When I was a kid, one of my favorite movies was The Aristocats. Disney and cats are two of my favorite things, combined! It’s about an old rich woman who plans on leaving her fortune to her four cats instead of her butler Edgar.
This doesn’t sit well with Edgar so he gets rid of the cats by lacing his speciality dish, Creme De La Creme A La Edgar, with sleeping pills and dumping them at a random location.
Being the odd kid I was (nothing’s changed, I’m just older) I really wanted to try Creme De La Creme A La Edgar. So, I re-created it: milk, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and voila! An imaginary treat brought to life!
For those of you who also long to live in a fantasy world (at least at mealtimes) there are actual recipes that have been re-created from our favorite stories so you, too, can eat like a Disney kitten (or rat).
Here are ten:
1. Reptar Bars (Rugrats)
I am a child of the 90s, which means my afternoons were spent hanging out with a talking popsicle stick and my idea of a hot Saturday night was listening to Gary from Are You Afraid of the Dark tell ghost stories (I wonder if he’s single, a move to Canada sounds great right about now).
There is still a McDonald’s Happy Meal Ariel on my bookshelf and I really want a Reptar bar.
I once tried to make Reptar bars via a Pinterest recipe. (Don’t ask how they turned out). Luckily, they’re for sale online. Now, if only we could get Clarissa to explain adulthood…
2. The Grey Stuff (Beauty and the Beast)
Try the grey stuff from Beauty and the Beast, it’s delicious. And you don’t even have to go to France to do it. There’s a recipe!
Once again, It’s Pinterest for the win!
Turns out, It’s dessert, and it’s glorious! Vanilla, chocolate, cool whip, edible pearls… you’ll think you’ve been transported to an enchanted castle; no imprisonment required!
3. Butterbeer (Harry Potter)
Last summer I was in San Franscisco and stumbled upon Wizards & Wands, a Harry Potter-themed bar!
The decor was more ‘birthday party’ than Diagon Alley but it had Butterbeer, which is all that mattered.
It was everything I dreamed it would be; cold and sweet with a thick, creamy, vanilla-flavored head. I recommend grabbing one (or two) if you find yourself in San Franscisco.
4. Ed’s Special Sauce (Good Burger)
The year was 1997. A fourth grader named Eric Cartman was cooler than we could ever hope to be, Wannabe was our jam, and all teenage girls could be divided into two categories; a Daria or a Quinn. While the Quinns flocked to the mall, the Darias wished Good Burger was actually a thing.
“Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, can I take your order?” This was probably the only time in your life when you wished you worked at a burger joint. Ed and Dexter seemed like the most awesome co-workers ever and the food looked delicious, especially Ed’s special sauce.
But what, exactly is in that special sauce?
Well, according to a Good Burger fandom page the only ingredients revealed are: ketchup, lemon juice, malted milk, olives, dill pickles, dried shrimp and onions.
From this, someone created a recipe! You can check it out here.
This is definitely vital information for our everyday life!
5. Pizza from Pizza Planet (Toy Story)
Pizza is not a fictional food, but Pizza Planet pizza is. Why? Because Pizza Planet is a magical fantasy-land that makes pizza far better than anything that exists on earth.
How much better, you ask? Look no further!
I hear this pizza is so amazing, It’ll make you good at arcade claw machines, so you can snag some green aliens of your own!
6. Powdered Toast Man (Ren & Stimpy)
Of all the things Ren & Stimpy gave to the world, Powdered Toast Man is one of the more…creative.
I mean, who wouldn’t love a superhero who delivers breakfast on demand? Never mind that powdered toast is said to taste like sawdust and our hero has to fart on it to complete the recipe, he can take bread from his head! How cool is that?
Cool enough that it inspired a cereal. That’s right folks, you no longer need to wonder if powdered toast really tastes like sawdust, you can find out for yourself, no farting required!
It’ll cost you $24 on eBay but Iisn’t that a small price to pay to indulge your childhood cravings?
7. Mary’s Magic Medicine (Mary Poppins)
Has anyone ever wanted to take medicine? If that medicine came out of the bottle in a different flavor every time, you might.
Such was the case in Mary Poppins. In order to get the Banks children to take medicine, Mary produces an unlabeled bottle that dispensed its contents in the recipient’s favorite flavor.
But how? Magic of course! But also science.
Thanks to YouTube and people who never grew up (my people), we can indeed make magic medicine! But don’t taste this one. In this case, a spoonful of sugar does not help the chemicals go down!
8. Vitameatavegamin (I Love Lucy)
“So why don’t you join the thousands of happy peppy people and get a great big bottle of Vitameatavegamin!”
Vitameatavegamin. Vitamins. Meats. Vegetables. And Minerals. All you need to spoon your way to health!
Of course it is – with the amount of alcohol it contained (23%) pathogens didn’t stand a chance!
Normally we don’t combine medicine and cocktail but when we do, we do it with style! With a Vitameatavegamin cocktail of course! Medication instructions: take one cocktail every Friday night!