Bun memories...
Summers in Topinabee, Michigan on Mullet Lake as a child meant beautiful blue sky days playing in cold water waves, finished off by late afternoon walks to the family run grocery along Old US 27 to buy a candy bar - and the favorite was a Wayne Buns, maple flavor. I still remember the chocolate covered nuts covering the round candy. You had to be careful when you bit into the chocolate not to lose any peanuts as they broke off revealing that creamy maple center. Melt in your mouth delicious, the candy never lasted the walk back to the beach. ~ Betsy from Oregon I cannot believe you have Bun bars in maple! I'm so excited -- can't you tell! When I was a kid about the
only time we had these were at Halloween on beggar's night as we called it. My Mom would buy a huge bag to hand out to the trick-or-treaters and of
course save some for us. It was hard to go out "begging" knowing these were waiting at home. My Dad loved these too so it was lucky he always went
with us or there would be none left! I grew up in the ’50’s & ‘60’s. My grandchildren love to hear the stories. I’d walk home from school, and in Wisconsin it was a cold, and frequently snowy, walk. My friends and I would stop at the soda fountain – the Pink Pony - to warm-up and have our favorite snack - a Bun and a cherry Coke. Back then the cherry Coke was made with real cherry juice and the Bun was huge – at least to a young girl. I haven’t seen them in years but my grandsons and I keep our eyes open – just in case. ~ Becky from Virginia |
