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Subject: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: ADH13 on 03/14/05 at 12:59 pm
I searched "candy" and only found a similar thread from long ago "Who Makes The Best Candy In The World" with answers like Hersheys, Nestle, etc... but I don't know who makes most of the candy, I just know them by name... and its surprising that unlike many things from previous decades, most of the candy I can remember eating can still be found... Here are some of my favorites:
1. Bottle Caps
2. Gum Drops
3. Circus Peanuts
4. Swedish Fish
5. Laffy Taffy
6. Pixy Stix
7. Neccos
8. Sweetarts
9. Spree
10. Now & Later
11. Krackel
12. Red Licorice
13. Fun Dip
14. Whistle Pops
15. Dots (the ones that were stuck to a piece of paper)
16. Candy Cigarettes (not the chocolate ones, the white ones with the red tip)
There was one more, I don't remember what they were called but they came in a container shaped like a garbage can and had candies shaped like bones, and other garbage inside. Similar in flavor to bottle caps.
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: Jennifer028 on 03/14/05 at 1:49 pm
Mostly chocolate like:
Baby Ruth
Snickers
M&M's
Twix
Also..Skittles, bottle caps, those wax bottles with the juice inside, Cadbarry eggs.
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: Marian on 03/14/05 at 1:55 pm
:DChocolite,marathon bars,3 Musketeers,special dark
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: jackas on 03/14/05 at 3:30 pm
Fun Dip, Pixie Stix and Candy Corns.
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: Jennifer028 on 03/14/05 at 3:39 pm
Oh yes..Candy corns :o
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: gemini61 on 03/14/05 at 3:43 pm
Sweet tarts when they were in the flat gold package 60s-70s, long pixie sticks, bubs daddy bubble gum in that long rope, all kinds of penny candy like Mary Janes, jawbreakers etc. Candy cigarettes that were gum and if you blew on the end, white powdery stuff came out. Way too many more to mention, those ones just came to me. :)
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: pimpinsteelersfan on 03/14/05 at 5:43 pm
fun dip and any thing with chocolate in it.
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: JamieMcBain on 03/14/05 at 9:05 pm
1. Twix
2. Cadbury's Easter Cream Eggs
3. Pearson's Peanut Nut Rolls
4. M&M's
5. Mr. Big
6. Oh Henry
7. Butterfinger
8. Aero
9. Smarties
10. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
11. Reese's Pieces
12. Starburst
13. Twizzlers
14. Kit Kat
15. Tootsie Rolls
16. Snickers
17. Coffee Crisp
18. Swedish Fish
19. Jelly Beans
20. Ju Jubes
21. Nerds
And others.... ::)
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: jiminy on 03/14/05 at 11:34 pm
Black Licorice
Licorice is a flavour so how can a cherry flavoured candy be called Licorice? ???
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: jackas on 03/14/05 at 11:38 pm
Black Licorice
Licorice is a flavour so how can a cherry flavoured candy be called Licorice? ???
I've wondered that myself, but just assumed we say that because the candy looks the same. What do you think?
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: ktelqueen on 03/14/05 at 11:39 pm
WigWags
Bottlecaps
Lovehearts
Fun Dip
Sweetarts
Pixi Stix
Pop Rocks
Candy Neclaces/Rings
Jawbreakers
Hershey's Miniatures
Club Bars
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: jiminy on 03/14/05 at 11:43 pm
I've wondered that myself, but just assumed we say that because the candy looks the same. What do you think?
it looks the same is the only reason because licorice is a taste or ouzo and sambuca would come in cherry and strawberry flavours
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: jackas on 03/14/05 at 11:46 pm
it looks the same is the only reason because licorice is a taste or ouzo and sambuca would come in cherry and strawberry flavours
Right. That is the only conclusion I can come to. My friends and I have had that conversation ourselves.
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: jiminy on 03/14/05 at 11:47 pm
Do you buy your candy at the cinema or do you sneak it in like me? :D
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: ADH13 on 03/14/05 at 11:56 pm
Black Licorice
Licorice is a flavour so how can a cherry flavoured candy be called Licorice? ???
Good point. I wonder if the packages of "red licorice" actually use the term licorice on their label..I never really paid attention
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: jackas on 03/15/05 at 12:11 am
Good point.  I wonder if the packages of "red licorice" actually use the term licorice on their label..I never really paid attention
Some say Red Vines. I think most people just say licorice.
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: jaytee on 03/15/05 at 3:11 am
Do you buy your candy at the cinema or do you sneak it in like me? :D
Sneak it in. :o
My favourites as a child:
Clinkers
Chicos
Fruit Tingles
Fantails
Milk Bottles
Fruit Pastilles
Fruit Bon Bons
Little packets of sherbet with the tiny spoon.
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: Marian on 03/15/05 at 2:26 pm
Most of the candies I grew to like as a kid, I still do (although, I totally hated nuts when I was younger. I've grown to like/tolerate them sometimes now). Milky Way, Skor and a pack of about 40 little wafer-type candies called Necco's, I always get. :)
It's so expensive there, so I usually sneak it in -- and I work in retail myself. What an example I set, hehe.
However, I admit, movie theatre popcorn can't be beat! Microwave is cool, but it's nothing in comparison!
I would sneak in cans of Coke as well.Cheers!
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 03/15/05 at 3:22 pm
Fruit Pastilles (black currant flavor)
Good 'N Plenty
Mike & Ike
Red Hots
Spree
Swedish fish
Twix
8)
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: Tanya1976 on 03/15/05 at 3:25 pm
1. Bottle Caps (especially the cola and root beer ones)
2. Candy Cigarettes, not the nasty chocolate ones, the ones from the hard white candy
3. Twizzlers (still are)
4. Alexander the Grape candy
5. Lemonheads
6. Now and Laters
7. Swedish Fish
8. Mike and Ike's
9. Boston Baked Beans
10. Chewy Sweetarts
11. Nerds
Tanya
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: jiminy on 03/15/05 at 3:55 pm
I would sneak in cans of Coke as well.Cheers!
mini bottle of alcohol too ;)
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: danootaandme on 03/15/05 at 5:43 pm
Black Licorice
Rum toffee
Necco wafers
Squirrel Nut Zippers
caramel
Tootsie roll Pops
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: jiminy on 03/15/05 at 6:21 pm
I posted this in another tread before... When my sister was about two years old she found another place beside her hands that tests the M&Ms melts in your mouth theory ;D
Subject: Re: What were your favorite candies when you were a kid?
Written By: ADH13 on 03/15/05 at 6:23 pm
I posted this in another tread before... When my sister was about two years old she found another place beside her hands that tests the M&Ms melts in your mouth theory ;D
LOL
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