Bran Wisps
What was new in 1967, not nuggets, not flakes, but all nature’s best “bulk former?” If you guessed Bran Wisps, you guessed correctly.
July 16, 2014

Bran Wisps

What was new in 1967, not nuggets, not flakes, but all nature’s best “bulk former?” If you guessed Bran Wisps, you guessed correctly. 

Tags:  food   breakfast   cereal   Retro   1960s   General Mills  
Battey Up To Bat
Earl Battey was a four-time All-Star baseball player for the Minnesota Twins in the 1960s. He also worked in the General Mills public relations department. HUH?! Find out more about how that happened by clicking here.
July 15, 2014

Battey Up To Bat

Earl Battey was a four-time All-Star baseball player for the Minnesota Twins in the 1960s. He also worked in the General Mills public relations department. HUH?! Find out more about how that happened by clicking here

Bonus Marbits
Lucky gave out bonus marshmallows (marbits) in this 1986 box of Lucky Charms. Bonus marbits – great treasure or the greatest treasure?!
July 14, 2014

Bonus Marbits

Lucky gave out bonus marshmallows (marbits) in this 1986 box of Lucky Charms. Bonus marbits – great treasure or the greatest treasure?!

Tags:  food   breakfast   cereal   lucky charms   Retro   1980s   General Mills  
Party Pizza
What did party people crave in 1976? Totino’s Party Pizza, of course!
July 11, 2014

Party Pizza

What did party people crave in 1976? Totino’s Party Pizza, of course!

Tags:  food   pizza   Retro   1970s   totinos   General Mills  
Pre-HNC
Can you even imagine a time before Honey Nut Cheerios?! Well, it happened and people existed for many years without that sweet cereal. It was introduced in 1978. Then America really started living!
July 10, 2014

Pre-HNC

Can you even imagine a time before Honey Nut Cheerios?! Well, it happened and people existed for many years without that sweet cereal. It was introduced in 1978. Then America really started living!

Tags:  food   breakfast   cereal   cheerios   honey nut cheerios   Retro   1970s   General Mills  
Puzzling Flour
If you purchased a bag of Gold Medal flour in 1921 you were the lucky recipient of this brain teaser puzzle. It was folded like origami to create a Gold Medal picture!
July 9, 2014

Puzzling Flour

If you purchased a bag of Gold Medal flour in 1921 you were the lucky recipient of this brain teaser puzzle. It was folded like origami to create a Gold Medal picture!

Tags:  food   gold medal flour   puzzle   vintage   history   1920s   General Mills