I’m munching into my cereal today and realise just how great these new crunchy nutty cornflakes are. I haven’t had the pleasure of trying their berried relative but I can say this will be replacing my daily porridge (which, in time, will have its very own post).For now tis the summer of content and time for the nuts to come out!

After browsing through the interweb for some mouth watering images of the crunchy nut cereal box, I realised there is not much attention given to this wonder-cereal. Here follows a short history of the cereal that makes people hide under room-service trollies.

1894: The wheat flake is first produced by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and Will Keith Kellogg at the Sanitas Food Company.
1898: Kellogg’s corn flake is introduced.
1907: The company is renamed Toasted Corn Flake Company; the main factory building is destroyed by fire.
1909: Company is renamed the Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake Company.
1980: Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes are launched; Kellogg’s becomes the first company to run a joint promotion with the Post Office.

The cockeral on the package is know by serveral names: in the US he’s Cornelius, in the UK he’s cock-a-doodle-doo and, i love this, in Columbia, Cornelio.

Below is some german packaging for Crunchy honig & Nüsse flakes. Most definitely a classic and the best.

German Honig & Nüsse