Hedgehog Crisps
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Hedgehog Crisps (History, Marketing & Pictures)

Hedgehog Crisps sound like they might be made from a nontraditional flavor source – dare we say a pretty cute flavor source? But don’t worry. No actual hedgehogs were used in the making of Hedgehog Crisps. The potato crisps (aka chips in the United States) were actually flavored with pork fat and herbs, common flavor profiles…

Nesquik Cereal
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Nesquik Cereal (History, Pictures & Commercials)

Many of us fondly know Nesquik cereal for things like chocolate milk or perhaps even strawberry milk. Their fun commercials and mascot bunny stick out to many of us, children and adults. They notoriously have chocolate powder and strawberry powder but they continue to add to their lineup of tasty treats.  Now, Nesquik has cereal…

Quisp Cereal
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Quisp Cereal (History, Pictures & Commercials)

Quaker Oats introduced Quisp, a sugar cereal that had a flavor similar to the iconic Cap’n Crunch, in 1965, and it was on the market nationwide until the late 1970s and then again in 2012. Quisp cereal was introduced with a sister cereal called Quake, which also had a fairly short life on the market,…

Oh's Cereal
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Oh’s Cereal (History, Recipes, Pictures & Commercials)

Oh’s cereal hit American grocery shelves in 1980, a latecomer to the breakfast cereal competition when compared to some of the iconic cereals that debuted a half-century earlier. And Oh’s! in their original conception didn’t last particularly long, either. Quaker Oats first manufactured Oh!s in “Crunchy Graham” and “Honey Nut” varieties. In 1988, they were…

Fruity Pebbles
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Fruity Pebbles (History, Flavors, Pictures & Commercials)

Fruity Pebbles is a colorful, crispy rice cereal originally marketed with fruit flavors including orange, lemon and tangerine. The Post cereal company introduced Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles at the same, and they were the first cereals to be created based on a television series. The show that inspired these popular cereals was none other…

DOTS Candy
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DOTS Candy (History, Varieties, Pictures & Commercials)

If you love chewy little fruit candies that are bite-sized you probably always grab a box of DOTS candy at the store. This is one of the most addictive and delicious fruity candy treats on the market today and many people will tell you that they have loved this candy since childhood. DOTS are a…