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sinkingfeeling

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4. Talking 1950's. There were no razor blades in candy and people knew who

Reply to lillypaddle (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 1, 2016, 08:03 AM

Nov 2016

passed out what. You only went trick or treating within walking distance of your house. Lunch Bars were milk chocolate like a Hersey bar.
A much different time.

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Do you remember Lunch Bars? I used to get a lot of them on [View all] sinkingfeeling Oct 2016 OP

Back in the day, those candy bars were the size of a toddler's arm! MADem Oct 2016 #1

I sure do! I would love a popcorn ball right about now. nt Tess49 Nov 2016 #2

My parents always threw away lillypaddle Nov 2016 #3

Talking 1950's. There were no razor blades in candy and people knew who sinkingfeeling Nov 2016 #4

Well, that was the 1950s lillypaddle Nov 2016 #5

We always got pennies mainstreetonce Nov 2016 #6

I've never heard of Lunch Bars. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2016 #7

Think they were all over the country. I was raised in rural Ohio sinkingfeeling Nov 2016 #8

Thanks for the link, but I also never saw or heard of the other two candies PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2016 #9

Me neither. trof Nov 2016 #10