The Chick-O-Stick ...
Texas-bred parents or grandparents might remember this peanut-candy snack, which has been around since 1932.
The Chick-O-Stick is still being made by the Atkinson's Candy Co. in Lufkin, and if you can't find it sold locally, just go online to www.atkinsoncandy.com.
There you will find a whole storefront of traditional Atkinson sweets, including Coconut Long Boys, Peanut Butter Bars, Peanut Brittle, Rainbow Sticks, Rainbow Coconut Bars, and Mint Twists.
According to the Atkinson's Candy Co.:
This is the one we're famous for! Just imagine the best fresh-roasted Texas Grade A Jumbo peanuts -- ya'll know we roast our own, right? We take these golden roasted peanuts, sprinkle them with salt while they're still warm, and grind them along with pure granulated sugar in a patented process. Our experienced candy makers take this concoction and roll it into sticks that are the perfect mix of peanuts and crunchy candy. Then, we make them that much better by dusting each Chick-O-Stick with lightly toasted coconut. What we're left with is the most perfect candy on earth. It's kind of flaky, kind of crunchy, kind of crispy, kind of chewy, and VERY peanutty. Oh, why is it called a Chick-O-Stick? Well, you can thank our founder, Grandaddy, for that. He came up with the name one day, and well, it just stuck.
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