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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 10:05 AM
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I found this at a local store, and was instantly transported to my childhood days



Haven't seen it in years, and just love it.

You?

Or is there something else that brings you back.... way back?
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 10:10 AM
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1. Do they still make Chunky Bars?
I'd love a Chunky Bar
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 10:11 AM
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2. I don't know
That was one I never cared for (it had raisins in it.... blech!)
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 10:28 AM
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7. I occasionally see them at places like Big Lots n/r
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 06:00 PM
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37. Yeah, I see them from time to time out here
SW Missouri.
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Moondog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 06:58 PM
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38. You can still get them in Florida.
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 10:13 AM
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3. Are the pieces still separated by that weird wax paper system?
I used to eat those all the time.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 10:19 AM
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4. they are!
I didn't have too much trouble peeling it off though.
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 10:26 AM
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6. When it was hot, sometimes we would put them in the fridge for a few minutes.
But not too long! Just long enough to get them off the wax paper.

They are better gooey, imho.
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 10:25 AM
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5. Although I liked those way back when,
these days I would rename it "Bit-O-Filling-Removal-Putty" :P
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 10:31 AM
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8. Sky Bars
The ones with the four different filled sections.
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Glorfindel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 10:32 AM
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9. Remember the little TV commercial jingle?
"Bit-O-Honey goes a long, long way, if you have one head it lasts all day."
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laylah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 10:54 AM
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10. Green River soda nt
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liberalitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 11:24 AM
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12. Brownies,..... not Yohoos,.... brownies damn it.
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liberalitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 11:23 AM
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11. These Mary Janes, Milkshake Bars, Chicco Sticks....
Where has my childhood gone?
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cwydro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 11:27 AM
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14. Chicco sticks!
I used to love those too!

And Zagnut bars.
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cwydro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 11:26 AM
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13. Oh yes!
I remember those. I don't think my teeth could take it now though.

Remember Now r'Laters?
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sammythecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 11:43 AM
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15. Fabulous for removing unwanted dental fillings.
x(
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 12:43 PM
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16. I don't chew them until they get really soft in my mouth
(did I just say that?)
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sammythecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 12:55 PM
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17. Oh my!
:blush:
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 01:40 PM
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18. Never seen that.
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marzipanni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 02:03 PM
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19. Here are eight pages of childhood candy memories, in alphabetical order
mixed in with more common candy.
http://www.oldtimecandy.com/candy-pix1.htm

I used to love the penny candy counter at the country store in Concord, Massachusetts.
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dgibby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 03:35 PM
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20. Sugar Babies
Most of the old fashioned candies are now sold in Cracker Barrel restaurants.
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 04:00 PM
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21. I was a Spree and Bottle Caps man.
I'm sure my parents ended up paying for my dentist's his bass boat.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 04:09 PM
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22. those wax bottles with sweet juice in them... (well, it probably wasn't juice)
Edited on Mon May-18-09 04:09 PM by tigereye
we used to get those in a small store near my elementary school.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 04:10 PM
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23. oh, and Turkish Taffy. I loved that stuff.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 04:17 PM
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24. Razzles. It's a candy! No, wait! It's a gum!


Oh, and this takes me waaaay back, to Ohio, specifically:

Good old Little Tom pop.
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 04:23 PM
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25. Yummies Candy in Kittery, ME carries lots of the old candies
Edited on Mon May-18-09 04:23 PM by Kat45
And you can order them online.

http://www.yummies.com/

Actually, I found some Bit-o-Honey a few years ago, I think at Linens'n'Things, of all places.

:hi:
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timtom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 05:36 PM
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26. Powerhouse!
Edited on Mon May-18-09 05:37 PM by timtom
While other candy bars were a nickel, Powerhouse cost a dime! It was a quarter of a pound of candy!

It was like a Baby Ruth on steroids.

<Edit to add> And I was never able to finish one at one sitting. They were incredibly rich.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 05:38 PM
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27. Remember those long Marathon bars:
Edited on Mon May-18-09 05:39 PM by Arugula Latte
My sister and I loved 'em. They were just chocolate-covered caramel.



(on edit: Doesn't the design of that label just encompass everything '70s?)


I guess these are the modern-day equivalent:
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vard28 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 05:40 PM
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28. Pixie Stix
I'd always trade the cherry and grape ones to get the orange and lime ones!
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 05:45 PM
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29. Idaho Spuds, and Mountain Bars...
Edited on Mon May-18-09 05:50 PM by petersond
most people don't remember those candy bars at all. My mom would always send me to the store for Idaho Spuds, and my dads favorite was Mountain Bars, so I'd usually raid their stash, but more so my dads stash, cause Idaho spuds really didn't do it for me. My mom was almost always pregnant when I was growing up, so I'd have to run to the store often for Idaho Spuds, and various other treats.....

Oh, and Pilot Bread(Sailor Bread), I haven't seen those in...AGES.

eta:to clarify
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 05:51 PM
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32. I can get Idaho Spuds whenever I want to, but I don't like them.
:)
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 05:54 PM
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33. I literally haven't seen an Idaho Spud
in over...shit, since like 93...same with mountain bars, those were great. I didn't like the coconut/marshmellow in the Spuds, but my mother was a coconut hound when she was pregnant...I did like it when she went on Mounds/Almond Joy benders, now those...I dig those.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 05:55 PM
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34. Oh, yeah...Almond Joy is one of my favorites.
I don't eat candy bars very often at all - usually one of the kids will give me an Almond Joy along with my birthday present. :)
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 05:49 PM
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30. this >>
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 05:50 PM
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31. I *love* Bit-O-Honey, but I can't eat it anymore.
Don't want to pull a crown out.
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 05:55 PM
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35. The good old days.
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-18-09 05:56 PM
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36. Snap
crackle and pop, I haven't seen those since...damn, like the late 80's.
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