Retro Candy – Ten Delicious Favorites from Childhood

Retro Candies

In the 1970s, when sweets were at their best, the highlight of the week was taking our pocket money to the local sweet shop (retro candy), pointing at a gigantic jar filled to the brim with delicious sweets, and saying “a quarter of those, please”.

If you yearn for the sweets of your childhood, or wonder if it’s still possible to buy Refreshers or Parma Violets (it is), then read on for our top ten list of retro sweets / retro candy – and be prepared for some serious dribbling.

1. Fizz Wiz Pop Rocks – Formerly known as Space Dust, Fizz Wiz Pop Rocks are little nugget-like pieces of candy which, when they make contact with your tongue, explode with a very satisfying crackling and popping sound. Fizz Wiz Pop Rocks are just about the most fun you can have with sweets, and they come in a variety of delicious flavours including strawberry and cola.
2. Retro Candy Kit Jewelery Set – The Candy Kit Jewelery Set contains a variety of edible beads and pendants, and threading laces which are not edible.
3. Refreshers
4. Parma Violets
5. Chunky Drumstick Lollies
6. Black Jacks
7. Aniseed flavored Black Jacks used to be sold individually at a penny each.
8. Fruit Fizzers
9. Chocorillo Chocolate Cigarettes
10. Retro Candy Canes – In years gone by, stripy peppermint Candy Canes could usually be seen adorning Christmas trees. Hurrah!
11. Retro Sweets Pile – Is your mouth watering yet? Not sure which retro candies sweets to order? The Retro Sweets Pile is like having an old-fashioned sweet shop in a bag, and it contains a mouth watering selection of retro sweets including most of the sweets mentioned here, and a few more besides.

Retro Candy – A Journey to Sweet Satisfaction

In a quest to find the best tasting candies I traveled around the world. When I am in the country, I always stuff my kitchen cupboards with retro candy from stores who sell wholesale sweets. I love candies, actually anything sugary and nice makes me high.

Even then I already have the dream of tasting the world’s best candies. I even searched for an apartment where a retro candy shop is nearby. I would drop by the shop almost everyday and buy wholesale sweets once a week.

Traveling throughout the world visiting different offices really came in handy. It’s one of the reasons why I always opt to buy wholesale sweets from retro candy stores in different countries. I’ve been to Tuscany, Italy and visited the Chocolate village. Yes, before chocolate became their main product, they have long been making candies and other sweet treats. When will I find the best retro candy in the world?

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