The Invention That Changed Everything
The tear strip was invented in the early 1950s and is shown here in one of its earliest incarnations being used on a Betty Crocker Answer Cake. Can you seriously even imagine how difficult it was to get food packages open before the tear strip?!
Hidden Treasures
It’s 1993. You’re just eating a bowl of crunchy corn cereal for breakfast. When suddenly…WHA?!? Some of these have a surprise fruity filling! The lesson here is to find the hidden treasures in little things every single day, people!
Feel Free
For a brief, wonderful time in the late 1960s/early 1970s, General Mills helped America feel so free while drinking citrus-flavored soda we all jumped for joy in our bell bottoms.
Beware Of Flour Fraud
Evidently, in the early 1900s, flour fraud was a problem. These artful little cards reminded consumers to beware flour counterfeiters and to insist on the original (and best), Gold Medal Flour.
Betty Crocker Sneaky Peek
This postcard from the 1930s offered a sneak peek into one of the five Betty Crocker kitchens where cakes, pies and other delicious goodies were created. Now, why doesn’t Betty look happier about those sweet treats?!
Lego Racers
If you were lucky enough to score a Lego racer in a 2009 box of Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Trix or Cookie Crisp you got these awesome collectible and interchangeable cars. Were you one of the lucky ones that collected the whole set?
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