Need indentifying a childhood food

[JohnnyTheFox]

Used to eat these as a youngster circa latter 60s.
I remember it being touted as "eaten by astronauts"
It was roughly the shape of smaller slim jim but a bit thicker in diameter.
Any help?

 

[Tabascocat]

Pillsbury Food Sticks

My mom used to bring them home from work but it was in the 70’s

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Pillsbury Food Sticks

My mom used to bring them home from work but it was in the 70’s

That is it, thank you!

https://blog.generalmills.com/2019/07/space-food-sticks-went-to-the-moon-too/

 

[Tabascocat]

That is it, thank you!

https://blog.generalmills.com/2019/07/space-food-sticks-went-to-the-moon-too/

I used to get all the cool space food. My mom actually was the main nurse to give the final check-up on Armstrong before they left.

 

[dreghorn2]

I used to get all the cool space food. My mom actually was the main nurse to give the final check-up on Armstrong before they left.

Oh man, that is extremely cool!!

I'm old, but a real space fan boy <i get all giggly and stuff>

 

[Tabascocat]

Oh man, that is extremely cool!!

I'm old, but a real space fan boy <i get all giggly and stuff>

I wasn’t quite born yet but love the stories of it

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

I used to get all the cool space food. My mom actually was the main nurse to give the final check-up on Armstrong before they left.

That's awesome, bet those guys had to be in tip top shape.

 

[dreghorn2]

I used to get all the cool space food. My mom actually was the main nurse to give the final check-up on Armstrong before they left.

On a really serious note, start a thread some day with any stories you might have from that time period, i know some guys on here who would really like to hear them, me included.

 

[Hoofbite]

"eaten by astronauts"

I couldn't even imagine that as a product's slogan today. Today, "eaten by your newest favorite SoundCloud rapper" is probably more fitting.

 

[Sarge]

Remember Toast'ems? Same thing as a Poptart.

 

[CouchCoach]

Did you wash that down with some Tang? Loved that stuff when it was really ice cold.

Then someone got creative with it and combined Tang with instant tea, ground cinnamon and cloves and that was really good on a cold day.

 

[Runwildboys]

That's awesome, bet those guys had to be in tip top shape.

I'm not sure where you're going with this, but if I were @Tabascocat 's mom, I think I'd slap you!

 

[Quickdraw]

Did you wash that down with some Tang? Loved that stuff when it was really ice cold.

Then someone got creative with it and combined Tang with instant tea, ground cinnamon and cloves and that was really good on a cold day.

Not the kind of Tang you're talking about.

 

[RodeoJake]

That is it, thank you!

https://blog.generalmills.com/2019/07/space-food-sticks-went-to-the-moon-too/

My mom would put one of those things in my lunchbox. I never really liked them but my mom insisted they were healthy. She also made me down a heaping tablespoon of nasty tonic every morning.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

I can’t even imagine the stuff folks were eating without some of the protocols in place now, lol.

I mean, this is the era that was pushing Jello as some kinda wonder food.

 

[Vtwin]

Did you wash that down with some Tang? Loved that stuff when it was really ice cold.

Then someone got creative with it and combined Tang with instant tea, ground cinnamon and cloves and that was really good on a cold day.

Hiked a couple miles into the wilderness for a weekend of fishing/partying. Had some Tang and a lot of the cheapest vodka that could be found. The Tang started getting mixed with the straight vodka. Called them space shots.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

We had fancy stuff like that as a kid as well...it was called Deer Jerky lol.

 

[Sammy]

Did you wash that down with some Tang? Loved that stuff when it was really ice cold.

Then someone got creative with it and combined Tang with instant tea, ground cinnamon and cloves and that was really good on a cold day.

We called that Witches Brew

 

[Reverend Conehead]

My family used to make home-made ice cream from this really old gizmo that you had to hand crank. We took turns doing it. Best ice cream I've ever had.

 

[nobody]

It's amazing how many good things disappeared. I don't think it was just lack of interest. I think some of it was rising cost of production compared to what people would pay for it. Faster and cheaper options forced them out.