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M&M’s Mint Chocolate – Collect all Six Packs – New for 2012!!

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Last month I documented the assortment of six different Candy Corn M&M’s packs released for Halloween.  Today I’m going to share the six different limited edition Mint Chocolate M&M’s packs released for Christmas 2012.

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M&M/Mars’ 1980 Star Trek Action Fleet!

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today I’m going to continue the Star Trek theme by going back to the decade before The Next Generation. In 1979, Paramount Pictures released Star Trek: The Motion Picture to movie theaters.  Quite a lot of Star Trek licensing and … Continue reading →

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Star Trek The Next Generation Chocolate Bars and More!

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Back in September, I posted about the 1970’s UK Nestle bars based on the Star Trek Animated Series.  It shouldn’t be a surprise that the licensing behemoth of Star Trek produced other confectionery offerings along the way and today I’m … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving from CollectingCandy.com!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Jason Liebig

To all of CollectingCandy.com’s readers that celebrate it; Happy Thanksgiving!  Today I’ll be sharing the only candy wrapper I could find created specifically for Thanksgiving – a holiday not known for store-bought candy.

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Wacky Wednesdays – Mr. Goodbye!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Hello everyone and welcome to our Thanksgiving-Eve edition of Wacky Wednesdays.  Today we will be looking at a sticker from 1974’s Wacky Packages Series 7 — Mr. Goodbye.

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A Candy Bar for Cowboys: Goetze’s Outlaw!

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today I’m going to take a look at a bar from Goetze’s, a company best-known for their Caramel Creams and Cow Tales.  It’s one you probably aren’t familiar with as it only had a brief run in the mid-1980’s: It’s … Continue reading →

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A Different Kind of Confection – Harmon’s Flavored Toothpix!

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today I’m going to step a little sideways and cover a topic of confection that is just on the edge of candy – Harmon’s flavored toothpix.

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Catching Up With CurlyWurly!

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Over the last two posts I’ve focused entirely on Curly Wurly – first with the CurlyWurly Club Kit and then on the saga of the American CurlyWurly.  Today I’ll be wrapping up my CurlyWurly coverage by catching up with the … Continue reading →

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The Brief Run of America’s Curly Wurly!

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Cadbury’s Curly Wurly has been a staple of British confectionery since its introduction in 1970.  But few people know that it was given a couple early shots at success here in the United States as well.  Today, I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Cadbury’s CurlyWurly Club Kit from 1982!

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Jason Liebig

As a kid, and even as an adult, I’ve always appreciated a good fan club kit.  I fondly recall getting my Star Wars Fan Club Kit back in 1978 with all the goodies that came along with that first package.  … Continue reading →

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