The real trouble with them was that they didn’t have plastic in which to wrap them and had to use paper that was soaked in oil or wax. And even then, there were insect and rodent incursions, so the entire harvest had to be stored in large crocks with well-seated lids. In a practical sense, they were more trouble than they were worth.
Pop Tarts were always popular. The ones that weren’t sellable burned so well that they heated fireplaces and stoves; and powered locomotives, and riverboats. Air pollution was not a problem until they migrated from Pop Tarts to coal for refining steel and generating steam and electricity.
It was interesting to watch them grow. Plant them side-by-side with a strawberry plant and they would grow and create something inside that resembled (but didn’t quite taste like) a strawberry. Same thing with blueberry plants.
blunebottle over 8 years ago
Good one!
Steven Wright over 8 years ago
Is this a copy of that rare piece by Kellogg Pissarro?
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 8 years ago
The real trouble with them was that they didn’t have plastic in which to wrap them and had to use paper that was soaked in oil or wax. And even then, there were insect and rodent incursions, so the entire harvest had to be stored in large crocks with well-seated lids. In a practical sense, they were more trouble than they were worth.
PoodleGroomer over 8 years ago
Pop Tarts were always popular. The ones that weren’t sellable burned so well that they heated fireplaces and stoves; and powered locomotives, and riverboats. Air pollution was not a problem until they migrated from Pop Tarts to coal for refining steel and generating steam and electricity.
cheap_day_return over 8 years ago
Klibanesque.
Farside99 over 8 years ago
It was interesting to watch them grow. Plant them side-by-side with a strawberry plant and they would grow and create something inside that resembled (but didn’t quite taste like) a strawberry. Same thing with blueberry plants.