Peanut Patty memories... My dad had a thing for peanut patties. He used to buy the big ones and break them into pieces in a bowl. If you were really good he'd share a piece with you. I never forgot that. When he was dying in the hospital I went to visit him one day with a peanut patty of my own. He wasn't expected to live through this stay and depression had set in. I put a piece to his mouth just to taste it and he smiled and began remembering the bowl with the broken pieces. He began to talk and laugh. His vitals improved and he made it home to us. It will always be special to me. ~ Rachel from Missouri The first time I remember getting one of these peanut patties is when I was 16 visiting my grandmother in San Antonio, Texas. I am 65 now. With one exception, the only time I found these candies was in Texas. I only visited Texas once in my life. The only time I got one was when a Texas relative visited us here in Utah and brought some with them. I always got in trouble because I ate more than my share. Ten years ago a store in West Jordan, Utah put them on sale ONCE and I bought two boxes of them. I have searched the internet for this candy intermittently for quite a while now and on a hunch this time I typed in Tom's peanut patty and this site came up. I've ordered a box of them and can't wait to see if my family likes them. I had a recipe and made them once, but lost the recipe. Thought I would never be able to taste a peanut patty ever again! THANKS!!! ~ Irene from Utah Although I have lived in Southern California for most of my life, I was born in the small West Texas town of Loraine. My favorite candy was "Tom's" Peanut Patties, and they probably cost five cents for most of my childhood. Whenever we would go to go to Texas for our family reunion (at Abilene's Cobb Park), my mother and I would buy peanut patties and bring them back to San Diego with us. Unfortunately, you can't find "Tom's" snack items anymore, but I have found the patties on www.oldtimecandy.com. Luckily, I discovered this website and ordered a box of peanut patties to share with my mother. She really loved the patties and it brought back some happy memories we were able to share before she passed away in 2004. Thanks for offering the candies of the 50's for the "boomer" generation, and others as well! ~ Diane from California I decided to write my cousin in Texas this morning to find out if peanut patties were still sold in Texas gas stations. I googled the internet first and found your web site. As a child I loved driving to Texas from Mississippi to see my grandparents because I could buy peanut patties whenever we stopped for gas. I have never forgotten them. Now I will be able to share them with my grandchildren. ~ Susan from Louisiana |
