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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhat hard candy is your favorite?
Mine is those Werther's Original hard candies.
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,748 posts)TexasBushwhacker
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Mine, too!
voteearlyvoteoften
(1,716 posts)Archae
(46,327 posts)They'd get a crack on one side and I'd cut my tongue.
Didn't happen always, but it did happen sometimes.
I love them too, especially Brach's.
happybird
(4,606 posts)Phoenix61
(17,003 posts)Archae
(46,327 posts)Lunabell
(6,080 posts)It's Luden's wild cherry throat drops. Mmmm
I thought I was the only one!!!! Do they still exist? Haven't seen them in decades!
I see them in Walmart or drug stores. My problem is I like to chew them. That was OK when I was younger, but these old teeth have a tendency to crack and break now.
No other wild cherry flavor comes close. They're the best!
Kali
(55,008 posts)it's not candy, it's a cough drop!
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)Cherry sometimes but I even liked the hardcore mentho-lyptus kind ... Halls, or the triangular Vicks that came in the green rectangular box.
Sometimes I'd eat cough drops with peppermint or cinnamon gum too.
FuzzyRabbit
(1,967 posts)I always have some on hand.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Ludens, Smith brothers, yum
2naSalit
(86,604 posts)The little ones. But I used to chew them up, now I have a lot of crowned teeth so I don't allow myself to eat candy anymore.
Lunabell
(6,080 posts)And red hots, but alas as an old person, my teeth just can't take it anymore.
2naSalit
(86,604 posts)With myself to not eat hard candy anymore and if I do eat any, like a Reese's peanutbutter cup once or twice a year, I have to brush my teeth right away and that's the rule.
I seem to be okay when I make rules for my behavior in order to avoid complications later. It works as long as I'm the one who makes the rules!
Hotler
(11,421 posts)Some times you would have to set them down because they were really hot.
2naSalit
(86,604 posts)I think I was at least in my teens when I first saw the boxes of mini fireballs.
Coventina
(27,119 posts)Butterscotch is a close second.
The two flavors are so different that it's kind of hard to compare them, though.
onecaliberal
(32,856 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,252 posts)my mother always had them in her purse
Other favorites: Werther's Originals and lemon drops
As my mom got older, she developed an addiction to Werther's
One day my sister picked up our mom's presumably empty purse, only to find it weighed about 4 pounds.
We couldn't figure out until she felt around and found there was a hole in the lining, which allowed the Werthers to slip down between the lining and the purse. There was nearly a whole bag of candy in there!
Brother Buzz
(36,427 posts)WheelWalker
(8,955 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Enter stage left
(3,396 posts)AwakeAtLast
(14,124 posts)Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)They're basically the same as regular JR's but a little bit softer so don't last FOREVER, and they're stronger and more sour.
Cherry and Green Apple in particular.
I also like old school Red Hots ... like 15 at a time.
Twoflower
(1,020 posts)poli-junkie
(1,002 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,855 posts)I'm very fond of Godiva chocolates.
speak easy
(9,249 posts)Lochloosa
(16,064 posts)brewens
(13,583 posts)very pleasant.
Bristlecone
(10,127 posts)2naSalit
(86,604 posts)Last edited Sun Mar 28, 2021, 09:02 AM - Edit history (1)
We used to get it at the country store where they sold all that penny candy and put it in those tiny paper bags. We used to stop there with our grandfather when he went into the village to do Saturday stuff.
Then, after he passed, we learned how to make it at home.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)malthaussen
(17,195 posts)I toss those down like candy.
-- Mal
catbyte
(34,384 posts)Mango is my favorite, but I also like the pineapple and melon, too. Not too sweet and they taste just like the natural fruit. Since I had to cancel my trip back there because of the pandemic, I've had to order them online.
DFW
(54,378 posts)Like taking cubes of sweetened espresso, and wrapping them individually.
Made in the Netherlands, but should be available in the States by now. The best are made by Rademakers, and come in a square shaped tin.
Danmel
(4,915 posts)My Aunt and Uncle always had those in a candy dish at their house.
My uncle loved Reeds Peppermint candies. They were quite strong.
I like Regal Crown Sour Cherry candies, but they are hard to find.
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)3/4 cup Karo Syrup
2 cups sugar
1 dram bottle Lorann candy oil flavor
A little bit of gel food coloring
Put the corn syrup on the stove and heat until its the consistency of water. Start adding the sugar a little at a time until its all in and dissolved. Stop stirring at this point because it stirs itself. Continue heating to 260 degrees and add the color and flavor. At 285 take it off the heat and pour into oiled hard candy molds.
The official recipe says to use 3/4 cup water and to heat to 310 degrees. I use no water because the mix boils over at 212 degrees if you do, and I use the lower temperature because the product caramelizes and turns brown if you go to 310. Its much prettier at 285 and still plenty hard.
Talitha
(6,587 posts)electric_blue68
(14,891 posts)and while not exactly a hard candy - Sweetarts were my favorites.
eppur_se_muova
(36,262 posts)First time I tried one, I thought it was awful. But then I wanted another one. And another one. ...