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Warpy

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103. Homemade popcorn balls

Sat Nov 1, 2014, 04:06 PM

Nov 2014

The caramel never set properly, the popcorn was soggy and stale, and it was the only thing to hit the trash as soon as I emptied the bag.

While I did appreciate the effort, the result was inedible and usually ended up with bits of bag stuck to it, warning all of its nature.

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What Halloween candy did you really not like? [View all] Archae Oct 2014 OP

Agree!!! Circus peanuts - BLECH! LeftInTX Oct 2014 #1

Might as well call them packing peanuts sakabatou Oct 2014 #68

somethings wrong with you! Circus peanuts are the best. Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #122

Candy corn. bravenak Oct 2014 #2

There's candy corn in different flavors now. Archae Oct 2014 #5

I remember vomiting candy corn into my Jack o Lantern when I was small. bravenak Oct 2014 #11

You should be sent the Gulag! Atman Oct 2014 #17

Don't like Apple Pie much either. bravenak Oct 2014 #19

"Potatoe" Kurska Oct 2014 #35

I was hoping we would have someone of perception on DU tonight. bravenak Oct 2014 #39

yes, agreed! :) KMOD Oct 2014 #23

Amen. Aerows Oct 2014 #30

There is no reason for it. bravenak Oct 2014 #31

Not this one, at least. Aerows Oct 2014 #33

Candy corn is also damn crappy but not quite as nasty as the circus peanuts TheKentuckian Oct 2014 #41

My aunt used to love Circus Peanuts. bravenak Oct 2014 #44

Got that right. Might as well be freckle juice. TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #75

Lewis Black thinks that there hasn't been any new candy corn made since the 1920's. Initech Oct 2014 #56

I just laugh/cried through the whole thing again. bravenak Oct 2014 #61

I totally read that in Lewis Black's voice. Initech Oct 2014 #71

I hated corn candy dem in texas Oct 2014 #62

I have never met many who liked it. Those that did, were strange folks in many other ways. bravenak Oct 2014 #64

Candy corn must be pure sugar ailsagirl Nov 2014 #133

Me too. cwydro Oct 2014 #72

*Fresh* candy corn made with honey is good, the rest is disgusting. Lars39 Nov 2014 #83

Me too. no_hypocrisy Nov 2014 #86

Candy corn is yummy. I haven't had any in years. Louisiana1976 Nov 2014 #110

You can have mine. All of it. bravenak Nov 2014 #113

candy corn, yuck. also any popcorn with caramel coating. double yuck. northoftheborder Oct 2014 #3

Candy corn was the worst. My parents like the stuff, though, amandabeech Nov 2014 #126

The candy corn. Blue_In_AK Oct 2014 #4

Cherry Mash - NAUSEATING! hatrack Oct 2014 #6

Cherry Mash is my favorite OldHippieChick Oct 2014 #47

Infidel!!! Blasphemer!! Burn The Witch!!! hatrack Nov 2014 #85

LOL! OldHippieChick Nov 2014 #94

They neither taste like Phlem Oct 2014 #7

Oh noooo!!! pipi_k Oct 2014 #8

Those black and orange wrapped things drthais Oct 2014 #9

Like a strange peanutbutter taffy? bravenak Oct 2014 #12

Saltwater taffy - even better when plucked from the grocery bag weeks later . . . hatrack Oct 2014 #21

Guaranteed to suck the fillings right outta your teeth for sure! And RKP5637 Nov 2014 #81

LOVED THOSE! What the heck were they called? vanlassie Oct 2014 #51

Gwoss. bravenak Oct 2014 #53

ABBA ZABA!!! vanlassie Oct 2014 #55

Abba zabba was good. bravenak Oct 2014 #59

I'm with you. High Five. vanlassie Oct 2014 #60

Right on!! Back atcha! bravenak Oct 2014 #63

Those were super gross, especially when stale with the wrapper so embedded RKP5637 Nov 2014 #82

They used to be a lot better. GoCubsGo Oct 2014 #28

Those black and orange wrapped things were the same thing I didn't like. Louisiana1976 Nov 2014 #109

Almond Joy/Mounds sakabatou Oct 2014 #10

Oh yeaaa! You can give me your Almond Joys and Mounds, my favorite of all candy! northoftheborder Oct 2014 #36

Almond Joys are my favorites. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2014 #38

They are philistines hifiguy Nov 2014 #100

Fresh coconut is great... ailsagirl Nov 2014 #134

Trade you a Snickers for a Mounds! Freddie Nov 2014 #77

DEAL! sakabatou Nov 2014 #147

I LOVE Circus Peanuts! Atman Oct 2014 #13

I have to respectfully disagree bpositive Oct 2014 #14

Necco wafers. zappaman Oct 2014 #15

Taste kinda like Pepto Bismol LeftInTX Oct 2014 #24

More like chalk. zappaman Oct 2014 #26

Tum, Tum Tum Tum, Tums ;) KMOD Oct 2014 #65

Agreed sakabatou Oct 2014 #67

just thinking of them makes me queasy babydollhead Oct 2014 #16

Licorice shenmue Oct 2014 #18

I don't like licorice either. Louisiana1976 Nov 2014 #111

tootsi rolls and most of those cheap brach candies JI7 Oct 2014 #20

Jolly Ranchers. GoCubsGo Oct 2014 #22

Butterfingers. yuck. uppityperson Oct 2014 #25

Seriously? zappaman Oct 2014 #27

Well, I love necco wafers. Maybe we should trick or treat together? uppityperson Oct 2014 #32

We would have been the perfect team! zappaman Oct 2014 #49

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2014 #116

Says the OC repeater. How many does this make? 34203429702582? uppityperson Nov 2014 #117

Gimme! sakabatou Nov 2014 #90

I'll second hating on Butterfingers TlalocW Nov 2014 #131

pb cups, however, are great, a totally different thing. uppityperson Nov 2014 #135

Candy corn. Aerows Oct 2014 #29

I share your hatred for the circus peanuts TheKentuckian Oct 2014 #34

It was a different brand, but these... Kalidurga Oct 2014 #37

I've never liked Tootsie Rolls. They're weirdly gummy and flavorless. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2014 #40

Those popcorn balls also ruined the rest of the candy! Archae Oct 2014 #73

The hard stuff BeyondGeography Oct 2014 #42

coconut-filled chocolates...Mounds and otherwise. Ken Burch Oct 2014 #43

sweet tarts catbyte Oct 2014 #45

I'm with you on that! Wella Oct 2014 #48

One of my favorites! zappaman Oct 2014 #50

Send 'em to me! Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #93

I've loved those since I was a kid. hifiguy Nov 2014 #101

Candy corn. My brain refuses to remember circus peanuts. Retrograde Oct 2014 #46

Black licorice. aikoaiko Oct 2014 #52

I like REAL licorice Scootaloo Oct 2014 #66

Bite your tongue! Anise is a lovely spice. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #102

Dunno-I Haven't Eaten it All Yet Stallion Oct 2014 #54

candy corn...ewwwwwwww Marrah_G Oct 2014 #57

Good and Plenty. Yuck. vanlassie Oct 2014 #58

The worst of the worst etherealtruth Nov 2014 #91

Mallo Cups RadicalGeek Oct 2014 #69

Gummy Venus de Milo? Initech Oct 2014 #70

I have a list laundry_queen Nov 2014 #74

Behold the wretchedness that is the circus peanut: Heidi Nov 2014 #76

They are best when they're stale and chewy :-) love them. n/t seaglass Nov 2014 #84

I have some that we bought in the US in December 2011. Heidi Nov 2014 #95

Ok. laundry_queen Nov 2014 #88

licorice, malt balls. nt Ilsa Nov 2014 #78

good choices. they suck. particular black licorice... it that even candy? Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #123

The squishy marshmallow things that stuck between my teeth like RKP5637 Nov 2014 #79

Not much worse than stale candy corn. Actually, I sorta like fresh candy corn, but RKP5637 Nov 2014 #80

Malted milk balls. Hate 'em. MineralMan Nov 2014 #87

OK Now. Just a minute. vanlassie Nov 2014 #97

Only the oldsters.. sendero Nov 2014 #89

weren't they 5 tiny individually wrapped yellow squares iwillalwayswonderwhy Nov 2014 #118

Nobody liked Banana Bikes when I was growing up. Laffy Kat Nov 2014 #130

Twizzlers. Awful stuff. And candy corn. Bleah. Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #92

Popcorn balls Spirochete Nov 2014 #96

I love Payday bars and Baby Ruth bars. Send me yours lol. Louisiana1976 Nov 2014 #112

They might be a bit stale by now Spirochete Nov 2014 #136

Rice Krispie "treats" Contrary1 Nov 2014 #98

Licorice, circus peanuts hifiguy Nov 2014 #99

Homemade popcorn balls Warpy Nov 2014 #103

Lollipops... the cheap flat ones. lamp_shade Nov 2014 #104

Circus peanuts! Yuck! That's not even candy. I don't know what logosoco Nov 2014 #105

Nailed it - Circus Peanuts are the worst. nt el_bryanto Nov 2014 #106

I don't know what they were called, but they were wrapped in either black or orange waxed Louisiana1976 Nov 2014 #107

salt water taffy. Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #124

I don't eat candy War Horse Nov 2014 #108

Back in the 60's there must have been a big sale on candy cigarettes called "spook sticks". charmay Nov 2014 #114

Totally with you on that one: boguspotus Nov 2014 #115

Wow, some of my favorites are other people's least liked gollygee Nov 2014 #119

I think the candy-corns have it. elias49 Nov 2014 #120

I LOVE CIRCUS PEANUTS. CVS still sells them. somethings wrong with you if you don't like Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #121

I love them too! Phentex Nov 2014 #139

Just thought of another one, those sugary buttons on paper strips. Archae Nov 2014 #125

Yeah. Those tasteless chewy things in the orange and black wrapper... SidDithers Nov 2014 #127

Any hard candy! longship Nov 2014 #128

It's a toss-up -- circus peanuts or Mary Janes LiberalEsto Nov 2014 #129

I hate anything with shredded coconut in it ailsagirl Nov 2014 #132

I'm so ashamed... I liked candy corn as a kid... senseandsensibility Nov 2014 #137

No, please don't be ashamed. No reason. Different strokes, for different folks KMOD Nov 2014 #138

Thanks for the support! senseandsensibility Nov 2014 #144

oops .... flew right over my head KMOD Nov 2014 #145

I love it. Phentex Nov 2014 #140

Once a year I mix up a batch of candy corn w/ dry roasted peanuts- MerryBlooms Nov 2014 #143

Candy corn, but those "peanuts" are a close second. Vinca Nov 2014 #141

All of it. LWolf Nov 2014 #142

Candy Corn and Chuckles B Calm Nov 2014 #146