Libby.
>
>Lisa
Yes, I remember this stuff, too! I think it was called "Fruit Float"
but I'm not sure. Used to love the stuff..
Kent
squi...@aol.com
>Does anyone remember a product from the early-to-mid-70's...I think it
was
>called "Fruit Float" or "Fruit Fresh?"
It was Fruit Float.
Does anyone else remember Libbyland Dinners? I can recall sending
off for the mug and posters.
Trudi Marrapodi
In article <19970121093...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
squi...@aol.com wrote:
Yes, I do! Just vaguely, but I do remember them.
Kent Parks
On 21 Jan 1997 squi...@aol.com wrote:
> Does anyone else remember Libbyland Dinners? I can recall sending
> off for the mug and posters.
Yes: "Funland Suppers"--they had themes like "Pirate Picnic", etc. I
always got them when my folks went out somewhere & left me with a
babysitter.
Kent P
Tim Irvin
In article <19970121093...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
squi...@aol.com wrote:
> Does anyone else remember Libbyland Dinners? I can recall sending
> off for the mug and posters.
AAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUGH.......
I had successfully *forgotten* them for 20 years. Thanks a lot. :)
Tiny Dancer
And so the word went out from Kent Parks <pa...@ruby.ils.unc.edu>:
>On 21 Jan 1997 squi...@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Does anyone else remember Libbyland Dinners? I can recall sending
>> off for the mug and posters.
>
>Yes: "Funland Suppers"--they had themes like "Pirate Picnic", etc. I
>always got them when my folks went out somewhere & left me with a
>babysitter.
>
>Kent P
And this is exactly why I love this newsgroup, 'cause at least once a
day I find myself shouting "Oh yeah! I remember that!" out loud. I had
to eat these dreadful things when the sitter showed up too. Took me
years of therapy to lose the taste of 'em, thanks a lot Kent :-)
Tiny Dancer
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