Hi All!
I recently got to thinking of certain kinds of candies from when we were kids and I wanted to reminisce with you about a few.
Sweettarts were one of Les' favorites and it dawned on me recently that I don't recall the last time I had a SWEET Sweettart. All you can seem to get nowadays are the tart ones. Maybe I am wrong, since I am by no means a connaisseur of Sweettarts, my preference being as it is for chocolate. I remember Les also liking Mallow Cups, which, in turn, led me to memories of my beloved Squeakie!
For those of you who don't remember the dearly departed Squeakie, he was a chocolate covered marshmallow candy I received at Easter one year. We were still in the house on Rt 3 then. When I opened the package, my very young eyes beheld what appeared to look like a little chocolate marshmallow mouse (the candy was slightly misshapen and looked like one to me). I could not eat the sweet little guy, so I named him Squeakie and put him in the freezer "to save him forever". But, alas, one day when the freezer was being cleaned out, I think I was given the ultimatum to throw him out or eat him. In the reasoning of a small child I weighed my options and decided to eat him, as that would "keep him with me forever" (or that is how I imagined I handled the dilemna).
At work the other night a coworker had brought in some candies called German Cola Bottles. He had been sent them by a relative stationed in the military in Germany. They are similar to Gummy Bears, but slightly tougher. They instantly reminded me of Wine Gums. Those of you who lived in Toronto will remember these. And from Wine Gums my mind went to MacIntosh Toffee. The latter two candies I have always intended to look for on trips to Montreal, but have never remembered to do so. I wonder if you can order them online somewhere.
Well, have to run Chantelle to school now. Sweet memories, All!
Love, Mic
