Just a few days left before Easter, so make sure to get your goodies while you can.
Certainly one of the biggest days for candy, and for candy packaging, Easter is one we’re excited to celebrate here on the site.
For a fun Easter flashback, follow the jump to see what Woolworth’s was offering in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for the week of April 7th, 1968.
Here it is!
Woolworths Easter Candy - Color Newspaper circular - St Louis Dispatch - Sunday April 7 - 1968
That’s everything for today – it’s just a quickie. We’re busy getting the last-minute details together on the first CollectingCandy.com field trip! More on that, soon!
About Jason Liebig
A New York City based writer, editor and sometimes actor. After spending much of the 1990′s in the comic book business helping tell the stories of Marvel Comics’ X-Men as series editor, he has since split his time between developing his own entertainment properties while still consulting and working on others.
Having been described as “the Indiana Jones of lost and forgotten candy”, Jason is one of the country’s premier candy collectors and historians with his discoveries appearing in countless blogs, magazines, newspaper articles, and books.
Always happy to share his knowledge and unique perspectives on this colorful part of our popular culture, Jason has consulted with New York’s Museum of Food and Drink and has also been a featured guest on Food Network’s Heavyweights, France’s M6 Capital, and New York’s TheActionRoom.com.
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