I was recalling the candy and other goodies that we had in the 1950s, and how far a dollar went!

Candy from the 1950s – A few listed

Most candy was 2 for a penny or 1 cent

• Maryjanes
• Jelly Rolls
• m&ms – bag 5 cent
• shoestring Licorice
• Regular Licorice

Soda from the 1950s

Most of the soda was in the 5 to 7 cent range.

• Coke ~ Soda ~ 6oz
• Pepsi ~ Soda
• 7up ~ Soda
• Canada dry
• Cream Soda ~ Quart – 25 cents – Peterman co.
• Lemon Soda ~ Quart – 25 cents –
• Nehi ~ Soda
• Dads ~ Soda
• Hires ~ Root Beer
• Frosty ~ Soda
• Dr. Pepper ~ Soda

Ice Cream From The 1950s

• Dixie cups ~ 5 cent
• Chocolate covered bar ~ 10 cent
• Cream Sickle bar ~ 5 cent
• Ice Cream Sandwich ~ 5 cent
• Italian Ice ~ 5 cent

When I went for ice cream over the counter I would go to Marys luncheonette across the street from Mom’s store there or for a cold soda fountain drink.

Over the Counter Ice Cream

• Ice Cream Sundae ~ 25 cent
• Ice Cream Soda ~ 25 cent
• Banana boat ~ 35 cent
• Dish of Ice Cream ~ 5 cent
• All this went good with a 10 cent comic book! So like I stated, if a kid had a dollar they could make out pretty good and on top of that, there was always the Good Humor Man!