PEPPERIDGE FARM - Life in America

[@gregtheredneck1715]

I remember the Pepridge Farm square chocolate layer cakes. They were frozen and you simply let it thaw then served. Mom would get one to serve after Sunday dinner when we were expecting guests. They were terrific.

[@jacquelynejohnson9127]

Found the white one at family Dollar in Ohio, no grocery store in the town

[@nance64]

They still sell them in Nashville. Excellent.

[@sg2823]

So good!

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

Now they are made with junk ingredients. The chocolate fudge one is so chocolatey that you can't tell. The last white one with coconut I bought was barely coated with coconut.

[@thebewitchinghour831]

I commented that I finished one off while watching the video. They still make them.

[@susandemetry7158]

My late husband worked for PF for 34 years. They were very good to their employees and always used top of the line ingredients.

[@jacquelynejohnson9127]

Sorry for your husband's passing.

[@susandemetry7158]

@@jacquelynejohnson9127 thank you.

[@susandemetry7158]

@@captainamericaamerica8090,unfortunately, that's probably true for most companies now.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Los Angeles Movies Plex Flex

[@phototristan]

I can eat a whole package of Pepperidge Farm cookies in one sitting. They're addicting!

[@mikeywestside8509]

Dang it! Now you got me wanting to toss out the oreos and get me some milanos.

[@nance64]

Any flavor milanos with coffee!

[@juanserrano5629]

I will love to see a Mervyns Dept store video 📲👍✨😇

[@matrox]

Thats because the packages are so small.😆🤣

[@anthonychihuahua]

Why am I reading these comments as I wake up hungrily?! 😭💭🍪🥛☕

[@gulfgypsy]

"Pepperidge Farms Remembers" ..... And thanks to the work of Recollection Road, so do we!

[@kesmarn]

Famous French chef Jacques Pepin made a video dealing with how to put together a Thanksgiving dinner. When it came to stuffing, he unabashedly used Pepperidge Farm. "It tastes good.," was his rationale. Thank you, Pepperidge Farm and Jacques Pepin for removing an element of guilt from the whole T-giving dinner prep ritual. And thanks, Recollection Road for another well-researched video.

[@charlescrawford1788]

I love Pepin.

[@thebewitchinghour831]

@@charlescrawford1788 I love watching him as well.

[@Shawn666Hellion]

She was definitely a hard worker and and a very smart lady indeed

[@Pfsif]

Right place at the right time, and a little luck also.

[@noble604]

Proverbs 31

[@corrinaamato8805]

​@Pfsif she was bad ass.. idk about luck her husband was hurt during the freakin depression. Back then women didnt work. She single handledly saved her family from losing everything. I dont see it that way is all lol. plus her bread was just that good

[@suzannamars7263]

I grew up in New England. Pepperidge Farm was a premium brand with the best bread product. The crumb and slight firmness made their bread ideal for sandwiches and for toasting. The Anadama bread was superb; even the plain white was a cut above any other brand. (And I still eat Goldfish!)

[@tammybettiga6263]

Me too.. and my grandkids eat gold fish... ❤️

[@Thebrothaisback]

Im not sure what new England is, but the brand is a metro NYC brand, which is NY/NJ/CT

[@TheBennie102103]

Love their Cinnamon Swirl bread toasted with my morning coffee :)

[@Soul_Education]

It’s SOOO good😋

[@emeyer6963]

Back in the 70's they sold Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins.Haven't seen them in years but they were good

[@cobuck4007]

Pepperidge Farm was the only kind of bread my mother would buy-particularly the wheat bread. I got to see the whole Norwalk factory operations when I worked there one summer. It’s funny, but this video made me nostalgic for 1930s Connecticut-many decades before I was born.

[@thedreadtyger]

what an inspiration! a woman by dint of hard work and commitment to wholesome quality and sharp good sense saved her family, her home, and became a benefit to her whole community.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

The affluent community, that is.

[@timothymishalmalvaso9331]

Driving past the factory and smelling the baking was heavenly. Norwalk, CT

[@danielobrien1358]

Hey Tim! You said it!

[@appleforever6664]

I am always looking forward to watching the RR!

[@trainsupporter9088]

Me too!

[@jeffcoker48]

What amazing stories you weave! I love there dark chocolate milano cookies and my kids grew up eating gold fish crackers and still do. Keep the stories coming they make me feel nostalgic for the simpler times.

[@josephgaviota]

Every winter we make a home-made "chili soup," and sprinkle a number of goldfish into it. On a cold day, a piping hot bowl of home made chili with goldfish ... mmmm, that's good eatin' !!

[@Daledavispratt]

Milanos dunked in hot coffee are something special.

[@nickhill8612]

Oh yes delicious.

[@reneel9238]

My favorite pepperidge farm memory is when some one sent me a Turkey and all the fixings for dinner and there was a bag of pepperidge farm stuffing with it. Oh yum yum ! 👍👩‍🦰👍

[@jf9488]

Eating the coconut cake at my grandparent’s house. It was a favorite of the whole family.

[@billchambersmarquez1964]

The lemon cake is excellent!

[@billchambersmarquez1964]

And the cherry and apple turnovers!!!!!

[@jf9488]

@@billchambersmarquez1964 I think I remember that one also. What I liked the most about the cakes was how smooth the icing was, and also, when the cake was refrigerated, you could peel the icing off, to eat it separately.

[@billchambersmarquez1964]

@@jf9488 the frosting was Sooo good!

[@martinpennock9430]

I remember Pepperidge Farms turnovers from the early 60's. I love their rye bread, and their cookies. Hard to go wrong with their products. Yep, I was in the "Pepperidge Farms Remembers" generation. Thanks again for the great video!

[@kaaboomgr1766]

One of my good friend from work gave me some milanos Pepperidge farm after a couple days later he passed rip mister Gary. Overall this cookies is something that will bring me joy and remember my friend amen

[@raquelbijman5096]

To open a bag with beautifully packed cookies, in white paper ruffled baskets, was an experience in itself. Thanks for the memories!

[@bearforce187]

I love this channel, the nostalgia and content are great and the videos are kept short.

[@josephgaviota]

Agree!

[@badapple65]

Agreed. Great channel. Brings me to a calming , happy place being reminded of “Simpler Times”. But, was it really simpler times...

[@Porsche996driver]

Pepperidge Farm is a real thing with an actual great history. Way to go Margaret! Stood her ground on a premium price too - what a woman! 👌🏼🍞

[@wurly164]

My grandmother only used Pepperidge Farm original bread for our sandwiches and for desert Milano cookies. To this day every time I eat one of their cookies, I think of my grandmother

[@willardroad]

As a kid, in the 1960s & 70s, I remember that my mother would buy Pepperidge farm bread or stuffing cubes for very special events. It was always a luxury brand to us, and I really appreciate this video to provide me with the history of the company. And shout out to that wonderful voice actor who gave us, “Pepperidge Farm remembers.“

[@larrymcsorley9899]

The old man with the straw hat who used to say “Pepperidge Farm remembers” for many years in their TV commercials, was character actor Parker Fennally.

[@TANTRUMGASM]

.....until 1977, then Charles C. Welch replaced him until the late 90's .

[@larrymcsorley9899]

@@TANTRUMGASM Correct!

[@BELCAN57]

The character's name is "Titus Moody" Pepperidge Farm remembers, and so do I 😁

[@larrymcsorley9899]

@@BELCAN57 Also correct!

[@RobertWPaine]

Pepperidge Fahm remembahs. BTW, Parker Fennelly was a true New Englander, by gorry’s. He came from Northwest Harbor, Maine. When in character his accent was authentic. His accent and the lines that were written for Titus Moody are absolutely representative of the way people are in that area of Maine. Ayuh.

[@richkurtz6053]

I grew up in Downers Grove IL. When the wind was right, we could smell the bread baking at the local factory. It was a wonderful aroma. They also had factory tours. Every visitor got a fresh loaf of bread when they left. Pepperidge Farm has always been a warm spot in my heart for that reason.

[@SilverGorilla1776]

My fond memory of Pepperidge Farm when I was a kid was they were too expensive. My mom always said that. Lol. Ate them at a friends house sometimes. Luckily my mom was a great cook. We had homemade cookies. 😋

[@joseh3564]

You had a great Mom, very blessed.

[@SilverGorilla1776]

Jose H I sure did. The best! She was a wonderful blessing.

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

I have that cookbook-with the wonderful illustrations by Eric Blegved. He sneaks a little black cat into most of his drawings!

[@randyrossi4640]

From December 2000 through August 2012, I lived in a two family house that was near the Pepperidge farm Plant i Norwalk, CT. and I could smell the baking of breads and other products each morning. They had a giant water tower that was about 100 feet tall with a large bulb on the top which held the water. The plant was closed down about 6 years after we had lived there and a year or so later the water tower was dismantled. I always loved their products and in 2012, my wife and I moved to Brazil. We are able to buy Pepperidge Farm's Milano Cookies in the Sam's Club here in Brasilia. It is a wonderful story about the founding of this Icon of American Business.

[@DawnWilliamsNdyria9]

I love peppermint Milano cookies and the Holiday collection of cookies because it has cookies that you don't see on the shelves anymore like Brussels.

[@RWernsing]

Love Pepperidge Farm! Milano's, Goldfish, Sourdough bread! Happy to know it's owned by Campbell's as I am a stock holder 😋

[@kiko69]

@@captainamericaamerica8090 l agree too much sodium in their soup!

[@gclarkbloomfield8848]

...see my reply, Richard...great minds invest alike...😉

[@jonathanvezina8107]

Back in the 8o', Pepperigde Farm were selling an amazing three layers cake topped with cream that came in a rectangular box an many flavor; it was even better than the Sara Lee of the days, but it disappear from every Canada groceries decades ago. It was a really tasty cake.

[@jacquelynejohnson9127]

Found the white cake in a small town (5,000) I lived in Ohio until August, the cake was sold at family Dollar, there are no grocery stores in that town

[@joseh3564]

Pepperidge Farm frozen cakes are sold here in Central Florida at almost every grocery chain, and have been as long as I can remember (many decades).

[@thecatlady6]

@@joseh3564 I'm here too but we've not been able to find the chocolate cake with white frosting for years. My daughter went to their website using their store or product locator but nothing came up for that flavor in the whole state 😔.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

They introduced a cake with a stripe in the center, I think strawberry, chocolate and maybe vanilla. They didn't last for some reason.

[@kengoodwin5838]

Another fine video showing the history of a great product. This is the American dream.

[@azmike1]

Incredible nostalgia and Americana story telling. Always moves me and I get misty hearing these stories of the American company's start and current condition.

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

Pepperidge Farm is the only stuffing I will use for Thanksgiving. It’s so good.

[@kellyholmes2906]

The coconut layer cake was my dad's favorite..he has passed 11 years ago ..I still get a cake once in a while and enjoy it thinking of my dad

[@trainsupporter9088]

Thank you so for this interesting video! I have always enjoyed their products - the unique flavored breads, the stuffing mixes, all the great cookies. I am a loyal customer for sure!

[@berniemarkley]

I was a Pepperidge Farm bakery distributor in the late ‘80’s. I delivered bread and stuffing to stores in a 4 county area in Central IL. What an outstanding co. this was to work with and people would come by in the store and tell me how much they loved their Pepperidge Farm bread. Then come Thanksgiving, they would buy the PF stuffing like nothing I’ve ever seen. Incredible product and Campbell’s has maintained the quality that Mrs Ruskin insisted on. That makes for quite an expensive loaf of bread but you get what you pay for!!

[@Chiefers530]

Just today I contacted Pepperidge Farms inquiring if they would ever bring back my childhood favorite bread called Cracked Wheat bread. It was on the dark side from molasses and maybe cocoa, and was very tender. It was just the best!! Oh how I'd love to have it back or the recipe. I grew up in the 60's & 70's and at 69 years of age I still dream about my all time favorite bread. Please bring it back!! Thank you!! Patty

[@MarinCipollina]

I grew up with their products; especially like Ginger men, Chessmen, and really miss the discontinued chocolate brownie cookies.. Their bread was a staple at home. I remember looking at the ingredients on a bag of cookies and it was nothing but wholesome ingredients. There were no chemicals or preservatives. A bit pricey, but you really do get what you pay for. Mom made sure we always had the best.

[@bjmajor]

What a great brand. I love almost everything they make, but especially their Milano cookies; I don't know if they still make the apple and cherry turnovers that you bake in the oven, but I loved those as well. And their layer cakes...a friend of the family used to call their white bread "cake bread" because of its texture.

[@kevinlong9254]

Such a premium product. I'm glad we can buy their products nationwide.

[@kevinlong9254]

@@captainamericaamerica8090 The bakery that makes it here in the midwest still make excellent food.

[@kevinlong9254]

@@captainamericaamerica8090 food in general is much better in Iowa but your seafood is unbeatable.

[@Cliff6965]

It’s enjoyable watching these historic memories.

[@paulwolf7562]

She took what to some people, a tragedy and turned it into a business. That good old Yankee ingenuity. Definitely one of the best success stories ever. Plus, it was a real place.

[@jolenemudra4971]

My dad had a Pepperidge Farm Bread route in the early 60's. I remember him bringing home day old breads, and rolls and cakes. They were all delicious! Especially the dinner rolls! I remember there was a yellow cake that you would have to bake, and then it came with frosting that you had to put on the cake. They were also very delicious. And later, they made a sort of popover with beef and a beef gravy inside. You had to bake those, and they were simply savory and delectable! I wish they would bring these things back. Now they have only a fraction of the products available that they used to have. But the quality is still there. R.I.P. Margaret Rudkin.

[@ShakespeareCafe]

More people are baking bread and pastries at home like Margaret used to do particularly in uncertain times of higher prices and a return to healthy homemade. I'm now going to get the PEPPERIDGE FARM recipe book.

[@Chiefers530]

Did you get the recipr book? Was there a recipe for cracked wheat bread? Thx!!

[@nlp6082]

The brand represents quality. Powerful and inspiring story.

[@johnwilhelm9854]

Love to hear entrepreneurial success stories like this. Thank you!

[@michaelglasco4465]

When I was a kid (59 Now) I loved all the samples!! I wanted everything in the store!!!!

[@macviera8609]

They made the thin white & thin wheat breads so perfect for tea sandwiches and ladies luncheon. Thanks for a great video!

[@ralphsanchico2452]

The chocolate layer cake was my favorite, surprised it wasn't mentioned!

[@RIXRADvidz]

in the spirit of Margaret Rudkin, I loved Milanos so much that I searched for a home made version. FOUND IT. it's probably in your home right now. that red plaid cook book, in the cookie section are gum drop gems. make the cookie without the gumdrops. form the dough into a 1X1.5X18 inch rectangle log, chill completely slice very thin. Chocolate ganache in between two cookies, let set completely, resist the temptation and the next day, MILANOS. better than store bought

[@syxepop]

PEPPERRIDGE FARMS REMEMBERS and the people that watch and tell these stories remember them fondly too. A COMMITMENT TO QUALITY all around!!! My personal favorite are the MILANO cookies in both regular and mini-size. CONGRATULATIONS to "LA RUTA DEL RECUERDO" on arriving to the 100K subscriber plateau (I've just entered close to making it there).

[@joejohnston2035]

This story made my day ! Thank you for doing it 😊

[@josephgaviota]

I never thought much (pro or con) about Pepperidge Farm. But, this vid has given me more respect for the brand. And, makes me want to have some Milano cookies again.

[@dirtiesttiger]

Pepperidge farms remembers 👍

[@footballlvnlady]

My grandkids love the fish crackers! One is fussy but he will eat a whole bag of fish crackers. The Milano cookies are wonderful. Can eat a whole bag in one day easily!

[@rickcalderan6476]

The frozen cakes and raisin toast are my staples. I remember their store in Atlamonte Springs Fl back in the 70s . I always bring the cookies and raisin toast to my friends up in Canada since they don’t have any of their products.

[@dubliners0999]

Your videos are so nicely done. Thanks so much!

[@lindyloudamato]

This channel is so educational! So many memories!

[@TrainsFerriesFeet]

Congratulations on hitting 100,000 subscribers.

[@jdawg5846]

I remember when Costco/ price club opened they had gold fish in the bulk gallon container.In 1980.

[@jaymccormac5199]

That raising bread is awesome. I haven't had it since I was a kid. I'm getting some today.

[@edwardparkhurst9804]

As a young boy I remember this bread and rolls. It was great. Thanks for sharing this.

[@rls3059]

To this day, Pepperidge Farm coffee cake is one of my favorites. All of their other products are excellent as well. Growing up I was fortunate to have a man deliver their products to our home.

[@joelfrombethlehem]

I love all their bread. I currently use their whole-grain 15 Grain bread as a part of my breakfast with butter & jams. Love the goldfish, too.

[@charleshamilton9274]

This was a treat! I grew up eating Pepperidge Farm thin-sliced white bread sandwiches. I remember being shocked the first time I came across “Texas Toast” as it was the very opposite of what I was accustomed to. And who doesn’t love a Pepperidge Farm Milano cookie (especially the dark chocolate and orange variety) with a glass of ice cold milk?! The story of how the Pepperidge Farm company was founded reminds me of the beginnings of another wonderful American success story, Lilly Pulitzer.

[@denkaj]

We were pretty much a Pepperidge farm family. Dad started in shipping dept in 1950 in Illinois and eventually became maintenance Supv finishing in 1980 at the Utah plant I worked summer of 67 prior to college in the stuffing department. Lots of college kids filled vacationer spots as the bakery operated 24-7. Lots of different products like the English muffins and cupcakes by the thousands. I remember QA rejecting 1500 blueberry cupcakes because they had too many berries- all in the dumpster ( destined for the hog farmers)

[@petermichaud5353]

This is a wonderful presentation! Back in the 50's my mother always got Pepperidge Farm bread. She let us kids know she thought it was a special, quality bread---not the 'air bread' generally available.

[@oldmeadowvalevillager7961]

I Was A Campbell Soup Employee In The 70's Peparage Farm Was A Symbol Of Good Quality

[@carcamclips]

Wow. I never knew they named their farm after a tree. My Grandma loves their Coconut Layer Cake.

[@MikeBrown-ii3pt]

I just picked up 2 bags of Pepperidge Farm stuffing mix today.

[@swissmediastuff]

Pepperidge Farm remembers

[@judithmkaplan2133]

My husband worked for Pepperidge Farm for 17 years was a wonderful company.

[@BiscuitsStuckToTheWall]

What a great story. 👍

[@BigDaddy-vr2ut]

Pepperidge farm still remembers

[@miriambucholtz9315]

What I remember is a field trip that my 5th grade class took to a Pepperidge Farm factory (back around 1957) near Darien, CT. At that time, the company manufactured a wheat bread that was also sweetened (and delicious). We were each given a loaf to take home.

[@bikesandcampswithcats]

Yes, my nursery school class went to the Norwalk factory in 1973 or so and got loaves of bread. Went back to visit in 8th grade, but I don't think they gave out loaves anymore.

[@jacquelynejohnson9127]

There was a Pepperidgefarm day old store in upper Arlington Ohio, I lived in Columbus and went there alot.dont know if it's still there. Good video makes us all wish for for times gone by

[@zamaalishariff79]

The strawberry 🍓thumb imprint cookies are to die for! Love ❤u 😘P.Farms

[@sharronthurston6160]

Still use their herb stuffing for every Thanksgiving and Christmas, the best! Their products are top of the line!

[@acastrohowell]

Love their bread 🍞 I still buying it at my local grocery store. Yardley Pennsylvania

[@TimmyCramer]

Having a chocolate cake on my birthday back in the 70s. Awesome memories! Timmy C Arizona

[@sg2823]

Cake! All flavors. Congratulations on 100,000 subscribers!

[@stevenbosch429]

I remember Parker Fennely. He was an actor who played among other characters Titus Moody a New England farmer who was a regular contributor to Fred Allen’s weekly variety show over NBC radio.

[@badapple65]

In the 80’s through maybe early 2000’s I had two different neighbors that both owned a territory route as Pepperidge distributors that stocked stores at Retail, Grocery, and C stores. One had the rights to cookies and crackers, the other a bread route, huge stuffing biz over the holidays. Odd how they split the lines up. Both guys made great livings. ( N. IL )

[@trapbois4573]

The truth is hard work perseveres through everything, give it your all and make quality goods and you will have money beyond your wildest dreams.

[@stevenlitvintchouk3131]

I just bought two loaves of Pepperidge Farm wheat bread on Tuesday. Always liked the taste of that brand.

[@continentalgin]

Great products!

[@tresboujay]

I miss their refrigerated chocolate cakes, my great grandmother would always buy them for me.

[@ronpitchford9593]

Best bread I ever ate.Very dense and flavorful.

[@social.media.command]

Thank you for your report.

[@soulvaccination8679]

I am from connecticut and proud

[@cuspsoftheoverworld]

What an inspiring lady.

[@lindsayhengehold5341]

Love their products & especially their cookies

[@steelwheels327]

The frozen square chocolate cake was pretty good !

[@Kevin-yh9yt]

Great video...as always. Now time for Arnold....which my grandmother always had in her house, the only time we could have such an expensive bread, I still buy Arnold or Pepperidge Farm to this day, whichever is on sale.

[@corrinaamato8805]

What a badass lady. Husband gets hurt during the depression and Margarets left to hold down the fort ? Back in those days women didnt work.. she could have sold off the farm but she really worked hard... she is awesome. I've never heard of her but she should be talked about more. What an incredible story

[@johnwilhelm9854]

I used to make French toast with their "Toasting White" bread. Perfect!

[@lenisbennett3062]

I had a Pepperidge Farm franchise in Ft Worth in the 1970s. GOOD PRODUCT.

[@davidsquires154]

I remember Pepperidge Farm Bread and Cookies 🍪 😋 from back in the day. I still see Pepperidge Farm products in Kroger and Meijer Stores. When, Pepperidge Farm products are on sale and that is when, I buy Pepperidge Farm products.

[@frankrizzo4460]

I remember back when I was a kid my family and I was traveling on a plane and the actor who plays in the famous commercials was sitting behind us. I never forget he kept saying Pepperidge farms remembers over and over. My Dad finally turned around and said I think we all got buddy 😁🤔

[@sallymiller1359]

lol

[@joejohnston2035]

LOL, the super across the way !!!

[@frankrizzo4460]

@@joejohnston2035 That's right tough guy😅