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20. MIButterfly. Loved Turkish taffy. We would slap it on the sidewalk. When you unwrapped it would be in dozens of pieces.

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Thu Jul 17, 2025, 09:04 PM

Jul 2025

The bit of honey was good too. If I bought the Turkish Taffy. all my money would be gone.. Did you have the Jaw Breakers????

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If you went to the corner store as a kid and you had 5 cents. What penny candy would your buy? I would buy a pretzel [View all] debm55 Jul 2025 OP

Tootsie rolls and MaryJanes Walleye Jul 2025 #1

Thank you very much,Walleye. debm55 Jul 2025 #3

I'm so old I could get a Payday or Snickers bar Captain Zero Jul 2025 #2

HAHAHAHAHAH. That is funny Captain Zero. debm55 Jul 2025 #4

Tootsie rolls and pixie sticks. 😀 Phoenix61 Jul 2025 #5

Thank you very much, Phoenix61 debm55 Jul 2025 #79

At least two maltie balls at two for a penny. dhol82 Jul 2025 #6

Thank you very much 82. Thank you for sharing.. I got my money from collecting glass pop bottles along the alleys.The debm55 Jul 2025 #8

Not candy, I would buy a dill pickle - a big, fat, juicy one. alwaysinasnit Jul 2025 #7

Hey , you were lucky. I would trade the candy in for a pickle. Thank you alwaysinasnit. debm55 Jul 2025 #10

... alwaysinasnit Jul 2025 #13

I could get a Mars bar for a nickel in those days. Ocelot II Jul 2025 #9

Thank you Ocelot II. Yep , those were good. debm55 Jul 2025 #11

yep, or a Three Musketeers (my favorite) They don't taste even close to they way they did in the 1950s yellowdogintexas Jul 2025 #106

Bonomo Turkish taffy. MIButterfly Jul 2025 #12

Yes!!! SheltieLover Jul 2025 #14

They still make it! Freddie Jul 2025 #19

Thank you Freddie. I liked the strawberry, debm55 Jul 2025 #39

MIButterfly. Loved Turkish taffy. We would slap it on the sidewalk. When you unwrapped it would be in dozens of pieces. debm55 Jul 2025 #20

Yes, I had jawbreakers. I also liked the string red licorice. MIButterfly Jul 2025 #26

They always reminded me of shoe laces. Thank you for sharing MIButterfly. debm55 Jul 2025 #27

Powerhouse candy bar, slo-poke caramel sucker SheltieLover Jul 2025 #15

Thank you SheltieLover. I live the slo-poke sucker. However, I pulled a tooth out trying to get it out of my tooth. I debm55 Jul 2025 #21

Oh no! SheltieLover Jul 2025 #23

Thanks. It was a baby tooth, thank goodness. debm55 Jul 2025 #28

My mother loved Chunky her whole life. MIButterfly Jul 2025 #16

Thank you MIButterfly. Chuncky bars were good with the raisins and nuts. I haven't seen in a long time either. debm55 Jul 2025 #22

Chunky Bar's Are Still With Us. BBbats Jul 2025 #97

Thank you BBbats, Good news. Thank for sharing. debm55 Jul 2025 #100

With my nickel, I would buy a Hershey's Bar with almonds or a bag of Weis' potato chips. LoisB Jul 2025 #17

Thank you very much LoisB. The hershey 's of my youth was great. Hershey's changed the name of today is a different debm55 Jul 2025 #24

I was raised in central PA. We took a school trip to the Hershey factory in (I think) 6th LoisB Jul 2025 #41

Atomic Fireballs dem4decades Jul 2025 #18

HAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you, dem4decades. But they would burn. I remember them being right next to the Jaw Breakers. debm55 Jul 2025 #25

I put my nickel in the pinball machine. gab13by13 Jul 2025 #29

HAHAHAHAH.Thank you gab13by13, debm55 Jul 2025 #33

Red Hot Dollars! johnp3907 Jul 2025 #30

Thank you johnp3907. I don't think my store carried those - I wished they did. I enjoy the taste of raspberry. Yum debm55 Jul 2025 #34

More is better Coolgoober Jul 2025 #31

Yes, Coolgoober. Bazooka bubble gum wrapped in the tiny comic. You liked fireballs?Oh my debm55 Jul 2025 #35

Mallo Cups doc03 Jul 2025 #32

Thank you doc03. That and Chunky were my two favorite candy bars. debm55 Jul 2025 #36

five cents? DBoon Jul 2025 #37

But it was penny candy. So if you had a dime, you could buy ten, yes that's ten pieces of candy. They were smaller debm55 Jul 2025 #42

unfortunately, not in my life DBoon Jul 2025 #43

Those little brown paper bags! johnp3907 Jul 2025 #59

Yes. johnp3907. I forgot about the little brown bags. Thank you. debm55 Jul 2025 #64

Red gummy fish dlilafae Jul 2025 #38

Thank you dillafae. You know I was thinking and don't remember having one. What did it taste like???? debm55 Jul 2025 #44

'' AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #50

Thank you very much, AllaN01Bear. debm55 Jul 2025 #80

Fireball, licorice sticks, and a long thick pretzel was the biggest bang for your nickel. Sugar Daddy & Butternut NBachers Jul 2025 #40

NBachers , your selection is wonderful. Thank you so much. Gee, and after all those years I find out that those gray debm55 Jul 2025 #46

Yeah, if you accumulated five bucks in Mallo Cup Money, you could send it off and get 10 Mallo Cups in the mail! NBachers Jul 2025 #55

Oh well, live and learn. Thanks NBachers. debm55 Jul 2025 #69

jawbreaker pfitz59 Jul 2025 #45

Thank you pfitz59, Did your jawbreaker change color as you got to the white center? debm55 Jul 2025 #47

this AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #48

Thank you , Bear for sharing. debm55 Jul 2025 #83

Doublebubble rickyhall Jul 2025 #49

Thank you very much rickyhall for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2025 #84

not in my life time. AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #51

my mom and aunt would goto the movies and get that red popcorn. AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #52

Thank you Bear. Was it a hot taste to it? I had the pink popcorn. debm55 Jul 2025 #75

i dont know . a locoal store sells the pink popcorn in a bag . if tthe price is right i may get some . AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #82

Try it. It is sweet though. debm55 Jul 2025 #86

HAHAHAHHAH. debm55 Jul 2025 #85

One red licorice whip, one wax moustache, Wicked Blue Jul 2025 #53

Thank you Wicked Blue. I real liked the red licorice. debm55 Jul 2025 #74

I can remember orangecrush Jul 2025 #54

Thank you orangecrush and Klondike bars. debm55 Jul 2025 #73

Good & Plenty was one. Jaw breakers, small boxes of thin mints. CentralMass Jul 2025 #56

Thank you very much for sharing with us, CentralMass. Yes, they came in a very small box with maybe one or two pieces of debm55 Jul 2025 #72

Gum Drops LogDog75 Jul 2025 #57

Thank you very much for sharing, LogDog75 debm55 Jul 2025 #71

I'd get... LudwigPastorius Jul 2025 #58

Thank you very much LudwigPastorius. You have a selection there. debm55 Jul 2025 #63

Boston baked beans WheelWalker Jul 2025 #60

Thank you very much, WheelWalker. I remember those. The penny candy ones had a few in a cellophane wrapper. debm55 Jul 2025 #70

i got 10 pack of hot tooth pics. extra strong hot cinnamon + i would suck + chew them to bits. pansypoo53219 Jul 2025 #61

Thank you very much, pansypoo53219. for sharing with us. Too hot for me. debm55 Jul 2025 #68

When I was 4, you could buy a Hershey bar for 5 cents. no_hypocrisy Jul 2025 #62

Thank you very much, no_hypcrisy for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2025 #65

Sugar babies ... surrealAmerican Jul 2025 #66

Thank you surrealAmerican. You are right, they were like very small versions of the ones sold. debm55 Jul 2025 #67

Neco wafers viva la Jul 2025 #76

Thank you very much for sharing, viva la debm55 Jul 2025 #87

Atomic Fireballs! justaprogressive Jul 2025 #77

Thank you for sharing with us, justaprogressive. They were too hot for me, though debm55 Jul 2025 #89

Red Hot Dollars FarPoint Jul 2025 #78

Thank you FarPoint. for sharing with us. I don;t recall getting those. I stuck with my favorites. debm55 Jul 2025 #90

Bazooka bubble gum. gay texan Jul 2025 #81

Thank you very much, gay texan. And the tiny comic that came with it. debm55 Jul 2025 #91

Candy Cigarettes crud Jul 2025 #88

Thank you crud. I also bought the wax bottle with the flavored water insides. My friends would eat the wax bottle. I debm55 Jul 2025 #92

Bubs Daddy bubble gum Arger68 Jul 2025 #93

Thank you very much, Arger68 for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2025 #94

Ice Cube CanonRay Jul 2025 #95

Thank you very much for sharing with us, CanonRay. I don't think my regular corner penny candy store sold them. Bummer. debm55 Jul 2025 #96

At The Reading Terminal Market In Philadelphia PA............ BBbats Jul 2025 #98

Sweethearts, tootsie rolls and bubble gum. Emile Jul 2025 #99

Thank you very much, Emile for sharing your selections. debm55 Jul 2025 #101

Anybody ever see Chills Bars? Cost 3 cents. I could buy them at the general store in Adelanto in those days, early 60s Dorothy V Jul 2025 #102

Thank you very much, Dorothy V. I don't remember Chills Bars. It could be regional. I really liked Bun Bars in maple. I debm55 Jul 2025 #103

Mint Juleps and Atomic Balls of Fire displacedvermoter Jul 2025 #104

Thank you very much for sharing your selections with us.displacedvermoter. debm55 Jul 2025 #105

2 Mary Janes & 3 Bazooka Bubble Gums ProfessorGAC Jul 2025 #107

Thank you ProfessorGAC for your selection. Also thank you very much for the link to your band. I really enjoyed. debm55 Jul 2025 #108