Something that caught my eye in Herbie’s photo of the interior of Pritchett’s Store reminded me that I need to get some of them re-stocked in Buzzy’s Country Store – candy cigarettes.
When I first took over Buzzy’s in 2007 I restocked the candy case with as many of the old time products that I could. One of those items was candy cigarettes. Thru, the years it has always been something of a conversation item when folks check out the candy case and see the candy cigarettes. Comments usually go “Oh my gosh, I remember buying these when I was a kid.” “I can’t believe they still make these.” Or “I thought they banned these.”
For a quick history of candy cigarettes (click here.) Turns out that it was erroneously reported back then that the FDA had banned the product. However, some states along with several countries around the world did in fact ban them (click here and scroll down.)
Remember this annoying little song? Still, the Bo Diddley beat does make me smile: