# Favorite weird candy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654 "2007-08-31T19:17:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Juliette\_Culture\_Junkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@Juliette\_Culture\_Junkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juliette_Culture_Junkie)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/1 "2007-08-31T19:17:30Z")
Do you have a favorite old-fashioned or otherwise uncommon candy? And any weird habits with eating them? My favorites are Satellite Wafers and Skybars. Satellite Wafers are so much fun! Those are the communion-wafer things which are filled with jimmies. I like to bite off the tops and pour all the jimmies into one and eat it šŸ˜› For Skybars, I can never tell the difference between the peanut butter and caramel parts, so I save those two for last and try to figure it out. I swear they both taste the same!! Have I lost my mind in the midst of my latest candy binge, or does everyone else have weird candy habits? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/2 "2007-08-31T19:22:24Z")
[Chowardā€™s violet mints](http://www.chowardcompany.com/products.htm). Oddest tasting candy ever but I love them. ---
**Author:** ![Hobohob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Hobohob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hobohob)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/3 "2007-08-31T20:12:08Z")
My niece thinks Iā€™m nuts to like Necco Wafers. ā€œLittle bits of chalkā€ she says. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/4 "2007-08-31T20:13:16Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] [Chowardā€™s violet mints](http://www.chowardcompany.com/products.htm). Oddest tasting candy ever but I love them. [/QUOTE] Me, too! I also love vanilla and banana Laffy Taffy and the chocolate Necco Wafers. ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/5 "2007-08-31T20:14:38Z")
Big fan here too! VCNJ~ [QUOTE=Otto] [Chowardā€™s violet mints](http://www.chowardcompany.com/products.htm). Oddest tasting candy ever but I love them. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/6 "2007-08-31T21:11:22Z")
[QUOTE=Hobohob] My niece thinks Iā€™m nuts to like Necco Wafers. ā€œLittle bits of chalkā€ she says. [/QUOTE] I liked Neccos but unfortunately they arenā€™t vegetarian. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/7 "2007-09-01T00:42:10Z")
Anybody remember [Zero Candy Bars](http://www.sweetstall.com/acatalog/zero.jpg)? I liked those. Nowadays you only see them in decrepit old vending machines in autobody shops. ---
**Author:** ![Vision\_of\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/8 "2007-09-01T01:14:11Z")
I love polvoron, a powdered milk candy from the Philippines. Itā€™s got a blandish taste thatā€™s not for everyone, but itā€™s very popular back home. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/9 "2007-09-01T01:25:13Z")
Moved from IMHO to CS. Though Iā€™m not sure that Necco Wafers are food either. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/10 "2007-09-01T01:34:30Z")
[Zotz!](http://www.foreign-candy.com/content/italian/pages/Lotzazots.html) Not just a candy, but a great practical joke! Zotz had a baking soda center. If you bit into them, it would fizz in your mouth. Weā€™d give them to people as a joke without telling them. But their actually good if you know what to expect. I also love Milkshakes, which, alas, exist no more. They were pretty much a second rate Milky Way, with one difference: they froze much better. All the ice cream shops at the beaches near us sold the frozen Milkshakes. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/11 "2007-09-01T02:12:19Z")
[QUOTE=Patty Oā€™Furniture] Anybody remember [Zero Candy Bars](http://www.sweetstall.com/acatalog/zero.jpg)? I liked those. Nowadays you only see them in decrepit old vending machines in autobody shops. [/QUOTE] Yeah! Those are hard to find. I had one not two months ago, though. Thereā€™s this weird Scandinavian candy that I always have trouble getting hold of: Salt lakrids. Itā€™s a bitter, salty black liquorice. Iā€™ve never seen in in the States. Iā€™ve also had a only slightly sweet but spicy red liquorice that was excellent from Denmark. Anyone else hoping that this thread will evolve into another International Candy Exchange thread? ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/12 "2007-09-01T02:13:16Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] I liked Neccos but unfortunately they arenā€™t vegetarian. [/QUOTE] Ok, I have to ask, what is un-vegetarian about them? Iā€™m having trouble wrapping my brain around Necco wafers containing meat products. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/13 "2007-09-01T02:20:36Z")
Iā€™m guessing that they contain some kind of fat or protein thatā€™s a by-product of animal processing. The gelatin in gummy bears contains horse and cow hooves, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/14 "2007-09-01T02:22:34Z")
[They contain gelatin](http://www.necco.com/OurBrands/Default.asp?BrandID=7). > [@](#): > > The original recipe for the NECCO Wafer remains basically unchanged today, and the Wafers are still made in the original eight flavors: orange, lemon, lime, clove, chocolate, cinnamon, licorice, and wintergreen. The ingredients are simply sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, gums, colorings and flavorings. ---
**Author:** ![Thorium\_Indium\_Potassium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c2a13f/32.png) [@Thorium\_Indium\_Potassium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thorium_Indium_Potassium)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/15 "2007-09-01T02:27:19Z")
[QUOTE=Hobohob] My niece thinks Iā€™m nuts to like Necco Wafers. ā€œLittle bits of chalkā€ she says. [/QUOTE] I love them as well and my family also thinks they are ā€˜little bits of chalk,ā€™ which thus guarantees that I donā€™t have to share. šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/16 "2007-09-01T02:54:18Z")
[QUOTE=appleciders] Itā€™s a bitter, salty black liquorice. Iā€™ve never seen in in the States. [/QUOTE] I have some [Nordic Sweets Salty Licorice Fish](http://www.shopswedish.com/noswsafi.html). I think I got them at Ikea. ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/17 "2007-09-01T03:25:00Z")
[QUOTE=Patty Oā€™Furniture] [They contain gelatin](http://www.necco.com/OurBrands/Default.asp?BrandID=7). [/QUOTE] Well, Iā€™ll be. Never would have thought those chalky things had gelatin in them. Thanks for the info. ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/18 "2007-09-01T03:28:40Z")
I like that Dutch salty black licorice. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/19 "2007-09-01T04:05:12Z")
[QUOTE=bmoak] I like that Dutch salty black licorice. [/QUOTE] Yeah. Especially the dubbel zout. ---
**Author:** ![8675309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ea5d25/32.png) [@8675309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/8675309)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654/20 "2007-09-01T04:24:55Z")
Marathon candy bars! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-weird-candy/417654.md?page=2)