Ribbon Candy memories...
Christmas in our house like many others had many family traditions. Ribbon candy in a special glass jar on the coffee table was one of them. We were never allowed to eat any. It was for company. Well, the company never ate any of it ever. It sat there until after the holidays were over and all of it was stuck together in one big clump. Only then were we allowed to have any. And at that point we never wanted any. I now have a jar on my coffee table. But, it is 1/2 empty as we are finally allowed to enjoy it. ~ Wayne from New York Ribbon candy just wasn't Christmas without the good o' ribbon candy! Ummmm soooooooo good! My Mom would ALWAYS go to Texarkana, TX to the ABC Candy Company and buy this candy and oodles of other types of good o' candy and fruit too! Then when we'd get home, Mama would hide everything until Christmas Eve, and then we were only a few pieces - saving it for Christmas Day! She would cook, fruitcakes, Jam cakes, pies, everything. There were 7 kids in our family and the whole darn family would ALWAYS come to our house for Thanks Giving and Christmas. But I'll never, ever forget the delicious candy that my Mama bought just for us kids. She was a wonderful Mother and a wonderful person and shared with other family and neighbors too. ~ Mary Ann from Texas I have always loved ribbon candy. As a child, I would hide some of it opened so that it would become somewhat "gummy" and sticky, the way I prefer to eat it. For many years, we had not been able to find it. However, for about the last 4 years my mom has found it somewhere every year and given me a box. I still open the box and let the candy age before I eat it. Well, I have to have a little before then, but I let most of it sit until it is just right. The only difference is that, since I am "Mom" now, I don't have to hide it to keep others from eating it ahead of its time. ~ Sheryl from Texas I grew up back east in a very rural town.
We didn't have much money but I knew Christmas was on it's way each year when
the box of Ribbon Candy appeared. With all of the beautiful colors, the new box
looked like beautiful Christmas decorations (don't try to hang them on the tree
though, I tried). We weren't allowed to actually eat any of the Ribbon Candy
until Christmas Day. I loved taking out small pieces of each color and savoring
each flavor. My four siblings, however, would just grab and eat-any color, any
flavor. |
