giant sweet tarts from the 70sgiant sweet tarts from the 70s

Each Roll 1.65 Ounces. Give it at least a thought. They were harder and the taste and texture just wasn't the same. I remember our tongues getting raw from eating those! The word CHEWY, makes me so sad and then mad. seeing the large pack of Sweettarts, the glimmer of hope and then wham! Anyone else? I look for these ALL THE TIME hoping they would bring them back. All you see today is the CHEWY type. When I was a kid I would go to the corner store and buy the 3 in a pack. I lived blocks away from a Modern Dairy store. Pineapple Lychee Fruit Sugus Candy Thai Dessert Jumbo Chewy Toffee Snack 3.3 oz, - Pineapple Lychee Fruit Sugus Candy Thai Dessert Jumbo Chewy Toffee Snack 3.3 oz, McCraw's - Giant Flat Taffy - 24 Pack- Classically Delicious, - McCraw's - Giant Flat Taffy - 24 Pack- Classically Delicious, Rowntree Fruit Pastilles Giant Tube (125g / 4.4oz) by Rowntree, Sweetarts Soft & Chewy Cherry Punch Ropes Tangy Candy 9 oz Sweet Tarts Sweetart, - Sweetarts Soft & Chewy Cherry Punch Ropes Tangy Candy 9 oz Sweet Tarts Sweetart, The So Soft Marshmallow Co White Air Puffed Jumbo Roaster Softness Sweet 300g, 2x Sugus JUMBO Raspberry Flavoured Chews Sweet Chewy candy With Fruit Juice 48g, Jumbo Bonelle Italian Jelly Candy Wrapped, 2lb, Kingsway Giant Strawberries 500g - 1kg Pick & Mix Sweet Pouch, 918671 1 x 150G SUPER GUMMY HOT DOG HOTDOG TUTTI FRUTTI FLAVOUR GUMMI CANDY, Huer Jumbo Swirl Bears Gummy Candy, 1kg/2.2lbs. current price $42.10. Later they came out with 2 to a pack, they were shaped like a flying saucer, my tongue and the roof of my mouth was always raw. The original one's I remember were in the 60s I was in 4th and 5th grade so count that back I am 55 now. I've been looking for a way to recreate these for a while and I think I finally succeeded 1. Reading everyone's comments makes me yearn for my favorite candy. I don't think these large sweettarts were as hard as these tart n tinys. My favorite candy of all time! //2007-06-05: inthe70s My tongue was ten. These are simple candies that were made by Frutoli in St. Louis originally. I used to get them from the Redmond Jr. High vending machine as a 6th grader when we'd go there for band practice. Soaking in a warm bath, reading a good book eating my secret sweet tart. We take into account many factors. ESPECIALLY THE CHERRY ONES! Even candies that existed before came out in sour varieties, Sweet Tarts spawned Shock Tarts. CHEAPEST ON EBAY! p.s. HEY NESTLE BRING THEM BACK-LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WANT THEM. Later in the seventies they came out with three-packsblue, red and yellowpacked in a row (like the chewy one now)concave on both sides. WHY WON'T THEY COME OUT WITH THESE AGAIN? They lasted forever and are a fond memory. Come one Wonka, bring them back. Answer (1 of 6): That's a toughie. As you know, we no longer manufacture Wonka Giant SweeTARTS Candy. I am kinda like the person at the top of the list. I contacted Nestle and they sent the following reply: Dear Ms. Schramm, Thank you for contacting Wonka SweeTARTS Candy. : o) Gimme my old fashioned, ORIGINAL SWEETARTS DADGUMMIT! We appreciate your interest and hope you will visit our website often for the latest information on our products and promotions. You may contact Net Grocer online to place an order. The chewy ones are gross. The other side was slightly rounded in shape and they were packaged, flat sides against each other. They say they didn't have enough of the market to keep them on shelves but my stores always ran out of the giant ones and the small packages were still there. Get the perfect mix of flavor in every poppable bite. After hours looking for them online I wrote to the Nestle Company who now owns Wonka, this was their reply, "Our Giant SweeTART candies were retired in 2007. I loved the lemon ones, and it was one to a pack. Does anyone remember the giant bazooka bubble gum that was a huge rectangle you could break in two pieces and it was really thick? Would eat those until my tongue would not taste anything for a few hours! U was searching for an image but could not find it either. so sad. Wed place the cellophane wrapped package under the leg of a dining room chair, take a run at the chair, and plop down on the seat to bust up the candy so we could share it. We licked them until our tongues were raw and blleeding. Watermelon Pop Rocks Grape Pop Rocks Pop Rocks Strawberry Pop Rocks Blue Raspberry Slo Poke Candy Bar Jujubes Nostalgic Candy Fun Dip Lik M Aid Fun Fangs . This is a riot I ran across these comments searching for the giant , not chewy sweet tart from my childhood! Tangy Candy. Haven't thought about this candy since for decades, but I recall it fondly from the 60s and 70s. AND they need to quit messing with the flavors - todays just don't taste the same as yester-years!! A sweet and tangy Wonka Candy. Each giant-sized box is packed with cute mini boxes, and even though there are two different flavors, we recommend you mix them . The chewy ones are not good, IMHO. I'd get thte double pack, in the 70's and pop it in my mouth till a piece of it got soft then scrape it with my teeth, over and over again till my tongue was raw. We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast & Free shipping on many items! $1.69. A Retro or Throw Back candy made in small quantities and a hefty price would be successful. 4711. Homemade Sweet Tarts 1/4 c. clear soda (Blue Sky, Cream Soda, Sierra Mist, 7-UP) 3/4 t. gelatin 3-4 c. powdered sugar, plus more for rolling 2 t. citric acid Flavored extracts Food coloring 1/2 t. each of lemon and orange zest - optional In a small non-reactive bowl combine gelatin and soda. I even emailed Wonka and they are not planning on to make them. BRING THEM BACK!!!!!!!!!! Original giant sweetarts came in two-packs, red and purple, flat on one side.rounded on the other, packed back to back, flat sides together.late sixties-early seventies. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. $48 99. Best time of the year is Valentines day and Easter when they sell the 1/2 pound bags of either hearts, eggs, or ducks/bunnies/chicks for a $1 or two. Please bring em back. With the Mini Chewy, the smaller bites are now equal parts sweeter and tangier. After about 5 minutes, set the bowl over a pot of simmering water to dissolve the gelatin completely . :-) Someone told me the other day that they saw them in a candy store in Seaside, Oregon. The Midnight Taco flavor was close, but of course, that was for a limited time and now no longer available. Every year at Valentines Day I think of those wonderful Cherry red valentine sweetarts with the hard candy shell. The small ones are ok, but doesn't have the same impact as having a large one in your mouth to scrape your teeth on and run your tongue over it until it is raw. The good news is that they don't have any fat, either. I too have been looking for years. . I rode my bike about 1.5 miles to the Lone Star IceHouse Drive-In Grocery Store. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. I have been loooking for the orgignal sweet tarts for years, alas, no luck. Love reading everyone's stories too. I too remember and long for the giant hockey puck Sweettarts. and the old original Taco Doritos. Thanks for the walk down memory lane. At least, that's how we feel about our SweeTarts candy. I am SO disappointed when I go to look for them and find those awful chewy sweetarts. 1 X Full Tub Haribo Sweets Pick N Mix Kids Candy Box Christmas Party Treats, Skittles Giants Bigger Rainbow Fruit Candy Sweets Treats Bag 95g 3.4oz, 918786 1X 1.3KG TUB GUMMII GIANT COLA BOTTLES FRUIT FLAVOURED GUMS GUMMIES LOLLY, Giant Jumbo Chocolate Brown Or White Snowies Jazzies Retro Sweets Bulk Buy x 120, 4 x Skittles Giants Bigger Rainbow Fruit Candy Sweets Treats Bag 95g 3.4oz, Kingsway Giant Dolphins 500g - 1.5kg Pick & Mix Sweet Pouch Free UK, Vimto Giant Cable Pack of 10 Great Retro Popular Sweet for Everyone BB 05/2023, Sweetart Chewy Fusions ~ American Candy ~ 9oz bag ~ Sweet Tarts Resealable Bag, SUGUS JUMBO Raspberry, Green Apple, Blackcurrant, Orange, CANDY Thaifood, Sweetart Mini Chewy ~ American Candy ~ 12oz bag ~ Sweet Tarts Resealable Bag, - Sweetart Mini Chewy ~ American Candy ~ 12oz bag ~ Sweet Tarts Resealable Bag, Box Fini Jumbo Tornado 6 filled fruit gum Rainbow Candy Sticks 40 x 50g New, Sour Patch Kids Gummies Candy GIANT SIZE BOX OF 10 3.5 oz Boxes Christmas, SweeTARTS Original Candy Movie Theater Box, 5 oz (141g) Sweet Tarts, - SweeTARTS Original Candy Movie Theater Box, 5 oz (141g) Sweet Tarts, 1x cup to 2x cup Haribo licorice / salty, sweets candys, choice in 31x flavor, 2 x Crazy Sour Skittles Giants Bigger Rainbow Fruit Candy Sweets Treats Bag 141g, CandyKing Jelly Giant Cola Fizz Pick and Mix Sweet - Scandinavian Candy. The closest I have come to finding something remotely as good as our childhood giant sweet tarts is the large Smarties sucker. Or late night rain storms, reading a good book with a flashlight under bedsheets munching on a sweet tart. THEY WERE SO GOOD!! They were originally made in . Arrrrggghhh!!!! I used to fantisize about having a pool of sweettarts, that I could dive into and eat all day and then, when they changed the taste and made them a lot softer, I got to the point, that I didn't like them at all anymore and I quit eating them. I loved the giant cherry Sweetarts! 2 oz. BTW, I agree there should never be a blue sweet tart and never ever should have changed the green from lime to green apple - UGHHH what were they thinking?? They would have cards inside the wrapper and frequently the card would be for a free sucker. Play over 265 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. No other fake will do.Please call nestle and let your'e voice be heard.We are Baby Boomers with a passion!!! Perfection!!! SweeTarts Giant Chewy Candy 4-Packs: 36-Piece Box 1 Review $42.50 SweeTarts Chewy Sours Candy: 11-Ounce Bag 1 Review $5.95 SweeTarts Ropes Candy Packs - Cherry . I remember these, because we used to buy them when we were kids, living in my mom's home town (they used to sell them at Sandt's pharmacy before Sant's went out of business). Be it berries and cherries, giant chewy, or the regular chewy SweeTarts, none of them are vegan. Would eat on these things all night. Why wont they bring them back?!? Checked Amazon as someone posted above, all they have is the lame tasting chewy ones. Shop by category. All of you are bringing back such good memories. My friend and I used to walk down to the neighborhood grocery store, we would buy a frosty root beer and a giant sweet tart. I thought I was probably the only one who got sentimental about scraping my tongue raw on a summer walk home from the neighborhood store. :). $11.99. Maybe we could start a petition? Sour Patch Kids (from Canada!) Those were my favorite around Valentines Day. PLEASE WE WILL ALL BUY TONS OF EM. My wife brought me a chewy one by confussion. I wish they would start selling them again. My friend Rene' and I would walk up to Circle K and get them for a dime each. $90 99. Wish they would bring them back :) I have to admit I still have a thing for Sweetarts 45 years later. Even the retor candy companies don't have them. I'd buy them!! What happened to the. I loved those giant cherry sweet tarts! I wrote a letter to Sweetart to make more yellow and green ones which were my favorites. I also have food pages for the 80s and 90s. Item #: 33355 Shipping Weight: 4.00 LBS. candy & sugar cookies. I am 51 years old and would frequently love to enjoy the old giant hockey puck tarts again! I only remember grape and cherry. google_ad_client = "pub-1475700848612418"; NO ONE LIKES THE CHEWY! coverd top of desk pretty purple well you know. $56.45. They used to be a lot harder and they tasted ALOT BETTER. I would love for the Manufacturer to please comment on this site. Nestl does not handle direct sales, however we have partnered with two companies, "My Brands and "Net Grocer" for hard to find favorite products. . 2x Sugus JUMBO Orange Flavoured Chews Sweet Chew Candy Fruit Juice Chewing 48g. ;) Would stop at the Woolworth's or Cook's in Decatur to get a pack. I'm surprised it's not made anymore. As i sit here sucking on 15 chick, ducks and bunnies. There is nothing like the big sweet tarts. google_color_border = "E7F0EB"; I would look until i found purple with green. Ultimate Sweets Ultimate Watermelon Mix Pick & Mix Pouch. We bought one along with a slurpee, the best walk home ever. Maybe it'll work. ), but then they changed the taste and the texture for the hard ones and I stopped liking them. Just saying. Browse cookie trays, brownie platters, holiday treats, Market District pies, custom cakes, and more. 4 Chewy Sweetarts Each Pack. I have been searching for hard giant sweetarts for years. I'm sure my mom never knew that I was licking these things until my tongue bled. Where do I sign? It was small enough to pop in my mouth I wish I could get them again. Ha! My husband and I both used to buy them at a candy store by our school, when we were in grade school, in the 60s. Cal last year. Manufacturer : Sweetarts Ropes. SweeTARTS delivers the original flavor combination of delightfully sweet and delicately tart in an array of colorful candy creations. I too loved the 3 pack (pink, purple and yellow) giant sweetarts! :) I used to wack the pack on my desk to break it up. I would buy a few at the same time. I miss the giant sweet tarts. Add to Wish list. I sure loved them! I think they were made by a company called O peechee, Alias smith and jones, dark shadows and giant sweet tarts that made your tounge bleed. It was a response to parents' requests for a less-messy candy. Someone find one for me. They're reminiscent of Sweet Tarts, and each color is a different flavor. so break it and share it for the perfect chewy candy experience. . Hello, Like all of you I grew up with these wonderful addictive candies. The 4-pack of Giant Sweet Tarts were the best - Purple/Grape, Blue/Raspberry?, Yellow/Banana? I remember these, because we used to buy them when we were kids, living in my mom's home town (they used to sell them at Sandt's pharmacy before Sant's went out of business). I wish they would make the Giant Sweetarts, not the chewy kind. Crunchy AND chewy will delight your mouth. PLEASE BRING THEM BACK FOR ALL US OLDIES BUT GOODIES.and I bet you will rake in a whole new crowd who will love them too. when i was a teenager they had them @ sugar mountain. I never understood or liked the banana flavor, it clashed with the other flavors. Yes I have been searching like the rest of you. google_ad_width = 120; They were in the same shape as the original sweet heart, only they were about 3 inches round and about 1 1/2 inches thick - loved'em!!!!!!!!!!!! In the 70's they cost .10 cents a pack. It's nice to read all of these wonderful experience, I feel I belong to one Giant Sweet Tart family! The last stop on our retro candy list is 1970's candy, which includes many fun and fruity, and in one case explosive, old-fashioned candy celebrities. They are hard like sweettarts, (not chalky like smarties). I would buy five Giant Sweetarts. The Giant Hard Sweet Tarts were the best! They were great with Mountain Dew - Kid Heaven! Ours came in a 3 pack - hockey puck size or so - I always ate the yellow first then the pink and saved the purple for last. Crazy Sours Skittles Giants 3 x Bigger - 141g BRAND NEW!! Giant Sweet Tarts (1970s) Amazon / Via amazon.com. . Those were the good old days! If a mold of the old giant sweet tarts existed, you could "home make" them by crushing up the existing sweet tarts (or pixie sticks powder) and make them like soap. Can't find that either. Unfortunately, we no longer manufacture regular Giant Wonka SweeTARTS Candy. The chewable ones ARE lame. First stop after getting skates was teh concession stand for a 3 pack of the hard version of the Giant Sweetarts. I found this site, while looking for the original large sweettarts. Chewy ones worse for teeth anyway. That one wasn't one of my favorites. Usually retired products do not come back." 2x Sugus JUMBO Blackcurrant Flavoured Chewy Sweet Candy Fruit Juice Chewy 48g. Add Ice Pack + $1.20. The disappointment was a little less with orange, green and yellow the worst and I don't remember giving any away. THANK YOU. Blue is my all-time favorite. I could literally eat giant sweetarts everyday of my life! In fact I'm eating them now. you won't be disappointed.and with all the food allergy FOLKS a lot of kids(ADULTS) are so limited on what kind of candies and goodies they can have they need good candies like giant sweet tarts and wacky wafers those are my other favorites that don't contain dairy or chocolate and I am not allergic too or my family wouldn't be ALLERGIC eitherPLEASE BRING THESE CANDIES BACK WE WOULD BE SO GREATFUL!!!!!! I've been going through withdraw for 31 years. What was one 'common sized' candy bar one day, wasn't common the next. Espeez Blue Raspberry Sticks Tub Rock Candy 0.8oz - 36ct. Can't find 'em either! This Is My England, 1950 - Part 1. Wow! Bite into the sweet and tangy goodness of SweeTARTS candy! Like most of you, I too liked the grape candy. The chewy ones are disgusting. But if somebody finds them hit me up I'll pay for a case for you to. I would buy these when my bus stopped at Wag-a-Bag on the way home from school. I barely managed to cough it out, so perhaps that's why they don't have them anymore. I've looked everywhere? pack. Those were the days. So glad to see so many others miss the old giant sweet tarts. Sore mouths and bleeding tongues unite!!! Grape was first, then cherry, and then the other colors. Grape was my favorite. If they would go back to the orginal formula, I would buy them by the boatloads! Kinda remember tasting blood with the last third of so of the candy. Those would last me for more than a day! google_alternate_color = "E7F0EB"; A Bakewell tart, which, of course as they are quick to point out isn't a tart at all, but a Pudding. Chewy ones are just not the same!!!! Wish they would bring them back. Then the next day I'd be begging my momma to go up to the corner drug store again!!!! I feel like I have found family here lol! Man, I miss those Has anyone tried the little store at a Cracker Barrel Restaurant? Easily, my all time favorite candy. Maybe I can send this link to Wonka so they can see how many people still crave them. So Good! I remember staying home sick one day by myself and my Mom bought me regular size sweettarts and a Pepsi, Dr. Pepper or a coke (I can't remember) and I put one of the sweettarts in my Coke and it made it overflow. They were my favorite in the 60s & 70s. I remember that they came out with giant heart-shaped ones around Valentine's Day and egg-shaped ones at Easter time. I hate the chewy as because of them "MY" giant sweet tart hard candy disappeared. We appreciate your interest and hope you will visit our website often for the latest information on our products and promotions. Some sensitive loser probably could not figure out how to eat it and almost choked on it and then complained to the company. I hate when things get replaced with crap that isn't nearly as good :( If they would bring those back, even for a little while, they would sell out. 14 Items. These larger than life disks of flavor are too big to eat in . This was the best candy. Find great deals on eBay for giant sweet tarts. But when I would buy Playboy magazine at age 12 the clerks would smile with me. Sounds like a chance to make some good money to me! $6.29. I, like John and some others, remember the 2-pack and 3-pack non-chewy versions which were available even into the 80s or early 90s, but I also remember getting the even bigger single-packed ones as a kid *years* before that (early to mid 70s). Also miss the large Cupids they had around Valentine's Day - remember the white ones - would love to have these back. I wish we could buy just one flavor. In high school, the cheerleaders sold them to raise money for uniforms. CandyKing Jelly Giant Cola Bottle Pick & Mix Sweet - Scandinavian Candy & Sweets, Sugus Jumbo Candy Green Apple Bar 48 g.Flavoured Chews Party Snack Free Shipping, Sugus Candy Thai Dessert Jumbo Assorted Fruits Apple Chewy Party Supplies 95 G, Zed Candy Watermelon & Cherry Jumbo Jelly Beans By Weight 1kg - 1.750kg, Sugus Jumbo Blackcurrant Raspberry Chewy Candy Thai Dessert Chew Snack Lot 94.5G. The one scenario that hits so close to home is what Rebecca said. 10 cents at my corner store in the late '60s. Original SweeTARTS unleashes its magic by compressing this one of a kind taste into delicious, bite-sized candies. Submit a link to more information about Giant Sweettarts. And yes, they made my tongue bleed too. Bring them back, please, bring them back :). pretty sure it would make some good profits for them. pleeeeeeeease. Original giant sweetarts came in two-packs, red and purple, flat on one siderounded on the other, packed back to back, flat sides togetherlate sixties-early seventies. I am so sad that I can not find them anywhere. But not if it had the Wonka name on it. Since this journey must begin somewhere, let it begin here in Bakewell with the story of a tart. google_ad_type = "text_image"; Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper. No other candy compares to the non chewy giant sweetarts, specially for people like me who where kids in the 80's, it's so sad we can't find them, hope they can bring them back and also bring them back to Panama, my country! As you may know, we produce and market a variety of products. I have been searching for 10 years the hockey puck size sweethearts, you know the kind that made your tongue bleed. Apricot, adds 50 cal. They should bring these back just like they brought back the original Taco Flavor Doritos in So. I used to love them. Someonemake this happen!!! I also do not like the chewy ones. I know alot of people who would love it as a gift! Who buys those? Dubble Bubble Big Jackpot Machine Gumball - 12ct. I ate them when I was in school, ate them throughout my 3 pregnancies and would so very much LOVE to have a couple of cases of them again. The 4 packs were heaven, although to be able to purchase individual colors would be nice too!!! Wonka- bring them back for the sake of the 70's generation!!!!!! Heath Bar As Low As $1.25 Each SELECT OPTIONS; Bonomo Turkish Taffy - Chocolate As Low As $1.25 Each SELECT OPTIONS; Tootsie Roll - Giant As Low As $1.25 Each SELECT OPTIONS; t hard sweet tarts and others for a limited time like a nod to the 70s retro candy? I remember the giant Sweettarts! Those were the bestlasted for dayslick, scrape with teeth,,sometimes dipped in water. !! Everyone who visits this site and feels the same about this should contact nestle or wonka and request that they start making them again. He couldnt get to a store fast enough to replace my treat, begging forgiveness all the way. I would love to see these or the three pack version brought back. Also, it would be sooo great if they brought back lime flavor for green instead of green apple in every freggin' candy! I wished for years that they would bring them back but I no longer eat sugar so it's probably just as well. Im talking about the original, single pack ones that were so huge they would last forever. I have been looking for these for a long time. I would always get these at the pool because they would last all afternoon. Yes raw bleeding tongue! Just one, I just need one grape one! Huge and thick, about the size of a Salvo Soap pad if anyone remembers those. You're right, made your tongue raw and it was sooooo good! This story has been repeated many times but his actions never again. Grape was my favorite and Id lick it until it was wet enough to start scraping it with my teeth. We offer gummies, classic roll twists, chewy packs, and more. Like so many others I googled Original 1 giant sweet tart and found this sight. Well well..Happy to see Im not the only one who loved the giant sweet tarts! Mine is the same as everyone else's here. Sore tongue! I also wish they would make them again! I too would "break em" before I opened the package. $46 99. Or smuggling the same one into the theater that night. :( Sweetarts are the favourite candy in our home. Wonka Giant Chewy SweeTarts are really huge! google_color_link = "A74403"; Sure wish I could get one now. I would love to have one again. Sugus Jumbo Candy Assorted Fruity Blackcurrant Raspberry Orange Pineapple 45g. Never happened. You get 4 giant chewy sweetarts in each 1.5 oz. Fortunately, you'll have a whole box. Submit a story or info about Giant Sweettarts,