Ice Cubes
memories... When I was about 5 yrs old my brother-in-law would make my
brother, my sister next to me, and me a special Christmas present.
Dale would build something very unique and he would give us written
instructions on how to open it. Dale was very inventive and it could
take up to an hour for us to complete the task. Once we opened the
present Ice Cubes would come tumbling out. Dale would make these
special gifts always with the Ice Cubes in it for three more years,
and we never tired of it nor the candy. He also would blow up balloons
and put change in it and ice cubes, then wrap it up and give it to us.
It was always our favorite candy.
Years later my family and I were
visiting in South Carolina in November 1992 and I found ice cubes in
an old time store. I bought them for my three sons for their Christmas
stocking. I have not seen them in any store since. Then my 21 year
old, who is in the Air Force in England ask for them for Christmas
last year. I really did not think about searching the internet for
them. I called all around town and surrounding areas but could not
find them, and now that I have, I can not take the chance of ordering
them and have them be one melting blob. So I guess he will have to
wait until it gets a little cooler, maybe next Christmas! It is funny
how even small traditions become important to each generation. ~
Terrie from Florida
When me and my sisters and brother
were little my parents would go out and leave us with our teenaged cousin.
After the first time she watched us, she knew she had to devise a way to
keep us occupied.
So every time after that she would
have us go on a scavenger hunt. She would leave little clues all around the
house like "This is where it rains inside" (the shower) or "I
scream when I get really hot" (the teapot). Each clue would lead us
closer to the treasure.
No matter which route the hunt took
it always ended in the same place - the freezer. Our cousin would load up
the ice cube tray with "Ice Cubes" chocolate.
Needless to say, we loved it when she
babysat but our parents weren't to happy that we were hopped up on
chocolate! ~ Theresa from New York
When I was young, my
father, a minister, preached a weekly sermon on a local radio station. He would
take me and my sisters and brothers with him (5 of us) and we would wait outside
the radio booth as he did his sermons. e would give us money to spend in the
candy machine if we behaved, and our choice 9 times out of 10 was Ice Cubes.
Seeing them offered on your website
brought back so many good childhood memories that I called my siblings and we
are planning a "Retro Candy Night" in honor of our father, who passed away 4
years ago. ~ Darla from West Virginia
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