Pick your favorite candy that is no longer available.

[denem]

Me: Mars Bars. (lame, but I luv'd em)

[Angry Dragon]

1. Pearson's Seven-Up bars

[elocs]

40. I used to love getting those at the movie theater when I was a kid

in the late 50s and early 60s.

Like a mini sampler.

[ElboRuum]

56. I didn't check all mentioned in the thread...

...but all I checked are available through online retro candy outlets.

[Brickbat]

2. I can't remember what it was called, but it was a foot long and it was shaped kind of like a double

helix, or two sine waves, one with reversed polarity. It was made of caramel and was covered in chocolate. It was awesome and I can't remember what it's called. Anyone? Anyone?

[jmowreader]

5. It was called the Marathon Bar

And you're right, that was a GREAT candy bar. You had to freeze it to eat it--otherwise the caramel would stick to your teeth and you'd never get it off--but it was great.

About as good as it gets: the Cadbury Curly Wurly, which is available at http://www.amazon.com/Cadbury-Curly-Wurly-Pack-Bars/dp/B000HNF8ZW

[Brickbat]

8. Oh my god, marry me. Right now.

That's exactly what it was. THANK YOU.

[jmowreader]

10. I don't think it would work, but thanks for the compliment

[Rambis]

42. They are available

they are now called curlywurly- If you have a British or Irish food store in your area they will have them.

[Arugula Latte]

51. If you froze it, wouldn't there be shrinkage?

:hide:

But, Oh God Yes!! Yes!! Marathon Bars!! LOVED those things!!

[MorningGlow]

12. Me too! Me too!

That was the first candy bar I thought of even before I clicked on this thread. I loooooooved it--I still love caramel--and when I was little it seemed to go on forever (it probably wasn't as giant as I recall though).

[Brickbat]

15. I see now it was only eight inches long...I thought it was a foot...but it did have the ruler on the

back of the wrapper. It was the BEST.

[MorningGlow]

16. It occurs to me

that this whole discussion could be misconstrued in a very rude way. Or at least a "that's what she said" bit. :P

[Brickbat]

18. It seemed to go on forever! It was eight inches long!

You couldn't get the whole thing in your mouth and you had to soften it up! And it tasted so good!

:rofl:

[denem]

35. Marathon bar TV commercial !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6PfcQNEAxI
The internets never forgets :)

[lukasahero]

57. Yup - that's what I was coming in to post

Saw the thread title and IMMEDIATELY thought of my beloved Marathon bar. :)

[GreenPartyVoter]

17. I was _just_ thinking of those!

[jmowreader]

3. They're still available

They're now called the Snickers Almond Bar.

[femmocrat]

4. Can't remember what they were called--- maybe Sky bars?

There were four squares and each contained a different filling.

[jmm]

7. They still make Sky bars.

They're not easy to find but they still are available in stores with a large candy selection.

[Brickbat]

9. Sometimes the Sky Bar shows up in the sort of odds'n'sods aisle of the grocery store,

or you can order it here:

http://bit.ly/bzIuHS

[onecent]

37. They sell Sky Bars at Crakcer Barrel here in the Kansas City

Area. i had one, but, of course, it didn't taste as good as it did in the 50's. So much for
my taste buds at 65...lol

[HughBeaumont]

39. They still make them, but they were better in the 70s.

[KamaAina]

6. I was going to say the Clark bar

then I discovered to my surprise that it is now made by Boston's own Necco (they of the chalky Valentine's hearts)!

[pokerfan]

11. Kit Kat's Big Kat (is it available anywhere?)

I don't see it any more. I see varieties of the Big Kat (like the Extra Crispy) but not the plain ol' Big Kat.

[KatyaR]

13. Hershey's Dark Chocolate Truffle Kisses.

Tasted like expensive chocolate, but they are no more, and the ones in the purple wrappers just don't come close. I still have half a bag in the freezer, so I can have one once in a while.

[Skittles]

14. Candy Cigarettes

yes INDEED

[Inchworm]

21. plus one

they ruled!

:*

[Petrushka]

29. If ya got 'em, light 'em? --->

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/candy-cigarettes.htm

[kentauros]

44. Here ya go:

El Diablo Bubble Gum Cigarettes
Hobo Bubble Gum Cigarettes
Just Like Dad Strawberry Bubble Gum Cigarettes
Pirate Bubble Gum Cigarettes

[BurtWorm]

48. I liked the chocolate and bubble gum ones.

Wasn't a huge fan of the... whaddaya call it?... ones. The ones that tasted and had a texture like Tums?

[Left Brain]

19. Sugar Daddy

[nolabear]

24. SUGAR DADDIES ARE GONE???

I mean, I haven't had one for twenty five years, but...gone? That was the one thing I looked forward to about long car trips when I was a kid, seeing how long I could make the Sugar Daddy last.

Damn.

[Petrushka]

28. Here ya go --->

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/sugar-daddy.htm

[Brickbat]

20. Also, the Wispa. They were one of my major food groups when I lived in Russia.

Give me a couple beers and I'll walk you through the declensions of the word "Wispa" in Russian. It's fascinating stuff. :eyes:

[GoCubsGo]

22. Supposedly, Mars bars were just renamed

to Snickers Almond. I think regular Snickers are one of the most, if not THE most popular candy bars out there. I'm betting they changed the name of Mars bars to attract the Snickers fans.

[GoCubsGo]

23. Oh, and Butternut bars

Was going to say maple Bun, but they apparently still make those.

[sakabatou]

25. It was a hard candy that was really really sour on the outside

But tasted like Coca-Cola in the center.

[MilesColtrane]

26. Nik-L-Nip, but we called them Wax Bottles

Although they are still available, I haven't seen them anywhere in the last 30 years.

Tiny wax bottles filled with colored, flavored "cola".

[Petrushka]

30. Like these? --->

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/nik-l-nips.htm

[Richardo]

27. Almond Cluster

Once a sibling of Mounds and Almond Joy, I seem to remember it having crushed almonds instead of the whole ones like Almond Joy, and maybe it had some rice-krispie-ness to it. Anyway, they were my favorites back in my elementary school days.

[Petrushka]

31. Switzer's soft licorice bars

[Archae]

32. Raspberry Life Saver Creme Savers.

I have a bag of the strawberry ones, the raspberry ones I can't find anymore!

Oh, and the root-beer flavored "Bottle Caps"

[HughBeaumont]

59. They still make Bottle Caps.

I see them every so often at retro-candy shops in Ohio.

[Submariner]

33. Bonomo's Turkish Taffy

This tasty nickel candy would last at least halfway through the double feature of Godzilla meets the Rocket-Powered Saber Toothed Turtle, and Dracula meets the Wolfman.

[TreasonousBastard]

38. And you whacked it to break it into little pieces...

loved those TV commercials. I missed the earliest days when it was sold in Woolworth's and someone broke it up with a ball-peen hammer and sold it by weight.

The stuff is back now, although the Bonomo family might not be involved, and it's not that widely available.

[bif]

53. It's back!

http://www.groovycandies.com/pc/candypage.asp?idCategory=519&utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=PPC&utm_term=103-0000002755

[tigereye]

58. you can still order it! I saw it on Amazon...

[ChoralScholar]

34. Seems like I ate something growing up called a 'Summit Bar'

Also, I loved PB Max.

[HopeHoops]

36. Sky bars are almost impossible to find. I have been able to get Zero bars though.

[rurallib]

41. MilkShake bars

[driver8]

45. I used to love Milkshake bars. n/t

[Rambis]

43. Still around

http://www.amazon.com/English-Mars-Bars-Pack/dp/B000HNEX80

[grasswire]

46. orange and black jelly beans in little cello packages

...for Halloween. Where did they go?

[KamaAina]

47. The Reggie! and Yaz! bars

actually shaped like patties rather than bars, which may explain their relatively quick demise.

As might a bit of regionalism: after a while, the makers of the original Reggie! bar noticed they were selling almost no candy in New England (anywhere above southern CT). Thus was born the Yaz! bar -- the exact same bar, only with a picture of the Sox legend on the wrapper!.

[BurtWorm]

49. Good n Fruity

I was told they still make Good n Plenty, though I haven't seen either one in years.

[Arugula Latte]

52. I think Mike & Ikes are the closest things to Good n Fruity

[WCIL]

50. Forever Yours bars and Tangy Taffy

in flavors like chocolate and vanilla. I think Milky Way Midnight is the new Forever Yours bar, but I haven't seen a Milky Way Midnight in a long time either.

I also loved Marathon Bars, certain Chunky bars, O.Henry, and gigantic Sweet Tart hearts.

[zen_bohemian]

54. Tangy taffy and jolly ranchers stix candy, cherry stix, grape stix, fire stix

I loved the grape and fire stix. Oh, and I can only find these in the southwest, those cube-shaped cinnamon suckers, they used to be called domino suckers. Best things ever!

[zen_bohemian]

55. oh yeah, one more...spice certs, not the white ones, these were dark red, looked like reeds

man those were good, ate them every friday night at the skating rink :)

oh, and cinnamon dynamints :)

and charms sweet/sour pops, I know they still sell them, but the one I LOVED was the cherry/orange ones, and they dont sell them anymore :(

[HughBeaumont]

60. Wacky Wafers and Choco-Lite.

Choco-Lite has a decent substitute in the Aero bar, sold at World Market and other places. Wacky Wafers HAVE no substitute.

http://candyaddict.com/blog/2007/08/29/retro-candy-flashback-wacky-wafers/

Those bitch M'er-F'ers at Nestle need to bring back Wacky Wafers. BEST hard candy ever.