You can find a more detailed list of candy from the 1930s here
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ If you love simple, chocolate candies, this is a great choice for you to make for your snacking hours! Maltesers have been around for years and they are still the same delightful, crunchy, sweet, and chocolate-covered treat that they always have been. This is one of the various versions of…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ You might think that this article will be about barbeque sides, but you would be wrong! There really is a candy that is called Boston Baked Beans, and it has been around for a very long time. This is a candy style that is more common in the Midwest and…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ Everyone thinks of candy as a treat that is enjoyed for getting good grades, at the end of a long day, or maybe as part of Halloween fun. There are few people who would think of candy, particularly chocolate candy, as being part of a complete diet or given to…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ While Lay’s potato chips can be found in more than 200 varieties in countries around the globe, the salty, crunchy snack item had a humble beginning. To get your hands on a bag of Lay’s potato chips in their infancy, you would have to find Mr. Herman Lay and hope…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sugar Babies candy has a unique history. This is a candy that was supposed to be the “child” of Sugar Daddy and Sugar Mama. The candy company that produced these products came up with the Sugar Babies candy as an offshoot of the original product, which was the Sugar Daddy…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Kit Kat Bar is one of the most recognized candy bars in the world. It is sold on every continent and has various flavors depending on what country you’re in. Here is the history of the Kit Kat Bar and how it became an internationally recognized brand. Starting from…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ KiX cereal is a puffy, sweet breakfast treat that was introduced in 1937 and remains a favorite in the General Mills product line. Over the years, General Mills added a couple of variations, including Berry Berry KiX and Honey Kix. While it was definitely not the first breakfast cereal, even…
If you like sponge cake and you like a creamy filling, you can’t go wrong with a tasty Twinkie. Twinkies are absolutely delightful and they are certainly one of the most popular snack cakes out there. Hostess sure knew what they were doing with these fun cakes. You’ve got simplicity, tied with just the right…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Red Hots has been around for many years and it is more commonly used for decorating baked goods these days than it is for snacking. There are not many candies that can cross over into both of these categories but Red Hots can be enjoyed for both kinds of eating….
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Fruity and bite-sized candies are always really enjoyable. There are many candies that might fit this description, but none of them are as good as Smarties. These treats are chocolatey and fruity and crunchy all at once and they offer really delicious fruit shells that are not common in chocolate…
