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Post by peasapie on Oct 30, 2024 9:21:47 GMT
Think back to trick or treating days. What was the candy you picked first when digging through your stash? Which was your least favorite?
I liked Goldenberg peanut chews and Payday bars.
Least favorite — York peppermint patties!
My siblings and I would put all our candy in a pile after trick or treating and trade with each other. Peanut chews and PayDay bars were always my first picks.
We always had pizza for dinner on Halloween night. As an adult, when my own kids were little, we usually spent Halloween with my sister and her kids. My parents would come over too, and it was a little party. Happy memories.
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Post by melanell on Oct 30, 2024 10:37:02 GMT
As a kid my least favorite were Mary Janes and my favorite were 3 Musketeers.
I used to go out with my dad & possibly a combo of siblings & my mom (depending on the age of my other siblings any given year) until I was about 9. We didn't have many other kids in the neighborhood then. I don't recall any specific rituals we kids did.
Then we moved and from 10 up I was in a neighborhood with tons of kids, so one parent from a few different families would walk with a big group of us, while the other parents stayed home to hand out candy. We used to stop at the corner market and they would let us choose a full size candy from behind the counter, which was the highlight of our night!
That was back when a lot of people asked for jokes/songs, and many people still had kids go inside to get treats.
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Post by melanell on Oct 30, 2024 10:47:01 GMT
My own kids always sort candy and trade. When they were small they went out with cousins, and a few of us adults would walk with them. When they were little they'd all want to take turns ringing the doorbells. It was this huge deal, LOL. If one or two houses didn't require ringing a bell, then we'd have to stop to remember whose turn it was.   These days if I ask my kids for a candy, it's a Snickers or a Twix. |
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Post by malibou on Oct 30, 2024 10:53:54 GMT
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup was my favorite, and all 4 of my siblings favorite as well. Those never got traded.
I hated Mounds and Almond Joy. Didn't know back then I was allergic to coconut.
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Post by 3boysnme on Oct 30, 2024 11:03:36 GMT
My least favorite were black licorice. I still can't believe that some houses tried to give those out for Halloween! My favorite was anything with chocolate. Didn't matter what kind. Now it's Reeses Peanut Butter Cups.
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Post by melanell on Oct 30, 2024 12:14:20 GMT
Oh, and I wasn't fond of popcorn balls, either. They were impossible to eat, messy, and left me with hulls stuck in my teeth. Or fruit. In my childhood, apples and raisins were still common intruders in my evening of candy collecting.  |
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Post by Tearisci on Oct 30, 2024 12:16:23 GMT
Growing up, I was allergic to chocolate so that pretty much narrowed down the options for me. My parents would sort through my candy and pull out anything that would make me sick and I'd get the rest.
I don't have a sweet tooth to this day and I think that's why even though now I can eat chocolate.
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Post by quinlove on Oct 30, 2024 12:33:05 GMT
Growing up, I had the perfect neighborhood for trick or treating. Plus, we knew everyone. I also remember fondly going door to door collecting money for UNICEF. With the little orange milk cartons.
Anything chocolate was my favorite. I really liked the popcorn balls, usually home made back then. Did not like the little hard, sticky things wrapped in orange or black.
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Post by Merge on Oct 30, 2024 13:09:01 GMT
Milky Way was my favorite, but I also loved the Peppermint Patties, Mounds, and Almond Joys and could usually trade for more of those.
Least favorite - any hard candy, black licorice, circus peanuts, and those weird tasting chewy things that came wrapped in black or orange waxed paper. Haven't seen those in years.
Kids these days don't seem to want chocolate. It's all sour this and gummy that.
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Post by smartypants71 on Oct 30, 2024 13:14:01 GMT
As a kid, my fave were Sixlets. Least favorite was anything licorice or coconut.
Now, Reese's are my faves.
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Post by iowgirl on Oct 30, 2024 13:15:35 GMT
When I was a kid - the homemade popcorn ball. One lady in town made hundreds of them, and everyone went to her house! She was the best! can you imagine getting a homemade treat now? Other than from family?
Least favorite: Candy Corn. To this day, it is nasty.
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Post by workingclassdog on Oct 30, 2024 13:32:52 GMT
My sister and I used to play 'trade' too...
My favorites were mostly anything chocolate... except ones that had coconut or peanuts in them (except Snickers)
Hated the square tri-colored candy.. was that Brach's candy... pink/black/white? Then those ones in orange and black wrappers.
My favorite candy:
100,000 bars
Candy Corn
Kit Kats
Twix
Smarties
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Post by workingclassdog on Oct 30, 2024 13:35:54 GMT
As a kid, my fave were Sixlets. Least favorite was anything licorice or coconut. Now, Reese's are my faves. I forgot about Sixlets!!! LOVED those... yes they were probably my top pick. Do they even make those anymore. Another favorite candy but I don't ever remember seeing them too much for Halloween is the Neeco candies. I still love them. |
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Post by littlemama on Oct 30, 2024 14:19:08 GMT
Worst - Bit O Honey, Mary Janes, Pb Kisses, necco wafers, and Now n Laters.
Favorite - we never had candy except at Halloween and Easter, so... all of it. I love Mounds, 100 Grand Bars, Milk Duds
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Post by amysolovay on Oct 30, 2024 14:24:20 GMT
I used to love candy corn! But I think maybe that was before the rise of high fructose corn syrup?  because the candy corn from those days was NOT the same as it is now. (If I were to eat candy corn now, I'd probably vomit it back up.) Back in the day, Reeses peanut butter cups were my other favorites. Mary Janes were my least favorite. |
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Post by pantsonfire on Oct 30, 2024 14:27:09 GMT
Can no longer have most candy but...
Favorite: 3 Musketeers, Peanut butter cups, and Whoppers
Least favorite: Payday bars, caramel twix, those waxy redvine like candy sticks that came in 3 pack or 2 pack. Ew
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Post by janet on Oct 30, 2024 14:36:17 GMT
Worst - black licorice, nasty orange and black wax paper candies
Now, I pick out the Baby Ruth, Butterfinger and Almond Joys although it's from my own stash as my kids are all grown!
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Post by iluvpink on Oct 30, 2024 14:46:44 GMT
I loved most chocolate candy/bars, especially Reese's PB cups and Kit Kats. Except Butterfingers.
I did not like most hard candy, except Sweetarts which I loved. And my sister and cousins who we trick or treated with did not, so I always got theirs.
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Post by scrapmaven on Oct 30, 2024 15:06:42 GMT
As a child we didn't have Reeses and Twix, which would have been my answer. So, we'd go for The mini Mr. Goodbars and Hershey bars. Those were the best.
My least favorite candy was candy corn. I'm sorry, folks.
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Post by hutchfan on Oct 30, 2024 15:13:17 GMT
I am not a Snicker fan so I always traded for Mounds, red licorice, Reese's or anything cinnamon flavored.
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Post by Linda on Oct 30, 2024 15:13:56 GMT
I only TorT'd a couple of years as I was 10 for my first US Halloween. I remember just being amazed at the variety - so many candies and chocolates I had never seen before.
Favourites? hard to say but anything chocolate...I did love Mallocups and Oh Henry. I do remember liking the Mary Janes (orange and black wrapped peanut bautter taffy) but no one else seemed to so I got theirs too.
Least favourites? Necco wafers for sure topped that list.
Our tradition when my kids were small was to make the hotdogs stuffed with cheese and wrapped with crescent roll dough for Halloween before taking them out. I usually ended up with the Mounds, Almond Joys, and Junior Mints from their hauls. And of course, any Mary Janes, lol.
Today? my kids are all adults but we still have the crescent wrapped hotdogs on Halloween but we've added a witches brew (orange sherbet punch) and a veggie tray arranged like a skeleton. We rarely get trick or treaters - we had a couple in 2022 but that was the only time - so any of my kids at home get to snack on our candy stash.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Oct 30, 2024 15:28:44 GMT
My favorite was anything chocolate- 3 Musketeers, Hershey's bars, Reese's- if it had chocolate I'd eat it. My least favorite - necco wafers, sweetarts,,, there wasn't much I wouldn't eat  |
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Post by smartypants71 on Oct 30, 2024 15:35:03 GMT
As a kid, my fave were Sixlets. Least favorite was anything licorice or coconut. Now, Reese's are my faves. I forgot about Sixlets!!! LOVED those... yes they were probably my top pick. Do they even make those anymore. Another favorite candy but I don't ever remember seeing them too much for Halloween is the Neeco candies. I still love them. I don't know! I look for them every time I go on a road trip and have yet to be successful. I miss them! |
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Post by VanC on Oct 30, 2024 15:51:22 GMT
My least favourite candy always been Black Licorice and the yucky Mary Janes. I'm not a fan of any cookie candy Twix and KitKat or nuts. I love Sugar Daddy, Milk Duds, Bit o Honey, Milky Way, Rollos anything with Caramel.
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Post by katlady on Oct 30, 2024 16:11:56 GMT
I love chocolate, but don’t like nuts, so anything like a Hershey bar, Milly Way, 3 Musketeer was my favorite. Anything with nuts was my least favorite.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Oct 30, 2024 17:10:40 GMT
As a kid, my fave were Sixlets. Least favorite was anything licorice or coconut. Now, Reese's are my faves. I forgot about Sixlets!!! LOVED those... yes they were probably my top pick. Do they even make those anymore. Another favorite candy but I don't ever remember seeing them too much for Halloween is the Neeco candies. I still love them. they do make Sixlets! I love them so I keep my eye out whenever I’m in the candy section of a CVS or 7-11 or an actual candy store. And occasionally in Target. Online you can order them by color - they seem to be popular in the wedding industry for use at the candy bar since they come in so many beautiful colors. |
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Post by smalltowngirlie on Oct 30, 2024 17:19:39 GMT
Favorite - Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, no generic ones will do, and Mounds. Least favorite - WHOPPERS. Who came up with this? They are seriously the worst.
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Post by Anita on Oct 30, 2024 17:21:35 GMT
Halloween was just not a big deal to me as a kid because we lived in the country and the houses were so far apart, it was boring. Lots of driving, then jumping out to run to the houses, more riding around. And it was always SO COLD! I usually had to put a big coat on over my costume. Also, I was never a fan of chocolate, even as a kid. Just not my thing.
Worst: I hated and still hate licorice, no matter the color.
Best: I'm the weirdo who loved candy corn. Still do!
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Post by huskergal on Oct 30, 2024 17:25:46 GMT
I can't remember what my favorite was. Maybe Snickers or Reeses. I loved the chews with the dry peanut butter on the inside. Loved bit o honey.
Three Musketeers were everyone in my family's least favorite.
We would also line up candy and trade.
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Post by huskergal on Oct 30, 2024 17:26:29 GMT
Favorite - Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, no generic ones will do, and Mounds. Least favorite - WHOPPERS. Who came up with this? They are seriously the worst. I love Whoppers. The Whopper Mini Easter Eggs are one of my all time favorites! |
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because the candy corn from those days was NOT the same as it is now. (If I were to eat candy corn now, I'd probably vomit it back up.) Back in the day, Reeses peanut butter cups were my other favorites. 
