Retro Sweets

Getting Serious with Sweet Licorice

2009-09-04T05:08:00.000-07:00

Retro sweets are staging their most awaited comeback and they won't come complete without licorice. These sweetened herbs have definitely become more than just candies. They're actually part of our culture being our favorite pastimes back in those deliciously unforgettable days. Blackcurrant and Liquorice, Catherine Wheels, Army and Navy, Haribo Liquorice Wheels, Lions Liquorice Gums, Liquorice Toffee, Liquorice Torpedoes, Liquorice Wands, Liquorice Wood, Pascalls Liquorice Comfits and Pascalls Liquorice Cuttings are just some of the brands that became staples of our childhood. Those of us who lived to taste the glory days of candy for the first time are only so glad to see it happen all over again.

Today, these retro sweets can even be more appreciated beyond their sugar. They are still, in fact, herbs that treat a whole range of conditions from the common cough to herpes sores to pre-menstrual syndrome in women. It can come in many different forms as well depending on the ailment. For example, as a tincture, licorice helps heal canker sores. For skin problems, it can come as a cream or ointment. Gastric discomforts may be relieved by licorice in a capsule as well as respiratory problems.

Licorice in old-fashioned sweets may be used for general day-to-day health maintenance, although one still needs to check for genuineness of licorice content. Some products may claim to be licorice-based but don't actually contain the herb at all. In fact, star anise, which is another common herb, is being used as a substitute because of their resemblance in taste.

Of course, if you want licorice for its health-promoting properties, you won't get it as traditional sweets. You will probably go looking for bare and natural licorice root which has been used for centuries by people all over the world, especially in Asian countries, for health reasons. Licorice tablets may also be a good choice if you're always on the go or too busy to be munching on something for long.

If and when you do begin taking licorice as a health supplement, know that there are specific drugs that may cause adverse reactions when taken with it. Some of the most common are heart or blood pressure medicine, spironolactone, isocarboxazid, tranylcypromine, cyclosporine, insulin, glipizide, glyburide, metformin, troglitazone, rosiglitazone, pioglitazone and many others. It will, of course, be the safest if you could consult with your doctor before taking licorice, even licorice retro sweets.

However, if you simply want to enjoy that good old licorice taste in your mouth, have it as those old-fashioned sweets you always were crazy about as a kid. Your own children will most likely appreciate it f you get them this whole hamper of licorice treats as well other candies from a wholesale retro sweets shop. Just get online and start adding to your shopping cart.

Fundraising with Wholesale Retro Sweets

2009-09-04T05:02:00.000-07:00

We all know school fundraisers are some of the best ways to acquire funding for school projects and activities. However, it's important to also keep in mind that it is not something you think about overnight and begin the following day. In other words, school fundraisers should be well-planned and well executed in order for them to be successful. Usually, the first thing that must be considered is what product to sell. Of course, when deciding on this, it's vital to look into where the fundraising will be held. If it's going to be in school, then it has to sell stuff that matters to people who'll be there – kids. And talking about kids, what could be more marketable than sweets? Whole retro sweets, in particular, should do just great because they come in such wide varieties that are just perfect for a fundraiser!

After deciding on selling those candies, you have to set a target as to how much you want to make from them. You have to be realistic on this one or you could just mess up other plans you may have which depend on the outcome of this activity. While those old-fashioned sweets are definitely bankable, they don't come for free nor does the labor that will be necessary to get this affair moving. Definitely, when setting this goal, you have to think about operational costs and how they're likely to affect the final tally.

Whatever you have planned at this stage would be useless without a program of action you should very well define a considerable amount of time ahead of the affair. If your team is known to work miracles at fundraisers, then you can probably do it in three weeks. But if you're average PTA or faculty members with more human capabilities, then you're definitely going to need more time – maybe even months just to get this all planned out with a high probability of success. Even if traditional sweets sound like such unbeatable things to sell at an affair like this, you still need to iron things out and what better way to do that than to create a checklist of things necessary to pull the affair together.

Of course, no successfully planned fundraiser actually works unless people know about it. Lack of promotion is a common pitfall of fundraising committees that may have prepared everything except inform people that their fundraiser exists. Coupled with getting word out about the affair is going public about what the affair is for. This definitely matters because people will always want to know what they're spending their money on.

As far as the money you plan to raise is concerned, you'll definitely be increasing your profit margin when you buy from an online wholesale sweets shop. Buying wholesale always lets you purchase at whopping discounts and when you're buying as much as what you would need for a fundraising event, these discounts surely make a world of difference.

Wholesale Fun with Wholesale Sweets

2009-09-03T09:35:00.000-07:00

So you're the happiest person on earth now that you know retro sweets are back. They are, of course, those candies that convinced you of life's goodness back when you were this little kid with an unforgiving sweet tooth. Now that you have your own kids, you want introduce them to those unforgettable sweets but actually, you just want to drown yourself in nostalgia. Don't worry, no one's telling. But if you're going to make a go for this plan, you might as well do it wisely – buy those sweets in bulk. Yes, buying from a wholesale retro sweets shop is the most practical way around it. That's because when you buy from a wholesaler, you don't only get to choose from unbelievable wide varieties. You also get your candies at incredibly low prices.

There's actually more reason why you might find buying wholesale sweets more practical. For your next corporate convention, these traditional sweets could be well appreciated by participants who might need an energy lift from time to time during the affair. Or if you're holding a fundraiser for a civic cause, these sweets could just spell success for your campaign. When you partner with a wholesale retro sweets shop, you can be assured that you have only the most number of choices you can pick from. You probably won't believe that these bulk candy sellers can offer you thousands upon thousands of different brands and types of candies. And they have an efficient way of assisting you in your choices.

Whether you want those candies for personal or corporate reasons, you are guaranteed of traditional sweets you'd be glad to indulge in. Simply get on the Internet and find yourself a online store's website where you can browse through options for different occasions from Halloween to Easter. Of if there are any particular retro sweets you have in mind, you can just search for them in the store site's database. In seconds, you'll be presented with varieties you probably never even thought existed. While it's great to reconnect with those candies you've always adored since childhood, it shouldn't hurt to try some new ones which may not be exactly new, just hidden in some unexplored portions of that old-fashioned local candy store you used to frequent as a kid.

Chocolate Footballs, Drumstick Lollies, Fried Eggs, Friendship Rings, Friendship Rings, Jelly Bean Love Hearts, Jelly Bean Love Hearts, Jelly Cherry Lips, Kola Kubes, Love Hearts, Hearts Dip, Parma Violets, Scented Satins, Space Dust, Strawberry & Cream Lollies, Wham Bars, etc. - don't they ever ring the sweetest-sounding bells! Yes, these old-fashioned sweets are back and waiting for your splurging on. What better way to do that than to buy them in bulk from a wholesale sweets shop!

Oh, Lollies!

2009-09-03T09:31:00.000-07:00

There's a certain satisfaction from holding onto something in your mouth while holding it up with a stick. This is what lollipops are all about and when it comes to these hard candy wonders, the retro varieties are unbeatable. You're probably one of those lucky kids from that lucky generation when candies were at their best. Lollipops, in particular, couldn't have been better than Fruity Lollies,

Ice Cream Soda Lollies, Jumbo Apple Lollies, Traffic Light Lollies and all the other lollies in the world that made the 70's and 80's home of the best candies in the world. For everyone who loved that generation of retro sweets, you can stop yearning for them because they've come back to give your palate that teasing you have long missed.

Over the years, different lollipop manufacturers have cropped up and the good thing is, fresh ideas have been introduced. Still, those old-fashioned sweets remain to be the most favorite of all. They also come in such wide varieties. There are lollies with all sorts of fillings in them from chocolate cream to strawberry syrup. Some lollies can get even more surprising once you're done sucking on the hard part. There are even those battery-operated ones which twirl in your mouth. Lollipops come in so many fun shapes, sizes and tastes and this is the reason why among traditional sweets, they remain to be such universal favorites.

What's great about these lollipops is you can get creative with them and give them as gifts. They'll be sure to paint a smile on someone's face. If you're not sure about making your lolly bouquet, you'll readily find a wholesale retro sweets shop online to help you out. They will have loads of ideas and lollipops to make your gift the tastiest, most attractive they can get. Little girls will particularly appreciate those colorful lollies shaped in hearts or any other girly object. The possibilities are endless with those lolly gifts. Just get in touch with an online candy store and they'll probably even have a bouquet ready for you. You might even pick up some nice ideas if you've been looking for a way to make extra income without being away from home all the time. Your very own retro sweets retail store sounds just perfect! You can sell all your favorite lollies and all the other old-fashioned sweets you always yearned for when you once thought they were gone.

Tutti Frutti, Strawberry & Cream, Strawberry Ripple, Tongue Painter, Rhubarb and Custard, Tropical Fruit Lollies – can you taste them already?

Toffees and Toffee Retro Sweets

2009-09-03T05:38:00.000-07:00

In the world of retro sweets, toffees are a natural favorite. Bonfire Toffee, Cadburys Chocolate Eclairs, Choc Lick (aka Licko!), Cinder Toffee, Coconut Crumble (aka Coconut Nibbles), Creamy Toffee Slabs, Curly Wurly - these were some of the names whose mere mention made our mouths water back in the 70's and 80's when candy ruled half our lives. If you thought they don't make them anymore, they still do - never stopped, actually. The only difference now is they've become hot all over again. Yes, those good old traditional sweets are back and not any less tempting.

Toffees are big because of their strong sugar butter goodness that are such tongue pleasers. If you thought they grew on trees, you're wrong again. They're cooked in pots then molded in trays. Toffee is a heavenly confection achieved with sugar, butter and flour boiling up to a certain degree of heat depending on what type of candy is preferred. The soft and chewy varieties are generally cooked over a shorter time than those hard, glossy ones. The cooking itself is actually simple and fun. At any point, nuts or raisins may be added. Cinder toffees, otherwise known as honeycomb or sponge toffees, are those with bubbles in them. You'd think there's some complicated cooking procedure required, but this bubble attraction is achieved simply by adding baking soda and vinegar while mixing. The reaction results in the formation of carbon dioxide which is then trapped in the mixture.

Surely, nothing beats those old-fashioned toffees you grew up with. Merry Maids, Milk Chocolate Covered Toffees, Mr Tom Peanut Bar, Reeses Cups, Roasted Hazelnut Toffee Slabs, Sharps Toffee Bonbons – if they ring a bell, they need not be trapped in memory. Just search for an online wholesale retro sweets shop and start adding to your shopping cart! When you buy wholesale, you also get to save. Plus, it's always a wonderful opportunity to infect your candy contemporaries with the nostalgia.

You may even be inspired to open your own retro sweets retail store. Or let your kids taste how it was to be a child in your time. Surely, you'll have loads of stories to tell them while munching on those goodies - those trips to the local candy store, the friends you went with and your adventures. Children will love tasting what they're listening about and you'll adore that nostalgic joy with all those old-fashioned toffee sweets you introduce.

Retro Sweet Sherbets

2009-09-02T09:00:00.000-07:00

The word sherbet can take on many different meanings. In some parts of the world, sherbet means a fruity drink. In others, it's fruity ice cream. But for those of us who are simply yearning for a blast from the glory days of candy, sherbets are ABC Alphabet Letters, Apple Pips, Blackcurrant Giant Flyers, Candy Necklaces, Coal Dust, Cola Crystals, Cream Soda Sherbet (aka American Cream Soda)
Dip Dabs and so much more fruity retro sweets that are such delights to our tongues!

Can there be anything better about that generation of candies? Yes. Having them all over again right now. If you still can't believe it, search the Internet and you'll find hundreds of wholesale retro sweets shops with their vast supplies!

The same brands are definitely there and the same tastes for sure! What you'll love about sherbets is their every refreshing fruitiness! Sometimes, when candies give us a monotonous sweetness we almost couldn't anymore appreciate, a fruity twist always does the trick. Its fresh taste provides some sort of spark that gets our appetite rolling.

Sherbets come in many attractive shapes and sizes. There are those that are round, some are elongated, some are heart-shaped and some look like beans. Whatever their appearance, they truly stand out as favorite traditional sweets. Children love the fun ways they look and the many things that can be done with them. Candy Necklaces are a favorite of little girls. Mothers also appreciate those letter-shaped sherbets which help them teach the alphabet to their toddlers in an interesting and attention-grabbing manner. Kids in general enjoy dipping their sherbet lollies into these fizzy fruity powders before dunking them into their mouths. It must be people's natural love for fruits that makes sherbets such a hit.

For the adults who were once kids when these sherbets first won their hearts, these fruity treats are more than a passing fancy. These retro sweets could actually bring them back in time when all they cared about were their candies and their candy-crazed gang. It's particularly sweet to be able to taste those old-fashioned treats all over again while reminiscing about those good old days when the only problem in the world was how to buy your next bag of sweets from the local candy store.

Among other traditional sweets, sherbet sweets might be considered some of the healthiest simply because they are fruit-based. Fruits are known to be rich in vitamins that are necessary for strengthening the immune system. This makes them all the move beloved in the world of retro sweets!

These Sweets Called Licorice

2009-09-02T08:56:00.000-07:00

Everybody has had one too many nice and sweet memories of licorice at some point in their lives. And that's not all the magic of these retro sweets. There is actually a world of ways that they have been enjoyed by people across the generations. Whether as drinks, medicinal cures or health maintenance herbs, licorice has always been one the most beloved foodies of all time. Of course, as candy, they couldn't be more special.

The word itself brings a fountain of memories. When we were kids, we just adored its sweet natural flavors. But did you know that from the time of the pharaohs, these herbs have been enjoyed as traditional sweets? That's how long these vines have made people's lives tastier. And they're the least boring things you could put in your mouth. Way before we knew licorice as food for our sweet tooth, it has been savored for centuries as tea, meal food, even booze and, of course, candy. Who knows what other varieties it may come in? What we're sure about is that licorice has a universal appeal that endears it to people across ages, social classes and history itself.
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While the vine may be more valued for its health-promoting properties, it comes to us in the sweetest of ways as old-fashioned sweets. A look back in history would tell us that they have long been favorites everywhere in the world, especially in the United States, England, Germany, the Netherlands and Nordic countries. Those chewy black varieties debuted in 1914 as manufactured by the Chicago-based American Licorice Company. Since then, more sugary varieties were made and that's how we came to know the very favorites we had from childhood. Bassetts Liquorice Allsorts, Blackcurrant and Liquorice, Catherine Wheels, Army and Navy, Haribo Liquorice Wheels, Lions Liquorice Gums, Liquorice Toffee, Liquorice Torpedoes, Liquorice Wands, Liquorice Wood, Pascalls Liquorice Comfits, Pascalls Liquorice Cuttings - these were the ways that we loved our licorice back then and, guess what, we get to love it all over again now with the resurrection of these unforgettable traditional sweets.

Although licorice is known for its versatility, it will, to us, remain as a sweet nostalgic reminder of how good life was before when getting our next bag of licorice sweets was the most serious of our concerns. Back then when things were slower and simpler, we know we couldn't have better memories than the ways that sweet licorice has made childhood so much worth a looking back to.

Licorice Treats

2009-09-01T14:25:00.000-07:00

It's hardly possible to imagine that sweet decade of the seventies without those traditional sweets. After all, that was the golden age of candy and without those savory tongue teasers, the baby boomers probably wouldn't be whatever they are today. Those trips to the local candy store, those white bags, those big transparent jars sparkling with all sorts of retro sweets – these were what defined every little sweet tooth's happiness and among the ultimate favorites, licorice stays on top.

Now, most people remember licorice to be a lollipop or a sweet, rooty twist or just about any type of licorice-made candy that gave the generation all the more reason to enjoy their childhood. In short, most know licorice as candy, but few realize that it's actually an herb that can grow in anyone's garden. It is a legume, to be exact, which bears round, tiny flowers. What gives licorice candy its unmistakable flavor, though, is the herb's underground root. This root can simply be pulled out from the soil, washed and chewed raw. Some even make tea out of it and the sweet flavor is just as delectable. In fact, licorice is said to be fifty-percent sweeter than table sugar, reason why it's a very good substitute for diabetic patients and those who need to regulate their sugar intake. Aside from this sugar-smart advantage of licorice, the herb is also known to help provide cure for a string of other diseases and conditions such as constipation, stomach ulcers, menopause symptoms and inflammation and respiratory conditions. Even smoking is said to be cured psychologically with a simple licorice candy.

Of course, licorice wouldn't be such a sweet thing if not for its being candy that brings a wave of nostalgia to anyone who holds dear childhood memories of it. As traditional sweets, licorice sticks and other varieties have been enjoyed by the world for centuries. Not all them are created the same, however, with some being healthier or tastier than the others. If you're serious about reconnecting with your licorice memories, there are some things you need to know about choosing the right licorice treat.

If you want your exactly those genuine retro sweets you went crazy about as a child, you have to know if they're made of licorice root extract. Or, if you would now like a healthier version, get something with molasses instead of sugar, but still with the same licorice flavor minus the extract. Some licorice candies are chewy and rubbery while others are waxy. There are even more varieties with sharper flavors, if you want your licorice with an extra oomph!

Of course, we'll always want our licorice sweets with the memories they drown us in. That sweet journey to the past surely can't get any sweeter with the exact flavor of genuine licorice retro sweets.

Sweet Hampers of Retro Sweets

2009-09-01T14:20:00.001-07:00

Modern times have made it very easy to equate good things with material value. Diamond rings, high-tech gadgets, cars and other flashy, expensive objects have been often thought to be the answer to anyone's craving for the so-called good life where things are defined by their cash equivalents. But how lovely it would be to go back to those times when everything was like a box of candies – so sweet and reassuring. Back then, afternoons were as simple as going to the local candy store and life and enjoying its sweetness. While the possibility remains remotest for time travel, the simplicity of the old days could be revived with memories. And retro sweets offer the sweetest ways.

When looking for a perfect family gift, these old-fashioned treats will definitely stand out. And when they come in hampers, you'll put the biggest smiles on everyone's faces. It doesn't matter what family type you are – wacky, serious, conservative, liberated. You're all bound to give in to that attractive, delectable bunch of retro sweets just the same. Remember those Lemon Bonbons, Liquorice Comfits, Liquorice Wheels, Twisty Marshmallows, Marshmallow Strawberries, Pear Drops, Pineapple Chunks, Pint Pots, Refreshers Chews and hampers and hampers more? They are so back! And you thought they were gone.

It surely doesn't matter either if you're a threesome or a whole basketball team. For every family size there is, there's a rightfully sized hamper of sweets just for you. For the great in number, a gigantic wicker hamper bursting with all sorts of traditional sweets you loved as a kid could be a great introduction to your own kids about your once upon a time adventures. This humongous bunch is all of 55, 13.6 - kilogram different types of sweets with all sorts of twists, turns and surprises you and the entire household will love. For the medium-sized family, there's an appropriately sized surprise waiting to be exposed. The treat includes timeless classics from the boiled Rhubarb and Custard to the chewy Fruit Salad and Blackjacks to the all-time traditional sweets toppers like Wham, Space Dust and Parma Violets. This hamper is all of 33 different types of sugar memory-stuffed goodies, measures 45cm x 26cm x 19cm and weighs 7.6 kilograms. And then there's the smallest-sized hamper which isn't exactly small because it's still a mouthwatering assemblage of at least 20 retro sweets to give you the same blast from the past that you probably always yearned for while realizing how much you've missed them.

Just when we seem to lose everything to our heads trying to run companies or discover medical cures, retro sweet hampers just might be perfect to touch what might be those sad little hearts left in us.

Wholesale Retro Sweets

2009-09-01T14:16:00.000-07:00

Someway, somehow, everybody's going to have a sweet tooth craving for a nice, sweet satisfaction. This is the reason why candies are always popular and in demand. Regardless of age, people will always have a special place in their hearts for sweets. Retro sweets, in particular, are a favorite for their time-tested goodness. Back in the 70's and 80's, children found joy with every Fizzy Cola Bottle they could sink their teeth into. Today, these old-fashioned sweets are made sweeter for the memories they bring.

If you've always wondered where those Candy Sticks, Curly Wurlies, Drumsticks Highland Toffees, or Love Hearts have gone, you'll only be pleased to know that they're making a comeback you probably always longed for. Wholesale retro sweets are now available online in wide varieties for that sweet, nostalgic tooth. Now ,it's time to remember how that candy shop used to make you feel sweet and innocent. When looking for your Banana Mallows, Barratts Shrimps, Black Jacks, Brown Gems and other favorites, the Internet is your best bet. There's a good number of wholesale retro sweets shops you can check out and compare for their products and prices.

Getting those traditional sweets is easier when you do it at home on your computer with your kids who'll surely love to be introduced to your childhood favorites while you get teary-eyed. But it doesn't mean you can be carefree when making choices. There are many wholesalers out there but they're not all created equal. Compare them while considering quality and price. Make sure the products are fresh. Also, look into shipment policies and services in general. You should be able to strike a balance between what they offer and how.

How to pay for those retro sweets is also surely worth some thought. Choose the option that is the most suitable and reliable. It should also work to do your research on which wholesale sweets shops are tops. You can check for reviews and comments to get an idea about the store you're planning to buy from.

The golden age of candy is most certainly back and if you loved it the first time, you'll love it more now when every bite, chew, munch and chomp is a reminder of how happy and sweet life was before. This comeback of retro sweets is also a great way to tell stories to your children about your adventures with each sneaky visit you made to that local candy store. With wholesale sweets, you'll have a whole bunch to reminisce over.

Retro Sweets Made Healthier

2009-08-31T06:00:00.000-07:00

Anybody could have a reason for avoiding sugar. It may be to adhere to a weight-loss program or a diabetic patient's basic dietary guideline. Whatever the reason for wanting to avoid sweets is a personal matter, but the good news is, there's no need to torture that sweet tooth. There are sugar-free candies that can perform as well as their saccharide-laden counterparts. The better news is, you'll barely notice the difference!

Retro sweets are particularly ace at this. If you've always longed for those bagfuls of memorable sweets you used to equate happiness with as a child, you'll be thrilled to know that they're so back! And never mind if you're now hypertensive or diabetic. You may have changed a lot from the time they first landed on your tongue, but these sugar- free varieties still come with the same oomph!

Sugar Free Chocolate Limes are a certified favorite and has been so since those old-fashioned sweets weren't all that old. The tricky combination of chocolate and lime, which works so great on the palate, isn't only sugar-free but gluten-safe as well. If you've always yearned for those oh-so-yummy licorice sticks but are worried about the carbohydrate, have some Sugar Free Liquorice Toffees, instead. These are very close versions of the traditional favorite and they won't stop short of giving you the same satisfaction. Plus, they're gluten-free. Remember Aniseed Balls? Now that you're a lot more health-conscious, you can have Sugar Free Mint and Aniseed which is simply a lovely mix of tongue-teasing flavors, only healthier. If you're still a sherbet fan at heart, dig into Sugar Free Sherbet Oranges for that same tang and fizz of the classic recipe. More fruity fantasies come true with Sugar Free Super Fruits boasting of the best oils and essences, from Strawberry, Blackcurrant, Lime, Orange to Lemon.

Wholesale retro sweets shops are keeping a constant stock of these healthier alternatives just in case you've made some lifestyle changes. Still, all that same sweet goodness of retro sweets will not be compromised. On the other hand, manufacturers have also maintained and even widened their healthy varieties with gluten-free candies. Gluten is a potential allergen that leaves an individual with an impaired ability to absorb vital nutrients by attacking the bowel's inner lining where absorption takes place. In children, allergic reactions can lead to poor appetite, weight loss and stunted growth. Initially, the symptoms manifest as diarrhea or constipation which further worsens the disease. In adults, effects usually include depression, fatigue, anemia, bone problems and mouth sores.

The best news about these retro sweets is they're now available online so you can just search for an online wholesale retro sweets shop, order online, pay online and wait for those bags of nostalgia to arrive at your door! If you're thinking of a way to bond with your children, these sweets will be an unbeatable idea!

Gluten-Free Traditional Sweets

2009-08-31T05:57:00.000-07:00

Anyone who's had a sweet tooth for at least thirty years will be glad for the comeback of those retro sweets that used to paint their childhood with rainbow colors. If you're one of those born to the glory days of candy, do not stall as you can now readily have your box of retro goodies delivered right to your door! Online wholesale retro sweets shops are just a click away and will be glad to drive you down memory lane with all those unmistakable brands of sweetness! ABC Alphabet Letters, Candy Love Hearts Lipsticks, Ruby Red Chocolate Hearts, Fizzy Cola Bottles, Candy Necklaces – yes, they're back! And with a vengeance because now you'll be loving them both for their taste and the nostalgia.

If you've always dreamed of this comeback, you're in luck because more and more retro candy stores are bringing their goods online so it's much easier for you to buy them. But no matter how much you long for those old-fashioned sweets, it's no reason to be indiscriminate about what to order. Food allergies are certainly something to consider if only for the fact that there is nothing in the world that causes more human allergies than food. If we're not careful about what we eat, we could find ourselves struggling with all sorts of reactions. Aside from that, food allergies also happen to be the most persistent and potentially dangerous type of allergies there are. And though science itself has not explained why, anyone exposed to an allergen can definitely expect symptoms.

When you take about candies, traditional sweets or newer brands, gluten is an ingredient you might want to be careful about. Gluten allergy is detectable from childhood, usually from the time a child is weaned and starts eating solid food. So if you're such a fan of those retro treats, you should know which ones to avoid if you already developed symptoms back then. Gluten allergy isn't even something you can take for granted. It can cause the immune system to attack the inner lining of the bowel, thus weakening it and interfering with the person's ability to absorb nutrients. Obviously, long-term effects can be disastrous.

The only thing a gluten-allergic individual can do is to avoid the food at all times. If you're worried about gluten-free retro sweets, don't be because they're still available and in wide as ever varieties as before! Apple Pips, Dinky Glass Jar - Strawberry Gourmet Jelly Beans, Sour Pips, Sugar Free Army and Navy, Rhubarb & Custard Pips, Sherbet Pips Kilner Jar – yes, all that gluten-free sweetness still works!

Retro Sweet Gifts

2009-08-31T04:15:00.000-07:00

With or without occasion, gifts are always the sweetest. The act of gift-giving alone is particularly rewarding as it allows us to experience the joy of making someone smile. What's mysterious is the fact that the best gifts aren't even the most expensive or those with material value. There is no one in the world who can argue that the gifts that tug at our heartstrings the most are those that bring us the simplest pleasures as human beings. In this arena, retro sweets are tops.

Whether it's a loved one's birthday or your anniversary, surprise her with a boxful of her favorite traditional treats. But you'll need some creativity for this. Think of those sweet and sugary varieties that she might have adored as a little girl. You may want to skip those Pint Pots for Heart Throbs and Jelly Bean Love Hearts and then stuff in those Love Hearts, Parma Violets, Strawberry & Cream Lollies, Friendship Rings, Jelly Cherry Lips, Scented Satins, Love Hearts Dip, ABC Alphabet Letters, Candy Love Hearts Lipsticks, Ruby Red Chocolate Hearts, Fizzy Cola Bottles, Candy Necklaces and Champagne Glass Chocolate Eggs. Think of a really nice way to make this box more romantic – red ribbons, maybe, and get a personalized box with her name on it.

Men are not excused from the charm of these traditional sweets, especially when they're given in boxfuls. For the man of your life, imagine how he'll love getting those Black Jacks, Pint Pots, Lager Tops and Space Dust. Of course, you don't want to give him something that leaves that sweet tooth hanging. Throw in those Wham Bars, Kola Kubes, Chocolate Footballs, Drumstick Lollies, Jelly Bean Love Hearts, Love Hearts, Fried Eggs, Friendship Rings, Strawberry Whips and Jelly Cherry Lips and he'll just love you more.

Or if you simply want to reconnect with friends you used to raid that local sweets shops with when you such candy creatures, let them drool all over again over those Rhubarb and Custard, Mini Love Hearts, Fizzy Cola Bottles, Refreshers Chews, Sherbet Fountains and Drumsticks.

Surely, these traditional sweets can do more than satisfy your sweet tooth. They can revive memories and friendships and that sense of being a child all over again.

If you're worried about the creativity part of giving retro candy gifts, you can always checkout wholesale retro sweets shops online. They usually have the widest varieties and the best gift arrangements to melt anybody's heart.

Fun with Gums!

2009-08-29T20:50:00.000-07:00

Anybody who's ever appreciated candies in their life were crazy with gum at some points in their lives. Children of the seventies and eighties probably couldn't chew enough of their Anglo Bubbly, Cherry Lips, Devils Fireballs and all the other unforgettable retro gums of that generation. The good thing is, these retro goodies, along with every other candy that made the era extra sweet, are back. Although memories of that local candy store couldn't be traded for the world, today's convenience of simply ordering the candies from an online wholesale retro sweets shop is also welcome.

If you couldn't wait to sink your teeth into those chewy traditional sweets, go ahead get gum crazy all over again! But you'll probably have a better appreciation of them if you knew their history. Although nobody knows exactly where they came from, things seem to point to the early Greeks being the early chewers of a resin-made substance sourced from Turkish tree. Native Americans were also said to chew Spruce Tree resin until about the 19th century. At about this time, edible wax or paraffin substituted Spruce resin and this probably explains for the waxy retro sweets such as Wax Bottles.

In the late 19th Century, Paraffin or edible wax was introduced as a substitute for Spruce Resin. Although this trend was short lived, we do see similar examples in modern candies such as Wax Fangs or Wax Lips or the retro candy classic, wax bottles.

Gum flavors vary all over the world, but all gums are made of the same basic ingredients. They are all always tropical tree resin-based with some combinations of artificial substances such as polyvinyl acetate, wax or rubber byproducts. The rest is a mixture of corn syrups, sugars and many different flavors meant to satisfy every little gum baby's sweet little tooth. And they come in many different colors as well.

If you're wondering what makes gum chewy, its rubber latex base is mainly responsible. The first gums weren't all that easy to make and their flavors didn't stay on very long. But as they became more and more popular, makers were challenged by the difficulties and started to innovate until they finally came up with just the right products.

Modern chewing gum may be traced back to Mexican General, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna who, after his Mexican exile, started experimenting on creating an economical tire substitute. Although he never succeeded on this, he partnered with Thomas Adam Sr. and created the first mass-produced chewing gums called Adams New York Chewing Gum.

Today, there are many of these gums in the market, the most favorite of which are the classic flavors of the retro sweets varieties such as Eyepoppers, Fireball Jawbreakers, Fizzy Blue Bottles, Fizzy Vampire Teeth, Floral Gums, Fruit Gums, Fruit Gums, Fruit Salad Gums, Giant Smooth Cola Bottles and all the others.

If you can't wait to reunite with your favorite gummies, go ahead and search for an online wholesale sweets shop and see where this reunion takes you.

Traditional Sweets for Your Pinata

2009-08-29T20:46:00.000-07:00

We all have great memories of the birthday parties we went to as kids. How we just couldn't wait for that single moment that those candies came falling like rain from the heavens when the pinata was struck. Many adults are secretly longing for a chance to go back to those simple joys, especially those who have their own children celebrating their own birthdays. Of course, what better way to do that than to create your homemade pinata with those very retro sweets you adored as a kid.

Everywhere in the market, you'll find a lot of pinatas ready for a striking. From supply shops to department stores, pinatas are a fun and lovely sight for children and adults alike. However, nothing beats a pinata that is made specially for your precious ones. There will always be that special joy of summoning all those traditional sweets into one big exciting number which happy little faces will soon be whamming and whacking. Yes, there's is nothing quite like being the one who personally put together that big bundle of fun that's sure to make your child's birthday party simply extra special.

Creating your homemade pinata will first need you to decide what shape it will be. You can have it many different ways you can think of. You can have your pinata looking like a fish, a star, a horse, a dinosaur or whatever idea you can come up with. You don't really have to go through the trouble of putting the container together yourself. You can have a professional do this but with your specific instructions. You can even have your child's favorite cartoon character. The point is to customize the pinata to what you think your child and his or her friends will likely appreciate.

Now remember that though the shape and appearance will make the thing attractive from the outside, there is only one thing that the kids will genuinely be interested in – what's inside. Surprise them with all sorts of sweets you can think of. For greater varieties and simply more candy fun, you always have those old-fashioned sweets to rely on. Stuff in every little thing you can get from those candy necklaces to Space Dust. You can partner with an online wholesale retro sweets shop for this. The kids are just going to love what's in store for them!

Once your homemade pinata's done, hang it in a place where it will be convenient for you and the children for the stick-swinging. Also remember to put in a place that is spacious enough for the children to be safe while striking the thing. After all, this is all going to be about fun and once you've put everything in place and in order, the children will simply have to enjoy those surprise retro sweets you've prepared for them. Plus, you get the bonus of nostalgia while being transported to those times when it was you striking that pinata and fighting for those dear candies.

Wholesale Fun from Retro Sweets

2009-08-27T06:49:00.000-07:00

There's something about those old traditional retro sweets we used to love melting in our little mouths. Ah, those were the days. Each afternoon wasn't complete without a trip to the candy store which we've almost made into our second home. The friendly candy store man who was ever ready to give us just what we wanted, those large transparent magical jars that burst with our favorite sights in the world, that familiar scent of oh-so-sweet candy – these are the things that we just so miss about our childhood. The good thing is, they're probably the only things that we could have right back in our lives as though nothing's changed. Yes, those traditional sweets are so back all you need is to get them in your mouth today and be brought right back to those days.

Wouldn't it be exciting to introduce these retro goodies to your own kids? A good way around the idea is to buy these retro sweets in bulk from online wholesale retro sweets shops. This means you'll be able to save a lot. And you'll have great varieties to choose from. These wholesalers will usually have ever little sweet treat you might be longing to reunite with. The women will probably be looking for Love Hearts, Parma Violets, Strawberry & Cream Lollies, Friendship Rings, Jelly Cherry Lips, Scented Satins, Ruby Red Chocolate Hearts, Fizzy Cola Bottles, Candy Necklaces and Champagne Glass Chocolate Eggs – and that's only to name the few. For the men, you probably couldn't wait to sink your teeth into those Black Jacks, Pint Pots, Lager Tops, Space Dust, Wham Bars, Kola Kubes and Chocolate Footballs. With wholesalers, there's a very good chance you won't be disappointed because they usually have tons and tons of many different brands that you probably went crazy about when you were a little candy monster.

Another good reason to buy these candies in bulk is for you to be able to stock up for special occasions which don't even always have to be personal. For your kids' parties, these old-fashioned sweets will surely make everything more special. But even for the office, these candies can be interestingly useful. These candies can serve to be ice breakers during fundraisers, trade shows, project presentations and even large conventions. If you're creative enough, you can make them more useful whether you're in the office or in the field making a sales pitch.

You might also want to try the business side of wholesale candies. These retro sweets are, in fact, one of the hottest business prospects anyone can look into these days. If you notice, there's a very good number of wholesale retro sweets shops on the Internet alone. And they're making really good! If you're seriously considering joining the bandwagon, you'll find the market quite promising. As with any business venture you might be considering, selling candies is something you need to study and study well. The only difference is, when you're selling candies that satisfy your sweet nostalgic tooth, things could get a whole lot more fun. And when they're fun, you'll probably make more money.

Whether you're buying retro sweets for personal or business consumption, it's always great to have such sweet ways of going back to when things were so simple and joyful.

No Stopping Lollipops

2009-08-27T06:46:00.000-07:00

So much has been said about lollipops. They are, of course, one of the best selling candies all over the world. But as retro sweets, they rock! Double Lollies, Fruity Lollies, Fruity Pops, Ice Cream Fruity Pops, Ice Cream Soda Lollies, Jumbo Apple Lollies, Jumbo Banana Split Lollies, Jumbo Rhubarb and Custard Lollies, Jumbo Treacle Toffee Lollies and Jumbo Tropical Fruit Lollies are just some of the names that made us go gaga back in the seventies when candy was all we could think of. And when it came to these lollipops, we were completely helpless!

Who didn't love those long, hard sucks? While some people preferred sinking their teeth into something soft and chewy, there were always some of us that went for the hard kill – hard candies and lollipops are king! Talking about these traditional sweets is always a fun thing but getting a little history into the picture could even be more exciting. Did you know the first lollipops were created by cavemen while they collected honey with sticks? They licked these sticks clean, making for themselves the world's first lollipops by accident. It is also said that prehistoric Arabs, Chinese and Egyptians created candies from fruit sand nuts using honey as a preservative. Sticks were then inserted into these ancient candies so they became easier to eat.

The stories go on about who actually made the first lollipops. In 1905, the McAviney Candy Company, which no longer exists, might have made lollipops without the intention. The owner used a stick while boiling hard candies and as a gift for his kids after each day, he would take home the sticks with the hard candy left on them. Sometime in 1908, he was said to have begun selling these as used candy sticks. There's still nothing conclusive about when the first of these used candy sticks were sold but if these stories were true, the Mr. McAviney just might have been the first candy company to sell lollipops.

Nobody knows exactly how or where lollipops really began but whatever their history, these beloved traditional sweets have always been part of children's lives. When these children will have become adults, they will gladly pass on their sugar joys to their offsprings by having them taste these lollipops as well. Today, this shouldn't be a problem as there are hundreds of wholesale retro sweet shops offering their goods online. One simply needs to search for shops, compare and choose which one seems to be the best. For those who simply need a dose of nostalgia, these lollipops will surely provide the sweetest memories ever!

Retro Sweets Bouquet

2009-08-26T08:38:00.000-07:00

There could be many gifts you can give to any loved one but if you want something that is unique and sweet, a candy bouquet just might be perfect. A retro sweets candy bouquet is particularly lovable as it not only brings a load of sweetness - the memories that go with them are surely a winner! What's great is you can have a lot of arrangements to choose from. Just like flowers, candy bouquets also need a lot of creativity and, of course, the personal touch of the giver. Besides, only through this way can a gift ever be truly felt by a receiver. And since those traditional sweets are everyone's favorite, it will surely be a breeze pleasing somebody with a simple but heartfelt candy bouquet as a present.

There are some things to be looked into when giving a candy bouquet. When we give gifts, we always want to make them the best that we could give. This simply means that we always want these gifts to be able to deliver a particular message. With a candy bouquet, you can pour all your emotion and also be very unique at the same time. Candy bouquets are also becoming a trend these days. Gone are those days of traditional flowers. These days, people look for something exciting such as candy bouquets which are very much available at wholesale retro sweets shops.

One advantage that candy bouquets have over flowers is that these candies can last for a very long time – definitely longer than flowers. This type of gift surely works for somebody who is particular about the excitement that goes with the gifts he or she receives and still would like to have some more adventure. With a candy bouquet, things are made fresh and unique.

If you're worried that you're not particularly talented about making these candy bouquets, there is absolutely no problem as an online retro sweets shop can easily be reached. It is understandable that one can rarely find the time to go out and shop for those old-fashioned candies. Online sweets shops are definitely heaven sent when it comes to this. All you have to do is to search for one and once you find a store that you think could give you the best candies and service, order one of their bouquets and have it delivered right at your home. You don't need to go out of your house and buy those candies yourself. Just do a little mouse-clicking and some typing and you have your your bouquet ready to be given to the one you intend it for.

When you're looking for a gift that is ever sweet yet unique, Retro sweets are surely unbeatable, especially when they come in a candy bouquet which makes things a lot more exciting and new. For sure, the memories will come a lot sweeter!

Retro Sweets Online

2009-08-26T08:27:00.000-07:00

In this day and age, anything and everything can happen. Candy stores finding their way on the Internet is not even an issue anymore, not to mention they're doing really well. Right now, there are innumerable cyber candy shops offering with a wide range of specialties. Some sell specific candy brand names while some have a whole variety of sweets from one generation to the next.

Out of these sugar goodies, retro sweets are the most in demand. Online wholesale retro sweet shops are making their goods extra special by going the extra mile of presenting them with the nostalgia of those years. They offer candy bouquets of these old-fashioned candies arranged in way that remind us so much of those sweet years. Anybody planning to give a loved one a treat will surely find nice choices among these shops' retro gift items.

Online candy wholesalers have been enjoying very good business since these retro sweets made a comeback. A lot of them have included more and more varieties of these candies with many different strategies and gimmicks for making their candies more attractive. These wholesales are also such a hit among both personal and corporate customers. A lot of companies have been in the practice of ordering these traditional sweets in bulk for many different office functions from project presentations to conventions.

There is, of course, great convenience offered by these online shops. People simply have to browse through products and rates on the their computers. This definitely makes things significantly easier for busy people who simply don't have the time to do traditional sweets shopping. Those who don't have the patience of going through candy after candy while choosing kid party giveaways, for example, will benefit much from these online stores which offer everything with the customer only needing to make a few mouse clicks and some typing. After all, what one simply needs to do is to log on to the online candy shop, place an order and pay online.

The technology of online selling has also proven beneficial even to the small candy makers who are now in a much better position as they compete with the giants. With their online stores, they are able to reach more people at very little cost. They simply have to use the right search engine optimization strategies in order to ensure that people will be coming to their online store and buying their old-fashioned sweets and other products.

In the end, it's simply simply nice to see how the nostalgia of those years are captured in today's technology through these online wholesale retro sweets shops.

The Sweetest Gifts!

2009-08-24T20:29:00.000-07:00

If you're planning to give out some candy gifts, a wholesale retro sweets shop is surely your best source of those nice and nostalgic goodies. This type of shop will usually have a really wide range of memory-filled candies from the guiltless __ to the healthier ones such as sugar-free and gluten-free treats. If you think you're too busy to go out and shop for these candies on foot, you can always rely on your computer. Simply connect to the Internet and search for online candy shops. You won't be disappointed as there will be hundreds that you can choose from.
Online wholesale retro sweets shops are your most convenient way of getting those traditional sweets for your loved ones. Simply browse through their site. You can find innumerable brands and candy types that you can choose from.

If you remember those Lemon Bonbons, Liquorice Comfits, Liquorice Wheels, Twisty Marshmallows, Marshmallow Strawberries, Pear Drops, Pineapple Chunks, Pint Pots, Refreshers Chews and more, you'll surely be glad for the decision to give out those old-fashioned sweets because you wouldn't have a hard time getting them together. There are even brands you thought they didn't make anymore but you'll be surprised that the same things that made your day when you were little are still very much around today.

If you're thinking of many people to give out those candies to, no worries as wholesale retro sweets shops offer their candies at prices that won't make it a problem for you even if you had to give bagfuls. That's because when you buy wholesale or in bulk, you are actually at great discounts. You will also enjoy a lot of customization for your orders because these shops recognize that different strokes go for different folks. What your needs may not necessarily be the same as the last shopper they had. Therefore, depending on how many items you want and depending on the very candies you choose to give out as gifts, you will be able to buy them at a fair price and even with some perks. These shops have been in the trade for a long time and they surely know how to find ways around so you can have the best value for your money. And, of course, nothing but only the best candies.

Whether you're thinking of giving out those retro sweets as corporate treats, as giveaways during personal occasions such as your kid's birthday or as gifts for a sick person in the hospital, you will enjoy great discounts from these sweets shops who will be more than glad to accommodate your needs . Or if you're simply looking for a way to get nostalgic and reunited with your childhood, these shops will be there to help you in any way they can.

Never Bean Sweeter Jelly Beans!

2009-08-24T20:25:00.000-07:00

Everybody who loves retro sweets loves jelly beans. It may even be widely believed that these sweeties have only been around since the so-called glory days of candy back in the 70's. Actually, jelly beans have been around for almost a hundred years. Still, nobody is exempt from being charmed by this palatable mixture of sugar, gelatin,c orn syrup and food starch. Over the years, we may say that jelly beans have only become more and more beloved to candy lovers all over the world. In fact, they're making a very sweet comeback along with other traditional sweets.

What most people love about these sweet beanies is their tough-on-the-outside, chewy-on-the-inside nature. In fact, this was exactly what we and every kid of the seventies was crazy about. Ah, if only we could go right back to those times! The only thing we didn't like about jelly beans was that we couldn't have them made at home unlike our caramels and choco fudges which mom always had a recipe for. With jelly beans, it took a special cooking technique. But even if we never had jelly beans made at home as we would have loved, we always found our way to that local candy store where we satisfy every little sweet tooth we had that craved for those retro sweets.

Remember Assorted Gourmet Jelly Beans Bucket, Dinky Glass Jar - Assorted Gourmet Jelly Beans, Strawberry Smoothie Gourmet Jelly Beans, Tangerine Gourmet Jelly Beans, Caribbean Coconut Gourmet Jelly Beans, Glass Gift Jar - Gourmet Jelly Bean Blueberry and Pie Gourmet Jelly Beans? Deep in our hearts, we know there are more of those traditional sweets that we miss. But it doesn't mean we can't have exactly what we're looking for. Today, we can just find an online wholesale retro sweets shop and order the very jelly beans we've been fancying being reunited about. And there's very little room for disappointment because these shops have such wide varieties it's nearly impossible not to find exactly what we want.

These traditional sweets have just become so much more than candy to us. In fact, jelly beans may well tell a story of our childhood. And they would be such great things to share bonding moments with our own children. Now that these sweets are making a comeback, there should be no better time than now to introduce the kids to exactly the brand of sweet childhood we had back then.

Retro Sweet Halloween Nights

2009-08-24T20:21:00.000-07:00

Every 31st day of October, the world celebrates Halloween. It is one of the most beloved holidays of the year, especially for children who are always excited about the thought of going out dressed in their favorite characters. But aside from this, there's one thing that makes this occasion a very special day for the kiddos – candies! Lots of them! The kids have always been beholden by this tradition called trick or treating wherein they get to go around the neighborhood and have their favorite candies from each home they go “trick or treating” in. The retro sweets are, of course, the undisputed stars of this night.

The thought alone of getting those mouthwatering and unmatched old-fashioned sweets is already very exciting for the kids. But if they were to hear about the history of trick or treating, these little guys and gals will surely appreciate the tradition more. Giving out candies on Halloween traces its roots to as far back as the middle ages. Back then, poor people would go around town each November 1st and beg for food in exchange for prayers which they would say on All Soul's Day on November 2. There is also another story saying that people put food on their front steps as offerings for their dead who were said to roam a round the streets on this day as they supposedly try to go home. In modern times, giving out candies is a way of stopping the children from “vandalizing” a home by throwing eggs, breaking windows and the like.

Of course, it isn't really as bad as it sounds. Nobody throws eggs or breaks windows because everybody is given really nice treats on Halloween night. If a kid were to receive Candy Sticks, Curly Wurlies, Drumsticks Highland Toffees, or Love Hearts, there surely won't be a reason for things not to go happy and gay. If you're thinking about what to give the kids this Halloween, think about old-fashioned sweets. They have wider varieties and they come in affordable prices as well. When you buy them from a wholesale retro sweets shop, you'll be buying in bulk which means that you will definitely be getting discounts for the candies.

If you have children yourself but would not like them to go out on Halloween night, you can have a whole stock ready in your home. All you need to do is find an online retro sweets shop and take a look at the candies that you could choose from. Whatever that brand was that you went crazy about when you were a kid, this shop will probably have it. Besides, these traditional sweets are an exceptional way of sharing with your children some of the best memories you had when you were a child. The kids will appreciate your stories as well as the chance to actually taste what they're hearing about.

However you would like the kids to celebrate Halloween, the point is for everyone to have fun and with those Halloween sweets, that will be a very easy job.

Jelly Beans' Old Fashioned Magic

2009-08-21T07:03:00.000-07:00

If you loved that era when candies were at their best, Jelly Beans must have been some of your favorites. Imagine those days when you and the rest of your sugar-crazed gang trooped to that local candy store? Those were the days of retro sweets and you're probably getting all teary-eyed wishing those days could be back. Actually, they are back. Your ever favorite traditional sweets are back and definitely, those fresh and fruity Jelly Beans are once again out to put your sweet tooth under their spell.

If you really love these little pleasures, you'd probably be interested to know when and how they first made those Jelly Beans. It's actually fun to now that these little treats are said to be the first bulk candy because they were the first confectionary items that were sold by weight. This was in the early 1900's when it became some sort of staple sweets. Back then, these beanies were most in demand during Easter until they actually became part of the tradition sometime in the 1930's. The beans are shaped like eggs and since eggs are synonymous with fertility and life, these jelly beans became a very good way of capturing the spirit of the holiday.

Today, jelly beans are an ever favorite among the other old-fashioned sweets varieties. In fact, manufacturers have been producing these candies for nearly a century now. Their main charm, especially on children, is their fresh and fruity flavors as well the surprise (which isn't really) of getting into a gummy center after having licked and crushed the hard candy shell.

A lot of jelly beans are sold as a collection of many different standard fruit flavors. However, candy makers have been more innovative by adding in some spiced beans and gumdrops. Flavors can be strawberry, berry, tropical fruit, caramel and even softdrink. Jellybeans are normally bought in assortments but they may also be available in individual flavors. You can search wholesale retro sweets shops online and have a look at the varieties that these nostalgic candies may come in.

Jelly beans have been part of people's lives since they were first famous in the seventies and eighties when candies were undoubtedly at their best. Today, these favorite retro sweets are making a comeback, much to the delight of those who simply miss all that sweetness from their childhood. The good news is, these candies may be ordered very conveniently – online. No need to go out and wait on long cashier lines. Just get a wholesale retro sweets shop website and place your orders. Then you can just wait for your bag of retro goodies to be delivered. Simple!

Health Benefits of Licorice

2009-08-20T03:09:00.001-07:00

When you talk about retro sweets and memories of that good old sweetshop you used to frequent as a kid, your story's not complete without mentioning licorice. Definitely, licorice has been one big bit among candy lovers around the world and across generations. Whether you're buying from a retail or wholesale retro sweetshop, licorice is something that will not be out of the picture. And deservedly so because this candy, which is actually a vine, does not only taste good. It's incredibly healthy as well.

Although licorice is more popular as sweets, it is quite impressive as a health food. One of its more known benefits is the relief it provides to many respiratory conditions from the classic cold and sore throat to tuberculosis. This ability of the vine has something to do with its tendency to promote coughing, making it a staple ingredient of many cough expectorants. Aside from that, it is also a laxative and has incredible ability to works against mouth, stomach and gastric ulcers as well as viruses responsible for shingles and herpes.

Women in past centuries also relied on licorice for relief from the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome and menopause, thanks to its supplies of isoflavones which have estrogenic or anti-estrogenic effects. These vines can even promote regularity in heartbeat with its ability to counter effects of having excessive potassium in blood which can cause heart problems.

The vine's antispasmodic property is particularly helpful for people with stomach and bowel problems as well those battling cancer, heart disease, hepatitis B and C and even HIV. Also, it can prevent hardening of the arteries or atherosclerosis by dissolving cholesterol deposits. It is even said to be a magnificent fat burner which makes it one of the safest and most effective ways to lose weight.

While licorice sounds like your all-around magic herb that can solve almost all health problems in the world, it is not recommended for those with hypertension and kidney ailments. It also doesn't come without the usual risks of excessive consumption. As with any other good thing in the world, it does have to be taken in moderation, whether as retro sweets or as health food.

Licorice happens to bring back a lot of the good old memories of youth. If you were one of those who couldn't get enough of these vines when you were a kid, it would be nice to have a few moments of nostalgia while telling your kids about your adventures with this candy. Or introduce them to all those retro sweets you used to go crazy about. You can order them from any online wholesale retro sweetshop for wide varieties of wholesale retro sweets for you and your little ones. After all, if you're going to tell them stories of your youth, they should know how it must have tasted like. Get them those retro sweets and make those stories more real.

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Retro Sweets Bubble Gum's Health Wonders

2009-08-08T13:28:00.001-07:00

I used to think that chewing bubble gum was just some ordinary thing. We all chewed gum at some point of our lives, especially retro sweets bubble gum in our childhood days, which by the way are still very much available today. Bubble gum come in different sizes and flavors and like all other retro sweets, it never failed to take me into memory lane.

Chewing bubble gum has some positive effects according to several research studies in the field of psychology. It is more than just our refuge if trapped in the middle of something boring. Chewing retro sweets bubble gum can actually relieve us from psychological stress, whereby anxiety levels are amazingly decreased, manifested by lower levels of salivary cortisol which marks psychological stress. It has also been shown from tests that those who chewed gum have increased levels of alertness during mild to moderate stress, and significant increase in performance levels during multi-tasking activities. Chewing retro sweets bubble gum is also associated with weight management programs because of its ability to suppress appetite and can be a good alternative for high caloric food cravings.

I am pretty sure that those who often chew bubble gum is not aware of its positive and possible therapeutic effects because of bubble gum inherent reputation of just being a childhood treat. Therapeutic effects has not been proven, or at least in the context of my limited knowledge of recent researches in chewing bubble gum. But, from experience, chewing bubble gum have helped me divert my attention from something hurtful, or stressful. There were times when chewing bubble gum helped me get back into my feet during emotionally overwhelming experiences. And, when I am in the middle of doing many things, having to worry about so many reading tasks, I chew gum and then I am okay and relaxed.

I always keep a stack of bubble gum in my working table at home or in my car because retro sweets bubble gum keep me awake during long distance driving. Bubble gum surely are my favorite treats when I am bored, or when I am stress. Most especially, retro sweets bubble gum satisfy my sweet tooth’s cravings.

Sweets and Healthy Kids on Halloween

2009-08-07T00:26:00.001-07:00

It’s not a surprise how children just love Halloween. Kids adore it when they get to dress up like their favorite ghosts or monsters is loads of fun, the parties are always extra ghoulishly exciting, and those pumpkins instantly get every kiddo in the mood for a nice scare. But what do kids really love about Halloween? This is a no-brainer, for sure. Sweets! Candies! And lots of them! This is the time when modern and retro sweets combine forces and to make a big candy out of this one special night. And every retro sweetshop as well as those selling newer candies are well aware of this. Moms and dads though might be worried about all that sugar. But it’s not a hopeless situation. There are things adults can do to keep the kids still healthy while not stopping them from satisfying those sweet teeth.

You can’t possibly deprive kids of eating sweets because that would be too cruel. Besides, you wouldn’t want to take their childhood away from them. Even adults would sometimes like to relive memories of those old-fashioned sweets they used to adore. The kids can have a limit, though, on how much candy they collect while trick or treating. A wise thing to do would be to have them walk from one house to another rather than drive them. The walking will not only allow them to lose all that sugar through their sweat, whether they’ve had some of those adorable retro sweets or their new versions. They’ll also end up visiting less houses and, therefore, collecting less candies. Having them visit only houses of friends should be a good idea.

If you’re worried that Halloween candy might encourage your children’s passion for sweets, let them know it’s okay not to eat everything they get their hands on. Tell them to throw away those candies that aren’t so attractive. While they may choose to hold on to every type of sweets, including those you yourself love to loved get from the retro sweetshop and reminisce with, you will have taught them the value of thinking before eating and not have them just put anything in their mouths.

Honestly, all those sweets won’t really do your kids harm as long as you’re able to instill in them the importance of eating healthy food. Make sure they go trick-or-treating on full tummies. This way, you’ll cut their appetite for those candies, retro sweets or versions. Since all that sugar is bound to make them thirsty, make sure to have them bring some water or milk to neutralize the effect.

Halloween to your kids is more often than not a celebration of all things sweet and lovely. And they actually need these sweets to supply their bodies with energy and have them grow up to become strong, healthy adults.

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Halloween Treats of Retro Sweets

2009-08-06T00:19:00.000-07:00

Everybody loves candies at Halloween. We all crave for those sweet little things that give us a nice, welcome burst of energy upon satisfying that sweet tooth in us. Those who grew up in the seventies will particularly love retro sweets which can be easily bought from any retro sweetshop online or even in one’s own neighborhood. When you talk about Halloween, you still usually talk about sweets more than ghosts. And never mind if you’re not the one trick-or-treating.

If you’re excited by all that sweetness in your mouth but worried what’s going to happen to the rest of your body, the solution is a no-brainer. Exercise! That’s right. Those old-fashioned sweets shouldn’t be a problem with modern interval workouts being particularly helpful under the situation. They make you burn calories both during and after the exercise. Doing this increases your metabolism which is really all you need to burn those sweets you just couldn’t pass up. Plus, those routines also boost the production of your natural fat burners. The best thing about interval training yet is you actually lose all that fat faster than traditional regimens. That means even if you lived right next to a retro sweetshop, you’ll still manage to keep yourself fit while devouring your favorite candies.

Basically, interval workouts are characterized by quick bursts of high-intensity moves alternating with longer activities of lower intensity. Even if you had more than mouthfuls of your favorite retro sweets such as Gobstoppers, Bassetti Liquorice Sticks, Fizzers and Love Hearts, or Pascalls Kola Kubes, those routines will work to keep you fit. A very common example of an interval workout is running as fast as you can for a few minutes and then slowing down and then going back to your original speed then slowing down again. It’s impossible for those sweets to keep hanging on. What’s great about this type of exercise is you don’t need any equipment. The best thing, though, is interval workouts are well-researched and proven ways of losing unwanted fat. Yes, even if you made those trips to your favorite retro sweetshop every Halloween.

If you just can’t resist those old-fashioned sweets that you loved to hoard when you were this little kid in the 70’s, don’t deprive yourself of that chance to become a kid again this Halloween. Just make sure that as an adult, you know how to burn those sweets away.

Once you’ve mastered interval workout routines, it probably won’t matter if you had to order more of those candies from a retro sweetshop every now and then. After all, there’s always a kid in everyone of us that has to be satisfied just like a kid.

Father's Day Sweets

2009-08-06T00:10:00.000-07:00

"Research tells us that fourteen out of any ten individuals like chocolate." - Sandra Boynton

Father’s Day has been a traditional and memorable occasion, especially for closely knit families who always take their time out to please the man of the house. After all, a father’s role in every family is special, and should not be taken for granted. He works to take care of the most basic needs, not to mention upholding the values he believes in through discipline and commitment. Most of all, a father is always there to share, to support, to listen and to love. Isn’t it just fitting that he gets to be a king, even for a day on Father’s Day? Father’s Day sweets are perfect ways to show your gratitude!

Shopping for Dad can sometimes be difficult because the options are so limited for male gifting. Well, if you sent him a book last year, and a tie the other year, and a bottle of perfume the year before that – perhaps Dad is expecting a shirt from you this year? Father’s Day gifts can be so confusing, even with the little choices you have.

If your father happens to have a sweet tooth, then look no further for the most non-conventional and satisfying Father’s Day sweets as gifts! Father’s Day sweets are not limited for fathers alone – you can also use them to give as a sincere Father’s Day gift to greet your husband, your grandfather and even your close friends. They will be simply delighted with our Father’s Day sweets at A Quarter Of!

Father’s Day sweets at A Quarter Of are prepared with meticulous care, and hand-picked for the finest collection you can find on the web. You will find the “Great Dad, Large Father’s Day Feast” an interesting mix of candies and chocolates, bursting in a specially designed charming wooden crate. Give Dad a surprise of his life by sending over some Father’s Day sweets! For all the extra-ordinary days you have spent together, for allowing you to cry on his shoulder, and for just being there when you needed him – Father’s Day sweets will count for every special moment.
Chocolates and sweets are just too hard to resist! Have you heard of anyone declaring a loathing for such sweet, delectable treats? Candies are absolutely not only for children alone! On Father’s Day, say it with Father’s Day sweets when you find it hard to say the right words. Make your Father’s Day gift this year extra special to make the extra-special man in your life beam with genuine pride and joy. Father’s day gifting is no longer a feat! Check out our online catalogue of fun-shaped, great-tasting Father’s Day sweets that are great for random nibbling, for light snacks and for after-meal desserts.

Satisfy Dad’s sweet tooth on Father’s day! He deserves more than just socks and ties, shirts and perfumes. Though all classic products, a Father’s Day gift can also be non-typical! So stash away those ideas for now and try Father’s Day sweets for an unforgettable surprise.

Sugar, Oh Sweet Sugar!

2009-08-05T00:11:00.000-07:00

Everybody who loves candy loves sugar and while this may sound simple, it can get just a little bit more than that. We know for a fact that sweets will have sugar as their main ingredient, but do even understand what else is involved? Whether you're talking about old-fashioned treats you can get from a wholesale retro sweetshop or the newer varieties you'll find in most department stores, sugar and the ways it goes will determine how and why we're going to love those bubble gums or candy bars. Yet until we know exactly what's going on with them, we'll never really understand why we're so crazy about them.

It is given, of course, that those who make these sweets know the differences among them. In particular, the differences will have something to do with the kinds of sugar that the candies come with as well as what might be used as substitutes. For example, some chefs like to use honey for their recipes but artificial sweeteners would also be available for diabetics and other individuals who, for some reason or another, might need to cut down on their sugar intake.

Although all candy lovers in the world naturally love all things sweet and sugary, there are different tastes of sweetness characteristic to the different types of sugar. The granulated variety, also known an table sugar, is usually what people talk about unless they say otherwise. These sweets are sourced from sugarcane or sugar beets and may be produced locally or imported. While granulated sugar is typically white, it can come as the brown varieties which bear no difference except for the molasses added. Light brown sugar has a mild taste and is typically used for making candy while the darker type has a stronger sweetness to it. Superfine sugar, also known as caster sugar, is another type and will be used as an ingredient in many sweets recipes. Finally, confectioner's sugar is the light and powdery type which is often used for baking cakes and pies as well as other mouthwatering desserts.

When it comes to candies that we all love, any of these sweeties may be used depending on a lot of factors such as consistency and the intensity of flavor. But to anybody who simply knows candies as stuff that satisfy their sweet tooth, it will not matter too much what types of sugar are in their mouth. As long as the combinations taste great, the experience will be appreciated.

Recently, a wave of nostalgia has been sweeping the candy world with the revival of retro sweets. If you were born to this era and would like to introduce your kids to what made your childhood such a sweetener, treat them to wide varieties of wholesale retro sweets which shouldn't be a job finding. Online and off, there will be a wholesale retro sweetshop that's ready to assist you with all the introductions you need to make.

Retro Sweets - Yummy Gummies

2009-08-04T03:37:00.001-07:00

We've known chewing gum as sweets all our lives. As retro sweets, in particular, chewing gums are very special to us. Remember Anglo Bubbly, Crazy Faces, Devil's Fireballs? They sure made the word gum such a household name back then. These days, this particular candy is taking quite a new and healthier form. Gum makers have been innovating with fresh, attractive ideas for their flavors, packaging and even ingredients. Now, you can buy chewing gum that offers added energy for busy yuppies or one with a type of sugar that's safe for diabetics. There are new varieties that have green tea and its supposed cleansing effect and there are those with medicinal herbs. In other words, gums have become more than just something we chew when we're anxious or excited. In fact, they still can be but with a whole lot more to them now.

It seems that everybody wants their gum healthy and beneficial and nobody looks likely to be disappointed. The whole gum industry is doing everything it can to put this particular candy at the top of its league. In fact, they've made these sweets into many different things that one might have never imagined they could be. Gums have been associated with weight loss, anxiety management, oral hygiene and even improved memory. Any gum lover would surely smile at these innovations by gum companies which have even gone into the extent of actually conducting their research just to prove that this type of candy is healthy for everyone. There are even gums that have the approval of dental groups and associations when it comes to their ability to promote oral health.

Many things have been attributed to chewing gum but one of the latest discoveries made yet is that it can be used as an energy booster or supplement. What makes energy drinks able to increase the energy level of those who drink them is now being considered as a main ingredient of gums which have lately been known for a variety of health benefits such as providing antioxidant protection to cells and simply being a body cleanser with its diuretic and laxative effect. If you're crazy about old fashioned sweets, of which gums make up a huge part, how lovely to hear that your favorite Lovely Jawbreakers can now have real cranberry and other fruit extracts that can make you generally healthier . Why not? If they still don't make antioxidant Jawbreakers, your favorite wholesale retro sweetshop could suggest this to manufacturers as “public demand.”

It's almost crazy that almost anyone can something different out of anything these days. Who could imagine that gum could make a difference in your weight, not just for the psychological satisfaction it provides but actually for the number of calories you lose while chewing. It's crazy but it's fun. Just how fun retro sweets should be!

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Your Sweet Tooth and Your Wholesale Retro Sweetshop

2009-08-04T01:38:00.001-07:00

There's something about retro sweets that baby boomers will never get over. It's that memory of walking into their local retro sweet shop and standing in awe each time they're welcomed by the sight their favorite tongue teasers even if they've seen them for the millionth time. Whether it's Shrimps, Floral Gums, Space Dust, Anglo Bubbly, Sherbet Pips or anything that makes their sweet tooth smile, these kids would have never traded those magical moments of today's PS 2 or Wii. Memories of filling up their brown or white bags with every little sweet treat they could lay their hands on will always be special and for that same reason, a wholesale retro sweetshop is standing right by on every corner of the Internet to bring these sweets to a comeback.

These retro sweet shops offer the widest varieties yet of those old-fashioned sweets and whether you're looking for your Anglo Gum or your Caramac or your Giant Smooth Cola Bottles, you won't be disappointed.. Actually, they could give you a choice of upto 700 of the best old-fashioned sweets there ever were and probably will be. You can just launch your search for these shops and pick from a great number of wholesalers who would be more than glad to give you that dose of nostalgia you're looking for. In the website of the dealer you've chosen, simply type the name of that retro candy you're drooling over and you should view your choices in a second. What's great about these wholesale retro sweet shops is you'll never be inconvenienced in any way because you simply have to place your orders online, pay online and get your super fast delivery. Yup, that easy.

If you'd love to taste those candies again but wonder what you'd do with a bulk purchase, there's actually a lot of ideas you can tinker with. Retro sweets as wedding favors might be great. Now you don't have to be limited by the tradition of Sugared Almonds. Instead, you can wrap up more types of candies that guests will surely love, especially those who always knew how glorious these candies are. If you want to personalize your candy favors, that would also be neat, but if you want everything done and ready to be given away, nearly every wholesale retro sweetshop can do it all for you. They'll even suggest which ones make the best giveaways. Or if you're looking for something to give your staff or colleagues for a little sweet reward every now and then, order these candies and have jars of them scattered around the office. Everybody could use a candy lift and what a sweeter to do that than with a load of lovely memories from way back when. These wholesalers can even give you jars personalized with your company logo so the effort does feel more “official.”

Whatever your reasons for wanting those retro sweets all over again, don't just want them. Get them because now they're right back among us.

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Retro Sweets - Hitting the Mints

2009-08-04T01:23:00.001-07:00

What do Assorted Mojos, Buttermints, Golf Ball Bubble Gum, Jesmona Black Bullets, Kendal Cake and Old Fashioned Humbugs have in common? They're all mint candies. Best of all, they're all retro sweets. The thought of the old-fashioned candies never fails to warm us up to memories we had as kids of which those retro mints were definitely a big part.

What is it about mint that makes it a hit? Mint is actually a type of candy whose dominant taste is a minty flavoring coming from real peppermint or spearmint oil. However, there are also artificial sources of these flavorings such as wintergreen. The question on what makes mint tick will have a case-to-case answer and will probably even have something to do with the mint types.

There are hard mints which are also called called breath mints for obvious reasons. These are usually taken with the purpose of giving the breath some freshening up. A hard mint would have a really strong taste and smell of mint. Not many retro sweets are hard mints and it's not surprising because a candy can't be candy if it has a very strong menthol presence at the same time. Other well-known hard mints which may not fall under the retro category are Altoids, Tic Tacs and Meltzer's. Aside from being breath fresheners, they can also be good for digestion. Anybody who needs a little tummy quieting will find it wise to have hard mints in handy and this is backed by research. Peppermint oil or extract, to be exact, has even been widely used for stomach cramps and this probably has something to do with peppermint oil and tea being part of some health buffs' after- meal rituals. Another health benefit one can supposedly get from these mints is memory improvement. It is said that the sucking motion on mint candy stimulates a part of the brain that helps to sharpen up memory.

On the other hand, soft mints, also called “mint candy” are those that have a subtle mint taste and are softer and creamier. While they're still minty, they usually come subtler and with more of the sweet flavor.

Of course, the mints that almost everybody loves are called scotch mints. If you would have figured it by now, this is where your favorite retro sweets come in. Mintoes, Murray Mints, Ritter Sport – Peppermint, Spearmint Chews, Spearmint Pips, Sugar Free Mint and Aniseed and Uncle Joes Mint Balls are just of our beloved soft mints that have helped us with our random needs for a fresher mouth and feeling. Yes, scotch mints also work like the hard and soft mints when it comes to giving us that cool, clean feeling, the mint isn't that overwhelming.

If you love mints, retro sweets are how they could best come in. And of course, you always have your handy online retro sweet shop to help you with hundreds of choices you can splurge in.

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Lolly Retro Sweets

2009-08-03T06:36:00.000-07:00

Many people would love that opportunity to sink their teeth into those soft, mushy and certifiably heavenly retro sweets again - they sure made the the 70's heaven for that generation. But there are those who remain hard candy fanatics. Instead of playing with all that creamy goodness with their tongues, they'd rather go for long, strong and sharp sucks. And when it comes to hard candy, lollipops are tops. Lollipops have been part of kids' lives since they first appreciated their lolly rewards after each pediatrician visit. And what makes these hard sweets click with children is the way they come in many attractive colors, shapes and sizes.

Right now, there are thousands of companies making lollipops worldwide and over the years, there have been many innovations that have made the industry a bigger hit each time. Those who love the hard suck with a surprise ending will love lollipops with fillings from nougats to chocolate creams to fruit syrups. Some even have gums and sweet wine in them . Others can double as toys until the sugar's all melted and what's left is an inedible object that kids could still have fun with.

Those lollies also come in different sizes which make them more versatile as gift choices. If you're planning to give them away at your three-year-old's birthday party, you can choose the varieties with smaller balls. Or if you want them big, you'll have a bigger range of options to choose from. There's so much going on with those lollies and it's up to you to pick what suits your fancy. You can even have those twisted canes which can get really huge kids with the sweetest tooth would wonder how to finish them. All you have to do is find an online wholesale retro sweetshop that could give you the widest varieties of these old-fashioned sweets. And mind you, they can really bring back those days!

Strawberry Ripple Lollies, Fruity Pops, Dip Dabs, Traffic Light Lollies, Strawberry & Cream Lollies, Vimto Lollies, Double Dip - Original, Wally Lollies, Double Lollies, Love Hearts Dip and so on – they may be no more than retro sweets to most of us, but who knows what else they could be? Recently, lollipops have been taking a whole new shape as diet food. Because they're made of compact sugar, dieters rely on them for that energy boost while they cut back on their regular calorie intake. While this role of lollies remains scientifically unproven, a lot of people have claimed they actually worked to help them lose weight by providing them the energy they needed while dieting.

Wholesale retro sweets are especially great as giveaways for corporate functions where you might need an occasional wake-up call when you get bored. Or they can also make mouthwatering candy bouquets for debutantes who'll surely love retro sweetsover flowers. Or then again, get them for yourself and start getting lost in sweet nostalgia.

Retro Sweets - Truthfully Toffee

2009-08-03T02:28:00.001-07:00

If you loved your childhood, toffee probably had something to do with it. Toffees are such sweet tooth favorites that barely anyone who's had any real nice experiences as a kid never went crazy over this candy. That's because part of childhood is satisfying those cravings for sweets and among retro sweets, these brown toughies are tough to beat.

The word “toffee” is quite interesting to play with. Its history is not exactly known although some people relate it to a West Indies rum distilled from molasses. It was called “tafia” and for most toffee experts, the candy might have originated from molasses syrup coming from the distilled liquor. Today, we simply know our toffee to be caramelized sugar and butter.

Another thing interesting about toffee sweets is that they're so easy to love yet quite difficult to understand. If you tried to look into their background, you'd be quite confused when some tell you that they're supposed to be hard and brittle while others say they should be creamy and chewy. Both camps would agree, though, that these candies are made of molasses and butter and that is perhaps as agreeable as defining toffee can get. Other than that, there might be quite a conflict.

Looking into toffee the way Americans know it would tell you that the hard and brittle definition came from them. When you listen to the English talking about chewy taffy, you'd know that's how toffee became creamy softie. Simply put, Americans make their toffee harder than the English do and that's pretty much, it turns out, the only difference there is.
Universally, toffees are candies made from a combination of a certain type of sugar, water and butter. Some recipes call for some vanilla extracts, cream and other flavorings while others have theirs black.

If you ask what defines the difference between good and bad toffees, the answer will be the same as if you asked the difference between other types of food – quality of ingredients and the recipe. A lot of these old-fashioned sweets are made using the same process of mixing the ingredients and bringing them to a temperature that creates the desired consistency. Other things that will have an effect on the quality of the produced candy would include timing of adding ingredients, cooking speed and, yes, altitude. By some cosmic force, it does matter how your toffee turns out if you cook it at sea level or from a higher place. The lower the altitude, the darker the candy will be.

An online wholesale retro sweetshop is just a click away if you're thinking of rekindling your love affair with toffee. For your kids' parties, getting wholesale retro sweets will be a great idea for you to share all those special memories you had when you were a kid yourself. These candies also make great giveaways for corporate events and even weddings. Of course, you wouldn't hate the idea of having them in handy, would you? Who knows when you might need that sugar lift?

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Those Luscious Lollies

2009-08-03T00:03:00.000-07:00

Any hard candy standing on a stick is called a lollipop and it will have some stories to tell. Was this candy really named after a racehorse? It is said that in the early 1900's, a Connecticut-based candy maker made the world's first hard candy or sucker on a stick and gave it the name of the era's most famous racehorse, Lolly Pop. Lollipops weren't popular in the the US until about 1908 but it has `actually been a favorite since the 1800's in England where the word has a totally different history - lolly as an English dialect word which means tongue and pop meaning the popping sound when one sucks on hard candy. Whichever version of the candy's name's history will probably not matter today because there's only one thing that does when it comes to hard candy - lollipops rule!

Even way before the racehorse and the name, people have been said to be enjoying honey candy which they collected from bee hives using sticks. It is suggested that because honey was too sticky, sticks were used to make their candies easier to eat. Various civilizations across the world have also begun to make candies of their fruits while adding nuts as preservatives. Back then, only the rich could afford the sweets because sugar then was too expensive. Over the years, as sugar became cheaper due to increasing supplies, lollipops became more popular with many of the people believing hard candy came with sticks to make them easier to lick, suck and enjoy.
This candy is literally hard and consists of flavored sucrose and corn syrup solidified to stand on a stick . After reviewing their history, we find these old fashioned sweets have been around us for over a hundred years and it's interesting how much they've evolved. Some lollies are big balls while others are teeny weenies. Some are hard to the core and some surprise you with a chewy filling. Some are simply sugar swirls that could get really big you'd wonder how to fit them into your mouth. They can also come in different colors depending on their flavors.

Retro sweets have been making a come back and a wholesale retro sweetshop is what you'll need if you're feeling like scraping your teeth around those chalky DollieLollies again, gorging on those giant sized Drumsticks – Original or simply sucking the caramel out of those Wally Lollies.

And then there's Fruitty Lollies, Fruity Pops, Ice Cream Soda lollies, Jumbo Cola Lollies and all those long and hearty sucks of lollipops that you still couldn't forget since childhood. And maybe you don't need to because right now, you can just order those whoelsale retro sweets online and you 'll find yourself right back to that local candy store you and your gang raided ever so often and successfully each time. If you're going to do it now in your memory, as long as you brush your teeth, you'll be doing just fine.

Toffee Tops!

2009-08-02T23:56:00.000-07:00

Not everybody has a sweet tooth but one who does will not skip toffee among thousands of sweets varieties in the market today. Toffee has been a welcome tease to our palates for decades, thanks to its rich confection of sugar, flour and oh-so-creamy butter. These three ingredients are brought beyond a boil, even reaching upto upto 310 °F, to give us that exact flavor and consistency that we just love. Add to that the creative juices of manufacturers who may add in nuts, raisins, nougats and every other sweet knick-knack to make our toffee experience even more satisfying.

If you were a child of the seventies (or some of the eighties), you mustn't have let those glorious toffee varieties slip past your tongue. Apple Bonbons (remember that chewy apple heaven), Assorted Toffo (that inimitable toffee classic with a green apple, strawberry, banana or pineapple twist), Bonfire Toffee (those lumpy conglomerations made of sweet old golden toffee syrup), Cadburys Chocolate Eclairs (ah, that couldn't-be-better combination of chewy toffee and milky Cabury chocolate)... these were the toffees that defined our lives back when we were such freaks for retro sweets.

If you ever wondered if you could come up with your own toffee masterpiece, you' ll probably be more interested to know that the process isn't all complicated. Simply boil the ingredients until they become a shiny mass of toffee goodness that's stiff enough to be shaped into anything of your fancy. The mixture will usually be poured into a tray and made to cool there or, if you're feeling a little playful, you can use molds of hearts, cartoon characters, stars or what have you. If you're serious about your toffee-making exploits, it's important to remember that different textures and consistencies will be achieved depending on the length of time the mixture is exposed to the heat.

But then again, why give yourself a hard time? You can always find a a nice wholesale retro sweetshop online that can give you your fantasy toffees without a sweat. If you're wondering about buying wholesale, why not? Who knows when you might need that sugar lift when you're all tired and weary from work? Fill your cupboards with all those lovely treats and you can just pick some when you want some. Besides, what's better than reconnecting with your childhood by actually tasting how it all used to be?

Remember Iced Caramels, Mr Tom Peanut Bar, Treacle Toffee and all those toffee-glazed memories of your childhood? Get those wholesale retro sweets and give yourself that retro break you deserve!

Retro Sweets Liquorice

2009-07-31T04:40:00.000-07:00

There's no doubt about liquorice being one of the most beloved favorites of the retro sweets generation. Anyone who really digs it wouldn't mind having it red or black, firm or soft or slimy or gummy. But just in case you're hoping to get an in depth look at this unique- flavored candy and what makes each variety different from the others, read on.

If you're looking for that unique liquorice root taste, you'll find it with the black variety . The red ones and other types won't give you anything near the root's natural flavor. Black liquorice undoubtedly has a very strong following due to its distinct wintergreen flavor, although these days, it's more appreciated for its texture. But then again, color won't matter more than the fact that these old-fashioned sweets are such lovely reminders of how life was so sweet back when we were kids. Licorice' history dates back even farther into 17th century Europe where people now pay tribute to the 12th of April each year as National Licorice Day.

Then and now, there have been many brands of the candy and anybody might find it difficult to choose which one to buy. Whether you're talking about retro sweets or the newer varieties, look for those made with real licorice root extract. Not all licorice-tasting candies actually have extracts of the root, so it's good to research on which ones do. Healthy licorice candy would be that which has molasses and not corn sugar.

This candy root may also come as an American or Australian variety depending on its properties. American licorice may be firm and rubbery or a bit waxy in texture. Both taste the same, though, and differences in taste will depend on the brands. On the other hand, Australian licorice comes with a richer and fresher taste and a smoother texture.

This root is actually a health food on its own and its extracts are enough to provide relief to common conditions such as sore throats, coughs and cold. While it may be tempting to keep munching on those licorice sweeties in the hope of curing a common cold, too much of it may not be good for the liver. In fact, it can cause liver disease for those who are already predisposed either by genetics or a pre-existing liver condition. Even in candies, medicinal or not, it is important to remember that moderation is essential in maintaining one's health.

A wholesale retro sweetshop is the best place to get those retro sweets you may be fancying reminiscing your childhood with. Surprise your family at dinner with licorice you used to have a lot of fun with when you were all small with the biggest sweet teeth. If you've got children of your own, it could be a great way to introduce them to a whole range of retro sweets they'll surely love listening to your stories over.

Just Jelly Beans

2009-07-31T04:25:00.000-07:00

If you love your sweets with the extra excitement of rainbow colors and chewy goodness, you'll adore Jelly Beans. You 've probably adored it as one of those retro sweets which now easily let you slip into nostalgia just by looking at them. Jelly beans are a type of candy that comes in a great variety of mostly fruity flavors. As their name suggests, they're the size of a red kidney bean, some even smaller, but the smile they put on anyone's face is big.

Talk about Jelly Bean Love Hearts, Assorted Gourmet Jelly Beans Bucket, Dinky Glass Jar - Assorted Gourmet Jelly Beans, Caribbean Coconut Gourmet Jelly Beans, Strawberry Smoothie Gourmet Jelly Beans, Tangerine Gourmet Jelly Beans or Blueberry Pie Gourmet Jelly Beans. See if your mouth hasn't watered yet. One goes crazy with this treat beginning with its hard candy shell that progresses into a chewy inside. Definitely, the beans aremade of sugar, but hear ye, dieters, one bean equals only one calorie. What's more exciting is you can have them in different flavors and come up with a totally new taste that's just as loveable any one of them. Yummy!

If the gummy interior of the beans intrigues you, it actually has something to do with a candy back then which they called Turkish delight. It was exactly the same type as the beans with its hard shell that got chewier and chewier as one got nearer into the core. This candy appeared in the late 17th century but it wasn't until the American Civil War when the modern jelly beans debuted while being given out to soldiers in the Union Army. By the 1930's, they became the proverbial Easter candies we know today obviously due to their egg shapes.

Jelly beans are easy to chew and love but they may not be that easy to make. Unlike lollipops and toffees for which you can always ask mom for a classic recipe, these beans need just a bit more complicated ingredients such as emulsifying and anti-foaming agents . On top of that, they have to be subjected to a certain temperatures and conditions to create the exact toughness on the outside and chewiness on the inside. Ingredients will, of course, vary depending on the flavor.

Although jelly beans sound like such kiddie candies, a former US president was once secretly crazy about them he actually kept a jar of right on his desk. People say their increase in popularity just might have something to do with that. Or then again, it could be the beans themselves which are now sold in a tasteful assortment of eight flavors from cherry to licorice to cotton candy and more. If you would have some Glass Gift Jar - Gourmet Jelly Beans, Dinky Glass Jar - Strawberry Gourmet Jelly Beans, Wild Cherry Gourmet Jelly Beans, Dinky Glass Jar - Granny Smith Apple Gourmet Jelly Beans or Dinky Glass Jar - Blueberry Pie Gourmet Jelly Beans, you'll know exactly what this variety means.

Order from a wholesale retro sweets shop and you'll taste all those jelly bean memories you had when you were a kid and couldn't stop chewing them. Wholesale retro sweets are also great for parties and corporate functions. Or just get those beans and love them all over!

Shaping Up with Sherbets

2009-07-31T00:25:00.000-07:00

If you've made a promise to stay thin and away from candies for life, you might just break it. Those retro sherbets you adored as a kid are making a comeback and they're bound to find their way to you. But don't worry, you could be the same light and happy gal because these sherbets are typically diet-friendly. They used to be one of the healthier retro sweets that mom never asked you to give up when you were a kid, remember?

Now remember these. Double Dip Original with its twin fruity fizzy dip choices and a swizzelstick for a dipping, Cola Crystals that were literally crystals tasting like Coke, Watermelon and Apple Fizz Balls, which were Fizz Bombs' famous taste-alikes we loved more for their apple-watermelon splash in our mouths and, of course, Sherbet Fountains with their sherbet and liquorice stick sticking out with a certifiable oomph from the tube's end. These are all sweet memories we'd always love to go back to and without the excess baggage. That's because sherbets are essentially made of fruit juice and water, thus, expect only healthy types of sugar in them. Even if you had truckloads of those Strawberry Fountains , that wouldn't have made a difference still in your tendency to gain weight or develop diabetes. This is the reason why sherbet sweets are some of the healthiest sweets in town.

Sherbets began as sweetened diluted fruit juice in the Middle East which later found its way to Europe. There, it evolved into a carbonated drink. Because the original sherbet had fruit and would be frozen with snow, it later became a frozen dessert by 1891 while closely resembling fruit-flavored ice then already known as sorbet. Today, sherbets could be anything from juice to ice cream to frozen dessert to, yes, candies. And these are the kinds of candies you won't avoid whatever weight-loss diet you're on. In fact, they could help by coming in handy for your taste buds. At least, these sweet little thingies have very low caloric content compared to that double-deck burger you've been fantasizing about for two days.

Whether or not you're still passionate about these old-fashioned sweets, they can sure make your tummy happy in between meals which is could be exactly what you need to be able to stick to your program and be happy while in it.

Get online and start looking for an Internet-based wholesale retro sweetshop to order those retro sweets you always loved as a kid and could always use as an adult as you try to melt those fats away without the torture.

Bean There, Ate That

2009-07-31T00:07:00.000-07:00

We may have encountered jelly beans as retro sweets when we were kids but they've actually been around since nearly a century. Everybody just loves this sweet concoction of sugar, gelatin, corn syrup and food starch and their appeal isn't waning. In fact, jelly beans and the rest of our favorite old-fashioned sweets are back, thanks to wholesale retro sweetshops for bringing these sweeties back to life (although they were never really gone.)

Jelly beans have always been around with their characteristic tough coating and chewy core. This was exactly what we loved about them when we were kids, but it was also why mom never made them like she would make us lollipops and caramels. It actually takes a special technique called sugar panning to create these sweet little beanies. It also took a machine and other specialized equipment but nevertheless, even if mom never made them, we were crazy about them.

The brands we drooled over, Jelly Bean Love Hearts, Assorted Gourmet Jelly Beans Bucket, Dinky Glass Jar - Assorted Gourmet Jelly Beans, Caribbean Coconut Gourmet Jelly Beans, Strawberry Smoothie Gourmet Jelly Beans, Tangerine Gourmet Jelly Beans, Blueberry Pie Gourmet Jelly Beans, Glass Gift Jar - Gourmet Jelly Bean and more, are still available today. If you don't want to deal with the disappointment of not finding what you're looking for, buy from an online wholesale retro sweetshop as they usually have the widest varieties available. The same old different fruit, spice and novelty flavors will be available for your picking. Whether you want berry, cola, mint, orange or whatever it was that made you such a bean tooth, you can place orders from either for an assortment of flavors or for any one in particular. You can also buy the spiced ones with gumdrops or any other combination you might want to suggest.

Those old-fashioned sweets have, indeed, been more than candy to most of us. At the very least, they've become a culture altogether. Each year, manufacturers produce more than 15 billion beans in the US alone and for Easter alone. Imagine how much the world makes the whole year through! If they weren't such a phenomenon, April 22 wouldn't be National Jelly Bean day.

Best of all, these beanies make up part of our childhood that we know we'll never get over. But who says we need to? For your high school reunion, order jelly beans along with other wholesale retro sweets and get everyone all nostalgic. Surely, the party will end with a lot more laughter and tears for the fun of being able to relive those memories that come with each jelly bean you pop.

Fruity Fantastic Sherbets!

2009-07-30T05:02:00.001-07:00

Some kids may have skipped their fruits at mealtime, but they would never skip their sherbets. These sugar-fruitty joys are all captured in those old-fashioned sweets that we all couldn't get enough of. Whether they came big and hard or powdery, fruit or geometric-shaped, hard or syrupy, these sherbets gave us a whole meaning to the world of fruits and maybe as kids, we would have loved it to stay that way.

We'll never forget our teeny weeny Sherbet Pips that gave us a big fruity smile, our Refreshers, totally sweet and fizzy, the king of retro sweets, poppy sweet Space Dust-Strawberry, Sugar Free Sherbet Oranges if we got queasy around sugar, and a lot more. With every sherbet candy we could get, we had loads of happy memories to relive and be glad about. That's not to mention Magic Colour Changing Space Dust!, Sherbet Fountains, Sherbet Lemons Space Dust - Cola, Space Dust - Cherry, Sherbet Pips, Double Lollies, ABC Alphabet Letters, Dip Dabs, and so much more! Your online wholesale retro sweetshop will be more than glad to partner with your on your nostalgic pursuits.

Although sweet is all we could think of when we talk sherbet, the word is actually more interesting than that. In fact, it is often confused with sorbet which is a French word for a fat free water and fruit-based frozen dessert that's anything but milk or ice cream. It does come with sweetener while others play it up with alcohol and chocolate. Sherbet, on the other hand, could mean many different things depending on where you're using it. In the US, it's something like sorbet but it comes with the creamy twist of milk and a variety of fruity flavors from lime to orange and is used to make fruit punch or alcoholic drinks. In Turkey, the word means a cold drink with rose hips, licorice and many other spices. Turks even believe sherbets have healing effects and make mothers produce milk after childbirth. In the UK, it is simply yet sweetly a type of candy you'll get in straws and with fizzy powder usually added to drinks. The British are particularly crazy about Flying Saucers which come with eatable rice paper in different colors on the surface and that beloved sherbet fizz of powder on the inside.

If you loved your Blackcurrant Giant Flyers, Candy Necklaces, Raspberry Crystals and every fruity fantastic sherbet ever created, you'll be glad they're making a comeback. Get those wholesale retro sweets for every family occasion. Even for corporate events, those beloved old-fashioned sweets just might add color to all that socializing.

Log on to an online wholesale retro sweetshop and let the sweet memories roll!

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Lickin' Liquorice

2009-07-30T01:19:00.001-07:00

Anybody who's ever been child in the seventies (and a little of the eighties) surely has his own licorice candy favorite. Licorice is certainly one of the world's most delightful sweets and it's not just because of its unique, rooty flavor. This candy is a powerhouse of health benefits that you won't find in any other retro sweets. This gives it a strong edge over the others because it satisfies the kids' sweet tooth and gives them nourishment as well.

If you ever went crazy over such licorice faves as Black Jacks, Pascalls Liquorice Comfits, Bassetti, Strawberry Twisters, Mighty Imps, Pascalls Pontefract Cakes, Catherine Wheels, Lions Sports Mixture and so on, you'll have a brand new appreciation of these delights after knowing they're such exceptional health treats as well. Those who know licorice simply as a candy will find it interesting that all its unique flavor comes from the fact that it is a root. In fact, it has been used for centuries as medicine for a lot of illnesses and its history is quite rich and colorful. The Chinese have been using its health wonders for over 5000 years. Even ancient philosopher, Hippocrates, is known to have been a fan of this herb which is said to be nearly twice as sweet as sugar. And the Greeks used it in a variety of ways to promote their health aside from being mainly used as a natural thirst quencher.

Licorice is very unique as a candy because though it is sugar sweet, it's being used by diabetics to help control their blood sugar levels. It works by increasing one's blood glucose in a matter of minutes after a serving, thus helping those who don't eat as much food as they need.

If you've been having to battle a nicotine addiction for years, you'd probably like to be addicted to any of those very sweet and healthy licorice treats as well. Doctors themselves recommend the sweeties to those who have had to quit smoking but unsuccessfully so for years. The candy is said to help smokers overcome their fixation on the oral stage of development which is said the be the psychology behind hard smoking habits. Those elongated licorice roots are actually being prescribed to these smokers as an alternative to cigarettes.

After a meal, you might want to pop some black licorice into your mouth as it helps in digestion. Something that falls under the retro sweets category is, in fact, more helpful because newer varieties rely on chemical flavorings instead of natural extracts of the laxative herb. There's even more reason to order those wholesale retro sweets from a wholesale retro sweetshop. For that nasty cold and sinusitis, these candies can work wonders by loosening mucus in your nose and throat. If you're trying to lose weight, have licorice candy in handy as it has a property that tends to inhibit weight gain.

Liquorice Wood, Liquorice Torpedoes, Lions Midget Gems, Liquorice Wands ... if these ring a bell, don't stall and start filling those cupboards with these tasty and healthful retro sweets. Licorice is also a great way to introduce an online wholesale retro sweetshop to your kids where they can conveniently choose among vast supplies of those very candies you loved when you were a kid. Now, it's their time.

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How to Remove Gum Stains

2009-07-29T06:20:00.000-07:00

Everybody who's had to keep their homes clean know how annoying chewing gum can be on carpets. Mothers are especially privy to this problem and it's not a surprise that they are. Children are naturally inclined to be such chewers and careless disposers of gums. Sometimes, these sweets end up under chairs, on tables and practically everywhere. But when they end up on carpets, that's when they can be really nasty.

While chewing gum can be one of the most difficult things to remove from a carpet, it usually gets easy if you know the little tricks and strategies you can try. One of these is using your ever reliable hair dryer. It works by heating the gum, although you'd like to watch that heat. Too much of it can burn that particular stained portion of your carpet and that would spell more trouble. Another trick is to get a good grip of the still soft part of the chewing gum using a plastic wrapper where it can stick and it's easier for you to pull it. While this can take a bit more time, it usually delivers for most types of gums.

There's yet another strategy around that gum on your carpet and you'll find this quite interesting. If you thought your liniment only worked to soothe your muscles, think again. They can be your best tools against gum. That's because an ingredient it contains, methyl slicylate, somehow reacts chemically with the gum which then allows it to detach from a surface pretty much on its own. You simply need to “assist” it by using your good old reliable plastic wrap to pull the gum. You may not get all of it at once but you can always take it off a little at a time until everything is gone. That particular spot on the carpet which you soaked with the liniment could be cleaned using detergent and warm water. You'll want to rinse off those suds, though, and be sure to blot-dry that particular area. If you leave the detergent to dry without being rinsed off, it's going to make the carpet fibers stiff and you won't be very happy with the results.

There are actually different types of gums available and since they have a mixture of many different ingredients, some of them will probably be harder to remove than the others. There are those wholesale retro sweets varieties which you could get from a wholesale retro sweet shop. There are also the newer brands which you could get from Walmart or any department store. If there's one particular type of gum that's been stuck on your carpet for days, you can ask your child what gum that was and look it up on the Internet. You'll surely find tips on how to remove that clingier-than-usual gum off those fibers.

As a mother, you probably loved gums as well when you were that little girl. You could probably even remember trooping down to that candy store with jars and jars of those old-fashioned sweets you so adored. Don't worry, you can get wholesale retro sweets yourself if you're feeling a little nostalgic. And then perhaps, you can extend a little patience to your kid when he says he accidentally dropped that gum on your carpet. Maybe he did.

Retro Sweets Are Good For You

2009-07-29T04:23:00.000-07:00

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Each time you imagine locking yourself up in a roomful of sweets, especially the ones you grew up with and could never seem to outgrow, you drool instantly and secretly wish it was for real. Why does it feel like indulging in all that candy goodness is such a crime? Our parents lovingly smothered us with those retro sweets when we were little and yet we were raised in the mindset that these sweets weren't very good for us. But here's what. Researchers are changing everything one little step at a time.

If this sounds interesting, it is. You may like sweets but you'll love the fact that chewing gum and even chocolate can actually whiten your teeth. Proof enough that those orders you placed at that online retro sweetshop weren't that sinful, after all. Of course, there are other natural teeth whiteners such as celery, strawberries, pineapple and even popcorn but those that satisfy our sweet tooth are always more important.

Chocolates, on the other hand, are so adorable especially when you know they can save you from a heart attack. A study conducted by the American Dietetic Association showed that low-calorie chocolate bars containing plant sterols could actually help to lower bad cholesterol. The study involved male and female volunteers whose cholesterol levels were noted to be abnormally high. The subjects were split into two sets, the first one having chocolate bars and, the other, placebos. Turned out the group that ate chocolate bars twice a day showed bad cholesterol or LDL levels reduced more significantly than those who had the placebo. High levels of LDL has been associated with a number of heart ailments which also happen to be the reason for at least half of health-related deaths in Europe. However, with some good old reliable sweets such as your ever favorite chocolates, it's probably not a very tough thing to deal with.

Those of us who couldn't imagine life without these sweets couldn't be happier to find a side to them that makes them legal to hoard. But it doesn't mean you should stop brushing your teeth or reduce the number times you do in a day. Of course, these are still sugars and sugars can still damage your teeth. You can eat those chocolate bars and leave their good effects to happen internally. This means anything outside, such as your mouth and teeth, should be rinsed with water after eating or better yet, teeth should be brushed as usual.

Aside from your personal not-anymore-so-sinful consumption, candies make such sweet giveaways at kids' birthdays and weddings. What's great is you can buy modern or old-fashioned sweets from a wholesale sweet shop which only means you can get those goodies at really great discounts. Who knows, you might be inspired to open your own candy shop - maybe another wholesale retro sweets store or anything that allows you to share your passion for sweets in the sweetest ways possible.

All That Hard Candy Goodness

2009-07-29T02:30:00.000-07:00

All candy lovers in the world have a fancy for sugar candy, also known as hard candy, in all its divine forms and goodness. Thanks to its rich solution of sugar and mouthwatering flavors, these candies are such lovely creations for the palate that never fail to make anyone smile. All over the world, hard candy has been a staple in every happy childhood and though mom often disapproves, kids always manage to help themselves generously to their passion for these glorious sweets.

Candy or sweets are two terms which could take many different meanings. Licorice is candy, chewing gums are candy, caramel is candy, nougat and marshmallow are candy and so is the famous favorite of all generations, chocolate. All these are sweets and whether they come as retro or any of those new varieties, they're generally known as confectionery or simply, sweets.

The mere mention of sugar could drive every mom crazy thinking this would do nothing but destroy her poor child's teeth. Actually, children's craving for candies are not harmful as long they brush their teeth regularly. In fact, there's more to satisfying a sweet tooth when it comes to kids' passion for sugar. Growing as they are, they will need all that energy to be able to sustain a healthy pattern of growth and development. Sugar is energy and without it, this growth and development will surely be compromised to a considerable extent.

Besides, children are naturally restless and adventurous which are two things they need to be in order to discover new things. Without the extra energy provided by sugar, a child just might have limited room for learning. If only every mom knew about this, she would probably make a habit of buying wholesale retro sweets in order to keep a constant stock for her children.

Besides, hard candy has a lot less calories compared to most other softies such as a caramel-filled chocolate bar, for example. This average-sized candy bar will probably have a minimum of 1000 calories while a lollipop would not even come close to a quarter of that. In fact, if you're thinking of losing weight, and this is not for kids, you'll definitely appreciate a hard candy to satisfy that sweet tooth in you. That's because even with its low-calorie content, its concentrated flavors are usually enough to give those cravings a nice level of satisfaction. For an adult trying to lose weight, this could be a new consideration.

Whether you're feeling up for that sugar for the taste or simply for a little nostalgia with those retro sweets you grew up with, hard candy would usually be the better option. And with a wholesale retro sweet shop that's completely armed with all those hard candies you simply adored as a kid, you will not be disappointed.

The Market of Retro Sweets

2009-07-28T06:08:00.000-07:00

It's no secret how candy prices have risen recently. If you adore them but are worried about their future, you're probably wondering how manufacturers will survive without compromising on value. Things have gotten as bad as standards being considered for a lowering just to save on cost. Right now, the standards dictate that pure chocolate must have at least 50-60% cocoa butter with vegetable fat filling the gap just so a product could be sold cheaper.

You need not watch the news to know about these developments. Just going to your local sweets shop will show you what's happening to your favorites candies. Every online candy store and wholesale retro sweetshop is affected and though candies will always be with us for a long time, it would be great not to have them with a pinch. New shops are handling competition by with online campaigns while they vie for top search engine rankings. This can get tough with only ten spots on Google's front page. More challenging even is the fact that results keep changing and resources to do these campaigns aren't getting cheaper. For this reason, store owners are constantly on their toes trying to outdo each other in giving the best to consumers. Of course, this will reflect on selling prices.

It's getting harder and harder to survive in the wholesale candy business. As supply costs increase, more suppliers emerge with the environment getting more and more competitive. Even wholesale retro sweets, which have long established their names around world, have to be marketed with fresh, innovative ideas to ensure that they keep up with the challenge of newer brands. All the more, suppliers are putting a premium on consumer satisfaction and friendly relations.

Most wholesale suppliers now go the extra mile by offering wider varieties of both retro sweets and newer candies. Varieties in pricing are also offered to provide customers with more options as to the quantity of their purchase. From gums to hard candy to chocolate bars and everything in between, there are package options that will make buying these candies more satisfying and customized to the customer's need.

Fortunately, the Internet has made things a whole lot easier for suppliers selling both wholesale retro sweets and newer products to offer their stocks at very affordable prices. Even with the price hikes in candies in general, consumers have found respite by buying online where they are offered wide ranges of sweets and at prices that remain easy on the budget.

Buying online can make one save up to half of what candies would normally cost in supermarkets and other traditional candy stores. For this reason, more and more people are taking advantage of the Internet which can be the sweetest place to satisfy those sweet cravings.

Retrosweets In A Comeback

2009-07-28T01:47:00.000-07:00

Anybody who has a passion for candies knows that they've been around for quite a long time. Centuries, to be exact, are how long people have enjoyed this sweetness of life. Back then, these sugar delights were used in combination with herbs and spices to create medicines for those who were sick. Now, anybody looking into their history will surely find old-fashioned sweets that they could relate to back when these candies made their childhood so much sweeter. Remembering that particular period also convinces us more that no era has ever been as glorious for the sweet-hunting taste of youth as those years when they made retro sweets. Remember wham bars and caramacs and space dust bonbons?

These days, people are getting a fresh appreciation of these beloved sweets from way back the seventies and early eighties. Probably this is all because those who spent their childhood adoring those good old candies are all grown up and pining for those sweet memories. Maybe this age group is simply looking for a way to recapture that old sweetness that their childhood was all about. This has led to a boom in the wholesale retro sweets market which even the younger generation is beginning to be acquainted with. And no doubt they're loving it.

One thing that most baby boomers love the comeback is the memory of those traditional sweets shops that displayed their candies in big transparent jars. Until recently, the spirit of that fun and excitement a kid looked forward to when visiting a local sweets store was gone. The resurrection of these old candies, now usually found online, is very much welcome. Hopefully, all this renewed fascination for the concept of a candy store with a warm and sweet counter person who's ever eager to hand each sugar-hungry little kid his bagful of sweets will hopefully stay for good.

If you belong to that lucky generation of kids who enjoyed the so-called glory days of candy, miss those sweets no more as they are definitely making a comeback. With the help of the Internet, you can order your favorite retro sweets online from any wholesale retro sweet shop. Now, you can relive the heavenly taste of gobstoppers, sherbets, bonbons and the others that made your childhood the sweetest it could be. What's nice about this comeback is the availability of wholesale retro sweets which makes this beloved pleasure extra affordable. These retro sweets would also make great gifts for friends and family, especially kids who will love the fact that they've had the chance to enjoy the best of candy world just as mom and dad did.

How Retro Sweets Prevent Miscarriage

2009-07-27T04:16:00.000-07:00

If you're pregnant and just as crazy about chocolates than ever, you'll definitely love it that those cravings just might be good for you and your unborn baby. A new study shows that eating these sweets everyday just might reduce the possibility of a miscarriage, even for those who are struggling or have struggled with morning sickness during their first three months on the way. What's even more surprising is the study's finding that the more pronounced a woman's morning sickness is, the less chances she has of having problems with the pregnancy.

Even consumer health campaigners are spreading word about chocolate being a “healing food” that could help prevent major illnesses such as cancer and improve body systems such as those involving energy levels and internal organ functions. What would be at the center of this recent discovery is the need for genuine cacao to be used in manufacturing the candies. Whether modern or retro sweets, the chocolates should not be all fat and sugar. With real cacao, one is able to enjoy the richness of chocolate while giving the body nourishment. Pregnant women, who are known to have mood swings and the tendency to be lethargic, are particularly benefited with their moods and energy levels improved.

Along with this study about chocolates is the finding that there is no link between pregnant women working full time and miscarriage. This explains that whether or not she opts to continue working, her chances of a normal delivery will not be affected. In fact, even those whose jobs required a little amount of stress such as standing for more than a few hours a day would not be hurt. Naturally though, the study established that the greater the amount of stress a pregnant woman is exposed to, the higher her risk of a miscarriage.

Furthermore, researchers found that pregnant women whose partners were over 45 were years old more likely to have a miscarriage than those whose babies' fathers were younger. Women who were short of the normal weight range before being their pregnant state also turned out to be more at risk by more than fifty percent during their first trimester.

Studies on the the factors involved in miscarriage are ongoing and while more and more risks are discovered, pregnant women are encouraged to work closer with their prenatal care physicians to ensure a normal and risk-free pregnancy and delivery.

As for chocolates, whether they come as retro sweets or modern versions and no matter if they were bought at Walmart or a wholesale sweet shop, they will always be special to us, pregnant or not.

For The Love of Retro Chocolates

2009-07-27T00:59:00.000-07:00

There's absolutely no question about chocolates being one of the most special candies we have around. Retro sweets or modern versions, these beloved brown delights are unmatched when they come in those mysterious boxes that we just couldn't stop thinking about until we've opened them. There's probably nobody in the world who can sleep knowing there's a big box outside waiting for a digging in. And think about those exciting fillings! Nobody sure can resist chocolates and that's a fact.

If you're one of those baby boomers who just can't get enough of those mouthwatering sweeties during their golden age, don't worry. There's a wholesale retro sweet shop that's completely equipped to recreate that scenario when you just couldn't get that mouth to stop munching on your favorite sweets. Except for that part when you'd troop to that store on foot with your neighborhood gang while you stood in amazement each time new varieties of your favorite chocolates were displayed in those giant transparent jars. Ah, memories.

And don't worry about being sorry that this retro sweets shop won't have that chocolate you've been imagining about. Supplies are vast and there's little room for disappointment. Whether you're obsessing about a smooth and creamy bar or something dark and bittersweet, that craving will not be in vain.

These days, there's still an abundance of all those chocolates we drooled over when we were such candy fanatics. And maybe we still are today. Those old-fashioned sweets may now be mass-produced now, but their characteristic creaminess and tastiness are anything but gone. While they used to be a taste that only the elite could enjoy, everybody today can hoard cupboards of chocolates and be lost in all their chocolate passions.

Who could resist that chocolate literally melting in the warmth of your mouth? If it ever made you ask how or why it does, nothing more than the melting point of cocoa butter being slightly lower than your body temperature could be the simplest explanation. That creamy goodness is something that no human being must be deprived of. Or then again, would anybody allow himself not to experience chocolate? Not only is chocolate a certified favorite among Americans. It's a worldwide phenomenon and if surveys are right, more than sixty percent of the world's population can't imagine going through their childhood without these lovely treats.

If you loved to sink your teeth into those Caramacs when you were a kid, sink them into the wonderful business opportunity that wholesale retro sweets can open up for you. Buying in bulk will give you a lot cost savings so you can put up your own retail shop and introduce it to the younger generation. Surely, you won't be disappointed. Those old-fashioned sweets are making their comeback and you'd love the chance of being part of it.

Retro Sweets - Your Chocolate Highness!

2009-07-26T08:07:00.000-07:00

These days, there are more and more reasons candies just might be more than sugar as we know them to be. Retro sweets or modern varieties, chocolates have particularly gained more respect with studies proving they have more health benefits aside from providing extra energy for children. Now, these chocolates can be antioxidants and anti-hypertensive agents which work both for kids and adults alike.

It has been found that dark chocolate as an antioxidant actually eats up free radicals and other destructive elements known to contribute to heart ailments. Milk chocolate does not exhibit the same ability, though, with findings showing that milk actually stops the full absorption of the chocolate's antioxidants and could even block what good that the chocolate may have to offer.

The study involved six hypertensive men and women who showed signs of reduced blood pressure after going through a regimen that needed them to eat a daily average of 100 grams of dark chocolate for one set as control variable and the same amount of milk chocolate for the other set as experimental variable. After the study, those who consumed dark chocolate showed improved blood pressure while those that ate milk chocolate didn't exhibit any significant improvements.

A second batch consisted of seven healthy men and women were made to eat dark chocolate on the first day, chocolate with a small glass of whole milk on the second day, and milk chocolate on the third day. The subjects' blood samples were analyzed an hour after they consumed the assigned food each day of the experiment and results from the first day, when they ate only dark chocolates, showed significantly higher amounts of antioxidants in their blood compared to those on the other days.

If you're asking what it is in dark chocolate that makes it healthy to eat, plant phenols are it, particularly cocoa phenols which are proven blood pressure reducers. European chocolates are known to be very abundant in these phenols which are responsible for their darker color. Generally, the darker the chocolate, the healthier it is.

Still, health professionals say that's not a reason to start binging on these luscious sweets. This means even if you eat them for health reasons, you're still going to need to exercise or balance your diet by consuming less calories from other sources.

Whether you're thinking of stocking up on these dark chocolates for health reasons or otherwise, you'll have great varieties to choose from at a wholesale retro sweetshop where you can get those old-fashioned sweets at lower prices. When you buy wholesale retro sweets, you buy in bulk that's why there's always great room for cost savings.

Behind Those Sweets

2009-07-22T23:59:00.000-07:00

When you give away a candy bouquet, you’re actually giving away a part of yourself. Most probably, you’re expressing the way you feel about a person or persons special to you. This bouquet of sweets is, in fact, a very versatile present that is casual and very easy to personalize. If you’re the creative type who wants to do something unique each time, you can try giving a retro sweets bouquet. And don’t worry, a retro sweetshop will help you make a great impression with this gift you plan to give.

People will usually think of creating these candy arrangements to show love, gratitude or appreciation or to simply say hello. When you give a present, you’ll usually want it to stand out and those old-fashioned sweets will do just that for you. Remember Dip Dabs? Caramac? Coconut Rolls? Blackjacks? Sugar Mice? Porky Pig? Space Dust? Yes, they are still very much available these days at any retro sweetshop. They were absolute hits during the 70’s towards the 80’s and if you want your candy bouquet to be a hit, you’ve got to have these certified sweet tooth-blazing retro sweets whose flavors are even fuller with all that sprinkling of memories from the good old days.

Now imagine what these sweets can do to somebody who’s in the hospital trying to get better from an illness or maybe anyone whose spirits simply need a lift. With those old-fashioned sweets, you’ll never go wrong. They won’t even be like flowers that have to go by a certain color scheme. With a candy bouquet, you just take everything you could get your hands and fancy on and play them up with ribbons, colored paper, even candles and anything you can think of.

Thankfully, you can find an online retro sweetshop you can partner with in pulling together your best creation yet – a sparkling and mouthwatering bundle of retro sweets in all their pretty glory.

Sweets Excellence

2009-07-22T20:54:00.000-07:00

For every baby boomer that walks this earth, nothing could be as sweet as that era of sweets excellence. And lucky they had sweetest teeth back then. Shrimps, Floral Gums, Space Dust, Anglo Bubbly and Sherbet Pips are just some of hundreds and hundreds of tasteful delights no kid of the seventies and eighties resisted. Black jacks, caramac bars, drumstick love hearts, fruit salads, milk bottles - if you thought they’re gone, you haven’t been faithful enough to research about their continued existence.

Get ready to walk into that candy store once again. It may look different, it may be a different store altogether or it may be an online retro sweetshop, but the goodies are all the same and as mouthwatering as ever. It’s undeniable that the mere thought of those sweets sugary treats could take anyone for a drive down memory lane. Remember sneaking from mom on a Sunday afternoon just to get some jelly babies from that candy store on the corner? You had to sneak because that was all you did all day – get candies (and you were supposed to be napping.) Remember that old tree house where you took a girl for your first date while you munched on those licorice and aniseed balls? You’ll probably agree that as far as your childhood was concerned, nothing could have made it sweeter than those good old-fashioned sweets.

Now if your sweet tooth hasn’t outlived you yet, if it will, you have the Internet to thank. Many sites are now devoted to those heavenly candies and their supplies are vast. In fact, there’s probably no candy you loved back then that you won’t find again now. When it comes to rekindling your love affair with sweets, those online retro sweetshops are your ticket.

Whether you’re making a candy bouquet for someone or filling a whole cupboard for personal consumption, it will be a fun affair. If have kids, you can make them choose among hundreds of options online or off. Tell them a short story about each one they get their eyes (and soon their tongues) on. Tell them how you fancied Space Dust or how you almost missed a day in school because your jaws ached from a whole day of chewing
Smooth Cola Bottles. Let them in on how it was when you were a kid and thought sweets would solve famine in Africa (at least for kids.) They’ll find you cute and love you more!

You’ll find retro candy stores downtown or in supermarkets but if you don’t want to leave room for disappointment (from knowing they don’t have what you’re looking for), take advantage of technology and buy from an online retro sweetshop where stocks are extensive.

A Sweet Sweets History

2009-07-22T08:31:00.000-07:00

The world has seen innumerable sweets come and go through the years and it’s almost difficult to come up with an accurate picture of how the industry actually grew from when and where it started. However, looking back just may be a fun and sweet thing to do.

Whitman Chocolates first hit the market in 1800’s. And then on Valentine’s day, Richard Cadbury came out with the first-ever box of chocolates. By 1898, the Goelitz Confectionery Company’s candy corn took the market by storm and has done so longer than any other candy ever invented.. And then there’s Juicy Fruit and Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum which debuted in 1893, followed three years later by Tootsie Rolls as introduced by Leo Hirshfield of New York.

By the 1900s, Hershey’s chocolate bar became a hit after it was introduced by Milton Hershey of Pensylvannia. It is, in fact, considered one of the oldest candy bars that continue to be such favorites these days. A year later, pure peppermint stick candy "The King Leo" became popular. At about the same time, NECCO or New England Confectionery Company wafers, those colorful candy disks, came out in the market, later became known as the "first conversation heart" and carries on today as a Valentine’s Day staple.

In 1905, the Squirrel Nut Zipper became the first peanut bar ever made. A year later, Hershey Bar Chocolate Kisses became popular in those silver foil wraps. Peppermint flavored Life Savers became favorites by 1912. And then came the Goo Goo Clusters with such great combinations of milk chocolate, caramel, marshmallow and peanuts.

In the 1920’s, the first retail candy store surfaced in Chicago with candy bars that still make us drool today - Baby Ruth, the Milky Way, Bit-O-Honey and Milk Duds, among others. And then there was the Snicker Bar in 1930. Then the first so-called “novelty candies” came out as Tootsie Roll Pops which were a combination of two candies rolled into one.

In 1990, MARS Candy Bar was given a new name. It now became Snickers Almond Crunch which had exactly the same taste with only the name changing. The Musketeers Bar, with its three-flavor goodness composed of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry nougats, first came out in 1932 and lasted for thirteen years. Cinammon-heavy Red Hots came out in 1932, followed by Hershey’s Miniatures. By the 1940’s, the public raved about the first M&M's" Plain Chocolate candies which, after fifty-nine years, were renamed simply as M & M’s . Then came Smarties candy roll wafers, Junior Mints, and E! Bubble Bubble Gum Cigars.

By the 1950’s, the candy industry was in a slump with only three new brands introduced, the Marshmallow Peeps (Just Born, Inc.), Bobs Candy Canes, and Candy Necklaces, a retro sweet classic. Then, healthy candy became a hot topic in 1960. M&M Mars came out with Starburst Fruit Chews which later contained Vitamin C. Blammo, the world first sugar-free bubble gum, came out along with Lemonheads, Apple Heads, Grape Heads and Orange Heads. Sweetarts were in the picture by 1963. And then came the Jelly Bellies in 1976, gummy bears and gummy worms, Twix Caramel Cookie Candy Bar, Skittle Bite Size candies, DOVE Dark Chocolate and DOVE Milk Chocolate Bars, Starburst Jelly Beans and the Snickers Munch Bar. Of course, the Hershey Company wouldn’t be left in the race. They came out with Reeses Pieces after they made waves with their Reese Peanut Butter Cups.

The candy industry has been around longer than all of us and it’s nice to know where those sweets that played a huge part in our childhood take root. Thankfully, most of these candies, particularly the retro sweets, are still very much available in any retro sweetshop you can find online and off.

Candy Bars – It’s A Sweets Life!

2009-07-21T02:46:00.000-07:00

If you have a passion for sweets, you know that candy bars are such special treats. Whether it’s a modern brand or one of those fabulous retro sweets, candy bars are always such adorable candies with cocoa butter, sugar and milk being the main ingredients. These sweets are also classified as white, milk and dark chocolate. What adds to the already full flavor of these sweets are such ingredients as vanilla extracts and soy lecithin. Whether you get them from a retro sweetshop or the supermarket, these bars are always a lovely treat. And they come in varieties, some with fruits and nuts and others with caramel, marshmallows and even coconut.

A really delectable variety is orange flavored sugar coated chocolates which are some of the most favorite sweets you can find around. Some chocolates are also combined with egg bits, some with fruits which are certified favorites among the more famous retro sweets. Some have a combination of strawberry, chocolate and vanilla with a really adorable nougat right at the center. Some bars have crispy rice and caramel. Wherever your buy your sweets, from the retro sweetshop or at a modern candy store, these lovely concoctions are always a pleasure to the palate.

And that’s not all. Imagine your chocolate bar with almond bits and screaming with honeysweet goodness. How lovely it must be to simply thrive on sweets! If you want a more filling candy, get some of those that come with biscuit inside, not to mention a tempting coat of caramel and milk chocolate.

Old-fashioned sweets are particularly extra good because they bring lots of memories back when we were such candy monsters. Remember that retro sweetshop you used to frequent? It probably wasn’t retro back then and it probably doesn’t exist now.

It’s simply great to know that they still make those mouthwatering retro sweets these days. And what’s great is you can find them online. This should make your candy hunting extra sweet and special.

Ah, That Sweets Goodness!

2009-07-21T00:10:00.000-07:00

While candies have been making life sweeter for people for centuries, it’s quite interesting to know that they once started out as medicinal cures. “Sweets” used to be combinations of herbs, spices and sugar and they were supposed to make ill people well. In the 70’s and 80’s, kids enjoyed what appeared to be the best generation of sweets ever, minus the medicinal herbs, and today we call them retro sweets.

There’s no question why these old-fashioned candies are becoming so special all over again. Those who remember their childhood by Flying Saucers, Chocolate Footballs, Space Dust, Sherbet, Licorice and more are all grown up and pining for those memories once made their lives a candy. If you’re one of those baby boomers who defined happy after-school afternoons as quick trips to a neighborhood candy store, you’ll love the fact that they’re back. Maybe not the same store owners but the concept is back.

In fact, you’ll find a retro sweetshop on the Internet and while you might have to skip making those trips to the store with the rest of your candy-crazed gang, you’ll be able to taste that same old sweetness again. A few click of your mouse is all you need to order those favorite treats you probably even went to bed with after brushing your teeth (and mom never knew). Whether you’re craving for Drumsticks, Fizzers and Love Hearts, Parma Violets, Candy Necklaces or Bonbons, you can have that crateful of nostalgia right at your door.

If you have children of your own, those old-fashioned sweets could be great to share your childhood stories over. They’ll love the fact that you’re taking time to bond with them by sharing those candy stories and more. Tell them about those scuffed elbows and your wide-eyed amazement each time you entered that sweets store where you’ve seen those candy-stuffed transparent jars for at least the nth time. They’ll love those stories but most of all, they’ll love it that you’re letting them in on how heavenly it must be to be born to a generation when candies were at their best. After all, they’ll want to taste as they’ll hear. What could be better than that?

There could be many reasons for craving for those good old sweets but if you simply haven’t gotten over them, don’t worry. There’s an online retro sweetshop that can satisfy every little sweet tooth you’ve got and keep it secret.

The Treat That Is Licorice

2009-07-19T23:00:00.000-07:00

When you talk about retro sweets, you’re not making sense unless you mention licorice. We’ve all had our time with this candy at some point in our lives. When we were kids, we probably thought that was all they were - candy. Little did we know that those sweet vines were actually medicine. Of course, they couldn’t have meant more to us than as sweets.

The mere mention of the vine is usually enough to overwhelm anybody with memories of their youth. But it actually has a lengthier and more meaningful history. Back when things were all natural and medicines were pulled from people’s backyards, this plant was already famous. Ancient Egyptians and warriors combined it in their drinks because they believed it made them strong. Count in the pharaohs and kings who mixed it in their tea, medicine and even in their alcoholic drinks. Best of all, they had it as candy and the retro generation probably have them to thank.

Many wise men of past centuries also relied on this vine for stamina while its healing properties became more and more evident. Today, tea makers use its root to provide relief to common conditions such as coughs, colds, hyperacidity and dyspepsia.

Of course, we wouldn’t be talking about licorice if not for its penchant for making us feel all sweet and nostalgic. Those retro candies that the baby boomers enjoyed and the younger generations are getting acquainted with were created by the Chicago-based American Licorice Company in 1914. That was the year Black Vines debuted before they evolved into those chewy favorites such as Licorice Snaps, Black Scotties, Good and Plenty and Allsorts.

Remember how we loved it when dad came home Friday evenings with a bagful of sweets for us? We loved him even more for that. Now that those old-fashioned sweets are making a comeback (although they were never really gone), why not have it the other way around? I’m sure it would be a perfect way to show our appreciation for that extra sweetness he reserved for us back when we were little.

While licorice has been around for centuries, whether as sweets or medicinal herb, we know we love it most for the wonderful things they remind us of. Grandma, who never failed to bring us a bagful she came over, hanging out in the park with equally licorice- addicted kids, even mom who tried so hard not to mind that it was still candy (even if it had medicinal properties) – these are memories we’ll always keep in our hearts.

The good news is, you can still get licorice at any retro sweetshop these days.

Sharing Sweet Memories

2009-07-17T05:03:00.000-07:00

Deciding on a present to give someone who has a sweet tooth may not be a job too easy. You know they adore anything sugary, only they can’t seem to find the time to pick up some. Why not do it for them? You’ll have to be prepared though because when you talk of sweets, you talk a whole universe of options.

Retro sweets, in particular, make perfect choices because they’re not only sweet for the tongue. They also bring back a lot of sweet memories. Remember Gobstoppers, Bassetti Liquorice Sticks, Kali (and Crystals), Drumsticks, Fizzers and Love Hearts, Parma Violets, Candy Necklaces (and Watches!) and Sugar Mice? Or Sherbet Lemons, Pascalls Kola Kubes, Sherbet Pips, Coltsfoot Rock, Wham Bars, Bonbons, White Chocolate Fish & Chips and mouth-explosive Space Dust?! If your mouth’s watering right now, imagine what it would be like to receive them! Don’t worry, there will be a retro sweetshop that will gladly help you in your sweet cause.

To make things even sweeter, why not personalize your label and attach a heart-melting note? Whether you’re making a candy bouquet or stashing everything into a jar, adding your personal touch always makes a difference. Those old-fashioned sweets should also make up for what little time anyone can manage to spend time with old friends. Just the sight of those colorful wrappers will surely bring a wave of nostalgia that anyone can appreciate.

You probably thought those sweets you adored as a kid aren’t around anymore, but you’ll love the surprise that they haven’t vanished. If you’re thinking of throwing a party for your own kiddos, how else better to share those treasured memories than by having them munch, chew and lick those very thingies you once couldn’t get enough of.

If you’re planning a reunion with old neighborhood friends, retro sweets will be your fastest route to those days. Make sure you have a bottomless supply of those candies you all went crazy about while hanging out in the park or in treetops. You can play music you used to dance your hearts out to or those bands you wished could have been you. Of course, because you’re all grown-up now, you’re going to need a fizzle that’s not Space Dust.

Whether you’re pulling off a retro bash for your kid or pooling sweets for a candy bouquet, retro sweets are guaranteed to set off an explosion of sweetness and nostalgia that humans of all ages will love.

How Retro Sweets Make Your Wedding Extra Sweeter

2009-07-17T02:01:00.000-07:00

If you want something unique and sweet on your wedding, how about candy buffets as wedding favors? In particular, get your guests a great assortment of retro sweets that will bring them down memory lane in an instant. Yes, those old-fashioned sweets can work that fast. They can just reach for what catches their fancy in candy containers you can spread out in your venue. For sure, they won’t only remember those times they spent trooping to their neighborhood sweetshop when they were kids. They will remember you and your spouse on the day you reminded them of those fun days.

Getting those sweets is not a problem at all, if that’s what you’re thinking. In fact, you can just log on to the Internet and place orders from an online retro sweetshop and they will bring your orders to your door. Just don’t forget to make your candies’ wrappers’ colors match your color scheme so that everything blends well. Actually, you can experiment with those old-fashioned sweets. With the many colors they come in, it must be very exciting setting up your bouquet alone. What more eating them! You can have flowers arranged with the sweets plus ribbons. This will surely be a standout and your guests will not be able to resist complimenting you for your unique idea.

This is also the time to have those creative juices flowing. Think out of the box. Get all sorts of sweets you can think of - lollipops, gummy bears, candy jewelry and everything you think you could assemble marvelously together. It should be nice to have as many varieties as you can or you can get a few and “paint” a nice design with each type composing the each portion. Your guests will also appreciate those giveaway jars brimming with those mouthwatering old-fashioned sweets which are even laced with sweeter memories of their youth.

Just because you’re going through a traditional ceremony such as a wedding doesn’t mean you can’t experiment with things. And you can count on your online retro sweetshop to partner with you in making your wedding as unique and special as possible to last you and your spouse years upon years of sweetness!

Protein Bars or Sweets?

2009-07-16T06:28:00.000-07:00

Did it ever occur to you that those protein bars you always thought were health bars were actually just falsely hyped sweets? Yes, it is possible. While you’re confident that what munching on gives you less than a hundred calories, you could actually be in for a surprise. And you wonder why you haven’t been losing any significant amount of weight when you’ve been solely on that bar for a month.

A lot, if not most, protein bars are presented to the market as health bars but they could actually be sweets you could get from any store or retro sweetshop online. Because they’re candies, they’re naturally stuffed with candy ingredients - sugar for the most part. When consumed in reasonable amounts, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with candies, whether they’re retro sweets, modern versions or what have you. However, making people believe something is what it isn’t is a completely different matter. If anything, it’s deception that does a great disservice to legitimate health bar makers, even to sweets manufacturers and most especially to the trusting public.

If you’re going to spend a little time researching on the ingredients of certain so-called health bars, you’ll find that most of them are laden with high fructose corn syrup. This is sugar you’ll find in most sweets and if you’re on a diet, you’ll meet disaster in the face with HCFCS. Sometimes, you’re blown away by discovering that what you always thought was a slimming bar actually has trans fats from artificial hydrogenated oils. This is both a deceitful and despicable business practice, if not a crime, that the buying public should never tolerate.

If your health bars are going to be this shadowy, might as well succumb to those cravings for sweets by actually buying your favorite candies. It doesn’t mean you should eat tons of them. And for a dose of your childhood memories as well, get retro sweets from a retro sweetshop online and have everything shipped to you conveniently.

Retro Sweets That You Can’t Resist

2009-07-13T04:59:00.000-07:00

There are things we normally lose to time - age, some friendships, grandma’s hug when she was still alive, and those old-fashioned sweets we thought we couldn’t live without. Or wait, not those sweets. Those trips to the neighborhood sweets store where we asked for a quarter of almost everything we could lay our eyes on and drool over, Space Dust, Gobstoppers, Sweet Tobacco, Sugar Mice, Sherbet Fountains – ring a bell? No, we haven’t lost those sweets to time and we’re not talking about memories. We’re talking about real live retro sweets the way they made them back when we loved to hoard them in those brown paper bags and munched and licked and chewed and chomped them like crazy! Yup, retro sweets are here to stay.

If you loved Fruit Salad with its classic yellow and pink wrapper, fall in love with those famous raspberry-pineapple sweets all over again. Those original giant Drumsticks aren’t getting smaller in size nor in satisfaction. And didn’t you worship those Cherry Lips back when they painted your mouth red and with a little perfumey flavour? These Lips happen to be still some of the most requested retro sweets today. And those Foiled Ice Cups still fill your tongue with those tiny chocolate thingies wrapped in tin foils that give your mouth a nice wave of cold that you so adored. This sweetshop list is, of course, far from exhaustive but it works to transport you back to that time when life was such a big ball of candy.

The good news is, yes, we haven’t lost those old-fashioned sweets to time nor distance. In fact, there’s a good number of sweetshops dedicated to that whole era of our lives when we thought we never wanted to grow old because life was so… sweet. And maybe we were right. But no worries because these days, those candies we couldn’t get enough of as kids are as adorable and still available in extensive arrays in vast supply chains worldwide. Most store owners are even selling their retro sweets wholesale to different varied markets from corporate to individual. If anything, this only proves that this whole fascination for all things sweet and retro is a universal language that we all speak in unison.

Essential Retro Sweets You Must Stock In Your Traditional Sweetshop

2009-07-10T03:06:00.000-07:00

It was my love of old fashioned sweets that inspired me to open my very own sweetshop. It was always my childhood dream... after all they always talk about being as ‘happy as a child in a sweetshop’.

I remember, with great fondness, stopping off at our local sweetshop on the way to school. I spent many a happy hour deciding which sweets would find their way into my little white paper bag. The choice seemed almost endless... from pear drops to kali, sherbet lemons to strawberry bootlaces.

And there can be no doubt that, in the same way that fashions from the 1970s and 1980s keep coming back, there is currently resurgence in the love of nostalgic sweets.

People even ask me if the stock in my shop is left over from these decades... and if so, can the sweets still be eaten!

I give a wry smile. Although the massive majority of sweets that we sell aren’t generally available these days, the manufacturers still make many of the old favorites. Finding them though has been very difficult - that is until the advent of the Internet.

I’m often asked, by people who are thinking of opening a quaint little village sweetshop or a stall on a market, which of the old classics they should be stocking. So here is the list, I have come up with, of the top 5 sweets that no self-respecting old-fashioned sweetshop should be without (I’ve assumed that everyone would include classics like Flying Saucers, Sherbet Lemons, Aniseed Balls, Shrimps and Blackjacks - these are some old favorites that you might have forgotten):

Space Dust

Remember Space Dust? It was around initially in the late 1970s I think. It came in a sachet and when you poured it onto your tongue it started to fizz, pop and explode. And you spent the next few minutes with mouth open so that everyone around could ‘enjoy’ the crackling. Believe it or not, it is still being made and is now very trendy, used by famous chefs, such as Heston Blumenthal, in their desserts.

Gobstoppers

They seemed huge and lasted for ages. I used to keep taking mine out of my mouth so I could see what colour it had turned in to. It was always a great disappointment if had gone white but I suppose there had to be the boring while layer between the reds, yellows and, my personal favourite, the blues. And right in the very centre there was that little seed. If I wanted a sweet to make my pocket money last as long as possible, I went for a gobstopper every time!

Sugar Mice

Now these are really old school - I think it is the string tail that really does it for me, it’s just so nostalgic. After all, you hardly see string around these days anymore. And as long as you didn’t crunch, you could make them last for absolutely ages - they were second on my ‘minutes of enjoyment per penny’ list, just behind the gobstoppers.

Sweet Tobacco

It used to come in pouches, just like real tobacco, and it was known as Spanish Gold. It looked a lot like real tobacco too - shredded coconut dipped in chocolate powder. It was one of those sweets which divided people. Which was the tastier part? Was it the coconut tobacco? Or was i the lovely chocolaty powder that was left when the tobacco had all been devoured?

Sherbet Fountains

Everyone remembers the sweet... a tube of fizzy sherbet with a liquorice stick poking out of the top. But no-one can remember the name. Everyone seems to think of them as sherbet dips. But they truly are a retro sweet classic. Even people who don’t like liquorice seem to like Sherbet Fountains!

The Top 5 Retro Sweets You Can’t Get Anymore But you Wish That You Could

2009-07-09T05:49:00.000-07:00

Everyone loves sweets, and the sweets that they remember from their childhood especially.

Although not widely available, many favourites like gobstoppers, sugar mice, sherbet pips and toffee bonbons are still manufactured to this day.

But other classics have sadly become casualties of time and ‘progress’.

At our online sweetshop we are often asked what are our most requested sweets that are no longer available. Here is our top 5 list of sweets that will make you go all misty eyed but which even we can’t get anymore:

Texan Bars
Texan is our most requested chocolate bar. Texan was a chewy nougat centre covered in milk chocolate. It was made by Macintoshes (now part of Nestle).

Launched in 1975, the Texan enjoyed huge massive success until the miners strike in the 1980s. The problem, so it is believed, was that Texan Bars were manufactured in Halifax in Yorkshire, and due to the miners blockages of major roads and sites, no-one could get the ingredients to make the Texans to the factory and so production was stopped, never to restart.

That is until late 2005 when Texans were brought back for a 6 week spell in but, despite selling like hot cakes, that was that and they are again no longer available.

Aztec Bar
Made by Cadburys and, launched in 1967. We thought, wrongly so it seems, that it was launched to coincide with the 1970 World Cup (the one where Brazil scored that fabulous goal - Carlos Alberto I think). Aztec disappeared in 1978 though we’re told it reappeared briefly, just like Texans, around the year 2000.

Aztec was a bar of nougatine (think soft nougat) and caramel covered with milk chocolate. Sounds familiar? It just couldn’t compete with the biggest bar of all time - the Mars bar (Mars and Aztec sound like they were almost identical!)

Spangles
Spangles were made by Mars and were launched in the 1950s. They were fruit flavoured square boiled sweets - in a tube (just like the cough sweet ‘Tunes’). They were taken off the market back in the early 1980's but they were re-introduced in the mid 1990s due to popular demand. However it seems that the buying public then remembered why they had not bought Spangles in larger quantities first time around and the sweets were withdrawn again.

There were a number of varieties of Spangles. Spangles themselves came in a tube of 5 flavours - strawberry, orange, lemon and lime, pineapple and blackcurrant. Old English Spangles were an eclectic mix of retro sweet flavours including butterscotch, pear drops, mint humbug, cough candy and liquorice.

Individually flavoured Spangles tubes were also launched over the year including Tangerine, Spearmint, Peppermint, Barley sugar and, perhaps most famously, Cola.

Pacers
A bit like spearmint Opal Fruits (we refuse to call them Starburst!) and made by the same company; Mars.. They were soft and chewy and delicious. They started off all white and then the manufacturers added 3 green stripes.

And then they stopped making them in the 1980s for reasons unknown. But it certainly can’t have been because they weren’t popular.

Mint Cracknell
Another bar that we think was made by Macintoshes. It was chocolate bar that actually came in 2 pieces. It was make up of a brittle mint centre (lurid green and almost like eating shards of glass) covered in milk chocolate. Not sure when it went... but it surely did - apparently due to difficulties with production. The fact that it used to cut your tongue did not help either!!!

And if that wasn’t enough, Macintoshes also made Orange Cracknell and Coffee Cracknell - though no-one seems to remember either of those.

You can still get Mint Cracknell in South Africa we are told.

Sweet Shops Makes It Even Sweeter

2009-07-06T00:47:00.000-07:00

Sweet shops are regular mainstays of top stores visited by consumers in all occasions. There is no question as to what sweet shops have to offer. Sweets have been proven and tested by time, crossing beyond borders and cultures, as sure ways to brighten up someone’s day.

‘Sweets’ is the general term used for anything sweet like chocolates, candies, and jams. Sweet shops offers sweets that often come in attractive packages especially during special holidays like Halloween, Christmas and Valentines Day.

Everyone like sweets by reputable sweet shops one way or another that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. The different varieties of sweets to choose from are candies, cakes and chocolates just to name a few that can be found at any sweet shop near you.

It is often noted though that excessive intake of sweets by sweet shops can cause certain illness or deficiency such as diabetes, obesity or tooth decay. Sweets can even ruin diet programs. Well, sweet shops response to this, as denying the fact that sweets does contain sugar; it is indeed made from sugar, would not do any good, many manufacturers or sweet shops started producing low fat sweets which basically means that the sweets have the same tastes however, the sugar content was reduced.

Sweet shops do not only package sweets products for special occasions as mentioned earlier but has packaged it for everyday occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, or simple daily treats.

Sweets offered by sweet shops come in different varieties everyone can have a piece of. Best sellers since day one of sweet shops are chocolates and lollipops. Candy canes and marshmallows are best during holidays. Sweet shops often packages these with attractive holiday colors. Halloween sweets are especially designed by sweet shops to match the event. It can come from different designs from spiders to jelly bones, and fangs. Sweet shops surely have gone a long way since before.

There are a couple of sweet shops you can find online. The advantage of buying sweets from these sweet shops is that you can have several choices all at one page or click, plus you can see the design and packaging right away. You can easily compare prices as well, this is especially important if you are buying in bulk. You can also explore other sweets offered by these sweet shops which you might not have come across with. Everyday, sweet shops always try to offer something new. Sweet shops even offer sweets discounts. This is why sweet shops online are best for shopping sweets. You can conveniently check out for sweet shops’ updates of the latest and discounts or promos. Sweet shopping will never be the same with these online sweet shops!

It is of course, equally important that you buy only from reputable sweet shops. If you want to get the best deal for your money, other than buying cheap sweets, quality and delicious as well as healthy sweets from sweet shops are must haves.

What is it About Retro Sweets That Make People Love Them So Much?

2009-06-11T11:19:00.001-07:00

I mean you can still but lots of sweets in the supermarket these days. There’s often a whole aisle dedicated to them, but people don’t seem to get so excited about them. Why is that?

Maybe it’s not the sweets themselves but the show where you buy them that makes the difference.

After all a modern supermarket is so big and impersonal – and it stocks so many items.

On the other hand, an old fashioned, retro sweetshop, from where people seem to have the fondest memories of buying sweets, was usually tiny.

And it didn’t sell milk or cat food or washing powder – instead it sold hundreds of different types of retro sweets, usually in tall glass jars (in the case of boiled sweets, aniseed balls or toffee bonbons) or in little boxes on or under the counter for things like gobstoppers, strawberry bootlaces and anglo bubbly bubblegum.

You used to be spoiled for choice; it was so difficult to choose what to spend your pocket money on. But the lovely lady behind the counter never rushed you; I think that she knew that the choosing process was one of the joys of buying traditional sweets. I used to stand there looking in wonder at all of the options – deciding what would go into my little white paper bag. And then, just as I was about to commit, a different old-fashioned sweet would catch my eye and I’d change my mind again. It’s great being a child in a retro sweetshop – but it makes deciding so very difficult!

That’s so different to a modern supermarket.

There the selection is big but it’s just not the same. There are lots of different makes of chocolate bars but that’s no good. You don’t want lots of different types of the same thing. Instead you want to be choosing between sherbet lemons and golf ball bubblegum – that’s real choice.

And everything now is all pre-packaged, which takes the fun out of it all. You can’t really see the sweets inside – it’s nothing like as good as seeing a big jar or a clear tub of your favourite sweets.

And you never get asked if you want under or over, in a supermarket. That was another decision that you had to make in a retro sweetshop. You had fixed in your mind the combination of sweets that would fill your sweetie bag this week. You’d have a quarter of kola kubes to start. But you can’t get exactly a quarter of kola kubes so the nice lady behind the sweetshop counter would ask you if you wanted a little under or a little over a quarter. Would you have one extra kola kube, knowing it might mean that you’d have to sacrifice one of your other chosen sweets? Or would one of the kola kubes have to go?

Shopping now is just so different. Maybe that’s why we all love retro sweets so much, and the memories they bring tumbling back. As well as the sweets themselves, I think it’s having that decision making power as a child that we all miss.

It’s just not fun anymore!

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