Re: Do you remember penny candy?

Jacie · ‎01-09-2011

Squirrel Nut Zippers!

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cherry · ‎03-09-2010

@Jacie wrote:
@cherry
Squirrel Nut Zippers!

I loved them

GATORGIRL · ‎07-28-2016

@Sweet_Serenity wrote:
@athenian wrote:
Oh my gosh, the "little store" around the corner. It had all these, and we took forever to spend 3 cents. Bit O Honey was my favorite; amazing my teeth survived.

Off topic but I still remember the Saturday matinee (25 cents) movie when some kid threw a Slo-Poke at the screen, and it stuck! Those screens were very expensive and getting that thing off was a long nightmare, and the talk of the town.
Yes!! .25 matinee !!! Those were the days!! Best childhood. We play outside all day. Imagination endless! Healthy mind and body. Loved fizz tablets dropped in water! Even had a special glass with circles. Hold the glass close to my face, Mist would spray fizzle on me!!😂

@Sweet_Serenity

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GATORGIRL · ‎07-28-2016

@Carmie wrote:
@cherry wrote:
@QVCkitty1 They stopped making turkish taffy some years back
Oh no they didn't. I still buy Bonomo's Turkish taffy. I still wack it and crack it. It used to sell for a nickel.

Penny candy is still available,it's just not a penny anymore.

i love coconut watermelon slices and squirrel nut zippers the best.

There is a store near where I live that still sells almost everything from my childhood, by the pound.

@Carmie

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ValuSkr · ‎03-15-2014

I liked Kits. It was a good deal - four or five pieces in one small package.

GATORGIRL · ‎07-28-2016

@cherry wrote:
@Jacie wrote:
@cherry
Squirrel Nut Zippers!

I loved them

@Jacie

@cherry

DearPrudence · ‎06-19-2010

We had the little store aka penny candy store in our neighborhood. Oh how I loved that place. It is where I got my first civics lesson, when they instituted a tax on purchases of 13 cents and above. Fortunately in those days, we rarely had more than a dime to spend on candy. If we had more, we learned to break it up into multiple purchases to avoid the dreaded tax! I think I was around seven or eight then. I loved almost everything they had, and have the teeth to prove it. I remember light blue gumballs covered with sugar that were called Sputniks. Those were the days!