Tag Archives: 70’s candy

Mysterious Candy Maker from Checkerboard Square – Found!

There are countless mysteries and forgotten favorites in the world of candy and I’ve had the pleasure of documenting many of them right here on this site.   It’s always a thrill to discover these lost treats and fun to … Continue reading

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70’s Flashback with Licorice Snaps!

During a recent candy hunt to a dollar store, I came across a box for “Original Snaps”, a classic treat from the American Licorice Company.  I realized that this was the same company that had been making Snaps for decades … Continue reading

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1970’s Chocolate Bars from Amish Country!

Today I’d like to take a quick look at a pair of late 70’s wrappers I have for souvenir Pennsylvania Amish chocolate bars.

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Sour Power-Up with Fleer Puckers!

Last year I posted about a piece I was delighted to discover from 1970’s Fleer called Big Pucker.  Some months later I would find a mention of its predecessor Little Puckers in an old trade magazine.   But I didn’t know … Continue reading

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Nestle’s 1979 Mail-Away Superman Ring Offer and more!

Man of Steel, the latest cinematic interpretation of DC Comics’ Superman premiered at #1 in theaters over this past weekend.  It made me realize this would be a great time to do a Superman-related post.  So today I’d like to … Continue reading

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Snik Snak – M&M/Mars’ 1970’s Answer to Kit Kat!

Back in the early 1970’s, the M&M/Mars company took a stab at replicating some of the new found success of rival Hershey’s Kit Kat bar by introducing something that looked and sounded pretty familiar, the Snik Snak.  Since first discovering … Continue reading

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Maximum Marathon Part 2: The Commercials! Plus a World Premiere Video!

Welcome back to part two in our three day Maximum Marathon coverage!  Today we’re going to focus our gaze upon the clever series of 1970’s television commercials that were created to promote the Marathon bar as well as the square-jawed … Continue reading

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Easter Week Countdown – Leaf’s 1971 Easter Favorites!

For today’s entry in our Countdown to Easter I wanted to share a pair of groovy trade ads from 1970, featuring the Easter candy line-up for the year from Leaf.  It’s a lot of great stuff, some of which you’ll … Continue reading

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The Rich History of the Snickers Munch Bar – Revised and Revisited!

Just under a year ago here on CollectingCandy.com, I posted my first look back at the Snickers Munch bar.  At the time I had uncovered six unique wrapper designs across the four decade lifetime of the brand, but I was … Continue reading

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Wacky Wednesdays – Stickers!

A year ago today, on February 6th 2012, CollectingCandy.com was launched.  I didn’t want to go by today without mentioning that, but that’s all I’m going to say about it just now.  I do plan to mark the occasion in … Continue reading

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