re: #155 darthstar

I feel better about making pigs in a blanket now and plan to serve Pop Tarts at my next dinner party.

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Memories of when Pop-Tarts were first introduced…

There were four original flavors when they were introduced in 1965—Blueberry, Strawberry, Brown Sugar Cinnamon & Apple Currant. Kellogg’s severely underestimated the initial demand and all the supermarkets in the Pittsburgh area quickly sold out of them. Shoppers were demanding them so much that the stores had to put a card in their windows telling shoppers if Pop-Tarts were or weren’t in stock. When they were stocked people were buying half a dozen boxes at a time. Got to where the stores had to limit sales to 2 boxes at a time. I remember what a madhouse it was at the local A&P! People were lined up a couple hours before it opened to buy them…