Pop Tarts
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doublesharp
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Life in the fast lane... Spread a liberal coating of this Pop Tart octane booster 
Life in the fast lane... Spread a liberal coating of this Pop Tart octane booster
I often skip the PopTarts.
My brother worked maintenance in a Pop Tart factory. He said the outer crust and filling were pretty much the same thing except the filling had extra ingredients for flavor, color and texture. There really is no fruit in them. They were mostly flour and sugar. Anything that fell on the floor or didn't pass muster went to a pig farmer as feed.
I like the cherry or blueberry flavors but rarely buy them.Rather have a good bagel.
John
I like the cherry or blueberry flavors but rarely buy them.Rather have a good bagel.
John
kamloops67
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But tasty none the less..
M E Morrison
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Pop Tarts used to be a breakfast staple at my house when I was growing up. I'd sometimes grab a package on my way to the school bus or stick one in my hunting jacket before daylight on my way to the deer stand. Unfrosted strawberry was my favorite flavor, but I liked the frosted brown-sugar cinnamon too. I have not had a Pop Tart in years, even though there's usually a box in the cabinet for the kids who may grab one on the run. Seems I saw a box of frosted strawberry in our cabinet.
I went down the cereal aisle at the local market yesterday and the Pop Tart display caught my eye so I stopped to take a look. There were a few mainstay Pop Tart flavors on the shelf, but as I looked across the offerings, most of them sounded just plain gross with no appeal to me at all. I winced at the two "pretzel" flavors they had, and I wondered what was the purpose of the "Fruit Loops" flavor when I could just get a box of Fruit Loops if that's what I wanted.
Just saying, life was so much simpler when there was only three or four flavors of Pop Tarts on America's store shelves.
the lemon creme and the mango sound interesting. I'll look for them my next trip to town....
I took one bite of one and threw the rest away. Haven't touched one, not even the box ever again.
When this thread first appeared on my screen I thought you were talking about....never mind the sensors would drill me.
When this thread first appeared on my screen I thought you were talking about....never mind the sensors would drill me.
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No Cinnamon... would have to settle for Strawberry. 
slickracer
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A properly oven-toasted frosted cinnamon brown sugar Pop Tart is the pinnacle of Pop Tart cuisine.
They can be consumed unheated, but it diminishes the enjoyment. Frosted strawberry may be substituted when cinnamon brown sugar is not available.
You may want try a "fried" pop tart....melt some butter in a frying pan and place a brown sugar cinnamon pop tart in the butter and let it brown. Absolutely delicious in a cold, wet duck blind.
michael1000
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disgusting!
all this talk about them makes me want to leave this forum.
all this talk about them makes me want to leave this forum.
Now THAT'S a new one. Toasted and slathered with butter they're delicious. But fried in butter? I'll have to give that a try.
Downside? I have gained 3 pounds by following this thread.
I wanna go duck hunting with you. Anybody with a hot fry pan in a duck blind has their priorities in order!
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M E Morrison
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Wimp!!! Toughen up!!!
For those keeping score at home, I have been digging and discovered that the vast majority of people involved in the production of Pop-Tarts are Gen X'ers and Millennials.
Now I'm not sure if I'm fraternizing with the enemy and I am vacillating over whether to eat them or not.
Signed: perplexed.
Now I'm not sure if I'm fraternizing with the enemy and I am vacillating over whether to eat them or not.
Signed: perplexed.
The lengthy Wikipedia article on Pop Tarts reveals this incongruous item:
"The United States' military airdropped 2.4 million Pop-Tarts in Afghanistan during the initial attack in 2001."
Pop-Tarts - Wikipedia
"The United States' military airdropped 2.4 million Pop-Tarts in Afghanistan during the initial attack in 2001."
Pop-Tarts - Wikipedia
Now that's funny, Onomea! ^^^^
Sustenance or weapon?
Sustenance or weapon?
I originally thought some jokester had inserted this into the Wikipedia article. But, a bit of research revealed that it's true. Pop-Tarts were among the food items, including MREs, that were dropped in the early days of the war to nourish the population whose regular food supply chain was being disrupted.
Now I think it was a great marketing coup by the Kellogg company.
I'm also wondering about the reaction of some Afghani tribesmen when suddenly, out of the blue, Pop Tarts started raining out of the sky...
Okay, I admit it.
This month's my Birthday month and I decided that I wanted a box of frosted cherry Pop Tarts.
Been a long time and they've changed. There's less filling, less frosting and more crust than I remember. Still enjoyed then fresh and warm out of the toaster...
This month's my Birthday month and I decided that I wanted a box of frosted cherry Pop Tarts.
Been a long time and they've changed. There's less filling, less frosting and more crust than I remember. Still enjoyed then fresh and warm out of the toaster...
Wish I would have seen your post first. Just tried the pumpkin spice Pop Tarts. Definitely, not their best work. Hard to beat the basic flavors. When Wally World was out of Kellogg brand PTs, I tried their Great Value version and liked them much better than the Kellogg's. Now it's Wally's brown sugar cinnamon of cherry.
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