RadishRose
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$2.50!!!??? Holy cow!
Retired candies you wish were not retired?
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hearlady
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Cracker Barrel has a lot of old time candy.
jujube
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Cracker Barrel has Mallow Cups. I saw them last night.
Yep! That is why I bake sweets at home. I can make a cake for $3 dollars.
Wigglestein
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Candy Raisins were a Milwaukee area staple. The company sold the recipe and machines to the Chinese. There was such an up roar that another local company is making them again. Of course now they are 3 times the price! If the Chinese are making them they aren't sending them here.
https://www.lakecountrycandies.com/
https://www.lakecountrycandies.com/
officerripley
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As I said above, ordering them from Amazon, they were stale and a couple were smashed. But thanks about the heads-up about WalMart; I'm going to order from them since I bet they might arrive in better shape than the ones Amazon sent.Amazon sells Zero bars in packs of 24.I haven't bought them, so I can't say whether or not they're the same as we remember.
EDIT: I just checked my WalMart and they have Zero... single bars and 6 pack. Single is now $2.12 but... now that I'm reminded of them, I may have to pick one up!
Amelia B
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My brother and I bought these once and never saw them again. They must’ve disappeared quickly after the late 70s. I’m not sure.
officerripley
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I think it was about 5 years ago or so, M&M's came out with an all-dark chocolate bag, really good. I can't eat the regular ones because the food coloring bothers me but those all-dark chocolate ones were all just brown so I didn't have a problem with them but I haven't been able to find them since. I guess they were just a promotional thing.
When our son was a little boy he adored Sugar Daddies. So much that he usually had a ring around his mouth.
PeppermintPatty
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I think sugar daddy’s were the same thing as slow pokes! They were like a big chunk of toffee on a stick. They were great for pulling tooth fillings out.
I don't think Almond Joys or Mounds are retired. I seem to remember seeing them at the candy counter which is right at check out in one of the local drugstores where I live.
hearlady
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They became very controversial.
hearlady
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The dentists probably loved them!
Amelia B
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I remember seeing those featured on Around the Corner with John McGivern. I have never tried them. Are they good? I usually like chocolate better than chewy candy, because of dental work, but if they are easily dissolved they'd be fine. I love locally made stuff
RadishRose
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oldaunt
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*sigh. Everything is, even if it really isn't, now
My mistake, I guess since I don't buy them anymore, they became "invisible"...
I know. I don't buy them anymore either.
David777
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When I grew up, would buy Necco rolls for 25 cents. Now hard to find and a buck or two each. I love chocolate candies but for health reasons only eat some once or twice a week if at all.
Nathan
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Oh jez, I must have a smudge on my glasses, thought that was "retired CANDLES"....
I loved those! I recently looked for them on Amazon, but I wanted the plain ones, not with peanuts & raisins.
Wigglestein
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They are wonderful! They are soft and chewy and taste nothing like a raisin.I remember seeing those featured on Around the Corner with John McGivern. I have never tried them. Are they good? I usually like chocolate better than chewy candy, because of dental work, but if they are easily dissolved they'd be fine. I love locally made stuff
dobielvr
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Love the grape.
RadishRose
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LOL, I did too!Oh jez, I must have a smudge on my glasses, thought that was "retired CANDLES"....
Wigglestein
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These were also made in Wisconsin by Stark Candy. Stark also made the candy hearts for Valentine's day. One of the summer jobs my husband had to pay for college was stamping the sayings on the candy hearts.When I grew up, would buy Necco rolls for 25 cents. Now hard to find and a buck or two each. I love chocolate candies but for health reasons only eat some once or twice a week if at all.
Our son is now 62, and he has totally forgotten about Sugar Daddies no more tan ring around his mouth.