(image from The Candy Wrapper Museum)
Most people I know can think of at least one beloved candy that’s no longer available, and even more people may have forgotten former favorites simply because the candy’s no longer on the market. The folks at Old Time Candy have compiled a list of dozens of discontinued sweets, and it’s worth a look, even though it’s a little sad. The loss of Bonkers is an insult to my childhood, but at least I’m not alone in remembering the tasty, fruity goodness.
I’ve never heard of at least ten of the candies on the list, like Ben Hurs and Snirkles. A few that I’ve heard of, I hadn’t realized were off the shelves, like Bar None, Gatorade gum, and Sugar Mama. Luckily, a handful of treats that were once on the list have returned—namely Flicks, Mint Juleps, Banana Splits and Fizzies. A few others (like Adams Sour Apple gum, Beemans gum, and Blackjack gum), are “now back in stock for a short time.â€
Certainly, there are other long-lost candies out there, but the Old Time Candy list is impressively comprehensive. I like to think of it as a memorial to old friends.
I remember a white chocolate bar with strawberry swirling on top rice crispie center and I Think nougats and stuff. Called a Golden Danske or danish or something. I thought it was made by Neilson or something.
If anyone else knows where I could buy one, let me know.
Thanks
k when i was a kid there was this gum. in the pack there was yellow which was sour red and it was foamy and green which was hot and there were two of each color anyone know what its called and if its discontinued or what?
PLEASE HELP, I am 36 years old and for years I have tried to find out about my favorite candy bar as a child. This would have been in the mid 1970′s. It was a long chocolate and caramel bar that was intertwined liked a rope and I am positive it was called a Red Baron candy bar. Does anyone remember this at all,I know I did not dream this. Thank you
Back in the mid 90s there was a candy out, shaped like a peanut. It was chocolate with a small amount of peanut butter in the middle. I think it was made by Planter’s but I can’t find any information on it. Does anyone know what I’m talking about?
Back in the 60′s we used to get a chocolate candy if I remember correctly that was called Gold Brick. It was a small size candy wrapped in gold packaging that was the shape of a brick. It had pecans in it and the chocolate was so smooth it melted as soon as you put it in your mouth. I think about it often but can never find it. I have no idea who made it, but sure wish I could find it.
We have been lookin for Ben Hurs for ages. We would get them from the Farmers Market in Allentown, Pennsylvania. I would love to get my hands (and mouth) on some of these. A big thank you to Chuck in post 7 for the detailed information on these. I guess all of us Ben Hur lovers need to be contacting Hershey!
When I was a little girl in the early 60′s there was a candy lipstick that was so awesome. It was a chalky type sweet candy and the bottom half was wrapped in gold foil. My sister and I would like so much to get some of this. All the retro candy sites I have found have said it is no longer made. Does anyone else remember this?
I’ve been looking everywhere about the peanut shaped peanut butter filled chocolate candy too! I used to love them when I was little and I’m wondering what happened to them. All I’ve been able to find is PB Crisps which are not the same.
Rascals………..
Yes. I loved them. I don’t know what these little fruit shaped candy’s that are being pawned off under the name now are.
The dark pink/purple bag was the best. The pink and green candies…YUMMY.
BRING THEM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My mom would love to have the fruit faces she use to send me and my sister to the store and buy all they had on the shelves and what they had in the back,can anyone tell me if this candy still around I would love to see her face if I got them for her birthday
Does anyone remember these grape dinosaur egg candies? They werent the wonka eggs. They were called dinosaur eggs I think. There was a grape flavor,I don’t remember if there were any others. They were chewy and kinda gross. They were around in the 90s. It’s driving me nuts.
From the 50′s there was 3 different fruit flavors that came in a small gold metal pan with matching spoon. Does anyone know anything about that?
Thank you!
Hey, fellow candy lovers…. I am remember a candy we sold as a fundraiser in AL in the 70′s. These were small boxes of mint caramel candies – one flavor had chocolate on the outside and the other had some sort of green outer covering. I ate most of them myself – they were delicious!
BTW you can still buy Razzles at different places. Another of my favorites is the Fizzers, similar to Smarties but better and made in England (Swizzles Matlow), no longer imported.
I have a chocolate candy box that holds my mother’s letters from my father during WWII. The type of chocolate is called “Gold lace”. The box is white paper cardboard embossed with a pattern of blue and white lace. An oval of gold embossed lace pattern surrounds a blue inside oval. In that oval is embossed in gold, “Donna Deane Boston Chocolates.” The letters from my father are from 1940-1945. Of course this does not necessarily tell how old the box is, as my mother could have found it into the 1960′s. I hope this gives some info to you. RR
I am looking for a candy my 76 year old mother would like for Christmas . This may be her last Christmas & I need to find it for her it’s called Ben Hurs. If anyone knows how I can find a box PLEASE reply Thanks Robin :)
In response to “Old-Time Flicks” (27): I was just reminiscing about Debeukeler wafers w/ cousins whom I visited. No one recalled ever experiencing these, but they suggested I google it, so here I am at the only google site mentioned. I must say you (and I) have sophisticated taste in candy. The last time I remember having one was when I was about 8 y.o. My dad used to take me to a soda fountain shop on Clinton and Delancey St on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where I grew up. My dad would have an egg cream and I’d have a chocolate malted + a pretzel stick which I loved to dip in the malted. The top off was buying a Debeukelr wafer on our way out. I still remember the flavor and delightful fragrance of the exquisite, generous dark chocolate (similar to the best present day Valrhona chocolate)skirting a perfect wafer. Yes, it was square shaped and wrapped in a deep brown and gold paper; and yes, I am still trying to get the pronunciation and spelling correct, although I recall the spelling exactly as you do. Oh, for a Debeukeler wafer now!
I am soo excited I found this site!! Hopefully someone will remember my favorite childhood Easter candy. I remember them being similar to the marshmallow chicks and rabbits Brachs puts out now. However my candies were not soo much like circus peanuts, and they were individually wrapped. They came in many colors to a bag (lavender, green, blue, yellow, and pink if im not mistaken. I have not seen them anywhere but I crave them always.
does anyone know where i can find the lifesaver swirly pops it seems they are discontinued..but i was realky hoping somewhere someone would have a stash…they are soooo goood!!
does anyone know where i can find the sour charms flat lollipops? all i can find is the sweet and sour kind and i was looking for the only sour kind.