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Mexican Hats memories... We were three
younger sisters of six, growing up in the 40's and 50's. Our dad
would often give us a nickel each and we would head for the
corner drug store that contained a wonderful soda fountain and
an extensive penny candy selection. We stood in front of the
counter for long periods of time, often barefoot, in shorts and
halter tops in the summertime. (The store owners, two brothers,
served us with the same patience and courtesy they extended to
all their customers, regardless of the amount of money they had
to spend.)
We carefully made our
selections, only after consideration of each colorful, sweet
confection that filled the trays on the shelves of the display
case. How did it look? How did it taste? Was it chewy or hard?
How long did it last? How many did you get for a penny? Such
decisions! Mexican hats often was our selection. At three for a
penny, we each took home a little brown paper bag of candy that
lasted all afternoon and provided tons of fun. We traded our
favorite flavors among each other and had contests to see who
could consume a hat the fastest without chewing it. What great
memories! ~ Beverly from Texas
I was ten and had been to the dentist to have crowns put on 2 teeth. The next day I went to the
candy store and bought Mexican Hats. I popped a few into my mouth, chewed a little and hit something hard. I pulled out the candy and
there was one of my new crowns. I had to go home, tell my parents, and needless to say go back to the dentist. My dad yelled and told
me I better not buy that candy again. I kept on buying it; he just did not know it. ~ Lorie from Nebraska
I remember going three
blocks to a tiny candy store downstairs of an apartment building
in my neighborhood with 10 or 15 cents of saved up money and I
could hardly wait to buy a bag of penny candy. Mexican hats were
two for one penny and I loved them so much. Of all the good
flavors they came in, my favorite was orange and red ones but I
also loved the black ones. I never shared my candy with anyone.
I ate all my delicious Mexican hats myself.
Now I am grownup and I
still love to eat penny candy especially Mexican hats which, by
the way, still taste as good they did in the 1950s. I love to go
back to memories when I chew a Mexican hat candy now. I am sad
we cannot go to our favorite candy store now again and I think
children nowadays miss something by not going to a favorite
penny candy store for a bag of penny candy. ~ Marjorie from
Minnesota
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