What was your favorite candy or treat when you were a kid?

[Jace]

Mine was when we went to visit my Uncle..and he gave us money..to go to the ice cream shop
"down the street"(the ole fashioned ice cream shop)...and we got "home-made" hand-dipped ice cream cone...it was the first I tried
French Vanilla..and "loved it"

 

[JaniceM]

Merri-Mints. They were round mints in different flavors- I think 4 flavors in a box.

 

[Sassycakes]

I use to love eating a Mounds Bar.

 

[dobielvr]

When I was a kid, we had an old neighborhood store on the corner by my house.

We'd walk there and buy licorice for a penny a piece. I think candy bars were only 5cents.
My faves were almond joys, Look candy bars, abba zabbas, and a Payday once in a while.

 

[hollydolly]

Mint Cracknel.. it was a peppermint chocolate bar which was very brittle... also loved Mint pacers.. they were the mint equivalent of Starburst ..neither exists today..

course we rarely had enough mney fr either of those, instead we would more likely have a penny.. and we'd get 4 blackjacks or fruit salads...or a sherbet dip...

 

[win231]

Bit 'o Honey
Almond Joy
Big Hunk
M & M Peanut
Good & Plenty
Milk Duds
Life Savers
Snickers
Maple Syrup (right out of the bottle; no pancakes or waffles needed)

 

[Alligatorob]

Moon Pie https://moonpie.com/

Actually not my favorite taste but it was the biggest thing you could buy for a nickel. I bought lots of them... too many.

 

[Pinky]

Black licorice whips, wound to look like a record - with a red candy in the middle. Also, licorice pipes and jawbreakers. I still love licorice, but eat it rarely, as it stains the teeth.

 

[WheatenLover]

We didn't eat a lot of candy unless it was a special occasion. Halloween was the best! My mom allowed us to keep all of our candy, and of course we had eaten it within three days. My favorite was a soft peanut butter candy that was wrapped in either black or orange paper. When I was a mother, I did the same with my children, only this time I was the only mother I knew who didn't dole it out a few pieces a day.

Sometimes I bought candy with my allowance, which was 25 cents a week, but usually I was saving up for something I wanted more. I have no memory of my favorite candies, except for the peanut butter things.

 

[RobinWren]

99's delicious

 

[Feelslikefar]

All-time favorite would be a bag of Li Hing Mui.
It is a sweet and sour, salty dried plum.
I treat myself every once in a while and order them from a shop in Hawaii.
A bit pricey, but I'm worth it and they travel well.

 

[Chet]

When my mother made a pie, she always left aside a little still warm pie dough with sugar on for me.

 

[JustinCase]

Shows were $.20 candy bars $.05, Mother gave us a quarter for the movies. Favorites - Nestles Crunch, Big Hunk were a nickel. Idaho Spuds were $.10 when I could con her out of another nickel.

 

[Gaer]

Milky Way candy bars
banana popsicles
a jar of green olives

 

[officerripley]

Unfortunately I couldn't find a pic of the other ones I also bought way back in the day; they were the smaller, dime-sized ones and they came in a shiny, foil envelope that was so pretty, I used to save and use for bookmarks and other things.

 

[Jackie23]

Square banana taffy wrapped in yellow paper.
Red hots

 

[Feelslikefar]

Favorite candy bar was always a Zero Bar.
Haven't had one in years; might have to grab one next time I fill up the car...

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I loved and still do like Sugar Daddy caramel lollipops, Bonomos Turkish taffy and Neccos. I would give my dad the chocolate Neccos because I thought they had a washed out flavor and I thought the pink ones tasted just like Pepto Bismol yet those were my favorite,

You can still buy these candies but the size isn't as big as they were in the 50s.
I doubt there is enough candy in the wrapper to rip out a filling in your tooth which I did a couple if times.

 

[Judycat]

I loved the sour candy.

 

[Lawrence]

I liked lifesavers, jelly beans and licorice most of all.

 

[officerripley]

Favorite candy bar was always a Zero Bar.
Haven't had one in years; might have to grab one next time I fill up the car...

I only learned about Zero bars about 10 years ago and abso. love them! There were only a few stores that carried them back then but now none do here; I have to order 'em off Amazon; I keep 'em in the fridge, great in the summer especially!

 

[Geezer Garage]

When I was lad my parents would go out once or twice a month and bring us back Kit-Kat bars. Still have one once in a while. Have always had a sweet tooth, but try to stay healthy, so don't overdo it like I did when I was younger. Mike

 

[Geezer Garage]

Rollo's, round wrapper, gold foil, chocolate covered, soft caramel in the center. Just popped into my head. Had to go get two Hershey Nuggets out of the jar in the fridge. Can't let chocolate sit out here, gets too soft. Mike

 

[Marie5656]

 

[Jace]

Square banana taffy wrapped in yellow paper.
Red hots

Oh! Yes...I remember those..and liked, too.(banana taffy)
They lasted "a long time in your mouth"
No! To Red Hots for me.