Just spotted a large display of them and grabbed a handful of rolls. Mmmmmm. No more new England Confection Co, they are produced for Spangler Candy of Bryan, Ohio after a few tumultuous years of closures, buyouts and auctions.
I say “produced FOR” because they are now made in Mexico as declared on the wrapper. Here are my impressions. The distribution within the rolls seems more even, no more 4 of one flavor in a row although that might just be coincidental. The machines are not quite perfected. I found 3 very thin wafers and one that was tapered to an edge. So far I have found two small, hard inclusions that cannot be dissolved or crunched, like bits of sand. The flavors seem the same, the chocolate is better then before. This is confirmed by a press release that they contain more cocoa.
Did they disappear for a while? I don’t get the appeal, chalky texture with a stale crunch and barely any flavor. But they look pretty in the clear packaging which draws me in then it’s wht did buy these for and what to do with the rest.
They were gone for a while. I’m keeping my eye out, haven’t seen them yet. One local grocery carried a lot of them, including the all chocolate rolls. They may have had a connection with the company which was not all that far away, but Spangler is not local and the candy is coming from Mexico now. If they’ve changed for the worse I hope they’re at least better than no Necco Wafers at all.
I just got a roll from Walgreens. The one’s I’ve eaten seem to taste the same. I think what intrigues me is that the candy dates back to the Civil War…
I love necco wafers, especially the clove ones. I love that they are interesting spice flavors, and not the same old fake fruit flavors that every other candy is. I wonder if they predate the invention of cheap fake-fruit flavoring?
I like their fruit flavors, too, which are mild but taste real.
That kinda makes sense. To the extent that any Necco wafer ever appealed to me, I liked the licorice ones, because the flavor was real and distinctive. The same could be said of clove.
I’m not really surprised that they won’t be made domestically anymore, but I am looking forward to trying the chocolate wafers. Glad to hear that the other flavors haven’t changed (yay wintergreen!).
Yeah, the chocolate was pretty bland and washed out, I’m curious to try the new chocolate and not at all unhappy they tweaked that. But i’m really happy the clove and lemon and cinnamon and licorice are the same.
I know that’s the chocolate bar with different fillings, but is it the one that had random fillings, so you were never quite sure what you were going to get? (hmm, that could’ve been the Seven-Up bar)
(Vintage candy bar machine that was all mechanical, so you had to really torque on the levers to make sure you pulled your candy all the way out… I grew up tugging on a rusted old one at my parents’ curling club. But that’s ok, it was so old that your Sky Bar/SevenUp/Zagnut bar was only a nickel.)
By the way, saw my first New Necco display at a candy store today! Asked “Are those the new ones from Mexico?” [Blank stare from Gen-Z clerk]. “Y’know, the ones NOT made by the New England Confectionery Company?” [Scared stare from Gen-Z clerk] “Umm, never mind. How much are they?” [Confused stare from Gen-Z clerk] “Could you scan it and find out?”
Over three bucks! I’ll wait to try 'em, while I suck on my old Under-A-Buck wafers…
Nope. The Skybar had/has four flavors that were steady. Very tasty. A small candy shop in Massachusetts I believe, purchased the rights for the Sky Bar.
