From Taste of Home · Lindsay Parrill · · 1m 50s
Halloween Candy from the 1960s
1960s Halloween candy: Chicken Dinner bars, Butterfingers, and raisins.
In brief
1960s Halloween candy: Chicken Dinner bars, Butterfingers, and raisins. In the 1960s, Halloween candy included Chicken Dinner bars, Butterfingers, and raisins. Originally reported by Taste of Home.
Halloween in the 1960s
Halloween in the 1960s was less elaborate than today with homemade costumes and unwrapped candy.
Chicken Dinner Bar
Milwaukee’s Sperry Candy Company introduced the Chicken Dinner bar in 1923, a chocolate-covered nut roll with no poultry.
Butterfinger
Butterfinger turned 40 in 1963 with a crisp, flaky peanut butter center that shattered into little flakes.
Snickers
Snickers bars were popular in the 1960s, especially the Fun Size version introduced in 1968.
Seven Up Bar
The Seven Up Bar contained seven individually filled sections beneath a chocolate coating.
100 Grand Bar
Nestlé introduced the $100,000 Bar in 1964, filling it with chewy caramel and crisped rice.
Tootsie Rolls
Tootsie Rolls were practically antiques by 1960, having been introduced in 1896.
Candy Corn
Candy corn had long since traded its agricultural roots for a permanent place among seasonal sweets by the 1960s.
Candy Cigarettes
Candy cigarettes came in miniature cigarette packs designed to resemble actual tobacco brands.
Bazooka Gum
Bazooka gum came with a Bazooka Joe comic, a feature introduced in 1953.
Cracker Jack
Cracker Jack had two treats in one: caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts with a surprise inside.
Candy Apples
Candy apples were encased in a glossy red shell of hardened sugar with a wooden stick for a handle.
Pixie Stix
Pixie Stix were paper straws filled with sweet-and-sour powdered candy.
Popcorn Balls
Popcorn balls were homemade treats made from freshly popped corn coated in hot sugar syrup.
Raisins
In October 1962, the Chicago Daily Tribune recommended miniature boxes of Sun-Maid raisins for Halloween.
In short
In the 1960s, Halloween candy included Chicken Dinner bars, Butterfingers, and raisins.
