Food of the Seventies, Michigan Cherries

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This was, I thought, a Lance product. It was a chewy candy, red and if I remember right the inside was hollow. I used to buy this at school almost every single day. I've tried googling it, and digging though the internet and am beginning to think I dreamt it! This would have been somewhere between 1974 and 1977.
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DC - October 08, 2007 - Report this comment
The good news is, you didn't dream it. In 1970-71, my third grade teacher would take orders for snacks from the teacher's lounge (her husband was the principal, so I guess she could get away with it) for the Lance snacks in the machine. I would always get the Michigan Cherries (10 cents per bag). There are other companies making the same kind of cherry sours (they're not hollow, by the way), but some of them taste downright perfumy and nothing compares to the original.
Lea - January 30, 2008 - Report this comment
Michigan Cherries did exist. They were sold out of Lance Vending machines. They were soft and chewy on the inside and kinda crackly on the outside. They tasted really artificial, but kinda good.
Kate - February 28, 2008 - Report this comment
I used to buy these every Sunday at the bowling alley. This was in the early 80's. I really miss them. Wish I could find them now. Have tried the Lance site but no luck.
Mary - June 09, 2008 - Report this comment
I too remember Michigan cherries. I remembered them to be a Lance product also. A few years ago, I was at Walmart and they had purchased some cherry candy balls. Even thought it was not the original it surely brought back memories.
Rob - July 24, 2008 - Report this comment
I remember they were very deep red almost maroon colored. The current version is too bright red. I sure could go for a bag now.........

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