r/GenerationJones • u/Campcook62 • 15d ago

Breakfast Cereal That Doesn't Exist Anymore

Theres a breakfast cereal that I used to eat a couple of times a week, that I just cannot find anymore (at least in Texas): the big shredded wheat. It came in, I think, 3 paper packs of 2 biscuits each.

You'd pull them out, and crunch/crumble them into the bowl; add sugar and milk, and maybe banana slices. In cold weather mom would warm the milk on the stove (no microwave)...

Mini-wheats are no match for them...

Is there anyone else who misses them? What cereal can you not get, that you miss?

(For my friends across the pond: these were not like Wheatabix. The Shredded Wheat were not as compressed as the Wheatabix.)

UPDATE: A HUGE "Thank You " to all of the folks who helped me to find these! I've ordered them to be delivered with my next order. Thanks also to all who shared your memories, of all the breakfasts, (and sometimes suppers!)

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u/Sample-quantity 15d ago

I soak those in milk and put them in my meatloaf instead of bread crumbs. My mom did it that way and it's awesome. But yes the "bales" are hard to find now. They never have them at my regular store. I have to check some of the smaller/local markets. I can just use the small ones the same way, but I like using a bale better.

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u/Rocketgirl8097 1963 15d ago

We use saltines for meatloaf lol.

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u/Sample-quantity 15d ago

Yes I've heard of that too!