A long time ago, in the late 1940s, a young Ol’ Clark enjoyed a candy treat named Valomilk. For a nickel, you got a package with two milk chocolate cups filled with creamy marshmallow — a forerunner ...

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In Merriam, Kan., the Russell Sifers Candy Company produces what must be the messiest candy bar in the United States. The Valomilk, first introduced in 1931, is a thin cup of chocolate filled with ...

America’s new passion for the comfortable and familiar is revitalizing scores of small, family-owned food businesses across the country, according to the author of a book showcasing the tiny ...

The family-owned Russel Sifers Candy Company has been making Valomilks — and only Valomilks — for decades. The Valomilk was once advertised as "the 5-cent candy bar with the 50-cent taste." And while ...