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Brach’s-in-Bulk – Bite-Size and By-the-Bag – Old-School.
Growing up, one of my favorite spots at the grocery store was the Brach’s bulk candy or Pick-A-Mix area. Decades before the modern bulk candy sections of super-stores, Brach’s kept the old-fashioned general store feeling alive with their candy sales … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's
Tagged 1970's, 70's, Brach's, candy, collectible, collecting, confection, holiday, Jelly Nougat, packaging, PIck-A-Mix, retro, sugar, sweets, vintage, wrapper
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It’s called soft-chunk! Or when Bubblicious was “New!”
Before I get to the subject of today’s post, I wanted to thank everyone for giving CollectingCandy.com such a terrific response yesterday. Thanks for the Tweets, the site mentions, the comments, and the e-mails. I approached that first article with … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, Bubble Gum, Gum
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 70's, 80's, bubble gum, bubblegum, Bubblicious, candy, collect, collecting, confection, gum, packaging, retro, soft-chunk, sweets, vintage, Warner-Lambert, wrapper
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Big League Chew – Retrospective of an American Original
PREFACE When I set out to launch CollectingCandy.com, my mission was clear: celebrate the history of candy packaging, its marketing, and the people behind it. Sure, the title was Collecting Candy, but I felt that you didn’t need to be … Continue reading
