# Candy bars that must be brought back **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 31, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817 "2009-10-31T04:55:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/1 "2009-10-31T04:55:04Z")
For whatever reason, I’ve been thinking about the [Nestle Alpine White bar](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGjDjKJWwvs), which was a white chocolate/almonds bar sold in the 80s. White chocolate is so sweet it’s hard to match up with other candies, and almonds were the perfect choice. I ate them all the time when they were available, but no one else even seems to remember them. Which other oldtime/discontinued candy bars would you bring back? ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/2 "2009-10-31T05:08:39Z")
PB Max! PB Max! PB Max! I don’t feel like describing it right now but it was heaven. Reese’s cups wished they were even half as awesome as PB Max. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/3 "2009-10-31T06:56:17Z")
> [@installLSC](#): > > For whatever reason, I’ve been thinking about the [Nestle Alpine White bar](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGjDjKJWwvs), which was a white chocolate/almonds bar sold in the 80s. White chocolate is so sweet it’s hard to match up with other candies, and almonds were the perfect choice. I ate them all the time when they were available, but no one else even seems to remember them. Which other oldtime/discontinued candy bars would you bring back? Could it even be called White Chocolate under current guidelines? I recall it not having much in the way of cocoa butter, though it might have had enough. Not that it was terrible, I just didn’t think it very white chocolatey (and I was quite glad when the FDA finally clarified the rules). I don’t like oversweetened stuff myself; my favorite white chocolate is Droste’s pastilles, which are only a slight bit sweeter than their milk chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/4 "2009-10-31T07:24:16Z")
[Willie Wonka’s Super Skrunch](http://learnsomethingnewtoday.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/wonka-scrunch-bar.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![valleyofthedolls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/5 "2009-10-31T07:31:53Z")
The Reggie Bar. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/6 "2009-10-31T07:53:32Z")
> [@valleyofthedolls](#): > > The Reggie Bar. I have one in my freezer that I’ve been keeping since 1982. Interested?😃 ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/7 "2009-10-31T12:26:08Z")
Marathon ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/8 "2009-10-31T13:21:33Z")
Not a bar, but the most amazing hard candies - [Regal Crown Sours](http://greatbutforgotten.blogspot.com/2008/07/regal-crown-sours-candy.html). I can’t believe that something so great was discontinued. ---
**Author:** ![Ronald\_C.Semone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/9 "2009-10-31T13:40:06Z")
Welch’s Fudge ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/10 "2009-10-31T13:58:55Z")
I second the [Marathon Bar](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2161/2223604332_e9b076a5b5.jpg?v=0) (not the british Snickers). ---
**Author:** ![silvermist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silvermist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silvermist)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/11 "2009-10-31T14:04:47Z")
The original Payday, larger, thicker and you could pick off the peanuts to share with the squirrels and eat all that yummy stuff inside. ---
**Author:** ![cstamets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@cstamets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cstamets)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/12 "2009-10-31T14:09:59Z")
[Milkshake](http://www.candywrappermuseum.com/milkshake.html) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/13 "2009-10-31T14:20:08Z")
I liked those too. There’s several white chocolate bars available today. I think Hershey has one with almonds. Kit Kat whites are good too, I love Necco Wafers. They are hard to find. I order a box each year off the internet. > [@installLSC](#): > > For whatever reason, I’ve been thinking about the [Nestle Alpine White bar](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGjDjKJWwvs), which was a white chocolate/almonds bar sold in the 80s. White chocolate is so sweet it’s hard to match up with other candies, and almonds were the perfect choice. I ate them all the time when they were available, but no one else even seems to remember them. Which other oldtime/discontinued candy bars would you bring back? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/14 "2009-10-31T14:36:09Z")
Anyone remember the foot long bubble gum sticks? I can’t recall the product name. You could get them in pink or grape. Bought them all the time in the seventies. ---
**Author:** ![cstamets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@cstamets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cstamets)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/15 "2009-10-31T14:41:56Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Anyone remember the foot long bubble gum sticks? I can’t recall the product name. You could get them in pink or grape. Bought them all the time in the seventies. Bub’s Daddy Apparently, the currently available Super Bubble Bubble Gum is the same recipe in smaller pieces. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/16 "2009-10-31T15:02:31Z")
Another vote for the [Marathon Bar](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/3331001885/). ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/17 "2009-10-31T15:04:18Z")
Curly Wurly is almost the same as a Marathon. Marathon was the US version of this Euro candy. > **[Curly Wurly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curly_Wurly)** > > Curly Wurly is a brand of chocolate bar manufactured by British company Cadbury and sold worldwide since 1970. Its shape resembles three flattened, intertwined serpentine strings. The bar is made of chocolate-coated hard caramel. > This design was created by David John Parfitt, a long-serving research confectioner based at the Cadbury Bournville factory, while he was experimenting with some surplus toffee from another piece of work. It was launched in 1970. > Since 2010, Curly Wurly has been prod... Amazon has Curly Wurly and some of the internet candy places do also. > **[Amazon.com : Cadbury Curly Wurly British Chocolate Bar 26g x 10 bar : Candy And...](https://www.amazon.com/Cadbury-Curly-Wurly-British-Chocolate/dp/B004HYEFL0)** > > Chewy caramel ladders smothered in smooth, creamy Cadbury milk chocolate, around since 1970, Curly Wurly is still a firm favourite, Suitable for Vegetarians. > [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > Marathon ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/18 "2009-10-31T16:43:23Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Not a bar, but the most amazing hard candies - [Regal Crown Sours](http://greatbutforgotten.blogspot.com/2008/07/regal-crown-sours-candy.html). I can’t believe that something so great was discontinued. I was going to mention this and link to my web page about it, but it looks like you beat me to it. I’d add Nestle’s Cookies and Mint – my daughter’s favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/19 "2009-10-31T16:54:30Z")
The [Seven Up bar](http://www.candywrappermuseum.com/sevenup.html). It had cherry, coconut, caramel, fudge, jelly, maple, and Brazil nut centers in each of its seven segments. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817/20 "2009-10-31T17:00:07Z")
Forever Yours. Dark chocolate with caramel and nougat inside. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bars-that-must-be-brought-back/515817.md?page=2)