# Childhood treats rediscovered **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 3, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565 "2025-04-03T12:53:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/21 "2025-04-03T20:10:27Z")
I was born in Milwaukee in the '50s and loved [Candy Raisins!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_Raisins) I was visiting MKE in the late Twenty-Teens and was shocked to find them in a gas station… in the “Lake Country” (Oconomowoc), where the new company was located. I couldn’t believe how light and honeylicious they were… and now they’re gone again. Hey, new owners, we can’t wait very long! ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/22 "2025-04-03T20:23:19Z")
When I was last in Manhattan I found this place: > **[HOME - Economy Candy](https://economycandy.com/)** > > Economy Candy is NYC's oldest retail candy shop. From Abba Zaba to Zagnut, if they make it we have it. Nationwide shipping available! I don’t much like candy any more, but this place was a feast to my memories ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/23 "2025-04-03T20:23:22Z")
This thread got me thinking of a childhood candy that I absolutely loved, made even more loved by the fact that nobody begged you for some if they saw you eating it. Choward’s Violet Mints. Man, I can smell them right now as if they were sitting on my desk. Looked them up. You can still get them but one foil packet is about a dollar. And I thought they were expensive as a kid because they were, like, ten whole cents! ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/24 "2025-04-03T20:45:30Z")
My grandmother used to keep a pack of Choward’s Violet Mints in each of her dresser drawers so her clothes smelled like them. ---
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/25 "2025-04-03T21:18:54Z")
I don’t particularly enjoy the taste but man the smell… it literally gives me goosebumps, I’m sure it’s heavily influenced by nostalgia but I used to keep a pack around the house just to occasionally give it a good whiff (that really makes me sound like a weirdo lol) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/26 "2025-04-03T22:47:05Z")
The whole Vermont Country Store catalog is fun to peruse, but the candy section has some of those old-timey favorites: > **[Hard-to-Find Classic Candy | Retro Sweets](https://www.vermontcountrystore.com/candy/category/classic-candy)** > > Shop our huge assortment of hard-to-find classic candy and retro sweets. Discover jelly beans, merrimints, and other classics that are difficult to come by at your local store. ---
**Author:** ![knavette57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knavette57/32/3871_2.png) [@knavette57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knavette57)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/27 "2025-04-03T22:54:06Z")
Black licorice. It had become scarce for awhile, but the Australian type has returned, and seems very popular, and is quite nice. I love black jelly beans, and I see them often right now since it is close to Easter! I think anise flavors are a bit out of style. ---
**Author:** ![sunacres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@sunacres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunacres)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/28 "2025-04-03T23:12:04Z")
Now you’ve got me rememberin’ Sen Sen… ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/29 "2025-04-03T23:16:18Z")
🎶 _…_ _Now, I know all you folks are the right kinda parents._ _I’m gonna be perfectly frank._ _Would ya like to know what kinda conversation goes_ _On while they’re loafin’ around that Hall?_ _They’re tryin’ out Bevo, tryin’ out cubebs,_ _Tryin’ out Tailor Mades like cigarette fiends!_ _And braggin’ all about_ _How they’re gonna cover up a tell-tale breath with Sen-Sen._ _…_ 🎵 “Ya Got Trouble!” from _The Music Man_ ---
**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:** [April 4, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/30 "2025-04-04T00:41:47Z")
Lemonhead candy I ate them regularly in junior high. Had a box of them in my locker. I moved on in high school. I’ve bought a couple bags this year. They are still the same sour goodness. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/31 "2025-04-04T00:46:04Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Did you know the original company went out of business? They were in Central Square, Cambridge, Mass. Just driving by the factory was an olfactory treat. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/32 "2025-04-04T00:50:35Z")
I must visit my local Five Below! I liked the candy cigarettes, the yellow pink and green cigars, Ice Cubes, …runs off to rememberland. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/33 "2025-04-04T01:19:53Z")
If you can figure out transport it would be well worth it to take a trip out to BA Sweetie in Parma some time. They have EVERY CANDY you can imagine. Yes even the old ones! ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/34 "2025-04-04T01:53:12Z")
I almost never see them anymore when I’m shopping (and I can’t justify ordering a case of them from Amazon or any other online retailer), but I have a deep-seated passion for - specifically - the [Everlasting Gobstopper](https://www.ferraracandyshopusa.com/brands/gobstopper). ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/35 "2025-04-04T02:13:52Z")
Not so much rediscovered as much as occasionally stocking up. > **[Amazon.com : Claeys Horehound Hard Candy, 6 oz (Pack of 3) : Grocery &...](https://www.amazon.com/Claeys-Horehound-Hard-Candy-Pack/dp/B00K0JAJA2)** > > Claeys Horehound Hard Candy, 6 oz (Pack of 3) ---
**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:** [April 4, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/36 "2025-04-04T02:18:30Z")
Chick-O-Sticks are definitely #1 on my list. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/37 "2025-04-04T02:37:49Z")
I remember so many of these. Five Below is a great resource. Also, I’ve seen/purchased goodies at craft stores(Michaels) and even Ace Hardware. They’re conveniently stocked on the racks you get stuck standing by, waiting to check out. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/38 "2025-04-04T07:05:49Z")
I know, blew my mind. You expect things like dried chilies and tortillas and salsas and pocky sticks and (not top)ramen in the international aisle at walmart, not Mediterranean food items, not around where I’m at. I didn’t, at least, maybe others wouldn’t be at all surprised. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/39 "2025-04-04T11:04:26Z")
[Rum cordials](https://nuts.com/chocolatessweets/premium-chocolates/cordials/rum/1lb.html). My grandmother lived in Queens, NY, when we were kids, and most summers we visited her for a couple of weeks. I don’t know where she got them, or how they became a special family treat (other than being delicious, of course), but they did. I didn’t know they were called rum cordials until I was a grownup. We called them “little black things.” I thought about them a year or two ago, found [Nuts.com](http://Nuts.com) sold them, and soon was buying five-pound bags. After I had put on five pounds of weight, a swore off them. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565/40 "2025-04-04T12:15:14Z")
I tend to not eat much candy these days. Used to love Bit-o-Honey (and MaryJanes), but now have too much expensive dental work to risk it! 😉 And Horehound was one flavor I thought of that I haven’t had in a while. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565.md?page=3)