Classic Candy: America's Favorite Sweets, 1950-80 Paperback – May 21, 2013

In "Classic Candy", Darlene Lacey takes you by the hand and leads you back in time, to revisit and reminisce about the candies from your childhood. At the same time, also giving you great details about the candies' makers and trivia like how one candy was made by accident by an intoxicated worker! The photographs from the wonderfully designed front page right through to the last picture of a Bit-O-Honey bar, were beautifully done, brightly colored and well designed settings to really give you the feel as if the wrapper were right there in front of you. I was very, very please with the amount of detail that you could view in the photographs as I feel that's just an extra added "special touch" to, as I said, recreating the feeling of having the candy right there. The author provides just the right combination of both the historical and the social impact of the candy of the era's, which just aids you in remembering the candies that for most people were an integral part of their childhood. I know I spent a wonderful afternoon reading this book, and then rereading it again in certain favorite spots because I so enjoyed all the memories the narrative and the photos brought out in me. Although I am not a collector, I think any fan of collections of nostalgia would enjoy this book because I think there aren't very many people who can say that candy was not an important part of their life as a child! My sister is a collector and I am definitely buying another copy of this book for her! Even if you aren't a collector, then, like me, I am sure you will enjoy this book immensely not only for the great photos and the wonderful way it's written, but also will enjoy all the other memories that will come back to you that you associate with the candies of your childhood.

Got this book as a gift for my nostalgic older brother! He loved reading about his childhood favorites! Like me, he loves learning facts and trivia! This book scored a home run!

Needs more content IMO

This book was different than I expected, but still a small handy guide to classic candy.

So many nostalgia books have terrible graphic design, ugly photos, and boring writing. This isn't one of them! I was delighted to see what care the author had taken to make all the photography and design beautiful. Each photo is also captioned with useful information. The writing is engaging and the stories are told chronologically, helping to weave together the complex histories of these famous candies, most of which have been sold or distributed by more than one company during their history. While it might look small, this book will definitely have photos and information you haven't seen that are sure to bring back many delicious memories.

I expected that there would have been more candy remembered from those days....I did...but they didn't.

Cute book great read great gift for any smart candy lover

Some time back I was searching for info on candy I used to LOVE back in the early 60's. I found reference to a book, not yet out, that may have the sweets I was looking for. I emailed Darlene to ask about my specific brands and she let me know they were included. I got multiple copies to give as Christmas gifts. A great guide on the "nostalgic" candies I remembered!