good old-timey candy

8 responses to “good old-timey candy”

1. operainchicago | February 5, 2011 at 9:02 pm | Reply

   Wow, makes me think about old candy like: bottle caps, jaw breakers, shoe string licorice, and candy underpants :yes:

2. slackwrdave | February 6, 2011 at 12:02 am | Reply

   Originally posted by operainchicago:

   bottle caps, jaw breakers, shoe string licorice, and candy underpants

   Good ones. Some more you just made me remember: candy lips (so red, like Rocky Horror), pop rocks? (they fizzed in your mouth).Then there were the important training aids, like candy and bubble-gum cigarettes. I guess candy underpants would be a training aid also. :whistle: Somebody gave me a dick sucker one time. :eyes:

3. operainchicago | February 6, 2011 at 9:02 am | Reply

   I'm still pissed that a double sized Popsicle used to cost a nickle dammit 😥

4. slackwrdave | February 6, 2011 at 10:02 am | Reply

   Originally posted by operainchicago:

   I'm still pissed that a double sized Popsicle used to cost a nickle dammit

   You probably remember when bottled sodas went from a nickel to a dime in machines. The machines were the ones that you would put in the coin, open the narrow tall door, and yank your bottle out by the top. I saw one of those machines still in regular operation as late as 2000.

5. operainchicago | February 6, 2011 at 12:02 pm | Reply

   Oh I remember bottled soda or is it pop? Root beer was my favorite I think. Then in 2nd place was orange crush :p

6. slackwrdave | February 6, 2011 at 1:02 pm | Reply

   Originally posted by operainchicago:

   Oh I remember bottled soda or is it pop?

   Those are terms that vary so much. Pop, soda, soda pop, soft drink, refresco.A few people I know call a beer a "beer soda". That hits me as weird, so I never say that.

7. hungryghost | February 8, 2011 at 11:02 pm | Reply

   My favourite old time candy was from the UK – called a gob stopper. Was basically a big round ball of liquorice sugar 🙂

8. slackwrdave | February 9, 2011 at 6:02 pm | Reply

   Originally posted by hungryghost:

   called a gob stopper

   Love the name. I'd certainly try one.

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