Candy Gifts of the 1950s and 1960s
It's fairly easy to find some of the popular candies and treats from the mid 20th century, but some of them have certainly become obsolete relics. Thankfully, the Internet is a wide and wonderful place where past and present meet; even providing outdated candies that can no longer be found at your 5-and-10.
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Candy of the 1950s
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Today, the easiest 1950s-era candy items to obtain at grocery stores, dollar stores, and specialty or confectionary shops include: Candy Cigarettes, Charms Sweet & Sour Pops, Sugar Daddy Pops, Necco Wafers, Hot Tamales, Jujyfruits, Mike & Ikes, Pearson's Salted Nut Roll, Wax Lips (now often called Wax Bottles, in the shape of small coke bottles), Bit O Honey, Bullseye's Caramel Creams, Root Beer Barrels, Salt Water Taffy. This is not an exhaustive list, but it certainly contains many of the candies popular when Elvis was king.
Other popular candies of the 1950s that are now more difficult to obtain but are still purchasable online include Skybars, Chuckles, Sen Sen Breath Refreshment, French Vanilla chews, Canada Mints, C Howard Violet Gum, Chuckles, Cinnamon Toothpicks, Coconut Bars, Gold Mine Gum, Kits Taffy, Licorice Pipe, Long Boys, Slap Stix, Snaps, Teaberry Gum, Chick O Sticks, Slowpokes and Walnettos.
Candy of the 1960s
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During the next decade, of course, there was a crossover of many popular 1950s candies, but a few names disappeared and new ones did appear. The crossovers include: Boston Baked Beans, Canada Mints, Candy Cigarettes, Charms Assorted Squares, Charms Sweet & Sour Pops, Cinnamon Toothpicks, Coconut Bars, Jujubes, Licorice Pipes, Sugar Daddy Pops, Teaberry Gum, Wax Lips, Necco Wafers and Walnettos.
Other popular candies of the decade include Abba Zaba Minis, BB Bats, Big Hunk Minis, Candy Buttons, Cherry Heads, Fizzies, Gold Mine Gum, Good & Plenty, Mike & Ike, Red Hots, Sweetarts, Atomic Fireballs, Candy Necklace, Jawbreakers, Lemonheads and Now & Laters, Paydays, and Milkshakes.
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Candy as Gifts
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During the decades themselves, candy was generally given and received in chocolate bar form, or small boxes. Today, retro or vintage tins and baskets full of assorted treats can be ordered online, and some cities have nostalgic shops that sell penny candy or individually wrapped candies. Amazon.com has reasonable deals and gift sets, and others can be found at specialty candy warehouse and retro shops.
Bazooka Joe: A Boy of the Changing Times
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Bazooka Joe, the bubble-blowing face of American's famous pink gum, was born as a teenager in 1954 but has received numerous makeovers to stay fashionable throughout the decades. He no longer costs one cent, but he retains a reasonable price tag (five cents per piece) and is easier to find than other old-time candies.
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