Charlie Sorsby wrote:
>
> In article >, Skyhooks > wrote:
> = R. Fizek wrote:
> = >
> = > Hi,
> = >
> = > Looking for a candy that my Grandmother always had - going back 45
> = > years or so now. A type of breathmint - It was a very small (maybe
> = > like a barley pearl) colored (pink, purple, white, yellow) drop and
> = > smelled and tasted like a combination of Sen Sen and/or lavender and I
> = > believe it was imported (we are in PA). If I remember correctly, the
> = > package had a small cellophane cutout of a tulip and possibly was
> = > yellow. Anyone with any ideas - still in production anywhere?
> =
> = Just within the past week or so, I watched a show on FoodTV about
> = "retro" candy from the bygone days. The show featured an online store
> = that it compared itself as the Amazon-like source for candy, instead of
> = books, but I forget its name. The store featured all sorts of candy I
> = remember but no longer see anywhere.
> =
> = I recommend Googling for "retro candy internet" or something like that,
> = or as a suggestion <http://www.candydirect.com/mints/mints.html>. HTH.
>
> There's an outfit called Vermont Country Store who sell old-time
> candies (among other things). I don't know if they're all
> authentic -- sometimes get the impression that they're
> reproductions if that word fits candies...
>
> Don't have the URL offhand but try googling for them.
>
> --
> Charlie Sorsby
>
> Edgewood, NM 87015
> USA


http://www.vermontcountrystore.com

I've received there catalog from time to time, and I'd buy a few items
from them if monetary issues weren't a concern. I believe the products
this store sells are genuine and not reproductions. A lot of the items
they sell are very often hard to find.

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