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Rice A Roni

Goodie2shoes — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 21:51:24 GMT

I have instacart so today I received a email coupon for Rice A Roni. I had to laugh because I haven't bought rice a roni in years and it made me think I wonder how many other old pantry staples are still around and if people are still buying on a regular basis. Another one I thought of was cornmeal. (my grandmother use to make cornbread from scratch) Jiffy corn bread was not around back then. Can anyone think of any other old brand name pantry items?

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nana59 — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 21:55:18 GMT

can't remember the last time i used shake & bake....used it a lot when my kids were growing up!

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insomniac2 — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 21:58:37 GMT

One of my sisters loves that she can still purchase Mary Kitchen Hash.

(I was never a fan.)

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Goodie2shoes — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:00:18 GMT

@nana59wrote: can't remember the last time i used shake & bake....used it a lot when my kids were growing up!

That's a good one ! I forgot about that and remember my mom using it many years ago

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Carolina925 — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:01:30 GMT

When I first got married, I fixed Rice a Roni all the time. I am from the South, hubs is from the North. We had white rice at almost every meal while I was growing up, I tried to "dress it up" for him to eat it. Years later, he told me one of his favorite meals was my mama's white rice with okra and stewed tomatoes

I worked at a drive in bank up North and my customers would call me the "shake & bake lady"; I didn't realize I had an accent!

The thing that comes to mind straight away is Chef Boyardee pizza in a box. We didn't have pizza down in the South so it was a real treat! I'm not sure but wouldn't guess they still make that. Also 7-Up candy bars were my favorite, they don't make them any longer.

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nana59 — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:01:52 GMT

@Goodie2shoes wrote:
@nana59wrote: can't remember the last time i used shake & bake....used it a lot when my kids were growing up!

That's a good one ! I forgot about that and remember my mom using it many years ago

shake and bake chicken with rice a roni!!

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QVCkitty1 — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:04:44 GMT

My mom always made Shake and Bake pork chops, they were really good.

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dakotacheryl — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:07:02 GMT

I still buy and love Rice a Roni, and Mary Kitchen hash, and Spam, but nowadays I buy the low sodium Spam.

My grandma bought Tang for us...umm just say no LOL.

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ECBG — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:07:58 GMT

@Carolina925

I was born and reared in NC and am still there. I have never heard of that candy bar!

My candy love as a child was Milky Way or 3 Musketeers.

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godi — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:10:47 GMT

As soon as I read your topic title I sang the jingle for rice a roni. I still use shake and bake. Campbells soup is still around. I always loved the chicken noodle when I was a kid. Jello is still around.

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ECBG — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:11:23 GMT

@Goodie2shoes

The only Rice A Roni I bought was the Spanish Rice. It's still nice to have with grilled chicken or pork chops.

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Carolina925 — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:13:20 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@Carolina925

I was born and reared in NC and am still there. I have never heard of that candy bar!
My candy love as a child was Milky Way or 3 Musketeers.

It was a bar with 7 different candies, all covered in chocolate. The ones I remember were orange jelly, mint, coconut, almond, can't remember all 7. It was like a box of candy in a bar. Love Milky Way, still a guilty pleasure.

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mom2four0418 — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:15:54 GMT

@Goodie2shoes wrote:
I have instacart so today I received a email coupon for Rice A Roni. I had to laugh because I haven't bought rice a roni in years and it made me think I wonder how many other old pantry staples are still around and if people are still buying on a regular basis. Another one I thought of was cornmeal. (my grandmother use to make cornbread from scratch) Jiffy corn bread was not around back then. Can anyone think of any other old brand name pantry items?

I have always made cornbread from scratch!

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DiAnne — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:17:13 GMT

I used to love Rice A Roni when I was child. Now I can barely choke it down because it is so salty. My mother's "special meal" for her grandchildren was Spanish Rice-A-Roni with cut up hot dogs in it (obviously she wasn't a very good cook but the kids loved it).

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cookie16 — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:27:42 GMT

I used to buy and enjoy Chicken Tonight sauces in jars. Our favorite was the Chicken Cacciatore and I would probably buy it today too. Remember "I feel like chicken tonight, chicken tonight."

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amyb — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:31:50 GMT

Hamburger Helper? I do remember we went through a phase of that when I was a kid...until we realized what made it taste so good was all the MSG and sodium...and dad had his first heart attack and we became very health aware after that.

I think I might have also had Rice-A-Roni back in the day.

We never had a lot of processed food though...Italian heritage...we were busy making all the family recipes, with fresh ingredients.

Doesn't mean I still didn't think that Hamburger Helper was yummy!...and...salty. lol.

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loriqvc — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:36:25 GMT

I love cooking, but I frequently buy Rice-a-Roni pilaf for a side dish. The flavor is great! Another good throwback pantry staple that came to mind is the canned Manwich sloppy joe meat—my mother was a fantastic cook and would never use something like that, but one of my younger brothers had it at a friend's house and became obsessed, so she gave in and cooked some for dinner one night. Little brother was thrilled; the rest of us, not so much.

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ScrapHappy — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:49:14 GMT

I buy Rice A Roni (beef) often. My husband used to make it all the time when he was in college. Sometimes he would add ground beef to it. Publix just had a BOGO so I stocked up for him.

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Snoopp — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:58:06 GMT

Every once in a while I’ll make tuna helper. That’s so good.

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Othereeeen — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:59:47 GMT

Maypo!!!

And Farina. Hot cereals that Mom made for us when we were little!