When I was a kind growing up in Cleveland in the 60s/70s, they still had home-delivered “Charles Chips” (like the milkman, which we still had up to ‘68)
The chips were GREAT and came in round, returnable brown tin with gold letters, so their trucks looked like UPS
Never had Gibble’s... PA only I assume
The old Charles Chips tin cans are a staple at all flea markets and swap meets in the NE.
We had that in Florida, as well, when I lived there back in the late 70s. Especially loved the Chocolate-covered pretzels.
“Never had Gibble’s... PA only I assume”
Yeah, Gibble’s is around here in MD. PA really know chips. We get to have almost all their brands being so close.
What IS weird though is a certain central PA brand. Very strange - never heard of it until meeting my husband. Every person in that area (not sure just how small it is) is obsessed with HARTLEY’S POTATO CHIPS. Every store/restaurant must sell them, often to the detriment of any other brand. The original are kettle-cooked and kind of thick.
Turns out the Hartley’s who created these are relatives of my husband’s.
They’re actually not my cup of tea. I don’t mind them, but there’s something a bit bitter - musky? - about them. I like their texture but not much on flavor.
1 brand we discovered (I knew they’ve been around for years, just never really tried them much) is MARTIN’S. OMG. My husband loves their original kettle-cooked and I love the ripples. Great texture AND flavor.
Also good is the Cape Cod - guess where the guy who started that “studied”? LOL.