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Mary Janes candy memories... I remember when I was a very
young we lived way out in the sticks in South Carolina. We were
extremely poor and on our birthdays we really received any gifts or
a cake. I do remember that there was a little country store that we
had to walk to. This little store was ran by an elderly couple. I
only remember calling them Mr. & Mrs. Gray. My memory is so clear
now that Mr. & Mrs. Gray always gave us kids a small penny bag full
of Mary Janes.
By the time we shared with the other 4
siblings we averaged about 3 or 4 Mary Janes apiece. It was always
such a treat. We thought this was the greatest thing in the world.
Isn't that something that after all these years I remember that
generous couple and how they shared with such an open heart. This is
one of the few good memories I have growing up. I was five when this
happened. Now I'm almost 50! ~ Sheila from Virginia
I live in
Florida and grew in the Caribbean. We were very very poor and candy
was a luxury saved for very special occasions. Wouldn't you know
there was a candy store right on a corner that we had to walk past
every day as we went back and forth to school. It was torture!!
One day, I believe I was
around 8 or 9, I snuck into my Auntie Helen's purse and took a
quarter. I ran straight to that store (It was called the "Minnie
Mouse House", I'll never forget that name!) and I got a huge bag of
my ultimate favorite candy Mary Janes! Not being the brightest of
thieves I walked right into the house with my ill gotten gains in
full view.
As You can imagine I was
questioned as to where I could have gotten the money to buy that big
bag of Mary Janes. It did not take me very long to crack and I was
given a good old fashioned "switching" complete with having to go
into the yard and pick my own switch and I had to give all the rest
of my booty to my little brother and sister.
I still chuckle every time I
think about or taste these awesome candies. Mary Janes candy helped
to set me back onto the straight and narrow and may have averted me
from a desperate life of crime and mayhem! ~ Vivienne from Florida
Mary Janes
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