Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pile of wax bottle candies - Brett Hondow/Shutterstock As a child, I spent many summer days with family friends while my parents ...

Wax bottle candies, known as “Nik-L-Nips,” earned their name from their original price — a nickel, and from the way they’re eaten by “nipping” of the bottle top to enjoy the flavored liquid inside.

For whatever reason, I started seeing ads this Halloween for red-lips wax candy. It wasn’t given out as a treat very often in the ‘60s and ‘70s, but once in a while, I’d bring one home in my bag. My ...