Phavorite

Philly

Pfoods

Ice Cream

•     Breyer's Ice Cream..nowed owned by Unilever, but they still have real vanilla beans in the vanilla ice cream.
•     Bassett's Ice Cream...available in select dip stores and pints in some markets.
•     Venice Spumoni
•     Nelson's Ice Cream
•     Richman's Ice Cream
•     Luigi's Water Ice...my kids eat it!  Friend of the family...out of business. Had cabinets on the street in fronm of people's houses...well before "Rita's" came along. Someone has "Luigi's" in packages in the freezer at the supermarket, but I don't think it's the same brand. I think someone smarter had the name trademarked.

Candy

•     Goldenberg's Peanuts Chews...was family owned up until 5-10 years ago and purchased by the company that makes all the "Peeps"
•     Fleer Double Bubble Gum..closed the plant..someone has the brand
•     Asher's Chocolates...bulk and packaged candy..better than Whitman's..much better.
• Whitman's Chocolate..purchase by big company..factory gone and a Mall in it's place...really?
•     Zitner's...rolls out coconut creame, peanut butter and butter cream easter eggs every year like clock work.
•     Fifth Ave...named after 5th Ave in Reading, PA now owned by Hershey
• Clark Bars..really from Pittsburgh, but haven't seen one in years.       

Baked Goods

•     Trenton Oyster Crackers  (Original Trenton Cracker)
•     Nabisco Bakery on the Boulevard...still baking everyday...owned by Kraft Foods, but they have a little Nabisco sign up on the wall. Take a wiff and tell me which one is being baked today!
•     Reisman's Pretzels...someone took over the brand...was the original "kosher" pretzel vs. the ones made with animal shortening.
•     Amoroso's Rolls...favorite Italian rolls and bread..many smaller bakeries all vying for the perfect Italian roll for steaks and hoagies.
•     Lipkin's Knishes..family owned Jewish bakery at Castor Aveand Rhawn Street in the NE.
•     Tasty Cakes & Pies..still on Hunting Park Ave in No. Phila. My favorites are peanut butter "Tandy Cakes", butterscotch "krimpets", rectangular pies-when they're on sale, coconut "juniors" and chocolate cup cakes. Now over a buck, but my mother remembers when they were 5¢.  Save money and buy family packs 2/$5.00 and throw them in the freezer.

•     Soft Pretzels everywhere with lots of franchise bakeries sprouting up everywhere. 3/$1.50 seems to be the going price.
•     Bond Bread...out of business, although "Jake" tried to bring it back a few years ago. They were everywhere.
•     Strohmen's...hugh bakery run by Grand Pa Strohmen in Norristown
•     Sweetzel's Spice Cookies...was part of the Holy Trinity..Tritzels, Sweetzels and one more that I can't think of right now. Usually see the orange and black boxes in the Fall around Halloween.

  Sodas and Beverages

•     Frank's..."Is it Frank's? Thanks!"  Also "Flavor City" 
•     Birley's...very early pasteurized non-carbonated drink from the 50's. Still bottled in Milwaukee.
•     Champ Cherry®..made famous at Levis Hot Dogs.
•     Gruber's..out of business
•     Booth's...out of business and "Bubbles Booth" retired.
•     Puerto Rico.."Hey Chico..make mine Puerto Rico!"
•     Hank's Root Beer...about 15 years old
•     Pa Dutch Birch Beer...around forever
•     Elliott's Amazing™ Juices...started in 1983..still around and kicking.
• Famous for apple juice in "the little brown beer bottle".
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Beers and Alcoholic Beverages

•     Schmidt's...sad story
•     Ortlieb's..another sad story
•     Gretz...family now distributed Budweiser
•     Leroux Liquors..still there
•     Jacquin's Liquors...still there
•     Kasser's...closed down

    Micro Breweries

• Independence...done
• Victory..available
•  Flying Fish..available
•  Red Hook...who knows!
• A few others I have to think about....

Condiments

•     Mrs. Schlor's Mayonaise..owned by a box company..gone bye-bye
•     Krisp Pickle...
•     Shupack Pickle....purchased by Vlasic...The key employee started his own pickle company, Baker Pickle on Broad St.
•     KZ Pickles...family owned located in Camden NJ
•     Shernoff's Salad's
•     Mr. Ron's Famous Cole Slaw..restaurants gone, but available in stores
•     Lenny's Hot Dog Pepper Hash...have to go to Feasterville. Made fresh in small batches,

Deli Meats

•     Dietz & Watson...very strong regional lunch meat brand
•     Habbersett Sausage..bought out and so so
•     Maggio's Sausage...the real Italian stuff!
•     Freda's..mostly Italian specialties
•     Foremost..a kosher brand merged with Hebrew National
•     Hatfield...still going strong
•     Medford...acquired by Hatfield
•     Ed Hipp...line of  "no pig" beef sausages and bacon for the observant.
•     State Fair....somebody brought the brand
•     Wysynski's...family owned...long lines for kielbasa at Easter.
•     Czerf Brothers...small family owned specialty meat mfgr
•     Mrs. Ressler's...factory burned down..someone bought the brand.
•     Taylor's and Cases Pork Roll  available in supermarkets  

Regional Specialties

• Cheese Steaks...everybody sells "philly cheese steaks"
• Hoagies...hard to believe there are still Subways around here!
• Roast Pork Sandwiches...South Philly favorite with Broccoli Rabe
• Pork Roll and Egg Sandwich on a kaiser roll.
• Scrapple...corn meal and pork trimming. Sliced and grilled..order it well done and eat it with ketchup.
• Pepper Pot Soup...around since Colonial times...tripe and okra..mmm
• Oysters and Chicken Salad Platters...Blue Blooded lunch special

Miscellaneous

Crazy Richard's Peanut Butter..now owned by some impersonal, clueless company in OH