What is your favorite hard to find candy?

[rthorn46]

I'm talking about the candy that you love but cannot find anywhere. But when you do find it you buy it no matter where you are. It could be a candy from another country that you can't find in yours or just a candy that you don't see too often. For me its definitely trying to find Cadbury Yowie's. (Pretty hard in the Bay Area)

[burgeoningfoodie]

It shouldn't be that hard to find but here in NC. I can't seem to find those maple leaf sucking candies of amber color and maple syrup flavor.

[jbsiegel]

vermontcountrystore.com

Try that!

[cantbeatgoodfood]

i dont think you can find the caravelle bar anymore they sold in the late 60's i believe & into the 70's,do they still make razzles,?? fizzles?? does anyone remember devil shake?? a chocolate drink similar to yoo hoo [but it was just as good]

[BuildingMyBento]

If I'm not in Europe (and maybe Canada), kit-kat peanut butter. It used to be Crunchie (before I started to see it in the states and Hong Kong), and then I noticed Flake (again, more common in the US), but the dag on pb kit-kat is elusive. OR, from way back when, the Rainforest Crunch Bar.

[bannarak10]

Ah and one more...something called a Chickostick. Yummers.

[Steve Green]

Chick-O-Sticks from the source, if you can handle a couple dozen. Free shipping.
www.atkinsoncandy.com

They're good, but I prefer their Peanut Butter Bars.

[bannarak10]

Ah great. I'll give buying them direct a try. Ah, Peanut Butter Bars. I had forgotten what they looked like until you directed me to the company website. White with brown stripes. Yes, now I remember them. Thanks!

[bannarak10]

Which made me think of an Abba Zabba by Annebelle Candy company. Loved those.

[Steve Green]

You do know that Abba-Zaba still exists, right?

[John E.]

The American Dental Association would be devastated if Abba Zabba taffy were to be discontinued.

[bannarak10]

Hi Steve and John, yeah I had to look it up on the internet to find out that the Abba-Zabba still exists. I might just have to order a few of those as well, and pull gently on the taffy so that I don't lose any dental work.

[John E.]

I have both apple and peanut butter Abba-Zabbas in the freezer. The thing is, I did not grow up with them so I really don't have any nostalgia about them. Fortunately for me, my favorite candy bar from childhood is still made (although not available to me locally in the Twin Cities) the Twin Bing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Bing

[Tripeler]

I love the original Abba-Zabba bars, but they invariably pull out my dental inlays. So unless I can get them really warm and soft, I will avoid eating them.

[bannarak10]

Apple Abba-Zabbas? Hmm, that does sound good. And a Twin Bing. That doesn't look bad either.

[bannarak10]

Pixisticks, Likumade (sp?) and something at the Sear's candy counter called chocolate covered honeycomb. I think Cadbury's makes a similar thing to honeycomb called a Violet Crumble. Yum, not easy to find here in New Haven, but sometimes pick one up at the candy store at Dallas/FTWorth airport.

[tracylee]

I see Violet Crumble bars at World Market, but had no idea what was in them until you mentioned it and I looked them up. I wasn't sure what violets would taste like in a candy bar! Now I get it.

[Tripeler]

Violet Crumble is certainly one of my favorite candy bars. However, one with violet flavor? That would be really weird, but I would definitely try it!

[aynrandgirl]

I loved the Reese's Whipps, but I can't seem to find it anymore. Was it discontinued?

[Clams047]

Without a doubt, my two most favorite candies are Squirrel Nut Caramels (as opposed to the zippers) and Walnettos. Both are available in bulk via internet, but are difficult to find elsewhere. Goldenberg's peanut Chews are my third most favorite candy, but I've been able to find them locally in recent years.

[Marusik]

Mars with no nuts in the States! Freely sold in Canada and Europe, though. Walmart occasionally has Mars with almonds.

[John E.]

A Mars bar with no nuts in the U.S. is a Milky Way.

[Blush]

And both Mars (for the Canadian market) and Milky Way (for the US market) are made in a plant just north of Toronto.

[John E.]

The U.S. Mars bar is different from the Canadian and U.K. versions. It was discontinued for a while but was reintroduced. It has pieces of almond in the nougat.

[Blush]

Yes, I know. That is why I always avoided Mars when I was traveling in the US as a kid. Nuts do not belong in a chocolate bar as far as I'm concerned.

What I'm saying is, the Canadian Mars/US Milky Way that are essentially the same bar (nougat, caramel, covered in chocolate) are both made in the same plant in Canada. The US bars get Milky Way wrappers and are shipped to the US. The Canadian bars get the black and red Mars wrappers and are distributed within Canada.

PS, when they discontinued Mars in the US they just rebranded it "Snickers with Almonds".

[Marusik]

Really? I guess I have to taste me some Milky Way again. I have always avoided it, because of the caramel (European version doesn't have any caramel). Thank you!!!

[Shrinksjp]

Michigan Mints..hard clear squares tinged in blue. Have not seen these for years.

[Tripeler]

I love the KITS caramels in peanut butter flavor. There were four wrapped caramels to a package that sold for a penny in the early 60s. They also had strawberry, chocolate and banana. But the peanut butter had little chunks of roasted peanuts in them. Totally great.

[Steve Green]

Still around (although 3 lbs might be a bit excessive):
http://www.candynation.com/kits-peanut-butter-3lb/

"Mary Janes" are an acceptable substitute and are comparatively easy to find (in bags at Walgreens, IIRC). Softer, too, like the original KITS.
http://www.oldtimecandy.com/mary-jane...

[Tripeler]

Steve, Thanks for the link. I had no idea that KITS were still available, though I probably never ate a total of three pounds of them during my childhood. The Mary Janes are very close, but the flavor is not quite the same. Thank you again!

[Puffin3]

'Yellowman' toffee
Anyone know where to buy those red licorice whistles? They were about a foot long and 3/4 dia. Popular in the early sixties. They actually 'whistled'.

[cantbeatgoodfood]

For me i would love to find the caravelle bar,believe it was sold in the late 1960's-1970's,also alberts ice cubes,and the reggie bar i thought they were all great back then.The caravelle bar i believe was a peter paul brand candy.

[MsMaryMc]

You're in luck with the Ice Cubes, at least!

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/ice-cubes...

But this vendor also has a list of discontinued candies...and alas, the Caravelle and the Reggie Bar are gone for good!

[jbsiegel]

The Vermont Country Store also sells the Ice Cubs online. I've bought them there - yummy! My local convenience stores often have them as well (in those candy bins by the register).

[cantbeatgoodfood]

Thanks for letting me know,was able to buy them from a local food warehouse back in the '90's,sold in a large german beer stein,the double size ones,think back then it cost 26.00? for 50 pcs??? Remember back in the 1960's/1970's priced between 2-5 cents per cube lol !!

[jbsiegel]

I also remember they used to have two sizes. I think the ones they sell now are the "bigger" size...

[howard16]

One of my favorite memories of Christmas was the hard Christmas Candies at Woolworth's. They are the best candies I can remember.

[burgeoningfoodie]

Can anyone recommend where I can find sugar coated strawberry flavored marshmallows as seen in the attached photo. They were all over Spain and Europe but not in the States...

[HillJ]

http://sweetandsara.com/products.php
I have ordered from this company and they aren't as refined in appearance as you experienced in Spain but I thought it might be a starting point.

[burgeoningfoodie]

Thanks but I can make home made marshmallows but these are somewhere between home made and Peeps :-)

[Cakegirl]

Bubble gum gummy bears...I used to get them in the 1980's and 1990's but have not been able to locate them ANYWHERE, including on the web. Any ideas???

[LeoLioness]

I once had an Orange Coffee Crisp candy bar in either England or Canada (can't remember which).

It was a limited flavor and I've never seen it again in these countries. I can get regular Coffee Crisp at my neighborhood convenience store but not the orange version. I've asked Irish friends to look for it for me, but either they a.) don't understand how badly I want this candy and don't keep an eagle eye on the candy aisle when they are out shopping or b.) it was so limited that I had the only one.

Sometimes I wonder if I didn't dream this candy bar up.

[TheDewster]

No they have them in Canada saw them at the candy factory on hwy 11, dark chocolate, caramel and mocha. Might be seasonal as well.

[alkapal]

has anyone seen nutrageous "fun size" for halloween in the northern virginia area? these things are the best ratio of choc to filling. so hard to find. what is with this?

[helou]

Mallo Cups. About the size of Reese's peanut Butter Cups, chocolate with a white cream center, and something, maybe it's a little bit of shredded coconut mixed into the chocolate on top. They sold it in the vending machines in my elementary school about 50 (50!) years ago. Every once in a very great while I'll see them somewhere. I never pass a candy vending machine without a quick once-over to see if they've got them.

Also, I love love love cow tails. A long string of caramel tubing with a sort of creme in the center. The also sell the same item in a package (Goetze's Caramel Creams) which is pretty much the same thing, but slices of the "cow tail." I don't know if it's seasonal or what, but every now and again they magically appear and the next time i go shopping they're gone.

[John E.]

I just saw a big bag of Mallo Cups today. It was at a big fleet farm store that has a huge candy area that is increases in size for Halloween, Christmas, and Easter. I don't recall eating them as a kid. Now you have me intrigued enough to buy some for deer season. I'm sure the kids (ages 16 to 26) will avoid them just because they won't be familiar with them.

[AmyH]

I don't know where you live but if you have the store "Christmas Tree Shoppes" in your area, they sell Cow Tails in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. They also sell Caramel Creams. They seem to sell them year-round.

[jbsiegel]

Our local pharmacy has the box of Cow Tales by the register year-round. We actually gave them out for Halloween this year. You can order them from http://www.goetzecandy.com/

[AnnaBaptist]

I am probably repeating someone here, as I could not make it through the entire thread, but Brach's hard cinnamon candies. Right now, you can only get them in this assortment bag of other Brach's candies, none of which I particularly like. I have been on the Brach's and amazon.com's list to be notified of when it will come out for a year and a half now. Sigh.

[John E.]

Did you try this site?

http://m.candywarehouse.com/brachsdis...

[AnnaBaptist]

Oh, my word. Bless your heart. Thank you so much! I just love this website.

[greeneyedgirly]

I think this site might have them a bit cheaper and when I placed an order there I was able to find a code online to get free shipping:

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/cinnamon-...

[buttertart]

They have my favorite of all time - http://www.oldtimecandy.com/cherry-so...

I love those things. Now if I could only find licorice plugs (flat pieces of black licorice, about 4" x 1 1/2" x 1/8" thick, with a slightly ridged top that felt nice on your upper lip)...

[klyeoh]

Niederegger Lubeck's chocolate-covered marzipans from Germany.

[TheDewster]

Zentis chocolate-covered marzipans from Germany.

[buttertart]

Niederegger tends to be a little seasonal fall/winter (that's when the bulk of the imports come in, I used to work for the company that handled the transport and Customs work) but the Amish Markets and a number of Korean produce markets in NYC usually have it.
I'm not familiar with Zentis.

[greeneyedgirly]

As a kid (late 80's), I lived on the East Coast and my mom would get these round puffed spearmint candies. They were white with stripes on the sides and had an airy texture...like divinity. I live on the West Coast now and can't seem to find them, doesn't help that I don't remember the name either, lol.

Does anyone know the candy I'm talking about?

[buttertart]

King Leo peppermints? http://www.candy.com/King-Leo-Pepperm...

[greeneyedgirly]

I could be wrong, but I don't think so? From what I recall it was spearmint flavor and it looks like King Leo has other kinds, just not spearmint. Thanks though :)

[buttertart]

Hmm...haven't seen those. Obviously you'd know if they were out there, or on Amazon!
;-)

[greeneyedgirly]

Haha! It's true :D

[greeneyedgirly]

Thanks to another thread and poster here, I think I may know the name now...Whitman's Air Bons

[Godslamb]

When I was a child (a long while ago) in Manitoba Canada, we used to buy a bar called Wig-Wag. It was a very thick chewy caramel in a braid type shape covered with milk chocolate. When you bit into it, the chocolate crumbled all over you, but it was sooo good!
I live in Canada still, but I found a site in the States that actually sold them!! But! They only cost maybe $6.00 for two of them, but the shipping cost almost $20.00!! Sad me. :(

[Booklegger451]

Check out the Cadbury Curly Wurly bar... might even be available in Canada.

[viperlush]

Humbugs. I want humbugs.

[buttertart]

Those were great. My great-aunt used to sit me up on a table in the kitchen and give me humbugs out of her apron pocket whan I was little to keep me somewhere she could keep an eye on.

[TheDewster]

Chicken bones like a humbug only straight with a chocolate center.

[buttertart]

Why do they have to put chocolate in everything? That just isn't right.

[viperlush]

Around the holidays my mom likes to have a bag of "just in case" gifts. One year she had a tin of humbugs from Harrods in the bag. She (I) was fortunate that she didn't need them that year because I would carefully unwrap the package to get out a piece, and then re-wrap it.

[flavrmeistr]

Such restraint! I'd have crawled under the porch and eaten the whole tin.

[buttertart]

I can just see that. The idea of humbugs coming from Harrods is a bit amazing, they were among the humblest of candies.

[viperlush]

It was something like this:

http://www.harrods.com/product/harrod...

[buttertart]

Posh.

[jmreese]

Cinnamon Toothpicks. (okay, maybe not really candy) I finally found some that have that strong cinnamon bite like the old days. thay are called Taste T Picks now. http://www.candycrate.com/cintoot1.html

[playfulotter]

I know they don't make these any more as I have researched it and they are not really candy.... but as a child I used to love Pine Bros. chewy honey cough drops.

[gaffk]

I loved those chewy Pine Bros cherry cough drops as well as the honey. Truthfully, they were more candy than cough drop. They did nothing to help a cough; but they were sweet, chewy and downright tasty.

[onceadaylily]

Cherry Sucrets were my secret addiction. I used to fake a sore throat every time I went to my grandmother's. Whenever she left the living room, I'd sneak a couple, just to tide me over.

[gaffk]

Oooh, Cherry Sucrets (in a tin, IIRC). Also tasty. I don't recall, but I must have faked a lot of coughs in my childhood.

[buttertart]

My mom's constant refrain: "They're NOT!!! candy". Yeah right.

[greeneyedgirly]

Found 'em!:

http://www.drugstore.com/pine-bros-so...

[gaffk]

Just how much old time candy do you eat\order ;)?

[greeneyedgirly]

Heehee! You should see my pantry!...j/k!...haven't ever had Pine Bros. cough drops before, just thought I'd help out :) I know how it is to have a hankerin' for a certain candy and not know where to get it.

[aggiecat]

Big Hunk Candy Bars. I can still find them on occasion, but it's getting harder and harder. I just love the satisfying whacking of the bar prior to eating it. I don't like the plastic wrapper as well but at least less of the wrapper says stuck to the nougat.

[tracylee]

I see Big Hunks in the grocery store and corner convenience store all the time here in Oregon. I guess maybe I should stock up for those occasional cravings?

[greeneyedgirly]

Big Hunk:

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/big-hunk.htm

Check Amazon too...gotta compare the prices with shipping

[alkapal]

where oh where are the nutrageous bars!!!!????

[buttertart]

You are so right, that was one righteous chocolate bar.

[alkapal]

oh no, is it now in the past tense???!!!

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/...

[buttertart]

Haven't seen it in a while, have you? Keeping an eye out.

[greeneyedgirly]

Yep...on this site:

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/nutrageou...

It's a fave of mine! There's loads of hard to find candy there :)

[fantasyjoker]

Peanut Chews. I love them. I also LOVED Milky Way Lite, but they stopped making them.

[stilldontknow]

Texan Bars! Big in the UK in the 70's. Chocolate covered chew bar that was quite hard when cold. Nestle rereleased it for a few months back in 2005 but now it's impossible to find.

[somervilleoldtimer]

I used to know the Peanut Chews heir. And by the way, happy new year to you, buttertart, and all good chowhounders.

[buttertart]

Same to you and to all fellow travellers on the CH trail!
By the way there's a novel about a woman who marries into an old-timey candy company that's worth a read (odd but quite good): http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63...

[somervilleoldtimer]

Almost a year later, thanks for the recommendation! I will read it.

[buttertart]

You will enjoy it. It's even set in Massachussetts, if I recall correctly.

[buttertart]

I was reminded of a childhood favorite by a mention of them being used in experimental cuisine in France by David Lebovitz (an essay in "A Moveable Feast", a Lonely Planet anthology that's worth checking out) - apparently a popular sweet with the kiddies in France: strawberry marshmallows, the kind with the red crisp granular sugar coating flavored with "strawberry". Those were fun to eat - and I haven't seen them in years.

[AmyH]

I really like the hard honey candies with the liquid honey center. I have no idea what they're called but they might have a bee on the little wrapper. There was a bulk candy store here (in upstate NY) that had them but it closed, and I got some last year in a store in Gettysburg PA.

[ZenSojourner]

This?

http://www.amazon.com/Honey-Queen-Ass...

[AmyH]

Thanks! I think we may have had those at some point, but I think our favorites might be these: http://www.amazon.com/Arcor-Honey-Fil...
Maybe I'll buy both for a holiday gift for my husband. Then I'll get to have some, too!

Edit: Oh my! They're 3.69 for the bag but 8.99 for shipping! And the honey queen bees are 4.49 plus 9.65 shipping! Maybe not...

[ZenSojourner]

Ouch! Isn't that the way it always seems to be?

Double ouch!

[alkapal]

buy a case.

[ZenSojourner]

Your dentist will thank you! LOL!

[AmyH]

But then they wouldn't have the "hard to find" factor which makes them extra special and tasty. I'll just have to work harder to find someplace local that sells them.

[greeneyedgirly]

These are great and have a better price, too. I also found a free shipping code online when I placed an order:

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/honees.htm

[burgeoningfoodie]

Well I live in the South and so this is harder for me to find on a regular basis than it is for some of you in the North East and Canada, but I really have come to like the hard maple syrup candies. The one I'm thinking of in particular comes shaped like a maple leaf and is amber and translucent in color. They are about 1/4 1/2 an inch thick and no bigger than say a Worther's Original.

[cheesepleese]

They're around, last time I bought a case of them on amazon--Lifesavers widberry mix.

[alkapal]

i love the gummi savers berries mix. http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/prod... (holy smokes, ace hardware is selling gummi savers nowadays?).

[onceadaylily]

I used to work down the block from an Ace Hardware, and they saved our butts more than a few times (like when the handle of our grater snapped off, or the crock pot died). I loved their kitchen section, and that I could duck in there after work and pick up some cheesecloth, light bulbs, dish soap, and, yes, candy. If only they carried milk and eggs . . .

[calliope_nh]

I really love the Nestle Aero bars and Cadbury Flake. I see them at Highland Games here in New England, but otherwise only in Canada and the UK where they are everywhere. Here in the US I like Hersey's Marshmallow ____. They might be egg, heart or tree shaped and are seasonal. The chocolate is yummy and not waxy like on some marshmallow candies and the marshmallow is firm and tasty. The combo is perfect.

[DarkRose]

If you have a World Market anywhere nearby, they usually have Flake in their candy section, and sometimes Aero as well. I'm a huge fan of the Cadbury Crunchie Bars and always stock up when I go.

**edit**

Ok, well, my New Hampshireite partner just told me there are no World Markets in NH... so, sorry that's not of much help :-p

[burgeoningfoodie]

Whole Foods also carries some Cadbury and Nestle Euro imports.

[alkapal]

why are nutrageous so hard to find? esp. fun -size? is there some nutrageous rationing program that i don't know?

[buttertart]

Fun-size candy bars really are funner than the big ones, aren't they. More chocolate to filling ratio maybe.

[alkapal]

absolutely! the correct ratio is so crucial.

[greeneyedgirly]

Regular size Nutrageous:

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/nutrageou...

Amazon probably has them too, just gotta compare pricing.

[hymncat]

De Beukalaer (sp?) dark chocolate-hazelnut wafer bars - think KitKat for grownups. Used to get them all the time in Rochester in the 60's, but haven't seen them in years. Also, there is an Italian coffee hard candy which shows up sometimes at those seminars held in hotels, but I can't find anything with near as clean a coffee flavor. (Maybe if i could find Hopjes again...)

[somervilleoldtimer]

Trader Joe's has a pretty good hard coffee candy. Give it a whirl. (I know that TJ's will repackage manufacturer's goods; I used to live around the corner from an upscale pasta sauce maker that would sometimes have pallets of "Trader Joe's"-labelled jars waiting outside the factory for pickup.

[alkapal]

oh oldtimer, you cannot tease us like that!!!!

[sgogo]

Cherry Blossoms, I think from Lowrey's?? Like a giant chocolate covered cherry, with coconut-studded chocolate. Love.
Also - I used to get something called PB Maxx when we went to the states. It was a square of chocolate covered peanut butter, with little crispies. Haven't seen this in a loooong time, not sure if they still make them.

[TheDewster]

yep available at the Candy Factory near Weber's on the 400 just north of Orillia they also have Cherry Blossoms

[jerosoma]

Chewy Black currant pastilles. Used to buy them in Chinatown in NYC years ago, more recently at St. Lawrence Market in Toronto, but never anywhere else, and can't find them online.

[buttertart]

Forgot about those, I'll keep an eye out.

[forgottenexpat]

Lik-m-aid :)

[LEsherick2007]

Oh Lik-m-aid I love just taking the stick doing one lick dipping it in the powder then just eating the stick. I liked the stick a lot better than the powder. But I love the straws that have powder in it. I grab those first at a parade. I used to be able to go to a local Fruit/Vegetable Market in town, use what ever change I had and get a white paper bag full of these soft melt in your mouth peppermint sticks. I can sometimes find them bagged in plastic at the drugstore but for some reason its not the same. I have heard so much good things about Cadbury's bars that are over in the UK but not here,or not in my small town anyway. When I find them I love the caramel filled kisses they make now. And every fall this time if I can find a bag of the little orange pumpkins like what is in the harvest mix that has candy corn in it. Candy corn is good but my favorite is the pumpkins.

[HillJ]

Chunky! When did this one become hard to find? Drat!

[somervilleoldtimer]

There's a wonderful 24-hour store near me that sells Chunkies as well as Bit-o-Honey, two favorites from my childhood. Why was that Chunky so good?!

[alkapal]

fruits and nuts!

[buttertart]

"O-o-open wide for Chunky!" Ad on Cleveland oe Erie TV (on cable in my childhood) that made me want those so...bad. Always had to get some when we went to the States.

[somervilleoldtimer]

Agreed! I think they contained raising and cashews; could that be possible? And the chocolate was kind of dark and rather sweet, and very melty. Mmm.

[alkapal]

raisins and …you might be right -- cashews. not sure, but i'd like to have one now.

cadbury's still does the large fruit and nut candy bar, and they are often on sale around the holidays.

~~~~~~
i made a mistake and bought two bags of the snack-size paydays after halloween. suffice it to say, the diet has stalled. dang, i love those little things!

[The Professor]

Chunky _definitely_ had cashews in them years ago. The changeover to peanuts (and less nuts and raisins in general) when Nestle toook over the brand was really disappointing.

[greeneyedgirly]

Chunky:

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/chunky.htm

[buttertart]

For fans of the Fizzie (and you know who you are), try Skittles Fizzl'd Fruit - a Fizzies party in your mouth, without the sensation of your head being fizzed off your neck. Citric acid and sodium bicarbonate do the trick. They also have the advantage in coming in "red" flavors, berry punch, melon berry, strawberry, and wild cherry, none of those nasty citrus ones (the lime Skittle being a particular abomination).

[bushwickgirl]

"your head being fizzed off your neck" Can you guarantee that the Fizzl'd Fruit won't, because you know I have fear of Fizzies!

[BlfoQueen]

Bonkers! The 80's candy with the wacky commercials. Mambos are close, but not the same. Every now and then something smells like fake strawberry like Bonkers did, and I am always disappointed.

[ZenSojourner]

I just had to ask - does anybody else who's old enough to remember miss the candy counters they used to have at the five and dime or the drug store? Back when you were also likely to find a lunch counter at at least one of those places as well.

For a penny or two or three you could get a small amount of candy, sometimes not as much as a "whole" candy bar, but somehow more satisfying for seeing it behind the glass counter in heaps and piles of all different kinds. Actually a whole candy bar seems like too much to me these days, and that's almost the only way you can get candy anymore, except for some hard candies which you have to buy by the pound and the really expensive stuff . . . .

[burgeoningfoodie]

We have a few of those around.. except one which was recently an old fashioned soda shop stopped doing that and now just sells candy, penny candy, and things like old fashioned coke signs. Although we do have an old fashioned soda shop not far from here in NC called S&T Soda Shoppe.

[buttertart]

Oh absolutely, I loved those. I used to get a dime every day after lunch to buy candy on my way back to school. The variety store en route had a nice selection. The "department store" (in miniature) on the way up to the cottage did too. And Eaton's had an excellent candy counter with posher sweets that my mom could never resist buying on her way out of the store (especially after I pestered her).

[somervilleoldtimer]

I remember being able to buy a single stick of gum, for a penny.

[buttertart]

Yup! The kiddie "loosie".

[John E.]

When I was a kid there was a little store about a mile down our street and we used to bike to it every day in the summer just to buy candy. There was an older lady at the counter who didn't speak much English, only German (she was the owner's mother). She sure had a lot of patience with all of the snotty kids that went in there. As we got older (ages 8 and up) we'd ride our bikes all over town, unsupervised. Times sure have changed.

[burgeoningfoodie]

I miss the Hershey Bar None candy bar. It is not made any longer so I know better than to look for it. Can't recall much other candies.

[ZenSojourner]

I used to get individually wrapped butter creams at the 5 & 10c store. I don't remember a brand on them and can't find anything remotely like them on a google search. They were little disks of buttercream filled chocolates, kind of like a York Peppermint patty only smaller, individually wrapped in foil. I haven't seen them for years. I think they went the way of the Woolworth's.

Chocolate drops have also become the next thing to impossible to find. I can usually only find them around xmas, and they're not very good quality then. Another thing I used to be able to get at the five and dime.

[buttertart]

Those chocolate drops (the swirly ones, right?) were good. Neilson's used to put them out in Canada.
Re wrapped buttercreams: have you tried a Russian store? They import a lot of different chocolate cream candies - each one is about the size of two regular US chocolates. Some are quite good. http://www.russiantable.com/store/dep... How could anyone resist a Red October brand candy?
All kidding aside, the best dark chocolate I've had recently was a 72% imported from Russia. Very complex.

[ZenSojourner]

I haven't tried that, I've never actually heard of a "russian store" before. I actually don't have much of a sweet tooth - thank heavens - but I do get a hankering for these once in awhile. I'll resort to even the crappy chocolate drops around christmas time, but I do miss the better stuff.

[buttertart]

We lived in Brooklyn for 20 years and there are a whole bunch of Russian people and stores there.

[yumms]

The best was Adams sour cherry ,or sour orange,or amazing sour grape.Each candy wrapped individually in waxed papaer,about 10 to the package,looked like a lifesaver pack,but way fatter.There has never been a better sour candy since.

[buttertart]

Have you tried the ones sold in round metal boxes, imported from the UK, each piece dusted in confectioner's sugar inside? Very nice, not quite like the Adams or Royal ones but still very nice.

[Steve Green]

I remember Regal Crown sour candies exactly matching that description, but don't recall Adams at all. I really miss those Regal Crowns -- lemon and cherry were my favorites. If I could have any long-gone candies back, it would be those, and the Callard & Bowser butterscotch and licorice candies.

[Ryanpow]

What about Cows? the caramels with a disc of chocolate in them, use to get them from costco but i cant ever find them anymore...

[greeneyedgirly]

Cow Tales:

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/cow-tales...

[jbsiegel]

I order Cow Tales directly from the manufacturer (http://www.goetzecandy.com/) every year to give out for Halloween. Did you know they come in both chocolate and vanilla? The vanilla are WAY better!

[kemi5]

Chicko Sticks, and Peanutbutter Logs.

[blacvulture]

Violet Crumble

[Tripeler]

Now THIS is a work of candy!! Violet Crumble is delicious, and unlike any other candy I have had.

[John E.]

Mars has started to make the American version of the Mars bar again. It's not the same shape as it used to be, it's now shaped like a Milky Way or Snickers.

Fizzies are also available. You can order them from Amazon and other websites. Just google for it.

[J.e.m.]

Coffee Crisp. I haven't found it lately.
I also liked Coffee Twix- that was a limited run, I think. Wish they'd bring that back!
Sponge candy, from a candy shop, is great to buy when you find it. Really good.
Another thing I liked but can't find any more is Gator Gum! Very sour and good.
Those maple syrup suckers from the fair. I'd buy those if I ever saw them again. I like the maple syrup leaf candies, too. Someone gave me some straight from Vermont, and those were very good and fresh.
I buy lemon or cinnamon honey sticks when I see them.

[Chris VR]

I saw Twix Java at the Sweets and Snacks Expo in May, and it's listed on their website so maybe that means they'll be around again soon.

In the meantime: http://www.amazon.com/Twix-Java-box-2...

[buttertart]

All of the discussion of NECCO products and the Peanut Chews of yore put me in mind of a book I read last spring (and may have mentioned before), True Confections by Katharine Weber, a fictional deposition by a woman who married into a family-owned candy business with dodgy consequences. Amusing reading for a summer's day.
http://www.katharineweber.com/books/t...

[petitgateau]

I really miss Russell Stover's Mint Dreams...mint flavored very light marshmallow in milk chocolate. Sigh

[kattyeyes]

But wait...lookie here:
http://www.russellstover.com/jump.jsp...

I used to like them, too, when I was a kiddo. ;)

[MSK]

I was visiting family on LI, NY and went to an insane candy shop in Roosevelt Field Mall. Truly insane.....in addition to an overwhelming inventory, they had party rooms, fondue tables, ice cream, bakery items and who knows what. The place was jammed with overloaded kids. I do not know if it is a chain.

I asked to see goldbergs peanut chews (to which I had posted on earlier on this thread) and unfortunately, after searching the "Chews" section, the Chocolate section and then eventually the "Nostalgia" section (which was located right after the Willy Wonka Wall), my Goldberg's were declared out of stock.

I did see almost every other item on this thread however.

[bushwickgirl]

My local bodega carries the Chews, but sadly they are not the product I knew as a kid.

[Caitlin McGrath]

Yeah, Goldenberg's stopped existing about 5 years ago, and the Just Born version started. Sad.

[bushwickgirl]

Very sad.

[greeneyedgirly]

Goldenberg's Peanut Chews:

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/peanut-ch...

[euphoricly23]

oh yes, btw, check out www.groovycandies.com or www.rememberwhencandy.com just to name a couple sites.

[euphoricly23]

Haha my top three "hard" to find candies are definately surprisingly candy cigarettes, the blue (perhaps tropical) Starburst, and Mary Janes!

[Nolen82]

Okay. Everyone, i need your help. As a child, my father would bring home this most delicious candy i have ever had the pleasure to eat. Well, about 20 years ago we moved from the location in which a business colleague would give my father a box of this candy about every six months or so. We can not remember the name of the candy and have searched for this heavenly goodness now for 20 yrs and have been unsuccessful. Now, i am going to give the best description that my memory can come up with. Remember, at this time i was only 8 years old and am now 28. This may be tough..... It was a medium sized box. Inside this box had the best caramels, butterscotch, or black licourice squares. Depending on which box you had. The box was very fancy in appearance to an 8 year old. These things were one of the best parts of my childhood. I hope this is enough info for someone to know what it is that i am searching for. Please HELP!!!!!!!!

[buttertart]

How big is medium? The butterscotch, caramel, and licorice thing sounds like Callard and Bowser's which is discussed above and is sadly defunct - but the packages were smallish.

[Steve Green]

I have a vague memory of a C&B assortment in a larger package, but I could be wrong.

[buttertart]

I don't, really, just the packets.

[Nolen82]

I believe that this is the candy that i was looking for. Too bad it is no longer in production :( Now i need to find me a great replacement.... Ant suggestions!?!

[buttertart]

There's a good bit about C&B above on this thread, some licorice toffee was recommended as similar, but I think you have to order it from the UK.

[somervilleoldtimer]

There's a site, www.licoricelovers.com , that may have what you need

[tzakiel]

Perugina makes a chocolates sampler (not Baci) box with a lot of varieties... saw it once at Costco and never again... suppose you could order it online if you want to pay.

I also treasured my Apollo bars (from the TV show LOST) which I got at an official LOST event. Unfortunately I ate them... wish I had saved them.

[weewah]

There was a candy in Saudi Arabia in the '70's that I never knew the name of. It was a kind of white nougat filled with pistachios and it was SO GOOD! It was not turkish delight or havla / halwa... was very creamy and maybe a little like taffy, but not much.

I really miss the discontinued Rosebud Mints from Russell Stovers

[MysticYoYo]

Sour lemon drops. I mean really SOUR and really LEMONY. Not those myriad yellow candies that taste sweet and have a vaguely artificial lemon flavor.

[anonymouse1935]

MysticYoYo, I just ordered for a second time the Napoleon Lemon Sours, discovered here.

They are outstanding.

[Chris VR]

Is it Gaz nougat? http://fardcompany.com/index_files/Pa...

I've seen that in Middle Estern groceries in my area.

[alkapal]

yummy.

[mymomisthebestcook]

I dont know the name of this candy, but we have some at home. My mom eats them all the time, and its always present at weddings

[alkapal]

i love those little "peanut butter bars" like rather flat oblongs, with a beige color, and darker skinny stripes, and sort of layered inside. they were crunchy, and sold individually wrapped in plastic. (not the little chick-o-stix type of thing). similar to this, but the stripes were on the candy, not the wrapper: http://www.candy.com/assets/images/at...

[buttertart]

Hmm, never had those (Crispy Crunch - Canadian - and Butterfinger lover that I am). Southern thang dear alka?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crispy_Crunch
http://deliciouslydairyfree.blogspot....
(heheheh evil grin)

[alkapal]

homemade butterfingers. bloody hell, you ARE evil!

and yes, the peanut butter bars are i think a southern thing. they are small -- like 1 1/2 " long.

[buttertart]

(Snickers - me, not the choc bar)
The candy company that put Crispy Crunches out before they sold to the monster, Nielson, made an extremely good milk chocolate bar too.
I'll have a look for the pbbs when down that way.

[rockycat]

I want to say they're called Squirrel something or other, but not Squirrel Nut Zippers. Those are something else. Does that seem right?

[bushwickgirl]

I believe alkapal is indeed talking about Squirrel Nut Zippers, which are individual vanilla, caramel and a somewhat crunchy peanut taffy layers in a yellow wrapper with a red stripe, here's a link:

http://www.necco.com/ourbrands/additionalbrands.asp

Or she may be talking about Mary Jane Bars, a chewy chocolate taffy with a crunchy peanut butter center, in a yellow wrapper with a red stripe, although I have to say I don't remember Mary Jane bars having a chocolate flavor, but it's been many years since I've had one. See the link:

http://www.necco.com/OurBrands/Defaul...

The candy's size, flavor and wrapper are somewhat similar.

[rockycat]

I'm not sure. I know those Atkinson's candies in the picture and they're not at all like Squirrel Nut Zippers or Mary Janes (which I absolutely love, also). Both of those are chewy candies. The other is a bit sticky but almost crunchy and it impacts in your teeth rather than sticking to them. But hey, it's all peanut butter so it's all good.

[alkapal]

not squirrel nut zippers, and not mary janes.....

now i have to find the proper name.

~~
edit: they're -- wait for it -- "peanut butter bars." http://www.oldtimecandy.com/peanut-bu...

[toodie jane]

wasn't there something in the 50's named dog bones/chicken bones or something similar? Crunchy, flakey, peanut-butter flavored. Sort of flat and bone shaped.

Another thing I haven't seen in an age: Sugar Daddy flat pops.

[Steve Green]

I vaguely remember some Chicken Bone thing. Of course there's Atkinson's Chick-o-Stick. Still around:
http://www.atkinsoncandy.com/store/de...

I used to like their cello-wrapped Peco Brittle squares, which was peanut brittle, but with strips of coconut.

[bushwickgirl]

Yes, those Sugar Daddy pops lasted all day. I saw Sugar Babies at the movie theater candy concession recently, and was surprised that they are still around. Chewy caramelly goodness, quite capable of removing fillings and caps.

I don't remember any bone shaped peanut butter candy from the 50's, but I do like Chick-o-Stick, readily available in NY and much better than Butterfinger.

[buttertart]

I'm on the lookout for good licorice snaps - they look a bit like collapsed 1/2 inch sections of collapsed pastel hula hoops, have a distinctively bouncy/resistant chew, and a great black licorice flavor. Had some from a candy outlet (what a wonderful pair of words to put together) near ORD that were great, some prebagged ones that weren't so (grocery store in Iowa), don't think I've seen them in NYC.

[flavrmeistr]

Crown Sour Cherry and Sour Grape. Any of the Callard and Bowser toffees, particular the licorice. Haven't seen either of these in years.

[buttertart]

All things of the past, apparently. I forgot about the sour grape ones, they were quite exciting to eat.

[mamachef]

Hey: Hometownstore.com has Callard and Bowser Toffees...don't know if the postage and handling would be prohibitive, but they got 'em!

[buttertart]

Hometownstore.com when I open it doesn't have anything to do with candy as far as I can see?

[tracylee]

I just tried hometowncandy.com and got the correct link.

[buttertart]

Good site, but no Callard and Bowser's to be found on it as far as I can see.

[tracylee]

Ack, sorry, I didn't look for that. In my search I did come across Oatfield Licorice, which claims to be very close: http://www.licoriceinternational.com/...

[mamachef]

Walnetto Bars and Frango Mints and chocolate covered Cream-candy. However!! I know a link that is one step closer to bringing us all to candy nirvana: Hometownstore.com. Anything you want, unless it's just completely unavailable.

[Island]

Frango mints! Did you have to remind me? Mmmmm. The texture remind me of melt in your mouth chocolate candy my mom loved from the candy counter of a local dept store in the 1970's. It was fudge, but was called "cold fudge". Anyone ever heard of that or know why it was so named?

i like licorice toffee too and butter rum chewy toffee. Any source for the latter?

[Babyducks]

In the 70's I used to love these imported from England chewy butterscotch or toffee candies. They came in a box of 10 or 12, they were individually wrapped in foil. I've searched and can only come up with Walkers and that isn't it.

[buttertart]

Callard and Bowsers, I believe?

[Babyducks]

That's it! Thank you so much. My husband and I have been racking our brains and could only come up with that it started with the letter C. You're a doll.

[Steve Green]

I loved those. They came in sort of a cigarette pack-shaped container. The butterscotch ones were regular hard candy, but there were several chewy toffees, including (IIRC) caramel, chocolate and licorice.

Amazing that they just died out --I always thought they were pretty popular. They even had John Cleese doing their commercials for a while. Werther's butterscotch isn't even close.

[buttertart]

http://www.oldsweetshop.com/products.asp?CatID=128&p=0
http://www.sugarboy.co.uk/acatalog/Ca...
It seems even in the UK it's no longer produced! What a drag, I loved the licorice toffee and the hard butterscotch (much! better than Werther's, definitely). The cigarette pack-ish package was very appealing to me as a kid and wannabe adult.

[buttertart]

I posted on the UK board to see if anybody knew what had happened. Apparently the company had been acquired by Suchard who subsequently decided not to continue selling in the UK. Too bad!

[buttertart]

To Babyducks: My pleasure. I pretty much lived on candy for the first 10 years of my life so have a pretty good handle on the names of things!

[alkapal]

my dad adored callard and bowsers' butterscotch. i loved it, too.

[buttertart]

It was a nice "travel candy" because of its packaging, wasn't it. The licorice toffee was my favorite. Hope you had a chance to try it, fellow REAL licorice lover!

[alkapal]

yes, i loved callard and bowser licorice toffee, too.

i'm even a sucker for licorice jelly beans in the easter candy basket.

[toodie jane]

Callard & Bowser Licorice Toffee in the "flip-top box". Ahhhhhhh, now that was mouth-watering candy. Long's carried it for many years. Now there isn't even a Long's anymore. Hideous CVS!

[buttertart]

Not made any more for the North American market. The flip-top box was fun, seemed a bit cigarrette packagey-naughty to me as a kid.

[Island]

Someone in this thread posted the link to oldtimecandy.com. Thank you!
As I was reading this i was hoping someone would mention one I loved, but couldn't remember the name. Scanning the list of candy by decade there it was, Swedish Fish! Every now and then I see red fish as part of a mix in a bin store, but they're not the same. So now I know what it's called and where to get it online. Anyone ever see Swedish Fish in stores?

I still love black licorice flavor and remember penny candy shaped like tobacco pipes. They were so good. Ever see those? My sister is always on the hunt for Mary Janes.

Reading that list was a blast from the past. Fruit stripe gum, coconut watermellon slices, anise bears, licorice and chocolate babies, mallo cups, pixie stix!
Remember wax moustaches and those little 6 packs of wax soda bottles filled with colored liquid made of God knows what? Probably carcinogenic!
I remember hard thick lolipops that were shaped like hockey pucks with a stick stuck in on a slant. teaberry was a favorite flavor as was the cinnamon that was a tongue burner. Took forever to eat those.

I miss Gertrude Hawks candy. Local chocolate Co I grew up with in PA that my parents filled our Easter baskets with every year. Whenever I'm back visiting I pick up tubs of peanut butter smidgens, Sweetie Pies, and other favorites at an outlet store for a fraction of what it costs online. Good thing I don't get there that often! Ahh wave of nostalgia.

[Caitlin McGrath]

I like Swedish Fish, too. I see them sometimes in candy stores - the multicolored ones with the proper SF flavor and texture, not fish-shaped gummies.

[TheDewster]

Cadbury Flakes ohh the quality of that chocolate? There was a coated Flake called a Galaxy Ripple great stuff. Crystalized Pineapple haven't seen that since the 70's. Crystalized ginger is still used in baking.

[buttertart]

You can buy dried/crystalized pineapple in Chinese stores in the candy aisle, usually in small clear cellophane-plastic bags in bins (this is in the NY area at least). It's not as sugary as the candied stuff used to be but tasty nonetheless.

[TheDewster]

Its candied glass-like chards I'm looking for saw a box in the Harry Potter movie the Half-Blood Prince Tom Riddle gives it to the new professor in the flash back scene. It may still exist in Britain I'll keep looking.

[buttertart]

My mom used to put it in her Christmas cake - try the baking products aisle of your supermarket?

[Chris VR]

I see red swedish fish in bags in drugstores (CVS, Walgreens) and at Costco, both in individual bags and in large boxes, which seem to be the best/freshest ones. I love them and now the kids do too, although they call them "Sweetie Fish".

[Island]

OMG Costco size "Sweetie" Fish would be deadly. I haven't seen them at mine and i better not look for them since I'd probably keep eating them until they were extinct.

[somervilleoldtimer]

Can we please go back to the chocolate Bit O' Honey that someone mentioned above? We never found out whether it's chocolate-covered or chocolate-flavored, or what? Inquiring minds . . .

[alkapal]

i think it was chocolate covered, which chocolate cracked as soon as you bit it.

[stilldontknow]

Pick them up in the UK. Bounty is one of the nations top selling sweets. Brilliant if you put them in the fridge for a while then bite the chocoalte off.

[alkapal]

"bounty" is like the "mounds" in the u.s. (love coconut!).

somervilleoldtimer was talking about bit o' honey.

hey somervilleoldtimer (hate to abbreviate that one!):

""Bit-O-Honeys were first introduced in 1924 by Chicago’s Schutter-Johnson Company and were acquired, in 1984, by the Nestle Company who continues to produce them today. They are the sole survivor of the Bit-O family, which at one time also included Bit-O-Choc, Bit-O-Coconut, Bit-O-Licorice, and Bit-O-Peanut Butter. (Who knew?) This honey-flavored taffy embedded with almond bits (a candy twin of Necco’s Mary Jane) is not easy to find these days, but the shiny, almond-flecked, café-au-lait-colored treat comes in two forms: a full-size bar and bite-size pieces."""" http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/04/2...

[somervilleoldtimer]

Alkapal, now you've reminded me of Black Cows, which were the chocolate-covered versions of (I can't remember the name -- a large caramel rectangle on a stick, without chocolate.) When the Wizard of Oz would be on TV once a year (thus teaching us the virtue of patience, unlike today's children) we would be allowed to go around the corner and buy either a Black Cow, or a ???. The Black Cow was smaller but had the virtue of chocolate; the sister candy was larger.

[John E.]

A Black Cow was a chocolate-covered Slow Poke. I checked just to be sure and discovered that both are being made again, albeit without the stick.

[jbsiegel]

Just saw these in our local pharmacy. I don't remember it from years back, though. I didn't buy any....maybe I should go back and buy a couple.

[alkapal]

black cows, slow-poke, and …was there a chocolate covered charleston chew?

[jbsiegel]

I think they made Charleston Chews in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry when I was a kid. They were the best frozen and then banged on the counter to break them into pieces. Now, I can still find chocolate and vanilla, but I'm not sure about strawberry.

[John E.]

I see Charleston Chews all the time. Pretty cheap candy, just marshmallow covered in a chocolate-like substance.

[gfr1111]

Bounty candy bars, dark chocolate covering sweet, moist, shredded coconut, lasted about five years in the United States, at least, where I grew up. They were much better than the Peter Paul version (called "Mounds" if they had amonds on the top, but I have forgotten the non-almond version's name). Bounty had much thicker choclate and, as a result, keep the coconut much moister.

I looked for them for years (pre-internet) and finally gave up and forgot about them. Then, two years ago, I went on vacation to Germany for the first time. Bounty, both the milk and dark chocolate versions, could be found in any German gas station! They're still as good as I remember.

[MsMaryMc]

The one with the almond was Almond Joy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s55QoI...

[Caitlin McGrath]

Mounds is the Bounty (non) equivalent, Almond Joy is the one with almonds, and milk chocolate. You may remember the commercial jingle: "Sometimes you feel like a nut; sometimes you don't. Almond Joy's got nuts; Mounds don't."

[kattyeyes]

"Mounds got deep, dark chocolate and creamy coconut, oooooh!"

[Island]

Love Mounds, then discovered Bounty bars in Aruba a few years ago. So good. Brought back a bunch last time there.

[kattyeyes]

It is just as well they're not readily available (Bounty bars)...they go down far too easy!

[stuck in Hartford County]

Oh yes they are! Just check out the Jamaican isle in the Hartford Stop & Shop. Not that I've ever bought one...OK, I have. I LOVE all the chocolate/coconut confections in that isle!

[kattyeyes]

You are the devil on my shoulder, stuck in Hartford County! ;) Thank you.

[cuccubear]

Now that really takes me back... Thank God for YouTube! :-)

[Blush]

You can find Bounty in any Canadian gas station, too.

[onceadaylily]

I can get them here in the chicago burbs, but *only* in the ethnic markets.

[greeneyedgirly]

Bounty bars on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_nos...

Has anyone tried Oskri's milk chocolate coconut bar? Sooo good. They're organic and made without the nasty high fructose corn syrup like Almond Joy. Oskri makes lots of good treats. Tons of great Oskri stuff on Amazon.

[Steve Green]

--Banana Kits; also peanut butter ones
--BB Bats
--Regular Mountain bars, although they're not what they used to be. And the cherry version is just nasty.
--Niederegger marzipan

Since some hounds are pining for those candies no longer available anywhere, here's my list of those:

--Vernell's Butter Mints
--Annabelle's Full of Almonds -- the original in the foil wrapper, not the icky 70's remake
--Regal Crown Sours -- any flavors, but cherry was my favorite
--Callard & Bowser butterscotch, licorice toffee, and most anything else they made (didn't like the treacle though -- it tasted like burnt sugar)

[bushwickgirl]

Regal Crown Sours, very, very good.

--Banana Kits
--BB Bats
--Regular Mountain bars
--Niederegger marzipan
--Annabelle's Full of Almonds

I don't remember any of these. Maybe not available on the East coast? I feel so deprived...

[buttertart]

Niederegger marzipan (chocolate-covered and in flavors) is available mainly seasonally (Christmas) in German/other specialty stores and some of the Korean veggie markets (I last saw it in the Nature Land on Flatbush nr GAPlaza).

[buttertart]

PS I notice it in particular because a company I used to work for handled the transportation from Germany.

[Steve Green]

Cost Plus/World Market used to have Niederegger marzipan during holiday season; not sure if they still do.

As for some of the others not available on the East coast -- don't feel too bad. Lots of the old-time candy is/was regional; we never had Goldenbergers Peanut Chew, for example. BB Bats and Kits were obscure penny-candy.

[toodie jane]

yes, still available at Costco, some small bars year-round. They also carry lots of hard licorice shapes (cats, pipes, etc)

[FrankD]

BB Bats were available in Canada, and were very popular with kids because they only cost 2 cents each. You and your friends would scour fields for empty pop bottles, because they had a 2 cent deposit, and turn them in for BB Bats.

Simpler times...

[buttertart]

What were they like? I don't remember them and I was mad for penny candy (SW Ontario division). We must be the same age, I remember the 2 cent deposit...

[FrankD]

They were small blocks on sticks - about 2.5 x 1 x 1/4 inch (that's strictly from memory) - like a long, rectangular lollypop, but these were a kind of weird caramel/chocolate/toffee melange. They lasted a long time - you could just lick them, and then when you've softened it, you could bite off a chunk and chew it.

And, because they were so cheap, I'm sure, I agree with Chris VR - you got a ton of them on Hallowe'en.

[buttertart]

I don't remember them at all and they sound right up my street, maybe they didn't hit London, Ont? Hmm. Speaking of toffee, how about a Mackintosh's toffee bar wrapped in wax paper in a slab-shaped thin box? Now that was a candy bar. Had one fairly recently and it wasn't quite as I remembered it. Seems to me candy packaging was more appealing before the advent of the metallized plastic sleeve. More naughty/forbidden/ cigarette package-y...Coffee Crisps as they were for example. OK taking my old-fogey hat off now...

[Blush]

Mackintosh toffee is still my uncle's favourite. He's from Rodney, ON. As a kid, I never understood why, when he took me for a "chocolate bar run" he'd often end up with something non-chocolate for himself. I always chose a Kitkat, Aero or Coffee Crisp. When Coffee Crisp had the papery wrapper, was it folded like a present on the ends, or am I out to lunch on that one?

[buttertart]

Yes it was. "Makes a nice, light snack!"

[Chris VR]

BB Bats were definitely on the East Coast. I just Googled them and I totally remember getting them in my trick or treat bag when I was a kid on Long Island.

[bushwickgirl]

I'm not from LI, grew up in New England. Never saw BB Bats in the belfry, that I can recall.

Edit: Ok, just googled, taffy on a stick, yes I do indeed remember them, but don't know if I ever actually ate one. Seems like they've been around for over a century, and the manufacturer was located in Binghamton, NY.

[JohnE O]

I grew up near Philly and we had them all the time. Chocolate was the best, strawberry was okay, but the banana ones were b.b.bad.

[bushwickgirl]

Cool; in my defense, I wasn't much of a taffy eater, maybe just the Bonomo taffy of the 60's, and the salt water stuff from Atlantic City that my parents got every year. Guess the Bats one just got away from me.

[Steve Green]

"Chocolate was the best, strawberry was okay, but the banana ones were b.b.bad."

Reverse that for me --
#1: banana
#2: vanilla
#3 strawberry
#4: chocolate (hated those!)

Same order of preference applied to Turkish Taffy. Glad to hear that's about to come back. French Chews, though OK, weren't even close. I consider banana to be a superior artificial flavor -- love that isoamyl acetate! The artificial strawberry that was around when I was a kid was great too, but they phased it out in the late 60's. Probably carcinogenic or something.

[JohnE O]

You and I need to share a bag and we'd both be happy.

[Island]

banana was my favorite.

[somervilleoldtimer]

You just reminded me of Reeds Life Savers -- delicious butter rum, root beer, cinnamon flavors. Each candy was wrapped in crinkly cellophane.

[Steve Green]

I _think_ you can still get those, at least the Butter Rum ones. Larger cylinder, not individually wrapped, and (of course) not as good as I remember.

(added later)
Wait, maybe those are the Life Savers Butter Rum I've seen recently. ISTR in the 60's Life Savers had both Butter Rum (striped package?) and Butterscotch (tartan pattern on the package). Anyone remember those countertop displays with all their flavors?

But yeah, I do remember the Reed's and that cellophane. Didn't care for that root beer flavor though.

[alkapal]

butter rum life savers! those were my favorites....

[Kate is always hungry]

I remember Reeds candy rolls that were similar to LifeSavers. They also made a sucker/lollipop. They were a little larger than a regular sucker and looked like a piece of stained glass. Beautiful. It was my favorite red sucker. Haven't seen Reeds in years.

[MsMaryMc]

Mountain Bars are pretty easy to find in the Pacific Northwest. Brown & Haley in Tacoma makes them, and also Almond Roca. Ever tried the peanut butter Mountain Bars? They're GOOOOOD!

They sell their candies online at the usual retail markup, but if you're ever in the Seattle/Tacoma area, the Brown & Haley factory outlet stores are an outrageous deal. They sell their "boo boos" (less-than-prefect-looking) candy for a fraction of the regular price.

https://www.brown-haley.com/outletsto...

[buttertart]

Bulk Roca...oh my god...

[Steve Green]

I am _so_ there, next time I'm in the area with a car........

[kattyeyes]

Holy smokes, Steve, you just took me down the penny candy aisle at Lineberry's!!! Banana Kits! And strawberry...I don't remember peanut butter...they came in little packages of four or so squares.
BB Bats! I had totally forgotten about these!
I LOVE Niederegger marzipan and know where you can order it if you can't find it where you are. I'm in CT and can buy it at Sundial Gardens in Higganum. Here is their site...they stock it around Christmastime and like a moth to the flame, I go!!!
http://sundialgardens.com/

[somervilleoldtimer]

Another source for Niederegger marzipan is Cardullo's, www.cardullos.com .

[ramenfreak]

I remember when you could find Ice Cubes chocolates at nearly every convenience store counter. Why are these so hard to find nowadays?

http://www.thechocolatestore.com/pd-1...

These things are so smooth and creamy!!

[jbsiegel]

I LOVE those things!!! You can order them many places online. Our local Quick Chek (NJ) also sells them.

[paigeallia]

Does anyone know where I could possibly find "sour liquid candy melt down made by the sour tooth candy company covina. ca 91724?" It comes in a tube and I haven't been able to find it in YEARS! I would appreciate any and all help!

[tinkerszs]

Mars bars. I just found out that Snickers Almond is the same thing, but it doesn't taste the same. I also loved the taffy that came in the long bars in bright colors.

[Perilagu Khan]

There's a place in my city called The Arrogant Texan which has that kind of taffy.

[buttertart]

For those of you who were Fizzies fanciers, you know who you are and you liked to lick them before putting them in the water now didn't you, Kool-Aid has just come out with "Fun Fizz" in punch, grape, and lemonade flavors. Flavor technology having come a very long way indeed since the heyday of the Fizzie, these may be even tastier (I haven't tried them yet). The ingredients show citric acid as a main component, the fizzmaker in these.

[bushwickgirl]

Yes, I was (a Fizzie fancier) and was actually brave enough, on a dare when I was10, to let the whole Fizzie dissolve in my mouth, even though I feared death would occur at any moment.

I think I'll skip the Fun Fizz.

[buttertart]

You too, huh? I thought I was the only one to do that and live to tell the tale.

[somervilleoldtimer]

I detect a common thread! I used to do it too, with the root beer Fizzies, and would do more than one, and end up with a stomach full of gas!

[buttertart]

We must be sisters separated at birth. I was wondering where you were these days, oldtimer!

[John E.]

I don't know if you are aware of it, but Fizzies are available:

http://www.fizzies.com/

[buttertart]

Fun! Thank you. The ad hits me where I live.

[John E.]

What I miss are Fizzers. I looked for them before Halloween and all I could find were Smarties which aren't as good. (Not to be confused with the Canadian and European Smarties which are a knock-off of M & Ms).

[HarryFromMarydelDE]

Razzles. I don't think they have existed for about 30 years so maybe no one else remembers them. Also Chick-O-Sticks, which have recently become hard to find except in miniature size. Since a lot of people don't know what Chick-O-Sticks are when I talk about them; they are like Butterfingers without the tedious necessity of biting the chocolate off and spitting it out, which is wasteful and somewhat disturbs non-chocolate hating friends when they see you do it.

-Harry from Marydel, DE

[JohnE O]

Not only are Razzles still around, they come in 3 types: original, sour and tropical:

http://www.amazon.com/RAZZLES-ORIGINAL-24-COUNT/dp/B000EEDJGO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1270906445&sr=8-2

Chick O Sticks are also around in the long form.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_nos...

[buttertart]

You can also make the oxymoronic "soft peanut brittle" and have a whole pan of it to enjoy. Recipes aplenty on the web and the topic was discussed on Home Cooking here.

[greeneyedgirly]

I've seen both the Razzles and the big Chick-O-Stick at several Walgreens.

[Jemon]

Someone brought them up eariler...Happy Hippos from Italy are the best thing EVER.

[Perilagu Khan]

Aero Bars. Only place I can find 'em is World Market. And now they've got a mint Aero Bar that is rapturously good.

One candy from childhood that I've not been able to find since the 70s is Zots. Anybody remember those things? They were a hard candy filled with some strange substance that fizzed like mad once it came into contact with your spit. Loved 'em.

And candy cigarettes, too, although I'm sure if anybody tried to manufacture those today they'd be sentenced to the gulag.

[buttertart]

Gulag indeed, or the death of a thousand cuts, or drawing and quartering. The candy in the white sugar with "lit tip" cigarettes (apart from the wintergreen flavor which I didn't like) had the oddest texture that made them worthwhile eating despite their taste, kind of like chewing your dissolving teeth. The only thing with similar mouthfeel I've found lately is bubblegum Smarties - and you have the added bonus of gum after you've demolished the candy.

[Perilagu Khan]

The texture was great. I'd always assumed the strange chewiness resulted from a certain staleness, but maybe not. Anyway, I wish I could go down to the 7-11 and snag a carton. **sigh**

[buttertart]

Give those Smarties a whirl, you will probably like them. Staleness is a virtue in a lot of sugar confectionery as far as I'm concerned.

[Perilagu Khan]

Another candy that had a similar texture to the cigs was those little Valentines Day hearts with the silly messages on them. Remember those?

[buttertart]

But of course. Made by the New England Candy Co., makers of the much less exciting but eponymous NECCO wafers.
Oh ho ho...http://www.oldtimecandy.com/candy-cig...
Everything old is new again, or at least Googleable.

[Perilagu Khan]

Yep. And there are a couple of sites that peddle the much desiderated Zots as well. I'm tempted to buy a couple of cases of the watermelon flavored types. It has literally been more than three decades since I popped one of those pyroclastic pastilles in my mouth.

[stuck in Hartford County]

They sell these at Dylan's Candy Bar downstairs all the way forward (in what is probably the "retro" candy area). They also sell them at The Cracker Barrel restaurant (or maybe just the one we went to?)

Definitely NOT a politically correct candy choice, but a funny throwback to my childhood. My kids had no interest in them and I ended up giving the leftovers to our dog (who loved them, but then again she eats dog food...)

The other" not PC" candy of my childhood were those little crunchy hard balls that were inside the injection needle in every kids play doctoring kit. Do you remember these? There was this huge plastic "shot" thing that was filled with small colorful candy balls. They were very tasty!

[buttertart]

Oh yes, I do, now that you mention it - and that from the days when the doctor kits were for boys and the nurse ones for girls. Can still taste them!

[JohnE O]

Zots are still around. I can get them at the expanded candy section of our local store. In fact, they have the candy cigarettes in the adjacent aisle.

[Perilagu Khan]

If I didn't know any better, I'd think I'd somehow conjured you up from 1977.

What's the name of the store, if you don't mind me asking?

[JohnE O]

Jungle Jim's in Fairfield, Ohio. But lucky for you I just checked and Amazon has Zots:

http://www.amazon.com/Zotz-Power-Cher...

[dinaofdoom]

i loved zots. i believe the weird fizziness is from a citric acid-based powder in the middle that reacts with saliva.

(yeah, that sounds totally appetizing...)

i was also big into candy cigarettes as a kid.
the hard candy version were kinda boring--
the bubble gum ones were good.
you could blow into so the puffs of starch would stream out like smoke.

soooooooo un-pc.

[greedygirl]

Aeros are great - especially the mint ones. They're doing small snack-size bars here in the UK now which are perfect for that relatively guilt-free chocolate hit.

[cuccubear]

Here's a link for Zotz. I loved them too. Always felt like my teeth were dissolving.

http://search.candywarehouse.com/sear...

[kattyeyes]

Oh, holy cow, I do remember those (conceptually), but Zots isn't ringing a bell. Maybe we just called them Fizz?

It was the same decade that brought us Pop Rocks after all. I still remember going to the movies with my friend and her little brother...he threw his Pop Rocks in the water fountain, and as we left, we could hear the fountain sizzling. :) Goofy. Fizz was good shizz, tho'.

[jeanmarieok]

My Kroger (Richmond, VA) has Aero bars in the foreign foods section.

[stuck in Hartford County]

Super Stop & Shop (Hartford, CT) has them in the foreign foods section, also.

Dylan's Candy Bar didn't have my favorite cherry coke sour gummies Easter w/e. Bummer!

[TheDewster]

there is alos a dark chocolate and a caramel chocolate aero available

[greeneyedgirly]

I've seen the Aero bar on Amazon. The Zotz and candy cigarettes are on this site-and probably Amazon too...you'll have to compare prices...

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/zotz.htm

[Cherylptw]

Don't know how I missed this post before now; my favorite candy bar...Zero...I had it about a year ago after about 10 years. I don't know why it's not more widely sold (at least here in NC). Other candies I'd like to have is squirrel nut zippers, kits taffy candy, and chiclets gum

[raleighboy]

Really? I see them quite regularly in Raleigh.

[TheDewster]

Do a search and order them online they are available in silver foil (milk) and gold foil (dark) chocolate but the smooth filling does not have the cool chemical that made the chocolate cool but not minty.

[somervilleoldtimer]

Squirrel Nut Zippers used to be made around the corner from me in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The factory would sell big bags of rejects. Now the factory is a community garden, not a bad thing.

[greeneyedgirly]

Every single one of those candies are here:

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/candylist...

Also, look around online for a free shipping code...I found one when I placed an order.

[babbabooey]

it's not quite candy, but i always thought they were as a kid...Smith Brothers cough drops..they were chewy, almost gummy, a little tougher though. came in cherry, honey and i think licorice. please help me find.

[dinaofdoom]

oh my goodness, i loved the honey ones so much.
the licorice ones were my second favorite.

[alkapal]

y'all remember horehound cough drops? was that luden's?

horehound (named for horus, supposedly) is in the mint family, and recognized for respiratory ailments. http://health.learninginfo.org/herbs/horehound.htm

i remember i liked it as a stick candy. http://www.foodservicedirect.com/prod...

[stuck in Hartford County]

Oh yuck! Are you remembering those brown/amber colored Ludens? They were VILE!!! Sheeesh, the cherry ones were soooo good, though. I also can't take the taste of those Ricola cough drops. I know lots of people who buy the cherry Ludens as sucking candy.

I can't find Brach's jelly rings. I loved those things. Stop and Shop has a fake kind (w/a purple flavor) but they're not as good as the original. Bummer!

[dinaofdoom]

hahaha yes, i totally liked those horehound luden's as well as the ricola and the swedish fisherman drops (or whatever they were called).

i hate chocolate, so i think i have a different "sweet" palate, which includes the funkier sasparilla/horehound/licorice/herbal stuff.

[stuck in Hartford County]

Interesting. I hate chocolate too. I like black licorice and sasparilla but not the herby stuff. You might be on to something...

[buttertart]

My mother used to love horehound - it reminded her of her childhood. Used to be available in sort of lumps (I think they took a piece of hardening sugar candy and stretched it out and then cut it into pillow-shaped pieces). Interesting about the respiratory ailment thing, she was asthmatic - but I don't remember her adducing that as a reason to eat the candy. (I can still taste it, was too strong/bitter for me.)Remember humbugs? Or is that a Canadian/British thing? Similar to the horehound pieces but milder in flavor and striped. My great-aunt used to sit me up on her kitchen work table and ply me with these out of her apron pockets to keep me in sight when she was watching me.

[somervilleoldtimer]

Licorice Smith Brothers! They were the best! Are they still made?

[Island]

Loved those licorice SB's too! Ate em like candy. Are they still made?

[alkapal]

i've seen smith brothers recently i think. http://www.google.com/search?client=s...

[kattyeyes]

Yup, I loved the wild cherry ones...and the gumminess to boot. Can't say they were super throat-soothing as some of the nastier ones are, but they do taste like candy, I agree!

Checky, checky! It comes in a "warm apple pie" flavor? Gee, maybe I don't feel so good and need to look for these myself. ;)
http://www.harmondiscount.com/072560080396.html

More in the "cough drops as candy" category:
http://www.blaircandy.com/lucodr20.html
These are Ludens. I see Ludens are available at Walgreens. Check your local drugstore. Cheracol was pretty delicious, too (and with codeine, no less)! ;) Member?

[alkapal]

know any cheracoholics?

i love cherry cough drops! does luden's have the cherriest?

[kattyeyes]

Not sure if Luden's are the cherriest. Hall's Breezers--Cool Berry--are mighty tasty, too. You know sometimes you really need a cough drop and can't bear the thought of something mentholated? These do the trick really nicely.
http://www.gethalls.com/halls_breezer...

I want to see the cherry cough drop taste test results in one of those Chow boxes on the side panels of the boards!

[alkapal]

>>>I want to see the cherry cough drop taste test results in one of those Chow boxes on the side panels of the boards!<<<

oh, that might be useful. so...don't hold your breath (tee hee).

~~~~~
on topic:
at easter, other than the reese's eggs, i love the brach's malted milk fiesta eggs. not the leaf brand ones made by whopper -- they taste fake-chocolately.

[greeneyedgirly]

Over a year too late, but here ya go:

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/smith-bro...

[Parrotgal]

I was ecstatic when Mars brought back Forever Yours as Milky Way Dark and then Milky Way Midnight, but they're a bit hard to find.

I can only buy Coffe Crisp bars in Canada, so any time someone goes I give them the assignment.

And I haven't seen Charms hard candies and suckers in decades.

[Chris VR]

Charms are sold on hometownfavorites.com

[soypower]

Shockers (formerly Shocktarts) seem to be harder to find these days, so after I located them in theater size boxes at Target, I've been picking up a few at a time.

[greeneyedgirly]

Similar to Shocktarts (I think they may be made by the same company?), original Spree is nowhere to be found here on the West Coast. I see the chewy Spree all the time, but it's just not the same! Luckily, I did find some on Amazon (of course).

[stuck in Hartford County]

Val-o-Milk
gummy cherry coke
skybar
those tri-flavored coconut cubes (plain/chocolate/strawberry)
lime coconut patties
grape bubble gum
rock candy crystals (the box)
large chewy sweet tarts
pink grapefruit chupa chups (lollipop)

Luckily, I can take he train into the City from Connecticut every once in a while to Dylans Candy Bar for some of these. Others I have to go to Cracker Barrel for (Yee-Haw!).

[alkapal]

just saw some of those lovely coconut "neapolitans" candy on a brach's bulk candy display down at sweet bay grocery in florida. http://www.amazon.com/Brachs-Neopolit...

[stuck in Hartford County]

I know-I used to buy them when they sold them in those plastic bulk bins in the "Brach" (sic?) section of our grocery. But now they don't have them! Maybe I'll go visit my parents in Naples, FL, and see it FL just is luckier than CT!

[alkapal]

well, they were in a n. ft. myers sweet bay.

[almond3xtract]

Necco Candy Raisins. They JUST stopped making 'em...

And I used to the love old black licorice pipes. Mmmm.

[imnokid]

Remember the shorter, flat, and fat chocolate licorice?
I also dug spearment penny licorice.
And what ever happened to Collard & Bowsers black licorice toffee?
I LOVED that in it's silver box.

[somervilleoldtimer]

Yes! Callard and Bowsers! It was the best.

[Pamelado]

almond3xtract: WHAT!??! (by the way, I take it you know where the bubbler is :) )
I was reading this thread and was going to reply "candy raisins", when i read your reply! I have not had them in 10 yrs - the last time I saw them was when I was back in Milwaukee and went to summerfest. I of course bought a huge badg on my way out to take back to NC and share with my family. Truth be told, I am not a non-chocolate candy eater but I will eat these and Swedish Fish (very similar, don't you think?)

[Thunderduck]

Ritter Sport yoghurt bar.

[Jeff_the_Kid]

Regal Crown Sour Cherry flavor

[iluvcookies]

Haven't seen this mentioned here but it's been mentioned on the Manhattan board a few times...
http://www.economycandy.com/

Located on Rivington st on the lower east side of NYC... not sure where everyone is located but they do ship and have a really nice selection of hard to find candies, novelty items etc. They carry Jordan Almonds and Chuckles, chick-o-stick, C Howard's Violet candy and gum, some UK Cadbury items, Valomilk... it's a really cool place!

[Bob W]

Economy Candy is outstanding. Whenever I visit NYC I get down there and fill up a bag. Sometimes I'll try a candy just based on how interesting the wrapper looks. Valomilk was in that category!

[Tacopedia]

Turkish delights, without a doubt.
They were brought once to me by my father and I cannot find them anywhere. Just once I got something alike, but not quite as delightful... :(

[alkapal]

tacopedia, if you're feeling handy, here's a recipe: http://mideastfood.about.com/od/dessertssweetspastries/r/turkishdelight.htm

and here's a mail order source (but i've not tried them): http://www.turkish-delight.com/v2/index.php the prices don't seem unreasonable.

here's a thread on turkish delight, with plenty of links: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/354916

[tracylee]

Have you tried Applets & Cotlets, made in Washington State? It seems like they ship everywhere, but I may be wrong. On a factory tour, they told us that they started with a Turkish Delight recipe. They've got tons of flavors now.

[The Professor]

HOPJES coffee candy was always a favorite. They were (and apparently still are) made in Holland and used to be pretty easy to find but I haven't seen them lately.

[chocolateninja]

Mmmm...I love Hopjes. I get my fix from my local Cost Plus World Market. If you have one of them near you, check out their candy aisles.

[maple99]

Sponge toffee. A staple candy of the 1970's southern Ontario hockey arena snack bar. I do not see this any more. It is the inside of the Crunchie bar that is readily available in Canada, but I love a nice pure hunk of the toffee w/o any chocolate on it.
Looks pretty easy to make (recipes on web, basically cook sugar then throw baking soda in it) so I might do that but I'm not sure I really want that much on hand!

[pinkprimp]

I see this all the time at Bulk Barn! Also, have you tried the seafoam at Rocky Mountain (locations at Vaughan Mills, FCP, Eaton Centre, etc.)?

[maple99]

thanks for the info, I do not frequent any of those places, but now that I know I may stop by

[buttertart]

I am right there with you on this one. I remember my dad buying it in logs about 1/2 the size of a loaf of bread. Bliss. The only place I've ever seen it in the States is covered with chocolate - and that's fairly rare as well.

[BlfoQueen]

I'm a little late on this, but try Watson's sponge candy. It's from the same part of the world (Kenmore, NY) and it is SO GOOD. We order every Christmas after moving to Texas. http://www.watsonschocolates.com/ Seafoam is too dense and a Crunchie bar is sort of too brittle if you ask me. I just re-read and see you do not like the chocolate part... Well i usually eat that off first then have my chunk of sponge!

[modthyrth]

Pulparindo--a sweet, tart, spicy Mexican candy. I haven't eaten them in years, however, because I can't find any information more recent than the bans on the candy due to high lead content. Even before the lead ban (issued by CA, not the FDA), they were hard to find. Oh so yummy, though--might be worth killing a few brain cells. ;-)

[Kate is always hungry]

That sounds like the tamarind candy I see around southern California. I've had it from a stand in Olvera Street. Good stuff.

[TampaAurora]

If that is it, I've seen it in Mexican groceries around the Tampa Bay area in Florida as well.

[modthyrth]

Yes, it is a tamarind based candy. I can occasionally find it in S. California or here in AZ, but I haven't bought it because of the lead content. It wasn't officially recalled or banned, but warnings were put out by the state of CA that the lead content is dangerously high, and I haven't been able to find anything saying that the situation was rectified, so I've been abstaining. So sad. I'd order a bulk package online if I could read any sort of reassuring report!

[al b. darned]

Powers Fruit Slices, now called Boston Fruit Slices. Shaped like slices of fruit with a chewy "rind" on them, available in variety of artificial fruit flavors. They even come chocolate dipped if you can find them..

[somervilleoldtimer]

They're still around. One of our local stores even had the rejects in bags from the factory in Lynn, Mass., I think. Some slices were very thin, some are very thick etc. Tasty and fun.

[KristieB]

An excellent hard candy from Japan. The only time I ordered it I was caught up in credit card fraud and have been afraid to order it from that company again. But oh it was such good candy.

[Morganna]

Salted nut rolls. I think they were Pearson's. There are a few like that out there, but they just aren't the same as the ones I remember from my childhood. I loved the combination of salty-sweet.

Though looking at their site, they still have them. Maybe I can order some. :)

[quick.to.chuckle]

hahaha My dad eats at least one of those a week. We have them all over here in the Midwest. Ahh...yum...

[TheDewster]

Oh yeah saltier than nutragious perfect bars with great white nougat I buy them at the candy factory on Hwy 11 just south of webers on my way to huntsville ontario great call Morganna!

[himbeer]

I used to eat a German candy called Softi. Soft chewy fruit-flavored sticks. I once asked a friend going to Germany to bring me back some, but she couldn't find it. Ironically I found it in a local five and dime.

[c oliver]

Some might not call this a candy but I'm addicted to Altoid's mango and tangerine sours. They're only medium hard to find (well, the tangerines anyway) but I try to buy several tins at once. I've seen them at online sites so can turn there if I need to.

[adrienne156]

I'm not sure what part of NorCal you're in, but I'm pretty sure I've seen them consistently at Trader Joe's in the East Bay.

[c oliver]

We're up at Tahoe and I haven't seen them recently in Reno. WalMart used to have. No to Safeway, maybe a yes at Raleys. The search is half the fun :)

[adrienne156]

Sixlets. Especially the tiny ones. I've seen the larger variety, but it's just not the same...

[cuccubear]

Come to think of it, I haven't seen Jordan Almonds anywhere since 1984 (when I last remember spotting them at the movie theatre.

[alkapal]

i had them at my wedding in 1994 -- but they were from lebanon.

[cuccubear]

Are we talking about the same thing? Pastel, candy-coated almonds that came in a long, thin cardboard box.

Lebanese almonds hunh? Wikipedia has the US as the top global producer...how did the Lebanese almonds differ in flavor?

A co-worker has relatives in Iran, when they made a recent visit they brought fresh pistachios and they had a stronger flavor than the ones from the supermarkets.

[alkapal]

those almonds are famous in the mid-east, syria, lebanon, etc.
in fact, my almonds may've come from damascus (my former law partner's family friends). they were dee-licious!

the shell is thin and crisp, not hard and tooth-breaking, the nut is naturally sweet.

[cuccubear]

I always thought it was just a movie thing. Wow...who knew? :-)

[Alicat24]

I found Jordan Almonds available here!

http://www.candywarehouse.com/

Amazing the forgotten candies I'm seeing by searching for old fashioned and retro candy. I'd completely forgotten about Burnt Peanuts and Boston Baked Beans!

[alkapal]

i can get large bags of boston baked beans (dangerous!) from the harris teeter candy zone (regular aisles.) i think they're the ferrara pan brand, too (like the little boxes). http://www.ferrarapan.com/html/beans....

[cuccubear]

Thanks Alicat24, I just might have to get me some of those with the silver coating!

[alkapal]

then if one breaks your tooth, it'll look like you've gotten a "fancy" hip-hop tooth cap. smile, cuccu!

[cuccubear]

Eat enough/break enough and I'll look like "Jaws" from the James Bond movies. :-(B)

[alkapal]

i know what ya mean! http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tmz.com/me...
maybe you could spit silver dragees.

~~~~~~
seiously, though, the "jordan almonds" from damascus are renowned in the mid-east, and are (i believe) the standard for the world. try a mid-east shop next time you come over to arlington or fairfax area. i'll keep an eye out.

[pikawicca]

I ordered some a couple of weeks ago from Williams Sonoma. They were in pastel colors for Easter.

[Sly72]

Jordon Almonds are pretty easy to find in the "Bulk Foods" Dept. at most Grocery stores....

[dinaofdoom]

or weddings. haha

[Clams047]

Jorden almonds are also plentiful at any iparty store (or anywhere they have wedding items).

[alixium]

I am craving a delicious rhubarb/caramel brittle, once bought in Iceland and never found again. Perhaps there is a similar product here?

[LAWoman]

Marshmallow gummy bears. I used to eat them in college and have not been able to find them since.

[pikawicca]

Clark Bar.

[PegS]

Milo "energy" bars. Discovered them in Hong Kong but they're not available in the U.S. unless I try to ship them from some Aussie stores. I've heard, though, that they have a new formulation that is a pale imitation of the original. That makes me very sad because it means I'll *never* be able to get the original taste ever again!

[Paulustrious]

I miss the old UK sweet shops, where along the wall would be these glass containers, each with a different candy. Pineapple chunks, peanut brittle, sour apples, the lemon ones with sherbet inside, Everton mints, licquorice and lime toffees, blackcurrant and licquorice, bull's eyes - somtimes hundreds of types that lead to the downfall of British Teeth.

I could kill for some lime toffee now. And maybe a sherbet fountain.

[stilldontknow]

Still many wee sweet shops and cafes in Glasgow that sell all the old favourites out of jars. Kola Cubes, Pineapple Chunks, Pear Drops, Soor Plooms, Midget Gems, Floral Drops. But sadly there are a lot fewer than there was when I was a kid.

[Alicat24]

I'm a long-time lurker and this thread inspired me to finally join and post. Hi everyone! I don't have much hope that this Canadian gum still exists but it's my reason for posting. I started vacationing at Pinery Provencial Park in Ontario near Grand Bend when I was a little kid (1970's and I still do). There was a little store named "Variety" between the park and town that sold penny candy (sadly they are long gone).

I used to buy individually wrapped squares of gum (like Bazooka) that came in different colored wrappers (green, pink, yellow, orange, etc). I think it all tasted the same, regardless the color, but I have never tasted anything like it since the last time I got them (maybe the early 80's?). Does anyone know this gum, the name and if it's still available?

I have three others that I find almost impossible to get anywhere, one's my Grandmother used to have.

The first is a soft gumdrop that is either raspberry or blackberry flavored and coated with those same colored, round, hard "sprinkles". Usually Gramma had a mix of both.

The second is a hard candy that was raspberry, red, disk shaped with raised "bumps" on either side and had a miniscule soft raspberry filling.

The third (I don't think I can describe this correctly!) is a rectangular, white, thin tube of hard candy that has a peanut butter filling. It was very brittle and didn't have much peanut butter at all.

Anyone who knows any of these I've described and can point me to a source, I bow before you!!

[alkapal]

no need to bow, just order these gumdrops: http://www.candywarehouse.com/berryje...

[Alicat24]

Okay, no bowing, but a hearty THANK YOU!! That's them exactly! My sister and I will be so happy to have them again. I used the term "gumdrop" because that was all I could think of, didn't know that's what they're actually called. I also didn't know they're made by Jelly Belly. Thanks again!

[MiriamOttawa]

Gimbals rasberies and blackberries.
I never knew Jelly Belly also made these.
The grocery stores in Canada sell the Gimbals berries and their jelly beans are also very good!
http://www.gimbalscandy.com/our_produ...

[Caitlin McGrath]

You can get the raspberry hard candies from a number of sellers, for instance:

http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/br...

Or Google filled raspberry candy. I've always liked those.

[Alicat24]

Holy cr*p, you guys are awesome. Why I lurked instead of joining for so long I don't know! Thanks so much Caitlin, those are the EXACT hard raspberry candies!

You and alkapal found two of mine so quickly I feel stupid for not just plugging things into Google and seeing what came up. I've even perused Vermont Country Stores site but didn't see these. I'm off to google peanut butter hard candies.

[alkapal]

alicat, i'm happy to oblige. remember the "yellow pages" where your fingers did the walking? wow, just think how far we've come!

"...and knowledge will be increased."

[MsMaryMc]

> The third (I don't think I can describe this correctly!) is a rectangular, white, thin tube of
> hard candy that has a peanut butter filling. It was very brittle and didn't have much
> peanut butter at all.

Tom's Peanut Butter Logs? They used to come in penny-candy size pieces and larger, the size of a candy bar. My grandfather had a little gas station and store in rural Alabama when I was a kid, and he sold them there. I Googled the name just now, and I found a lot of links to sites with descriptions and even pictures, but none of them were selling them--what a tease! But I think that's what you're describing--or else it's something very similar.

[alkapal]

i love peanut butter logs!!!! they have caramel brown stripes on their cream-colored surface. there was also a different one with coconut-kinda coating. reminds me of chick-o-stix.

[Alicat24]

MsMaryMc: No, they weren't Tom's unless they came in much smaller pieces. These were about and inch and a half long and maybe just a bit over 1/4" wide. You can get Tom's online. I can't for the life of me remember what search terms I used last night but I definately saw them for sale, keep looking!

alkapal: I found chick-o-sticks here (and Jordan almonds, I'll post it down below also).

http://www.candywarehouse.com/

[buttertart]

Wow, never thought I'd see the Pinery mentioned here - my family had a cottage in Port Franks down the Ausable river from there from the 60's to the mid-90s. I used to buy penny candy on my way up there in the 5 and dime in Thedford...my favorite (and seldom seen since) the hard sugar coated chewy jelly inside sour cherry ones about the size and shape of the end of a finger. Like a jelly bean on steroids.

[ramenfreak]

I know the peanut candy you're talking about! I remember when the local supermarket would have a bin of all sorts of bulk candy near the produce department (if memory serves me correctly, this was also back when you could buy dried beans by the pound in the produce section as well - how I loved to run my hands through the bins of beans when I was a kid!).
I found a candy almost identical to the wafer thin hard handy with just a little bit of peanut butter inside, once, at Munchie's Paradise in Chinatown (NYC) and I haven't found it there since.

I did find a couple of close ones here:
http://www.oldtimecandy.com/peanut-butter-bar.htm
http://www.oldtimecandy.com/honey-com...

One of my favorite candies, which has been discontinued by See's Candies, is the Peanut Butter lollipop. I've written to them twice, begging for them to make these little nuggets of heaven again. I think more people need to get proactive about it though.

[DarkRose]

Fazer's Dumle Soft Toffees and their Fazermints. Fell in love with them on a trip to Finland years ago. Had a friend in Sweden send me a nice big bag of a mix of the two a few years back, but I've since fallen out of contact with her, more' the pity

It used to be that I could find the Fazermints here now and then, but then they disappeared. Never have found a logal source for the Dumles though.

[kattyeyes]

Oooh, it's been a long time, but I used to love Fazermints! Talk about sweet memories. :)

[DarkRose]

Soo good :) I hate the grainy texture of the mint filling in, say, peppermint patties. That's part of what made the Fazer Mints so appealing - nice, creamy, liquid center. Good, strong mint flavor, good dark chocolate... my mouth is watering just thinking of them.

[TheSwedishFish]

Dumle - I love! Thanks for reminding me. Love the soft, goey texture. When I lived in Sweden you could get them in other flavours too like apple and liquorice. I do prefer the original though.

You can buy them online you know :)

[greeneyedgirly]

Fazermints:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_...

[rizzo0904]

Russell Stover Rosebud Mints

And I 5th the Peanut Chews

[bkhuna]

Meiji chocolate covered almonds.

[PegS]

Love these. They're available at all the Asian markets I frequent, thank God. There's really nothing like them when it comes to choc-covered almonds.

[Steve]

Hard to find, but Kinder Bueno bars are fabulous.

[alixium]

odd, they are plentiful here in Canada (every corner store has them).
and yes, they are fabulous.

[critter101]

Paper thin ribbon candy - the kind sold only at Christmas. A few years ago, I was able to find some ribbon candy - it was being sold in December at Michael's Craft Stores, but it was thick, not at all the type I remember from my childhood.

[pcdarnell]

I loved the paper thin ribbon candy! My grandmother used to have it at her house and I remember that it was very thin and delicate, glass-like. The colors were beautiful, and I loved staring in the box of the stuff. That was probably 40 years ago, though.
I have seen ribbon candy from time to time over the years, but it is the thick stuff, which completely defeats the point. My grandmother lived in Portsmouth, NH. Was it a regional thing?

[kattyeyes]

I actually tried to look this up for you (critter101) last week, and now that there are two of you looking for it, I'll tell you what I know.

Thompson Candy in Meriden, CT sold it for years (so maybe it IS regional, pcdarnell, I couldn't tell ya for sure). Looking at their website, seems they are all about chocolate now. But if you're missing the stuff badly enough, you may want to send an inquiry and let them know you're after some ribbon candy. It's good stuff!
http://www.thompsoncandy.com/index.html

[bushwickgirl]

Thompson's most likely makes the peppermint flavored red white and green ribbon candy version around the holidays, least that's what I remember about them.

[critter101]

I'm originally from Boston, so maybe it's an East Coast thing. And I'm talking about 50 to 60 years ago. But it was was delicious, and beautiful to look at. Hard to compete with a taste memory.

[kattyeyes]

Did you try calling Thompson Candy? If they still make it, this could seriously make your day.

[critter101]

Thanks for the lead...plan to call them on Monday.

[kattyeyes]

I do hope they still make it and you can get some! :)

[mamaciita]

Jelly Bellies.

I know, they're EVERYWHERE, but I rarely find a vendor with a good selection of my favorites.

I recently stumbled upon (what must be ancient, but absolutely edible) jalapeno Jelly Bellies, and I'm hoarding them.

[mjhals]

Mamacita- I feel your pain, and you're right, they seem to be everyhwere, but they're not. Always missing some flavors in the assortment. And if you're like me, you must have all three of "your" flavors (green apple, red apple, and very cherry for me), because they must be eaten in the right ratio to one another. Oh, and they have to be fresh, not stale. Yup, I have a problem. Luckily, problem solved by their website (jellybelly.com). Only problem is, have to buy fairly large amounts (which isn't really a problem for me...)

[RGC1982]

Chuckles. These are not easy to find anymore.

Bit o' Honey too, but my dental restorations don't really need these.

[cycloneillini]

I haven't seen Chuckles in years. I'm sure they were bought out by one of the big candy companies who maybe eventually did away with them. Back in the 80's I toured the Chuckles factory in Danville, IL. It was a little privately owned company back then and pretty much all they made was Chuckles and jelly beans.

[Chris VR]

Made by Nabisco now, but still available, according to http://www.hometownfavorites.com/prod...

[jbsiegel]

Funny...I just bought 2 packs of Chuckles last Friday at Harmon Discount Cosmetics for my kids' Easter baskets. They didn't know what they were!!

[brendastarlet]

Marks & Spencer Wine Gums. No other brand will do (I've tried them all). I stagger through the "Simply Food" aisles with 10 bags in a basket and get the strangest looks from the clerks. I also love Smarties, but have been able to find them recently where I live.

[Fran0219]

I would love to find Richardson's chocolate covered after dinner mint. I used to buy them in BJ's, but they no longer carry them. Anyone have any ideas where I can get them?

[lisamp29]

did u ever find a place that sold these? I have been looking for them also. I bought some online, but would rather find them here.

[swamp]

Cherry Mash, I have a hard time finding them where I live.

[greeneyedgirly]

Yet again, Amazon. I don't work for them, I just buy lots of stuff from that site, lol.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=s...

[JungMann]

Sugar-free turron de Alicante. I know of only 2 stores in the entirety of NYC that sell it, one of which only carries it at Christmastime.

[Bryn]

My mom used to get big boxes of theses single peanut butter cups that had a bee on the package and had a few different flavours. I can only remember the bee on the shiny foil package and there was a coffee flavoured one. This was in Canada about 15 years ago.

Does anybody know what this would be?

[greeneyedgirly]

So this question is over 2 years old, but for those just reading for the 1st time (like me), I think it's Natural Nectar Nugget Peanut Butter Cup. Yes, it's on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Nectar-...

[mrbigshotno.1]

The old Jolly Rancher red hots the way they made them in the '70's and before. You could never get all the wrapping off. Not as enjoyable without having to spit out a little peice of cellophane wrapper after a few minutes.

[Querencia]

Candy from England (sold a lot in Canada) can be ordered online from wholesale jobbers in the US---you don't have to pay overseas shipping. Cadbury products are all over the place. Same thing with US vintage candy remembered from childhood---google "vintage candy" or the name of the candy. AHOY: I read the other day that a new tariff will soon go into effect on certain foodstuffs from Europe, one of which is chocolate, so order now and don't delay as they are saying prices will go up noticeably.

[MoxieBoy]

My wife goes along with the Brit candies...Aero bars and smarties (although you can get them for an arm and a leg at British and Irish import stores and some obscure supermarkets).

I miss just about everything. Diabetes, you knows. (Don't tell my glucose meter but I cheat once in a while...but not much). I used to love the Bonomo Turkish Taffy individually wrapped pieces that came in a variety bag available in movie theaters...not the flat bars you smashed to crack into little pieces.

[greedygirl]

Interesting that English candy (or sweets as we call them) is popular on the other side of the pond but the opposite isn't really the case. We do get Reese's Peanut Butter cups (yum) but Hershey's etc doesn't really cut it in the UK. I remember the first time I went to the States a friend asked me to bring him back a Twinkie bar (which he'd heard of on the telly) and he was really disappointed!

[wildehare]

Cadbury's recipe in the U.S. is different from the recipe in the U.K. If you buy a fruit and nut at World Market that's imported from England, and a Fruit and Nut from a U.S. grocery store, check out the ingredient panel and do a taste test. The U.K. version is vastly superior.

[jjw]

My British husband certainly agrees!

[Blush]

There was a limited edition Cadbury Caramilk that I'd really like them to start making again. I can't remember what they called it but it had a flowing chocolate filling.

Caramilk Maple is getting harder to find as well.

[cuccubear]

Seconding the Goldenberg's Peanut Chews, I would also add real, old-fashioned Salt Water Taffy, not the garbage you get nowadays.

[Bcakes]

Pink Losanges...or at least that's what we called them. I believe the real name is Wintergreen Losanges. They taste kinda like Pepto Bismol and they are usually found in the generic bagged section, where you get two bags for $1 (or whatever). Harder and harder to find these days.

[dinaofdoom]

i loved those, and rolls of canada mints, which i haven't seen in years...

[kattyeyes]

Thank you...I couldn't remember what they were called, but you're right--Canada Mints--and Nanny used to have those on hand, too. :) Funny that you used Necco wafers as candy pills. Kind of big pills to swallow, as it were. HA HA!

[dinaofdoom]

well, we would also drop them in water to melt, to make fake cough syrup, etc.
same thing with candy buttons (which i now find repulsive, because the paper is always stuck to the dots!).

sometimes the lion club has a donation stand at restaurants, where you put some coins in for a pack of mints.
they are similar to the canada mints.
i totally loved those things!

[smrits]

Cadbury's Violet Crumble, Rowntree's Blackcurrent Pastilles, and all the crazy weird Kinder chocolates: Kinder Eggs, Happy Hippo, Delice, etc. If presented with all of these at once, I think I'd go crazy picking which to eat first.