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. 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.
Cracker Jacks were saved for special events. When people saw those boxes coming in the door, the cry immediately went up: WHERE ARE YOU GOING???
I only vaguely remember the special events aspect of it.
Daddy used to love Cracker Jacks. I always liked them as a child, and I believe there are definitely fewer peanuts now. The prizes used to be a lot better back then too. Or maybe I'm older now and little trinkets don't excite me like they did when I was little. I've never seen it in a bag and don't think I could eat it like that. They have to be in a box!
I totally remember that we only got Cracker Jacks when Mama and Daddy went out. I LOVED getting the crappy little prize in the box. I thought that Cracker Jacks would have been perfect WITHOUT the peanuts......I always threw those out! Rob, now I know I should have saved those for you.