posted 09-30-2020 09:36 AM               

A unique white cloth 'gag bag' presented by the Apollo 13 crew, 15 x 26, signed on the front in black felt tip by the mission's astronauts, with Wendt adding a handwritten notation: "Sorry but with the budjet cut this was the only 'bag' we could find! Thanks for everything." A descriptive handwritten note was added later by Guenter Wendt, in full: "Each flight crew had to pay a toll for launch services in the form of 'high energy food.' These were bags of 'sourball candies.' The only food allowed in the White Room of Pad 39A. This gag bag was for the Apollo 13 crew."

posted 09-30-2020 09:46 AM               

I believe the "gag bag" was presented to Guenter during the 2nd day CDDT event at Launch Pad 39A by the crew. As Guenter explained earlier, a toll had to be paid for ground support launch services, which could only be paid by "high energy food."
Small bags of sourball candies had been provided by the Apollo 13 crew to the ground clean room support team that were only good for use in the White Room.