• Flying Squid
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    2111 months ago

    I don’t know about freeze drying, but when I was a kid, I remember most people getting orange juice concentrate in a frozen tube that you would defrost and add water to.

      • Flying Squid
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        411 months ago

        I think it was the only affordable option when I was a kid.

      • @ZoopZeZoop
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        311 months ago

        We get a lemonade or a lime concentrate and mix that with 2L of chilled seltzer. It is delicious!

    • ivanafterall
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      411 months ago

      I grew up with Five Alive. I believe it also came in a tube version.

    • @Asclepiaz
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      211 months ago

      I still use frozen juice tubes! The stores near me used to have a great selection but now it’s apple or orange. Honestly tastes similar to most of the name brand stuff.

      • ares35
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        911 months ago

        you can still get frozen concentrate. but what was once 2 or 3 doors worth of freezer section in the grocery store is now just one or two shelves.

        • @jaybone
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          311 months ago

          I still get it. I feel like it saves space and trips to the store, and plastic waste.

          But yeah it’s much less popular than it was in the 80s. Not sure why that shift occurred. People don’t want extra work maybe.

          • Liz
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            111 months ago

            Buying the juice feels more “natural” and the American consumer has a section that wants to eat healthy without actually buying produce.

            • @jaybone
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              311 months ago

              lol but even the bottles say it’s from concentrate. So I don’t get it. And it’s more expensive to ship. Water is heavy.

              • ares35
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                211 months ago

                the higher profit margin “not from concentrate” also exists and is what’s advertised more.

              • Liz
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                111 months ago

                That’s why I said “feels” and not “is.”