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ashling

(25,771 posts) Sat Dec 28, 2013, 01:31 PM Dec 2013

Who remembers Postum?

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/12/the-devious-ad-campaign-that-convinced-america-coffee-was-bad-for-kids/282676/

The Devious Ad Campaign That Convinced America Coffee Was Bad for Kids

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Who remembers Postum? (Original Post) ashling Dec 2013 OP

I remember it - my grandmother drank it. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2013 #1

I remember it, drank it and didn't like it. n/t RebelOne Dec 2013 #2

I remember seeing it on menus kiva Dec 2013 #3

(gag) yes LiberalEsto Dec 2013 #4

Same here! nt mimi85 Dec 2013 #5

I remember it Cadfael Dec 2013 #6

I do. It was a mystery to me, like Ovaltine. nt valerief Dec 2013 #7

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,761 posts)

1. I remember it - my grandmother drank it.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2013, 01:39 PM

Dec 2013

I thought it was weird.

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

2. I remember it, drank it and didn't like it. n/t

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2013, 02:41 PM

Dec 2013

kiva

(4,373 posts)

3. I remember seeing it on menus

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2013, 02:53 PM

Dec 2013

when I was a kid - we lived on the fringe of Mormon territory, and presumably they were the ones who ordered it, since I never knew anyone who drank the stuff.

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

4. (gag) yes

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2013, 02:55 PM

Dec 2013

but I've tried to forget

mimi85

(1,805 posts)

5. Same here! nt

Reply to LiberalEsto (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 28, 2013, 03:12 PM

Dec 2013

Cadfael

(1,297 posts)

6. I remember it

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2013, 09:21 PM

Dec 2013

not fondly, but I remember it..

valerief

(53,235 posts)

7. I do. It was a mystery to me, like Ovaltine. nt

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Sun Dec 29, 2013, 11:30 AM

Dec 2013

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