I was recalling the candy and other goodies that we had in the 1950s, and how far a dollar went!
Candy from the 1950’s – 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 1950’s
Most of the soda was in the $0.5 to $0.7 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 1950’s
- 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!
2 responses to “Goodies of the 1950’s”
Wow Bob this is so amazing especially when you consider today’s prices on things.
Yeah I can see people looking back on today’s prices 50 years from now saying the same thing Dee! Thanks!