25 Old-School Foods Your Grandparents Probably Grew Up On That Younger Folks Are Obsessed With

If you deliberation astir foods your grandparents mightiness enjoy, a fewer things travel to mind: Raisin Bran, Grape Nuts, Cream of Wheat, oatmeal — the database goes on. All of these cereals are unquestionably "old idiosyncratic foods," and contempt their reputations, radical of each ages emotion 'em.

I knew I wasn't the lone idiosyncratic who loved this class of food, truthful I asked Tasty readers astir the "old idiosyncratic foods" they simply can't get capable of. Hundreds of radical replied with their grandparent-approved market staples and recipes, and I'm honestly taking notes for my adjacent market run. Here are 25 responses, arsenic told by the Tasty Community:

1. "Werther's Originals. I don't attraction that having them rolling astir successful my purse makes maine consciousness similar I'm 80. They are delicious."

2. "I emotion oatmeal and Cream of Wheat for breakfast, particularly the much 'old person' flavors specified arsenic raisin, date, and walnut!"

—Lainey, 29, Maryland

3. "I emotion Ambrosia Salad. Light, fluffy, fruity, sorta sweet. It's cleanable for a summertime dessert erstwhile thing other feels heavy."

4. "Meatloaf, Raisin Bran, and oatmeal with peanut food successful it. I'm lone 43 years old, but wow, this is bully stuff!"

—Rebecca, 43, Kansas

5. "Oh my god, prunes! Especially the ones soaked successful a small cherry juice. They're truthful good, but radical enactment similar I'm chaotic if I propulsion them retired of my lunchbox! Nothing incorrect with taking attraction of your gut with thing tasty!"

–magicalshield808

6. "I hatred to accidental it, and I anticipation I don't dependable ridiculous, but beans. Black, pinto, navy, refried — you sanction it. What I emotion astir astir beans, beyond being precocious successful macromolecule and however inexpensive and casual they are, is their versatility. They marque a large broadside crockery oregon tin beryllium the main crockery each connected their own. I don't attraction if liking beans makes maine an aged fart, they're delicious and nutritious and for that I gotta springiness 'em love."

7. "Bourbon pecan ice cream! It's crunchy, creamy, and a classic."

—Rylen, 23, Ohio

8. "Grape nuts. I cognize that nary 1 knows what they really are, and my children accidental they interruption your teeth erstwhile you devour them, but I deliberation they're truthful good! Plus, eating a vessel volition support you afloat for a coagulated six-plus hours! That's called sticking to your ribs, kids!"

—dizzycaptain99

9. "Tuna noodle casserole! I learned it successful Home Ec, and I've perfected it implicit the years."

10. "Tapioca pudding. My 15-year-old makes amusive of maine for it each the time."

—Melissa, 46, New Jersey

11. "Cucumber sandwich: cucumber slices with mayonnaise, salt, and pepper. Yummy!"

—Bobby, 58, Texas

12. "Every time is champion erstwhile capped with a fig and Jeopardy. My grandma and I agree."

13. "Bread pudding oregon pistachio crystal cream. My friends telephone maine an aged antheral each clip I speech astir however bully those 2 things are."

—Cassondra, 38, Massachusetts

14. "I ever support an Entenmann's Coffee Cake connected manus conscionable successful lawsuit institution shows up."

—Lori, Instagram

16. "Liver and onions. I'm 33 and perfectly emotion it."

—amylin12

17. "Lemon meringue pie."

—Maggie, Threads

18. "Warm cornbread with food and molasses."

19. "Boston Baked Beans (the candy) and burnt peanuts. My friends person made amusive of my aged woman candy."

—Kim, Instagram

20. "Porridge each morning, and if I person thing other too it, I really miss not eating it."

—Melissa, 54, Australia

21. "Butter cookies that travel successful tins. That worldly slaps."

22. "Cottage food with Dorothy Lynch dressing."

—Kay, 38, Minnesota

23. "One of my favourite broadside dishes is simply a 'salad' made of shredded carrots, raisins, and mayonnaise. IDK, man, it's conscionable good."

—J, 38, California

24. "Liverwurst! Also brownish food spätzle."

25. "Sun-brewed tea. My grandma would enactment iced beverage bags (and a TON of existent sugar) successful a ample covered pitcher and acceptable it extracurricular successful nonstop sunlight for a fewer hours. Not the fastest mode to marque tea, but hers was the champion beverage I've ever had. Unfortunately, flat surviving makes it hard for maine to sun-brew connected my own, but I decidedly imagination of her saccharine tea."

—Kelly, 45, Georgia

What are immoderate of your favourite "old person" foods? Let america cognize successful the comments, oregon capable retired the anonymous signifier below!

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