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Category Archives: Hard Candy
From the Oddball Files – Australia’s LifeSavers Musk flavor.
Ah, flavor… it’s a funny thing, especially where candy is concerned. What one person finds delicious, another finds awful. I don’t spend too much time discussing the flavors of candy, as that’s not what the focus on this site … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1980's, Hard Candy, Uncategorized
Tagged 1950's, 50's, anniversary, Australia, Australian, Centennial, confection, confectionery, Down Under, Life Savers, Lifesavers, mint, Nestle, packaging, sweets, wrapper, Wrigley
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Behind the Music…Whistle Pops!
Whistle Pops, as they were called when I first encountered them, were introduced to United States consumers in 1975.
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Hard Candy, Novelty
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 70's, 80's, antique, candy, Chupa Chups, collectible, collection, confection, confectionery, hard candy, Keebler, mascot, musical, novelty, packaging, Peter Paul, pop, retro, sweets, vintage, whistle, whistling, wrapper
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After years of hunting – Willy Wonka’s Daredevils – Discovered!
Collecting candy is a crazy kind of hobby. Sometimes you can spend years hunting for any trace of a brand or piece of packaging, and never find one. But it’s not always so tough – typically there is a photo … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Boxed, Hard Candy, Nestle, Wonka
Tagged 1980's, 80's, Breaker, candy, cinnamon, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, Daredevils, devil, Gobstopper, jawbreaker, mascot, packaging, retro, sweets, vintage, Willy Wonka, Wonka
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Pop Bottle Candy – a Topps classic from my Woolworth’s youth.
Since I launched CollectingCandy.com, there are a few topics that I’ve been especially excited to talk about and share pieces of – and Pop Bottle Candy is definitely one of them.
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Hard Candy, Novelty, Topps
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 70's, 80's, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, confectionery, novelty, old, packaging, retro, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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Topps’ Lotsa Loot – Money, Money, Money, Money – Candy-Money!
I’m not sure about everyone else, but when I was a kid it was always fun playing with pretend money. Be it Monopoly or play money or the occasional odd foreign coin that would find their way into my hands, … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Hard Candy, Topps
Tagged 1970's, 70's, candy, collectible, collecting, collection, confection, design, packaging, retro, sweets, Topps, vintage, wrappers
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Zotz – Where the fizz still is.
I have clear memories of Zotz candy from when I was a kid, both the packaging and the confectionery experience it contained. The Zotz name and logo was like a comic book sound effect, and it accurately described the exclamation … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Hard Candy
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 70's, 80's, candy, collecting, confection, fizzy, history, nostalgia, nostalgic, packaging, Pop Rocks, retro, sweets, vintrage collectible, wrappers, Zotz
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From the time-machine – Reed’s candy boxes from the 1970’s.
When I posted about those 30-year-old unopened candy bars last week, I said that finding old candy wasn’t easy so you have to look for it wherever you can. Today’s post will illustrate that while vintage candy is exceedingly difficult … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Hard Candy, Uncategorized
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Tribute to the father of Lemonheads and Atomic Fireballs: Nello Ferrara 1919-2012
On February 7th, Nello Ferrara, the man who brought us Ferrara Pan’s Lemonheads and Atomic Fireballs candies (and probably much more), passed away. Due to this news, today’s post will be a celebration of two of his creations that were … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Boxed, Hard Candy
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 70's, candy, collect, collectible, confection, mascot, panned, retro, sweets, vintage
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