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General Discussion Thread 19.03.2025​

It’s another afternoon, and here we are, right in the middle of the week—hope yours is going well! Ever found yourself craving a childhood snack or wishing an old favourite would make a comeback? Whether it’s a beloved treat or an old-school gadget, some things just shouldn’t have disappeared!

What’s one discontinued product you’d love to see again? Share them with us here!

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You can also post your nostalgic memories or treasured items in our Yesterday’s Australia forum—we might just feature them in our next newsletter!

 

[Vespa Girl]

I would love to see Kraft Braised Steak and Onions back on the market.

 

[bombadier]

I would love to see Kraft Braised Steak and Onions back on the market.

FANTAILS!

 

[Scaveola]

Breakfast Delight cereal, it was a semolina cereal, but normal semolina doesn't taste the same. Also Rice a Riso Spanish flavour, I used to love this and would like a recipe for it. Also certain biscuits including honey snaps, Peak Freans golden puffs and the very dark rectangular chocolate cream biscuits Arnotts used to make. Another cereal I love and cant get now, puffed wheat!

 

[Sinikka Pollari]

Fantails

 

[bombadier]

Breakfast Delight cereal, it was a semolina cereal, but normal semolina doesn't taste the same. Also Rice a Riso Spanish flavour, I used to love this and would like a recipe for it. Also certain biscuits including honey snaps, Peak Freans golden puffs and the very dark rectangular chocolate cream biscuits Arnotts used to make. Another cereal I love and cant get now, puffed wheat!

Rice a Riso, wow I haven't heard that since I was a kid, mum used it all the time, great then, different. If u want to make it just make a basic fried rice recipe and add your own extras, to make it easy just grab pre-made spanish or morrocan spices at supers, or if u have a Mediterranean deli there’ve got great homemade spices, and you can add whatever chilli heat u like,powder or jar or fresh, capsicum, chopped black olives ( or whatever type you like), but you can still buy some pre made ones, I know uncle Ben's makes one and there's one or two more brands, good luck and yummy .

 

[Benny's Light]

Fantails! I miss them and crave them badly. What a stupid mistake to discontinue. Dam Allens!

 

[bombadier]

Rice a Riso, wow I haven't heard that since I was a kid, mum used it all the time, great then, different. If u want to make it just make a basic fried rice recipe and add your own extras, to make it easy just grab pre-made spanish or morrocan spices at supers, or if u have a Mediterranean deli there’ve got great homemade spices, and you can add whatever chilli heat u like,powder or jar or fresh, capsicum, chopped black olives ( or whatever type you like), but you can still buy some pre made ones, I know uncle Ben's makes one and there's one or two more brands, good luck and yummy .

My good neighbour puts a touch of clives curry powder in her spiced rice dishes, I luv it and luv clives, but I think she'd put Clive in a caesar salad .

 

[Lynnne]

I'm thinking those really hard ginger biscuits.

 

[bombadier]

I'm thinking those really hard ginger biscuits.

That's right, they were the best with a cuppa, but these newer gingernut ones are to soft, even for my teeth!

 

[GrannyJA!]

Breakfast Delight cereal, it was a semolina cereal, but normal semolina doesn't taste the same. Also Rice a Riso Spanish flavour, I used to love this and would like a recipe for it. Also certain biscuits including honey snaps, Peak Freans golden puffs and the very dark rectangular chocolate cream biscuits Arnotts used to make. Another cereal I love and cant get now, puffed wheat!

Honey Jumbles are the ones I miss. My late father and I used to share them. He'd eat the white ones and ( begrudgingly) let me eat the pink ones. The only other biscuit we shared are 'Spicy Fruit Rolls' and it's getting really hard to find them. IGA seems to be the last store to keep them, and if that's the case, they will soon be gone too. Better bury all of us 'Boomers' before there's nothing left for us to reminisce over.

 

[Charlotte59]

Breakfast Delight cereal, it was a semolina cereal, but normal semolina doesn't taste the same. Also Rice a Riso Spanish flavour, I used to love this and would like a recipe for it. Also certain biscuits including honey snaps, Peak Freans golden puffs and the very dark rectangular chocolate cream biscuits Arnotts used to make. Another cereal I love and cant get now, puffed wheat!

I always enjoyed Breakfast Delight and so my kids.

 

[Charlotte59]

I remember when i was a kid, my nanna had a hand cream called "Soft as Silk", it felt great on my skin and scent was lovely. I do wish that it would come back

 

[Emma Chisit.]

Arnott's Lattice biscuits and " Solvol" soap. I know there's Solvol liquid but it's not as good.

 

[Suet]

Sanitarium, Light n tasty, mixed berries.
This is my all time favourite cereal that I have never been able to find a replacement. Nothing comes close. Not only was it great for breakfast but a nice snack at midnight

 

[Suet]

I always enjoyed Breakfast Delight and so my kids.

We used to like Nasi Goreng which I think was made by Risa Riso.

 

[Penny4]

Be Natural cereal as it was discontinued. I used to buy their 5 whole grain flakes.

 

[bombadier]

My nanna used it to,

Arnott's Lattice biscuits and " Solvol" soap. I know there's Solvol liquid but it's not as good.

Remember the old disinfectant bluo in small blue bottle, good for bee and wasp stings, don't know if that's still around.