Licorice Babies memories...

As I was growing up in Dayton, Ohio, I lived about two blocks from a large hospital that happened to be on my way to and from my elementary school. I would always love to stop in to see what "penny" candies they carried - when they were really a penny!!! One of my - and my mother's, grandmother's - favorites was licorice babies... and I would often spend my pennies (nickels, dimes, quarters occasionally) to treat all of us.

This hospital carried these "babies" for many years......up until my mother's best friend was admitted fighting breast cancer (around 1962). As I would stop by every day to see her (she taught my little fingers to embroider and knit) I would always get a small bag to share at home.... I still miss our friend who succumbed to cancer, and when I can find them, still share to this day my "babies" with my mother - we still love licorice! ~ Sherry from Georgia

When I was about four years old I would go to the corner store for my mother. It was within our small neighborhood two houses down and across the street. Mom would write what she needed on a piece of paper and off I would go. Well, as a treat five cents worth of Licorice Babies would sometimes be on the list.

One day it dawned on me to write my own list with nothing but Licorice Babies on it and off I went. The owner of the store took my list as usual and said, "What does this say I can't quite make it out". I told her it said, "Five cents worth of Licorice Babies please".

She put them on the account we had with the store and sent me home. I wasn't supposed to cross the street without permission and of course Mom hadn't sent me for the treat, but I got to eat them just the same. I didn't go to the store without permission again, but the five cents worth of Licorice Babies still appeared on the list for a treat. I hope you will continue to carry the Licorice Babies so I can share them with my grandbabies and tell them the story. ~ Linda from Oklahoma

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