{"id":6006,"date":"2012-08-21T13:08:59","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T17:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=6006"},"modified":"2012-08-21T13:08:59","modified_gmt":"2012-08-21T17:08:59","slug":"natures-candy-starring-the-california-raisins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=6006","title":{"rendered":"Nature’s Candy – Starring The California Raisins!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As a kid, I never bought into the idea that raisins were, in fact, “nature’s candy”.\u00a0 To ten-year-old me, they were some scary dried-up fruit.\u00a0 But as I’ve grown older I’ve warmed to the “nature’s candy” idea, and I’ve certainly gained an appreciation for their raisin-representatives, The California Raisins.\u00a0\u00a0 Today, I’m going to share examples of packaging featuring these musical mascots.<\/p>\n

First up is a package that was probably found in the candy isle in smaller stores and spots like 7-Eleven – it’s Champion Raisins:<\/p>\n

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National Raisin Company – Champion Raisins w-The California Raisins – snack package – 1989<\/p><\/div>\n

Next up is the package that originally prompted me to do this post.\u00a0 I found this package at a gas station in upstate New York, and I was surprised to see the California Raisin character on it, as I hadn’t noticed them on packaging in many years.<\/p>\n

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Love and Quiches Desserts – Old Fashioned Oatmeal Chewie w-California Raisins – package – 2011<\/p><\/div>\n

Finding that package led me to doing a search through my recent archives, which turned up this Sun-Maid box with a California Raisin on the top flap:<\/p>\n

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Sun-Maid Natural California Raisins box – 2007<\/p><\/div>\n

The height of the California Raisins fame was the late 80’s, and I have couple more items from that period, so I thought I’d include them.\u00a0 First up is a cereal box:<\/p>\n

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Post – Raisin Bran – California Raisins – cereal box – 1988<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, something that’s not a piece of packaging , but it’s where I pulled today’s title image from.\u00a0 It’s the cover of an issue of Scholastic’s Dynamite Magazine, and I thought readers would appreciate seeing it:<\/p>\n

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Scholastic Dynamite Magazine – Issue 141 – The California Raisins<\/p><\/div>\n

Of course, this post wouldn’t be complete without a listen:<\/p>\n