Abba-Zaba was my all-time favorite candy bar. The bar was white on the outside and sort of beige/nut-colored on the inside. The white bit was both hard and taffy-like and sugary-sweet and the beige bit was creamy and tasted of peanut. Abba-Zaba was a challenge to eat as the chewy part ALWAYS got stuck to your teeth and you would have to dislodge it with both your fingers and tongue before being able to swallow it.
Annabelle's, the maker of Abba-Zaba (and Big Hunk and Rock Road), is a local candy factory located about 30 miles from where I grew up. When I think of, say, M&Ms and its global reach, I wonder how a little candy company like Annabelle's could even survive going up against the heavy hitters like Mars, Inc. and Nestlé. But survive they have & those of us who like sticky taffy candy that tastes of peanut are happy campers.
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Very cool. We don't have Abba-Zaba bars in Canada.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the name Abba-Zaba is pretty nifty, too. :)
DeleteDoes is still exist? And if so, do you like it as much as you did?
ReplyDeleteI don't go out of my way to eat much candy these days, but have had an Abba-Zaba as an adult. It's even harder on the teeth now than it was then! :D
DeleteHere, Annabelle's was a famously exclusive London club. Princess Diana went there.
ReplyDeleteVery different Annabelle's, to be sure.
DeleteNever heard of most of those candies, aside from snickers and M & M's, but what a nice memory. We had some local candy makers in my growing up years also. They are also still around.
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That's nice to hear.
DeleteWhatever sweets (candy) one liked in childhood, the first thing you notice these days is that it's now ony half the size. You have to eat two.
ReplyDeleteYes, they've shrunk, haven't they? ;)
DeleteI know the candy flavor but not the name. I know it as a bit sized candy that did have to be pried lose.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good flavor.
DeleteI've never had one, but I do know what an Abba-Zaba is. I imagine Mars et al were once local companies. It's nice that Annabelle's is still around.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it is nice that they're still around.
DeleteThe only Annabel in my life led me a merry dance into all sorts of mischief, rather like yours did in the dental department!
ReplyDeleteTo my recollection, I have never had or seen an Abba-Zaba before. I have seen Big Hunks. Glad that the Annabelle's of the world are still around.
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Glad your candy company survived so must be good sweets but I'm not familiar with them. Candy bars when I was young were a nickel. I remember years later when they went to a dime. As the years went by the increased in price to the quarter you experienced. Along the way in later years, I noticed they started decreasing in size, too, even though the price was going up.
ReplyDeleteDear Bea, we don't have Abba-Zaba here in the mid-west. I'd never heard of it until your posting and I must say that I'd like to taste it because I like carmall and peanut butter. Like you, given the candy "giants" we've all heard about, I'm amazed that Annabelle's has lasted. There must be many, many faithful candy-eaters there in your area. Peace.
ReplyDeleteHaha. Yes, there must be very many faithful candy-eaters all around these parts. xx
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