# Lost snacks of your childhood... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 28, 2018, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196 "2018-11-28T09:21:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/41 "2018-11-29T05:28:39Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Anyone else remember AbbaZabba bars? Specifically, the older wrapper with the extremely racist cartoon? > Link to image: _[The Candy Wrapper Museum](http://www.candywrappermuseum.com/abbazaba.html)_ My mom used to love AbbaZabbas. I didn’t like them until I started putting them in the freezer, which made them a lot easier to eat (and easier on the teeth!) The racist wrappers were well before my time, though. I only remember the yellow-and-black one that I think they still use. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2018, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/42 "2018-11-29T05:34:13Z")
Sugar Daddy and Sugar Mama candy. Sugar Mama was the chocolate caramel that I loved the most. The almost foot long bubble gum sticks. I don’t recall the brand. Came in regular flavor and grape flavors. I’d chew the whole thing and have a huge wad of gum in my mouth. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/43 "2018-11-29T06:27:23Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > They used to have candy and gum in the shape of cigarettes. But they stopped making them because people were worried that they were promoting smoking to kids. I used to puff on these when I was channeling Sgt Saunders from _ **Combat!** _ I felt very GI when I did that. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/44 "2018-11-29T07:29:58Z")
[Nabisco Corn Diggers](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/535083999447876543/) NOBULL Foods’ Fib Rib, which is so far in the past that I can’t even find a picture of a package online (although there are several mentions in issues of _Vegetarian Times_). ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/45 "2018-11-29T07:52:00Z")
Fruit Slush! I don’t remember who made it, but I ate enough of the stuff that I ended up with a promotional spoon that I probably still have somewhere. It was stocked in the cold section (I don’t think it was in the freezer case though), and came in containers that looked like yogurt cups. It was basically sugar water; you froze it for a bit, then mixed it up into a slush. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2018, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/46 "2018-11-29T08:52:32Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [Nabisco Corn Diggers](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/535083999447876543/) > > NOBULL Foods’ Fib Rib, which is so far in the past that I can’t even find a picture of a package online (although there are several mentions in issues of _Vegetarian Times_). Those look like General Mills’ Bugles (which are still around). I suspect Corn Diggers were Nabisco’s answer to the product. Anyway, my picks are the [Caravelle Bar](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/4bsAAOSwampXHZ8M/s-l1600.jpg). It was the same thing as Nestle’s $100,000 Bar but I remember the caramel being softer. Nestle’ also made the [Triple Decker Bar](https://hips.hearstapps.com/del.h-cdn.co/assets/cm/15/10/320x320/54f930f3ae16f_-_nestle-triple-decker-ad-ecrater-xl.jpg?resize=768:*) which is the first candy bar I remember having white chocolate in it. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2018, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/47 "2018-11-29T09:29:31Z")
I think we outside the US, may have had different preferences. For example, I loved Neilson’s “Pep,” which was a four-inch-wide peppermint patty, covered in dark chocolate. Also, Lowney’s “Cherry Blossom,” which was a pitted cherry inside some sugary goop, and locked in chocolate. I introduced my American ex-wife to Cherry Blossoms, and she described them as “gross.” So, I got to eat all the ones I bought all by myself! Good times. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/48 "2018-11-29T10:41:56Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I think we outside the US, may have had different preferences. For example, I loved Neilson’s “Pep,” which was a four-inch-wide peppermint patty, covered in dark chocolate. Sounds like Pearson’s Peppermint Patty, which inspired the name of the character in _ **Peanuts** _. I used to eat them a lot when I was growing up in Minnesota. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/49 "2018-11-29T11:27:28Z")
> [@lingyi](#): > > Not lost in that it could be recreated at home, but Sears used to sell warm cashews and pistachios (the red dyed ones!) at their snack counter. Oh, there was nothing like walking around the store eating those! > > My parents would almost always get me popcorn, which I think was $0.15, $0.25 and $0.35 for small, medium or large. Remember those rectangular boxes? You’d be the envy of every other kid in the store if you walked around the with large. But the nuts were much more and were a special treat. Was it Sears (maybe JC Penney?) that had an entire counter of different types of unwrapped candies, mostly chocolates? I remember seeing big hunks O chocolate - plain, with almonds, white, etc, presumably you would ask the worker for as many triangles as you wanted; it was sold by weight. Alas, mom and dad walked right by that counter every time while I stared wide-eyed at the bounty. Weird to imagine that setup amid the Craftsman tools and leisure suits. mmm ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/50 "2018-11-29T11:40:31Z")
> [@lingyi](#): > > Not lost in that it could be recreated at home, but Sears used to sell warm cashews and pistachios (the red dyed ones!) at their snack counter. Oh, there was nothing like walking around the store eating those! I used to go to Sears (the big one that was on Lake Street in Minneapolis) a lot with my dad when I was little. It finally just clicked for me why it had the distinctive odor I always smelled there. It was because they were selling hot nuts inside! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/51 "2018-11-29T11:42:13Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Sounds like Pearson’s Peppermint Patty, which inspired the name of the character in _ **Peanuts** _. I used to eat them a lot when I was growing up in Minnesota. Peppermint Patties, not peanuts (though I ate those, too). :o ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/52 "2018-11-29T13:13:08Z")
Anyone familiar with Belk department stores? Even their more modest locations had a candy counter with a decent selection of bulk candies. The candy counter at their Raleigh store ballooned into an entire section, with tall candy bins mounted on the walls. This was gone by the early 2000s, along with any in-store dining options (at least in the Raleigh area). ---
**Author:** ![2Bits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e95f7d/32.png) [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/53 "2018-11-29T13:50:51Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > … > The almost foot long bubble gum sticks. I don’t recall the brand. Came in regular flavor and grape flavors. > > I’d chew the whole thing and have a huge wad of gum in my mouth. Bubs Daddy? (That’s what they were called in Detroit at least) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/54 "2018-11-29T15:04:22Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Sounds like Pearson’s Peppermint Patty, which inspired the name of the character in _ **Peanuts** _. I used to eat them a lot when I was growing up in Minnesota. We still have Pearson’s peppermint patties in Minnesota! I’ve always thought they were much better than York. York’s peppermint flavor is waaaay too strong. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/55 "2018-11-29T15:07:32Z")
> [@2Bits](#): > > Bubs Daddy? (That’s what they were called in Detroit at least) > > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Bubs Daddy sounds very familiar. I think that’s the bubblegum I bought. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/56 "2018-11-29T15:09:12Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Was it Sears (maybe JC Penney?) that had an entire counter of different types of unwrapped candies, mostly chocolates? I remember seeing big hunks O chocolate - plain, with almonds, white, etc, presumably you would ask the worker for as many triangles as you wanted; it was sold by weight. > > Alas, mom and dad walked right by that counter every time while I stared wide-eyed at the bounty. > > Weird to imagine that setup amid the Craftsman tools and leisure suits. > mmm I don’t remember the chocolate being in Sears or Penneys, but I do recall wooden barrels that had big bulk chocolate chunks (all different sizes) wrapped in clear plastic in them. It was like someone took a hammer to a giant chocolate bar and then wrapped the pieces. It was the best chocolate ever! I remember seeing them in Shoppers’ City. Which was the greatest store ever. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/57 "2018-11-29T15:10:57Z")
> [@2Bits](#): > > Bubs Daddy? (That’s what they were called in Detroit at least) > > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes, it was Bubs Daddy. It also came in sour apple flavor which was horrible. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/58 "2018-11-29T15:27:35Z")
The [Seven Up](https://www.google.com/search?q=seven+up+candy+bar&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiVhdbX8_neAhUuCTQIHQTBCPAQ_AUIDygC&biw=1920&bih=969#imgrc=Z_2OlX81DreZ6M:) candy bar, which had seven pockets with different flavors. This came out before there was a soft drink by that name. [Tecola](https://www.google.com/search?q=tecola+candy&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp0eyX9PneAhWRNn0KHR7WDwAQ_AUIDygC&biw=1920&bih=969#imgrc=CV5q7MsTMSKYgM:) wax candy drink. These were a penny apiece. They were just a four inch wax tube filled with flavored water. You’d bite the end off and drink the liquid. Loved the damn things. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/59 "2018-11-29T15:43:55Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > The [Seven Up](https://www.google.com/search?q=seven+up+candy+bar&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiVhdbX8_neAhUuCTQIHQTBCPAQ_AUIDygC&biw=1920&bih=969#imgrc=Z_2OlX81DreZ6M:) candy bar, which had seven pockets with different flavors. This came out before there was a soft drink by that name. See the discussion on the previous page, also in previous threads about this seriously jonesed for product. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196/60 "2018-11-29T16:04:11Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Those look like General Mills’ Bugles (which are still around). I suspect Corn Diggers were Nabisco’s answer to the product. Nope; they were totally different. Different texture, different taste and different salt ratio. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-snacks-of-your-childhood/825196.md?page=4)