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Midlifers remember Halloween treats of their youth
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| Vickie Webster | |
“As for least favorite candy, I would easily pick those little taffytype candies wrapped in either orange or black paper. I even liked candy corn over those.”
— Beverly Scott, 58,
Memphis
“There were always a few folks who threw in the old black licorice. Who were those people?”
— Callie Hawkins, 58,
Coral Springs, Fla.
“There were rumors going around that someone bit into an apple that had razor blades in it, so I was scared to eat any fruit I received on Halloween.”
— J.B. Har vey, 47,
Ooltewah
“I loved the long straws filled with powder, the peanut-flavored candies (kind of rectangular with stripes) and Reese’s Cups.”
— Frances Patterson Rinehar t, 58, Carrollton,
Texas
“I didn’t care for licorice or the Mary Janes.” — Lora Cook, 56, Chattanooga
Since nutrition usually goes out the window on Halloween, trick-or-treaters often diss the healthy stuff.
“My least favorite was fruit,” said J.B. Harvey, 47, of Ooltewah, recalling the holidays of his youth. “I could get fruit at home. We had many apple and pear trees.”
Former Chattanoogan Beverly Scott, 58, of Memphis agreed.
“Worse than the taffy were the occasional apple or orange,” she said. “Who wanted nutritional stuff on Halloween?”
On the other hand, Frances Patterson Rinehart, 58, of Carrollton, Texas, said certain apples were OK.
“My favorite would have been the homemade kind of treats like wrapped candied apples,” said the former Chattanoogan. “Someone actually took the time to make those and Rice Krispie Treats.”
Mr. Harvey’s favorite also was homemade.
“My favorite candy/treat was popcorn balls,” he said. “An elderly couple in Chattanooga Valley gave them away in the ’70s. (They) were big and very good. At least I remember them that way.”
Chocolate candies were popular, too.
“Any chocolate (was a favorite), of course,” said Lora Cook, 56, of Chattanooga, “but I think Milky Ways were the first ones I ate.”
“I’ll never forget getting home with the loot and digging through to get all the Almond Joys and Mounds bars since they were my absolute favorites,” said former Chattanoogan Callie Hawkins, 58, of Coral Springs, Fla. “I used to try to pawn the Circus Peanuts off on my brother Mark.”
Topping the “worst” list for Chris Mylek, 46, of Chattanooga, though, was an item even tougher to eat than taffy or a candy apple.
“The least favorite was a rock,” he said, recalling the Charlie Brown Halloween special when the “Peanuts” character got a rock in his haul. “That was a big thing ... back in the early ’70s.”
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