Thread: days gone by !

I was thinking the other day about sweets, or as the americans amongs us call candy, that used to be around when I was young and that we no longer have ! One of them was a bar of chocolate called Five Boys which used to have a little boy on with different facial expressions, does anyone remember that ? And then there were spangles ! Oh and a bar of chocolate called Milk Tray, it was different fillings of chocolate in a bar ! All these are memories from my childhood.

So are there any sweets that are around no more that you can remember from your childhood ? Or perhaps it something else that takes you back, do tell, please ?

Chris, I miss penny candy!!!! We used to have sticks of gum called chum gum. Two for a penny one for you and one for a chum. Oh the good ol days

Originally Posted by donnad

Chris, I miss penny candy!!!! We used to have sticks of gum called chum gum. Two for a penny one for you and one for a chum. Oh the good ol days

I like the idea of sharing Donna, did you share or did you keep both for yourself !!! lol What is penny candy if I may be so bold ?

Originally Posted by Chris

I was thinking the other day about sweets, or as the americans amongs us call candy, that used to be around when I was young and that we no longer have ! One of them was a bar of chocolate called Five Boys which used to have a little boy on with different facial expressions, does anyone remember that ? And then there were spangles ! Oh and a bar of chocolate called Milk Tray, it was different fillings of chocolate in a bar ! All these are memories from my childhood.

So are there any sweets that are around no more that you can remember from your childhood ? Or perhaps it something else that takes you back, do tell, please ?

I seem to remember me of a chocolate bar with different fillings in one bar. Don't bremember me what it was called here. Haven't seen it in a coon's age. Haven't been looking either.

Originally Posted by Whyemier

I seem to remember me of a chocolate bar with different fillings in one bar. Don't bremember me what it was called here. Haven't seen it in a coon's age. Haven't been looking either.

Oh you have to look now Whyemier, is there anything else you remember that you cant get now ?

whyemier, maybe it was a 7 up bar? Penny candy is from the 50' 60's the small stores had boxes of candy behind the counter for a penny apiece usually. There were the few exceptions where you got more than one piece for a penny and that was awesome! Yes, my best friend Sharon and I would go to the store with a nickel or dime and load up on the penny candy. We still laugh about that.

Originally Posted by donnad

whyemier, maybe it was a 7 up bar? Penny candy is from the 50' 60's the small stores had boxes of candy behind the counter for a penny apiece usually. There were the few exceptions where you got more than one piece for a penny and that was awesome! Yes, my best friend Sharon and I would go to the store with a nickel or dime and load up on the penny candy. We still laugh about that.

Donna is that shop still open it looks awsome just like the old sweetie shops we used to have here ! I wonder how much your penny candy would cost today !! lol

Originally Posted by Chris

Donna is that shop still open it looks awsome just like the old sweetie shops we used to have here ! I wonder how much your penny candy would cost today !! lol

penny candy cost about 25 cents each now hahaha

Originally Posted by donnad

whyemier, maybe it was a 7 up bar? Penny candy is from the 50' 60's the small stores had boxes of candy behind the counter for a penny apiece usually. There were the few exceptions where you got more than one piece for a penny and that was awesome! Yes, my best friend Sharon and I would go to the store with a nickel or dime and load up on the penny candy. We still laugh about that.

Yep, Penny candy was great when it was two for a penny. I remember going into the little neighbor hood market and getting 100 pieces for a 50 cent piece (remember 50 cent pieces/half dollars?). I got sick many a time from too-much-candy. I felt cheated when in later years they only gave you one for a penny.

Whyemier is this it? I never ate these but I remembered them LOL