Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hershey’s Kisses are a delectable bite-sized candy produced under the Hershey’s brand. There are so many different Hershey’s options out there but kisses will probably always remain one of the highlights of the brand because you can just unwrap a single kiss and pop it in your mouth for enjoyable…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ The Zero Bar is a candy bar that is made by The Hershey Company. It features a combination of caramel and almond nougat as well as peanuts. The entire bar is covered in white chocolate fudge. This is a unique candy treat that not everyone has experienced, but the candy…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ The spiciest of candies is the atomic fireball. It all started in 1954 when one man simply wanted to make candy with a twist. His unique idea brought about a round ball that is both sweet and spicy by design. When you purchase atomic fireballs, they come in a tub…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Whoppers are a malted milk ball candy first introduced under the name of “Giants” in 1939, they are chocolaty and crunchy and are made from malted milk. Malted Milk is a powdered substance generally made from a mixture of malted barley, wheat flour, and evaporated whole milk. Whoppers are about…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ The Whatchamacallit is a chocolate bar made with peanuts and layered with caramel. It has a strong peanut butter taste to it mixed with a nice combination of chocolate and caramel to back it up. Made by the Hershey company, the Whatchamacallit has maintained a popular following despite not being…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Twizzlers are long pieces of twisted candy, made from various ingredients such as corn syrup, and resemble licorice. Most known for its classic red coloration and twisted long shape, Twizzlers was first made back in 1929 and has remained a popular snack for around a century. Twizzlers come in many…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Starburst is a soft fruit-flavored candy in the form of a type of taffy. They come as rectangular or “box” shaped pieces of individually wrapped candy in a variety of colors and flavors. Starburst themselves are chewy, interesting to look at, and generally are fruit-flavored. Starburst is advertised as being…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ York Peppermint Pattie is a chocolate-enrobed peppermint candy. Enrobed is when a machine used in the confectionery industry coats a food item with a coating medium, typically chocolate. York Peppermint Pattie has a strong dark chocolate flavor combined with a powerful flavor of peppermint. Rather than being soft out the…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Skittles are a small round chewy candy that comes in many different colors in a bag. Skittles tag line has often been “Taste the rainbow”, to signify the colorful aspect of the candy. Skittles are fruit-flavored, and while they look much like their more chocolate relatives, M&M’s, they are in…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Rolo is a bar of cone-shaped caramel-filled chocolate that comes in a package shaped like a “roll”, and each piece of candy is stacked on top of the other in the package. Rolos are truncated where each stacking piece of candy connects via their top and bottom; this allows the…
