Man do I miss this stuff
Posted by Ok_Echo_6528@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 34 comments
Ecto Cooler was the nectar of the gods
Posted by Ok_Echo_6528@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 34 comments
Ecto Cooler was the nectar of the gods
less-than-James@reddit
OMG... Ecto Cooler was one of my favorite gimmick consumable. I hadn't thought of this in years. My grandmother always had the oil can in the fridge.
LordRaven74@reddit
There was something about Hi C in the oilfield cans.
less-than-James@reddit
Oh yeah, V8 as well. I miss Hershey syrup in the oil style can too.
LordRaven74@reddit
Nestle Quik in the metal pop top container.
less-than-James@reddit
Yes!! I think I liked the Strawberry best. Later my mom put me on carnation instant breakfast. Saved time in the morning before I got shoved outside for the walk to school.
LordRaven74@reddit
Strawberry was killer back then. I used Quik to make milkshakes. Those were the best! As with many things, it doesn't taste the same since they started using the plastic containers. I'm pretty sure they reformulated Quik and it is horrible.
less-than-James@reddit
I haven't had it in ages.....it's a shame.
thedudeintx82@reddit
There is a brewery where I used to live that did a limited run of Ecto Cooler beer. Tasted how I remember with a touch of alcohol flavor. It was nice.
Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)
That sounds amazing!
thedudeintx82@reddit
It was!
Fudloe@reddit
Aw man! Mixed great with vodka too!
PHobsessed@reddit
Best ever
ObliviouslySentient@reddit
Oh yeah! In college we would mix large cans of this with OJ and Everclear in a concoction called Sewer Water. It had an eerie look like sewage or antifreeze and packed quite a wallop.
Hey-buuuddy@reddit
I don’t remember this in a can, I remember it in a box.
Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)
They brought it back for the 2016 film. I bought several cans at the movie theater
Hey-buuuddy@reddit
I didn’t even know there was a 2016 movie. This is my shrinking awareness of pop culture.
Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)
It kind of gets a bad rap but I honestly thought it was pretty entertaining
Hey-buuuddy@reddit
It could not possibly rival the fear I had after seeing the original movie in the theater.
largos7289@reddit
LOL i use to call it cactus cooler because i use to watch the flintstones. That was before ghostbusters acme out.
Fritzo2162@reddit
Same! Haha!
Fritzo2162@reddit
They brought it back some years ago, but it was not where near the same.
your-event-horizon@reddit
Ecto-cooler was amazing. I’m always ready if a can appears!
nerd44@reddit
I miss the giant oil cans of Hi-C that you had to open with a can opener.
jouleheist@reddit
I never saw it in a can before. My mom used to buy the cartons in bulk.
Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)
Your mom sounds like a fantastic person!
Goatcheeze1@reddit
This is probably the #1 thing I want brought back from my past.
RetiredPoPo10-8@reddit
That suff was the 💣! I had my grandma buy me several of those big cans of it when she went to the Commissary on base.
Ice_crusher_bucket@reddit
Wait! I've never seen it in a individual can before. Just the old big can from when I was a kid.
I kiss that stuff!
Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)
They brought it back for the 2016 film. I bought several cans at the theater
ColdObiWan@reddit
It came in a can?
Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)
They brought it back for the 2016 film. I bought several cans at the movie theater
Egg_Gurl@reddit
Now I’m mad at you for reminding me that I still don’t have any 😭
GeoHog713@reddit
My uncle was a packing engineer for minute maid. We got lots of test products before the rolled out.
I had 3 crates of ecto-cooler juice boxes before they came out.
Packed them in my lunch, to show off. That was the coolest I've ever been.
jRok57@reddit
If you want something close, try mixing Tampico Citrus Punch, Minutemaid Lemonade and a little green food coloring.
It's not exact, but enough to hit the nostalgic markets