Oct 29, 2013

Clintonville’s Throwback Candy Store Brings Back Sweet MemoriesBy Kevin JoyDispatch.com

Clintonville, OH – Her candy shop isn’t the modern sort: Mary Rodgers sells no Hershey bars, no 3 Musketeers.

“But you can get a Zagnut or a Clark,” said Rodgers, who for the past three years has managed Moxie’s, a store in the Clintonville neighborhood that emphasizes throwback — They still make those? — sweets.

Also part of her stash: Sky Bars, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Bonomo Turkish Taffy and Black Cow and Slo Poke caramels — with the last two available only since 2011 after a 25-year hiatus.

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