Name a product from your childhood that is still the same.

[noStemsnoSTICKS]

I volunteered for Team Rubicon, the veteran disaster relief group. I got sent to Marshalltown after that tornado devastated much of the town. We were made up of vets from all over the country and my group asked me to take them to a “real” Iowa restaurant for lunch one day. I took them to that very Maid-Rite.

From what I understand, that particular Maid-Rite restaurant has been there for 90-some years.

Me and wife's parents are from Iowa. Wife was born here in California. When we were back there last month wife's mom stressed how she needed to try a maid-rite. We saw a road sign on HWY 30 advertising maid-rites in Marshalltown, so we had to stop.

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

False, they used to be copper bait plates instead of yellow plastic and they are definitely not a better trap... this however is the same...

 

[ericram]

The Easy Bake Oven is essentially the same. Looks more modern but basically a hot-ass lightbulb in a plastic box with some cake mix.

Keep those females in the kitchen where they belong

 

[MuscoHawk]

They don’t give you as much but it tastes the same.

I put in a big dip of this at my kid’s last little league game. The nostalgia was so delicious.

 

[seminoleed]

I almost forgot--Vienna sausages, and Underwood deviled ham. 2 of my faves as a kid.

 

[LuciousBDragon]

Keep those females in the kitchen where they belong

Uh…..what a “hot” take.

 

[torbee]

Kingsford charcoal
Paper clips
Ticonderoga #2 Pencil
Potatoes

 

[ICWestfan]

Twinkies, and I have one from my teenage years in my cabinet to prove it.

 

[83Hawk]

Pepsi

Only if you buy the version made with sugar instead of corn syrup.

 

[torbee]

Iowa City version:

George’s cheeseburgers.

 

[Twoooooooo]

***ok not the same because they got banned, but looking back its wild to me they even had these. I remember I bought some one time at Casey's and my folks were pissed off at little OV

The candy store at the emporium in Boji still sell them. My youngest bought 2 packs last weekend

 

[ButtersHawk]

Miles Inn Charlie Boy and Milwaukee Weiner chili. Thank god they haven't changed.

 

[SansAgain]

The wooden paddle with the rubber string stapled to it and a rubber ball at the end of the string. Nothing like it, can sit on the stoop bopping that ball back and forth for hours.

If you got bored ball bopping you could always crank out some guitar solos on it. It’s versatile.