Where to find bonomo turkish taffy

Language Default Store View. SKU Out of stock. Add to Compare. Each pack contains 24 Bonomo Turkish Taffy bars. Made in the USA. More Information. More Information Brands Bonomo Ingredients For the most up to date list of ingredients, please contact the manufacturer.

For additional questions, please contact our customer service team at sales candynation. For the most up to date list of ingredients, please contact the manufacturer. The candy grew popular, eventually being distributed far beyond the metropolitan region into much of the rest of the country. Before the widespread use of air-conditioning, Turkish Taffy had some problems penetrating Southern markets, where warm temperatures turned the bars from hard to gooey.

The problem was eventually overcome with new wrappers. It also sponsored joint promotions with the Duncan yo-yo company. In time, three new flavors appeared: chocolate, strawberry and banana. According to Tico Bonomo, the company sold 80 million to million bars a year in the 50's and 60's and employed as many as workers at the Coney Island plant, where it also produced hard candy.

Victor Bonomo retired in and moved to Florida with his wife, Zephra, who survives, as do Tico Bonomo and nine grandchildren and great- grandchildren. Bonomo's Turkish Taffy changed hands a few times, in becoming part of Tootsie Roll Industries of Chicago, which stopped making the candy in Ellen Gordon, president of Tootsie Roll Industries, said that the company phased out the product when demand declined as tastes changed.

When I was six years old, I had my first taste of Bonomo banana turkish taffy. I loved it immediately and started to ask for it all the time. My mother would only let me have it occasionally because she thought it would wreak havoc on my teeth.

Because I wanted it more often than I was allowed to have it, one day I decided to make my own Bonomo banana taffy. I took a really nice banana, mashed it up, and shaped it into a flat rectangle. Then I wrapped it in foil and placed it in the freezer. Being a fairly typical six-year old, I then forgot about it for a couple of days. When my mom discovered the blob of banana ice in the freezer, she went a little crazy.

When I explained I was trying to make Bonomo taffy, she had a good laugh. I, of course, was disappointed that my concoction was nothing like Bonomo banana taffy. Even I had to laugh, though, when not wanting to waste the banana, my mom ate the entire thing! To show our appreciation we will match your donation dollar for dollar. Learn more about our giving back program. Pre s s s s s s s s s View All Decades. Filter Results.