Monday, December 17, 2012

THE ORANGE KIST FOR ME!

What does an Orange Kist mean to you?


Orange Kist isn't a beverage or a pie! 

It is a sugar coated jelly candy (like a gummy bear) with the form of an orange segment or orange carpel!

Actually, the original Orange Kist was packed in about three carpels/segments per pack. If I remember it right, it cost about five or ten centavos in the late 60s and early 70s (that long ago!!!)!

Since my Dad said it taste good, I used to buy a small pack to give to my Dad every time he fetched me from school and I was still Prep or Grade 1 then!

So the Orange Kist jelly was my daily gift to my beloved Dad. In retrospect, I am wondering, "Did he really love the Orange Kist?" ... or ...  "Was he just happy that I gave him a gift everyday?"

I never really asked him. All I know is I love my Dad (Daddy's girl!.. since I am an only girl with 5 brothers!) and I was just so very happy to please him everyday!!!
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32 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 18, 2012 at 5:35 PM

    looks like its yummy, its a shame i haven't tasted an orange kist in my 22 years of my life

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  2. Mommy MayeDecember 18, 2012 at 5:53 PM

    Orange kist pala ang tawag dyan. I love it too. Un lang dati parang masyado na sya matigas ngaun. Mahirap i-chew and dumidikit sa teeth.

    Mommy Maye
    www.momaye.com

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  3. Allan DDecember 18, 2012 at 6:58 PM

    I love this candy. The chewy and sweet and sour taste is really good. Ayaw ko lang ung kapag dumidikit sa ngipin. hehehe

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  4. AileenDecember 18, 2012 at 10:12 PM

    I love eating this when I am still a true blue sweet tooth person hehehe. My love for sweet things has already mellowed down. I didn't even know what this is called so I learned something today :-)

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  5. UnknownDecember 19, 2012 at 5:00 AM

    I remember that snack. I'm not much into candies or chocolates, being a diabetic and all but when I was young, I loved to collect hubad na candies, my aunt sells them at her sari sari store.

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  6. Dominique GohDecember 19, 2012 at 7:13 AM

    That looks like a really yummy candy. I'm sure that your dad loves eating it.

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  7. theresaDecember 19, 2012 at 9:28 AM

    I remember eating this when I was really young! haha.. nostalgic!

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  8. aby ♥December 19, 2012 at 7:19 PM

    i love those! haha yummmy! i want one

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  9. anne leiDecember 19, 2012 at 8:38 PM

    I bet it has sweet and sour taste. Children nowadays are more familiar with gummy bear.

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  10. maxineDecember 19, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    i love that gummy candy

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  11. Joyful MessDecember 19, 2012 at 11:50 PM

    I still buy it now; well, my younger sister does, so I get to eat it sometimes. Super sweet. Memories are sweeter, though. :-)

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  12. RizaDecember 20, 2012 at 5:08 PM

    I remember this! My grandmother used to buy it for me during those times when the love bus was still around and we'd travel from Mandaluyong to Laguna. Gosh, nostalgia lols.

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  13. Lady AbitDecember 20, 2012 at 10:28 PM

    Yes I remember this! I used to buy this too in our school canteen! :)

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    1. PInay RicamoraDecember 21, 2012 at 9:33 AM

      Yes, I bought it at the school canteen too and give it to my Dad everytime he fetches me! Now I can find it at the barter trade but it comes in a bigger pack !

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  14. tondo girlDecember 20, 2012 at 10:50 PM

    i love this candy. used to buy this during bus rides when i was still a kid. :-)

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  15. UnknownDecember 20, 2012 at 11:03 PM

    Oh! this brings me back to my childhood. I enjoyed these too. I wonder where I can find these now. :-)

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  16. JonaBQDecember 21, 2012 at 4:48 AM

    Like everyone else here, your post takes me back to my childhood days. My sons also like this jelly candy now. You're a by sweet kid btw. From BCB :)

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  17. VelascoDecember 21, 2012 at 8:20 AM

    I loved this as a kid but I cant find any now. Its such a cute story you shared. I am an only girl too so pleasing my father was a joy to me too.

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  18. January ZeleneDecember 21, 2012 at 11:22 PM

    I love them. I usually buy I jar at the barter trade in ZC. hehe

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  19. OlgaDecember 22, 2012 at 4:51 AM

    Ooooh... This brings back memories from childhood. My sisters and I loved orange "kiss" when we were kids. Kiss talaga tawag namin before. :)

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  20. FaridaDecember 22, 2012 at 5:08 AM

    I loved this too when I was younger. Are they still available in the market?

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  21. MarieDecember 22, 2012 at 5:59 AM

    Ayy, I love them too! I buy them at a local panciteria here in Baguio (sunshine lunch). They sort of repack it but it is the same taste. Makes me want to go there tomorrow hihi

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  22. MeikahDecember 22, 2012 at 6:50 AM

    Oh, cool! I loved these candies, too, when I was a child. I tried again now that I am older, but they don't taste like they used to. Too bad!

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  23. KRIZZADecember 22, 2012 at 7:27 AM

    Just like Reese, I haven't tasted it either!I think my daughter would love it! :)

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  24. JellybellyDecember 22, 2012 at 2:53 PM

    One of my favorites when I was little! Now that you mentioned it, meron nang jelly din tayo noon :)

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  25. CintamuniDecember 23, 2012 at 3:52 PM

    I just love this candy up to this day! Hehe!

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  26. ceemeeDecember 23, 2012 at 10:23 PM

    Awww.... I love that even something mundane as a candy holds wonderful memories of your relationship with your dad.

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  27. promding chamimayDecember 28, 2012 at 6:08 AM

    orange kist pala ang tawag jan doc???? iv been looking for this for so long!!! inabutan ko rin yung ganito na binibenta sa school canteens!!! i save my baon so i can buy more of this!!! hihihihi :D san meron nito doc!!! want some now!!! hihihi :D

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  28. VeraDecember 29, 2012 at 2:31 AM

    What a wonderful memory! I also didn't know this was called orange kist :) I wonder where I can still get them. I bet my little nephew would love it.

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  29. Singlemom ReviewsDecember 29, 2012 at 6:16 PM

    yummy, just a while ago I am imagining to buy this kind of candy...

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  30. Gen-zelJanuary 2, 2013 at 9:26 PM

    Oh my this is my favorite. You're right! 3 pieces per pack but I forgot the price. I miss it more now that I've seen this post haha

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  31. promding chamimayJanuary 8, 2013 at 7:11 PM

    nakahanap na ako!!! the inlaws brought pao a pack of this after finding out he's sick... so syempre damay si mommy!!! hihihi im sick din naman... :D

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