Daisy*s – Snacks with Flower Power
Spurred on by the growing popularity of snacking in front of the TV, General Mills expanded its line of corn snacks to include these flower-shaped munchies that tasted like “oven-puffed popovers, only crunchy!” Daisy*s were introduced in 1964 and, along with Bugles and Whistles, were marketed as “televittles.”
I Want America to Eat Right And Be Strong
Cheerioats spokesperson “Cheeri O'Leary” and her helpers, the Food Quints, met Uncle Sam in 1942 and took his healthy eating message to families all over America.
Cheerios and the Original Lone Ranger
A new Lone Ranger may be galloping into a movie theater near you today, but in 1948 the original Lone Ranger teamed up with Cheerios to delight kids with Frontier Town. Children collected different boxes to build the town and could even send in for maps and additional buildings. Hi-yo, Cheerios, away!
War Time Flour
The Washburn Crosby Company created War Time Flour during World War I to be mixed with traditional Gold Medal flour. Ads like this one, from 1918, encouraged women to save wheat and stretch their traditional flour as much as possible by mixing it with rye, corn or barley.
So Simple, Even a Bride Can’t Go Wrong!
Ladies, what’s a girl to do when she just can’t get the hang of making the perfect biscuit for her new husband?! Bisquick, of course. It’s so simple, even a bride can’t go wrong. Bisquick still makes quick, delicious biscuits, but thank goodness times have changed.
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