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Sheryl Rosen
 
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Default Candy Bars of the Past

in article 3u%lc.35117$Ik.2200477@attbi_s53, Rick & Cyndi at
wrote on 5/5/04 2:04 AM:

> : There used to be a long candy bar, which was kind of like
> braided caramel
> : dipped in chocolate. I can't remember the name. I think that
> the
> : wrapper was red, and it had inches markd off on it to emphasize
> how long
> : it was. I used to love them.
> :
> ============
>
> Was that the "Oh Henry" bar?
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> Cyndi
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Nope. That was Marathon.
"Oh Henry" was almost exactly like a Baby Ruth.
(log shaped, nougat center, coated in caramel and peanuts, enrobed in
chocolate).

I remember Henry Aaron was the spokesperson for Oh Henry right around the
time he broke Babe Ruth's home run record. I think that was about when I
realized Oh Henry and Baby Ruth were identical candies.

Later, the Reggie Bar came out, named for Reggie Jackson, and I remember
asking my dad why it seemed all the candy bars named for ball players were
basically the same, only the shapes were different. He didn't know either.