100 Grand candy bar memories...
I remember at the age of 7 my sister and I and my mother went to 7-11 on the corner. I questioned her what we were looking for. She said, " I'm looking for a hundred grand!" I said ma, "don't you have to go to da bank for that?" She laughed tearfully. She said that it was a chocolate crispy bar with caramel. For a minute I thought we struck it rich. Then it hit me when she found what she was looking for. Now I know!!! ~ Lorelei from Hawaii When I was a kid, we took at least one long road trip per year. We always drove on our trips, and my mother was a frugal woman. We would bring food for snacks and lunch, stopping for supper at a restaurant we all voted on. The best thing I remember her bringing was 100 grand bars. She would let us kids help her pick out some goodies to take along, and I would always pick these gooey, crunchy bars. She would buy a bag of the fun size and put it in the cupboard until it was time to go. I always wanted to break into that bag long before our trip began. As soon as we left the driveway, I would be asking to have just one of those scrumptious candy bars! They never lasted very far into the trip. All too soon, the bag was empty! I always will associate these candy bars with our good times together as a family on our vacations. ~ Kami from Maine I remember the long summer days when my sister and I would go down to the city pool and go swimming. Every afternoon, when our dad would pick us up from the park, he would take us to the local dime store to pick out some candy. We always went for the 100 Grand Bar because we felt it would eventually "rub off on us" and we would feel like 100 Grand. We were just kids, but we thought that was the best candy in the world... made just for us. Dad always said that the candy was just right for us, because we were worth every bit of it. I didn't know about that, but I really liked the candy!! ~ Susan from Arkansas |
