What candies do you remember from your childhood?

[JustDave]

I remember ribbons of paper

They were called candy dots:

 

[RadishRose]

 

[Timewise 60+]

Snaps....and Black Liquorish Pipes

 

[JustDave]

We called them Bulls Eyes. You can still buy them by the bag and all individually wrapped, but back then, they were laid out in the candy case unwrapped and two for a penny, if I remember correctly:

 

[debodun]

Mary Jane peanut butter taffies

 

[JustDave]

Snaps....and Black Liquorish Pipes

Yeah, snaps came in a box and you could shake out a handful when needed. While traditional candy bars were a nickle, snaps were two cents a box, and seemed a candy shopper's wise choice. I remember the licorice snaps that had something like a fine coating of sugar powder or something I couldn't quite identify. I could eat some right now.

 

[Timewise 60+]

Yeah, snaps came in a box and you could shake out a handful when needed. While traditional candy bars were a nickle, snaps were two cents a box, and seemed a candy shopper's wise choice. I remember the licorice snaps that had something like a fine coating of sugar powder or something I couldn't quite identify. I could eat some right now.

Bingo, you remember them as I do....

You can order them on line, although I cannot find that original red box they came in...

 

[RadishRose]

 

[hollydolly]

last week for my sweet treat i had 3 Caramac bars i hadnt had them in a long while,i will look out for Coconut mushrooms next .

I never liked caramac bars , far too sweet for me... but I do remember coconut mushrooms. I preferred Jap Desserts.. do you remember those?.. Little tiny candy coated Coconut squares . They were my mothers' favourite and we'd occasionally get given one... they've been off the market for years...

P'haps you;ll find some coconut mushroom at the Olde sweete shoppe..

My favourite, which were discontinued years ago were pacers...

...they were the mint version of Opal frutis which were later renamed Starburst

 

[debodun]

Wax bottles of flavored sugar water

 

[JustDave]

 

[Wayne]

Odd one here whorehound candy flavor.

 

[JustDave]

This thread is bringing up a lot of memories, with so many of these candies I had forgotten.

 

[caroln]

Jujyfruits...the original gummy bears! I also remember their smaller cousin, Jujubes.

 

[debodun]

Odd one here whorehound candy flavor.

You mean Horehound?

https://www.oldtimecandy.com/blogs/candy-blog/what-the-heck-is-horehound

 

[Lady]

I never liked caramac bars , far too sweet for me... but I do remember coconut mushrooms. I preferred Jap Desserts.. do you remember those?.. Little tiny candy coated Coconut squares . They were my mothers' favourite and we'd occasionally get given one... they've been off the market for years...

P'haps you;ll find some coconut mushroom at the Olde sweete shoppe..

My favourite, which were discontinued years ago were pacers...

...they were the mint version of Opal frutis which were later renamed Starburst

I remember Pacers, and the last time i had Coconut mushrooms was a shop exactly like the one in your post its in a place called Southwell , its well known for the Minster.

 

[chic]

I remember them all but these were my favorites:

Zero bars used to have a polar bear on the wrapper and I don't remember caramel in them, just white chocolate covered dark chocolate nougat.

 

[Alligatorob]

A real bargain! Always my go to, that or a moon pie.

 

[debodun]

Gumdrop nougats

 

[RadishRose]

 

[hollydolly]

American sweets and British sweets were and still are very different....even Canadian sweets

When my relatives who lived in Toronto would come visiting every 4 years , they would bring some sweets for us kids, but they always tasted strange to us...

I remember...tiffin bars with great affection...Fry's not Cadbury...

here's a bunch of memories.. I think at least half of these are long gone..

 

[hollydolly]

I remember Pacers, and the last time i had Coconut mushrooms was a shop exactly like the one in your post its in a place called Southwell , its well known for the Minster.

yes the shop I posted is here in my small market town...very expensive now for those type of sweets

 

[perplexed]

Wax bottles of flavored sugar water

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I remember those!

 

[Alizerine]

Bit-O-Honey

 

[jujube]

I can't think of the name, but they were like square flattened gumdrops in a tray, four or five flavors, one of which was licorice which I hated.

Grandpa and I would take a walk to the store, where he'd buy me a package of them. He'd eat the licorice one and I'd wolf down the rest.