Squirrel Nut Zippers, Chunkies, And Other Gustatory Delights

...such as sweet & salty toasted crickets.

    ...Continued from yesterday:
    So then, after having feasted on the delicious rehearsal dinner,

we the wedding guests were invited on a walk of several blocks across downtown Roanoke on this warm, lovely Friday evening,

  ...until we reached our destination:

    An old fashioned candy store called, appropriately, The Candy Store.

    The Candy Store carries old-time vintage brands of candies, the yummy treats folks of my generation grew up with and could sing all the TV commercials for:

    Our host, my brother Joe, invited us all to act like kids in a candy store, his treat.

    We did, indeed.

    Tom with Amy, mother of the bride.

    Any of you Baby Boomers remember "smoking" candy cigarettes?

How about Fizzies?

    There was much excitement among us Boomers over the discovery of the Chunkies,

...though my personal childhood favorite was the Skybar, or rather the white-filled square of the Skybar.  I'd eat only the white-filled unit then try to push the rest off on somebody else.

    There were a few offerings at the The Candy Store that I'd never heard of:

..as well as the toasted crickets, which I guess I'd heard of, but didn't think actually existed.

    And there were some fancier treats as well:

    After we'd all filled our goodie bags to our hearts' content some of us strolled around downtown Roanoke for a bit longer, munching along the way.

    What a sweet night!

    To be continued...