On Sun, 02 May 2004 13:03:39 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>Gabby wrote:
>> On Sun, 2 May 2004 06:43:17 -0400, "mary" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Anyone else havefavorite candy bars which are now resting in peace?
>>
>>
>> Treasures? A bar, similar to Caramilk, with each differently shaped
>> section containing a different filling.
>>
>> Gabby
>
>
>That sounds like a "7-Up" bar.
>
>Bob
>
>
>
Oh, now you've done it! I loved 7-Up bars as a kid. My mom and I
would sit on the front porch and enjoy these. Those were good times -
I'd love to give mom one in her Mother's Day basket, but I understand
they aren't available anywhere! Thanks for bringing up fun memories!
SusanB in GA

"mary" > wrote in message
...
> I just picked up a book called "Candyfreak" by Steve Almond, and he
mentions
> some of his favorite candy bars which have been discontinued. I can think
of
> two that do not exist anymo Mallow Cups and Clark Bars. Anyone else
have
> favorite candy bars which are now resting in peace? By the way the book is
a
> great read.


1) Baffle bars

2) Uno bars

3) Walnettos

Miss em all


-Scott

mary > wrote:
> I just picked up a book called "Candyfreak" by Steve Almond, and he mentions
> some of his favorite candy bars which have been discontinued. I can think of
> two that do not exist anymo Mallow Cups and Clark Bars. Anyone else have
> favorite candy bars which are now resting in peace? By the way the book is a
> great read.

I am pretty sure that both Mallow Cups and Clark Bars still exist. They
are just not widely distributed. I saw Mallow Cups at a store in Pennsylvania
about a year ago. I bought a pack and they tasted just as I remember them,
which wasn't that great.

abbagoo (Meadowlands NJ) writes:

>It's not a candy bar but Black Jack licorice gum was a favorite of mine.
>Also
>the Teaberry gum I miss.
>

Try this:
http://store.yahoo.com/candy-inc/gum.html

ojunk (Mpoconnor7) writes:

>My favorite candy bar as a kid was the Marathon bar, which was a foot long
>and
>thin and it was braided caramel and chocolate covered. I wish they still
>made
>those.

Try this one:
http://store.yahoo.com/candy-inc/curlywurlybar.html

"CaptCook" > writes:

>When very young my favorite was Walnut Grove.

Never heard of that one. What was it like?

Could it have been Walnettos?

On Sun, 02 May 2004 13:11:23 GMT, Ted Campanelli
> wrote:

Ted Campanelli > writes:

>
>Nesco SkyBar. They still exist, but are next to impossible to find. I
>FINALLY found a local store that still stocks them (at least for now).
>The owner did tell me that sales for this candy bar are "very minimal"
>and the ONLY reason he stocks it is because he likes them.
>

http://store.yahoo.com/candy-inc/skybar.html

On 5/2/2004 6:43 AM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great
(and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge:

Another one I miss are Blackberry jelly beans. They exactly like an
extremely sweet fresh blackberry.


> I just picked up a book called "Candyfreak" by Steve Almond, and he mentions
> some of his favorite candy bars which have been discontinued. I can think of
> two that do not exist anymo Mallow Cups and Clark Bars. Anyone else have
> favorite candy bars which are now resting in peace? By the way the book is a
> great read.
>
> Tom
>
>

writes:
> I am pretty sure that both Mallow Cups and Clark Bars still exist.

I hope they still exist, I bought some last week in the K-mart in West
Lebanon, NH.

--
Richard W Kaszeta

http://www.kaszeta.org/rich

writes:
> >Nesco SkyBar. They still exist, but are next to impossible to find. I
^^^^^
Necco, actually (New England Candy Co)

> >FINALLY found a local store that still stocks them (at least for now).
> >The owner did tell me that sales for this candy bar are "very minimal"
> >and the ONLY reason he stocks it is because he likes them.
> >
>
> http://store.yahoo.com/candy-inc/skybar.html

If anyone wants one *really badly*, they have 'em in the vending
machine here at my office.

--
Richard W Kaszeta

http://www.kaszeta.org/rich

Richard Kaszeta wrote:
>
> writes:
> > I am pretty sure that both Mallow Cups and Clark Bars still exist.
>
> I hope they still exist, I bought some last week in the K-mart in West
> Lebanon, NH.

You ... didn't eat any, did you? They were discontinued in 1985.

nancy

>You ... didn't eat any, did you? They were discontinued in 1985.
>
>nancy

Why would you think that?

~Kat


"The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese."

Jarkat2002 wrote:
>
> >You ... didn't eat any, did you? They were discontinued in 1985.
> >
> >nancy
>
> Why would you think that?

To tease the poster into thinking they had some really old candy.

nancy

>It's not a candy bar but Black Jack licorice gum was a favorite of mine.
>>Also
>>the Teaberry gum I miss.
>>
>
>Try this:
>http://store.yahoo.com/candy-inc/gum.html

Thanks! The Black Jack is out of stock but they have the Teaberry gum.

Donna

Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental
ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our
troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should
test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of
power. -- P.J. O'Rourke

Does anyone remember a VERY old candy bar called something like
"Tastee (or Tasty) Yeast". My parents owned a small grocery store
in the 50's and 60's and I had free rein at the candy counter,
plus there was a candy store across the street from my elementary
school where you could fill up a small bag with a great variety of
stuff for 5 cents. (For you youngsters, the nostalgia penny
candy you pay a fortune for used to be 3,4 or 5 for a PENNY!)
Ice cream cones were 10 cents, sundaes 25 cents, and most candy
bars were a nickel. Of course minimum wage was $1.25 then.

gloria p

Nancy Young > writes:
> > I hope they still exist, I bought some last week in the K-mart in West
> > Lebanon, NH.
>
> You ... didn't eat any, did you? They were discontinued in 1985.

I dunno, I find that Reeses' Peanut But Cups are better stale---I
don't like them nearly as much since they went to the plastic
packaging.

That said, the Mallow Cups have a September 2003 date on
them---whether that's a manufacture date or an expiration date, it's
not clear.

The Family Dollar store appears to have them by the pallete-load too,
so they definitely exist.


--
Richard W Kaszeta

http://www.kaszeta.org/rich

<ConnieG999 wrote ..........
> >When very young my favorite was Walnut Grove.

> Never heard of that one. What was it like?

It was the standard 'Snickers' size, walnut flavored nougat, chocolate
covered.

mary wrote:
>
> I just picked up a book called "Candyfreak" by Steve Almond, and he mentions
> some of his favorite candy bars which have been discontinued. I can think of
> two that do not exist anymo Mallow Cups and Clark Bars.

Sure they do - unless they disappeard in the last year.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Ted Campanelli wrote:
>
> On 5/2/2004 6:43 AM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great
> (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge:
>
> Nesco SkyBar. They still exist, but are next to impossible to find.

I used to love them as a kid. Got some recently and
they really suck. Bummer.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

I haven't seen Zero candy bars in quite a while. Not sure if they are
still made or not.

Cookie

mary wrote:

> I just picked up a book called "Candyfreak" by Steve Almond, and he mentions
> some of his favorite candy bars which have been discontinued. I can think of
> two that do not exist anymo Mallow Cups and Clark Bars. Anyone else have
> favorite candy bars which are now resting in peace? By the way the book is a
> great read.
>
> Tom
>
>

In rec.food.cooking, mary > wrote:
> I just picked up a book called "Candyfreak" by Steve Almond, and he mentions
> some of his favorite candy bars which have been discontinued. I can think of
> two that do not exist anymo Mallow Cups and Clark Bars. Anyone else have
> favorite candy bars which are now resting in peace? By the way the book is a
> great read.

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.


--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

In rec.food.cooking, Mpoconnor7 > wrote:
> My favorite candy bar as a kid was the Marathon bar, which was a foot long and
> thin and it was braided caramel and chocolate covered. I wish they still made
> those.

Yes! I posted about them elsewhere in the thread, but couldn't remember
the name.

--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

> wrote in message
...
: In rec.food.cooking, mary > wrote:
: > I just picked up a book called "Candyfreak" by Steve Almond,
and he mentions
: > some of his favorite candy bars which have been discontinued.
I can think of
: > two that do not exist anymo Mallow Cups and Clark Bars.
Anyone else have
: > favorite candy bars which are now resting in peace? By the
way the book is a
: > great read.
:
: 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?

--
Cyndi
<Remove a "b" to reply>

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?
>
> --
> Cyndi
> <Remove a "b" to reply>

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.

Meadowlands, On FTV last week they featured this company:
Economy Candy Market
108 Rivington St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 254-1531

They have been in business since 1937 and make it their business to
stock candy that people remember from their childhool. Perhaps you
might have luck closer to home!!
MaryMind

Meadowlands NJ wrote:
>>Anyone else have
>>favorite candy bars which are now resting in peace?
>
>
> It's not a candy bar but Black Jack licorice gum was a favorite of mine. Also
> the Teaberry gum I miss.
>
>
> Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental
> ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our
> troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should
> test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of
> power. -- P.J. O'Rourke

that long braided candy bar was a marathon bar. I think I got enough of those
myself to keep them in business, I don't know why they aren't around anymore.
They were my favorite.

Sandra

Been lurking here; I've bought lots of old candies at
www.vermontcountrystore.com
Walnettos, Teaberry, etc. gum, but I receive their catalogs, which they
change regularly. Online I didn't find everything, but it may be because
I only have webtv.
They even had the filled Xmas candies I remember from the thirties,
although the shells are thicker and the fillings more sparse, they still
were close enough to evoke memories of Bunte Stuft Confections. (Yes,
I'm that old!)
Check it out!

Ariane Jenkins wrote:
> On Sun, 2 May 2004 21:56:35 -0600,
> Pennyaline > wrote:
>
>>Aero bars.
>
>
> What, the chocolate bars with the little bubbles? I'm fairly
> sure Nestle still makes those, although it may not be widely sold in
> the U.S. I see them in the British goods section of my local grocery
> store and Jungle Jim's.
>
> Ariane

Yup. I can get these at a couple of different grocery stores around
here, including Kroger. They're on the "imports" aisle, not the candy
aisle.

--Charlene

--
Curiosity is a willing, a proud, an eager confession of ignorance. --
Leonard Rubenstein

--

email perronnelle at earthlink . net

Cookie Cutter wrote:
> I haven't seen Zero candy bars in quite a while. Not sure if they are
> still made or not.
>
> Cookie

I like these, too. They're difficult to find, but do still exist. I
saw them recently at Walgreens.

--Charlene

--
Curiosity is a willing, a proud, an eager confession of ignorance. --
Leonard Rubenstein

--

email perronnelle at earthlink . net

"Big Hunk". Used to get them in the theater in the early 1970's.

writes:
> "Big Hunk". Used to get them in the theater in the early 1970's.

"Big Hunk"s are still around, I see them at a lot of the discount
retailers.

http://www.annabelle-candy.com/

--
Richard W Kaszeta

http://www.kaszeta.org/rich

wrote:

> "Big Hunk". Used to get them in the theater in the early 1970's.

Something that I haven't seen in years in MacIntosh's toffee. It used to
come in a flat red package adorned with a tartan. It was so hard that
you had to smack against something hard to break it up into bt sized
pieces, though you couldn't possible bite a piece off. I am sure than
they were a big money make for dentists.

>Dave Smith
wrote:


>Something that I haven't seen in years in MacIntosh's toffee. It used to
>come in a flat red package adorned with a tartan. It was so hard that
>you had to smack against something hard to break it up into bt sized
>pieces, though you couldn't possible bite a piece off. I am sure than
>they were a big money make for dentists.
>
>
>
Your post joddged my memory and brought back thoughts of another candy bar of
the past: Bonomo's Turkish Taffy. This too you had to smack to break it up into
pieces. My favorite flavors were chocolate and banana.

> (Loire21)
>
brought back thoughts of another candy bar of the past: Bonomo's Turkish Taffy.
>This too you had to smack to break it up
>into pieces. My favorite flavors were chocolate and banana.

Bee, Oh... En, Oh... Em, Oh... it's Bonomo... Caaandeeee. Smack it to crack
it!

I grew up living just two blocks from the Bonomo Turkish Taffy factory
(McDonalds Ave, Brooklyn). My favorite was the original, vanilla.


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wrote in message >. ..
> "CaptCook" > writes:
>
> >When very young my favorite was Walnut Grove.
>
> Never heard of that one. What was it like?
>
> Could it have been Walnettos?


I loved Walnettos.

Puester > wrote in message >...
> Meadowlands NJ wrote:
> >
> > >Anyone else have
> > >favorite candy bars which are now resting in peace?
> >
> > It's not a candy bar but Black Jack licorice gum was a favorite of mine. Also
> > the Teaberry gum I miss.
> >
>
>
> My daughter found some Teaberry gum and put it in with my
> Christmas gift last year. An old friend of the family
> had a house in the country in Massachusetts with real
> teaberries (exact same flavor as the gum) growing in the
> woods. They were a treat, but not as good as the wild
> raspberries there.

I found some Teaberry gum a few years ago, but to me it wasn't the
same. It was sweeter and lacked the slight bitterness that I liked. I
knew it the minute I put it in my mouth. My younger sister, though,
isists it's the same.
>
> gloria p

Dave Smith > wrote in message >...
> wrote:
>
> > "Big Hunk". Used to get them in the theater in the early 1970's.
>
> Something that I haven't seen in years in MacIntosh's toffee. It used to
> come in a flat red package adorned with a tartan. It was so hard that
> you had to smack against something hard to break it up into bt sized
> pieces, though you couldn't possible bite a piece off. I am sure than
> they were a big money make for dentists.


Does anyone remember "BigPay"? Everyone thinks I'm remembering
Payday. It was the cousin of PayDay which is still made. I think the
last time I saw it was in the early '70s. I think I liked it better
because it didn't stick to my teeth as much as Payday. (I tried a
PayDay recently and didn't care for it). I can't find any reference to
it anywhere.

Also, "Ice Cubes", little squares of chocolate, milk or coffee
flvaored.

>(jimmyz)
>
>Dave Smith wrote:
>> wrote:
>>
>> > "Big Hunk". Used to get them in the theater in the early 1970's.
>>
>> Something that I haven't seen in years in MacIntosh's toffee. It used to
>> come in a flat red package adorned with a tartan. It was so hard that
>> you had to smack against something hard to break it up into bt sized
>> pieces, though you couldn't possible bite a piece off. I am sure than
>> they were a big money make for dentists.
>
>
>Does anyone remember "BigPay"? Everyone thinks I'm remembering
>Payday. It was the cousin of PayDay which is still made. I think the
>last time I saw it was in the early '70s. I think I liked it better
>because it didn't stick to my teeth as much as Payday. (I tried a
>PayDay recently and didn't care for it). I can't find any reference to
>it anywhere.
>
>Also, "Ice Cubes", little squares of chocolate, milk or coffee
>flvaored.

"Welch's Fudge Bar"


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"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Welch's Fudge Bar"
>

That was my favorite when I was a kid.

-Mike

>"Mike Pearce" writes:
>
>"PENMART01" wrote:
>>
>> "Welch's Fudge Bar"
>
>That was my favorite when I was a kid.

Has to be the richest candy bar ever made... maybe it's a good thing they're no
longer.


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