# Anyone know what "Milk flavored" candy is? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 9, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236 "2012-04-09T06:05:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/1 "2012-04-09T06:05:13Z")
My wife put a [Candy Quax](http://www.dollartree.com/assets/product_images/styles/large/978388.jpg) “Milk Flavored” Candy duck in my Grandsons Easter basket. It says “milk flavored” NOT “milk chocolate flavored”. The word “chocolate” does not appear anywhere on the package. Listed in the ingredients there is not a speck of chocolate, coco, cocoa, fudge, carob, poop, or anything else even remotely close to chocolate. Not even any artificial flavoring that may be chocolate. So “milk flavored” can’t mean chocolate. It didn’t taste like chocolate, either. It tasted like a greasy lard ball with a ton of sugar mixed in. Good thing I saved the boy from this turd, as well as the other diabetes baits in that basket! 😉 So WTF does “milk flavor” supposed to be, and why on earth would one want candy that tastes like freaking milk? ---
**Author:** ![manila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/2 "2012-04-09T06:21:15Z")
May I direct you to these tasty bad boys! [http://kerlynb.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Make-the-Authentic-Filipino-Milk-Candy-Pastillas-de-Leche](http://kerlynb.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Make-the-Authentic-Filipino-Milk-Candy-Pastillas-de-Leche) ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/3 "2012-04-09T06:25:16Z")
At a guess, it would be any sort of candy which uses milk or milk flavoring to create its main flavor (after sugar). ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/4 "2012-04-09T07:37:05Z")
With the second ingredient after sugar being hydrogenated oil, I can’t imagine that thing was really meant to be consumed. Doesn’t that Palmer company pretty much specialize in seasonal decorative “candy” that’s really just basket filler? Nobody actually eats it, but it’s cute. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/5 "2012-04-09T08:55:16Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > At a guess, it would be any sort of candy which uses milk or milk flavoring to create its main flavor (after sugar). This. What’s so difficult at taking the label at face value instead of desperately searching for chocolate where none exists? In my experience milk-flavoured candies are easy to find, especially in Asian grocery stores. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/6 "2012-04-09T09:11:03Z")
Indeed, [White Rabbit](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rabbit_Creamy_Candy) milk flavored toffee is the most popular candy in China. It’s delicious too. In the UK I grew up with [milk gums](http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/260938201260?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla) and ‘milk teeth’ (that look like dentures - god knows why). ---
**Author:** ![Charley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/7 "2012-04-09T09:12:38Z")
In the UK they’re relatively common, and usually referred to as [milk bottles](http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/milk-bottles-p-293.html). I love 'em. A bag of those was the only thing that got my friend and I through Zach Braff’s execrable new play a couple of weeks ago (but that’s a whole other story). ---
**Author:** ![Francis\_Vaughan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/francis_vaughan/32/3093_2.png) [@Francis\_Vaughan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_Vaughan)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/8 "2012-04-09T10:50:27Z")
Here in Oz I grew up with [Milkos](http://www.theprofessors.com.au/products/allens-milko-chews-3kg-bag.html), which are simply [made with condensed milk](http://www.nestle.com.au/OurProducts/Cat/Confectionery/Allens/Sugar_Lollies/Chew_Mix.aspx). ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/9 "2012-04-09T11:10:41Z")
i saw this very item and was just as perplexed. i’m 31yo in the heartland of america, and i’ve never before come across any candy called “milk” flavor. \* what’s more, it’s “\*hollow \*milk flavor,” if you read it how it says. according to [this](http://www.blaircandy.com/quaxducky.html), it’s a hollow-shell of a duck shape that is vanilla flavored. i took a photo of it and thought it was probably some kind of engrish error (this item was found in one of those “everything’s a dollar” stores, so quality and accuracy is not exactly expected to be up to par. i see now it’s a Palmer brand item so this theory is moot). apparently a lot of people haven’t heard of “milk flavor”…[here](http://thecandyfan.com/2012/03/02/candy-quax/)’s a way-too-thorough review of the candy duck, with ingredient and a diary of the whole experience. \*unless you count Malted Milk Balls, or Milk Duds (both of which are chocolate). ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/10 "2012-04-09T11:18:59Z")
…wow. [this](http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/rm_palmer_quax_the_yummy_ducky/)review is even MORE thorough. gotta love the internet. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/11 "2012-04-09T12:01:08Z")
I’m a little perplexed as to why the OP goes on and on about the absence of anything related to chocolate. Why should there be? I have no trouble with something that’s “milk-flavored” that has nothing to do with chocolate. And who says this is not “meant to be consumed”? How much candy is eaten for its nutritional value? Of course it’s crap, but it’s not like people sit down and feast on milk-flavored candy ducks as a main course. It’s candy. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/12 "2012-04-09T12:06:36Z")
[hijack]When I was in high school I took a course at another high school and listened to their morning announcements. For a couple weeks they had an announcement regarding the prom bus, and in order to board the bus the announcer stated that “you must have milk breath. _ **MILK. BREATH** _.” If he had just stated it once plainly, I would have assumed that it had something to do with alcohol, but since he repeated it very clearly, I thought “hey, it probably does have to do with alcohol, but maybe, just maybe, your breath literally does have to smell like milk, or else why would he have enunciated it so clearly?” [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Cornholio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed8c4c/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Cornholio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Cornholio)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/13 "2012-04-09T12:31:21Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > In the UK I grew up with [milk gums](http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/260938201260?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla) and ‘milk teeth’ (that look like dentures - god knows why). I have rediscovered my love of milk gums (“milk bottles”) thanks to Asda flogging them at 38p a packet or 3 for a quid. I’m hooked. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/14 "2012-04-09T14:04:27Z")
> [@The\_Great\_Cornholio](#): > > I have rediscovered my love of milk gums (“milk bottles”) thanks to Asda flogging them at 38p a packet or 3 for a quid. I’m hooked. Well see to me, Milk Bottles were a whole nother thing than Milk Gums. Despite them both having the same shape and general look. Milk Bottles were made from the same substance as White Mice, which was some kind of nasty concoction designed to be slightly, but not entirely, unlike white chocolate. Which is probably the same substance the OP was talking about, which would explain his concern about the lack of cocoa solids: it is presented and behaves in a similar manner to chocolate. But tastes like baby vomit. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/15 "2012-04-09T14:06:05Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > Indeed, [White Rabbit](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rabbit_Creamy_Candy) milk flavored toffee is the most popular candy in China. It’s delicious too. And it’s almost never adulterated with melamine! That’s the only “milk-flavoured” candy I’ve ever had. It just tastes kind of vanilla-y to me. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/16 "2012-04-09T14:38:50Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > And it’s almost never adulterated with melamine! “Before the revolution, many children did not even have candy. Since the revolution our children’s confectionery is nearly 68% non-toxic!” ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/17 "2012-04-09T15:47:01Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I’m a little perplexed as to why the OP goes on and on about the absence of anything related to chocolate. Why should there be? I have no trouble with something that’s “milk-flavored” that has nothing to do with chocolate. Yeah, I’m not sure why chocolate was being introduced in this discussion. “Milk-flavored” means exactly what it sounds like it means. Basically, if you must introduce chocolate into the discussion, think of it as white chocolate without the cocoa butter, but with some other fat source. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Cornholio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed8c4c/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Cornholio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Cornholio)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/18 "2012-04-09T16:00:03Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > Well see to me, Milk Bottles were a whole nother thing than Milk Gums. Despite them both having the same shape and general look. Milk Bottles were made from the same substance as White Mice, which was some kind of nasty concoction designed to be slightly, but not entirely, unlike white chocolate. Which is probably the same substance the OP was talking about, which would explain his concern about the lack of cocoa solids: it is presented and behaves in a similar manner to chocolate. But tastes like baby vomit. The milk bottles’ ingredients list is: Glucose Syrup , Sugar , Dextrose , Pork Gelatine , Natural Flavourings , Glazing Agent (Beeswax) . It also says they are unsuitable for people with milk allergy! These sweets are chewy, very much like a cola bottle, but, um, milk flavoured. They also do the white mice, which as you say, are not really white chocolate, but “chocolate flavour”. Dunno about them tasting like baby vomit! The ingredients are: Sugar , Palm Oil , Whey Powder (Milk) , Wheat Flour , Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins) , Natural Flavouring . ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/19 "2012-04-09T16:15:29Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Yeah, I’m not sure why chocolate was being introduced in this discussion. “Milk-flavored” means exactly what it sounds like it means. Basically, if you must introduce chocolate into the discussion, think of it as white chocolate without the cocoa butter, but with some other fat source. in the op’s defense, when i saw this item, i thought they omitted (by accident or mistranslation) the word “chocolate.” i, like the op, am only used to seeing “milk” and “flavored” with “chocolate” in there someplace. i think a lot of americans are unfamiliar with “milk flavored.” i went 31 years without ever seeing it. ever. what’s more is in this particular sense, i can only come up with two items that are labeled with “hollow milk flavored”–both are by the same company. one is the duck, one is a similar bunny. even the popular milk-flavored chinese candy says “creme” flavored. and this duck is listed as “vanilla” flavored. it’s just not common, is all. not enough for us to not have a knee-jerk “it’s missing a word” reaction. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236/20 "2012-04-09T16:29:03Z")
[This link seems appropriate.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=173347&highlight=milk+flavored) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-milk-flavored-candy-is/618236.md?page=2)