20 Old-Time Confections That Should Never Be Forgotten

Made in Nashville, TN, since 1912, Standard Candy Co.'s Goo Goo Cluster was revolutionary for its time, as it was the first mass-produced candy to combine multiple elements in one bar — in this case, caramel, marshmallow nougat, peanuts, and milk chocolate. (Simpler confections like solid chocolate, taffy, or caramel bars ruled this era.)

Breath mint or candy? How about both? The licorice-scented sweet known as Sen-Sen was also marketed as a "breath perfume" in the late 1800s.

"How to eat Bonomo Turkish Taffy: 1. Hold bar in palm of hand. 2. Strike against a flat surface to break into bite-sized pieces. 3. Let candy melt in your mouth." That's what the not-actually-Turkish confection label instructs. Turkish Taffy, which was created post-World War II, has the amazing ability to be shattered by sudden shock yet remain soft and chewy otherwise.

The product, which was originally distributed in large sheets, broken off at the counter, and sold by weight, was discontinued in the '80s, then brought back to life in 2010.

First off, let's get this out of the way, Idaho Candy Co.'s Idaho Spud bar doesn't have a lick of potatoes in it; instead, its unusual name is a reference to its oblong, spud-like shape. Around since 1918, it has consisted of a foamy, cocoa-flavored, dark-chocolate- and coconut-flake-coated marshmallow.

"Celebrate!" Christopher's Good News candy bar declares on the label. There isn't much traceable history behind this peanut, caramel, rice, and chocolate confection, but we can understand why it's been around for over half a century; it offers a pleasant contrast between soft and chewy, and caramel-y, malty, and peanut-y. Purportedly, the bars were popular as a gift people would hand out following a baby's birth.

Boasting four separate fillings — caramel, vanilla, peanut, and fudge — Sky Bar is an unusual find now and flat-out revolutionary in 1938. Fittingly, Necco skipped the standard radio advertisements and introduced its newest confection via a bold skywriting campaign.

Peanut lovers should try 5th Avenue, which is like an ultrapeanut-y, less-orange younger brother to Butterfinger. Although it hasn't been advertised for 20 years, its 77-year legacy lives on. Fun fact: the bar used to be topped with two chocolate-covered almonds until they were removed in the mid-1990s.

Created in 1913 in Kansas by the Russell Sifers Candy Company, Valomilk candy cups were the happy accident of a candy maker who added too much vanilla extract to a batch of marshmallows that never set. To this day, the candy boasts the tagline "the original flowing center candy cup."

Named for Yellowstone National Park's epic geyser, Idaho Candy Co's Old Faithful sadly does not boast a gushing geyser-like center; we imagine its name has to do more with it being a reliably tasty cluster of chocolate and peanuts with a vanilla marshmallow center.

Does anything about the old-timey Charms look familiar to you? Hint: it might be the logo, as it's the same company that manufactures Blow Pops. Think of these as the predecessor to Life Savers, but with a different flavor lineup — think raspberry and cherry instead of pineapple and tangerine — and individually wrapped for convenience.

In the 1950s, fudge went mainstream with a Cadbury mass-market release known to the world as Milk Fudge, now simply Fudge. The candy consists of a long bar of fudge that's been enrobed in a layer of creamy milk chocolate.

For an extreme sugar fix, try the (extremely sweet) Nut Goodie, a chocolate, peanut, and maple-flavored nut cluster that's been around since 1912.

The ever-so-slightly malted Bosco chocolate syrup was created in 1928, long before Seinfeld made the name a household joke. In 2010, the New Jersey brand took its confections to the next level by creating a milk-chocolate bar based on its iconic syrup.