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Childhood candy

Bonkers1 — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:43:50 GMT

I think I remember having a formed popcorn cube and smashing a maple patty on it - maybe I am having a daydream.

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We rescue cats — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:50:30 GMT

That is way beyond me!

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GingerHead — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:58:13 GMT

Best ever candy from my childhood!!! Marathon Bar......

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Susan Louise — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:06:11 GMT

My favorite candies over the years had always been:

York Peppermint Patties

Chuckles

Almond Joy

Goetze's Caramel Creams

Oh Henry!

It has been years since I have had any of them. DH & I don't ingest sugars/carbs/grains/seed oils anymore...

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catter70 — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:11:59 GMT

I liked Chunkies and Caravelle's.

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threecees — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:25:18 GMT

I never heard of the candy that the OP is talking about.

My memory of childhood Christmas candy would be this, clear rock candy,

or glass candy.

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candys mine — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:33:47 GMT

@threecees We called them barley pops. Came in just about any shape you could imagine!

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happilyretiredgirl — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:05:33 GMT

Mallo Cups.....yum.....

Mary Jane

Bit-O-Honey

peanut butter bars

Neapolitan coconut slices

cow tales

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Tissyanne — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:37:11 GMT

Cherry Mash

Baby Ruth

Big Hunk

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ROMARY — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:19:35 GMT

Hey, I remember those bricks of popcorn. Weren't they pink?

Whatever happened to them?

Gee, I hadn't thought about those (pink?) brick formed popcorn bars since I was a child.

Thanks for this thread !!!!

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Bonkers1 — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:43:29 GMT

@ROMARY

Thank God I thought I was getting senile.

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dollgal — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:54:51 GMT

I loved chocolate Ice Cubes! I still do, just ordered some today off Amazon. Melt in your mouth delicious!

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Hoovermom — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:56:05 GMT

My DM would make pulled taffy for us, and it was such fun.

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redhead handbag queen — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 02:03:39 GMT

I remember Bub's Daddy bubblegum. I didn't like the apple flavor though.

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lovesallanimals — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 02:24:34 GMT

sugar daddy (hard carmel on a stick, like an ice cream pop)

those dots that were stuck to paper you had to peel off

butterscotch lifesavers

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RedTop — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 02:25:41 GMT

I still love sweet tarts, sixlets and koolaid straws.

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ROMARY — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:07:17 GMT

'Sen-Sen' breath fresheners.

Very teeny tiny black squares of licorice flavor.

In small, paper square packaging.

My mom's purses always smelled like Sen-Sens !

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JoyFilled Warrior — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:14:24 GMT

@Hoovermom wrote:
My DM would make pulled taffy for us, and it was such fun.

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WOW, Pulled Salt Water Taffy is a LOTTA WORK!

@Hoovermom

Did you help make it? That pullling & stretching, pulling, stretching, over & over .. whoa! That's alotta luv'n, DM making this kind of candy for ya!

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Elodie2 — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:31:49 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
I still love sweet tarts, sixlets and koolaid straws.

@RedTop Oooh, I loved Koolaid straws.

I think typical of the time, Mom rarely bought candy or Cokes at the store but my choice was always Butterfinger. Gosh they were good.

Candy and gum were forbidden in grammar school but we were allowed to bring Luden's cough drops. Go figure. The cherry flavored ones were awesome.

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SoCal Bred — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:57:17 GMT

One of my favorites were the Abba-Zaba's with the peanut butter inside, used to put them in the freezer for awhile then eat them while they were crunchy😁