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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3
- Thread starter Richland123
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This definitely brings back good memories!
The Beatles with a cartoon character of Bowie
Ha ha ha...........it is still around, eh? Before I posted about Fizzies, I went to Google to research and the info said they are not being made any longer. Wrong! Thanks for your update and post.I have the new version of Fizzies on my kitchen counter right now.
Well, this game was ahead of its time.
Let us observe a moment of silence, and hold aloft our 5-D-cell-flashlights, free with coupon:
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We used to torture ourselves by tossing a Fizzie in out mouth sans water. The root beer was the best flavor.
Let us observe a moment of silence, and hold aloft our 5-D-cell-flashlights, free with coupon:
Add that to my list of things I still have.
Fizzies seem to be one of those things that disappears and then comes back again every few years.
Fizzies were invented in 1957 by Ruth Millard of the Emerson Drug Company as a spin-off to the Seltzer effervescent drugs.
Lem Billings, a chemist, and vice-president of the Emerson Drug Company, also shares credit for the invention of this pop-drink sensation.
The company figured that they could add flavor to the effervescent drug concept, and eventually, Fizzies came into production in more than six different flavors.
Scientists working for Emerson on the Bromo-Seltzer and Alka-Seltzer effervescent concept came up with the idea of Fizzies when they figured they could market it as a candy concept to children.
This came after Ruth Millard had experimented with adding flavors to the effervescent tablets to disguise the sodium citrate’s bitter, chemical taste in the medicinal tablets.
Not long after she had achieved this wondrous feat, she discovered that children loved the flavors, so the idea for Fizzies was born.
It transpired to be the first time that a drug company had produced a product with absolutely Link Removed whatsoever.
Scientists experimented with adding just the right combinations of sweeteners of cyclamates, citric acid, fruit flavoring, and sodium bicarbonate to produce the Fizzies tablet.
This new concept was introduced in the Baltimore region in 1957.
By the time the 1960s rolled around, the product was being sold nationally, and the fizzy-drink fad exploded onto the American pop-drink scene in seven [This invalid link has been removed]: orange, cherry, grape, lemon-lime, strawberry, [This invalid link has been removed], and cola.
I remember Fizzies. Damn.
I’d dissolve a couple tablets in a quarter glass of water for a sweet blast of flavor.
I’d dissolve a couple tablets in a quarter glass of water for a sweet blast of flavor.
Let us observe a moment of silence, and hold aloft our 5-D-cell-flashlights, free with coupon:
This was actually marketing genius! Give away a free flashlight that takes 4 D cells that will need replaced 2 or 3 times a year from your store.
It's like the printer manufacturers selling their printer for <$100 and 4 ink cartridges are $120 and also need replaced 2x a year.
These guys are actually pretty savvy marketers. Dang...why didn't I think of that?
It transpired to be the first time that a drug company had produced a product with absolutely Link Removed whatsoever.
Oh you mean like today's pharmaceutical companies? The side effects are worse than the illness!
Side effects may include DEATH is a biggie.
Why am I not surprised?
Those were fairly decent flashlights for the times, actually.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Not much choice. People stopped buying tunes and other components as electronics became a disposable commodity.
