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Reed’s candy is a classic candy that has been around for over 100 years. The candy was created by William and Eugene Reed in 1893 in Chicago.  After the company’s foundation, both William and Eugene began making candy with their father. In 1921, the company expanded to more flavors. One

Cinnamon Canel’s is a classic Mexican white bubblegum tablet. The Cinnamon Canel’s is a staple in the bubble circle for nearly 100 years. The Canel’s company was founded in 1925 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Canel’s are considered to be under the umbrella of Mexican Dulces or Mexican Sweets.

Chunky is a candy bar with a unique trapezoidal shape. Chunky consists of milk chocolate, California raisins, and roasted peanuts. The Chunky bar was created by New York candy maker Philip Silvershein. Silvershein knew William Wrigley who owned the Wrigley Gum Company and the original Chunky bar was distributed by

Chuckles The Chuckles brand was introduced by Fred W. Amend in 1921 in Danville, Illinois. Classically, Chuckles has come with five different flavored jelly candies. The classic candy features cherry, lime, lemon, orange, and a licorice flavor. The candy has made appearances in the film Taxi Driver and the show

Choward’s Choward’s mints are a classic mint tablet created by the C. Howard Company in the early 1930’s in New York. The original mint was known as “Choward’s Violet” which was a unique hard square with an unmistakable violet scent and flavor. The classic mint has made many appearances in

Turkish Taffy was invented by Austrian immigrant Herman Herer in 1912. Chocolate Turkish Taffy is a hard and crunchy, yet chewy candy. When the candy was first sold it was sold in large sheets to Woolworth’s. Woolworth’s then broke off the candy using a ball-peen hammer then sold by weight

Pop Rocks are one of the candies that has stood the test of time. They were invented by Leon T. Kremzner and William A. Mitchell, the candy was patented in 1961. Pop Rocks was invented while Mitchell was trying to invent an instant soft drink. Chocolate Pop Rocks are a

Chocolate Charleston Chew is one of three flavors of Charleston chew that was created in 1925 by the Fox-Cross Candy Company which was founded by stage actor Donley Cross and friend Charlie Fox. Chocolate Charleston Chews were named after a popular dance in the ‘20s the “Charleston”. The Chocolate Charleston

BB Bats were invented by the Fair Play Caramel Company in 1924 in Johnson City, New York. Chocolate BB Bats are a classic taffy candy on a stick that resembles a baseball bat. Throwback to memories of going to your neighborhood corner store after school and getting some BB Bats

Charms Blow Pops Charms Blow Pops are hard candy shell lollipops with soft bubble gum centers. The original blow pop was created by the Charms Candy Company in 1969. After its introduction, the blow pop became the best-selling candy product in the company’s history. The rights to production was sold

Charleston Chew was created in 1925 by the Fox-Cross Candy Company which was founded by stage actor Donley Cross and his friend Charlie Fox. Charleston Chews were named after a popular dance at the time the “Charleston”. The Charleston Chew consists of nougat covered in a chocolate flavored coating. It

Caramel Creams are a soft and chewy caramel candy that was first introduced as “Chu-ees” in 1917. Chu-ees candy later evolved to Caramel Creams which is also known as Bull’s Eyes which is a soft chewy caramel candy with a cream filling in the center. Each candy is individually wrapped

Sometimes called “Bulls Eyes” these caramel outside and caramel apple cream in the middle originated in the 1930’s by Goetze’s Candy Company.

Canel’s Canel’s is a classic Mexican bubblegum tablet that comes in bright colors and fruity flavors. These classic gums. The Canel’s company was founded in 1925 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Canel’s gum comes in 5 different flavors those being peppermint, cinnamon, spearmint, tutti-frutti, and violet.

Candy Necklaces Candy Necklaces were very common among kids throughout the decades, especially in the 60’s and 70’s. The classic candy was invented in 1958 by an unknown inventor. The idea of a candy that you could wear was perfect for little kids of all decades. The Candy Necklaces come

Candy Farm has been making candy since 1853. One of their dazzling classic candies is the 3 Color Coconut Slice. 3 Color Coconut Slice is a Neapolitan candy bar with three different flavors strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate. The 3 Color Coconut Slice is also Kosher Dairy.

Candy Cigarettes Candy Cigarettes became very popular in the 40’s and 50’s before the harmful effects of real cigarettes. Nonetheless, these candies are still enjoyable for adults and kids alike. These classic candies were first introduced in the early 1930’s, quickly after their introduction they became a very popular commodity

Candy Buttons Candy Buttons are hard round pegs on a sheet of paper with three colors, each is a different flavor. Pink is cherry, yellow is lemon, and blue is lime. These fun little candies were introduced by the Cumberland Valley company and J Sudak and Son of Williamsburg, Brooklyn,

Candy Bracelets Candy Bracelets have been a favorite of children since the 1950’s. Children like having their hard candy readily available to them. The candy bracelet also allows them to look like dad wearing his watch or like mom wearing a bracelet. The bracelet comes with a variety of fruit

Butterscotch Reed’s candy is the original Reed’s candy and has been a classic candy for over 100 years. The Butterscotch Reed’s candy was created by William and Eugene Reed in 1893 in Chicago.  After the company’s foundation, both William and Eugene began making candy with their father. The original Reed’s

Bun Vanilla is a candy bar under the Bun Bar brand that was created by the Wayne Bun Candy Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana in the 1920’s. Despite their name Bun Vanilla Bars are not actually bars, they are actually round and flat, with a disc of vanilla flavored creme,

Bun Maple is a candy bar under the Bun Bar brand that was created by the Wayne Bun Candy Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana in the 1920’s. Despite their name, Bun Maple Bars are not actually bars, they are actually round and flat, with a disc of caramel, coated in

Bun Caramel is a candy bar under the Bun Bar brand that was created by the Wayne Bun Candy Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana in the 1920’s. Despite their name, Bun Caramel Bars are not actually bars, they are actually round and flat, with a disc of caramel, coated in

Bun Bars are a line of candy bars that were created by the Wayne Bun Candy Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana in the 1920’s. Despite their name, Bun Bars are not actually bars, they are actually round and flat, with a disc of maple, vanilla-flavored crème, or caramel, coated in

Bottle Caps are sweet candy tablets created to look like metal soda bottle caps coming in grape, cola, orange, root beer, and cherry. Bottle Caps were first introduced in 1972 by the Willy Wonka company. The Bottle Caps have a unique combination sweet and sour that allows these classic candies

Pop Rocks are one of the candies that has stood the test of time. They were invented by Leon T. Kremzner and William A. Mitchell, the candy was patented in 1961. Pop Rocks was invented while Mitchell was trying to invent an instant soft drink. Blue Razz Pop Rocks are

Black Cow Black Cow candy was first introduced in the late 1920’s and was originally produced by the Holloway Candy Company. When the candy was first introduced it was similar to a Slo Poke dripped in chocolate, both candies were made by the Holloway Candy Company. Today the candy is

Bit-O-Honey Bit-O-Honey arrived at the shelves in 1924 and was made by the Schutter-Johnson Company in Chicago, Illinois. At the time, Bit-O-Honey was a revolutionary candy with its six pieces wrapped in wax paper. The candy contains almond bits inside of honey flavored taffy which made it a long-lasting chewy

The Big Hunk bar was first produced in the 1950’s by the Annabelle Candy Company. The bar consists of roasted peanuts covered in a honey-sweetened nougat. Bug Hunk was featured in Steve Almond’s book, Candyfreak as being a successful candy made by a small company. One different way to eat

BB Bats BB Bats were invented by the Fair Play Caramel Company in 1924 in Johnson City. BB Bats is a classic taffy candy on a stick that resembles a baseball bat. Throwback to memories of going to your neighborhood corner store after school and getting some BB Bats with

Turkish Taffy was invented by Austrian immigrant Herman Herer in 1912. Banana Turkish Taffy is a hard and crunchy yet chewy candy. When the candy was first sold it was sold in large sheets to Woolworth’s. Woolworth’s then broke off the candy using a ball-peen hammer then sold by weight

BB Bats were invented by the Fair Play Caramel Company in 1924 in Johnson City, New York. Banana BB Bats are a classic taffy candy on a stick that resembles a baseball bat. Throwback to memories of going to your neighborhood corner store after school and getting some BB Bats

Baby Ruth was invented by the Curtiss Candy Company under the candy’s original name Kandy Kake. In 1920, the candy was rebranded to Baby Ruth in 1920. There is a lot of speculation behind the name of the Baby Ruth bar. The Curtis Candy Company claims that it was named

Astro Pop The Astro Pop was introduced in a very interesting time in history. The first Astro Pop was introduced in 1963 during the space race. The rocket ship shaped sucker helped to make the Astro Pop as popular as it was. The candy is formed right in the wrapper,

Assorted Charms Assorted Charms are an old-school candy from the 50’s and 60’s that was created by the Charms Candy Company. The Charms Squares come with six different flavors cherry, grape, lemon, lime, orange, and raspberry. The assorted charms were often put in MREs for military members abroad.

Abba-Zaba Abba-Zaba bars are taffy bars with a peanut butter core. These tasty classic candies were first created by Colby and McDermott in 1922. The wrapper features a black and yellow checkerboard style taxi like pattern. The classic candy has made many appearances in popular culture from “Two and a

100 Grand is a classic chocolate bar that has been beloved by people since it was introduced by Nestle in 1966. The chocolate bar has an interesting combination of chocolate, caramel, and crisped rice. The classic chocolate bar was named after a series of very successful game shows.

Chick-O-Stick was first introduced by the Atkinson Candy Company in the 1950’s. The candy is an orange stick made of peanut butter, sugar, and toasted coconut. Chick-O-Sticks used to be called Chicken Bones, but changed their name in 1955 due to copyright reasons.