# 92 Chocolate Easter Eggs **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 20, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600 "2026-03-20T03:55:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/1 "2026-03-20T03:55:45Z")
My mother and her sisters loved candy. They knew every candy store within a 50 mile radius. Candy was a staple of life. Their food pyramid was built with blocks of sugar surrounded with a halo of shimmering chocolate. I suspect that their nutritional understanding and cravings were skewed by unfortunate collective food insecurity during the Great Depression. Easter was an especially valued holiday since it revolved around the gathering and possession of candy. One year in the mid 1970s my mother and her sisters sent me to the Joseph Horne Store in Natrona Heights, PA. I was newly licensed to drive and honored to be the purchasing agent for the annual chocolate haul. My mission was to bring back 92 small chocolate Easter eggs from the candy section of that store. Yes you read that correctly. 92 eggs. I had a hand written list of what they each wanted. Fruit and nut (yuck), peanut butter melt away (yum), maple fudge, coconut cream. And some other flavors that only the 1970s could conjure up. I approached the candy counter with some trepidation and a little excitement. The clerk was momentarily shocked by my request if her eyes were any indication. She disappeared but came back with another worker. To my delight I was assigned my very own Easter egg consultant who packed and bagged my order with confidence and efficiency. And no judgement. 92 sounds like a lot. Divided up between the 5 sisters and their families these eggs might have lasted a few days. But what a divine few days those were! ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/2 "2026-03-20T04:01:43Z")
What a charming Easter memory and story! I smiled to think of your mom and her sisters with their families savoring those chocolate Easter eggs. šŸ™‚ Thanks for sharing it with us! ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/3 "2026-03-20T04:06:12Z")
Thank you! Feeling a little Easter nostalgia tonight and wanted to capture the memories in writing. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/4 "2026-03-20T04:24:04Z")
If you ever write a family memoir that has _got_ to be the title! ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/5 "2026-03-20T04:27:32Z")
I love your story! My sisters and I are the same way, having been raised by a mother who also had a sugar/chocolate craving and would take us all to Fanny May Candies whenever we had to go downtown, and give us boxes of it for Valentineā€™s Day every year. One sister still sends me a box every year. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/6 "2026-03-20T04:27:51Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > If you ever write a family memoir that has _got_ to be the title! Great idea! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/7 "2026-03-20T04:30:24Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I love your story! My sisters and I are the same way, having been raised by a mother who also had a sugar/chocolate craving and would take us all to Fanny May Candies whenever we had to go downtown, and give us boxes of it for Valentineā€™s Day every year. One sister still sends me a box every year. Chocolate connects us in a special way. That is sweet that your sister is keeping the chocolate connection alive. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/8 "2026-03-20T06:53:45Z")
My glucose just went up in solidarity. Such a sweet family tale. Love love love. šŸ„š ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/9 "2026-03-20T07:47:29Z")
Fun memory! My local race book has a woman on the door whose job it is to check IDs of those who look like they might be underage. It also has slot machines in addition to racehorse betting, and so, is off-limits to minors. All of us horseplayers agree that one of the best times of year is Easter, since the woman buys little chocolate eggs, and makes sure everybody gets one when they come in. And if youā€™re nice, you might get a few more! ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/10 "2026-03-20T11:23:59Z")
I dunno, 92 sounds like a good number of chocolate eggs to me. Did you buy extra for the drive home? mmm ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/11 "2026-03-20T12:32:11Z")
My mother and her sisters loved candy. They knew every candy store within a 50 mile radius. Candy was a staple of life. Their food pyramid was built with blocks of sugar surrounded with a halo of shimmering chocolate. I suspect that their nutritional understanding and cravings were skewed by unfortunate collective food insecurity during the Great Depression. Easter was an especially valued holiday since it revolved around the gathering and possession of candy. One year in the mid 1970s my mother and her sisters sent me to the Joseph Horne Store in Natrona Heights, PA. I was newly licensed to drive and honored to be the purchasing agent for the annual chocolate haul. My mission was to bring back 92 small chocolate Easter eggs from the candy section of that store. Yes you read that correctly. 92 eggs. I had a hand written list of what they each wanted. Fruit and nut (yuck), peanut butter melt away (yum), maple fudge, coconut cream. And some other flavors that only the 1970s could conjure up. I approached the candy counter with some trepidation and a little excitement. The clerk was momentarily shocked by my request if her eyes were any indication. She disappeared but came back with another worker. To my delight I was assigned my very own Easter egg consultant who packed and bagged my order with confidence and efficiency. And no judgement. 92 sounds like a lot. Divided up between the 5 sisters and their families these eggs might have lasted a few days. But what a divine few days those were! I donā€™t think it even crossed my mind. It was my first Big Important Mission in the car! I did not want to screw anything up and lose privileges. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/12 "2026-03-20T12:41:23Z")
Very nice recollection, well told. But I have to ask-- was there a particular significance to 92 eggs? An even 100 eggs would be easier to divvy up between 5 sisters. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/13 "2026-03-20T13:00:27Z")
Maybe they were singing ā€œ99 Red Balloonsā€ while they were divvying up the chockies. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/14 "2026-03-20T13:11:56Z")
As a kid in Baltimore, our Aunt H would always get a monster size **Rhebā€™s Sherbet Egg** in dark chocolate. Just looking at the box made your teeth hurt, but, oh, so good! > **[Sherbet Egg](https://www.rhebs.com/product/sherbet-egg/)** > > Sherbet Egg ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/15 "2026-03-20T13:58:56Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Very nice recollection, well told. > > But I have to ask-- was there a particular significance to 92 eggs? An even 100 eggs would be easier to divvy up between 5 sisters. I canā€™t remember. It will remain a mystery. Some of the families were more economically stretched than others. Each family had a different number of children and likes/dislikes so that may have been a factor. Family one: 5 children Family two: 4 children Family three: 3 children Family four: 2 children Family five: 1 child My mother also had seven brothers with even more children. I donā€™t recall how the brothers (my uncles) procured their festive Easter goodies lol! ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/16 "2026-03-20T14:02:35Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > As a kid in Baltimore, our Aunt H would always get a monster size **Rhebā€™s Sherbet Egg** in dark chocolate. Just looking at the box made your teeth hurt, but, oh, so good! > > [Sherbet Egg](https://www.rhebs.com/product/sherbet-egg/) That looks divine! I think buttercream was one of the flavors back in the 1970s as well. We also received large Easter eggs and other assorted chocolates and candies in out baskets. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/17 "2026-03-20T14:09:25Z")
> [@Ellecram](#): > > I canā€™t remember. > It will remain a mystery. > Some of the families were more economically stretched than others. > > Each family had a different number of children and likes/dislikes so that may have been a factor. > Family one: 5 children > Family two: 4 children > Family three: 3 children > Family four: 2 children > Family five: 1 child Well, Iā€™m slow at work so I did a bit of math: 92 eggs / 15 children = 6.133 eggs. Round down to 6 eggs per kid and thereā€™s 2 eggs left. A two egg payment for the egg procurer, maybe? Or maybe a couple kids who were extra good that year got an extra egg. Or, it sounds like maybe some of the kids got more eggs than others depending on the economic situation or the like / dislike factor. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/18 "2026-03-20T14:28:26Z")
Nobody said there would be math. šŸ˜‘ More about the chocolate-ness of the eggs please!šŸ˜€ ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/19 "2026-03-20T14:53:20Z")
Excellent situational summary! ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600/20 "2026-03-20T14:53:58Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Nobody said there would be math. šŸ˜‘ > > More about the chocolate-ness of the eggs please!šŸ˜€ LOL I hear you! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600.md?page=2)