Here is an old timey candy. 
Jordan Almonds.
There’s a container on my kitchen counter nearly all the time.
They’re sold at many places and various brands. They’re a variety of pastel colors except at Christmas. They’re dark green,white,and red at Christmas.
Jordan Almonds Pastel (2 Lb Bag) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006F8S2JW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_a1GJDbQWGDZ3J
I like almonds. I like candy. But the idea of candy coating on almonds just ruins both for me.
Some are better than others. My wife often buys some around Easter (I think). Not sure, but I think she gets them from William-Sonoma or some other upscale store. They are quite good IMO - of course, Almond M&Ms are my favorite candy.
But I have had other (less expensive?) ones that I like less well. The candy coating is VERY hard, and has a flavor I favor less.
But I’m happy to eat them only a couple of times a year.
They used to be ubiquitous here, but I haven’t seen them in years. I remember liking them as a kid.
I’m sure I like them, though I only recall ever having had them at weddings and possibly occasionally at other gatherings like baby showers, neither of which I have attended very often.
Of course, after having seen Bridesmaids many times, I’ll forever more associate them with *that *scene(you know the one I mean).
This, exactly.
I didn’t like them when I was a child, because I didn’t like almonds.
Now, I suspect I’d like them okay, but I never see them.
I never really noticed the flavor. I thought it was just a sugar coating.
But you’re certainly right about the coating being hard. It’s like trying to chew a rock. I stopped eating jordan almonds when I lost my dental insurance and couldn’t afford a broken tooth.
I realize you can just suck on them until the coating dissolves rather than chewing them. But they don’t work well as a hard candy either. The coating has no flavor other than basic sweetness. And when you’re done with the coating, you’ve got a soggy almond in your mouth.
So jordan almonds fail as a hard candy, as a chewy candy, and as a nut.
I love them. They’re hard and crunchy and there’s a softish layer in between the nut and the candy coating. I think it’s marzipan.
They’re addictive for me, so I try to avoid buying them. I won’t stop eating them until they’re all gone.
Salt almonds and sugar are a pleasant combination. But I haven’t eaten one in thirty years. So I like, but I wouldn’t call it a favorite.
I love them, but they don’t love me, so I never buy them anymore. 
And yes, their quality does seem to vary by manufacturer.
BTW, at my local store, there is a particularly good variation on Jordan Almonds included in the Jelly Belly display that seems to have a thin coating of chocolate under the hard candy shell. I assume they are a Jelly Belly product.
I don’t care for them nor did my parents but my brother loves them. I have no idea where he developed a taste for them.
I like them.
They are always served at wedding receptions, and I always eat them.
Then I forget about them until I attend the next wedding reception.
No. They remind me of the times back in the '50s, when my mom would have her Mahjong parties, with bowls of mixed nuts and Jordan almonds on the card table.
Too big. Too hard. Do I suck 'em, or crunch 'em? Either way seems wrong.
Too much thinking for a candy.
I voted ‘no’. I don’t hate them but I don’t like them much either. Too hard and chalky. To be fair, I’ve only had them out of a net from a party favor, so they may not have been the best examples.
I like my teeth, so no.