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#30
by
Mikekoz13
on 05 Mar, 2008 04:24
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#31
by
PigPen
on 05 Mar, 2008 09:24
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Cause it came in a pouch, like actual chewing tobacco, I think.
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#32
by
warhawk
on 05 Mar, 2008 09:51
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#33
by
Mikekoz13
on 05 Mar, 2008 10:31
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All's cool Mel.You know great minds think alike

......... i know I thought I was cool............. how dumb was that?
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#34
by
warhawk
on 05 Mar, 2008 10:33
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#35
by
xnewyawka
on 07 Mar, 2008 09:45
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How about those wax tubes and shapes with the juice inside?, or the little wafers with the little round candy inside? we used to call em flying saucers, lol
We had the coolest penny candy store in my Grandmothers neighborhood, where I pretty much grew up. All my friends were there. It was a small store but it was just packed with all kinds of toys, gadgets and candy. The coolest place for kids. They had one of those curved glass display cases with all the penny candies inside. You could go there with fifty cents, hell even a quarter and have yourself a feast.
What a great store and a great time. You don't see things like that anymore.

(funny, as I write this, Don Henleys' " End of the Innocence" is playing, kinda fitting in a way.)
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#36
by
RodgerDodger
on 07 Mar, 2008 10:22
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We had the candy store in my Grandmothers neighborhood, where I pretty much grew up. What a great store and a great time. You don't see things like that anymore. 
xnewyawka,
Could you get a "Chocolate Egg Cream" soda at that candy store?
I had a similar place, Sol & Jean's, in my neighborhood.
Do you remember Fox's U-Bet Syrup? Had that stuff by the heap on ice cream sundaes. What about that cake covered in whipped cream. I think it was called a Charlotte Russe. That takes me back.
You must of heard of Jahn's Ice Cream. There were several stores
throughout the boroughs. Sad to report their last store in Richmond Hill just closed up shop this January. Another victim of high rent.
Rodger, Over & Out
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#37
by
Timmay
on 07 Mar, 2008 10:35
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peeing my name in snow! LOL
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#38
by
RodgerDodger
on 07 Mar, 2008 15:28
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peeing my name in snow! LOL
Thats's shameful.

What do you have to say for youself, Timmmay?
Throwing rocks at..... the widow Jenkin's house.
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#39
by
DAT Boy
on 07 Mar, 2008 21:16
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OK, back on subject-
Bazooka Bubblegum

Hostess Snowballs

yes, and all that other stuff mentioned, like the flavored liquid in the wax bottles that you'd chew on for hours and get all the wax stuck between your teeth.
Don't forget wax lips too

and all that penny candy
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#40
by
Adam
on 07 Mar, 2008 21:24
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Sour patch kids. As many of us had, there was a great store in my granparents' neighborhood that sold all sorts of it. The sour patch kids were my favorite, along with tootsie rolls, sweedish fish, circus peanuts, baseball cards with the gum inside, Garbage Pail kids cards, blow pops, tootsie roll pops, red hot dollars, oh, the list goes on and on...
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#41
by
Timmay
on 07 Mar, 2008 21:27
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Well.....well.......well....damnit....just dont eat yella snow!
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#42
by
Nick912
on 07 Mar, 2008 21:34
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#43
by
Stu
on 07 Mar, 2008 22:22
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Boy, I'm glad I'm not the only who actually experienced penny candy. There was a local store in my neighborhood owned by an old gentleman that had penny licorice, Bazooka, Tootsie Rolls, etc. He also sold flat taffy that measured about a foot by 3 inches and popsicles, including banana flavored. He also had 'expensive' plastic models in his sidewalk display windows which you had to put together -- I think they were around 65 whole cents.
I also used to love Sweet Tarts, especially the giant ones, Wacky Wafers which were kind of like Sweet Tarts only with flavors like watermelon and peach, large squares of sour apple bubble gum which seemed to always have silly 70's smiley face stickers, and Dairy Queen Mister Misties, very finely ground ice in a sickingly-sweet syrup. I don't know how I could eat such disgusting stuff!
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#44
by
jusbnme
on 08 Mar, 2008 22:25
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A good 'ol grilled cheese sandwich. Man! I ate tons of these as a kid and I still do now. Every time I eat one I think of when I was growing up.