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I try not to eat sugar too much, but I admit I can’t resist:

 

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i consider this old school since it was invented in 1978.  i've loved it ever since then and still grab one on road trips when we stop for gas. i'll go into the little minimart and buy one.

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48 minutes ago, futureman said:

what’s the one with the swirling chocolate in the commercial?

they all have swirling chocolate in the commercial!

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Anyone ever hear of potato candy?  Grandmother used to make it all the time, would scarf it down like no tomorrow.  

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Snickers.  Not much of a candy bar eater these days but this has been and always be my go to... 3 Musketeers not far behind.

Fireballs and Butterscotch candies have given way to Wurther's.

While Irish is correct up above, when I think of a good "old school candy", I think of this.  With the really thin white paper that's so difficult to peel off that you just give up and eat the paper too:

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2 hours ago, futureman said:

what’s the one with the swirling chocolate in the commercial?

its a twix!  theyre all twix!!

The term old school makes me think of zotz and pop rocks just because they're stuck at a point in time in my mind and I guess they're still around but rarely seen. But reese's is definitely old school and the all-time best.

11 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

Luan's Cherry Mash Bars - Me and My Captain

My Dad absolutely loved a Cherry Mash, not the one with the creme filled center, but the one with syrup and maraschino cherries. It was way too rich, and sweet for me. They got hard to find, but I would scour very small town store to find them for him. Always told him, "I brought you a prize!" I sure do miss his smile.

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3 minutes ago, baboso said:

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I didn't consider it old school, but it's the best candy period.

1 hour ago, Kennythetiger said:

While Irish is correct up above, when I think of a good "old school candy", I think of this.  With the really thin white paper that's so difficult to peel off that you just give up and eat the paper too:

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Second. I get a craving every now and then for some Bit-o-Honey.

29 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

I didn't consider it old school, but it's the best candy period.

Introduced in 1963, I think it qualifies.

 

1 hour ago, CHIEF said:

My Dad absolutely loved a Cherry Mash, not the one with the creme filled center, but the one with syrup and maraschino cherries. It was way too rich, and sweet for me. They got hard to find, but I would scour very small town store to find them for him. Always told him, "I brought you a prize!" I sure do miss his smile.

CHIEF

I've never seen one like that before, but now I have to have one.

6 hours ago, Jive Turkey said:

i consider this old school since it was invented in 1978.  i've loved it ever since then and still grab one on road trips when we stop for gas. i'll go into the little minimart and buy one.

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Came here to post this. 

5 hours ago, kurioster said:

they all have swirling chocolate in the commercial!

Not skittles!

1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Remember these?

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Yes. What started out as a hairline fracture in the barrel would after several minutes make a gap that would cut the shit out of your tongue. 

Brach’s sparklers mixed, those mini-jawbreakers in fake little soda cans, and candy cigarettes (hard candy ones).

I have different definitions of old school than a few of you. When I think of old school candies, it's the stuff you only find in a Cracker Barrel or candy store now like Charleston Chews, the little two tone brown peanut butter bars, the lemonheads in a box, sixlets, etc.

4 minutes ago, Nivek said:

Brach’s sparklers mixed, those mini-jawbreakers in fake little soda cans, and candy cigarettes (hard candy ones).

I preferred the candy cigarettes in the paper wrappers that let you blow a little puff of powdered sugar “smoke” out of them at the start. 

Atkinson's knocked it out of the park twice with Chic-O-Sticks and peanut butter bars. I used to devour those.

This was another favorite.

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1 hour ago, RPM said:

Atkinson's knocked it out of the park twice with Chic-O-Sticks and peanut butter bars. I used to devour those.

This was another favorite.

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Had one recently, still one of my favorites. 

10 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

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I have lived in Lufkin for 2+ years now, and I have yet to have a piece of Atkinson's candy.  Hell, I have a neighbor that works at the factory.

Granted, I don't really have much of a sweet tooth, but I should remedy that...

2 minutes ago, After irth said:

I have lived in Lufkin for 2+ years now, and I have yet to have a piece of Atkinson's candy.  Hell, I have a neighbor that works at the factory.

Granted, I don't really have much of a sweet tooth, but I should remedy that...

You should.  They pretty much begin and end this thread in my opinion.  Plus, they are owned by a great fucking family.

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Man I forgot all about Zotz and Zero bars.

Peanut Butter Bar is crushing the thread so far.

We ordered these through Amazon not too long ago, not as good as I remember them being... 

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Not sure if they make this anymore...

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2 hours ago, Underdog said:

Not sure if they make this anymore...

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I was told Charms were considered bad luck if you got them in your MRE.

Sugar daddies and lemon drops would be my go to “old school” candy. 

Reeses peanut butter cups are the best if you’re just talking any candy that been around awhile. 

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