Mamba Fruit Chews memories... I can still
remember the first time I got these. My folks had dragged my two
brothers and me to the Catskills to visit the Grandparents at this
awful boarding house. In the little hamlet at the bottom of the
hill, there was a general store.
Our three joys were playing the pinball
machine, eating the long pretzel rods and Mamba Fruit Chews. It was
perfect: three flavors (Strawberry, Raspberry and Orange (there were
never any lemon chews) and each of my brothers and I had our own
favorites so there never was a fight.
I've had Star Bursts and Jolly Rancher chews
since but the Mamba chews were more subtle in taste and had a great
smell. We used to alternate between the salty pretzels and the sweet
chews, a masterful combination. As I look back it truly is amazing
how such simple things gave so much joy. Recently, for each of my
brother's birthdays I got them Mamba Fruit Chews and separated out
their favorite flavors. You would have thought I got them Ali Baba's
treasure the way their middle-aged faces lit up.
~ Steve from New York
Mambas will always remind me of sunny walks to the corner
convenience store. Back in elementary school, our 6th grade teacher
would reward our class for good behavior by taking us on a quick
field trip to the corner store, and letting us pick out anything we
wanted for under $1.
Of all the chocolate, gooey, sweet and sour candies to choose
from, our class would always clean out the store's Mamba supply. The
lucky ones would walk up the counter with the last of the Mambas,
while the rest of the kids would end up with Snickers, Kit kats, or
any other common candies that would disappear in 3 bites.
Mambas were the only candies that were $1 and would last all day
long because each pack had more than double the amount of candy.
Each Mamba had somewhere around 5 mini packs of different flavors,
so it was like buying 5 packs of candies in one. We would spend the
rest of the day eating Mambas and endlessly trading flavors between
students. My favorite was lemon, which worked out perfectly because
that was the least favorite of most of my friends. I definitely had
the trading advantage. ~ Helen from California
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