Peanut Chews memories... My
fondest candy memories are of Chew-ets, now better know as Peanut
Chews. Both my oldest brother and I have been Chew-et lovers for what
seems like all of our lives. When we were children, my father had a
change drawer and we were able to go into the drawer at will to get
money for snacks; We always chose Chew-ets. When we attended the movie
theatre we took our Chew-ets with us since most movie theatres, at the
time, didn’t carry them. In the summer-time we would keep our Chew-ets
in freezer for safe keeping. Whether refrigerated or right out of the
room temperature package, even today Chew-ets are still our favorite
candy. ~ Renee from Pennsylvania
As a child in the early 70's, the highlight of my week would be grocery shopping day at the A&P.
While my parents stocked up on food basics, I would do stocking up of my own at the store's bulk candy section. No matter how mesmerizing
the other candies' shiny wrappers or temping aromas would be, I would always end up exclusively buying Goldberg's Peanut Chews. Samples were
allowed at a penny a piece, and luckily, the grocers would look the other way and allow me to buy my candies by the penny instead of
charging me the per pound price.
At that time they were sold in individually wrapped single pieces, so a quarter's worth of pennies
would get me a huge amount. By the time we got home from our shopping trip, half of them would be gone. I would put the other half in an old
wooden cigar box, and guard them like treasure the rest of the week.
For some reason, they seemed to fade away from the markets a few years later, and I had a very
difficult time finding them; I continued keeping my eye out for them for years. The next time I found them, it was some 20-odd years later
in a Woolworth's. I immediately bought three pounds worth. I must say old habits die hard-- again, after eating a ton of those scrumptious
chews, I found myself hiding away what was left and jealously guarding them from everyone in the house! ~ Felicia from Illinois
Peanut Chews memories
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