Candy memories

NewWine · #1 02-12-2010, 01:21 AM

Candy Memories

I was on my way to bed and did a quick google search for old-school candy. I remember there was a candy story around the corner from our house and we could get all kinds of candy for a nickel. My sister and I would save up our change and wait for my Dad to take us to the candy store. Well, I have found a website called Old Time Candy and it has everything!!! You can search for candy alphabetically, by type, or by decade. As soon as I started looking at the candy it brought back so many fond memories. I don’t eat much candy now, but I have often wondered if they still make the good ol’ stuff like Black Jack Chewing gum, wax lips, and Big League Gum in the bag (which they have !!)

My older sister and I loved Necco’s and would act like it was our medicine when we would play doctor.

It’s amazing how something so insignificant like candy can bring back so many memories and remind you of the simple things in life. Enjoy the site. Feel free to share your candy memories or what your favorite childhood candy was.

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/index.html

misspresley · #2 02-12-2010, 06:52 AM

Candy memories are really good ones for me - i'm a child of the 50's/60's so I remember all the good candy - and going to the 10 Cent store (Ben Franklin or Kuhn's) in Brownsville TN on the squre - had my nickel or dime burning a hole in my pocket. Sugar babies, necco wafers, KITS (Pbutter, my fav), and bbbats - you can buy them now at Cracker Barrel - but of course it takes much more than a nickel!!!!

commonsense · #3 02-12-2010, 08:54 AM

Candy in the 50's----and it was only 5 cents!

Back in the day there was a corner store on every corner

Not quite but you rarely had to walk more than 2 blocks to buy what you needed.
It was a mini grocery store and they usually had an actual butcher counter as well. Can you imagine having the cut you wanted and it wasn't prepackaged at a meat processor miles away.

But the candy....it was a big deal to have a nickel and be able to go to the store.
Although I love chocolate it wasn't fully developed then. We bought pixie sticks (not sure of name) but they were paper tubes and you bit off the end and ate flavored powder (probably straight sugar

).

We also purchased candy cigarettes; hey it was the 50's and Everyone's parents smoked!

What I remember is going with a neighbor girl to buy real cigarettes for her parents. All you needed was a note from your parents

We did this on many occasions....and if memory serves it was 22 cents a pack.

commonsense · #4 02-12-2010, 09:27 AM

Mt other fond memory was the soda fountain in every drugstore, There was a drugstore 2 blocks away too. ( But they weren't on Every corner......)

You could go in, take a seat on a stool at the counter and order a flavored coke.
I remember my girlfriend introducing me to a cherry coke.

This was a treat and not done very often.

Pressing-On · #5 02-12-2010, 09:30 AM

We had a candy store in our neighborhood! It was called Faye's.

My favorite candy as a child - Super Bubble gum and Sugar Daddies!!!

Sarah · #6 02-13-2010, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by commonsense

Mt other fond memory was the soda fountain in every drugstore, There was a drugstore 2 blocks away too. ( But they weren't on Every corner......)

You could go in, take a seat on a stool at the counter and order a flavored coke.
I remember my girlfriend introducing me to a cherry coke.

This was a treat and not done very often.

And there's no smell in the world quite like that old drugstore soda fountain! I loved it!

Timmy · #7 02-12-2010, 10:22 AM

U-no bars were a favorite. I think they still make them (saw them a few years ago, anyway), but hardly anyone carries them.

And "Ice Cubes"! That site carries them. Might have to order me some. Just googled, and found U-nos: http://www.munchiessweetsandtreats.c...Bar_p_162.html.

Trouvere · #8 02-12-2010, 11:18 AM

Mary Janes. I still buy them.

Timmy · #9 02-12-2010, 11:25 AM

Bit-O-Honey.

dizzyde · #10 02-12-2010, 12:33 PM

Oh, my biggest weakness! I LOVE candy

!

It's actually kind of a sad week because we are moving my grandpa out of the home that my grandparents lived in for almost 70 years. I can remember so many summer days spent running back and forth to the candy store on the corner, three houses down from theirs!

Funny side note, the people who currently own the store, now more like a convenience store, are trying to buy my grandparents house!

My favorite childhood candies:

Abba-Zabas
Lemonheads
Jawbusters
Nik-L-Nips Wax Bottles
Jolly Ranchers

And my absolute FAVORITES, Zotz!! I found some in Vegas a few months ago and was very excited!! lol!