I Can Still Taste It

[RedAngie]

The can, that is. That metallic taste was kiddie nirvana.



The giraffe was on the label in the 60s.

But my favorite came out in the 70s.

 

[BrianL]

The can, that is. That metallic taste was kiddie nirvana.

But my favorite came out in the 70s.

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There's something not quite right here....

 

[shh]

oh boy...I remember that! Was never allowed to have it at home because my mom was wary about the artificial coloring, dyes, etc - which was pretty progressive of her in the '70s now that I look back, but at the time was a bummer. But I got to enjoy it at friends' house, along with Hawaian Punch, pop tarts and the myriad of other goodies that rarely made it past our front door.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

I grew up with it too. Loved it!

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Dad what's the triangular end of a bottle opener for?

(Shivers go up my spine thinking of what it opened.

Son the people that made it thought it would look pretty.

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

Hi-C and Hawaiian Punch in the cans were the best things ever.

 

[wabbott]

 

[KayMichigan]

I loved how they tried to make Hi-C sound healthy when it was basically sugar water with a little bit of juice in it.

We usually had Kool Aid or maybe Hawaiian Punch on occasion, which weren't any better really.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

We were an iced tea family, so I don't remember ever having Hi-C or Kool Aid. Instead of sugary juices, my Mom fed us caffeine.

 

[mrodgers]

Grew up on Kool-Aid. Tropical Punch was the best along with Sunshine Punch. I can't find neither of those 2 in the stores. Occasionally I look as I pass thinking I'd grab a packet for old time's sake.

Also Hugs. After every ball game was Hugs.

 

[Dan Murphy]

We had this a lot as a kid.

 

[JoanneAZ]

We never had Hi-C at my house, we were a Kool-aid family (in large part because it was less expensive). My mother always bought the unsweetened package and added less sugar than it called for.
I remember the original orange drink at McDonalds when I was a kid. It was orangeade not Hi-C. I loved that stuff!

 

[JoanneAZ]

Grew up on Kool-Aid. Tropical Punch was the best along with Sunshine Punch. I can't find neither of those 2 in the stores. Occasionally I look as I pass thinking I'd grab a packet for old time's sake.

Also Hugs. After every ball game was Hugs.

I’ve never heard of Hugs. I wonder if it was a regional thing. I grew up in the Southwest.

 

[nw6675]

Flashbacks of my long passed grandmother in Illinois making IGA brand black cherry kool-aid with 2 cups of sugar.

*swoons*

Of course it would kill me or put me in a sugar coma now.

ETA: pudding in the metal cans. Had one every day in my lunchbox. Yum!

 

[BrianL]

I’ve never heard of Hugs. I wonder if it was a regional thing. I grew up in the Southwest.

Hugs were the "barrel drinks" in the plastic barrel shaped bottles with foil tops. They didn't have labels other than the box, so you may not have known what they were called or called them something else.

 

[JoanneAZ]

Hugs were the "barrel drinks" in the plastic barrel shaped bottles with foil tops. They didn't have labels other than the box, so you may not have known what they were called or called them something else.

Or I may be old enough that they weren’t around when I was s kid.

 

[JoanneAZ]

Flashbacks of my long passed grandmother in Illinois making IGA brand black cherry kool-aid with 2 cups of sugar.

*swoons*

Of course it would kill me or put me in a sugar coma now.

ETA: pudding in the metal cans. Had one every day in my lunchbox. Yum!

 

[PollyannaMom]

I’ve never heard of Hugs. I wonder if it was a regional thing. I grew up in the Southwest.

Hugs were the "barrel drinks" in the plastic barrel shaped bottles with foil tops. They didn't have labels other than the box, so you may not have known what they were called or called them something else.

You can still get them! -

 

[superme80]

I think we got Hawaiian Punch for parties, but that was it. Camping was Tang and Crystal Light.

 

[ronandannette]

I don't remember HiC being available in Canada but we did have Hawaiian Punch in the can. Not that it mattered - the magical pink elixir that came in this bottle was where it was really at!