![]() ![]() ![]() According to the story, this one dates to 1914 and was named after its creator’s favorite aunt. Molasses-peanut butter nostalgia in a wrapper, Zarate says they sell scads of these popular candies, with more than a few regulars coming in once a month or so to replenish their supplies. (Amy Drew Thompson/Orlando Sentinel) Mary Janes The packaging notes that they’re made with real molasses and peanut butter. Mary Janes might be the top retro seller in the shop, staffer Nicholas Zarate told me. In fact, the larger variety was sold out on my visit, so if you have your heart set on this one, call ahead. Though most prevalent in their coconut caramel form, you’ll also find the chocolate variety here. (Amy Drew Thompson/Orlando Sentinel) Long BoysĪmong the “penny candy” offerings at Rocket Fizz (the bite-sized version will run you a quarter these days), Long Boys were a popular candy in the South. Long Boys are among their iconic offerings. Three of Rocket Fizz’s top sellers are made by the Atkinson Candy Company, which was founded in Texas in 1932. It does lean a bit into the salty realm, though, and so it makes a fine pick for a candy with mythos that’s steeped in the sea. ![]() Pickle trends in its intended flavor direction more so than the chili pepper (fans of a little spice would do better with the cinnamon, to be honest), though there are notes of citrus and mint in it, as well. Rocket Fizz has many colors and flavors, from traditional fruity fare (Zarate says these are the most popular) to gem, including Neapolitan, Sex on the Beach, chili pepper and pickle. So named for a fabled story in which an ocean swell flooded the candy supply of a boardwalk shop owner, it is a prevalent gift in just about every beachside tourist town I’ve ever been to. Its most commonly listed birthplace: Atlantic City, New Jersey. If Big League Chew is old, this stuff is ancient, dating back to what historians cite as the 1880s. (Amy Drew Thompson/Orlando Sentinel) Salt Water Taffy Here are a few other classics that Zarate says fly out the door on the reg. The former is particularly worthy of celebrating right now, as June is National Candy Month. All the hellacious candy and none of the helicopter parenting. Rocket Fizz sells several kinds of candy cigarettes, too, by the way, including the bubble gum variety my friends and I liked best for the powdered sugar “smoke” we could blow before we chewed it up for bubble-blowing instead.Īh, yes, we Gen X-ers lived in a golden age. ![]()
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