Category Archives: Chocolate

30-Year-Old-Snickers – Wrappers Recovered

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Three weeks ago, I presented an assortment of unopened chocolate bars from 1981.  As a candy collector, I originally acquired them with the desire to recover the packaging – not so much the decades-old chocolate inside. Opening those packages and … Continue reading →

Posted in 1980's, Chocolate, M&M's, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Oscar Sunday and a Hooray for the Hollywood candy bar!

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Jason Liebig

It’s Oscar Sunday, and on a night that celebrates the cinema, I’d like to celebrate a few pieces of candy packaging that have a Hollywood connection. In a way, so much of the vintage candy I talk about is connected … Continue reading →

Posted in 1960's, 1970's, Chocolate | 8 Comments

Choco’Lite – with crispy chips, not just bubbles.

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Jason Liebig

When discussing discontinued chocolate bars or candy, especially ones that are fondly remembered or missed, the talk soon moves to the question: “Is there anything like this that I can still buy?” Such is the case with Nestle’s Choco’Lite bar.

Posted in 1970's, Chocolate | 49 Comments

For President’s Day – Presidential M&M’s

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Jason Liebig

To my recollection, candy started taking on a larger presidential profile during Ronald Reagan’s presidency in the 1980’s.  President Reagan was a fan of a brand of jelly beans that were relatively unknown at the time – Jelly Belly.  Soon … Continue reading →

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WigWag

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Jason Liebig

After covering the US Marathon bar and its secret origins as well as its UK namesake and the bar that inspired it (CurlyWurly), I’m going to round it out with the WigWag.

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Collecting CurlyWurly

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Jason Liebig

I’ve long been uncertain of how the name of this bar should be written.  Is it two separate words as in Curly Wurly, one word but with an oddly-placed capital like CurlyWulry, or is it simply a single name like … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970's, Chocolate | 17 Comments

Mars Mixes it Up – A Tricky Trinity of Timeless Brands: Part Two

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Jason Liebig

A quick recap on yesterday’s Part One: For decades, Snickers bars were sold as Marathon bars over in the United Kingdom, while the US had a its own different Marathon through the 1970’s.  But in the early 1990’s the UK … Continue reading →

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Mad about Marathon – The bar that lasts a good long time…

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Jason Liebig

The name of this website is CollectingCandy and no single candy wrapper has been as responsible for my starting to collect candy than the Marathon’s. My love of Marathon is reflected throughout the site.  The current Collecting Candy logo is … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970's, Chocolate | 21 Comments