8 Types of Snacks That Used to Cost Only '1 Penny,' You Might Have Your Children in Elementary School If You've Tried Them All
Nowadays, there are many kinds of children's snacks, many of which we have never seen before, especially those puffed and fried foods, the varieties are simply too much, and the prices are very high, suddenly requiring ten or more yuan per bag. Even candy-like small foods cost eight or nine yuan per piece. I remember the snacks I ate when I was a child were a few cents or a penny. Now we can't see them anymore. Bringing back childhood memories, today I'm sharing 8 kinds of snacks that only cost one penny. If you've eaten all of them, you should probably have your children in elementary school!
The first one is shaved ice, made by mixing together sweeteners, dyes, and fragrances to create a beverage. Although it's no longer available, it was once the most popular drink among children 20 years ago. It was cheap, costing only one penny per bag. When eating, bite a small mouthful and you'll taste a sweet fruity flavor. Some children also buy it frozen to chew, very satisfying.
The second one is whistle candy. It has a slightly milky taste, and when you suck on it, it makes a sharp sound, hence the name 'whistle candy'. One penny can buy one, and inside there are 5 pieces. The packaging at that time was simple, just a layer of plastic wrapping. You can peel open the plastic packaging when eating. Now there is no such packaging anymore.
The third one is tangerine peel candy, two for one penny, with a rich fragrance and a sweet and sour taste. You can suck on one piece of tangerine peel candy for half an hour.
The fourth one is soda candy, 10 for one penny, and it contains a heart-shaped syrup inside. The outside should be covered with a layer of glucose powder. It was one of the candies I liked to eat as a child, mainly because it was cheap. With 5 cents, you can buy several soda candies to satisfy your cravings.
The fifth one is fig, one penny per bag. The bag has a 'one-pull seal' mechanism, which is very popular with children. It was a fresh and novel packaging bag at that time. After eating, we didn't want to throw it away. We used it to pack other small snacks. Fig shreds are slightly sweet and sour, and it's delicious to eat one by one. I wonder how many people still remember it.
The sixth one is candied hawthorn, normally 3 to 5 hawthorn fruits in a small bag, one bag costs one penny, but unlike the candied hawthorn we eat now, the hawthorn candy in the past has hawthorn kernels. It's not like the candied hawthorn we eat now, which doesn't have hawthorn kernels, and even we don't know if it's hawthorn meat.
The seventh one is digestive pills from Ji Public, also one penny per bag. It was very popular at that time, and it tasted good to eat. However, children often played with it as 'medicine pills'. It could be a potion or a medicine. It could be a magical potion or a poisonous medicine.
The last one is hawthorn slices, one penny per piece, with more than ten slices inside. But the hawthorn slices we eat now seem to be made with additives, unlike the hawthorn slices in the past, which have a very rich flavor.
