Retro candy

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This article about candy from the 1950s will really give you candy nostalgia if you were a a young 50s kid with pockets full of your favorite 1950s candy.

Care*Free Sugarless Gum Brand: Care*Free Sugarless Gum, Hershey's Launched:1980s What Made It Great: It was long-lasting. Care*Free Sugarless gum came on the scene in flat sticks rivaling Trident. While 4 out of 5 dentists did not recommend Care*Free, a 1991 commercial featuring the pop-duo Milli Vanilli claimed the flavor would outlast the singers' infamous lip-synched act.

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From my vintage ad collection. More items HERE: www.ajaxallpurpose.blogspot.com/ www.facebook.com/christian.montone/

Here's a great little candy package I'd never heard of or seen before coming across it in the L.M. Kallok Collection. This one was written up over at CollectingCandy.com: Fleer’s Little Zitts – A CollectingCandy.com Exclusive! www.collectingcandy.com/wordpress/?p=5338

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Get ready to take a trip down memory lane with us as we explore the delicious world of candy from the 1960s through the 1980s. Candy is more than just a sweet treat; it's a cultural touchstone that brings back fond memories of childhood and simpler times. During these decades, the candy industry underwent a rapid transformation, with new flavors, textures, and shapes that captured the imaginations of candy lovers everywhere.

Even back in the 1960's and 1970's, candy companies would spin off their main brands into special versions - such is the case with Wild Cherry Dots. I love the colors scheme on this box - I think it's a subtle and striking at the same time. This comes from the "Munktiki Collection", a large lot of consumer goods packaging saved and stored by Californian Paul Nielsen during the 1970's. A collection I recently acquired and will be documenting here. For more on Paul's current activities, check…

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Relive sweet memories with the best discontinued candies of all time. From nostalgic favorites like Marathon Bars to iconic treats like Butterfinger BB's, discover the candies that defined a generation and are still missed today. Explore this ultimate list of long-lost sweets and take a trip down memory lane. Don't miss out—dive into the full collection of classic candies now and indulge in the sweet past!

Take a tasty trip back in time to the 1950’s with Nancy Adams 1950’s Decades candy gift box. All the candy the cool cats had to have like candy necklaces, Chuckles, smarties and more in one gift set. You'll be made in the shade when you give 1950's candy decades boxes as party favors, wedding favors, birthday favors, or candy gifts. Nassau Candy is THE destination for retro candy from the 1950’s to today. Better burn rubber and check it out.

Classic Candy: America’s Favorite Sweets, 1950–80 by Darlene Lacey

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Here's one of three different Lemonhead boxes I have. This comes from the "Munktiki Collection", a large lot of consumer goods packaging saved and stored by Californian Paul Nielsen during the 1970's. A collection I recently acquired and will be documenting here. For more on Paul's current activities, check out www.munktiki.com.

According to a recent article on Smithsonian.com, the notion that poison candy is routinely distributed to unsuspecting children on Halloween is a myth pe...

Pop Rocks, Wacky Packs, Now and Laters—all the great candy of the 1970s are listed below. How many of these popular candies do you remember?

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