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[Burnsite]

Just checked back in, thanks for the picture of "Mary Janes", Kittymom. Those may well have been regional, sfnative. They were my mother's favorite penny candy.

I also loved "Squirrel Nut Bars" but in Mass. they only sold the chocolate ones. Delicious. I saw the zipper blonde nut bars once in SC while travelling--and they were delicious, too.I don't think the choc. ones are made any more.

[tansy]

I was another licorice fan and agree it's just not as good as it used to be. I liked the small Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops although that might have cost 2 cents.

[terrier3]

On 1/26/2015 Burnsite said:

Just checked back in, thanks for the picture of "Mary Janes", Kittymom.

I also loved "Squirrel Nut Bars" but in Mass. they only sold the chocolate ones. Delicious. I saw the zipper blonde nut bars once in SC while travelling--and they were delicious, too.I don't think the choc. ones are made any more.

I also loved Maple Buns, but I don't know if that was regional.

It had to be maple...NOT vanilla.

[RedTop]

Sixlets, tootsie rolls, mini Reece's, and grape gum balls were my favorites.

[ROMARY]

Mint Juleps ring a bell in my mind. I can 'taste' them, but I cannot recall exactly what they looked like! Isn't that strange?

[ROMARY]

UPDATE: I found them at Old Time Candy . com. Now I remember them. I must have been very young, and I'm guessing my sisters brought them home. I'm the one whose mom always carried Sen-Sen teeny tiny licorice squares breath mints in her pocket and purses.

[september]

Too hard to pick just one! I liked the lipsticks, the candy cigarettes (how weird was that?) and the wax soda bottles with the syrup inside

[AuntG]

Candy Necklaces. Every Saturday after Bible class, we would stop at a mom and pop grocery and buy penny candy.

[september]

Candy necklaces..we always got these at birthday parties! I think I have photos of me wearing them...which later got eaten.

[ROMARY]

We had several Mom and Pop stores on many two-three block long streets.