1987: REMEMBERING THE HOKEY POKEY AND OTHER CHILDHOOD GOODIES OF YESTERYEAR
Remember the penny and nickel "Chance Board?" Come on back with me to the 1940's and early 1950's when gas was 19.9 a gallon, candy bars were a nickel, Coke (the beverage!), Pepsi, and Kerns, Twin Cola were a nickel a bottle and a large bottle of was 15 cents. A cup of coffee was a nickel, donuts were 30 cents a dozen, But best of all, those great goodies described in my 1987 column "Goodies From the Past" were within the reach of some, but not all of us. Today, a quart of ice cream has been quietly reduced in quantity with a package just a bit smaller than the original package. The nickel candy bar has morphed into a smaller package with a price of around 80 cents.
Remember the penny and nickel "Chance Board?" Come on back with me to the 1940's and early 1950's when gas was 19.9 a gallon, candy bars were a nickel, Coke (the beverage!), Pepsi, and Kerns, Twin Cola were a nickel a bottle and a large bottle of was 15 cents. A cup of coffee was a nickel, donuts were 30 cents a dozen, But best of all, those great goodies described in my 1987 column "Goodies From the Past" were within the reach of some, but not all of us. Today, a quart of ice cream has been quietly reduced in quantity with a package just a bit smaller than the original package. The nickel candy bar has morphed into a smaller package with a price of around 80 cents.
Mack said...
Hi Tom:)
ReplyDeleteI remember saving popsickle sticks until I had enough to make something out of them with glue for art class in school back in the day:)
HI TOM....I'M GONNA A LITTLE FURTHER BACK TO THE 1920'S. WE HAD THE OLD MAN IN THE PUSH CART ON MOTT ST. WE CALLED HIM ADI ALP, WHICH MEANS HURRY UP IN NEOPOLITAN. HE HAD ALL THE HOOKEY POOKIES IN HIS LITTLE CART AND CHARGED TWO CENTS. LATTER ON IN THE 1940'S, LIVING ON EMORY AVE. MY WIFE WOULD BUY 15 CENTS WORTH OF GRAVY MEAT FOR PASTA AT NARDI'S STORE. THAT'S THE THE WAY THINGS WERE WHEN PEOPLE WORKED FOR AS LITTLE AS 25 CENTS AN HOUR AND EVERYONE SEEMED TO GET ALONG. BEST REGARDS.
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