![]() This year has been a difficult one by many accounts. Had General Mills known that Nicolas Sarkozy⎯who was known as Sarko l'Américain for his love of American things⎯would follow Chirac, perhaps French Toast Crunch would have never been separated from its less politically divisive sister Cinnamon Toast Crunch. The cereal lasted until 2006 before it was discontinued, just months before Chirac left office. In Monday's press release, General Mills acknowledged the American addicts of French Toast Crunch that had made a habit of "spending $20 a box to get the cereal sent from Canada."įrench Toast Crunch first debuted in 1995, the very same year that Jacques Chirac, who would become France's most anti-American premier in recent memory, came to power. Who can forget 2004, when Commerce Secretary Don Evans and countless others determined that former Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry "looks French?" In Roger Cohen's round-up of the attacks, he noted:Īll the while, French Toast Crunch continued its storied run in Canada, where it was never taken off the market. If you think anti-French animus went away after that, you were missing the signs. Then there was the Vichy Government's severing of ties with the United States during World War II.Ī familiar and more contemporary nadir between Yankee and Frenchman was during the run-up to the Second Iraq War, during which French opposition to the war spawned a campaign to turn French fries into Freedom fries. Observers of the historic low points in French-American relations might point to the XYZ Affair, the diplomatic episode that almost brought the two countries to war in the late-18th century. The return of the cereal, fittingly, comes as the U.S. political era in which French things were considered snooty at best and treasonous at worst. In a press release, General Mills explained that the return of the product had to do with the "passionate fans created a 'Bring French Toast Crunch Back' Facebook page, gathered thousands of online petition signatures, and contacted the General Mills customer service center in droves with calls and e-mails." French Toast Crunch was a victim of its political era, an era in which French things were snooty at best and treasonous at worst.īut the period in which French Toast Crunch was discontinued also coincided with a U.S. Definitely a great sweet treat that I could see a hit at any party, whether enjoyed for Happy hour, after dinner, late evening, etc.On Monday, Americans got the long-awaited news that French Toast Crunch, a beloved and discontinued cereal, would once again line the shelves of supermarkets. I preferred sipping on mine as it was too yummy to take down in one sip. ![]() He added the ingredients over ice in the shaker ( ) and strained into the glasses.Īll four of us LOVED these. Once dinner had come and gone, my hubby grabbed the shot glasses (we use these shot glasses, ,) and rimmed them with cinnamon/sugar. We already had Fireball on hand (have you tried my Fireball Jello Shots yet?!?), so we only had to go to the store for the Rumchata. We were having my parents over for burgers on the grill and what better way to have a sweet treat, than with shots, right?! LOL! When he mentioned it to me a few hours later, I was immediately on board for trying it that evening. We recently stocked up our bar and have been trying new drinks, so he pinned it thinking we would try it later. ![]() Last weekend, my hubby was browsing through Pinterest when he saw a “recipe” for these tasty shots. Who knew that by adding a little Rumchata with Fireball, you have a combination that is the adult version of Cinnamon Toast Crunch….in shot form!
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