The Candy Lady

One of the fondest memories I have from my childhood was going to the “candy lady”. Seems like every neighborhood had one. The candy lady was usually an elderly (at least to us kids) neighborhood lady who sold snacks from her house. Candy, of course, was on the menu along with cookies, chips, soda and frozen cups. For those of you not familiar with what a frozen cup is, it’s basically really, really sweet Kool-Aid, frozen in Styrofoam cups. Sometimes during the hot summer months, she would have ice-cream treats; individual treats or she would simply dish up a cup … Continue reading