10 Food Memories My Kids Won't Have

Childhood food memories have a profound impact. No meatloaf will ever be as good as your grandma's meatloaf, even if your grandma's meatloaf wasn't that good. But some food memories are so tied to a time, that they won't be repeated. Commercial foods are taken off the market, fads come and go, and the result is that some food memories will remain just memories. Here are 10 foods you'll probably remember and your kids will probably never get to enjoy. -By Elizabeth Stark and Brian Campbell

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Pop Rocks
General Foods withdrew Pop Rocks from the market in 1983 due to the amount of money they lost after paying out the family of the actor who played Mikey in the Life cereal commercials. No, wait, according to the internet, it's because they weren't profitable and had a short shelf life. That's what General Foods would like you to believe anyway. Another company makes and distributes them now, but on a much smaller scale... more
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Pop Rocks
General Foods withdrew Pop Rocks from the market in 1983 due to the amount of money they lost after paying out the family of the actor who played Mikey in the Life cereal commercials. No, wait, according to the internet, it's because they weren't profitable and had a short shelf life. That's what General Foods would like you to believe anyway. Another company makes and distributes them now, but on a much smaller scale -- I've never seen them in stores. Today's kids will have to start their own urban legends. Which reminds me, did you hear that the kid who inspired Phineas in Phineas and Ferb went into a coma after eating too much Pirate's Booty? 
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