I totally forgot about Space Dust til I saw this post by Dan over at A Sampler of Things (which we have mentioned before). I have no firm memories of it, but I do recognize the packages – it came out in the 70s. It was like Pop Rocks only…dustier. I don’t remember Cosmic Candy at all though.
Space Dust came in orange or strawberry with a picture of the moon on the front of the packet. Space Dust was almost uncontrollable when combined with Pepsi, Cresta or Coca-Cola. Has been known to explode out of the nose and made a right mess.
Non-candy side note: What is Cresta? from cream.org:
CRESTA (1960-80s) Best remembered for the ads which far outlasted the drink in public memory. A “cool” polar bear in shades (a cross between the more debonair Glacier Mints bear and Den Hegarty) was sent into paroxysms of ecstasy after one taste of this over-sugary, over-foamy beverage of various flavours. “Rimsky Korsakov! It’s frothy, man!” Not any more, it’s not.
I’ll admit, I have never heard of Cresta before.
tags: candy space+dust cosmic+candy space dust cosmic pop+rocks retro nostalgia cresta
My girlfriend and I were in our 30s when Space Dust came out. We have many great memories of how it fizzed when we took turns pouring it into each others mouths.
June 30th, 2007 at 10:06 pm