I came across this supposedly classic candy selection from the 1950s, Chocolate Babies. I must have been living under a rock because I’ve never seen this particular item and I have spent more hours than I can count in the pursuit of all things candy.
Is this politically correct? Would you serve this to your friends and family? I found them at Hometown Favorites, Candy Store which is a great place for finding those “hard to find” items like Hershey’s Raspberry flavored baking chips. To save you steps, here’s a link to the page where I found chocolate babies.
While there, don’t miss the Hard to Find Grocer, which is what led me there in the first place.
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I remember these! I used to LOVE those when I was a kid. I'm 43 now (was born in '67), and haven't seen them being sold anywhere since I was about 12 years old. So they went totally out of fashion in the 70's I guess you could say. I think people did put a racist spin on it, and perhaps that was the original intention behind the candy. I only ever heard them called chocolate babies myself so I don't know. However I personally never saw them as racist. To me they're chocolate and they look like little children or people. Therefore I would gladly buy them if I could find them again. And anyone who didn't like what I was eating could kiss my lily white grits! But I can not find them as your link seems to be outdated now with the company no longer carrying them. Which makes me sad. I have always wanted to have some again.
Ah well, you were posting in 2005, this is 2011 so I guess time has rid us of one more delicious treat.