June 08, 2005
Berry Blue
In the summer of 1990, I found a whole bunch of packets of Berry Blue Kool-Aid on the clearance table at the Jewel in downtown Arlington Heights. They were a steal at 10 cents each, so I bought every one they had, about 25 of 'em.
The first time I had this stuff was in 1988, when a friend of mine said "Try this-- it tastes just like the blue part of a Bomb Pop." I was hooked.
Now, here we are, fifteen years later, and I am down to my last two packages of Berry Blue Kool-Aid. These little envelopes survived several relocations, kids, and all sorts of other life-changing events. And in the summer of 2005 it tastes every bit as good as it did in 1990.
The rumor is that General Foods stopped making Berry Blue because it looked like windshield washer fluid, and supposedly kids were drinking window cleaner thinking it was Kool-Aid. That sounds a bit like an urban legend to me-- GF should have just changed the color if that was the concern.
Oh well, all things must pass.
And now I'm down to one precious envelope.
Posted by jtl at June 8, 2005 10:01 PM