by Mary Neumann · 36 Comments
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, time to buy those sentimental holiday favorites – the “must-have” sweets and treats for Christmas.
Let’s take a trip down memory lane….
Do you remember this candy?
I grew up with this old school candy favorite, they were in my grandparents’ cut glass candy dishes every holiday. Each year I search high and low so I can fill my candy jars with these sweet treats.
I found this year’s candy at our local Walgreens pharmacy. If you have a Walgreens, give them a call, they might have this mix. They also carried old-fashioned ribbon candy.
My sister surprised me with two bags of Brach’s Filled Raspberries in the mail, another childhood favorite – best sister ever award!
The brand my grandparents always purchased were Brach’s – there are a few varieties: Brach’s Arabian Nights Mix, Brach’s Old-Fashioned Holiday Mix and Brachs’s Filled Red Raspberries Hard Candy.
Where You Can Find Old Fashioned Holiday Candy
Please note – I have no affiliation with any of the products/brands shared in this post. These are all cherished favorites.
Try your localpharmacies, grocery stores, Target, Walmart and mom & pop stores. Right aroundThanksgiving is when they start to show up in stores. I will say, they are not always easy to find. When welived in Ohio (9 years), I never found them in our local stores. Most years I would grab them when I was in Michigan for Thanksgiving. One year I found them at Meijer’s while shopping for Thanksgiving dinner with my sister – IpurchasedFIVE bags that year!
If this candy is a must have like it is for me, you can also find them online. The bad news, you may pay a little more because of shipping costs. Try Amazon – you may find your favorites there and score free shipping if you are an Amazon Prime member. You can also check these online stores – CandyWarehouse, Old Time Candy& O’Ryan’s Village, they carry many old fashioned favorites, including Brach’s.
More Old Fashioned Holiday Christmas Favorite Sweets
Andes Mints – These were my father-in-law’s favorite. We get a few boxes every holiday season in honor of him.
Queen Anne Cordial Cherries – A go-to favorite for chocolate covered cherry lovers for generations!
Royal Dansk Danish Butter Cookies – We had a tin of these delicious cookies every holiday. As an adult, there is nothing better than a few of these cookies with my morning coffee with the Christmas tree lit and holiday music playing.
Who grew up with grandma storing her buttons and sewing supplies in the tins?! 🙂
FUDGE ——> Murdick’s Fudge, A “Pure Michigan” favorite from Mackinac Island. You can order this awesome fudge online. It’s simply the best.
I always get their best seller, Signature Five Slice Box (five half pound slices of fudge) – chocolate, chocolate peanut butter, peanut butter, turtle and double chocolate caramel sea salt.
Big Tin Of Popcorn –Growing up as a 70s kid, it wasn’t the holidays without a big tin of popcorn with at least 3 different flavors.
Who Grew up on this famous Chicago Popcorn? Cheddar and Caramel Popcorn Mix, the Garrett Mix from Garrett Popcorn?
Berger Cookies –This Baltimore famous cookie became a family favorite during our years in Maryland. These are one of my all-time favorite cookies, especially during the holidays. I love that I can buy them online and have them shipped right to my door.
What are your sentimental must-have old fashioned favorites for the holidays?
Leave your must-have favorites in the comments below…
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Cheers!
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Barbara Miller
We always had a Claxton fruitcake. I still buy one every year. Daddy always gave Mom a Whitman’s Sampler. Mom always had the milk chocolate covered cherries and I still buy them. My grandfather loved Coconut Bon Bons, Cream Drops and Orange Slice. I still buy them.
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Ingrid Buxton
I found this when I googled it….
“Hersheys bought the rights from Hollywood when this candy was discontinued. I contacted them and was told they have no plans to continue the Butternut.”Reply
sherri
A walk down memory lane. I’m a child of the 70’s too!
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Nancy McGovern
We always had Brach’s Arabian Nights Mix and ribbon candy. I haven’t seen it for sale for years. I’ve looked but not very diligently, but I will now! My mother fed our dog (s) a steady diet of Brach’s Chocolate Stars. Apparently our dogs could handle stars. Thanks for this post on Pinterest
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Shemeah Richardson
Vermont Country Store
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Matt Holland
Almost all of them on Amazon have NO flavor, just very sweet! they are nothing like Grandma’s holiday dish candy, the color in the candies are dies not a flavor, not worth the price nor the purchase (read the reviews from the ole timers, they will confirm what I’m saying) I’ll try Walgreens because about 7 years ago I got a bag from there and they were the original tasty.
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Selena
Found a lot of the “old fashion” candies at Masters General Store website.
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Dianah Collins
Can you find Butter Nut Candy Bars? I ate those in the 60′ as a child and loved them. Now I can’t find them anywhere. I would love to have some if possible. Thank you.
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