History's Dumpster: Beverages

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Wyler's Drink Mix

Wyler's was once the formidable competitor to the Kool-Aid empire. Often selling for far cheaper than the Kool-Aid brand (and pretty much tasting exactly the same.)

It's still available in most areas.

Monday, July 08, 2013

Sears Catalog Pitcher

Your mom may have owned one of these. And I still do.

This was iconic. And pretty much a late '70s/early '80s giveaway from Sears for applying for their credit card. It originally came with four matching plastic tumblers (the tumblers were the same colour as the pitcher and did not have the catalog printing.)

I still use mine for Kool-Aid.....It just isn't summer without it.....

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Milk Brands

Foremost was once ubiquitous on the West Coast. Today Foremost is pretty much concentrated in the Midwest and on Guam.

Vitamilk was a Seattle based dairy.

"Homo" milk probably wasn't the best selling moniker for Oak Farm's main dairy product (or at least I'm sure the name never caught on.)

Monday, May 27, 2013

The Utica Club

http://www.ubu.com/outsiders/365/2003/023.shtml

I'm back,

It's Memorial Day in America, the sacred time where Americans remember their fallen heroes by quaffing oceans of beer and eat tons of grilled food. And watch the Indy 500 on TV......

So for your drinking pleasure, I present you with The Utica Club Natural Carbonation Beer Drinking Song, a song best heard under the influence of several bubbly foamy alcoholic beverages. And this charming little 45 from '60s is presented to you on a scratch resistant Stereo MP3....perfect for tipsy music playing......

Utica Club was a beer they brewed in upstate New York. They still brew it (we all could go for a tasty round!)