Do you ever get a craving for a candy you know isn't sold in stores these days? Mine is York Peppermint Patty Bites. They came in bags like the Reese's Bites and Hershey's Bites and other candy bars rolled up into a bite-sized ball form. They were soooo good in the freezer. Alas, they discontinued them, I think in favor of the York Mints. I enjoy those too, but they aren't the same. Anyway, thanks to our own Neatoramanaut SparkS, we now have a link to CandyDirect, a place where you can possibly relive your childhood by purchasing that discontinued candy you haven't seen in years. They have everything from bubble gum cigars and candy cigarettes (which have long been discontinued in that format since it pretty much encourages kids to smoke) to Violet mints, you'll find almost anything you want. Except for York Peppermint Patty Bites.
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My favorite candy bar as a kid.
Bummer
At the dollar store around Halloween, they sell bags of candy "sticks". We got like 6 bags, gave out 2 bags and ate the rest :P lol
It's basically still the same candy, just a different, more PC packaging.
Props for the Marathon Bar. It lasts a good, looooong time! I contacted M&M/Mars years ago and they were mum, going so far as to tell me that they had no records of it or pictures of the wrapper. Liars! You can get a remarkably good stand-in via the Cadbury Curly Wurly. If you were blindfolded you would never know the difference. Check out vintage and hard-to-find candy sites online for it. I have bought it at an Irish store (in IL), at Disney World (at the UK store) and online. Good luck!
You can get candy cigs (which we all know are made from bone meal and drywall material). They are not packaged as candy chalk. They are actually cigs.
They also have Chick-O-Sticks, the original butterfinger. And all of the candies made by Annabelle.
And Mallo-Cups. those are just some of the items.
But I guess if you do not have a gas station down the road, offa sixty six, then that candy shop has it all!!
We had a similar chocolate bar in Canada when I was a kid, but it was called a Wig Wag. Chunks of chocolate would always fall off the caramel and onto your clothes, which was not a great Mom-pleaser!
Does anyone remember a chocolate bar called Bar Six?
TJwtM - I liked Necco wafers, all except for the licorice ones. Luckily my beagle would eat them. GGG
Them and licorice jelly beans.
Frau - I like Butterfingers. I guess the original ones.
Didn't know they were changed.
Another thing is Mallomars but it's more a cookie than a candy. Is funny, I could eat them just fine but won't be caught dead with a Moon Pie which the web says has the same ingredients.
-B.
http://www.atkinsoncandy.com/store/details.asp?catid=1&productid=21