# Discontinued Candy **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 27, 2001, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711 "2001-05-27T22:38:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/21 "2001-05-28T05:58:53Z")
I liked the old Mars bar. It was kinda like a flattened oval. Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/22 "2001-05-28T07:44:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NiteShade \* > \*\*The other day I remembered something cool from way back when. Does anyone remember the gum that they sold back in the late 80’s that came in flavors of popular drinks such as A & W Root Beer and Cherry 7up (there were about two ore three other flavors, but I don’t remember what they were). The gum pieces came in half inch squares, and on the inside was sweet flavored syrup that tasted like what ever flavor it was. I haven’t seen it for years, so I am assuming they took it off the market a long time ago. > > So what candy do you all remember that has been discontinued? \*\* There was also a RC Cola Gum in that same line. ---
**Author:** ![honkytonkwillie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@honkytonkwillie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/honkytonkwillie)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/23 "2001-05-28T08:47:20Z")
Choc-O-Lite bars. I think they were made my Nestle and had crispy rice puffs inside. A lot like Nestle Crunch but with several nice and thick segments instead of the wimpy and thin bar like Nestle Crunch is today. And I also miss Pop Rocks. I guess too many kids died while drinking soda at the same time. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/24 "2001-05-28T08:52:37Z")
Pop Rocks are still very much around. ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/25 "2001-05-28T12:13:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by honkytonkwillie \* > \*\*Choc-O-Lite bars. I think they were made my Nestle and had crispy rice puffs inside. \*\* Oh noooooooo…I had forgotten all about those! They were one of my favorites!! I had no idea they were discontinued, though. If so, then here in Alabama, it was pretty recently. I definitely remember chowing down on those when I was pregnant with my last baby, who is now six. [sub]Mental note: Scour candy aisles looking for these bad boys on next chocolate attack…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![honkytonkwillie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@honkytonkwillie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/honkytonkwillie)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/26 "2001-05-29T07:43:47Z")
That’s interesting to hear about Choc-O-Lite and Pop Rocks still being around. I haven’t seen them in about 20 years. I guess I can blame it on the isolated market in which I live. ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/27 "2001-05-29T07:57:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by honkytonkwillie \* > \*\*That’s interesting to hear about Choc-O-Lite and Pop Rocks still being around. I haven’t seen them in about 20 years. I guess I can blame it on the isolated market in which I live. \*\* I can send you some Pop Rocks if you want. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/28 "2001-05-29T12:09:40Z")
**beagledave**! C’mere so I can give you a kiss! ::smooch:: Thanks for the link – they have Teaberry gum! ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/29 "2001-05-29T12:41:42Z")
[This place](http://hometownfavorites.com/) has some of that hard-to-find stuff, too. My kids just bought Pop Rocks this weekend at a Cracker Barrel in Frederick, Maryland. I remember the Choco-Lites and Marathon bars. Boy, they were good. And Teaberry gum. Yummy! What flavor is it, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Wartime\_Consigliori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@Wartime\_Consigliori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wartime_Consigliori)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/30 "2001-05-29T13:39:19Z")
I haven’t seen Beeman’s Chewing Gum around in a long time. Any recent sightings? ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/31 "2001-05-29T13:49:22Z")
Not a candy, but a drink… Does anyone remember Tab? We used to drink that all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/32 "2001-05-29T13:51:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lucky Charms \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by elfkin477 \* > > \*\* > > One was the Heaven(or Heavenly) bar, which was a think bar of cholate that had air beaten into it, so it had the oddest texture to it. nestle makes something similar now, but it’s hard to find. > > > > \*\* > > That would be the “Aero” bar. They do indeed have an amazing texture, and you really can’t avoid them when in Canada.\*\* Sounds more like the Mirage bar to me. Aero’s flat and has a rather standard texture. Mirage are thick and have a weird texture. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/33 "2001-05-29T14:00:14Z")
**Consigliori,** Alas, both Beeman’s Black Jack and Clove gum has been discontinued, according to **Kinsey’s** link. I remember it making a brief comeback a couple years ago. I guess I shoulda stocked up. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/34 "2001-05-29T14:07:09Z")
I recall Name Droppers; which had a girl’s name on one side and a boys on the other.When you think about it, it was homophobic! Also Razzle-Dazzles. Something else that was candy but turned into gum when you chewed it. Are PixieStix still around? I recall the gum cigars, chocolate cigarettes(we thought we were sooo cool). ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/35 "2001-05-29T14:20:01Z")
I haven’t seen Chiclets in a long time. ---
**Author:** ![fnord1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fnord1966](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fnord1966)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/36 "2001-05-29T16:14:20Z")
Pixi stix are still around, but what I miss is the ATOMIC WARHEADS, the sour ones are still around en masse, but the Hot ones are gone, of course the flavor combos were rather odd, Hot grape, and hot tomato, but boy would those things set your toung a blazin. If anybody knows where I can get some hot warheads, let me know. Fnord, a certified toung masochist, and proud of it. wasabi and Daves Insanity, the perfect way to wake up. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/37 "2001-05-29T16:51:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Heloise \* > \*\*Not a candy, but a drink… > > Does anyone remember Tab? We used to drink that all the time. \*\* I think Tab went by the wayside with the development of Diet Coke. Tab was pretty much the only diet alternative for a long time, and once they came up Diet Coke _(weren’t they pretty much the same thing, just a different name?)_ there was no need for it anymore. ---
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/38 "2001-05-29T18:07:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > **Dammit. No marathon bars, either.** Here’s a possible [substitute](http://www.sweetnostalgia.com/curlywurlybar.html) for you. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/39 "2001-05-29T21:33:51Z")
I just saw some TAB in the local Albertson’s a day or two ago. I think that Diet Coke was introduced after aspartame came on the scene. I seem to recall that some drinks continued to be sweetened with saccharine, and I think TAB was one of them. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2001, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711/40 "2001-05-29T21:50:11Z")
We’ve had Teaberry gum (and teaberry ice cream) around here for years. I’ve seen the Beeman’s around, too…it was a retro thing for a while. And Pixie Sticks and Chiclets are still seen around here, anyway (central PA). jayjay [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinued-candy/66711.md?page=3)