Sweet Blasts Fron The Past

New York is full of fancy confectioners shops with imported French and Italian sweets. However the city and its' boroughs also have a few old fashioned candy stores (and one with a British twist) that cater to nostalgia. Whether you're visiting  or living in area go see  these neat throwbacks to a more innocent and sweeter time.

Sheila McClear covered this in Wednesday's The New York  Daily News Food section (and again The NY Daily News has some excellent articles on cooking and restaurants). All the boroughs have one gem that sells childhood classics, however it's Brooklyn that has the most. This borough may appeal to hipsters but it also appeals to the old guard. There is the Williams Candy Shop on Surf Street that has marshmallow kabobs, three huge mallows on a stick covered in caramel and coated in coconut.Staten Island, for all its' Jersey like suburbia has Philip's Candy .There's homemade peanut brittle and homemade fudge along with marzipan.

Manhattan has some of the best, both British and American. Trendy Bleeker Street gives us The London Candy Company  which features English faves such as the heady but addictive Wine Gums, along with anything and everything Cadbury. There's also midtown's Myzel's, where Polish immigrant Paulina Myzel sells all different kinds of licorice (which turns out to be a great balm for sore throats) and homemade cookies she bakes herself. Along with these there are the fun Halloween candies such as gummy brains and gummy teeth. Economy Candy has some cool retro treats such as Bonamo Turkish Taffy , AstroBars and the ever popular Pez dispensers.

If you're in the city or its' boroughs this Halloween season, treat yourself to some neat sweets. These are a fun  and not so fancy throwback to our childhoods. Buy a few bags of your faves and get the best sugar high ever!