OT: Memories from the past ............

[J Miller]

..... FIZZIES.

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When I was a kid in Farmington, NM we had what was called FIZZIES. A strip of 8 flavored tablets that you dropped in water. They'd fizz up and in no time you'd have a nice tasty flavored drink. I loved 'em.
Then in the early 60s we moved to Phoenix, AZ and there were no more FIZZIES. I've missed them since. Just one of those child hood things I guess.

Today my wife came home from work and handed me the box and I just stood there. My brain took a big step back in time and for a moment all I could do is just look at it. She said the store she works for has them. Several flavors. Gonna try 'em all.

So I pealed two of the tablets out of the foil wraps and made me a glass of FIZZIES. The first in 45 years.

Taste pretty good. Kinda mild, but not bad.


Joe

[GonnePhishin]

Holy Moses, haven't seem 'em in years

[Blaine]

I'm not sure I've seen those before. We had straws that were filled with drink mix, but I can't remember if they fizzed or not......Mom didnt' go in for that sort of foolishment (her words, not mine...I think kids deserve all the grease and sugar their little tummies and system can burn off )

[Ben_Rumson]

Congrats Joe..Fizzies and Pre Sweetened Goofy Grape Kool Aid got gallons & gallons of Army treated water we got over in Nam down the gullet...It's cool when you find something that takes you back to kidhood.. Taking a drink off of my war surplus canteen I had in Boy Scouts takes me there every time.. I discovered this about ten years ago.. makes me grin just thinking about it.

[C. Cash]

I do miss Old Bob Millers Sasparilla. That was a local Arizona drink and must have drank a swimming pool full as a kid.

[Ben_Rumson]

Did anyone drink Bireley's bottled chocolate drink way back when?

[mescalero1]

Nestle's powder?
put it in milk, made chocalate milk.

[don Tomás]

What's worse than a fire in a match company?
A flood in a Fizzie factory!

Hey, that used to be high comedy back in 1957. Wow, Joe, like everybody else, haven't though about Fizzies in years and am surprised that they still make them. Great entertainment used to be one of the guys putting a tablet in his mouth, taking a slug of water from the drinking fountain, and seeing how long you could hold the thing in your mouth before spitting it out. Drove the nuns crazy...
Tom



(If you can't make it out, John Payne is saying: "Howdy Partner, ride with me every Monday nite on "The Restless Gun" (TV series 1957-58)

[Mike D.]

Back in the '50s there was also a soft drink mix called "Sonny Boy". NASTY!

[milton]

J Miller;the ones your wife gave you,are they recent made and if so where did she get them???That brings back some real memories!!Thanks !

[J Miller]

J Miller;the ones your wife gave you,are they recent made and if so where did she get them???That brings back some real memories!!Thanks !

Yep, current manufacture, use by date of 1/10. The company she works for here in central IL sells them.
There is a web site on the box too.
www.fizzies.com

Joe

[trapper45]

'It's a Happy Fizzies Party!'

[Hobie]

I didn't think they were still made! Root beer was my favorite.

[don Tomás]

... Root beer was my favorite.

+1 !

[kimwcook]

I hate to admit it, but I remember those. Haven't seen any in years.

[salvo]

+2 Root-beer!

Do you guys remember "shake a pudding"

[milton]

I will have to look out for them,they may have made it down here to Alabama !!

[Grizz]

Wowsers Joe that IS a trip down memory lane. You did, of course, simply pop the little tab in your mouth and try to contain the giggles, right?

Turns out we both lived in Phx at the same time. Those were the days, eh? The population was what, a half million or something? You could spend a whole day climbing around Papago Park and never see anyone else. You could go ANYWHERE north of Camelback and SHOOT YOUR GUNS. Sheesh, you could buy your guns thru the mail with your paper route money, strap it on and bicycle to the northside and shoot til you ran out of ammo.

WHERE DID THAT America GO?????

[J Miller]

Wowsers Joe that IS a trip down memory lane. You did, of course, simply pop the little tab in your mouth and try to contain the giggles, right?

Turns out we both lived in Phx at the same time. Those were the days, eh? The population was what, a half million or something? You could spend a whole day climbing around Papago Park and never see anyone else. You could go ANYWHERE north of Camelback and SHOOT YOUR GUNS. Sheesh, you could buy your guns thru the mail with your paper route money, strap it on and bicycle to the northside and shoot til you ran out of ammo.

WHERE DID THAT America GO?????

No Grizz, I just dropped two in a glass of cold water and sat there watching 'em fizz.
Lots of memories.

As for THAT America, we woke up one morning and someone had taken it away from us.
I wonder just how many of the people that are in the south west were born in the US or just wondered in and stayed?

Joe

[J Miller]

I was just perusing the FIZZIES web site and found this:

Schedule of events

• Fizzies will be bursting on the scene at the
• All Candy Expo in Chicago at the McCormick Place May 19 – 21, 2009.

If you're a retailer interested in scheduling an appointment during the show,
call us at 1.877.FIZZIES (1.877.349.9437).

Or send an e-mail to info@fizzies.com.

I'm not sure they are even supposed to be out yet. Their web site is new and if they are out it hasn't been for long.

Joe

[Old Ironsights]

Well Joe, looks like Fizzies inc is going to have to move your wife into the Marketing dept.

Head of Old Geezer Cowboy Sales...

Maybe make a good commission too...

[Hobie]

Well Joe, looks like Fizzies inc is going to have to move your wife into the Marketing dept.

Head of Old Geezer Cowboy Sales...

Maybe make a good commission too...

Well, IF they have root beer they'll have some sales. I want to share with my kids and grandkids.

My mom was, well, cheap. But she would get these thing in lieu of soda pop. Having one on the front porch in the middle of a hard summer rain was da bomb! Well, relatively speaking...

[Old Ironsights]

Well, IF they have root beer they'll have some sales. I want to share with my kids and grandkids.

My mom was, well, cheap. But she would get these thing in lieu of soda pop. Having one on the front porch in the middle of a hard summer rain was da bomb! Well, relatively speaking...

They do. Look at the website. 7 flavors in all, rootbeer is one.

[airedaleman]

For the New Englanders here... Moxie, anyone? (Blecch!)

And for the Metro Ny (particularly New Jersey) people, anyone for Hoffman sodas?

[JustaJeepGuy]

...Pre Sweetened Goofy Grape Kool Aid...

Goofy Grape wasn't Kool-Aid, it was a competitor. The first pre-sweetened mix. There were several flavors, like Injun Orange, which was quickly changed to Ollie Orange (I think). I can't remember the other flavors now...

[J Miller]

Wifie just brought home another box of Rootbeer and a box each of:
Cherry
Fruit Punch
Blue Razz


Ooooo Oooo gotta try 'em.


Joe

[Ben_Rumson]

Ben_Rumson wrote:
...Pre Sweetened Goofy Grape Kool Aid...


Goofy Grape wasn't Kool-Aid, it was a competitor. The first pre-sweetened mix. There were several flavors, like Injun Orange, which was quickly changed to Ollie Orange (I think). I can't remember the other flavors now...

Interesting!