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Large Retro Candy Store in a Box

Large Retro Candy Store in a Box

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Penny Candy in the 1800s

Our penny candy collection contains a variety of different treats commonly sold as penny candy – from the 1800s through the 1950s! The earliest penny candies were NECCO Wafers (1847), candy sticks (1837) and pulled creams (mid 1800s). Jelly beans, enjoyed by Union soldiers, descended from Turkish Delight, originally a 9th century Arabic sore throat remedy. The 1880s and ’90s brought circus peanuts, actually made for travelling circuses, Tootsie Rolls, and salt water taffy – which didn’t actually contain salt! The turn of the century brought Lifesavers, first sold at saloons.

The Early 1900s & Prohibition Sweets

The early 1900s brought Jawbreakers – a descendent of the sugar plum candies of the 1600s! Bit O’Honey and other toffees hit shelves in the 1920s, along with Dum-Dums, named by a salesman thinking children would remember the name. Charleston Chews, named for the speakeasy dance, and Nik L Nips – wax bottles that looked like nips of whiskey. An accountant at Fleer Gum invented Dubble Bubble – the first bubblegum in the United States in the late 1920s.

Retro Penny Candy Explosion

What lay ahead in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s? A drink mix-turned-candy, Pixy Stix, appeared. Later, the company received so many complaints from parents about their children making messes they created a cleaner version of the same candy – the SweeTart! Fireballs, Satellite Wafers, candy buttons, and other wonders candy store shelves. Our Penny Candy box is filled with a variety of favorites – candies may vary based on availability.

Size: A pound of retro favorites in a 10x7x2" box

root beer barrels (Sugar, Corn Syrup, Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Artificial Color (Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1), caramel cubes (Sugar, Corn Syrup, Skim Milk, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Cottonseed and/or Palm Kernel Oil), Whey Powder, Milk Cream, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Mono and Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor), Fireballs (Sugar, Contains Less Than 2% of the Following: Modified Food Starch (Corn), Artificial Flavor, Carnauba Wax, Acacia (Gum Arabic), Titanium Dioxide (Color), Red 40 Lake), candy buttons (Corn syrup, sugar, food starch-modified, malic acid, natural and artificial flavors, sodium citrate, and artificial colors), Cream Caramels (Wheat flour, corn syrup, dextrose, sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, high fructose corn syrup, modified whey, skim milk, cream, mono & diglycerides, salt, soy lecithin, corn starch, and artificial flavors) Dubble Bubble(Sugar, Dextrose, Corn Syrup (Glucose), Gum Base, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Artificial Flavors, Artificial Color (FD&C Red 3), Corn Starch, BHT (to maintain freshness), Pixy Stix ('DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, AND LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL FLAVORS, BLUE 1 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE), Charleston Chews (Corn Syrup, Sugar, Palm Kernel and Palm Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cocoa, Lactose, Milk Protein Concentrate, Egg Albumen, Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Soy Protein, Salt, Sodium Citrate), Nik L Nips (Refined Wax, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Artificial Flavors, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate (preservatives), Artificial Colors (FD&C red 40, blue 1, yellow 5, yellow 6), BHT (to maintain freshness). Soy may be present)Dum-Dums (Sugar, Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Salt, Artificial Flavor, Color Added (Includes Red 40, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1), Bit O’ Honey (Corn Syrup, Sugar, Nonfat Milk, Hydrogeneted Coconut Oil, Almonds (Almonds,Safflower and/or Cottonseed and/or Canola Oil), Honey, Salt, Egg Whites, Modified Soy Protein, Natural Flavor), pulled creams (Sugar, Real Dairy Cream , Real Dairy Butter, Chocolate, Salt, Baking Soda, Vinegar, Glycerine, Potassium Sorbate, a preservative, Tenox (an anti-oxidant to prevent rancidity.), candy sticks (Sugar, Citrus Acid, Peppermint Oil, Artificial Food Coloring), jelly beans (Sugar, Corn Syrup, Cornstarch, Modified Cornstarch, Maltodextrin, FD&C Red 40, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Titanium Dioxide, Blue 1, Red 3, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Carnauba Wax, Beeswax, Confectioner's Glaze), Circus Peanuts (Sugar, Corn Syrup, Gelatin, Pectin, Artificial Flavor, Color Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 40), Taffy (CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, COCONUT OIL, SEA SALT, EGG WHITES, EVAPORATED MILK, COCOA, MALIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (INCLUDING FD&C BLUE 1, RED 3, RED 40, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6), Tootsie Rolls (sugar, corn syrup, palm oil, condensed skim milk, cocoa, whey, soy lecithin, and artificial and natural flavors.)Lifesavers (Sugar, Corn Syrup, Artificial Flavor, Stearic Acid), Jaw Busters (sucrose, contains less than 2% of the following: modified food starch, natural and artificial flavor, carnauba wax, gum acacia, color added, red 40 lake, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6, blue 1 lake, and blue 2 lake), gummy bears (Gelatin, sugar, glucose syrup, starch, flavoring, food coloring, citric acid)

 

Allergen Disclaimer: Please note that our products are made in a facility that processes peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, soy, and wheat. While we take precautions to prevent cross-contamination, we cannot guarantee that our products are allergen-free.

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