Snacks From the Past
By Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (57104)
Canada
August 16, 2026 11:10am CST
On Sundays, decades ago, my cousins from the city would come and visit us on the farm.
My Gramma was always very pleased to see them. My grandfather would measure each of them and put a mark on the wall on the door frame to the utility room. After visiting with them, my cousins, there were 4 of them, would all cross the lane to our house.
I loved it when they visited, we would have so much fun together playing.
At 3pm it was snack time. We all would make our way into the kitchen at our grandparents' house. Gramma would cut the bottoms of her Ivory dish soap bottles down to be a few inches tall.
They made cute little plastic snack bowls, and being made of plastic, they were unbreakable.
Gramma would measure out cheezies into 8 of the little dishes. That was always our snack on visiting Sundays.
And you know what, I still enjoy a little dish of cheezies, only now they are in regular bowls. It is my favorite snack actually. It reminds me of her and simple times from my childhood.
What is your go-to snack?
~Photo is mine, but unrelated
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@Ineeddentures (43640)
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5h
I don't have one go to snack, I seem to have quite a few
I wonder if grandparents still measure the growth of their grand children like our grand parents did
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@Juliaacv (57104)
• Canada
4h
@Ineeddentures We would never attempt to remove them too early nor leave them in the current seats beyond the recommended weight and size, as that is just as dangerous. Turning them to face forward was a big deal, we just did that earlier this calendar year. I believe that the expiration date on the seats that I bought are some time in 2030 or 2031, so we have time.
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@Juliaacv (57104)
• Canada
5h
We don't measure the twins.
My husband gets to see them 5 days a week, so it isn't really necessary for us.
When I saw how big they look in their carseats that perhaps they will be ready to go without them before long. He has to check the weight and height before the carseats can be taken out of the backseat.
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@Ineeddentures (43640)
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4h
@Juliaacv
Removing the car seats is a big deal
But some people remove them a bit early.
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@Juliaacv (57104)
• Canada
6h
Your grandmother surely spoiled you and your cousins with such a nice snack.
I suppose that part of it may be regional and also related to the times we were living in.
When we visited at my mother's parents house as children, we did not receive snacks.
Harper and Willow get fresh fruit from me.
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@snowy22315 (211446)
• United States
4h
Not sure I have one as it varies quite a bit..probably popcorn. Sis is addicted to triscuits. She says she eats them every day.
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@snowy22315 (211446)
• United States
4h
@Juliaacv I guess you mean the kernels? I never think of popcorn as having a shell.As long as they all pop I eat everything.
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@RasmaSandra (99776)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2h
Depends on my mood and what I want; I like cottage cheese with strawberry jam.
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@Juliaacv (57104)
• Canada
1h
@RasmaSandra I love the little cocktail sausages, wrapped with a piece of bacon with brown sugar on it, and then baked--soooo good.
@RasmaSandra (99776)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2h
@Juliaacv and you made me remember oatmeal with bacon or smoked sausage,
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@wolfgirl569 (139034)
• Marion, Ohio
1h
Chocolate is mine. That's a sweet memory
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@sallypup (69670)
• Centralia, Washington
1h
Way back when we visited our stern grandmother- my Mom's Mom- she would pull out a full sized Hershey candy bar for each of us. I still remember that antique buffet cabinet. In those days we thought it a big deal to be given a dime for our allowance.
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@Deepizzaguy (124262)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
57m
I like eating donuts as my go-to snack.
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