You can't get these any more

[Cartoonist]

The ad is from 1931. I was born in the 50's and these were gone even then.

[PennyK]

1. Remember Charms?

A similar little treat.They were various fruit-flavored hard candies, rectangular to distinguish them I guess, from Lifesavers.
Come to think of it, remember all the flavors Lifesavers used to come in? I especially loved the ChocoMint.

[surrealAmerican]

2. Apparently, those still exist ...

... both the squares with the dent in the middle and the spheres.

Certs "mints" do too - even the fruit flavored ones. I haven't seen these for decades - I assumed they were discontinued.

[Cartoonist]

3. I enjoyed these as a kid

[Ohiogal]

5. I loved Chocomint!

And Butter Rum.

[Totally Tunsie]

8. Growing up, we lived in SW Connecticut, right on the NY state line.

The first NY town over the line was Port Chester, home of the Lifesavers Factory. At one time my mother worked there.

The best production days were the days they were making the Butter Rum. For miles around, the comforting, sweet, warm smell of butter rum permeated the air. It was my favorite flavor.

[Ohiogal]

9. What a nice memory!

And how cool to have a mom that worked at the Life Savers factory!

[Haggis for Breakfast]

4. The Vermont Country Store carries a lot of old things not found on store shelves anymore.

They carry Regal Crown Sour Cherry hard candies, but sorry, no Beech-nut. I did order some Beeman's Gum, Blackjack Gum and Clove Gum from them recently.

VermontCountryStore.com or 1-800-564- 4623 and order a catalogue.

[OxQQme]

6. Necco Wafers

Curious about Necco Wafers history? Here’s a little background info. Necco wafers are made by the New England Confectionery Company (NECCO…see that?) in Revere, MA, but while NECCO the company wasn’t formed until 1901, the wafer candies have been made the exact same way since 1847. That means that while Abraham Lincoln was in the White House and Thomas Edison was inventing the light bulb, the familiar rolls of flavored wafers were for sale (wouldn’t you like to guess which flavor would have been each man’s favorite?). During the early 20th century explorers took them to the Arctic and the South Pole, while the army sent them to soldiers overseas during WWII because the wafers didn’t melt or spoil.

https://newengland.com/today/food/new-england-made/necco-wafers/

[Laffy Kat]

7. Cloves gum. They finally stopped making it.

I used to be able to find it at Cracker Barrel but no more. It was the only gum I enjoyed.

[csziggy]

11. Here is a clove gum - maybe a different brand?

https://www.oldtimecandy.com/collections/walk-the-candy-aisle-clove-gum

[eppur_se_muova]

10. Or Beech-Nut Gum.

Beech-Nut started out selling smoked hams and now sells only baby food, apparently. They've been bought and sold several times.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beech-Nut