Just for fun: Favorite Old-Time Candies

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Anonymous wrote:Old fashioned candy sticks - they were hard candy sticks, about six inches long that had various flavors. Root beer, lemon, cherry, cinnamon. I used to love those.

They have those at Cracker Barrel, including the horehound flavor!

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Clove gum

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All these old times candies are sold at the MoCo fair. There’s a room just filled with all these candies.

Now I can’t wait to go to the fair and stock up on Charleston Chews, Chuckkes, Circus Peanuts and the rest.

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Anonymous wrote:My grandmother used to put out those Sunkist fruit gummies in her candy dish, or the Brach’s pick-a-mix with cinnamon candy, those blue mint things, Starlight mints, and what have you.

She also used to serve After Eight mints after holiday dinners. They were very thin mint chocolates in little sleeves.

I loved those After Eight chocolates!

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Marathon bars
Frozen Charleston Chew
Fun dip
Honey sticks
Pez
Salt Water taffy

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Collard & Bowser butterscotch
Chik o Stiks
Peanut butter bars
Cadbury had these tiny cookies covered in chocolate.

As a kid, I used to get imported candy at the Rodman’s store on Georgia Avenue near Alaska and Kalmia. I got cosmetics too. Rodman’s was a wonderful introduction to European brands.

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Anonymous wrote:Old fashioned candy sticks - they were hard candy sticks, about six inches long that had various flavors. Root beer, lemon, cherry, cinnamon. I used to love those.

I associate these (and the accompanying giant ball lollypops) with apple picking and beach vacations. Used to love picking out a few, always butterscotch if they had it!

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I love long boys and strawberry laces.

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Mallo Cups

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Anonymous wrote:PP, I also love Necco. The pastels AND the chocolates.
I can get them at Joann’s in Gaithersburg.
Maybe all Joann’s has them!

The local Joann’s used to carry them, but after the NE Candy Co went out of business, they never carried them — even after Spangler took over sad.

Passing by the impulse candy rack at the grocery store I started thinking about the Reese’s peanut butter cup alternative that would sometimes get — Mallow Bars(?) they had marshmallow instead of peanut butter.

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Anonymous wrote:PP, I also love Necco. The pastels AND the chocolates.
I can get them at Joann’s in Gaithersburg.
Maybe all Joann’s has them!

The local Joann’s used to carry them, but after the NE Candy Co went out of business, they never carried them — even after Spangler took over sad.

Passing by the impulse candy rack at the grocery store I started thinking about the Reese’s peanut butter cup alternative that would sometimes get — Mallow Bars(?) they had marshmallow instead of peanut butter.

LOL. Someone ninja’d me and mentioned Mallo Cups before I got through the most recent posts. -OP

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Butterscotch Lifesavers
Jujyfruits

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Anonymous wrote:Tart n Tinys

OMG! I loved those and completely forgot about them!!

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Anonymous wrote:Another NECCO fan here. I actually had a roll 2 weeks ago. I was heartbroken when the company folded but the new ones seem to be just like the original so all is good in the world again.

Love it! 💕

Sadly they have not brought back the NECCO conversation hearts. Those were yummy because they were softer than NECCO wafers but with the same dusty sugar taste that I love.

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No one has mentioned Sweet Tarts. I loved those as a kid but not a fan as an adult.