Colter's first cigarette
Last night, Colter told me he'd had his first cigarette. After he saw the desired shock on my face, he told me it was candy. I told him even candy cigarettes were not OK for him (his father has a pack-a-day nicotine habit and I don't want Colter to even play with the idea).
His joke reminded me of those chewing gum cigarettes I used to suck on as a kid. Which reminded me of candy necklaces. And jaw breakers. And Pixy Stix. And Teaberry Gum. And the stale sticks of gum in Wacky Packages.
Nostalgia, anyone?
Wacky Wafers were my #1 favorite...no, no, wait...Mint Juleps were my all time favorite...yum....those big fat chewy taffy squares individually wrapped....oh and shoelace red licorice, really stringy so that you could butterfly stitch it like gimp and then suck on it and eat it.....wax teeth....you put them in your mouth and then chewed up the wax and spit it out. I still don't know why we did that.
I just bought a pack of Black Jack gum last night. The Teaberry was sitting right next to it! ahhhhh....memories!
Posted by: Robin P | November 28, 2004 at 11:56 AM
bottle caps. and tart n tiny. only the ones they make today have some sort of a hard shell around them and they are just not the same!!
Posted by: beth | November 26, 2004 at 09:34 PM
I loved Marathon bars. It was braded caramel covered in chocolate and was SOOO good!
Posted by: Tammy and the Rats | November 24, 2004 at 05:01 PM
I always had a thing for those gummy soda bottles. :)
Posted by: Meredith | November 24, 2004 at 11:31 AM
I have a "thing" about the candy cigs too.I don't like my kids to have them.
Posted by: emily | November 24, 2004 at 08:13 AM
OHHHHH!
I loved blackballs! My grandpa had a candy store and i always loved going to visit..knowing that i would get to pick whatever i wanted from behind the counter.....And what about Bottle Caps??? mmmmm Rootbeer flavour!
Posted by: kim | November 24, 2004 at 03:00 AM
SweetTarts! But the new Sour Patch Kids are much better. :-)
Posted by: notdonnareed | November 23, 2004 at 08:35 PM
My favorite was the candy Dots!!! I loved the fact that they came in sooooo many colors. And that you could chase them all over the extremely looooong strip of paper.
Posted by: laurijon | November 23, 2004 at 07:43 PM
Chick-o-stix, Fun Dip, Striped gum with the Zebra! Boston baked beans! Now I'll have to purchase some old favs when I got to the grocery store :)
Posted by: Rachel | November 23, 2004 at 03:28 PM
it has always been m&m's
Posted by: Cathy | November 23, 2004 at 01:20 PM
If I have to limit myself to just one, I'd have to say Wacky Wafers. I have such fond memories of going to the corner store (wow, to think really had one of those in my neighborbood) and anticipating which candy I'd pick.
Posted by: Suzanne | November 23, 2004 at 12:15 PM
Lemon heads! I love those, but they don't taste like the ones from my childhood. Also the wax juice bottles. Tootsie Roll pops with the Owl commercial. To our sweet childhood days- Cheers!
Posted by: Shelly | November 23, 2004 at 11:39 AM