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Mary Janes - Old Fashioned Carmels

Mary Jane are a delicious nostalgic candy from the 50's. Tasty bite size chewy peanut butter and molasses candies from Necco.

Remember buying penny candy at your favorite corner store? Mary Jane's candies still have the same great taste, just not a penny candy anymore.

Did You Know That The original Mary Jane Company was founded and manufactured in Paul Revere's former house in Boston, MA. In 1914 The Charles N. Miller Company begins manufacturing Mary Jane candies. Miller names the molasses and peanut butter candy for his favorite aunt, Mary Jane. The little girl whose likeness has appeared on candy wrappers ever since.

Each box contains 240 individually wrapped peanut butter Mary Jane's Candies per jar.

Mary Janes Candy Memories :

I remember as a child scouring the neighborhood for deposit bottles which we turned in for a nickel a piece. Whatever money we gleaned from that I would walk to our corner candy store. On a good day I could buy a whole brown paper lunch size bag filled with broken penny candy for 15 cents. My favorite treat was green spearmint licorice, maryjanes, or sugar daddys. How my brother and I loved that corner candy store. A place that was filled with wonder and delight all for the price of a penny. - Judy

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Make your Own Caramel Apples using Mary Janes Candies

If you like homemade caramel apples try this recipe using Mary Jane Candy

Chef Roberta's Mary Jane Treats Ingredients:

2-3 Delicious Apples (depending on size) washed and dried 15 Mary Jane Candies (melted over a double boiler), yield

1½ cup

1½ cup of unsalted peanuts, coarsely chopped

2-3 wooden sticks

Directions:

Insert wooden stick into the bottom of each apple. Dip apples into Mary Jane mixture. Sprinkle with nuts if desired or roll in the ground chocolate malt ball mixture. Place on greased cookie sheet/wax paper. Store in refrigerator. Let stand 15 minutes at room temperature before serving.