Do you Remember Bacos?

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silverfoxbuttslut@reddit

I loved eating them like a snack so much so that they became a regular Christmas stocking stuffer for me, lol

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Keldrabitches@reddit

I like dehydrated onions. Though real onions can blow me

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mammothhockey@reddit

Watermelon. Love the fruit hate anything watermelon flavored. Tomatoes. Love everything made with them but can not take a bite of one.

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kokomo80@reddit

Funny, I am the complete opposite. I really dislike actual watermelon, but love watermelon-flavored candy.

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Wow....I thought I was the only person who loves spaghetti sauce, even like stewed tomatoes in vegetable soup, but can't eat a plain tomato. Even stranger, I don't like tomato soup either, although I might give that a second chance someday considering the last time I tasted "tomato soup" was Campbell's condensed.

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StraightChemGuy1@reddit

I remember the commercials with the tagline, “Bacony Bac-o’s make every bite better!”

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gishnon@reddit

I like carob. Not as a chocolate substitute, though. I like chocolate, but I appreciate carob as its own thing. It should stop trying to be a chocolate alternative, and just embrace being carob.

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KaterinaKiaha@reddit

I absolutely agree 🤓

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Popadicklikatictac@reddit

Growing up I loved breakfast burritos! Mom wanted to make one for me at home. To save money. The frozen ones were a $1.25 each. She used bacos. It was gross

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Zealousideal_Draw_94@reddit

I thought Bacos were dog treats, with the ad’s dog excitedly racing towards it, yelling in triumph that had gotten bacon….

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Wraxyth@reddit

This commercial:
https://youtu.be/2vnit_xL1hE

Beggin Strips!

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Zealousideal_Draw_94@reddit

Ok! I get it, I was wrong….

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bonfirecollapse@reddit

I think you’re thinking if something else. There were “fake bacon” dog treats but i don’t remember what they were called. I do remember the dog saying “bacon, bacon,bacon,bacon,bacon” and when he sees the package he says “whats that say! I CANT READ!”

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Wraxyth@reddit

https://youtu.be/2vnit_xL1hE

This

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bwoolard7487@reddit

I thought those Beggin strips

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bonfirecollapse@reddit

Omg thats totally what they were called

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keithrc@reddit

That was Snausages!

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thisisntmyotherone@reddit

Snausages In a Blanket!

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_Lane_@reddit

There's a restaurant in San Francisco called the Sausage Factory, founded in 1968. Solid Italian-American fare, not fancy but really good and they survived the AIDS crisis (not an easy thing for a business to do in the Castro). Its building actually was a sausage factory, ages ago! (And of course, the name makes everyone snicker, because we're all 12 years old at heart.)

I will never not refer to it as the Snausage Factory.

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TwistedMemories@reddit

The dog treat was, beggin strips.

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xikbdexhi6@reddit

Wait. You mean these are DOG TREATS?!? *pauses* *shrugs and resumes eating*

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Only_Sherbet_8606@reddit

I used to just pour them in my mouth. So good but probably so bad for me

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MrRetrdO@reddit

I liked putting them on a peanut butter sandwich.

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Aggravating_Cable_32@reddit

Peanut butter, smeared with a dab of yellow mustard, and Bacos. Sweet, salty, sour, and savory, all in one sandwich lol.

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Only_Sherbet_8606@reddit

That’s a stoner invention lol. Now I’m jonesing for bacos

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shoghon@reddit

Omg. Same.

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dafoh@reddit

OMG, yes to Bacos (ugh!). My mom would make pizza (Appian Way pizza kits) and use Bacos as a pepperoni substitute (for keeping kosher). They were NOT a substitute. I’ve described Bacos to my kids as salty scabs.

I answer to your question, I love me some fake grape flavor. Especially grape Tangy Taffy (now the large size Laffy Taffy). Although I DO love Concord grapes.

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Obvious-Ruin-9204@reddit

Yes! I used to make insanely crunchy sandwiches with them!!!

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LadySlayinem@reddit

Banana. Love the flavor but can't eat it from the peel. It's like slime covered in an old wool sock. Dry on the outside and snot in the middle. Now I don't understand why I can eat okra though which is that description times a thousand except that it put butter and salt on okra and it's not sweet. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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my-coffee-needs-me@reddit

I'm the opposite way. I can't stand banana flavoring but I love fresh bananas. It's probably because banana flavoring is based on a species of banana that isn't widely available anymore due to a blight.

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Auntie_Venom@reddit

Same! Banana popsicles or Laffy Taffy makes me want to GAG! 🤢 I adore real bananas, but not too ripe. I like a hint of green on the peel. Otherwise they’re too sweet and bordering on mushy.

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OptiGuy4u@reddit

So hold up....bananas don't actually taste anything like artificial banana flavor anymore? 🤯

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LisaLisaPrintJam@reddit

I WISH these still existed. I have a weird intolerance for bacon, and a lot of recipes I love include bacon.

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Garuda34@reddit

They do, they're just called Bacon Bits. I bought some from Walmart a couple weeks ago.

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LisaLisaPrintJam@reddit

Wow, Thank you! I had no idea these existed.

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dreaminginteal@reddit

Thought Bacos were good for salads, but that's about it.

My biggest "fake favorite" is fake pancake syrup over real maple syrup. I really dislike actual from-the-tree maple syrup, I think it tastes metallic. Yes, even when it's not in a metal container.

I grew up on the fake stuff, and it's what I like.

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i3inaudible@reddit

Try black walnut syrup if you can find it. It's amazing. You can actually make syrup from a lot of different trees.

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DickWhittingtonsCat@reddit

Is this like the cilantro thing? I would just get livid when people told me it tasted like soap. Mostly because I was trying to get everyone on board with actual Mexican tacos (onions/cilantro) and food being preferable to the lettuce and tomato business.

Turns out it’s a genetic thing but it never made a lick of sense before then. Its a leaf.

I’m a lot more chill now. I don’t mind fauxple syrup. I didn’t like real maple as much when ai first tried it. But I’ve never noted a “metalic” taste.

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dreaminginteal@reddit

No idea about any genetic basis.

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my-coffee-needs-me@reddit

Here you go:

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/do-you-love-or-hate-cilantro-the-reason-may-surprise-you

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stabbingrabbit@reddit

Bacos on mac and cheese is also good

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WolfPacker01@reddit

Mrs. Butterworth’s for the win!

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Badman2@reddit

I put real maple syrup in my oatmeal, then add some artificial maple flavor on top of that, so I can taste it, while avoiding the corn syrup. Real maple syrup doesn't taste metallic to me, it's just kind of mild compared to fake stuff. I think the artificial maple flavor comes from fenugreek.

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HTLM22@reddit

I always thought Bacos were great for just straight snacking. Pure smoky crunch!

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stefanica@reddit

I thought I hated maple syrup for years. Turned out nobody was putting it in the refrigerator (you don't need to with fake syrup we were used to) so we were using rancid syrup. Ugh! I like it now.

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dreaminginteal@reddit

My wife is from New England, so she knows how to deal with real maple syrup. And I still don't like it.

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Cowdog68@reddit

Yes. I bought them for my formerly bacon-loving vegetarian kid and she would not eat them.

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i3inaudible@reddit

Fun fact: Bac-Os are vegan

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Cowdog68@reddit

I know, she still didn’t want them. Also still a vegetarian that eats few salads

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100percentEV@reddit

I used to LOVE grape soda. I don’t know why they didn’t just call it purple flavor, because it tastes nothing like grapes.

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Chuckitybye@reddit

White claw now makes a grape flavor that is the purple of our childhood

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Magerimoje@reddit

"grape" Gatorade kinda tastes like childhood grape, but it's blue which fucks with my head. It looks kinda purple in the bottle, but poured into my white cup, it's clearly blue.

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Reddytwit@reddit

Yes! It's so good but I still want to squeeze a little grape Kool-aid into it

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NotEasilyConfused@reddit

DQ discontinued grape for Mr. Mistys a couple of years ago. RIP childhood.

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ElectricMilk426@reddit

"Blue Raspberry" is a made-up fruit that doesn't exist. But it is one of my favorite flavors.

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speekuvtheddevil@reddit

Same

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DeFiClark@reddit

Strawberry starburst. I like real strawberries, but strawberry starburst is a thing of its own.

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neddiddley@reddit

Most strawberry flavored candy is horrible.

I get that a lot of “fruit” flavored candy doesn’t taste all that close to the real thing, but strawberry and watermelon are a travesty.

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DryFoundation2323@reddit

Bacon Bits themselves were fake I'm not even sure what a fake bacon that would be.

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neddiddley@reddit

Some questions are better left unanswered. I won’t say they weren’t good, but Bacos were basically bacon flavored gravel judging by how hard they were compared to even well done bacon.

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The__Relentless@reddit

Watermelon candy. I do not like any kind of melon. They all taste and feel like something overripe and going bad.

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beansandneedles@reddit

They still exist. I keep kosher-ish and my husband is vegetarian. We love Bacos!

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OptiGuy4u@reddit

Interestingly enough....they are not vegan.

They were discontinued in 2016, you must be getting some other brand.

Betty Crocker Bacos (styled as "Bac-os") are bacon-flavored soy crisps that do not contain actual bacon or meat. They are made primarily from defatted soy flour and partially hydrogenated soybean oil, mixed with water, salt, sugar, and hydrolyzed vegetable protein.

The product's bacon flavor and reddish color come from added artificial and natural flavors, Red 40, caramel color, and soy sauce. Because the natural flavors likely come from an animal source and the sugar may be processed with bone char, the product is not considered vegan despite being plant-based in its primary ingredients.

The original Bacos brand, manufactured by Betty Crocker, was discontinued in 2016, though the specific reason for its removal from the market remains unclear.

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beansandneedles@reddit

Ooh, you’re right! We use McCormick Bac’n Pieces!

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OptiGuy4u@reddit

I know the feeling, they're all "Bacos" forever, 😂

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HairyTurtleOfficial@reddit

I hate Bacos. I remember them being the only thing available. One day years ago I discovered the real ones and there’s no way I could ever go back.

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TynkerTyler@reddit

a knowledge bomb I like to drop, especially to vegetarian friends, is that Bacos do not contain meat and are totally vegetarian, while Chicken In a Biscuit are absolutely made from chickens.

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HairyTurtleOfficial@reddit

Speaking of…have you noticed Chicken in a biscuit crackers not as good these days? About a couple years ago I noticed there very thin and they used to be slightly thicker and puffy like appearance. also, bigger. Funny as it sounds, I discovered the Dollar Store Clover Valley ones to be almost exactly like the OG ones used to be. Way more flavorful too. I usually dont care for off brands, especially $ Gent, but occasionally I’m surprised.

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GreyMom13@reddit

bananas flavoring but not bananas

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bishpa@reddit

Artificial banana flavor is based on the taste of the banana variety that was once most common but basically went extinct, iirc.

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my-coffee-needs-me@reddit

There are some small-scale Gros Michel growers, but you'll pay an arm and a leg for their bananas.

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dinkeydonuts@reddit

I listened to a podcast with Moe Rocca awhile ago about Gros Michel bananas and I think about it every time I eat a banana. Which is everyday.

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SevereManufacturer47@reddit

Does Jif peanut butter count? I definitely like it better than natural peanut butter.

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Impressive-Pepper785@reddit

I call it peanut margarine. And I love it.

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Chalupacabra77@reddit

We are both choosy moms.

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ScratchyMarston18@reddit

Slurpee flavors, specifically wild cherry and piña colada. I am a grown man who still loves actual piña coladas but rarely are they as good as a piña colada slurpee.

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LadySlayinem@reddit

Agree. Also I don't like egg nog but egg nog shakes from McDonald's are amazing

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Mobile-Boot8097@reddit

I met the guy who invented them, and he's exactly like what you'd expect him to be.

He was the father of a good friend of mine. Little old man in a baby blue polyester suit and a bow tie. Food scientist working in his basement to perfect the crunchy TVP as a vehicle for the already invented artificial bacon flavor. He was Jewish but loved the taste of bacon, apparently.

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SenseiT@reddit

I put bacos on my chili cheese baked potato last night . They are awesome

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j-endsville@reddit

When I was a kid, I used to go to the store and buy my own Bacos because otherwise I would get in trouble for snacking on them. Same with those jarred mushrooms.

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suesay@reddit

I love the jarred mushrooms as well.

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j-endsville@reddit

I will still randomly grab a jar at the dollar store.

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suesay@reddit

I just had some last week on my spaghetti! I ate half the can just while I was cooking.

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Suedehead4@reddit

Soy chorizo is much better than the original.

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Chuckitybye@reddit

Spanish or Mexican? I'm assuming Mexican because it's the crumbly stuff

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Suedehead4@reddit

Yes, Mexican

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Chuckitybye@reddit

I can get behind that. I've never been a fan of it, too greasy. Soy chorizo sounds yummy

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pixiebaby1972@reddit

I agree. Sure wish living where there’s a Trader Joe’s. Theirs was so good!

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HighSeasArchivist@reddit

I still use Bacos and real bacon bits in my salads. If you have a Costco they have a giant bag of real bacon bits for like $9. Also, salad topping.

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ApatheistHeretic@reddit

They still sell bac-os I think.

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ixamnis@reddit

Yes they do, and I still buy them.

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doomrabbit@reddit

Look for them in with the cheap spices in the tall round containers, of all places.

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RCubed76@reddit

I'm pretty sure I didn't have real bacon bits until Jr. High at some "fancy" restaurant like Ruby Tuesdays.

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VioletSea13@reddit

When I was a kid, there was a Ken’s Pizza in my town. It had a salad bar - I loved making a huge salad topped with Thousand Island dressing and Bacos. It tasted sooooo goooood!

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librarianjenn@reddit

You’re so right - that is a great flavor combination!

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Accomplished_Exit_30@reddit

Imitation crab meat. I just really like it.

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ScratchyMarston18@reddit

Get in touch with this guy. He can hook you up.

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ccr213@reddit

This one actually didn't come to mind for me for this post, but when I saw your response I was like oh yeah! there are several recipes that call for crab meat that I actually prefer the fake crab, like crab Alfredo and crab dip

ps I use talk to text and through this whole post every time I said "crab" it changed it to "crap" I was going to leave it but... hahaha

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chamrockblarneystone@reddit

I used to pour like half a jar of bacos on a salad and be like, “Look ma I ate salad!”

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Substantial_Way296@reddit

Some similar products exist

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drinkslinger1974@reddit

Fun fact. Bacos are vegan.

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Thirty_Helens_Agree@reddit

And Kosher.

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LinuxLinus@reddit

that is a fun fact

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RelativeEvidence1014@reddit

Love them and still eat them. I call them Fake-o’s lol. Be warned: you will be burping their taste up for at least 24 hours post consumption. But that’s half the draw lol

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GirlStiletto@reddit

Artificial raspberry. Not a fan of the actual berries, but I like artificial raspberry flavor.

Bacos are still great. (They renamed them as Bac'n, but pretty much the same thing) and taste great on salads without the greasy taste you sometimes get from real bacon.

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HermioneMarch@reddit

I loved the jello brand cheesecakes at capt Ds. Can’t stand actual cheesecake

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CrankyDoo@reddit

Saying you can’t stand actual cheesecake is like saying “yeah, I tried sex once but I didn’t really like it”.

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HermioneMarch@reddit

I’ve tried many chessscakes. They are too dense imho.

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QuesoChef@reddit

Not trying to talk you into anything because it’s fine not to like it. But if you get a chance sometime, you might like Japanese cheesecake. Super light.

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HermioneMarch@reddit

Cool. Never heard of it but I’ll look for an opportunity

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schwanzwaffe@reddit

Captain D can change a person. Some walk the path while others run away.

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Medical-Quail7855@reddit

Long John Silvers had that pineapple cheesecake pie that I would kill for right now 🤣

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Andovars_Ghost@reddit

They like the ‘D’.

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hells_cowbells@reddit

The cherry stuff is me. I don't really care much for real cherries except as a cocktail garnish. I love cherry flavored stuff like cherry sours candy and cherry soda.

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1_21-gigawatts@reddit

I love that fake cherry taste - popsicles, maraschino cherries, kool-aid (Oh Yeah!!), candy, …. The smell was also in the markers (“El Marko” maybe?), don’t know how I didn’t end up with a punctured septum for how much I’d sniff them.

I was so on the Cherry train that I had some cherry air freshener spray for my car as a teen. I don’t think it made me as smooth with the ladies as I thought it did.

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crewsctrl@reddit

Corn Pops > corn

When I was a kid, they were called Sugar Pops.

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thisisntmyotherone@reddit

I remember Sugar Pops. Were they also Sugar Smacks or was that something else?

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1_21-gigawatts@reddit

We weren’t allowed “sugar cereals“ when growing up because they’re unhealthy (but we ate margarine all the time. Go figure). These cereals were an occasional treat, along with Lucky Charms. And digging for the prizes was cool too.

To this day I still love these three cereals. But Mom was right, they pretty much are unhealthy so I rarely have them. When we do get them it’s “for the kids“ haha

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PoorLikaFatWalletLst@reddit

Sugar Smacks was the frog wasn't it? And it was honey coated puffed rice or something. Pops were yellow, I loved Pops cereal.

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anti-ayn@reddit

I still call em bacos. Like all bandages are Band Aids. You’re telling me they don’t actually exist anymore?

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LizTruth@reddit

They do. I love them on cottege cheese.

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CoolJeweledMoon@reddit

I was having trouble finding Bacos in grocery stores & had to start buying them by the case online! 😅

I call them Fake-O's!

I can't find Blueberry Syrup at the grocery store either, so I have to buy it online in bulk.

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wieldymouse@reddit

I still eat fake bacon bits.

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CrazyCatLadyNL@reddit

I’m Dutch and thought you were talking about drinks: Bacardi-Cola. We call them Baco’s 😄

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BmanGorilla@reddit

Today I learned something…

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iknowyouneedahugRN@reddit

On pizza, canned sliced mushrooms. It was a special occasion when my family got restaurant pizza. Typically Mom would make homemade crusts...it sounds idyllic but she used whole wheat flour for the crust, ground beef, cheddar cheese (mozzarella was "too expensive") and the mushrooms were fresh and unseasoned. It wasn't the greatest.

When we went to a pizza restaurant (Noble Roman), they had canned mushrooms and they were a better texture and seasoned.

I have canned mushrooms in the pantry exclusively for pizza.

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Accomplished-Bus-531@reddit

Hmmm. You have me actually considering this. I mean they are brined mushrooms right? 👍

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iknowyouneedahugRN@reddit

Yeah, I never thought about it, but they are brined. They have a nostalgic texture.

Nowadays I prefer making pizza at home because most pizza places use fresh mushrooms and it's not my preference, they are dry from the baking, and the texture is not good.

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Accomplished-Bus-531@reddit

Right? And they don't peel them so it's blackened hymenum and often dried out mushrooms with no taste I kinda think the brined shrooms make sense. I'm gunna try it out tomorrow.

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iknowyouneedahugRN@reddit

Yes, it's probably they used those gnarly unwashed pre sliced mushrooms in the produce section.

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Accomplished-Bus-531@reddit

Ick

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Slipstream_Surfing@reddit

Not a fan of fungi, but way back in college days I spun pies at a pizzeria. Once, I had acquired some magic mushrooms but was loathe to eat them. So chop-chop, onto the pie then baked to perfection.

Worst tasting pizza I'd ever eaten but the night got much better after a little while.

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iknowyouneedahugRN@reddit

You would have had repeat customers lining out the door!

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Competitive_Prune108@reddit

I dislike real bacon bits because they're not crisp, they're fatty and chewy. But I love imitation bacon bits. The ones I buy are made of soy

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lantech@reddit

you can crisp them up in a frying pan, just did that this morning before dropping a few eggs on top of them

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Competitive_Prune108@reddit

Eliminates the convenience factor.

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genx_meshugana@reddit

I freaking love Runts bananas. besides the taste, I love the shape of them.

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rubracyon@reddit

The only bananas for me.

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PoorLikaFatWalletLst@reddit

They sell a whole 2lb bag of banana only runts on amazon. I bought them once for a themed cake I made. I kept the rest..it was heaven!

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Automatic_Beat5808@reddit

I was just thinking about these! So good! Chewy Runts!

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Temporary_Nail_6468@reddit

I hate strawberry banana just about everything except Runts. Toss everything but the strawberry and banana ones.

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kidMSP@reddit

Salad debauchery.

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thisisntmyotherone@reddit

Oh my god yes. That was the stuff. I loved salad bars!

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WolfThick@reddit

I knew this girl and she said they were made out of the same thing that they put in stuffed olives.

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thisisntmyotherone@reddit

Wait… what? She thought that fake bacon bits and pimiento, let’s say, were the same thing?

She’s so… unusual!

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Jaded_Adagio6198@reddit

Parkay

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a_youkai@reddit

I still say Bacos to refer to all bacon bits. I didn't know they stopped making them.

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olivefreak@reddit

They still make them.

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4x4Welder@reddit

How about Butter Buds? Little seasoning shaker of dry fake butter flavoring. I dated a girl who would genuinely eat that stuff, it was kinda gross.

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Liv-Julia@reddit

Concord grape candy and Kool aid. So delicious. I think part of the deliciousness lies in the fact that my husband hates grape drink and so therefore nobody drinks up my stash.

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A_little_more_left@reddit

This one might be super unpopular, but... I usually prefer fake maple syrup to real maple syrup. I'm sorry!! It's just that I grew up poor in So CA and never even tried real maple syrup till I was in my 20's! My biggest problem with real syrup is the consistency. Any real syrup I've tried has been really thin and... moves too fast, if that makes sense to anyone but myself... and the flavor is just kinda meh.

I always wonder how many other people are like me and just afraid to say anything because real maple syrup is considered so incredibly superior to the fake stuff and many people are gonna clutch their pearls if they hear you don't like it.

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PrivilegeCheckmate@reddit

Did you know there's a better syrup?

Walnut syrup. Made the same way, but from walnut trees.

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A_little_more_left@reddit

I've never heard of this before!

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PrivilegeCheckmate@reddit

Try it and get back to me!

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NateNMaxsRobot@reddit

One of our kids is the same way. We always have real and fake maple syrup for waffles.

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Existing-Loquat1760@reddit

Lucky kids!!

LOL at your Hose Water Survivor name!!! LOL

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NateNMaxsRobot@reddit

You should choose a flair for this sub.

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kevbayer@reddit

Same: fake pancake syrup for me.

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Fur_Nurdle_on67@reddit

I like real maple syrup, but I chill the hell out of it to "slow it down." So I get it.

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Accurate_Ostrich_240@reddit

The good stuff is pricey but the difference between a company that makes it in large batches as opposed to a small maple farm is worth it.

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Outrageous-Aside1771@reddit

I am both. I like the actual flavor of real maple syrup, but like the texture of fake syrup better. And for the same reason as you; i find real syrup too thin and runny compared to the fake syrup.

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bishpa@reddit

Soft boil egg with Bacos and a dash of curry powder was my childhood breakfast.

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TheJokersChild@reddit

I thought they still made them. Other brands have them but I do remember the original. I've been using the real thing lately, though.

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naramri@reddit

They do.

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ZebraBorgata@reddit

I liked bacos! I didn’t realize they no longer existed.

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naramri@reddit

They still make them.

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kat_storm13@reddit

McCormick makes an artificial bacon bit product

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thisgirlnamedbree@reddit

I love the McCormick bacon bits.

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kat_storm13@reddit

I haven't tried them, I don't like bacon on salads. The only reason I tried the Betty Crocker ones is when I was a vegetarian and hungry for a blt. I ended up only using one can because they were terrible to the roof of my mouth lol

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basskittens@reddit

I loved Bacos as a kid. We kept kosher so real bacon was not allowed.

I would put them on salads, or make grilled cheese and Bacos sandwiches.

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Stereo-soundS@reddit

You a smart mafucka. Putting them on a grilled cheese sounds like a good idea. Especially grilled ham and cheese.

If they were still around I'd probably put them on mashed potatos. I use crispy onions for that now, but they're actually made from onions.

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naramri@reddit

They're still around. I bought some recently from a chain grocery store.

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MeowMeowCollyer@reddit

You can make your own. Search for “vegan bacon bits TVP” recipes. Easy to make and super satisfying.

I’m no longer vegan but I still make “bacon” bits.

TVP = textured vegetable protein.

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MeowMeowCollyer@reddit

Creamora by the spoonful.

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TwistedMemories@reddit

I didn't like bacos. They were ok, but I thought they were to crunchy and nothing like bacon.

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HistoricalTowel1127@reddit

I remember bacos. They couldn’t hold a candle to sizzlelean.

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Tonto_HdG@reddit

Ahhh Sizzlelean, ghetto bacon/(rez bacon in my case). I loved that shit.

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iaMBictrochee@reddit

Remember the individual serving cans of chocolate pudding? I think Hunt's brand... the pudding had a weird taste from being in the tin. I miss that flavor! I'm sure it was SUPER bad for me but every so often I crave that weird taste! I do like chocolate pudding, not the instant kind so much, but sometimes I just want the weird-tasting kind!

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Existing-Loquat1760@reddit

I still eat them! They are great in my lunch.

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iaMBictrochee@reddit

The ones in a single-serve can?!

Where do you buy them? I thought they were all in the little plastic tubs since the 90s!

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siskokid1984@reddit

I got botulism from one of those puddings. Landed me in the hospital for a week in 7th grade

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iaMBictrochee@reddit

YIKES!

I always knew that the flavor was... off. And the fact that they weren't refrigerated should've been a red flag, but that tangy metallic taste!

I'm glad you survived!

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siskokid1984@reddit

I did survive but missed the unit on square roots that week. Hurt me on the ACTs

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robhatescomputers@reddit

Fungus > onion rings

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TLATrae@reddit

THIS. ☝️

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Sleepydragon0314@reddit

This is wild. Every once in a while I find myself saying loudly into the void “Bacony Baco’s Make Every Bite Better!”

I never tried them, but the advertising lives rent free in my head forever apparently.

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plantyjen@reddit

You weren’t missing much. It was kinda like fake bacon flavored puffed rice.

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SubstanceNo1544@reddit

Meh whatever lol, I love me some bacos. I love me some bacos like I love me some top Ramen.

Its hella bad for you, everyone knows (calm down chet) and no one cares, tastes good.

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RustedRelics@reddit

Have you considered antipsychotics? 😋😊

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goondarep@reddit

Bacos are still great on salad.

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falalablah@reddit

Thank you! “Do you remember Bacos?” You mean from dinner last weekend? Yeah, I remember.

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Carrollz@reddit

Yes, I loved them so much. I had to sell some for school one year when I was six and I begged my parents to buy some and I ate the whole container myself in one sitting and my parents refused to buy any more and I was so addicted to them that I couldn't control myself from sampling the bits from the jars I was supposed to give to people that they had purchased. It was awful, I could never get enough and I felt so guilty but couldn't stop. One jar was just so obvious it had less that I had to confess and I just remember apologizing and crying and I don't know how I didn't get into any trouble for it. I refused to ever participate in any of those school sales again after that... and then I read the Chocolate War by Robert Cormier and so was too terrified to transfer to a better school for gifted and talented because I heard they did a lot of fundraising. My parents could not figure out why I was so adamantly opposed!

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needsunshine@reddit

This is so sad and hilarious at the same time that you had a legitimate struggle because of bacos 🥹

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Existing-Loquat1760@reddit

It’s me too!!! The struggle is real!

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6panlid@reddit

The Chocolate War! I think about that movie every time I hear Yazoo!

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Carrollz@reddit

I don't know if you read the book but the ending is much darker. I was very traumatized by it! I completely forgot that they played Yaz in the movie, Upstairs at Eric's is one of my all time favorite albums.

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westminsterabby@reddit

There was some kind of physics equation that my high school teacher taught us that was BACos Theta. So we had jokes about Bacos Theta but I can't really remember much about them at this point in my life. I'm pretty sure I'm not anywhere close to being right with that equation either.

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AdLeather8285@reddit

They had terrible commercials. “Bacony Bacas even better!”

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Rough-Nectarine6120@reddit

Baconny bacos makes every bite better! Lol

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Bug_Calm@reddit

I hate those things.

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ReactionAble7945@reddit

Most bacon bits are soy. The store better and are consistent size and cheaper.
Fake crab meat is a type of fish. Alot easier than eating real 🦀

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Existing-Loquat1760@reddit

Krab

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Stuporhumanstrength@reddit

Pretty sure my parents have had a jar of Bacos in the back of their cupboard for about 30 years.

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BubbhaJebus@reddit

"Were"? Did they stop making them??

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TheHandsOfFate@reddit

No.

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MB2katz@reddit

There's a local restaurant that has a self-serve salad bar that has had them available as a topping forever - still does! I always sprinkle a few on my salad.

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techie1980@reddit

gosh I can't remember the last time I saw a proper salad bar!

Now you've got me flashing back to strategizing chinese buffet visits.

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Enough_Equivalent379@reddit

You go home! You be here four hours! You scary my wife!

IYKYK

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techie1980@reddit

I didn't know immediately, and now I'm going down a youtube rabbithole on John Pinette. Thanks!!

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Enough_Equivalent379@reddit

Flee Rirrie! 😆

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Accurate_Ostrich_240@reddit

I’m thinking about Pizza Hut.

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TheJokersChild@reddit

I used to live near a place like that, too. A Ponderosa-Bonanza-type place with a soup, salad and dessert bar.

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Good_Nyborg@reddit

I love Coffee mate creamer. Prefer it to any natural cream.

I also maintain an unhealthy craving for KFC's almost-but-not-quite-unlike-gravy-gravy.

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Few-Pineapple-5632@reddit

I like bacos on an iceberg and tomato salad with thousand island dressing. It reminds me of going to the sizzler, sirloin stockade or other all you can eat buffet restaurants when I was a kid.

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suesay@reddit

Oh my god, yes. Mine is iceberg, cheddar cheese, buttery crackers, bacos, and thousand island.

We’d always go to sirloin stockade when visiting my grandma or brothers out of town. I would eat like a monster at those places. One time my sister in law, 18 years my senior, said “you’re not always going to be able to eat like that” and oof, she was right.

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Sometimeswan@reddit

They still make them.

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Shotgun_Mosquito@reddit

I miss Wheat Nuts.

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xiewadu@reddit

They were so good!!

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Changoleo@reddit

I miss Wheat Hearts.

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standonestandall@reddit

Do I remember them? I’m still burping up them up 40 years later.

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xiewadu@reddit

☠️

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SaltMarshGoblin@reddit

I love Bac-Os! There's a food truck at the Farmer's Market a few towns over that sells Elote and also huge baked potatoes with sour cream, shredded cheese, and Bac-Os!

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Severe_Feedback_2590@reddit

Artificial cherry flavor (cherry coke/pepsi, grenadine) but I hate cherries.

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eugenesnewdream@reddit

Cherry-flavored EVERYTHING is my favorite (soda, candy, chapstick) but actual cherries are a no from me!

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toaddawet@reddit

Totally! They were like a treat to make my salads better as a kid 😅

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Ok_Entrepreneur_8509@reddit

Banan runts candies.

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internetonsetadd@reddit

I love bananas but banana Runts are damn good.

I don't particularly like plums but the plum candy I used to get at the local health food store was amazing. Haven't had it since I was a kid. Searching now I think it must have been from Japan.

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Reddytwit@reddit

I love fake banana flavor so much more than real banana!

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ShowMeYourHappyTrail@reddit

strawberry flavor

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Medical-Quail7855@reddit

Actual strawberries done taste anything like they did when I was kid. Now they have no flavor 😞

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ShowMeYourHappyTrail@reddit

I've never liked the actual berry. And they have no flavor because they use gas to ripen them instead of leaving them on the plant to ripen them.

Great thing about them, though, is they are pretty easy to grow if you've got a place to do so.

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Calle_Sin_Nombre@reddit

Fake crab meat aka Surimi. It's really good in a nice mayo sauce with onions, celery, etc. On crackers.

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littlescreechyowl@reddit

I do pasta salad with cucumber, green onion, tomato and red pepper. A little siracha mayo, sometimes lemon vinaigrette.

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LunchLimp2032@reddit

Just made this exact the other day! On Ritz.

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SemiOldCRPGs@reddit

Cranberry Jelly in the can. It's not good unless it's got the ripples.

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Threefrogtreefrog@reddit

That shlorp noise when it slides out of the can is my favorite holiday tradition !

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CTurtleLvr@reddit

The Thanksgiving fights over who got the ripples…

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DeepRoot@reddit

"Bacony Bacos makes every bite better!"

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Training-Finish-2754@reddit

At first I thought you were talking about the stuffed pretzels then remembered those are COMBOS🤣🤣

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GroveGuy33133@reddit

Combos are one of the best road trip foods ever created. Paired with a super big fountain soda and I can drive for hours and hours.

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needsunshine@reddit

Damn. I haven't thought about combos in years but now I'm craving this and the big cold soda from an air conditioned gas station. Freedom.

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RedditSkippy@reddit

I keep Bacos around. I like them in my salad.

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IndgoViolet@reddit

For me, it's Bacos, mayo, scrambled egg and cheese sammies. The flavor of my childhood after schoo snack!

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Yankee6Actual@reddit

Oh damn, I think I need to make one of those when I get home.

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IndgoViolet@reddit

the bacos give it the best crunch!

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RedditSkippy@reddit

Love the crunch!

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Responsible-Baby-551@reddit

You can still buy them at Walmart, might not be the brand name but it’s the same, personally I love them on sunny side up eggs

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zeprfrew@reddit

I don't like strawberries yet I adore Australian strawberry liquorice.

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boners_in_space@reddit

Kind of the opposite - I don’t like black licorice, but I like things with licorice flavor.

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ConsequenceTop4344@reddit

Hazelnut. I like hazelnut flavored coffee, which does not in fact taste like real hazelnuts. (Except for the rare occasion when it does, in which case I don't like it.) I do not like the taste of actual hazelnuts at all.

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blackredsilvergold@reddit

I liked the crunch

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Key-Cattle-2866@reddit

Bacony Bac-Os makes every bite better!

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DjinnaG@reddit

Can’t stand real watermelon, but artificial watermelon flavor is one of my favorites

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pagit@reddit

Never liked Chef Boyardee spaghetti even as a kid.

Really sucked when I'd visit friend's house and their mom would serve it for lunch.

"Don't be shy, take more on you plate. I made more than enough!"

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StressMysterious7530@reddit

BacOs were vegan btw.

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IndgoViolet@reddit

Still are

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ExtraAd7611@reddit

I like artificially sweetened soft drinks more than naturally sweetened soft drinks.

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1043b@reddit

As a kid who was addicted to tab before diet coke, I feel seen

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WritingRidingRunner@reddit

Does anyone remember Sizzlelean? I'm actually not a big bacon person, but as a kid, my mom always used to make me toasted rye bread and Sizzlelean.

Also, Entenmann's banana crunch cake over real bananas back in the day...

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No_Statement1953@reddit

Move over, bacon!

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2oocents@reddit

Now, there's something leaner!

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Opposite_Ad4567@reddit

It was "now there's something meatier" in my time, and I still say that (and chuckle) regularly.

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2oocents@reddit

in the sizzlelean ad?

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Opposite_Ad4567@reddit

Yup! Here's one of the ads: https://youtu.be/7sRPWdeAmRs?si=CdXknNYop6-JS2ZB

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ZebraBorgata@reddit

Magic floating bacon!! Yum!!!

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2oocents@reddit

Well... how bout that... guess my memory didn't form until 1985

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You_Must_Chill@reddit

I always said this to my kids when I needed room on the couch or whatever. They never questioned it.

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Lonesome_Soul68@reddit

OMG, memory unlocked. My mom had high blood pressure so she would buy sizzlean. It was yummy!

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angd73441020@reddit

I loved Sizzlean!!!

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WritingRidingRunner@reddit

It was honestly pretty delicious-one of the few "diet" products that tasted really good!

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nobody_smart@reddit

Our dog wouldn't eat it.

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gnusounduave@reddit

Why sizzle fat when you can Sizzlean

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IamACautionaryTale@reddit

Mrs Butterworth over maple syrup. Sorry to my friends in the north!

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drsfmd@reddit

We in the north often had Mrs. Butterworth too- the real stuff was way too expensive to use for anything other than special occasions.

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1043b@reddit

Ok so it wasn't until I was in my 20s until I leanrned that Mrs Butterworth's wasn't the good stuff. We only got that once in awile, usually we got store brand and it wasn't as good.

When I finally tried actual maple syrup, they weren't in the same category. We call one, pancake syrup and the other maple syrup

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IamACautionaryTale@reddit

Thanks for this! My dad lived in Quebec and acted like I was a lunatic for preferring it. He would buy me expensive syrup as gifts trying to get me to like it. Nope

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drsfmd@reddit

Oh, I didn't prefer it-- I think the real stuff is so much better, but we were pretty poor, and the real stuff wasn't an option very often.

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DjinnaG@reddit

I can’t stand real maple syrup on pancakes, but French toast or waffles, sure. I love maple, real or fake, but the syrup is too thin for pancakes, and just soaks in and makes them soggy

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sfdsquid@reddit

You should be.

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LitlThisLitlThat@reddit

I haaaaaate maple syrup. To me it tastes like drinking grass-contaminated tree sap. I’ll take my flavored corn syrup any day!!

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IamACautionaryTale@reddit

Right!?!?!

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klamaire@reddit

Odd fact. Bacos are vegan.

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Scary_Vanilla2932@reddit

I used to put them on wonderbread with miracle whip and maybe,if I had some cheap American cheese and lettuce.

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Unlucky_Wedding9317@reddit

This actually sounds really good, add some tomato slices

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ChestnutMoss@reddit

I confess to having days where I’d rather eat a banana popsicle or banana marshmallow than an actual potassium-rich banana.

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mlachick@reddit

This is me most days.

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ChestnutMoss@reddit

Thanks for letting me know I’m not alone!

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SnowblindAlbino@reddit

Are Bacos gone? Seemed like tons of people had those in the 70s/80s. I remember them being sort of like dehydrated bacon.

That fake "cherry" flavor was gross, always tasted "hot" to me, like spicy chemicals.

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kat_storm13@reddit

I like some cherry candy but not all. As a kid I preferred strawberry Starburst to cherry, but it switched. The strawberry are so artificial to me now.

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slade797@reddit

Nope.

https://www.instacart.com/products/199500-betty-crocker-bac-os-bacon-flavor-bits-3-25-oz#:~:text=Yes%2C%20Bac%2DOs%20is%20made.%20Bac%2DOs%20is:%20*,using%20Bac%2DOs%20on%20the%20Betty%20Crocker%20website.

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kat_storm13@reddit

Click on buy now at Instacart and see what comes up. If you google something and include Instacart in the search, there's a good chance there's still going to be a link to the product, which goes nowhere from there

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Trillian75@reddit

There’s a fake cherry flavor that’s gross (cherry Kool Aid, cherry medicine) and a fake cherry that tastes more like almond that’s really good (the cherry flavored dip at Dairy Queen).

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SnowblindAlbino@reddit

I didn't like either of them-- I remember the "cherry" dip cones at DQ, and that was actually what I had in mind as bad. But the fake cherry from Flavor Aid (Koolaid knockoff) was also terrible!

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Ingie-Poo@reddit

Loved Bacos to make a salad more crunchy. I will die on my hill of Aspartame tastes better than sugar.

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Chuckitybye@reddit

Diet sodas are superior in flavor to sugar sodas

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-Granby-@reddit

Hell yeah. Bacos on a salad were awesome. Good on baked potato too.

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PAroots@reddit

I used to stick those to my arm then gross out my mom by picking off “scabs” and eating them.

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Chuckitybye@reddit

Is your name Calvin? Do you have a pet tiger?

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Actual_Door_3344@reddit

Eeeewwwww gross hahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣

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SarahJaneB17@reddit

😆

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Thomver@reddit

For corn on the cob, I can't believe it's not butter is better than real butter.

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holden_hiscox@reddit

I remember the heartburn that they inflicted on me.

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Sufficient_Stop8381@reddit

“Orange flavored drink” is better than real orange juice.

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Medical-Quail7855@reddit

Yes without the excruciating heartburn after!! 🤣

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edbutler3@reddit

My dad grew tomatoes and loved to make tomato sandwiches with mayo, salt and pepper, and Bacos. He liked the crunch and that intense fake bacon flavor. I mean, he actually preferred Bacos over real bacon in these sandwiches.

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kat_storm13@reddit

I made Bacos BLTs years ago when I was a vegetarian. I tolerated the crunch when I really wanted a BLT, but I remember them being as bad as Capn Crunch without the assistance of milk to help soften them.

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edbutler3@reddit

My dad was a big ice chewer, so a few crunchy Bacos weren't going to phase him.

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kat_storm13@reddit

I used to chew ice but at least it starts to melt lol.

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bonzaiboz@reddit

I make those and they are fantastic .

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Poutiest_Penguin@reddit

We had them in our house once in a while. My sisters and I thought they were gross, and we called them Fakos.

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kat_storm13@reddit

For anyone who misses Bacos, McCormick makes some vegan bacon bits called Bac'n pieces. I haven't tried them so no idea how good they are. I'm guessing the people in the comments saying they still make Bacos are actually getting this brand.

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sarcasticorange@reddit

I'm guessing the people in the comments saying they still make Bacos are actually getting this brand.

Betty Crocker still makes Bac-Os

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kat_storm13@reddit

You've purchased some recently or seen them in a store? Can you link to a listing on an actual store website? They show up on Instacart, until you click the buy now button and then all that shows up are similar items.

Also, they're not on the Betty Crocker website at all.

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Head_Razzmatazz7174@reddit

I've tried them, they aren't too bad, but I didn't get them a second time.

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Illustrious-Maybe924@reddit

My Mom loved those!

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SanchoPliskin@reddit

Banana flavored things. Hate bananas.

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capthazelwoodsflask@reddit

Most banana flavoring is based off of the old kind of bananas that went extinct and we switched to the current kind

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drsfmd@reddit

The Gros Michel isn't extinct, but it's been replaced by the Cavendish. You can still get Gros Michel bananas but they are stupidly expensive.

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capthazelwoodsflask@reddit

I thought a blight wiped them out so they switched to the Cavandish because it was hardier for shipping while still having some taste.

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drsfmd@reddit

They did indeed suffer a blight, but they aren't extinct. They have just become exceptionally rare, like the American Chestnut.

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lemotomato21@reddit

If they went extinct, how do we know the flavor.

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LitlThisLitlThat@reddit

See my comment above. Nearly extinct. The Gros Michel is no linger grown for sale, and the Cavendish replaced it. They are smaller, more mealy textured when ripe, and have a slightly different flavor.

The flavor of banana-flavored candy (like Runts) were based on the Gros Michel so your grandparents or great grandparents remember, and candies remember!

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capthazelwoodsflask@reddit

They didn't go extinct until some time last century when a blight went through and wiped them all out. Banana cultivation is weird and not really natural so it's prone to stuff like that.

I'm not sure if it's still the universal banana flavoring anymore but Twinkies still use it.

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Wise_Quality_5083@reddit

Excellent memories

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hazelquarrier_couch@reddit

They're not extinct. They are just more susceptible to the disease that infects them and causes the plant to die. The person who spread this rumor has since retracted his statements. https://youtu.be/I9ZtvpBoXzI?si=jLbl7HDN29AlqtIy

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LitlThisLitlThat@reddit

Only extinct in commercial farming. I live in zone 9B and I have a Gros Michel banana tree in my yard! There are scientists working to save it similar to how we saved the American Chestnut, but we have to hope they can do it before the Cavendish falls, too!

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papergirl_312@reddit

I'm the opposite. Like bananas, hate banana flavored things.

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SarahJaneB17@reddit

Same! It's the texture for me.

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GenkiElite@reddit

You mean "Bacony Bacos makes every bite better?". Nope, never heard of it.

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asyouwish@reddit

I still buy them. Yum!

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Hoon0967@reddit

Are they still hard, dry, and extra crunchy?

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asyouwish@reddit

Yes. And salty.

Sooo good on a salad.

And I haven't looked in a while, but they were vegan, too.

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kat_storm13@reddit

They claim to be vegan but I'd imagine people who don't dig into labels beyond specific animal products. I don't see sugar on the label, but that distinction would be because some sugar is refined using bone char and some isn't.

I discovered that by watching the YouTube channel of a small candy making company where several of the family members are vegan, so they just use vegan sugar all the time so that they don't have to switch when they make their vegan products

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kat_storm13@reddit

*I'd imagine those people wouldn't know they weren't vegan. Didn't finish the thought lol

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winterneuro@reddit

Those little fried onion bits for salads

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CrankyDoo@reddit

As far as I know those are real fried onions.

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TheJokersChild@reddit

Only kind I like. But yeah, they're real. Almost like pork rinds.

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Reader47b@reddit

I like Kraft Mac & Cheese better than that real homemade stuff with white cheese.

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kat_storm13@reddit

It took me ages to try homemade mac and cheese after the first one because it was so disappointing to my young palate. I've had some really good ones since, but still prefer my blue box

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Existing-Hawk5204@reddit

Every time

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johnonymous1973@reddit

IIRC, Bacos are/were vegan.

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TheJokersChild@reddit

Soy-based.

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Spare-Good-5372@reddit

Yep, soy, I believe

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Individual-Trick3310@reddit

TVP. It sometimes comes generic in bulk bins in Bac-O form.

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Character-Solution-7@reddit

Right! They still exist, even if they’ve been rebranded as “Bac’n Bits”

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2PlasticLobsters@reddit

Yes, my partner buys them for salads. There are real bacon ones available, but he likes the way the soy ones crunch.

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hazelquarrier_couch@reddit

Bacony bacos make every bite better. I make my own at home. Super easy.

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Substantial_Cow7628@reddit

I don't do either one anymore, but Cool Whip over whipped cream any day of the week.

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yerBoyShoe@reddit

They both have their place in the pantheon.

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kat_storm13@reddit

For Easter I got ambitious and brought both to go with my berry "shortcake." I don't like those little cups so brought an angel food loaf and pound cake. Seems for topping my family preferred all natural fat versus almost no fat sugar. Personally I wanted both lol

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Naive_Product_5916@reddit

Frozen Cool Whip dug right out of the container.

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pigeyejackson66@reddit

Coo Hwhip.

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You_Must_Chill@reddit

Monster.

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davisyoung@reddit

Remember Sizzlean? There was a lot of bacon erasure back then.

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ScreenTricky4257@reddit

White package for pork and black package for beef.

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waselectricbar@reddit

I loved Ponderosa, and Rustler's

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techie1980@reddit

I've never been to a Rustler's, but Ponderosa was the once-in-a-great-while visit for my family. The Grand Buffet, and of course us kids would just fill up on mashed potatoes and mac and cheese and then go and mess up the ice cream bar.

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MovingTarget-@reddit

Fake Cranberry Sauce > The real stuff

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capthazelwoodsflask@reddit

I love that stuff, it's like a mix between jello and jelly. Real cranberries can kick rocks

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AntiqueCandidate7995@reddit

I remeber the thing next to it in the "salad croonch" section of the grocery shelf. It was some kind of mixed crunch savory topping blend that had all manner of things in it and IT WAS FANTASTIC.

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Nanatomany44@reddit

They still have it and it's glorious! l eat it by itself as a snack! Why? Because l'm an old lady and it's yummy!

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AntiqueCandidate7995@reddit

What's it called? For the life of me I can't remember lol. I'd love to find some somewhere near me again.

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No_Parking_4195@reddit

McCormick Salad Toppins?

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AntiqueCandidate7995@reddit

I'm not sure but it doesn't ring a bell. This was in a paper tube with a shaker top and it seems like in my memory it was a different brand... But maybe not it was forever ago.

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XerTrekker@reddit

I love fake cherry flavor. The amoxicillin liquid and red heart valentines lollipops, and red jelly beans of our childhood. I’m ok with real cherries but only if they’re not sour. I’m normally all about natural foods these days but still prefer fake cherry.

Honorable mention to fake maple syrup. I grew up with it and now I prefer the real thing, but it was definitely an acquired taste.

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snowwhitebutdriftef@reddit

I weirdly prefer maple flavored syrup over real.

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bupzmum@reddit

Wow, you got fake maple syrup? We got corn syrup in the corn-shaped bottle.

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wtfnevermind@reddit

They still exist, my vegetarian friends love them since it’s Tvp.

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vin4thewin@reddit

Yep, they’re great for camping.

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Double_Sweet_3404@reddit

Yep, those were so disgustingly salty!

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pigeyejackson66@reddit

I ate them as snack as a 12 yo.

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siskokid1984@reddit

This. By the handful

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RainBooksNight@reddit

Loved Bacos—probably more so because my parents were organic hippies long before Whole Foods made it all chic and expensive, and never would have bought these. (I grew up on a farm. Everything we ate, we had raised.) I LOVED spending the night at friends’ houses and eating cereal that turned the milk a different color, too!

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ChickenOneDay@reddit

Bacony Bacos Make Every Bite Better

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Spare-Good-5372@reddit

I still live them

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CTurtleLvr@reddit

Ugh, hated Bacos! But, I did like making Chef Boyardee Pizzas. I mean, they were real pizza, you just did all the work.

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Beneficial-You3416@reddit

We still make lasagna with the chef boyardee pizza sauce. That was the family recipe and hit still hits that nostalgia spot.

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Defiant-Variety-9473@reddit

Coffee creamers

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Prestigious-Fan3122@reddit

I don't like bacon in the first place, and was a kid when they came out. I tried them at a friend's house, at her in assistance.

I thought they were strange, and very, very artificial.

Let's say I've matured since then. I don't hate, hate, hate bacon as I used to, but I also don't see it out. HOWEVER, a friend gave me a salad recipe that involves cooking bacon and crumbling it up into the salad. Tried making it without the bacon, and realized her version was better.

So! Being too lazy and uninvested in bacon to mess up my kitchen cooking it at home, I may deal with the "real bacon crumbles" you can buy at Sam's. I'm sure a bacon connoisseur would think they are disgusting, but they work for the salad.

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kat_storm13@reddit

I'm not sure if it would be cheaper but you can buy sliced precooked bacon.

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lantech@reddit

Ugh those were nasty

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Connect_Law_6103@reddit

"Coconut" blue for snow cones.

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strangled_spaghetti@reddit

I grew up with Bacos!!!!!!!

(I actually prefer them with eggs over real, actual bacon. And if I could find a pallet full in an old, abandoned warehouse somewhere, I would be very, very happy).

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kat_storm13@reddit

Have you tried the McCormick ones? They say Bac'n pieces bits

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strangled_spaghetti@reddit

Dude, you are changing my life! Will totally check them out!

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True_Carry_3153@reddit

They gave me heart burn😵‍💫

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Habeas-Opus@reddit

Bacos, ranch dressing, croutons, sunflower seeds, and chow mein noodles all loaded on to a single leaf of iceberg lettuce. This was my healthy salad back in the day.

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WritingRidingRunner@reddit

Blue cheese dressing for me in the 80s. Although I preferred the other kind of bacon bits (the ones that marginally tasted more like bacon).

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Habeas-Opus@reddit

These words are accepted!

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purpleskyblues@reddit

Bacos are still around and vegan. I keep some in hand for my vegetarian friend

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renijreddit@reddit

I use them for jalepeño poppers!

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big65@reddit

Still aroundand sold through multiple outlets.

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BayouLuLu@reddit

Loved them so much as a kid, my great-grandfather gave me a bottle of Bacos for one of my birthdays 😂

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kat_storm13@reddit

When I was a vegetarian and hungry for BLT's I kept some on hand to sprinkle onto a lettuce and tomato sandwich.

Tastier than vegetarian bacon
Cheaper than vegetarian bacon
More painful than vegetarian bacon

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lifetourniquet@reddit

Oh God! Those things created an instant acid party in my stomach even a little and I was going for tums

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Financial_Phrase5959@reddit

I love them and use them on every salad I make!

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Malapple@reddit

I fucking loved those. I’d just eat them out of the bottle.

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Wolf359-Borg@reddit

Sure do we didn’t get them very often.

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LinuxLinus@reddit

Man, I'd forgotten about Bacos.

I really like lime Jolly Ranchers. Maybe not better than stuff made with actual limes, but a lot.

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Emjayshelton@reddit

They were chefs kiss on top of a baked potato with butter and sour cream!

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R86Reddit@reddit

I can still hear the jingle. "Make a better salad with Bacos, make a better salad today!" I'm not sure I ever actually tried them though.

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aversiontherapy@reddit

Jolly Ranchers watermelon is delicious. Actual watermelons are disgusting.

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Routine_Breath_7137@reddit

Cheez Whiz and Bacos on hot dogs. If you're gonna eat a hot dog, just as well go all in with fake and over processed.

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BarkandHoot@reddit

They occasionally served them at pizza restaurants here in the Pacific Northwest.

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KindaKrayz222@reddit

They're great on a salad!

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punkolina@reddit

I still eat them because I’m vegetarian.

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-Hot-Toddy-@reddit

Bacos! The original fakon!

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CynicalBonhomie@reddit

Got a Bacos stuck in my gums once under a crown and had to have it removed by a dentist.

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SevenWindsMirchi@reddit

They still sell those don't they?

I miss Molly McButter. Can't find that anywhere I looked.

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relikter@reddit

Molly McButter

Amazon sells it. You can even set up Subscribe & Save for it.

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SevenWindsMirchi@reddit

That would have been the last place to search for it. I was hoping the supermarkets would still carry it.

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twistedivy@reddit

The first time I ate an Impossible Burger, I swear it had essence of Bacos.

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localscabs666@reddit

Pretty sure they're both made from TVP, so that tracks.

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precious1of3@reddit

Grape and cherry are far better artificial than natural in my opinion. Bacos were nasty, don’t miss them at all.

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ChuBoT2@reddit

Eating them straight from the bottle

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jdekay@reddit

Like a savage. A savage 11-year old.

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umeboshiplumpaste@reddit

I still look for them in the store, hoping they'll be on the shelf. They were often on the salad bar at The Red Barn and Ponderosa.

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Fartsandkisses@reddit

Where was The Red Barn? They had them on the salad bar at Frisch’s Big Boy in Cincinnati.

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smooshie-mooshie@reddit

This is where I always ate them 🤣

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umeboshiplumpaste@reddit

I was in northeast Ohio, but I think they were national.

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ope_n_uffda@reddit

Was the commercial the one that said "Move over, bacon. Now there's something meatier?"

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Existing-Hawk5204@reddit

That’s Sizzlean

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ChiliSama@reddit

“Don’t bring home the bacon!”

”Think lean”

“Bring home the sizzlelean!”

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nerdmoot@reddit

I still regularly use this expression when i want someone to make room for me or someone else.

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Trillian75@reddit

I don’t ever remember myself or my family actually purchasing Bacos, but they were a prominent feature of any decent salad bar, and I always enjoyed them there.

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AncientSkin2247@reddit

I loved those damn things. My mom had to hide the plastic jar of them so I wouldn’t eat them all straight up.

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mookiexpt2@reddit

I prefer Diet Mountain Dew to regular. By a pretty wide margin. Don’t know if that counts.

Anything grape flavored.

They’re doing amazing things with plastic surgery these days.

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cheyannepavan@reddit

I loved Bacos in salad!

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Low-Teach-8023@reddit

They still have them. My husband prefers them over bacon bits.

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hesathomes@reddit

My brother got high and ate a whole bottle.

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Altoidman33@reddit

Pretty sure I did that sober...

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More-Bug6393@reddit

🤣🤣🤣

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um8medoit@reddit

I loved them then and I love em still. Have them on a salad at least once a week.

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Columbia_Guy001@reddit

Simulated bacon bits....still love them on my hot dogs.

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SnuggleMoose44@reddit

I always hoped they would taste like real bacon, but it’s always Lucy with the football.

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VikingForklift@reddit

I think this is why I always hated them. Give me the real thing or don’t bother.

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Fragrant_Loan811@reddit

At every salad bar in the 80's and 90's.

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KLLR_ROBOT@reddit

The only reason I ever ate salad at Pizza Hut

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NotYourScratchMonkey@reddit

I remember a friend used to get Kobey shoe string potatoes and I begged my mom to get them but she wouldn’t. But they were so good.

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AryuOcay@reddit

We had a place in the mall that would make cherry coke before it was available in a can. It used the same syrup that a cherry slush uses. I loved that stuff. I was super excited when Coke came out with cherry coke….and super disappointed. I still can’t drink that fake stuff, but it’s not like mine was real.

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