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Dec 2009
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1970 Space Food Sticks
World’s first “Chewy nutrition snack – you carry them… they carry you!” Developed for astronauts, Space Food Sticks went to the moon so a year later when Pillsbury knocked out jerky looking logs of chocolate, peanut butter, carmel and chocolate malt, earthlings sucked them up by the bushel full. This is the pamphlet and a hefty 10 cents off coupon towards this pre-Jolt, Red Bull “sustain the energy lift” space stuff.
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Categories: Food, Kitsch, Kitsch O' The Day, Outer Space
Tags: Allee Willis, Kitsch O' The Day, Space Food Sticks
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December 18th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
I remember going WILD for these things when I was a kid. They were a cross between caramels, Slim Jims, and cardboard.
December 18th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
I don’t think this was the original packaging…
December 18th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Oops, that’s a leaflet.
December 18th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Yeah, just a leaflet. I WISH it were the real thing!
December 18th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Allee..this and a side of Tang and I will literally be over the moon!
December 18th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Space Food Sticks! Tang! Shake-a-Puddin’! Jello123! Yummmmmmmmm!
December 18th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
I missed buying a vintage, full box of these a couple years ago, and I am still kicking myself for missing it. The price was a little steep, so I decided to wait since I didn’t think anybody but me was eccentric enough to buy three decade old food for such a high amount. I was hoping they would drop the price, but it didn’t happen. When I decided to finally buy it the item was gone. That would have looked great on one of my shelves. Oh, well, next time I won’t wait.
December 19th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
I’m confident that with your unbelievable old food and packaging collection that Space Food Sticks will find their way into your life one day soon!
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:14 pm
I loved the chocolate ones! I’ve mentioned Space Food Sticks to a couple of folks who I thought would’ve remembered them from back in the day, and no one ever does. I am SO sending going to send them a link to this page!
(And yes – Jello 1-2-3!)
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Thanks! Space Food Sticks live! Make sure and check out awmok.com and http://www.alleewillis.com/awmok/kitschenette/. There’s some insane old food stuff (and wayyyyyyyyy more) there.