I remember the tupperware alright but for me the colored aluminum tumbler was the thing. They were the perfect accompaniment to Melmac dinnerware. There was a time period where I think that every friend I had and everyone's home I went to had aluminum tumblers and Melmac dinnerware.

The tumblers must all have come from the factory chipped and dented as I never saw a pristine one. Another thing they all had in common was that the bottoms were never flat so you could just about guarantee a spill. Eventually this relegated them to outdoor usage only and hence the Hose Water Fizzie was born. WIth time though, even outdoor usage was out of the question and the tumblers began to fill a variety of other roles like sandbox toys or garden scoops.

The hose water added something special to the Fizzie taste which was very weak to begin with. It may have added rotted rubber and lead for all I know but hose water was always something special. On a hot summer day there was nothing like it!

To tie this up.....My Mom resisted the Melmac but when Tupperware came out with the same kind of stuff, she bought it up right away, Tupperware being so "far superior" to Melmac. Ours was a four color set too......in pastels......turquoise, pale green, pale yellow, and pink. And of course it was just the same as the Melmac!!

Spaw