Is Nothing Sacred Anymore!

[Ken Massingale]

I remember looking forward to a treat of Cracker Jacks decades ago when I was a child. CJ's were always my favorite, except for my sisters beating me up for the prize!
I've enjoyed them infrequently since then, for some reason. I asked my wife to pick up a bag yesterday so I could enjoy them and relive old memories.
I was very disappointed to find there were no peanuts, nada, not a single one. About halfway through the 3 1/2 oz. bag I poured the remainder into a bowl hoping to find some at the bottom. Nope, no peanuts. :-(
What's going on with that? They aren't Cracker Jacks without the peanuts to compliment the popcorn and complete the Cracker Jacks experience.

Oh, the burdens I have to bear........

[Ken Weaver]

There, there - things will be ok

[jwd12]

I feel your pain. The world is full of people "improving" our lives. I suspect the same do gooder that eliminated the peanuts changed my favorite snack. Oreo's are no longer the same and they were changed without notice. The trans fats were removed and the newly formulated cookie tastes like cardboard. This was done in secret and in the name of my good health. Sure hope they don't turn on beer.

[JR]

I've got know!

Oh, the burdens I have to bear........

What was the prize?!

[WayneJ]

I feel your pain. The world is full of people "improving" our lives. I suspect the same do gooder that eliminated the peanuts changed my favorite snack. Oreo's are no longer the same and they were changed without notice. The trans fats were removed and the newly formulated cookie tastes like cardboard. This was done in secret and in the name of my good health. Sure hope they don't turn on beer.

I thought it was just me.Oreo's were on sale the past week when I was shopping. I usualy by the store brand at half the price. Ithought I would get the real kind, the good ones. Like you I was disappointedThey ruined another great american classic. I'm going back to the store brand.
Wayne

[Ken Massingale]

I feel your pain. The world is full of people "improving" our lives. I suspect the same do gooder that eliminated the peanuts changed my favorite snack. Oreo's are no longer the same and they were changed without notice. The trans fats were removed and the newly formulated cookie tastes like cardboard. This was done in secret and in the name of my good health. Sure hope they don't turn on beer.

Yeah, but I recently watched some show on Food Network that had a segment on CJ's. A rep of Frito-Lay assured the host that the original recipe, including the amount of peanuts per volume of popcorn is still being adhered to.
Think I'll start a class action to get this rectified. ;-D
ken

[Ken Massingale]

What was the prize?!

I dunno know. Ask my sisters! :-D

[mater]

To bad your sisters weren't there to beat you up for the prize Ken.

[Warren]

Hadn't thought of Cracker Jacks for years. Purchased a box at the store this morning. There were peanuts in it, as advertised on the box, and they were well within the sell by date. Ken, I suspect they owe you a free case as I bet sales spiked today after you mentioned them.

[just4funsies]

I think I read somewhere about a peanut-free CJ variety, for those with peanut allergies (lotta that going around these days). Maybe that's what you got...

[Pappy]

Been a year or so since I had any Cracker Jacks. The prizes used to be something to look forward to. All I've seen in many years were tiny books.

I wondered what happened to the Oreo's. Same thing happened to my favorite, Devils Food Cookies from Nabisco. Only way they are made now is fat free. What's the point?????

[Tree Farmer]

It's the pickles, man!

A good friend of mine bought a sandwich at one of the scaled-down, canteen-style Chik-Fil-A restaurants (I think he was at a theme park). Once he bit into the goods, he immediately noticed that one of the primary ingredients was missing: the dill pickles. He complained to the teenager manning the counter, who promptly explained that they didn't put pickles on the sandwiches at that location because it put a greenish-yellow stain on the bun. Huh???

Not to be easily defeated, my friend called the toll-free comment number printed on the foil sandwich package and explained to the call center worker that his problem was simple: Chik-Fil-A sandwiches are comprised of three components: The filet, the bun, and the pickles, and that the taste of his meal was compromised given that 1/3 of the combination was omitted.

A week later in the mail, he received lots of things he didn't ask for: coupons for free food, theme park tickets, etc. What he didn't receive was what he demanded: An assurance that ALL of the chain's restaurants would comply with the pickle requirement!

[crokett]

I dunno John. I always take the pickles off and eat them. If I leave them on when I put the mayo on it tastes like I just put tartar sauce on my sandwich. I don't think I'd mind a pickle free sandwich.

[Wood_workur]

Pickles are sacred food on / with a sandwitch. Even if you hate them. And CJ is the best food ever. Too bad they don't actually "mix" the peanuts in,so you usually don't get them, or if you get some from the lower portion of the barrel, you have too much. The key is the learn how to look through the wrapper, and see the peanut content in the bag

[Tundra_Man]

I haven't had CJ in years.

When I was a kid, I always wished they'd skip the popcorn and fill the box with just the caramel coated peanuts.