Sixlets memories...
When I was in Girl Scouts we would open a huge pack of Sixlets for each person and set it up like we were playing bowling with them. Each "pin" was a Sixlet and was a different color. Each girl had a certain color "ball" they used and we would play for hours on camp-outs. And of course, then we'd eat them! ~ Jenny from Illinois It all started nine years ago when I was seven. My mom would go to the store and bring me back Sixlets. I loved when she would bring them to me. I was like a little present every time she went to the store. Then she some how forgot it was Sixlets that were me favorite and she started bringing me back Rolos for some odd reason. It makes me laugh when I think back on that because truthfully I never even liked Rolos. I always liked Sixlets the best. I don't think she knows that I don't like Rolos. Now you can't find Sixlets any where around here and I'm stuck with the same old candy that's sold every where. My mom also loved them and I believe that's why she started buying them for me and my sister. I think she even got my sisters ex-boyfriend hooked on them. Kind of like starting a tradition. I hope that when I have children I can share this tradition with them. ~ Allison from Indiana My favorite Sixlets memory goes back to 1968, when I was in the 2nd grade in a tiny town in rural Colorado. My
teacher had a drawer full of penny candy in her desk drawer, and whenever a student got a 100% on any schoolwork, that child got to stay after school
and pick from her drawer of candy. Oh, how hard I would work for those perfect papers! My favorite was Sixlets chocolate candy, and I would always
feel around the drawer with my eyes shut, trying to pick out the Sixlets. The other types of candy were ok, but my aim was always for the Sixlets. I
loved to crunch right through the candy shell to get to the chocolate. This is actually somebody else's childhood memory that I was so thrilled to bring back. As an aside, I have always loved Sixlets myself--they have a thicker candy coating than M&M's, and seemed more of a true candy indulgence. Several months ago, I started dating a gentleman from England. He and I are always comparing things that are different, but similar, here in the States. One of our topics is candy, as he has a sweet tooth and expressed his general disappointment in the quality of candy as opposed to that at home. One that he mentioned was Smarties, and how he loved to sprinkle them on his ice cream. Now, being an American, my first though was of our Smarties (the sour dot-like candies) and I winced at the thought of those things on ice cream! But, I did a little research online and discovered that Smarties in England are just about identical to Sixlets here in the States! So, I did a LOT of digging and finally found some (thanks to your site, I won't have to hunt for so long anymore!). So, the next time he was over, I asked if he'd like some ice cream. When he wasn't looking, I sprinkled a bunch of Sixlets on his dish, and presented it to him. Well, his eyes lit up like saucers, and the childhood stories came flying!! And I never saw ice cream disappear so fast from a bowl! I was delighted that I could bring that back for him. ~ Sydne from Oregon |
