“When I was in sixth grade in 1972, they were IT...”

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"Inside was a dose of the cereal in a wax paper liner the size of the box. Cut carefully on the marked lines on the side (and the wax paper, too), and you could pour milk in and eat it right out of the box."

"Chicago Fire had a storyline about Certs this week. It cracked me up — and made me feel ancient at the same time!"

"Oh yes, I keep hoping to find someone who figured out a copycat recipe. I loved how you had to bite through the thin shell of ice to get to the delicious frozen chocolate pudding."

"We had a big Quisp vs. Cap'n Crunch contest in my house to see which one was better (for future serious purchases). If my dusty memory is correct, we decided they were the same cereal, but the Quisp shape didn't cut your mouth up as much."

"'Carnation instant breakfast, you're gonna love it in an instant.'"

"The windmill cookies were sold in Canada by Voortman's as speculos."

"When we cleaned out grandma's cupboards in the early 2000s, we found some space food sticks in the back of a cupboard still in their original packaging. Probably still edible, but they had expired officially in 1973."

"We had Tang at our house, but Mom only bought it during the holidays since it was an ingredient (actually, I think it was the main ingredient) in her instant Russian Tea mix."

"I will go to my grave, never understanding the end of the enchirito."

"'The hot stays hot and the coooool stays cool.'"

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.