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found this candy today!
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:48 pm
by norge
found this old candy today in a old house a few miles from
my place.
how old can it be? and is it army style?
cheers from norge
btwim not going to try eating this candy
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:08 pm
by dirtbag
http://www.hersheyarchives.org/Default. ... ropicalBar
We had these in Viet Nam, not bad, but kind of 'Waxy'...
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 4:10 pm
by kman
Hold old can it be? Looks like it's old enough to have changed into three or four different colors. :-)
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 11:14 pm
by dirtbag
started making them in the 40's...
Hershey's
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:21 am
by jfko6
The Hershey factory is located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
The candy is a keeper. Some collector might give you ducko bucks for it.
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 1:43 pm
by mreheater72
Hi norge and all guys,
here is a similar Candy:
It is from an US “Food Packet Assault, Individual” dated 1955.
See here:
viewtopic.php?t=754&highlight=assault
So long mreheater72
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 2:30 pm
by DangerousDave
Well, Norge, don't just stand there! Do a taste test. The jelly gum candy is from 1980's and earlier USA lifeboat rations.
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 3:31 pm
by DangerousDave
Heres some type of weird Virginia Candy. It has peanuts all over it. I can't figure this one out. Must be from Smithfield.
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:02 pm
by Stef
It looks like a Chinese peanut candy. I love the Snickers bars but I've never seen this one before.
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:32 pm
by kman
I've had one of those Munch bars before...maybe it was even in an MCW...sounds like Snickers had a ton of leftover candy bars they couldn't sell so they made the government a deal.