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What discontinued foods do you miss? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/asklemmy

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

O'Grady's Au Gratin potato chips. It was when they stopped being sold that the world really started going to shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

googles

https://www.newsweek.com/chips-no-longer-sold-potato-corn-snacks-america-planters-tators-doritos-wow-cheetos-checkers-1647139

These extra-thick ridged potato chips promised a stronger potato taste than other chips, and came in two flavours: plain and the cheesy au gratin.

O'Grady's were a big hit in the 1980s but were discontinued by the '90s.

Still crave them? Fans often suggest Ruffles Extra Thick cheddar chips are a near duplicate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've never seen Ruffles Extra Thick anything before, and a quick search of Amazon doesn't give me any results.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Hmm.

googles

Maybe they're talking about "Ruffles Thick Cut"? That does (or did) exist:

https://www.taquitos.net/chips/Ruffles_Thick_Cut_Cheddar_Baked_Potato

I don't see it on Amazon either, though.

The closest thing I see on Amazon is "Ruffles cheddar & sour cream"; and I don't believe that that's the same thing; it's got a separate entry on taquitos.net.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Huh.

puts Ruffles Extra Thick cheddar chips on the shopping list