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7. Probably Snickers, but my Dad loved the old timey Cherry Mash (made in St. Joseph, MO since 1876)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 11:23 AM

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They are probably rarely seen outside the Midwest any more, but I occasionally find them and because of my Dad, remember them fondly:

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As a kid or grown up, what is your favorite candy bar? Mine was a Maple Bun Bar.How about you? [View all] debm55 Yesterday OP

Baby Ruth OLDMDDEM Yesterday #1

Thank you OLDMDDEM debm55 Yesterday #3

Charleston Chew Rastapopoulos Yesterday #2

Thank you very much Rastapopoulos. debm55 Yesterday #5

Mallo Cups. PoindexterOglethorpe Yesterday #4

Thank you PoindexterOglethorpe. They were a close second debm55 Yesterday #8

Power House Chipper Chat Yesterday #6

Thank you very much. Chipper Chat. debm55 Yesterday #10

Yes! With an apple. SheltieLover Yesterday #55

Probably Snickers, but my Dad loved the old timey Cherry Mash (made in St. Joseph, MO since 1876) hlthe2b Yesterday #7

Thank you hlthe2b. They look very good. debm55 Yesterday #12

The Walgreens down the street sells them along with some other old-style candy. -nt CrispyQ Yesterday #30

Interesting... I used to see them in Denver and Fort Collins Walgreens, occasionally. Now never... hlthe2b Yesterday #36

The Boulder & Lafayette stores both had them. CrispyQ Yesterday #65

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York Peppermint Patty LoisB Yesterday #9

Thank you very much, LoisB Those are very good. debm55 Yesterday #13

As a kid, boonecreek Yesterday #11

Thank you boonecreek . Both are great. Enjoy. debm55 Yesterday #14

Mallow Cups... rubbersole Yesterday #15

Thank you very much rubbersole. They were my second when I was a kid. debm55 Yesterday #16

Slo poke suckers. MiKenMi33 Yesterday #17

Thank you MiKenMi33, I lked them a lot, they took so long to finish though. debm55 Yesterday #18

Milk Duds are a close 2nd imo. I loved them, too! SheltieLover Yesterday #56

Mr. Goodbar House of Roberts Yesterday #19

Thank you House of Roberts and happy Anniversary debm55 Yesterday #20

Am I a versary? House of Roberts Yesterday #25

No , today is your anniversary on DU debm55 Yesterday #27

I know, I saw that was coming up about a week ago, House of Roberts Yesterday #33

Thank you I came from Huffington Post 20 years ago. DU did confuse me back in the day. Still have not picture on here in debm55 Yesterday #35

Mr. Big and other Cadbury bars. pandr32 Yesterday #21

Thank you pandr32. I sort of felt that way as I never seen Mr. Big or the Cadbury Bars. Sound great.Enjoy debm55 Yesterday #22

Canadian candy brands can still be ordered on-line. pandr32 Yesterday #44

Thank you very much pandr32. debm55 Yesterday #45

Cadbury chocolate bar in the 60s justaprogressive Yesterday #23

Thank you justaprogressive. I didn't know they had a bar. thank you for letting me know. debm55 Yesterday #24

Almond Joy, cuz I feel like a nut. -nt CrispyQ Yesterday #26

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA. thank you CrispyQ. But sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't debm55 Yesterday #28

Oh yes, I love Mounds too. CrispyQ Yesterday #29

Thank you CrispyQ Sounds great. debm55 Yesterday #32

Thanks debm55 SilasSouleII Yesterday #31

Thank you very much SilasSoulell. Your mexican milk candy sounds wonderful . Paydays are good too. debm55 Yesterday #34

Do malted milk balls count as a candy bar? Diamond_Dog Yesterday #37

Yes, they can count. You have two great choices there. Diamond_Dog debm55 Yesterday #39

TBH my all time favorite malted milk ball candy Diamond_Dog Yesterday #58

I always waited for Easter too. Loved them.Sometimes I would put in a glass of milk and have "malted" milk debm55 Yesterday #67

Oh, I loooove malted milk balls. Lunabell Yesterday #42

Me too, me too. Thank you Lunabell. debm55 Yesterday #47

I used to like Heath Toffee Bars Ritabert Yesterday #38

Thank you Ritabert. I lked them as a kid. debm55 Yesterday #40

Heath bars. Lunabell Yesterday #41

HAHAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you, Lunabell. Great post. debm55 Yesterday #43

Chocolate. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #46

Thank you mwmisses4289 debm55 Yesterday #48

Hersheys with Almonds catbyte Yesterday #49

Agree. perfect. Thank you catbyte. debm55 Yesterday #50

Three Muskateers some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #51

I loved the Three Muskateers with the whipped chocolate inside. That you for the memories. debm55 Yesterday #52

My favorite too! Sanity Claws 18 hrs ago #76

Mounds. Glorfindel Yesterday #53

Me too! nocoincidences Yesterday #63

Chunky, Charleston chew & Bit o Honey. kerouac2 Yesterday #54

I loved Chunkies & Charleston Chews SheltieLover Yesterday #57

I loved Maple Bun bars, too, Deb. But I really loved the "robbins egg" malted milkballs SheltieLover Yesterday #59

Payday candy bar murielm99 Yesterday #60

As a kid, Reeses cup. As an adult, Reeses Take 5! woodsprite Yesterday #61

As a kid, Prairie Schooner. I haven't seen them KitFox Yesterday #62

Your welcome. KitFox. They sort of sound like maple bun bars. debm55 Yesterday #70

Walnettos Zackzzzz Yesterday #64

Can you please share with us about what they are ? Thank you very much, Zackzzz. debm55 Yesterday #68

Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In made them famous DBoon 18 hrs ago #79

Hershey Milk Chocolate beemerphill Yesterday #69

Thank you very much beemerphill. Your selections are great and say hi to your wife and her Regular Snickers. debm55 Yesterday #71

Then - Hershey Bars. Now - Snickers and Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate and Raspberry. Dorothy V 21 hrs ago #72

I have two that I like. Different Drummer 20 hrs ago #73

Zero Bars 😋 Clouds Passing 20 hrs ago #74

As a kid, French cremes from the Woolworth's candy counter. The pink ones... 3catwoman3 19 hrs ago #75

Mounds DBoon 18 hrs ago #77

McIntosh Toffey. applegrove 18 hrs ago #78

Chick-o-Stick Kilgore 18 hrs ago #80

Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, 100k bars, Charleston Chew Bristlecone 18 hrs ago #81

I want a Clark Bar!!! elleng 18 hrs ago #82

Snickers for me if..fish..had..wings 18 hrs ago #83

Marathon bar The Madcap 18 hrs ago #84

I wasn't supposed to eat chocolate wendyb-NC 17 hrs ago #85

debm55............ Upthevibe 16 hrs ago #86

3 Musketeers and Hershey's Milk Chocolate with Almonds LogDog75 15 hrs ago #87