{"id":14617,"date":"2014-08-19T18:40:26","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T22:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=14617"},"modified":"2014-08-19T18:42:10","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T22:42:10","slug":"texas-souvenir-candy-discovered-during-a-dallas-layover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=14617","title":{"rendered":"Texas Souvenir Candy Discovered During a Dallas Layover!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CC_Texas<\/p>\n

Howdy, everyone.\u00a0 I’ve been doing a bit of traveling the past couple months which has kept me away from CollectingCandy.com more than I’d prefer.\u00a0 But on the plus side, a lot of that travel has led to uncovering great historical confectionery information while also allowing me to shop for candy in locations I don’t normally get to, including the Dallas airport terminal.\u00a0 Today I’d like to share a few pieces I picked up while on a layover last month – check out my Texas souvenir candy!<\/p>\n

One of my recent destinations was the 2014 San Diego Comic Con with a flight that included a layover in Dallas, giving me some time to check out the local candy.\u00a0 Well, maybe not the most authentic local confectionery offerings – this was the airport after all – a place that is its own unique world.<\/p>\n

At a couple of the Dallas airport newsstands, I encountered large handle-bag packs of Hershey’s candy in what were labeled “Travel Retail Exclusive” packaging.\u00a0 I would have liked to have gotten a sample of one of these packages for my collection, but it was simply too much extra candy to carry.\u00a0 I did snap a picture, however, so I could share it today:<\/p>\n

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Hershey’s Airport newsstand travel retail exclusive packages – July 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

Not only that, but the Dallas airport terminal also featured a dedicated candy store chain I’d never encountered before – Natalie’s Candy Jar!<\/p>\n

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Natalie’s Candy Jar – candy store in the Dallas airport – July 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

I picked up a few things at Natalie’s that I hadn’t tried before, and found the overall design and look of the place to be quite welcoming and colorful.\u00a0 I dug it.<\/p>\n

But I didn’t find today’s souvenir candy at Natalie’s – I found those spread out across a few other spots within the terminal.\u00a0 At first, I only found these Texas Size Jelly Beans:<\/p>\n

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Texas Sized Jelly Beans at the Dallas airport – July 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

I wasn’t even sure I was going to buy these but when I found some of the other souvenir boxes at a different vendor, I realized they made up a fun assortment.\u00a0 With in mind, I circled back and got all that I could find.\u00a0 I came away with five different offerings in this series, all distributed by a company called “Lonestar”.\u00a0 Here they are:<\/p>\n

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Lonestar – Texas Size Jelly Beans – 4.5oz souvenir candy box – July 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lonestar – Texas Fire Balls – 4.5oz souvenir candy box – July 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lonestar – Texas Treats cherry sours – 4.5oz souvenir candy box – July 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

I especially like these next two boxes for Rattlesnake and Armadillo Candy Eggs as they offer a bit of educational information on the reverse of each box.\u00a0 Reminds me of some of my favorite souvenirs acquired during childhood road trip vacations.<\/p>\n

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Lonestar – Texas Rattlesnake Eggs – 4.5oz souvenir candy box – July 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lonestar – Texas Armadillo Eggs – 4.5oz souvenir candy box – July 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

Those are all of the Lonestar-branded souvenir boxes I picked up.<\/p>\n

I also found what I assume is a more traditional Texas confectionery offering from the Lammes Candies company – Longhorns (These remind me a lot of DeMet’s Turtles):<\/p>\n

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Lammes Candies – Longhorns – 1.5 oz candy box – July 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

The last souvenir candy I picked up was a Texas chocolate bar, produced by the Paramount company.\u00a0 Paramount Chocolates produces souvenir bars for sale all over the country.\u00a0 I know I’ve got at least a couple New York City-themed bar wrappers in my collection produced by Paramount.\u00a0 Here’s the wrapper for the Texas bar:<\/p>\n

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Paramount Chocolates – Texas – 1.75oz souvenir milk chocolate bar wrapper – July 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

That’s what I picked up during my short-but-fruitful layover in Dallas.<\/p>\n

There was one additional souvenir candy box I decided not to get, once again because I felt it was too big to fit into my already candy-stuffed carry-on baggage.\u00a0 This one was for a product called Wild West Taffy – here’s a pic:<\/p>\n

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Wild West Taffy candy boxes seen at Dallas airport – July 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

And that’s everything I’ve got to share on the Texas-themed souvenir candy I discovered during my Dallas layover.\u00a0\u00a0 If you spot any souvenir candy in your area, send me a pic – I’d love to see what’s out there!<\/p>\n

See you next time, pardner!<\/p>\n

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