Thread: Mother's Cookies are Back!

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> Well... For aficionados in the West, it could be a big deal. In my
> case, it is. Kellog bought the bankrupt company and revived the best
> of Mother's in original packaging. I've bought Cocadas and Macaroons
> so far. My wife's favorite, Iced Raisin Cookies, are not in the mix
> yet. But Iced Animal Crackers are. I found them at Raley's the other
> day. They are even reclaiming shelf space.
> I know. I know. Most posters don't even know what they are.

I only heard of them when the company went out of business. I wonder
if they'll go nationwide and I can get my hands on some of those
animal crackers.

nancy

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

> Well... For aficionados in the West, it could be a big deal. In my case,
> it is. Kellog bought the bankrupt company and revived the best of
> Mother's in original packaging. I've bought Cocadas and Macaroons so
> far. My wife's favorite, Iced Raisin Cookies, are not in the mix yet.
> But Iced Animal Crackers are. I found them at Raley's the other day.
> They are even reclaiming shelf space.

> I know. I know. Most posters don't even know what they are.

YAY Leo!!!! I bought the Iced Animal Cookies a week or so ago at
Raley's. I was impressed that they kept the recipes and packaging true
to the original.

I'm not crazy about -all- of Mother's Cookies, but the ones I like are
pretty awesome. The IAC's take me back .... Kids love 'em for sure.

--Lin

In article <tGb2m.3088$[email protected]>,
"Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I only heard of them when the company went out of business. I wonder
> if they'll go nationwide and I can get my hands on some of those
> animal crackers.

Mother's was an old Oakland, California company with some great cookies.
They probably didn't think nationwide but Kellog probably will. Mother's
was/is my favorite. "You don't know what you got 'til it's gone."

leo

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
> Well... For aficionados in the West, it could be a big deal. In my case,
> it is. Kellog bought the bankrupt company and revived the best of
> Mother's in original packaging. I've bought Cocadas and Macaroons so
> far. My wife's favorite, Iced Raisin Cookies, are not in the mix yet.
> But Iced Animal Crackers are. I found them at Raley's the other day.
> They are even reclaiming shelf space.
> I know. I know. Most posters don't even know what they are.

Even though I haven't bought any of that crap
in 30 years, I'm glad to know it is surviving.

Every child should know what Mother's cookies are
like, just as they should know what Crackerjack is.
Losing Crackerjack would be a much greater tragedy,
but losing Mother's would also be a significant loss.
About on par with discovering that Gilligan's Island
would never be rerun on TV again.

Mark Thorson wrote:

> Even though I haven't bought any of that crap
> in 30 years, I'm glad to know it is surviving.
>
> Every child should know what Mother's cookies are
> like, just as they should know what Crackerjack is.
> Losing Crackerjack would be a much greater tragedy,
> but losing Mother's would also be a significant loss.
> About on par with discovering that Gilligan's Island
> would never be rerun on TV again.

LOL! I haven't seen a Gilligan's Island rerun in years. Where might they
be airing? And, pray tell, Ginger or Mary Anne? ;-)

I gave up on Cracker Jacks eons ago. They cut way back on the peanuts,
and the prizes were lame.

This bag of Mother's Iced Circus Animals was an impulse buy -- I have my
granddaughter with me and I wanted her to have a little something that I
enjoyed in my youth. At seven grams of waxy fat per six little cookies
they aren't part of my diet, but a cookie or two sure was worth the
nostalgia value.

--Lin

On Mon 29 Jun 2009 03:48:32p, Leonard Blaisdell told us...

> Well... For aficionados in the West, it could be a big deal. In my case,
> it is. Kellog bought the bankrupt company and revived the best of
> Mother's in original packaging. I've bought Cocadas and Macaroons so
> far. My wife's favorite, Iced Raisin Cookies, are not in the mix yet.
> But Iced Animal Crackers are. I found them at Raley's the other day.
> They are even reclaiming shelf space.
> I know. I know. Most posters don't even know what they are.
>
> leo

I do! I do! One of my favorites was also the Iced Raisin Cookies, so I hope
they do bring them back. The iced animal crackers are good, too.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live. ~Confucius

On Jun 29, 7:24*pm, Lin <grafixbunny2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Mark Thorson wrote:
> > Even though I haven't bought any of that crap
> > in 30 years, I'm glad to know it is surviving.
>
> > Every child should know what Mother's cookies are
> > like, just as they should know what Crackerjack is.
> > Losing Crackerjack would be a much greater tragedy,
> > but losing Mother's would also be a significant loss.
> > About on par with discovering that Gilligan's Island
> > would never be rerun on TV again.
>
> LOL! I haven't seen a Gilligan's Island rerun in years. Where might they
> be airing? And, pray tell, Ginger or Mary Anne? ;-)

Netflix. Great old TV there. We watched an episode of Leave It to
Beaver on Netflix earlier this evening.
"Ginger or Mary Anne?" I'd take Barbara Eden or Eva Gabor, both of
whom were on TV back then, or even Wrangler Jane from F-Troop.
Just noticed today that my local Sam's Club had Seasons I and II of
Roswell for $14.9x each. Isabel or Liz? makes "Ginger or Mary Anne?"
seem quaint and silly.
>
> I gave up on Cracker Jacks eons ago. They cut way back on the peanuts,
> and the prizes were lame.

The prizes were always lame.
>
> This bag of Mother's Iced Circus Animals was an impulse buy -- I have my
> granddaughter with me and I wanted her to have a little something that I
> enjoyed in my youth. At seven grams of waxy fat per six little cookies
> they aren't part of my diet, but a cookie or two sure was worth the
> nostalgia value.

I enjoyed my childhood in a house painted with lead paint. I wanted
to share that with my child. Maybe I should have him bite the fishing
sinkers too, just like I did when I was a boy.

Food/obesity are the one permissible form of child abuse/neglect.
http://motherscookies.com/ProductDet...?product=17413

Be happy though. The shining white knight (Blake) might come to your
rescue, telling you that you're such a classy woman that you need not
pay any mind to my words. He seems to have a grandmother thing going
on, and will totally back you up in your trans-fats-for-children
nostalgic romp.
>
> --Lin

--Bryan

In article
<[email protected]>,
Bobo Bonobo® <[email protected]> wrote:


> > I gave up on Cracker Jacks eons ago. They cut way back on the peanuts,
> > and the prizes were lame.
>
> The prizes were always lame.
> >

Oh no! You just aren't old enough. My grandma saved the prizes in a
jar and we loved to play with them when we visited. Little metal
animals and such. Everything was metal.

Now the prizes are stupid tatoos and other paper ick.

marcella

On Jun 29, 7:36*pm, Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwri...@arizona.usa.com>
wrote:
(snip)
>
>*One of my favorites was also the Iced Raisin Cookies, so I hope
> they do bring them back. *The iced animal crackers are good, too.
>
> --
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Wayne Boatwright * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
YES! Also the ones with the Spanish peanuts on/in 'em. Or were those
Archway . . . ?
Lynn in Fargo
loves those coconut bars that look like corrugated cardboard

Marcella Peek wrote:
>
> Oh no! You just aren't old enough. My grandma saved the prizes in a
> jar and we loved to play with them when we visited. Little metal
> animals and such. Everything was metal.
>
> Now the prizes are stupid tatoos and other paper ick.

You can blame the lawyers for this one.
Chocking hazard. It's all stickers and crap
like that nowdays.

Same for the Botan rice candy in Japan.
Used to be metal whistles and the like.

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:11:47 -0700 (PDT), Bobo Bonobo® wrote:

> On Jun 29, 7:24*pm, Lin <grafixbunny2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> This bag of Mother's Iced Circus Animals was an impulse buy -- I have my
>> granddaughter with me and I wanted her to have a little something that I
>> enjoyed in my youth. At seven grams of waxy fat per six little cookies
>> they aren't part of my diet, but a cookie or two sure was worth the
>> nostalgia value.
>
> I enjoyed my childhood in a house painted with lead paint. I wanted
> to share that with my child. Maybe I should have him bite the fishing
> sinkers too, just like I did when I was a boy.

that explains a lot.

> Be happy though. The shining white knight (Blake) might come to your
> rescue, telling you that you're such a classy woman that you need not
> pay any mind to my words. He seems to have a grandmother thing going
> on, and will totally back you up in your trans-fats-for-children
> nostalgic romp.

no, not a grandmother thing. i slag you because i thing your shtick is
tiresome and boring.

blake