What Is Retro Candy?
I have to admit that when it comes to sweets and candy that
I am still a total child. I would still
rather have a bag full of lollipops, white chocolate mice, fizzy jelly snakes,
fruit salad chews and sherbet than a fancy, expensive box of chocolates. Some of my best memories of childhood are of
clutching a few pence in my little, sticky hand in the local corner shop and
pointing at penny sweets for the lady to pop into a white paper bag. Or of enjoying a very special treat of choosing
a quarter of candy from one of the hundreds of jars high up on the shelves in
the sweet shop. That is why I am
especially happy that retro candy is becoming popular once again, and I can
once more revel in sherbet lemons, kola cubes, space dust, Parma violets, jelly
beans and love hearts. And I can also see whether or not I have lost the knack
of blowing the biggest bubble with my bubble gum! One of the best places to buy retro candy and
old fashioned sweets is online, so why not indulge in some nostalgia this
Halloween and Christmas by buying retro candy instead of modern candy and
chocolate brands? There are also some great retro candy gift baskets and gift
boxes available, that make great gifts for family and friends. So if you want the kids to get to know and really
enjoy the candy that you spent your precious pocket money on, have a browse
through Amazon’s fantastic range of retro candy today.
Retro Candy By the
Decade
It doesn’t matter which decade that you grew up in, you can
now get the retro candy brands that were introduced onto the market during your
era. One enduring candy favourite goes back to the very end of the 19th
century when Bassett’s Liquorice Allsorts were introduced, with Bertie Bassett
the famous candy man made up of different pieces of liquorice coming on to the
scene in 1929. From the 1930s through to the end of the 20th
century, each decade had it its own popular sweets and candy that became the
must have candy brand. The 1930s were
the depression years in both the US and the UK, so money was tight and candy
would have been a real treat. However, the 1930’s did give us the Snickers Bar,
which remains a firm favourite today and Tootsie Roll Pops. The famous British sweet manufacturer
Swizzels Matlow was also formed in the 1930s and has given us some of the most
iconic British retro candy brands, including Love Hearts in 1933, Parma
Violets, Double Dip and Rainbow Drops. The
1940s were dominated by the war years and the years of rationing just after the
war when sugar was scarce and hard to get hold of, but the 1940s did give us
the iconic Bazooka Bubble Gum and Junior Mints. Rationing was still going on in
the early 1950s, but gradually people became more prosperous and had more money
to spend on sweets. The 1950s gave us Atomic Fireballs, Marshmallow Peeps and
Candy Necklaces. I can still remember
having Candy Necklaces as a kid, and being really torn as to whether I should
wear them or eat them! The 1960s was a very modern decade and saw the
introduction of Starburst Fruit Chews, Sweetarts and Lemonheads. The 1970s was
when we enjoyed Reese Pieces and Jelly Bellies for the first time and Skittles
and Gummi Bears appeared in the 1980s.
Retro Candy Gift
Baskets and Gift Boxes
There are now many stores and internet sites where you can
buy your favourite retro candy either by weight, of even by the jar. However, if you would really love to be able
to indulge your sweet tooth on lots of different brands of retro candy, why not
buy a retro candy gift box or gift basket that contains a great selection of
different candies and sweets? You can
buy retro candy gift baskets for individual decades or as a nostalgic candy
selection across the years. Retro candy
gift baskets also make great gifts for Christmas, birthdays, as a get well
present or as a fabulous thank you present.
There are retro candy gift boxes and gift baskets in all different sizes
and to suit all different budgets. Also,
if you are looking for something a bit different for Halloween candy this year,
why not get some retro candy and give the local kids a sweet taste of times
gone by?
So whether you have one firm retro candy favourite and want
to buy your best-loved candy by weight or by the jar, or whether you want to
buy some amazing retro candy gifts for family and friends, you will find a
great range of retro candy and old fashioned sweets available online. Have a look on Amazon today to find your
childhood candy favourites and take yourself back in time to when going to the
sweet shop to choose your sweets was the most important and most exciting part
of the week. And I bet that I can still
blow a bigger bubblegum bubble than you!
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