Old School Candy

[ddrruler]

RE: Old School Candy

All of this I could get easily.

[-Skooter-]

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"Zebra gum(omg that stuff pwns!)" Tonberry that's Fruit Stripe, I mentioned it earlier I used to love how it came with the tattoos on the wrapper when I was younger. Oh and Jewpin, Bottle Caps, which I also mentioned earlier are EXACTLY like the soda bottle things, they taste like the different kinds of soda, but I know what you're talking about too. If I come up with a name, I'll let you know. I believe they were gummy. (?)

[Tasselfoot]

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Randall bars... Randall Cunningham's chocolate bars back in the early 90s.

Big League Chew nearly killed me as a kid... don't try and eat an entire pack at one time.
I have a case of Airheads in my pantry from Costco, 96 bars. Down to 20 or so... and the orange ones. I hate the orange ones.

I'm not much of a sweets person... trying to recall some of the other interesting goodies from yester-year... you don't see Cadberry creme eggs much anymore, nor peeps... I was always partial to Fire jolly ranchers, but those were discontinued. As were fruit punch. Sad days. Fire, Fruit Punch, Watermelon (i think), then grape, as the order of my favorite jolly ranchers as a kid. They still make watermelon?

OOOOH. The everlasting gobstoppers. They still make those? From Wonka candies, of course... they were sucking candies that changed colors the longer it was in your mouth. I loved those.

[-Skooter-]

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Yeah, I had a box of Gobstoppers the other day, it was great. As for the Cadburry Creme Eggs and the Peeps, I don't see the eggs, but the Peeps are everywhere here, though I never had much of a liking for them. Nerds, remember Nerds?? I don't know what Randall Bars are, sorry, and for the Fire "JR" I don't see those AT ALL anymore, I wonder why they discontinued those. (?) As for Watermelon, yeah, you can get those in any average bag of Jolly Ranchers, here they come in there own bags as well.

[Tasselfoot]

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Right... I knew the watermelon and grape were still around... the point was that Fire and Fruit Punch aren't. And they were my favs.

Randall bars would be Philly specific, as Randall Cunningham was the Eagles quarterback for most of the 90s before going to Minnesota to finish his career.

Finally... I'm aware peeps/eggs are still around, the point was you don't see the commercials for them anymore like you used to, even around Easter. Especially the Cadberry eggs.

And I hadn't seen gobstoppers at all in years... figured they were still around though, as as you said... Nerds are still easily attainable and are made by the same company.

[Tps222]

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They sell Gobstoppers all over the place here.

Dots is something I haven't seen in a while, along with Whatchmacalit's.

[vashthestampede0987]

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They sell Gobstoppers at my schools vending machines. I've also seen dots occasionally on halloween, and everywhere I go I find whatchamacalits.

[JurseyRider734]

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Who remembers the bandaid gum?

I do.

[Tasselfoot]

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I was always partial to the cigarette gum... I think parents complained about them or something. Can't find those anymore. They were cool because you could puff on them and powdered sugar would come out. And they were gum. Way cooler than eating bandaids.

[GuidoHunter]

Anyone know where I can get access to Wonka Bars? I had a huge craving for one the other day, but it was after Toys R Us closed, so I didn't know how to get one.

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

[Tasselfoot]

wonka.com ?

[Skikamukazi]

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Who remembers the bandaid gum?

I do.

Band-aid Gum was awsome. They don't sell it around hwere I live anymore.

[Spazzbite]

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Anybody remember those candy whistles with the crazy bird as the mascot? Those things were freakin' good. Chick-O-Sticks are really good, and I hardly see them any more.

[Layla-Day]

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Well, At a store 10 minutes from here, they have jolly ranchers bar thingies....I dont know the name but they are like hard candy bars, and they still do have Fruit Punch.

And another store like right up 9 mile has Chick-o-Sticks for only like 10 cents.

And again, here whatchamacallits are commonn, Dots are common, Gobstoppers are too.

My favorite candy is Nowandlaters.

[Skikamukazi]

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Right now my favorite candy is..... I don't know what it is, exactly. It is some inported German Chocolate. Man is it good...