Trying Retro American Candy - This With Them 

I am a reformed candy addict. I eat very healthy now which is why I watch you guys eat all the stuff I used to eat. The long, thin candy taffy in the paper was one of my favorites as a kid and I LOVED those weird wax bottles with the liquid center. The wax isn’t tasty but I used to love to just chew it. Fun to watch your experiences with these retro sweets. Brings me back to a different time 😁 🍬 🍭

The Kool-aid made me laugh and brought back so many childhood memories! We made a different flavor every night with dinner, in a Tupperware pitcher! If it was your turn to wash the dishes you got to chose the flavor! At the time we had no dishwasher and nobody had a clue that sugary drinks weren’t good for you! 😂

Kool Aid was invented in Nebraska, it’s really all we are famous for, other than corn. In American we would never think of having it hot. It’s always interesting how different we all think of doing things, which is one of the reasons I love watching you all! ❤️

I grew up in the 60's and 70's ... my mother had a pitcher of Kool-Aid made and stored in the refrigerator, my favorite was cherry and my mom would squeeze a lemon in to the juice for a little tang to cut the sweet and sometimes she would cut the sugar by a bit as well. Great box ... full of lots of things I ate as a child, thanks for sharing this one with us.

They’re called “Saf-T-pops” because they’re “safety pops”. Because of the loop it’s easier for small children to hold on to and the shape is designed so they don’t accidentally choke. They were supposed to be a safer alternatives to other lollipops on the market at the time like dum-dums.

When eating pumpkin seeds you eat the shells as well my mom always baked them after we made our pumpkins for Halloween

I love taffy like that! That is a treat for me. One of those things that you just love every time you have it, and makes you think of your childhood. Now the wax things....never been a fan! I feel like it’s strange to chew on the wax too! But I know lots of people that love them! For the kool-aid, we’ve always had it in our fridge to drink! Now that’s a true childhood memory 😊 Glad you guys enjoyed that box.

We got a Woody Willy every year when we went on a 13 hour car trip to see my grandparents. It was very much part of my childhood. They were what we had before Magna Doodles were available. I also love the flat taffy that is waxy, it is very nostalgic.

Magic Slate - it was a black wax laid on cardboard with a plastic film you lift to erase. A small red plastic pencil used to make your art.

The suckers are safety pops. The stick is designed so if kids fall when eating them it won’t hurt them.

I started to watch some of your videos with my 1 year old daughter and she kept pointing at Alex and going Dada, Dada. 😂😂I think its because her Daddy has a beard too 😂xx

I always use two packets of the Kool aid and 1 cup of sugar and then the water, it just tastes too washed out and super sweet with just one packet. They also make it already mixed with sugar just add water, which tastes the same as I normally make it. And they also make in squeeze bottles ready to drink and lately they made it in those Crystal light things Kate enjoys.

That Woolly Willy took me back. I used to do those on long car rides. Totally forgot about that lol.

Wooly Willy! I used to play with those while sitting in the shopping cart while the parents got groceries. My parents had played with them, too, and now my nephew plays with one when dragged along on errands!

Yes, I've made Kool-Aid ice pops when I babysat for folks. I also remember my mom making pudding pops ( instant pudding packets) using bathroom paper cups (5 oz/ 125 ml) and popsicle sticks.

Wow! Those candies bring back a lot of great memories ! The lollipops were made for safety reasons so children wouldn't be able to pull the pop off the top like they would a stick lollipop. They were even given out at the bank ,they would ask you what flavor you wanted mine was either cherry or grape,and the Woolly Willey was such a simple toy but it kept us busy in the car on long rides. Also when we were good our parents would let us go to the candy store and go back to the candy counter and behind the big glass case we could pick out a dollars worth of penny candy so back in the 60's that was a lot of candy for each of us. And believe it or not that same candy company/ store still has the same candy case and still have some penny candies as well,when we go visit my mother ( she lives 3 hours away from us) we always go and get hand dipped ice cream and. We still go to the candy counter and still pick out a bag of candy,our son still enjoys it even though he is 25 years old and I am 56 years old and my hubby is 61 years old, but you know you never are too old to Love a tradition. We miss it and my Mother since covid !!sigh!! Hopefully next year we can get up to see her. Loved the video as usual!! Kate Loved the silver teeth!!LOL! Hugs from Lancaster,Pa.💓😘

The colour of that Koolade......... neon! Lovely retro feel and that Woolly Willy is iron filings and is very, very retro! Thanks Deb Wood and you guys!

Regarding the Kool Aid, we actually did used to drink it hot in the winter as it was cheaper than making hot cocoa.

I swear I'm not stalking u but I was Thru the comments and came across one from a guy that commented about the length of your videos how they should be shorter how there should be less talking etc first of all don't u dare shorten the videos do less talking etc if all the gentleman wants is to view snacks he can Google his life away in search of his perfect online experience I live for your videos wish they were longer I could easily spend the afternoon being entertained by you both I adore both of you and want you to know how you make my life better! Keep up all your good work and hope you enjoy continued success! Much love from your South Florida senior citizen!😍

My dad was born in 1956. Butterscotch is a pudding here, bazooka bubble gum used to have a cotton candy flavor that was so good. The wax on the Nik-l-nip is good for your teeth. It has xyletol in it, which helps prevent bacteria from sticking to your teeth. Those suckers are called saf-t-pops. The stick being curved and around a child's finger makes it less likely that they will choke, or swallow the stick. Candy lipsticks are one of my favorites I wish I knew where to find them. Canels gum is actually a Mexican candy, but I love them. The Houston Astros baseball team, used to be the tulsa oilers hockey team. When it comes to the koolaid, you add 1.5 cups, not one because its still too bitter, put it in warm water and let it cool, and when we became adults, here in oklahoma we started putting vodka in it, and calling it cowboy kool-aid.

Hey guys!! If you’d like to try an awesome American candy with pretzel, Carmel and chocolate you should try a “Take 5” candy bar! It’s amazing!!

Omg! These candies are so retro!!! Perfect word for it!!

The suckers are handed out at doctors offices and they are so many people’s favorite. They r such a smooth texture and I love them :)

The Goo Goo Cluster was the first combination candy bar, meaning it contained several types of candy rather than an all-chocolate bar.

Always subtitles. Wooly Willy brought back memories. They used to be on sale here in the UK in the 70s when I was a kid. Was good fun.

You guys are amazing together!! The goodies look so yummy😍💖

Hi guys! I have had some of these treats. The lollipops with the rings are called "saftypops.' They are good for kids. There is no hard stick. Doctor's also give these to their kid patients.

Kate is thinking of a Magna Doodle, it came with a magnetic pen and some shaped magnets (a triangle, a circle and a donut I believe) and you slid the bar across to erase, Etch a Sketch you flipped it over and shook it. My dad's best friend taught me write in script on an Etch a Sketch during a campout weekend (it was the only toy around), and now when I'm in a store's toy department and I see an Etch a Sketch I'll write messages on them. (usually Hi or Have a good day but I have written Kilroy was here lmao)

I watch your videos almost every day. They are so enjoyable to watch!! Keep up the good work!!

Ahhh this takes me back! Kate you also havean amazing singing voice! Thanks for all the smiles!

As a kid my mom would pour mixed kool-aid into ice cube trays and then when it was solid enough...but not all the way frozen, she would put a tooth pick in each compartment and then we would have mini popsicles in the summer. You can also pour the mixed kool-aid into ice cube trays and after they are frozen add them to Sprite or 7up or mineral water for added flavoring. :)

Abba Zabba is still my favorite vintage candy, my nana would always split one with me as a child. It came out in the 1940s, it’s a vanilla taffy bar filled with peanut butter

love you Kate and Alex keep up the good work I told my family and friends to subscribe to your channel as they will be addicted to snacking while watching your videos hehe 😂💞🙌

Gosh I can remember my mom letting us make Kool Aid in the Summer time when we were kids. Such a treat. 😋

Great video guys arhat Wooly Willy was a favorite thing to play with, old fashioned candy I forgot about Nikki nips and all those hard candies. Have a great week and stay safe💕💕🦋🦋

We drank so much Kool-Aid as kids, now it seems so sweet. It’s cheap to make about 10 cents a package. Thanks for another great video, stay safe🥰

love your videos thank you for keeping me sane during this lockdown😊😊

Loooooooove this retro editions 💞

🐳 That was a very FUN box !! We used to love the wax bottles. At Halloween they would also pass out wax teeth and wax lips and mustaches that were licorice flavored wax. Thanks for the great adventure. Blessings from California. 🍬🍭

I absolutely love Scandinavian crime shows like Deadwind. I've watched Finnish/Estonian and Norwegian. I always use subtitles on Netflix.

Our pediatrician gives out the Saf-T-Pops after the kids see the doctor. They are a hit.

Great box! Love watching you guys, so happy I came across your videos. From California, USA

You guys are so funny. I laughed a lot this time. I love funny people!

Aww the pumpkin 🎃 seeds bring me back to my childhood. Every Halloween my family would make a Jack-o-lantern, and then make pumpkin seeds from the pumpkin guts.

I enjoy the retro boxes. I remember seeing some and I think ate a few as I wasn’t allowed much candy as a kid 😞. But when I was it was always the good stuff 😊. Alex., are you going to be Santa 🎅🏻 this year ? Your beard is definitely on its way to being great as a Santa lol 😂. So happy to see you both enjoy and have fun. As always, wishing you and your family well 😊👍💕

I totally felt nostalgic and could almost remember opening my first pack of ball cards after probably 30 years... Paraphrasing- "oh look at the back there's details". Got me right in the feels. Opening packs with my dad was a lot of fun, I didn't even know about the players for another 10 years, or even the sport for that matter. I also remember hoards of cereal boxes in our freezer because packs came in them at one point for a few years, so yeah I ate a lot of cereal and absolutely loved it.

I watch tooons of shows and films in other languages, I’m team subtitles for sure, I use them no matter what language though 😂 you get these fun little added notes, like ‘hair quivers with emotion’. Best ever. Loved this video 💕 you guys are the best.

Oh I loved the Wooly Willy as a kid! Great box this time!!

I remember when I was little every time my parents went to the bank my brother and I would each get a safety pop. They’re supposed to be easier for children to hold onto especially in the car and if a child fell wile eating it wouldn’t stab them.

I finally get to watch this week's video, been an insanely hectic week!

Root beer barrels! My grandfather used to keep them to share with the grandchildren every time we visited my grandparents. That was back in the late 50s/early 60s, so yeah, retro FOR SURE! I still think of my grandfather every time I have those! By the way, next time you drink a root beer soda, think on what you're tasting.... most people don't realize that wintergreen is one of the chief ingredients of root beer. Once you know that, it's easy to pick out and recognize whenever you drink root beer. :-)

I love your videos. Keep making these amazing videos. You guys amazing. Hope you guys have a great day and stay safe. 😊❤️

Omg. I totally forgot about the Woolly Willy. My grandparents always gave us those when we would travel. 🤗 Thank you both for taking me down memory lane. You should try the Cry Baby wax bottles. They are so sour but nice.

Wonderful trip down memory lane! Enjoy!

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Love your vids guys absolutely amazing 👍🏾

We used to drink kool aid while eating popcorn (popped via an air popper nor microwave) on Friday nights while either watching TGIF or a movie as a family. Koolaid was what we were allowed to drink instead of soda.

The BEST thing about Thursdays!!!! Xxxxxxxx

Oh my gosh, Al’s beard has really grown in! I meant to say that the last time! But another great box! Haven’t ever seen those little gums! They remind me of chicklets! And so many great ideas I’m stealing to send to my mates in Australia that we swap boxes with! The baseball cards and willy! And big league chew! I can’t remember if you’ve been sent Tang, but the Kool Aid reminded me of that! And yes we loved making kool aid popsicles as a kid! Hugs and love to you all and hoping you’re having a great week! ❤️❤️

The root beer candy is called Root beer barrels,at least that's what we called them. Kool aid is very iconic even though it was used by the cult leader.

i had a wolly willy when a child. they still have saf t pops at doctors offices or some banks for kids. most of these retro candies are still sold in stores here

Great video, but I literally laughed out loud when you were playing with the Wooly Willy and Alex said “it goes back to being Matt Lucas”. Greatness!

The Wooly Willy toy was a favorite prize for winning games like musical chairs or pin the tail on the donkey at birthday parties! Also, I have used the Nik-L-Nips as decorations for the sides of a lemon cake. All the treats were just the thing for kids with a small allowance. I agree with you about the pumpkin seeds. Too much work for very little enjoyment.

yes, koolaid is used to make ice pops in the summer as a DIY with your kids for decades.

I love these videos so much

I am glad that you tried koolaid again and enjoyed it...I really enjoy taffy, the mix bag candy, head candies,but I have never tried the butterscotch peanut butter cups..I may need to look for them. Stay safe and have a blessed day.

When I was little, we would listen to Disney records and play with those magnetic boards for hours on long car trips! Ahhh....memories!!!

Safe T Pop is how they are pronounced. They were my favorites growing up because they are safer for kids to eat. They’ve been around for years

The goo goos!!! Grew up on them, and i currently live 5 min from Nashville! Also, I had a cousin who starred in the very first episode of the show Nashville!

We use to make popsicles with the koolaid.You can add sprite to it makes it great

Wow what a blast from my past but the only flavor we had those flat taffy in was strawberry vanilla chocolate .after elementary which you call primary we had mary candy store penny candy all of those things were things she sold thanks for showing this you put a smile on my face.

The root beer candies are called root beer barrels. I actually don’t like them but when I was a kid they were in my grandmothers candy dish.

We only used to find the flat taffy at the street fair or 4-H fair! Big Lots is the only place I've seen that in years. When my husband was growing up he would sprinkle the koolaid powder on vanilla ice cream! 😋

Fun Fact: we can get a lot of these "retro" treats at Cracker Barrel in the US. Loving your long hair Kate! And Alex's beard is a beast in it's own right!

@This With Them When I was a kid in the 1960's and 1970s we would fill ice cube trays with kool aid, place plastic wrap over the top and then insert toothpicks and freeze them for home made Popsicles. FYI, I prefer the cherry flavor but I only use a half a cup of sugar per packet in a half gallon pitcher.

Orange Kool Aid is absolutely the BEST flavour!!! So happy to see you guys try that one. Never tried making it with warm water before, cool tip!

Love your vids cant wait to watch this is gonna be so much fun

OMG I completely forgot about the peanut candies!! Im going to have to see if I can find them!! I haven't had them since I was a child. I also forgot that Kool Aid packet instructs you to add a whole cup of sugar 🤣 I've always used a 1/2 cup as I always thought it was too much sugar. Great Box!! Kate I love the grill 🤣

My Great Grandmother lived in rural Pennsylvania. Her little town had a "penny-candy" section in the corner store. She'd give us each $1 and we'd come back with a brown sandwich bag FULL of these retro candies and many more. Good memories ☺️😊

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Big league was definitely a favorite of mine as a child, the grape flavor was my favorite. As a treat growing up...my mom would make a batch of Kool Aid and poor it in a ice tray to make mini popsicles...I remember that I was the one kid who wasn't patient enough to wait for them to freeze properly...so she would make them without me knowing so they'll be ready to eat when the time came...lol!

You guys are amazing keep up the good work

"Little Fires Everywhere" is amazing. You have to watch it if you havent already! All-star cast.

Ohhh another great video, you both are so funny xx

Great box, but have to say the pumpkin seeds took me back. Use to get them at the dime store regularly. At Halloween we would clean our pumpkins and bake the seeds ourselves. Yummy!

Orange is one of my favorite KoolAid flavor. I also like the grape mixed with dark cherry. I also used to eat that kind of Taffy back in the late 60s early 70s when I was little. I liked the red colored taffy

I screamed when y’all started singing drake😂😂I love you guys lol

I am obsessed with watching How to get away with Murder on Netflix! Sooo good!!

I love the retro candy from my childhood growing up in the Bronx and you can go to the candy store everything was in glass jars and 5 cents each good old days! In the summer time we would have a cool aid jug in the fridge with grape cool aid ice cold was the best refreshing drink in a hot day!

Yeees! Go Stros! My family is a huge ASTROs fan and I loved hearing them!

That last “Deb would” 😂😂😂

The best pumpkin seeds are you make your own. Every year after Halloween, I lightly salt the seeds & bake till crispy.

Dark on Netflix is sooooo good, and you have to watch it in German with the subtitles...if you don't speak German of course!

If you ever come out to Calgary, Canada, you should visit Heritage Park. They have an old-fashioned candy store that sells all sorts of retro candy. And a great bakery if you're interested in cinnamon buns.

Great video! Many retro candy, vary nice. I recommend the series "good girls," very funny

They used to have a type of flat toffee in UK when I was growing up in the sixties😀 we had woolly willies too loved them

Those lolly's the stick is called a safety stick, they were for small kids so they wouldn't get hurt with the sticks.

Although I live in Florida now, I spent most of my life in Nashville. My grandmother worked for Standard Candy Co. and gave us Goo Goo Clusters. Such fun. Kate I loved the show “Nashville” too. Have a photo of myself with Deacon (Charles Esten). Told my husband if there’s ever a flood he better learn to swim because I’m saving that photo first. 😁. Kidding. Maybe.

We love watching shows on Netflix, "stranger things" you have enough time to watch the first season!! The new one doesn't air until like September. I think you would really like this show!!!

That was pretty funny Alex🤣