A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE….DO YOU REMEMBER ANY?
I often wish that I could find some of the “oldy goldy” products that we used to have in the 60s, 70s, and 80s….does anyone remember these? Oh my gosh just looking for pictures of some of the retro candy brought back such great memories…I WANT A MALTED MILK!!! and I can still remember what Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific smells like….I’d love to hear about other products from the decades that you remember….
Here’s a suggestion from a reader….drink from the 90s in Canada:
And another one from a reader…oh my gosh I remember collecting these and sending away for something…can’t remember what it was, but at the time, it was a “I HAVE TO GET IT MUM”…
I found Candy Warehouse and Groovy Candies that sell lots of different old fashioned candy. Plus Vermont Country Store has lots of classic products that can be ordered online.
oh2bhuman 
Comments on: "RETRO CANDY and PRODUCTS!" (18)
I know all of these. Fun!
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Excellent. I just bought some Gee you Hair Smells Terrif at the Vermont Country Store – big disappointment – it doesn’t smell at all the same – just goes to show that you cannot bring the past back!!!!
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Yes you are right about that! I’ll let you know if I find something that lives up to what it used to be.
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It is fun, isn’t it – does that mean we are OLD!!!
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OMG – I have a picture of me and my friends somewhere and we’re all holding those cigarettes!! I remember all these products!
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Thanks for the comment….those were the good ol’ days where people didn’t people that just because we “smoked” popeye cigarettes it was going to force us into lung cancer behaviour!!!
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I remember those candy cigarettes well – Man, I thought I was cool! …Looking back, quite the opposite! Hehe
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Me too!!!! My Dad used to bring us licorice cigars as well (which I think you can still get)…wasn’t AS cool but I pretended I was my Grandpa smoking a cigar. They call those candy cigarettes Candy Sticks now…and everyone STILL SMOKES them…so really what’s the difference. Kinda like when I wouldn’t buy my kids pretend guns when they were little so they used sticks as pretend guns.
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I vaguely remember the liquorice cigars, but I don’t think they tasted half as good as the candy cigarettes! They don’t make sweets like they used to, do they? Back in the days when penny sweets were actually a penny, we’d certainly get more for our money…but our poor teeth! Haha!
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You must be younger than me (53) cuz I remember 3 or 5 for a penny…
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Jeez! You got waaaay more than I did for my money! (I’m 28) these days, they are like two sweets for £1.00. – rip off!
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Hi there Amanda…I included you on my list of nominations for the Premio Dardos award…smiles…and I hope that is okay!!
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Thank YOU! This is amazing news *Happy dance*
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Maybe not at wayyy back as your examples , but!!!!! I remember a drink with candy in it called ORBITZ from the 90s ahh the gold ole days !
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Ohhhhh ya I remember that….I googled it and it was made by Clearly Canadian in 1997 but apparently disappeared a year later because of lack luster sales ..some talk of bringing it back.
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I found a picture of the Orbitz drink and added it to my blog
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I remember my Grandma had a jar of chicken fat in the refrigerator. That was the original Crisco for cooking. She took the fat from a chicken she bought at the butcher. I remember we went to the butcher and saw chickens hanging upside down by hooks. Their heads had been removed. She would squeeze the neck. If blood came out the chicken was good to buy as it was fresh. No blood meant old and therefore could be negotiated with the butcher for a cheaper price.
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Ohhhh that is too funny! You just reminded me of the can of Bacon Drippings that we always had on the stove..my Mum added it to everything that she fried…she even made fried bread of which my sister loved…I hated it….
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