Vintage Candy 101

Hi Everyone!

I have wanted to do a post about this particular subject for awhile, and what better time than now!

When I was young, summertime was about playing outside, going to the library, occasionally going to see a movie, and penny candy!!!!

I have been a major sugar consumer since I was a toddler, oddly enough I was a real hyper kid…hmmm I wonder if there is a correlation there! :)

Those of you who have been with me for awhile already know I get real upset when people mess with my childhood candies! :) :)

So I wanted to show you some of my favorites, some are gone but some are still around. The first one is Bonomo’s Turkish Taffy.

Who of us that are in their 50’s and 60’s now can’t remember this wonderful candy? It came in vanilla, my favorite, chocolate and strawberry. The best way to eat it was to freeze it or refrigerate it and then smack it on the ground! I can taste it now. Sadly, it is an item from the past…but there is good news! There is a new kind made by a different company and it is identical!

And they have banana, if that is to your liking…..I have found it at Cracker Barrel Restaurant, in their general stores….it is expensive in my opinion, but worth every penny! :)

I am sure it is online also. It is called Doscher’s French Chew.

Another one was the traditional candy necklace.

They weren’t Smarties in a different form, they weren’t sour ( Yuk!) and they were hard on the outside and white on the inside. They tasted much better….I have only found them once and they were not perfect but better than most and guess what? It was in Wisconsin! And do you think I can remember where?????

My third choice for today’s post is …

Candy Buttons!!!!!

My cousin and I would have contests to see who could eat one large sheet first….I always won! :)

They used to be a penny, you got one long sheet with two sets of candy buttons. Now they are over 1.50 for six sheets….count them…six. :(

I will be doing posts all summer long about my nostalgia over candy, it bring out the kid in all of us!

And don’t forget….

They are still putting out that new crap! But I have a stash of the old! :)

Thanks for stopping by, and my next post will be about my giveaway for having become lucky enough to have 200 followers! I am getting things together for the photos tomorrow! :)

Now they are Messing with my Childhood!

I AM SO MAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who doesn't remember these sweet little valentine treats?

OK...I wasn't going to do any posts as I have been super busy, but then I bought a bag of Necco sweethearts and just about flipped! Have any of you seen these???? New package looks like M&M's...and ( I just can't believe it) new colors and flavors.... they are horrible!!!!!! Green apple, grape, blue raspberry....there are no white ones!!!!! Are you kidding me????? They have taken away a candy that I have been eating for over 50 years!!!! And why????? Corporate America!

Now, messing with a candy that comes out once a year is bad enough but...are you ready? they are changing Necco wafers also!!!!

They are going all "natural"...don't these look yummy? YUK!!!! And there will be no more green ones! The green ones couldn't be made "naturally"...

"Natural" candy????? Still made with the same sugar that could kill us, but "natural flavors and colors" LOL
The chocolate ones..... the ones that you always kept for last? They are now coming in milk, dark, white and mocha chocolate! Again YUK!!!!

And these beauties......

They came out with these about a year ago or so...I only see them in the dollar stores...they are so bad very few were bought. Tropical flavors...are you kidding me? These are just horrible!

So take a look, you won't be seeing these anymore like this...another childhood item gone for good.

Who doesn't remember getting a pack of these sweet little wafers and being able to eat a few all day long! Of course, I chewed them down in 5 minutes...but you get my point!

Why must things always change????? They made billions of these little hearts and wafers every year. Billions!!!! You would think that would keep them happy. I don't usually get this upset about trivial things like this, but I am just tired of things changing just for changing sake....leave my candy alone! I have been to numerous candy blogs tonight and they are all raving mad about this! So I guess I am not the only one who is upset....

I will be hitting every 99cent store in Mesa tomorrow and buying up all of the old Neccos...they have a 8 year shelf life you know!!!!

Thanks for letting me rant.....sometimes you just gotta get it out of your system!