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39. Heath Ice Cream Bars

Wed May 27, 2026, 04:41 PM

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My dad worked at a big dairy, so he got ice cream & confections at cost.
We always had Heath bars, Fudgcicles, Dreamcicles, and Ice Cream sandwiches in the freezer.
Whole family of ice cream addicts.

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Ding, ding, ding. Here comes the Ice cream van. In my youth, my favorite was the Klondike bar. What was /were yours? I [View all] debm55 Wednesday OP

I like a good ice cream sandwich C_U_L8R Wednesday #1

Yes they were, C_U_L8R. I enjoyed the Strawberry Shortcake bars, when I could get one. We were on the end on IceCream debm55 Wednesday #3

Love the ice cream sandwiches......buy them in the half size and they're perfect!!!! a kennedy Wednesday #23

Orange & Vanilla Push-Ups NEOH Wednesday #2

Oh yes, Thank you NEOH. I liked the orange ones. Yummy. debm55 Wednesday #4

orange flintstone ones! Blue_playwright Wednesday #12

HAHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much, Blue_playwright. They were good. debm55 Wednesday #13

This message was self-deleted by its author thucythucy Wednesday #5

Strawberry shortcake thucythucy Wednesday #6

Yum, the strawberry shortcake was so good. Thank you thucythucy. Now I want one. debm55 Wednesday #7

Fudgecicles WmChris Wednesday #8

Thank you very much for sharing , WmChris. they were good. debm55 Wednesday #10

I liked several things... 2naSalit Wednesday #9

What a selection, Thank you for posting your favorites. I remember the blue popsicle. Too debm55 Wednesday #11

MOM MOM MOM MOM oh MOM Kali Wednesday #14

HAAHAHHHAHA. Thank you very much for sharing, Kali. I remember those tri-colored ones. Especially around July 4th/ debm55 Wednesday #16

CTRL-F "bomb pop" JoseBalow Wednesday #43

In my youth? S/V Loner Wednesday #15

Great, S/V Loner. That is terrific. Does it have the polar bear on the foil wrapper? debm55 Wednesday #17

Let me check... S/V Loner Wednesday #22

Thank you S/V Loner debm55 Wednesday #25

Mr. Softee's chocolate ice cream GreenWave Wednesday #18

Oh wow. Mister Softee, made sundaes and milkshakes. I wish there was one in my neighborhood back then and now. debm55 Wednesday #19

VERY SAME HERE@! some_of_us_are_sane 23 hrs ago #70

my braces would always hurt justaprogressive Wednesday #20

Wonderful. Dove bars are very good, but a Black and white shake is tops. thank you justaprogressive. debm55 Wednesday #21

Yeah, Klondikes are pretty much perfect! johnp3907 Wednesday #24

Yes they are. Thank you very much, john3907 debm55 Wednesday #26

I would switch it up, I would try almost anything. mwmisses4289 Wednesday #27

Wow, that's the way to go, Thank you very much, mwmisses4289 debm55 Yesterday #51

Toasted Almond Bar! Mad_Dem_X Wednesday #28

I liked that too. Slight cherry flavor too. Ritabert Wednesday #33

Oh yes, Thank you Mad_Dem_X. They didn't have a variety of items. But when they had this, I bought it. debm55 Yesterday #53

When my Dad was on strike one summer, to put food on the table... NNadir Wednesday #29

I think you must have been a writer in a past life. You express yourself... 3catwoman3 Wednesday #41

Thank for your kind words. I'd like to think I'm something of a writer... NNadir Yesterday #57

Thank you for sharing your post with us, NNadir. It is so wonderful when your dad did that. debm55 Yesterday #55

We didn't have an ice cream man driving through the neighborhood. rsdsharp Wednesday #30

Thank you very much rsdsharp for sharing. I have never heard of a licorice cone. Sounds, great. debm55 Yesterday #56

Licorice ice cream in a cone. rsdsharp Yesterday #67

My bad. thank you rsdsharp debm55 23 hrs ago #68

Choco Taco...that was way back then... MiHale Wednesday #31

I think Choco Taco was discontinued. Ritabert Wednesday #32

Probably cuz they didn't keep up... MiHale Wednesday #34

Thank you very much , MiHale. I don't think our Ice cream truck carried those, but they sure sound great. debm55 Yesterday #58

Orange Creamsicle applegrove Wednesday #35

Oh yes, Thank you very much, applegrove. I liked the strawberry ones too. debm55 Yesterday #59

The push up Figarosmom Wednesday #36

Thank you for sharing the push up with us, Figarosmom. Great. debm55 Yesterday #60

Orange creamsicles LogDog75 Wednesday #37

Oh yes, I remember them. Thank you LogDog75 for sharing the orange creamsicles. debm55 Yesterday #50

Thanks to those who posted jgo Wednesday #38

Thank you very much,jgo from all of us debm55 Yesterday #49

Heath Ice Cream Bars ProfessorGAC Wednesday #39

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you very much for sharing, ProfessorGAC. That is great! debm55 Yesterday #48

The huge cookie sandwiches TVguyCards Wednesday #40

Thank you, TVguyCards. I remember them, but like you, I can't remember the name. debm55 Yesterday #47

lol funny how that works TVguyCards Yesterday #63

Buried Treasure from Dickie Dee u4ic Wednesday #42

Wow, that is great, I have seen those before. Thank you for sharing with us, u4ic. debm55 Yesterday #46

I loved the Orange Push-ups Emile Yesterday #44

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Emile. I remember them too debm55 Yesterday #45

Good Humor The Blue Flower Yesterday #52

Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. The strawberry shortcake bars was my second choice. Loved them debm55 Yesterday #61

In my neighborhood in Norwalk, CT, the Good Humor Man was the go to............ pdxflyboy Yesterday #54

I liked those too. Thank you , pdxflyboy for your kind words. debm55 Yesterday #62

Bomb Pops Rob H. Yesterday #64

Wow, there are new flavors??? Thank you Rob H. I think I will check that out. debm55 Yesterday #65

Good Humor: Chocolate Eclair, or Candy Center from the truck. Or Mister Softee - chocolate w the dark chocolate coating electric_blue68 Yesterday #66

OHHHHH. That sounds good. We didn't have Good Humor trucks around here. Looks like I missed some tasty treats. TY debm55 23 hrs ago #69

They were pretty tasty; otherwise I wouldn't have bothered!😄 electric_blue68 23 hrs ago #71

Great post, electric_blue68 debm55 22 hrs ago #72

What's an ice cream van? jmowreader 2 hrs ago #73

It was a white van that had a variety of ice cream and popsicles. inside. Ours had a man with a matching one shirt and debm55 1 hr ago #74