I thought it would fun to do a bit of research on Candies from the 20s-WWII...Candy has always been a fascination for me...especially the history of the sweet stuff!


See the resemblance?
Available at:
http://www.candywarehouse.com/mmsretrotubes.htmlThere is also bulk candy sellers online to find these but they are expensive.


Hershey wrote:
World War II forced Luden’s to concentrate production efforts on Luden's menthol throat drops and 5TH AVENUE candy bars for military use.

A patriotic candy; they were shipped overseas during WWII, because they didn't melt and shipped nicely.

Baby Ruth
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Heath Bar
Hershey Bar
Tootsie Roll
Whitmans Candy
War Time Candy Trivia
1942-1945 Working hard to maintain high wartime morale, female employees at Whitman’s Candy Company secretly slipped notes to soldiers in boxes of Whitman’s Chocolate Samplers destined for military shipment. The notes resulted in several long-term friendships and even a few marriages.