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01-06-2009, 05:25 PM
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Favorite Candy as a Kid
OK, the election is over, many of our portfolios are down precipitously and we've snarled through the initial bailouts.
Every Christmas, DW, a 4th grade teacher, gets loads of candy from her kids and noshing on the candy got me to thinking about my favorite candies when I was a kid.
As a kid, my neighbor was a drunk avid beer drinker and he'd give us neighborhood kids his empty bottles to trade in for the 2 cent deposit if we'd haul them to the store. Being a little corner store, they had a huge selection of penny candy behind the counter and we'd attempt to maximize the candy we got for our bottle money by buying all different kinds.
My favorites were the filling pullers like Mary Janes and Nut Chews, although I remember liking the rolls of black licorice and individually packaged malted milk balls.
Anybody else out there with a sweet tooth for those classic candies?
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01-06-2009, 05:37 PM
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PEZ
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01-06-2009, 05:54 PM
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Brown licorice or green leaves
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01-06-2009, 06:07 PM
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M&M's
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01-06-2009, 06:12 PM
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Ice Cubes (ultra whipped milk chocolate with gold foil wrap)
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01-06-2009, 06:22 PM
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Tootsie rolls.
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01-06-2009, 06:23 PM
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the Big Time candy bar was my fave...... 
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01-06-2009, 06:42 PM
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Sweet Tarts at one point, but best association was Saturday nights with the family sharing the Sunday paper and a bowl of raisins, peanuts, and chocolate chips mixed together.
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01-06-2009, 06:48 PM
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Goobers (choc covered peanuts)
Butterfinger
Hershey's Almond Bar
and you can't bring candy to the Forum unless there is enough for everyone. 
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01-06-2009, 06:51 PM
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Don't know if you guys remember this one but I really like Lick-a-maid, almost forgot about it.
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01-06-2009, 07:05 PM
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Sugar daddies, turkish taffy, or candy cigarettes, but don't let mom see.
Lick-a-maid :confused:
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01-06-2009, 07:06 PM
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Peanut butter cups. To this day still my favorite.
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01-06-2009, 07:16 PM
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 Quote:
Originally Posted by Martha
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Lick-a-maid :confused:
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Lik-m-aid, Fun Dip - Candy you ate as a kid®
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01-06-2009, 07:50 PM
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Black Cow suckers
Bit o honeys
Seven up bars
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01-06-2009, 07:52 PM
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Charleston Chew
or Bonomo's Turkish Taffy, preferably frozen and ready to be smashed into bite-sized pieces.
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01-06-2009, 07:56 PM
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Also loved B-O-N-O-M-O, oh, oh, oh, Bonomo Turkish Taffy, and Necco Wafers. And the occasional Sugar Daddy.
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01-06-2009, 08:14 PM
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Coconut or cinnamon, depending on the day:
Mounds, Chick-O-Stik, Atomic Fire Balls, Hot Tamales
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01-06-2009, 08:17 PM
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Oh I forgot lemon heads!
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01-06-2009, 08:50 PM
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3 Musketeers bar. Then wash in down with a cold Grapette. Yummy.
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