Old School Candies

Nonpareils (they were the choclate circles w/white beads), Wax Lips, Zagnuts, BB Bats, Wax Bottles, Sky Bars, Candy Cigarettes, Kits, Sugar Daddy candies from the 50s, 60s and 70 can all still be bought.

 

I still remember jawbreakers (the real kind, not those punkass gobstoppers) and those little colored dots of candy on that roll of paper.

 

LOVED those!

 

does anybody remember those candys called "dots" i think, they were just little differnt colored dots that came on a piece of paper, and u pealed them off the paper and ate them, (and u also usually ate some paper that was still stuck to the backs of them)

 

WOW I did forget about them. I wonder how they came to be? Was it the end of the day and leftovers that they threw on a piece of paper to just use it up?

 

Squirrel nut zippers.

 

Mmm.. Rock Candy. I had like 5 of those a few weeks ago. =)

 

man hersheys whoppers were awesome, havin a hard time findin some though

 

And I thought this post was going to be about Candies, the shoe company.
No I am dated.

 

I remember Dots. The dot part wasn't so bad, but the paper tasted awful.

 

I am old enough to recall ABBA-ZABBA bars and Hollywood bars. Oh...and Big Hunk as well. And Black Jack gum. Bubblegums, the big round barrel kind from I think Whammo, were two for a penny. Gasoline was like $0.12 to $0.15 per gallon and my mom could bring home more groceries than she could carry for a ten dollar bill.

Coca-Cola came in tiny, thick bottles hanging in icy cold, continually circulating water in bright red machines...they cost a dime each and would sweat like crazy on a hot summer's day. othing could ever cut through a real dry throat like an icy cold bottle of Coca-Cola!

I also remember the barber putting hot shaving cream on my sideburns and the back of my neck all throughout my childhood to shave the fine hairs there after a haircut. He would also ask if you wanted a little after shave, and he would pat your face and neck with his fragrant hands.

I remember the first seat belts, a single strap of maroon nylon across your lap like and airline restraint. And playing for hours with a broken piece of stick that we'd make from survey markers...throwing them just right so they make a loud motoring sound when you flipped them away from you. We called these things "Zoomers" and they kept us occupied for free.

Kool-aid was a favorite and Monster Pops were the sweet of the day when the Good Humor man came around. I also remember begging my mother for a nickle so I could by one of those gorgeous glazed donuts from the Helms Bakery truck that used to drive slowly down our street, blowing its three-note whistle dreamily to get my attention. I have never tasted their equal yet!

And what about TV? My Friend Flicka and Fury and The Rifleman on Saturdfay mornings? Sherry North and "Lambchop"? Sherrif John and Engineer Bill got me hooked on drinking milk.

Yeah...this post really sent me down memory lane, but there are far too many examples to post here. I'd be at it all day long and still never make a dent in it all!

I hope these recollections help to jog your memory and help you recall some great times in your life.

All the best

 

There used to be these awesome hard candies that looked like gumballs and fizzed uncontrollably in your mouth when you started sucking on them... And then they were discontinued. Apparently, according to urban legend, some kid choked on the foam and nearly died.

Which sucks. Those were my favourites. :\

 

I think they still make snocaps. I think that they are made by a company called Hickory Farms u know that stuff that they sell in the stores around Xmas time? LOL They call them something different and I still think they taste like crap. I remember the everlasting gobstoppers. Those babies were huge. I once got one stuck in my mouth. I like the candy corns though those were always one of my favorites. Pixie sticks they were just plain flavored sugar sure cavity maker there LOL. I just had a mixed drink the other day that tasted exactly like a dip stick, the little white sticks you used to dip in colored sugar stuff, that was funny sure brought back some memories. I still remember eating GOOBERS I know they still sell them. Used to have them when I went out to the movies all the time. Ahhhhh good memories.

 

POP ROCKS! Those were great! Yes you can still get the candy cigarettes and the bubble gum cigars. You might find them in hospital gift shops that say "Its a Boy or Its a Girl" for newborns!

 

Sour ball gum.

 

They still make all of that junk here, Theyre still selling every single one of em,, The snow caps were the little chocolate drops with white things on top,, the wax bottles and candy cigs,, the rock candy,, Theyre all in the store on my street,, Dentist anyone?

 

hmm found this page:

http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/pop/sweets.htm

 

Wax lips, LOL. My favorite was the Bun candy bar. They still sell the old time candy on the internet, but I try not to go to those websites... too tempting.

 

are good N Plenty still around

 

JUNIOR MINTS! I love those fuckers!