Sweet-Tooth Fix For Baby Boomers: Nostalgic Candy

wlky ^ | 10-30-03

[T Minus Four]

Fizzies! Oh, I loved those! I wasn't allowed to have soda, but my Grandma let me have Fizzies.

[T Minus Four]

those straws with powdery stuff inside

Pixie sticks!

[Delbert]

What a trip. Cant believe they still make that stuff.

[Argh]

The only way to consume them was to take the Fizzie in little chunks directly on your tongue (and only the root beer ones). Putting them in water as intended made a pretty weak drink.

[far sider]

Libby's! Please bring back FRUIT FLOAT.

Also Betty Crocker had these great potato chips in a box (like a big cereal box). They were like Pringle's in a way but the tasted better. Anyone remember them?

[Wednesday's Child]

I just loved Sky Bars!
here's a great place to find "old time" candy and other goodies

www.hometownfavorites.com

it's a nice trip down memory lane!

[vollmond]

Do they have Mars bars (with almonds) anymore? I used to loooove those.

Rumor is, the new Snickers Almonds are Mars Bars rebranded for America.

[Cagey]

B-O... N-O... M-O... 
Oh, Oh, Oh...  it Bonomo's... Caaaaaaaaaaaandy !

And, there was nothing like smashing the wrapped bar on the sidewalk so you'd have all those small pieces of taffy. Banana was my favorite.

[Neets]

Clove Life Savers! But don't bring back Fizzies, thanks...

Ditto's

EEEK, are we showing our age here Arghie?

[EllaMinnow]

$12.99 for a 3-box pack of Quisp. Now that I'm thinking about it, I've got to have some.

Check this out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3634911204&category=10790

[Billthedrill]

The candy-dots-on-paper thingy was a staple of my youth. I think I got most of my fiber that way.

[EllaMinnow]

I used to buy 25 cents worth of malted milk balls at the candy counter at Woolworths. They put them in a little pink striped bag...

It's a wonder that I still have all my own teeth.

[Argh]

Hi, Miss Neets! Yes, I'm old!! And there's not a damn thing I can do about it! (Don't you tell 'em a darn thing if you don't want to!)

By the way, Life Savers had a lot of interesting flavours they don't have anymore, but the Clove ones were quite strong and hit the spot from time to time.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Black jack toffee!

[Billthedrill]

Yeah, now those were real malted milk balls, too, not this vegan carob stuff...

[Neets]

[luigi]

My sister got an assorted box of these old candies for me for my birthday last year. Pretty wild.

Anyone remember Jello 1-2-3?

[Argh]

Haha, nice memories!

[Merdoug]

I used to go into my local "Jim Dandy" after school every day and get a sucker that was half lemon and half lime flavored. Very sour and pure sugar.

[Graybeard58]

"The candy-dots-on-paper thingy was a staple of my youth. I think I got most of my fiber that way"


...Ditto. I always ate about as much paper as candy. Didn't kill me.