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Real Men Eat Hoosh

The word of the day is Hoosh and it’s not what you think it is, I swear. According to Wikipedia, Hoosh is a one-pot meal containing whatever you have lying around…apparently. The list of ingredients includes CerealBlogger favorites, namely cereal and pony meat, and other delights like pemmican, biscuits, penguin and seal. Lads in [...]

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On The Consideration of the Importance of End Milk

There are a few things I look for when selecting a new cereal to enjoy. Where the negligent breakfast blogger might pause to consider the bouquet, crunch retention, flavor and appearance of a cereal, I would be remiss if I did not take the time to gingerly sup and fully detail the specifics of that [...]

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Farewell Cereal City USA, we hardly knew ye

“Tony the Tiger all aglow in synthetic orange fur, rushes up with an outstretched paw as you approach the door. Toucan Sam marks the hour by popping out of a glockenspiel near the entrance squawking ‘Froot Loops, Froot Loops.’ Inside the building boxes of corn flakes pass by an overhead conveyor belt and simulated smell [...]

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Proof that Humor existed before Garbage Pail Kids!

It’s Wednesday, so get your lasso ready…it’s time for eBay roundup! This week we have for you this beautiful Wacky Packages collectible. Seller Baggage872 (99.7% positive feedback) describes it as a “Sticker [that] was produced by the Topps trading card company in 1973. Item is in excellent condition and is packaged in a PVC [...]

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How It’s Made: Cereal!

One of my favorite shows on the Discovery Channel is How It’s Made. The show has no host, simply a narrator and beautiful up close shots of processes and products. So imagine my surprise when they did a nice segment on our food of choice. Keep an eye out for my favorite step of the [...]

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Cheerios: A Brief Retrospective

 

In honor of the recent passing of Lester Borchardt, inventor of my favorite cereal of all time, I would like to borrow a few minutes of your time to discuss those cheeriest of O’s: Cheerios. These days, all kids seem to think about is whole grain goodness and making sure they get their recommended daily [...]

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Rice Gene vs Killer Fungus LIVE on Pay-Per-View!!!

Rice crops have been under attack recently from the diabolical, misogynist fungus known as “Rice Blast” (artist’s rendering right). This horrible, puppy-hating eukaryote, also known as magnaporthe grisea, causes rice yield losses of up 30 percent each year worldwide. That doesn’t hit close enough to home for ya? Put it [...]

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