{"id":10414,"date":"2013-05-31T13:03:36","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T17:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=10414"},"modified":"2013-05-31T13:03:36","modified_gmt":"2013-05-31T17:03:36","slug":"owyhees-old-faithful-for-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=10414","title":{"rendered":"Owyhee’s Old Faithful for Friday!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CC_OldOwyhee is a company name that you probably aren’t familiar with.\u00a0 Even so, you might know their best-known but oddly-named treat, the Idaho Spud.<\/p>\n

Having created much more than just their famous Spud, Owyhee have been producing one particular delicious treat for over three decades; the aptly-named Old Faithful.<\/p>\n

Owyhee’s Old Faithful tended to be a regional treat over the years and these days is one that, outside of the Idaho area, you’re most likely to find at a candy specialty store.<\/p>\n

I have one vintage example of an Old Faithful wrapper in my collection that dates back to the early 1980’s.\u00a0 Here it is:<\/p>\n

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Idaho Candy Company – Owyhee – Old Faithful – candy wrapper – 1982<\/p><\/div>\n

During a recent visit to Nebraska I was able to pick up a current Old Faithful at Omaha’s Hollywood Candy<\/a> store.\u00a0 Old Faithful bars are still produced by the Idaho Candy Company, but I did notice that the Owyhee name is no longer included on packages.\u00a0 Here’s how the wrappers look now:<\/p>\n

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Idaho Candy Company – Old Faithful – candy wrapper – 2013<\/p><\/div>\n

I’d never had an Old Faithful before and I gotta say it was quite delicious!\u00a0 I’ll certainly be picking a couple up again the next time I see them.<\/p>\n

And that’s everything for this Old Faithful Friday.<\/p>\n

See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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