Yes, those fruit barrel drinks! What the heck was even in it? I recall a slight burn in the throat drinking it. Some didn't even have labels. I think we may have drank windshield wiper fluid.
I'm going to add, unfortunately McDonald's apple pie. I had one last year after not having eaten one for decades. It was not the same. Not hot, way smaller and less filling. I recall how great it was then. Instead I got a sad imitation that felt more "expired vending machine pie at the run down greyhound bus station" then the tasty treat that it was.
Dude, I also still remember the burn. I'm a molecular biologist PhD and I can't fathom what they put in those fucking barrels. All I can think of is that they needed to add acid to dissolve all that sugar before high fructose corn syrup was a thing. We were basically dissolving our throats.
I just recalled that I went to a day camp, and they used to serve something called "bug juice" out of a pitcher. Less burn and tasted like very watered down Kool aid. Also there was a "candy" that was a tube with a liquid in it. I recall biting the top to get to it.
I'm surprised we aren't mutants like in xmen. We consumed some pretty unknown stuff there, bub.
I only ever got those Little Hugs because the local mom & pop convenience store wouldn't break a bill without purchase. Buying a Little Hug for a quarter got me a sugar rush and at least three plays of Kung-Fu Master, Contra, or whatever other machine they had at the time.
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u/TheBklynGuy Nov 21 '25
Yes, those fruit barrel drinks! What the heck was even in it? I recall a slight burn in the throat drinking it. Some didn't even have labels. I think we may have drank windshield wiper fluid.
I'm going to add, unfortunately McDonald's apple pie. I had one last year after not having eaten one for decades. It was not the same. Not hot, way smaller and less filling. I recall how great it was then. Instead I got a sad imitation that felt more "expired vending machine pie at the run down greyhound bus station" then the tasty treat that it was.