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Mallo Cups Memories...
I was never a big candy person as a child strangely enough. That changed one evening at dinner when I wouldn't eat, yep, you got it, asparagus. Ack! I was about 9 years old and my mom, lucky for me, wasn't too harsh in making us eat stuff we didn't want. Also, not one to be big on cooking dessert after "slaving over a hot stove", my mom would usually let us roam the cabinet or refrigerator for what ever would rot our teeth. That evening after dinner she was enjoying her favorite candy, a Mallo Cup. My mom was crazy over Mallo Cups, but I always turned my head. That night she was kind of joking around with me and told me that she would make me eat an entire serving of asparagus if I didn't try just one teeny-tiny bite of her ooey-gooey Mallo Cup. What is a 9 year old to choose? Thinking she may really do it, I did give in. It's been 12 years since I was "forced" to try that Mallo Cup and I have been absolutely HOOKED on them ever since. It's my favorite things in one now, chocolate, coconut and marshmallow whip. Yummmm! Unfortunately, my mom decided she would get my one year-old son hooked also. As soon as he sees the yellow wrapper and red logo he knows what it is and comes running like a begging puppy. I'm lucky to get two bites of it! Little did my mom know, that she would start a new family tradition. ~ Jennifer from South Carolina When I was old enough to go to the store by myself would by mallo cups. It was the only candy I really liked. Every time I would get a dime, I would go buy one, because there were two in one package plus points to save to win free mallo cups. The instructions were to tape them on a paper and boy did I use a lot of tape and had a lot of fun. When the box of free candy came I would share them with my next door neighbors. They were two little boys. They sure enjoyed them and wanted to know when the next ones were going to come. This is my most favorite memory growing up. Still today I buy them when ever I can. ~ Diane from Pennsylvania A connection with my mother. Growing up my Dad and I had a lot of things in common, fishing, hunting and camping. My mother is a great person and the one bond I remember the most is our weekly indulgence in Mallo Cups. I would go to the local dime store and get Mallo Cups for her and myself and we would eat them and talk about every day events. I miss those simpler days. ~ Wilton from Idaho |
