Fizzies memories...
Back when I was about 8 (born in 56) our family was headed home from Newport
Beach, California in our Rambler Ambassador and I was sipping on a bottle of
Bubble Up. Lo and behold my hand ran across an unopened package of Fruit-Punch
flavored Fizzies, that somehow managed to get lost between the seats. Knowing
already how Fizzies behaved in water, I wondered what they would do if broken in
two and dropped into the bottle of Bubble Up. As a teenager in 1965, we hung out at the local Hot Shoppes (like a Denny's). We didn't have too much in the way of disposable income. So from time to time, when we wanted to hang out but were broke, we would sit at the counter and order a glass of water. Plop! In would go the Fizzies. We would peruse the menu for the hour or two, maybe ordering a "gravy train" (french fries covered in dark gravy with lots o' pepper) just to keep the waitress happy. Those were the days. But come to think of it, now that Fizzies are again available, maybe they're not gone yet! ~ Ira from New Mexico It happened back in '63, I was 5 and my Big sister was 13. We were enjoying our Root Beer Fizzies "straight"... no water. She licked the tablet and it foamed wonderfully, she told me to lick mine and swallow it... I did (remember I was 5) the tablet became lodged in my throat foaming away, scarring my sister and Mother to death. They hung me upside down and slapped my back like a drum. Everything turned out fine but to this day anytime someone mentions Fizzies I laugh til I cry. I still love 'em. ~ Ed from Georgia I remember when I discovered Fizzies and thought I had found the ultimate in candy. It was the early 60's and I was 12. I was amazed how you could just pop a small flavored disk into water and all of a sudden a sweet drink appeared before your eyes. To me it had to be magic. My dad would take me to the store and with my 50 cents allowance I would buy as much as I could to share with my sisters and friends. We all would giggle with anticipation waiting for the water to turn into a sweet and delicious drink. My dad was sent to Vietnam and I insisted that we send him some Fizzies in his care package, even though my mom was not quite sure about the appropriateness. She brought me to the store though, I bought some with my allowance and lovingly packed them in the box. To this day he still says that it was the Fizzies which brought him home safely as he knew there was someone special he had to come home to. ~ Laurie from MS |
