We all like to engage in nostalgia now and then, don't we? In grim times such as these, it's good to step back a little and enjoy a timeline cleanser.
Songbird's Crazy World is one of the blogs I read regularly. Some time back, she blogged about a nostalgia candy store on Long Island (New York State) called Bobb Howard's General Store.
Yes, nostalgia candy is big business.
If you are a baby boomer like me, you remember a lot of candy that disappeared over the years. Others just declined in popularity. Bonomo Turkish Taffy. Wax Lips. Chuckles. Mary Janes. Now and Later. Candy Buttons. Lik-m-Aid. Fizzies (OK, not exactly a candy, but they sure were fun.). Astro Pops. Gums like Fruit Stripe Gum and chiclets.
Every generation has its discontinued candies.
But in the past few years, many of these candies have made a comeback, hence, stores like Bobb Howard's have inventory to sell to adults who want to relive their childhoods.
Here are 14 old fashioned candy brands that are still available.
Any nostalgic candy memories you want to share?
Here is a compilation of candy commercials from the 1960's. Enjoy!
There was a penny candy store back home that continued selling some of the candies we could no longer find. Now I wonder if the store is still there.
ReplyDelete...Snickers rule.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite as a kid was the Big Time candy bar. It only cost 5¢ and all the others were 10¢. I recognized about half of the candie on the list.
ReplyDeleteCandy and old commercials... you know the way to my heart...
ReplyDeleteRemember the Bun candy bar? Looks like you can still get them at Walmart as well as your favorite nostalgia candy store. It was a disk of vanilla or maple flavored nougat, topped with peanuts and coated in chocolate. There was also a Seven-Up bar (no relation to The Uncola) that was seven different flavored fillings with chocolate covering all of them. And you can't forget Necco wafers: little disks about the size of a nickel in different flavors/colors. If you took the pink ones (wintergreen?) into a dark closet and broke them in half, you'd see sparks...
There was a candy bar called a Chicken Dinner. Tasted nothing like chicken...
Thanks for the shout out. Bobb Howard’s was recently featured on ESPN. The reason? Reggie Bars. They were produced in the 70’swhen Reggie Hackson was a superstar with the NY Yankees, and they recently made a comeback. Bobb Howard’s was one of the few retailers who could sell the new Reggie Bar,
ReplyDeleteI love that place.
Necco wafers. OMG. Love.
ReplyDeleteOh I remember...so many trips to the dentist for cavities.
ReplyDeleteLove all those candy bars... still!
ReplyDeleteWe have candy buttons (I hate them, they stick to the paper!), Now and Later, and Fruit Stripe gum in the grocery stores here. I like Fruit Stripe gum, but it's not sugar free so only treat myself occasionally. My mother used to buy Chiclets (one of my nicknames for Mickey), in the tiny boxes for Halloween treats. That way she could chew them before and after Halloween! The only thing I remember from childhood is wax lips and wax soda bottles with a drop or two of liquid in them. They were in the penny candy area at Woolworths. Oh, the old original Necos. When they changed the flavoring and coloring to be "natural" it made them taste nasty. Same with the company's Valentine hearts. That was only not long ago. The Vermont Country Store has some of the old stuff. I liked Bub's Daddy grape bubble gum. It came in very long round pieces, you'd bite off chunks.
ReplyDeleteYou misssed the two I loved the best- Good and Fruity (gone forever) and chocolate twizzlers (occasionally found). I have replaced those cravings with some gourmet lollipops (chocolate, of course).- Chupa Chops
ReplyDeleteThe candid ads do invoke nostalgia!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'm particularly nostalgic about any candies, but I'll probably think of something later. (It's only Tuesday, and I'm already fried.)
ReplyDeleteMuch better than the present advertisements!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the compilation.
Have a sweet day! ❤️😘
You do realize of course that these candies will only evoke memories for Americans.
ReplyDeleteI've spent my entire life in the United States, although I have visited Canada several times over the years. So, yes, I know we didn't have much candy in common when we were both growing up. So thank you for the reminder and I will try to remedy that tomorrow.
DeleteOhmyword, the memories! I remember when I could eat a WHOLE Mars Bar. Now? I can't even manage 1/4! We have a couple of
ReplyDeletenostalgic' candy store: One in Banff and one in Red Deer. What a lovely step back into time!