A Dose of Ephemera | Goober Grape

photo: the wrong boy's Flickr Photostream

Since it unfortunately still exists, Goober Grape is technically not ephemera. But since it is a memory that has been voluntarily suppressed by most people, we’ll suspend disbelief and pretend that the lazy man’s PB & J hasn’t inexplicably survived for four decades.

Introduced by Smucker’s in 1968, Goober Grape is an evil little product that caters to those who may only own one knife, by placing peanut butter and jelly in the same jar. The result is what you might expect — a horrifying presentation of vertical beige and purple stripes, and the flavor of a big pile of suck.

photo: the wrong boy's Flickr Photostream

And of course, there is a Facebook Fan page. Does anyone else have parents who tortured them with this?

Author: Chris Durso

Creative professional and creator of Foodiggity.com. Graduate of The Institute of Culinary Education, beer drinker, coffee and condiment snob.