What are some of your favorite candies from childhood?

[Finn]

M&Ms
Cadbury eggs
Rolo
Twix

I despite candy like Jolly Rancher. Chocolate all the way

 

[Bloodwhiner]

Can I get some love for Zagnut?

and who else recalls candy cigarettes?

 

[Yeoman Randi]

OMG. Candy cigarettes!!!!!!! YES!!!!! There were the hard candy ones but i loved the gum ones! That had that powdery stuff on them so that if you blew INTO the cigarette it looked like it was smoking!!! OMG! What a memory!!!!

 

[RoJoHen]

OMG. Candy cigarettes!!!!!!! YES!!!!! There were the hard candy ones but i loved the gum ones! That had that powdery stuff on them so that if you blew INTO the cigarette it looked like it was smoking!!! OMG! What a memory!!!!

Stop yelling.

 

[Yeoman Randi]

Heh, can't help it. Its the meth.

 

[1001001]

Heh, can't help it. Its the meth.

I used to love Razzles.

And of course, the best candy bar of all-time: The Reggie Bar!

I used to like Dots and Chuckles. Both would pull out fillings now so I don't have them.

I had a box of Dots yesterday! How funny...

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Toffifay.

 

[TheLonelySquire]

The BEST candy bar ever!

The Reggie Bar!!!!!!!

 

[Jan]

Snaps (candy covered licorice tubes)
Bullseyes (caramel with sugar cream center)
Fruit Chewies (now known as Starburst)
Pixie Stix
Clark Bar

And, while not technically candy...Fizzies!

Jan

 

[MeanJoePhaser]

Sixlets - recent ones I found weren't as good.

Circus Peanuts - either you like them or your hate them.

I remember candy cigarettes...but they sucked, but were cool because they were like cigarettes.

 

[Geckothan]

When I was a really little kid, like 2-3, I used to love Milkybar Buttons (and got angry whenever somebody bought me the Cadburies ones instead). I can't eat white chocolate any more though, it's too sweet.

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

So for children of the 70's did anyone ever actually try and eat Pop Rocks washed down with Coke to see if they would survive?

And how exactly did rumors manage to go all the way across the country in the days before the Internet?

 

[Captain Ice]

^Telephone and snail mail....

I had a couple of favorites as a kid. I can't remember the name of the first one, but I think it's called Whatchamacallit now. The other was the Chunky bar.

 

[Yeoman Randi]

Circus Peanuts - either you like them or your hate them.

Are those the big marshmellowy orange things? *shudders*

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Anyone remember Carnation Breakfast Bars?

 

[Space Cowboy]

Sweet Tarts
Fun Dip
Jolly Ranchers

Of course, I still indulge in these every once in a while. The only difference between now and childhood is that I only have these around holidays or the random cravings during nice days.

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

Anyone remember Carnation Breakfast Bars?

I used to love those. Have them in the morning with a glass of milk and you were getting the equivalent of a full breakfast. Or at least you thought you were.

 

[auntiehill]

Anyone remember Carnation Breakfast Bars?

I sure do. Those were wonderful. That and a glass of milk was all I needed.

The problem was that I "needed" it about 3 times a day.

 

[Beef Squatthrust]

I really loved (and still do) those chalky pink canada mints. My mother used to eat them all the time and I used to sneak them from her bag.

 

[Neutral Zone]

Just thinking about those sweets makes my mouth water, I loved things like penny chew mixes of Blackjacks, Pineapple chews also curley wurlies, all washed down with Cream Soda or Dandylion & Burdock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!