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Wacky Wednesdays – Rotsa Root

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Jason Liebig

This week I’m once again having my Tuesday column lead into Wacky Wednesdays.  I don’t think that’s going to become a habit, but sometimes it is going to make sense and when it does, I’ll go with it.

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Topps’ Lotsa Loot – Money, Money, Money, Money – Candy-Money!

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Jason Liebig

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 →

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Butterfingers and Bart – Nestle’s Affair with The Simpsons

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Jason Liebig

The Simpsons and the Butterfinger – the connection may not be as obvious as it once was, but during the early days and in fact the first decade of their existence, The Simpsons were inexorably tied to the crispity, crunchety, … Continue reading →

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It’s an Earth-Shaking Sunday with Swell’s Earth Shaker Bubble Gum.

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Couldn’t decide what to talk about today, so I put my hand in the grab-bag and came out with a rather unusual piece from Philadelphia Chewing Gum’s Swell subsidiary – Earth Shaker bubble gum.

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Happy 100th Birthday to Oreo! – Part Two: All Those Flavors

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Yesterday, I covered the evolution of Oreo cookie packaging from the 1950’s through the early 2,000’s.   Today, I’ll be taking a look at the range of flavors and limited editions that Oreo has released over the past few years.

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From the Mystery Files: Ringers – The Adult Bubble Gum.

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Jason Liebig

I’ve previously pointed out that the history of candy and gum packaging is largely unknown.  It’s a bit like a fossil record in that for every piece you’ve seen, there are likely ten more that you haven’t.  For me that’s … Continue reading →

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Wacky Wednesdays – Hagnut

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Following up the last two days of Zagnut-related coverage, I thought I’d include Wacky Wednesdays in the fun as well.

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Zotz – Where the fizz still is.

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Jason Liebig

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 →

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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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The Secret and Saucy Origins of M&M’s Almond

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Jason Liebig

One of the aspects of collecting candy I really enjoy is that there are constantly new discoveries to be made.  As a kid, I collected trading cards, but I wasn’t discovering new things so much as I was assembling my … Continue reading →

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