What candy from your childhood ....

[SoFlaJets]

do you miss that is not being made anymore?
my wife misses the marathon bars-it was a twisty pretzle like chocalote and caramel delight
I liked Bonamos turkish taffy they came in different flavors vanilla,chocalate ,strawberry,and banana mmmmmmm

[bitchkitty]

1. Necco wafers -

although you can still find them occasionally. And Clark's Teaberry gum.

[bicentennial_baby]

3. They still make both

They sell Teaberry gum at my lil community college bookstore here in MA.

[kentuck]

2. I think this topic would probably qualify for the "Lounge" ?

:)

[SoFlaJets]

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I think it qualifies under #4

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[Terwilliger]

5. none of that means that this question is appropriate for Gen. Discussion

It is a "Lounge" question

[dofus]

6. Welch's Fudge bars.

Also, the original Mallo Cups. They're still made, but are about 1/3 the size of the ones I could get in the late 50's early 60's. What a shame.

[NaMeaHou]

7. Do they make "Chick o Sticks"

I would probably barf if I saw one now, but had to have them frequently as a kid.

[populistmom]

8. Cherry Mash

They had them in the midwest, but they don't have them in New England. I don't think they even make them anymore, but I love those and their closely related counterpart, the Twin Bing.

Sarah

[SiobhanClancy]

16. They still make them...

Even though I'm a New Englander,I know and love them. Here's a place you can get them by mail,if you are ever craving a case:)Other cool stuff as well.
http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/navDefault.asp

[populistmom]

17. That is awesome. Thank you!

I only allow myself candy about once a month, so I'll have to plan ahead. Yummy! Yummy!

Sarah

[WillyT]

9. Sour Bites... They Had It All Over Sweetarts !!!

Yum!!!

[gWbush is Mabus]

10. yogurt covered fruit snacks

[BlueJazz]

11. One of the best commercials ever made was about "Marathon Bars"

It involved two cowboys who were having a "Show-Down" at high noon.

One says "We'll go at as soon as I finish my here Marathon Bar"
Other Guy says "Fine, I'll eat mine also and then I'll blow you away"
(commercial shows them eating and smacking for, seems like, hours)

Last scene is at about 8:00 at night (it's getting dark)
and it shows the two cowboys sitting in the middle of the street together, swapping "Cowboy Stories" and still trying to finish their Marathon Bar....Funny.

[HEyHEY]

12. Fizzy Bottlecaps

They were so good!

[arwalden]

13. Candy Cigarettes and Bubble Gum Cigarettes

[patdem]

14. Wax lips...though I did see some at Halloween 3 years ago

but they did not have the sweet flavor MY wax lips had so many years ago...and pixie sticks...

YES...that turkish taffy....it was very yummy...it was flat and you could turn and twist it till it was soft or snap it when it was cold...I do miss that taffy!!

[soleft]

15. Marathon bars are the same as Curly Wurlys

You can order them from Cadbury

[tridim]

18. I made homemade taffy for the first time last week

http://www.exploratorium.com/cooking/candy/recipe-taffy.html

It's a great site, and the taffy was very fun to make. I found some cheap peppermint oil for flavoring in the aromatherapy section of the healthfood store. I also made hard peppermints and after dinner "buttermints" that I found on another site. Buttermints are almost the same as taffy, just cooked a bit longer and aged. Sugar is fascinating stuff.

[John_H]

19. do they sill have those bizarre texured disks filled with candy?

we used to buy them, the wax lips, and the wax pop bottles filled w/ syrup 25 for a dollar.