Did You Get Your Penny Candy? :)
- Thread starter Ruthanne
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Sounds very familiar but my mind fails me on this one...
I just posted a photo of the honeycomb in my thread (above). I liked the way it tasted a bit burnt, and dissolved in your mouth.
Oh yes, I recall now..loved those!
Aunt Bea
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Sponge candy is a very popular treat in Western New York state they often coat it with chocolate.
OneEyedDiva
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I remember we used to go to the store and buy the candies as well as wax lips and wax mini soda "bottles" with sweet liquid inside, as well as some of these in the second picture. I remember getting the dots on the long sheets of paper. I wasn't crazy about Jaw Busters and Mary Janes.
jujube
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Oh, yeah, putting Blackjack chewing gum on your front teeth and grinning at your mom.
I LOVED Beemans gum. Wal-Mart used to sell it, but then they stopped. Probably because it stains the teeth, and you know how everyone wants super white teeth these days.
RadishRose
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I made that with my grandson once!. We dipped chunks of it halfway into melted chocolate. It's soooo good!
https://cookiesandcups.com/sponge-candy/
I love both PB and Coconut, but have never seen that here in Canada.
yes, that was one of my favorites!
Aunt Bea
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The $tore has small bags of bite-size pieces but the regular and the SF varieties sell out as soon as they arrive.
fmdog44
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Why did we not die two days after chewing on those things? There were also false teeth and black moustaches. Eating a sugar coated candle would have been the same thing. With all the sugar we consumed if we had todays hi-tech games we would take them outside and throw them at each other
Did You Get Your Penny Candy?
Not really
I had to ride my bike 10 miles to town, so once I got there, I got my tube of BBs at Western Auto and went back home
Didn't really know about penny candy until I visited a town friend
He took me to the little corner store and loaded up
I sampled the drink in a wax tube (whatever they were called)
Curiously interesting, but not worth the penny to me
My big sis and her friends seemed to have a set of lips and mustaches from time to time, but I didn't know they were penny candy
Not really
I had to ride my bike 10 miles to town, so once I got there, I got my tube of BBs at Western Auto and went back home
Didn't really know about penny candy until I visited a town friend
He took me to the little corner store and loaded up
I sampled the drink in a wax tube (whatever they were called)
Curiously interesting, but not worth the penny to me
My big sis and her friends seemed to have a set of lips and mustaches from time to time, but I didn't know they were penny candy
JaniceM
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I never saw a candy store back then. Candies some refer to as penny candies were sold in gas stations, 5-&-10's, and small family-owned stores that were somewhat similar to convenience stores but not as modern, and they cost a nickel each.
Whenever my Aunt came to visit she took me to one of those family stores and let me choose some candies. My favorites were Kits and BBBats- taffy. I also liked vanilla and maple Buns.
I can also relate to what one person above said about the higher cost of regular candy bars while also smaller in size. Around here, candy bars usually sell for $1.49- $1.69 plus tax, but sometimes can be found in grocery stores for 99 cents. And they're definitely smaller than they were not too many years ago!!!
Whenever my Aunt came to visit she took me to one of those family stores and let me choose some candies. My favorites were Kits and BBBats- taffy. I also liked vanilla and maple Buns.
I can also relate to what one person above said about the higher cost of regular candy bars while also smaller in size. Around here, candy bars usually sell for $1.49- $1.69 plus tax, but sometimes can be found in grocery stores for 99 cents. And they're definitely smaller than they were not too many years ago!!!
JaniceM
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A funny childhood experience: I also liked those candy cigarettes; one morning I was rushing to get ready for school, quickly put a pack of what I thought was candy into my lunch box, and at lunchtime realized I'd accidentally grabbed a pack of my mother's Lucky Strikes instead.
As soon as I got home I returned them to her with an explanation; she gasped "You could've got expelled!" The schools didn't take it well when students were caught with cigarettes- and I was only in the 4th grade!
As soon as I got home I returned them to her with an explanation; she gasped "You could've got expelled!" The schools didn't take it well when students were caught with cigarettes- and I was only in the 4th grade!
fuzzybuddy
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I'd go to this mom & pop store, "Ponto's". I had a dime to spend. At that time, early 50s, you could get 3-4 pieces of candy for a penny. I'd poin and the poor guy would put the candy in a bag. BUT then I liked some more "expensive" candy more ( only two for one scent) and changed my mind. The owner worked hard to get my 10 cents. I'd probably still be at that candy counter, if I didn't have to be home for supper. I wasn't going to waste 10 whole cents, and not get the most candy for the penny. Jeesh!!!!
Yes. When we were kids and went camping for 3 to 4 weeks in the summer , we got 25 cents a day allowance and there was a store down the beach that sold penny candy. Most were usually 3 for a penny. They had little brown bags to put them in. That was something we all looked forward to.