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Squirrel Nut Zippers Memories... I have searched
high and low for Squirrel Nut Zippers. And have finally found them in
your on-line store. Many years ago, when I became old enough to pick
out my own penny candy, I would always go to the glass candy case and
look inside to see what there was to buy. (I would usually have five
to 10 cents to spend). I can remember waiting very impatiently for my
turn to come so the clerk would wait on me. I remember the wonderful
taste of peanuts and I think it was molasses. As I grew older and was allowed to walk to the store,
I would get my squirrel nut zippers in a little brown paper bag and
eat my candy on my way back home. It would stick to the roof of my
mouth and my teeth and I would have to pry it loose with my finger.
But loved every minute of it. ~ Brenda from Maryland
My fondest candy memory was going to
the Busy Bee candy store in Malden, Massachusetts every single Friday
after collecting money on my paper route. I would order 200 squirrel
nut zippers and the owner of the shop, her name was Annie, would count
them out 2 at a time, I would bypass the bag and fill my pants and
jacket pockets as full as I could and would eat them non stop
throughout the weekend, come Monday I would be wishing that Friday
would come again. ~ Larry from Massachusetts
I used to go to the local penny candy
store as a child and I would ALWAYS spend all my money on "Squirrel
Nut Chews" as they were called in Chicago. I used to bring them to
school and my desk would be loaded with the old wax paper wrappers. To
find these again after probably 30 years is a miracle indeed. I am 12
years old again. Thank you! ~ Adam from California
My aunt and uncle owned a gas station that sold ice cream and penny candies in the store attached.
About twice a year my parents would take us kids there for treats. My aunt would fill a brown lunch bag with candies and make us the worlds
largest ice cream cone (round and the size of a softball!). I always asked her to make half of my bag just "Squirrels" because I never got
them anywhere else, just there. They were always my favorite. I became the "squirrel girl" to my family! ~ Leann from New Jersey
Believe it or not, eating a
Squirrel Nut is my very first memory! I was just under 3 years old
and still slept in a crib. My older brother who was 7 at the time
given it to me without our mother knowing. I remember how hard it
was to chew as I had put the whole thing in my mouth at one time.
Now a Squirrel Nut may not be very big to an adult but it's HUGE to
a 3 year old! I can't resist them to this day - yummy! ~ Melissa
from Connecticut
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