Big Hunk memories... I remember when my sister and I both loved the Big Hunk candy bar. We always had several bars hidden in our rooms, purchased nearly every week from Ted and Jean's Market directly across Kellogg Blvd in Wichita, Kansas. We would commonly retrieve them during our summer afternoon naps. These naps were recommended on the hot summer days to prevent polio. Why did we have to hide them? Our mother thought that too much candy would cause sugar diabetes. But in the case of a Big Hunk, in particular, she was convinced that lost dental fillings were also an expensive side effect of the Big Hunk. However, the temptation was too great. We truly plotted and planned for our Big Hunk reprieve during the dreaded nap hour, when our friends were still at the local park (College Hill Park) enjoying swimming and riding bicycles. ~ Bill from North Carolina I was in elementary and I remember loving the Big Hunk. I remember one particular time when we were in recess after lunch and I ran to the snack bar and got me a Big Hunk. I loved the way it was gooey and sticky and delicious. The thing that happened now makes me laugh. My tooth was lose and when I bit into the Big Hunk I noticed that my tooth and fallen. I couldn't find it anywhere and lo and behold the Big Hunk had it!! ~ Noelia from Texas In 1963, at the age of seven and nine, my older sister, Sherrie, and I took over my brother's Tulsa Tribune paper route. We were going to be millionaires! We worked diligently each week making sure that our customers got their papers on their porches. Then on Friday, we always looked forward to that fifty cent tip that Mr. Buttram always gave us. We went straight to Welborn's Grocery and picked out a "Big Hunk" bar. Sherrie paid a nickel for the bar, then she would whack it on the counter and give the small half to me. We never did make it to be millionaires, but we sure enjoyed those "Big Hunks"! ~ Wilma from Oklahoma |
