When I was a kid we used to be able to get a candy called "Turkish Taffy" by Bonamo(?) it came in vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and banana flavors. It was excellent! We use to refrigerate it and then smack the package against something hard to break it into little pieces. I wish I knew where to get some today!!

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I made Halloween bark for my college daughter's care package earlier this week. I froze candy corn, which made it brittle enought to crush easily. (Put in a baggie and hammer away!). Then melted white chocolate, spread in a pan. Added the corn, and some mini chocolate chips. She loved it!

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Lucy-- I did a websearch for Bonomo turkish taffy-- it was bought by Tootsie Roll and dropped late 80's. But check out this link. Every site I saw recalled the memory of freezing it and breaking it into small pieces! http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=9575&itemType=PRODUCT&iProductID=9575&searchid=inceptor&searchid=inceptor

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I know its not Turkish Taffy, but you know you can do the "freeze-n-smash" thing with Charleston Chews also... And they ARE still available - I see them all the time in the Dollar Store and think - yummmmmm... they are great in the freezer... :o) And what might make them BETTER than Turkish Taffy is the fact that they are covered in CHOCOLATE!!! Can't go wrong there!!!

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If you need a rediculous candy idea... I made a bacon caramel once.

Recipe and photos are available at http://soupson.wordpress.com/2006/05/21/bacon-caramel/

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Carol, I love the candy corn "bark" idea! That's inspired! I will definitely be doing that this year. Thanks! When I was younger, my sister and I used to make "Starburst People" . We'd roll the starburst until they were plyable, then shape them into people (sort of looked like weebles). We'd make eyes and mouths and accessories out of other colors and then stick them on. We always said we couldn't eat them now that they were people, but usually broke down and ate them anyway. :o)

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THREE MUSKETEERS BAR!
Did you know that when this candy bar was originally sold in the 1930's it was very different than today? My Dad told me when he was a kid in the 30's a Three Musketeers bar was THREE flavors - in THREE different sections put together, covered in chocolate.
Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry!
Hence the name.....THREE Musketeers. ;) True!
Hey MARS Company...do this again!

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We used to make hard candy and home made caramels at Halloween. I finally found a site that sells the extracts and vanilla my mom used. www.WatkinsOnline.com/Cindy The bottle is still the same as when I was a little girl!
I've bought stuff from Vermont Country store too. Great place to get all the candy and other things we remember as kids.

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Who remembers the Russell Stover "Rosebud mints"? They were in rows in a flat box and came in pastell shades of pink, green, and yellow and had a tiny white chocolate rosebud on top. They were the best!
I wish they'd make them again!!

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When I was younger we have the wax lips an the orange whisles.and then when you were done you could chew them up like gum.. O yeah! an wax teeth.. wish I could still find them again.. I tell my kids about them

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Halloween is my favorite holiday, and candy corn my favorite candy! I discovered a yummy way to enjoy them, dipped in a little peanut butter!

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Try BLAIRCANDY.COM for a lot of the stuff we remember from when we were kids: wax lips, those wax bottles full of some kind of "juice", Sugar Daddies ... Fun just to browse!

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Candy just isnt the same anymore...I miss that. Now days you can get candy from anywhere and I liked when I was little that it was "just a treat", now its not big deal, and you have to fight the little chubby kid for the last candy bar.

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Lucy, the Bonamo Turkish Taffy was one of my favorites as a child. It appeared on the Osco Drug Store candy shelves about 20 years ago for a short time.

I absolutely hate all this gummy junk that has replaced the jel type candies. The jel types were great, like the "toys" and "red coins" and the seasonal kinds, like the "rabbits" at Easter time and the red, green and white bells at Christmas. Why did they replace the good candies with this soft gummy gunk?

The different penny candies that Brachs used to sell by the pound in the dime stores, before they disappeared, were delish! Can't find those in Chicago anymore.

I would like to see mellowcreams all year round.

Candy is a big disappointment now. Yes, chocolate is yummy, but not so good for the waistline.

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Me and my brother used to love the wax lips, but i didn't like the wax soda bottles tell i was older. now i love to make candy with my kids. My favorite is chocolte covered peanut butter balls or cups, it only takes 1/2 cup peanut butter, 3 tbs softened butter, 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, and 8 ounceschocolate flavored candy coating, white chocolate is really good. Just mix, put in the fridge for 20 mins, then roll into balls and coat with mealted chocolate. For the cups put mealted chocolate in a baking cup, on the bottom and half way up the sides making a cup then when thats set put in the peanut butter and top with more chocolate. they make great gifts for the holidays

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I love candy corn too. A simple recipe I like is to mix peanuts with candy corn for a sweet and salty snack. The amounts of each is entirely up to you.

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To Betsy, You can still get those wax bottles with the "juice" in them! Many of the dollar stores carry them, along with the wax lips. Those seem to only come out around Halloween. The bottles are one of my youngest daughters favs! Oh the days of the corner candy store, they are no more :^(

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http://www.nostalgiccandy.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=2

This Nostalgic Candy site lists ALL those candies that everyone has mentioned.
Wax lips. the wax bottles, they have two taffy ones, and one of them even says its like the Turkish taffy,
they even have the candy cigarettes, there are tons of old fashioned candies here.
I remember so many of them. Rock Candy, chick-o-stick,the Gold Rush Gum in a little bag, the caramel with the white cream in the middle...YUM....alot is there. Be sure and check it out, OH they also have the REAL licorice pipes....for those that love real licorice/ I do have another site that sells the pipes in a big box. If anyone wants that site, write to me at vicscavies@aol.com and ill be happy to send it off to you,
Have fun..
Vicki

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