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Remembering a Few Old Candies

Author: Andrew Lyle

I’ve been eating candy since I was a kid. While I don’t have as much now as I did then, I still have a sweet tooth that begs for attention once in a while. Sometimes, I think about the candies from my tough that no longer exist.

While some of the ones that I’m thinking of are lesser known, there are those that were seemingly really popular and I’m surprised to see that they were discontinued. A few of the following varieties of candy that I’m about to mention fit that very bill.

Bonkers candy. Remember this one? It was a chewy candy. Really chewy in fact. There was one fruit flavor on the outside of the candy, with a second color and flavor on the inside.

These were really enjoyable and came in flavors like watermelon, grape, and even chocolate. They disappeared quickly in the ’80s, before making a surprise return to the scene during the late ’90s and then fading yet again. I haven’t seen these in stores in years.

Bubble gum was seemingly more popular 20 years ago than it is today. One of the most prominent forms of gum that I remember is the kind that came inside a mini juice box. There was a face on the front, and they were offered in a few flavors.

The gum came in the form of small pellets, and people would essentially sip it from the box as if they were drinking juice. They would chew it from there, of course.

Let’s make a foray into the chocolate world, looking at one of the bigger players of the ’80s. The Mars bar was right up there with Milky Ways and the other big players. Somehow, they faded into oblivion somewhere along the way. What happened to the Mars bar?

The Mars bar still exists, only they call it Snickers almond. There wasn’t much of an announcement made when this happened, but you’ll notice that the ingredients are the same should you happen to try one.

Times have changed, but fewer candies have. We’re fortunate to still have most of the classics that defined our childhoods.

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