It's that time of year where young girls don green smocks and sell, Sell, SELL. Yep- it's Girl Scout Cookie Season. So, for today's post, let's look at Girl Scout Cookies.
The flavors in 1977 were Thin Mints, Scot-Teas, Lemon Creme, Savannahs, Chocolate & Vanilla Sandwich cookies, and Chocolate Chip cookies.
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| 1970s mint cookie boxes. In 1976, the Scouts trademarked the name 'Thin Mints.' Prior, the cookies were simply known as Cookie Mints. |
In my birth year, the Girl Scouts added a cracker to the mix. The Cheddarette was kinda like a Cheez-it. I remember these as a kid and some time over the next 35 years, the Scouts phased them out.
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| Savannah's, the lemon tea cookie are now known as Savannah Smiles. |
1977 saw a bit of scandal with the Girl Scouts. At this time, the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) was being hotly contested. Opponents of the ERA called for a ban of Girl Scout Cookies. But it ultimately backfired and was a record year of sales of the tasty treats.
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| A January 1977 article with recipes that call for Girl Scout Cookies. |
Some how dumb stuff like this keeps happening 40-years later. A very wise man told me that if you want something to fail, the worse thing to do is to protest it and call for it's removal from the public eye. Bans such as the Girl Scout Cookie protest of '77 garner media attention and ultimately draws in people sympathetic to a cause that otherwise would have been faded into obscurity. Though, I doubt Girl Scout Cookies are ever going to go away. They're just so tasty.
Well, that's my look at my favorite year. Who knows where I'll turn up next.
Until tomorrow...
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