Retro Candy

For what many would call a luxury food item, retro candy plays a surprisingly vital role in society. Whether it is used for making a special occasion, such as an anniversary or birthday, more meaningful, or is the cornerstone of an entire holiday (who could imagine offering vegetables to Halloween’s trick-or-treaters or to your beloved Valentine?), candy is a modern day olive branch, employed as a sign of peace, good tidings and, most often, good, old fashioned fun.

The influence of old fashion candy, while enjoyed enthusiastically by children, is one to behold from the vantage point of a venerable historian. There is a vast amount of information through the ages of types, brands, classic and traditional candies. What makes a licorice a licorice? How is Charleston Chew so chewy? What exactly is nougat? All of these questions have answers, thoroughly documented in the pages of the antiquity of sweeties.

Resources on an assortment of brands of the most cherished varieties of retro candy are catalogued in a number of different ways. Reviewing candy throughout the decades highlight the emergence and decline of some of your most beloved brands, also allowing you to sort through the most popular brands before your time, while images of the logos, wrappers or candies themselves can jog your memory to recall your go-to treat once upon a time.

Candy (when enjoyed in moderation, of course) was, is and will continue to be a valued mainstay in cultures, communities and humanities across the world. The history of old fashion candy, while not as satisfying as your favorite treat, is just as sweet.