Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Animal Crackers in My Soup

When I was little, I don't believe there was another treat that felt quite as magical to me as Barnam's Animals Crackers.

I loved the short and thin cotton twill handle on the box, which I would slide around my wrist as proudly as if it were the fanciest of handbags. Looking back, it was probably my first love affair with packaging!


Lately, I've had a hankering for these animal crackers. I wonder if you can imagine what led me to this craving...

No, it's not this song, but watch this clip and try not to smile!


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10 comments:

  1. Blair FriedemanJanuary 13, 2009 at 9:18 AM

    I LOVE animal crackers and always still bring them in the plane with me:)

    Also, loved your comment about the verification words yesterday--laughed so hard. Those words are always so silly and sadly I need to typically spell them twice before I get it right!

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  2. evenclevelandJanuary 13, 2009 at 9:29 AM

    I love her singing this song ... brightened my day.

    I agree ... and I think when we were kids, there were fewer kid-only things available, so that made a box of animal crackers even more special.

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  3. KateJanuary 13, 2009 at 11:34 AM

    Love that song...


    I craved weird things when I was pregnant...

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  4. please sirJanuary 13, 2009 at 12:13 PM

    Oh yum those are one of my favs too - ohh the frosting ones even better!

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  5. Pamela Terry and EdwardJanuary 13, 2009 at 12:25 PM

    My favorites!! And they always put them right up near the check-out lane. Rats.

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  6. Design ScoutingJanuary 13, 2009 at 4:23 PM

    I love animal crackers!

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  7. alissaJanuary 13, 2009 at 7:39 PM

    I love her singing that song! I had that recording on my computer all through college - and drove my friends craaaazy

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  8. TreacyJanuary 14, 2009 at 5:06 AM

    How darling is she singing that song???

    I love that the Animal Cracker packaging has not succumbed to change, in this ever changing world of ours!

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  9. cFebruary 1, 2009 at 1:38 PM

    always have been a fan of shirley temple!! really wanted to be her when i was young.... thanks for this. x c

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  10. pfb360April 23, 2010 at 11:58 AM

    I was looking for a picture of Barnum's Animal Crackers and I came across your blog.

    Good choice on animal crackers by the way. Barnum's are the best. As you can tell, I currently have a hankering for them.

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