Candy-coated popcorn, peanuts, and a prize
That's what you get in Cracker Jack
Don't see their commercials any more if they even still make them but I'd be heartbroken if they changed that classic little ditty. Wouldn't you? I think the three-pack was 25ยข when I was a kid. Click on the image to see how much Amazon is asking for it. They were a fave in our house.
When I was commuting from Bush to New Orleans and back, I was spending some time at gas stations. I'd get gas two or three times a week depending on how much I drove on the weekends. One day after I'd filled up at the pump, I went inside for a drink and a bag of chips and I saw the Cracker Jack display. I had to have one. I've reconnected with Cracker Jack (For whatever reason, I've said "Cracker Jacks" all my life) the last few years. I usually get the bags now and they're still delicious although a tad disappointing. Eating your way to the bottom where the peanuts were was always the best part of getting those Cracker Jack boxes. Maybe it's just a fond recollection but I think there were more peanuts in those little boxes back then than there are in today's larger bags. Still don't know why people make such a big deal about the rinky dink nature of the prizes. What do they expect? A car, a grandfather clock, a dishwasher? I never cared about the prize.
Quote of the Day
What do you want
When you gotta eat somethin'
And it's gotta be sweet
And it's gotta be a lot
And you gotta have it now
Whaddaya want
Cracker Jack song
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Right, So I opened up a bag of Cracker Jack yesterday with the understanding that there would be a "prize" inside."
I always said "Cracker Jacks", too. I like the prize. Maybe the folks who complain about the prize are young and don't get the joy of nostalgia of those little throw-away prizes. I always hoped for the temporary tattoo when I opened mine.
I think I liked the magnifying glasses best, Kim.
Robbie -- maybe you could change my sign-in to "Mom" again? I tried this morning but it told me someone was already signed in as Mom.
I just wanted to say that Cracker Jacks were purchased when Daddy and I were going out for the evening, sort of a reward for good behavior. When people saw those boxes coming in the door, the cry immediately went up: WHERE ARE YOU GOING???
I remembered that, Mom, but details were sketchy. I think you also bought Cracker Jack when we were going to the drive-in.
You used Ginnie on both comments I saw this morning. I suggest you don't sign in. Use the "Comment anonymously" option when you intend to use more than one name during any session. You might still have problems doing it, though. Leaving comments under various names is harmless fun the way you do it but spammers do the same thing for different reasons and the software here is going to resist it in various ways, some of them unknown to me.
I tried to use the anonymous but it told me I had to sign in. So then I tried to re-insert Mom which is what I always used to be, and it told me someone had aleady used that (me, I'm assuming) so I had to go back to Ginnie. Where were both comments -- on your blog? I thought one didn't connect so I re-wrote it. I think that's what happened, but who knows? It is the computer!!
I always said "Cracker Jacks" too.
I don't know why -- probably because I hate to see things from my youth change -- but it made me a little sad when they went from boxes to bags. I'm surprised they still have prizes.
I've always said "Cracker Jacks," too. I suspect everyone did. *L* They didn't have them when I lived in Canada, so I HAD to have them (with a Yoo Hoo--another non-Canadian product,) once I moved back to the US.
I think the boxes are still sold, Delmer. Amazon has them although I don't know anyone that would pay those prices. The bags do keep the Cracker Jack fresher but I am disappointed in the ratio of candy-coated popcorn to peanuts. Not enough peanuts.
No Cracker Jack in Canada? I'd have to move back. :)