Comments on: Oatmeal Swirlers, you can give it a swirrrl.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:52:40 +0000

Loved your piece on Swirlers. My sister and I were trying to remember the name of them and I came across this article. Your re-creation…truly priceless. (Apple Fruit Roll-Ups all the way.) In any case, thank you for some laughs on an otherwise boring Friday afternoon.

By: Hoggy Doggy

Hoggy Doggy — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:55:20 +0000

You can also draw pictures with catchup.

By: Lumpy Pabulum

Lumpy Pabulum — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:41:03 +0000

I also remember Undercover Bears Oatmeal. Candy is dandy, but Goatmeal is Quicker.

Check this out: http://www.wackypackages.org/stickers/4th_2006/scans/stickers/49_both_quickergoatmeal.html

By: christy

christy — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:06:17 +0000

Wow I loved Oatmeal Swirlers. I too had no idea what they were called but I just remember that little packet of goodness. I miss those!

By: rob

rob — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:40:12 +0000

Hey Matt I have found a way although obscenely time consuming to recreate the magical experience of oatmeal swirlers. to do so one must take their favorite jelly microwave it for 20-30 seconds, until its a liquidy goo but not a piping hot runny slime, than simply poor into a ziplock bag, squish the air out, seal and cut a tiny hole in the corner to act as the tear slit, and bida bing oatmeal swirlers live again, and for choclate simply use your fav choc syrup

By: nomad380

nomad380 — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:50:22 +0000

What about a fruit glaze? It is just sugar and juice, so it seems like the taste would be similar…

By: cyn

cyn — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:21:59 +0000

UGH! The picture of melting the fruit roll up made me want to puke. Get over it, man, the 90s are over.

The comment about the cake icing gel stuff sounds like it would look like the oatmeal swirlers goo, but that stuff doesn’t have any flavor. It would probably also be easier to draw with in the little squeeze tube it comes in, more so than squeezing a packet. Some places that sell cake decorating and candy supplies sell this flavoring oil made my LorAnn (or something). They have all kinds of flavors. A drop of that will add the fake fruity flavor you’re missing out on. The flavoring comes in a tiny little bottle, but don’t let the size fool you, that stuff is bangin.