subject: Go Back In Time With Nostalgic Candy [print this page] If you could go back in time and open up your treasure box of candy, what would be in it?
The answer is not simply candy. More than likely, it is candy and all the memories that you associate with your youth. There will be the sweet treats you snuck before dinner, candy you ate to soothe a bad day, and snacks you ate during a double feature at the movies.
Candy like any favorite food can take you back in time.
Consider a simple sweet like Hershey Kisses. Do you remember the first time you bit into that bite size of rich chocolate? Probably not, but you probably remember that candy fondly, dont you? You can remember unwrapping the classic foil and ribbon and popping one into your mouth. You know exactly how it will taste the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.
But there are plenty of other sweet treats that will take you back in time. And if you dont remember them from your youth, they are good to get acquainted with now.
Mega Candy Buttons
Remember the rows and rows of candy buttons? These little bite-sized treats are now much bigger. In fact, each one is now of an inch. Thats a far bigger version than the little dots from days gone by. But they still come in rows on paper, just waiting for you to pick their favorite flavor lemon, raspberry, orange or cherry. Out with friends? Let each one pick their favorite flavor and then pass it along.
Nik L Nips
Nik L Nips are the little wax bottles filled with sweet fruity juice flavors, including cherry, orange, blue raspberry and lime. If you had these as a child, youll remember biting off the wax and chugging down the liquid. What a treat. And now your children can enjoy the same safe fun of Nik L Nips. Each wax bottles holds just a bit of juice, so youll want to stock up. They come in a box of 18 bottles.
Bosco
If you remember Bosco, its probably because of Bosco chocolate syrup, first introduced in 1928. Mothers everywhere mixed Bosco into their childrens milk for a special treat. Today you can recapture the memories with a special limited edition Bosco Milk Chocolate Bar. With its retro candy bar wrapper, the Bosco bar has all the same chocolate flavor you remember so fondly.
Doscher's French Chews
Doschers French Chew taffy has been around since 1890, so it has made plenty of memories. If you havent tried it, you will love the rich chewy taffy. It comes in several flavors, but nothing beats the chocolate variety.
Sky Bar
If you love chocolate, but cant land on a favorite chocolate candy bar, then the Sky Bar is for you. First created in 1938 by Necco, the Sky Bar was the first chocolate bar molded into four sections each with a distinctive filling. This luscious milk chocolate bar is filled with caramel, vanilla crme, peanut butter caramel and rich fudge. Its like getting four candy bars in one. Keep plenty on hand and order them, 36 to a case.
Charleston Chew
Believe it or not, but this candy bar was named for a dance that was popular at the time the Charleston. Dating back to 1922, the Charleston Chew is a long candy bar made of chocolate coated nougat. The result is a great chewy bar. If you want to mix it up, try the strawberry Charleston Chew, made of chewy, strawberry flavored nougat covered in milk chocolate. Both bars come in a case of 24.
Chuckles
Get a chuckle out of these fruity treats. First created in 1921, Chuckles are the original gummy candy. Each pack comes with five sugar-coated jelly candies: cherry, lemon, lime, licorice and orange. As the old advertising slogan says: Purest candy tastes just dandy, keep it handy. They come packaged in a case of 15.
Jujubes
Who can forget about Jujubes? These colorful little dots offer a classic chew in a variety of fruit flavors. Eat them one at a time or experience an explosion of flavors by popping in a handful. The original flavors included lilac, violet, rose, spearmint and lemon. Today, theyve dropped rose and spearmint and added cherry and lime.
Tootsie Rolls
Speaking of chewy, Tootsie Rolls are still a sweet, little bite-sized bite of chewy chocolate, wrapped up in its wax paper wrapper. The original penny candy was created by an Austrian immigrant who brought his recipe with him to the United States. Tootsie Roll Industries still produces some 64 million Tootsie Rolls each day, one variety of which still sells for just a penny.
If youre looking to remember your sweet childhood, nostalgic candy is still out there for you to enjoy. You can also introduce it to a whole new generation of sweet eaters.
