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Default Drink mixes from the 60's

> Does anyone remember a type of powdered drink mix, similar to Kool-Aid that
> was available in the mid 60's. It came in a glass jar and I think that the
> logo was the particular fruit of each flavor with facial and body features.
> It's not the Goofy Grape, Jolly Olly Orange drink mix (don't remember the
> name either but I know that it also came in a paper packet just like
> Kool-Aid) but the one I'm looking for was pre-sweetened as I remember only
> mixing it with water. Any ideas?


Dunno what Kool-Aid is, but I had something called Tang (orange
flavour only) in New Zealand in the 60s. Mostly citric acid,
sugar and tartrazine, I guess. It came in glass jars. Made by
some transnational corporation. I think it was marketed as
something astronauts might drink.

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