# What candy could you identify by feel alone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 21, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448 "2026-04-21T03:53:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![turtlescanfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/41 "2026-04-21T22:33:42Z")
Swedish Fish Sour Patch Kids Gummy Bears ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/42 "2026-04-21T22:42:11Z")
Jujubes ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/43 "2026-04-21T22:45:21Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Milk Duds, between the shape and the waxy chocolate coating. You’d need to crush one to distinguish them from Whoppers. > [@Apodder](#): > > Starburst. Also need a squish, to distinguish from Now-n-Laters. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/44 "2026-04-21T22:49:33Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > > Milk Duds, between the shape and the waxy chocolate coating. > > You’d need to crush one to distinguish them from Whoppers. Or Maltesers. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/45 "2026-04-21T22:49:40Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > You’d need to crush one to distinguish them from Whoppers. Whoppers are round and smooth; Milk Duds are vaguely round-ish, and sometimes a bit bumpy. [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/2019-11-01_10_25_02_Milk_Duds_in_the_Dulles_section_of_Sterling%2C_Loudoun_County%2C_Virginia.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/2019-11-01_10_25_02_Milk_Duds_in_the_Dulles_section_of_Sterling%2C_Loudoun_County%2C_Virginia.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/46 "2026-04-21T23:13:32Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Heath bars, if you still have your teeth. (If not, you can always suck on them.) Identical to Skor. In all ways: the goal was that Hershey wanted to buy Heath. When they turned them down, Hershey made its own version as close as possible to Heath and named it Skor. Eventually, Hershey bought Heath, but still makes both. Skor is slightly thinner, but the difference is not very noticeable. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/47 "2026-04-22T00:16:39Z")
Peanut pattie. The hockey puck shape wrapped in cellophane is unique. I’ve always loved them. They’re getting hard to find in grocery stores. Gas stations sometimes sell them with other candies. It’s like peanut brittle but soft. No risk of breaking a crown. [![](https://www.tylercandy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/107-Peanut-Pattie-768x751.jpg) ](https://www.tylercandy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/107-Peanut-Pattie-768x751.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/48 "2026-04-22T01:37:35Z")
Twizzlers ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/49 "2026-04-22T01:41:58Z")
Candy Shapiro. Well, her first name was actually Candice but no one called her that. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/50 "2026-04-22T01:49:45Z")
This! ^^^^ 😆😆😆😆😆😆👍🏼 ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/51 "2026-04-22T14:16:38Z")
Wax harmonica 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/We_re_wolves_not_werewolves)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/52 "2026-04-22T14:46:18Z")
you think you could tell the baby ruth from the Oh Henry bar by feel? > **[A Oh Henry! candy bar. Canadian packaging shown Stock Photo - Alamy](https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-a-oh-henry!-candy-bar-canadian-packaging-shown-78545258.html)** > > Download this stock image: A Oh Henry! candy bar. Canadian packaging shown. - EFP17P from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/53 "2026-04-22T15:00:16Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > Twizzlers Oh no, it’s Red Vines! Altho… Red Vines are more stiff, being more like a Twizzler that’s been left out to go stale. I’d go with Smarties, the US style. Chalky, with a divot in both sides. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/54 "2026-04-22T21:55:41Z")
> [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](#): > > you think you could tell the baby ruth from the Oh Henry bar by feel? I’ve never eaten a Oh Henry. I didn’t realize how similar it is to Baby Ruth. I agree I couldn’t tell them apart in the dark. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/55 "2026-04-22T22:23:52Z")
I’m surprised that some other very distinctive candy shapes aren’t getting a mention. I don’t eat chocolate myself so I’m not up-to-date on all the options, but AFAICT a Hershey’s Kiss really couldn’t be mistaken for anything else? Also jelly fruit slices, lemon drops, gumdrops, and conversation hearts. Probably Starlight mints and Canada mints (AKA “fat mint Necco wafers”) too. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/56 "2026-04-22T22:24:57Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > I’m surprised that some other very distinctive candy shapes aren’t getting a mention. I don’t eat chocolate myself so I’m not up-to-date on all the options, but AFAICT a Hershey’s Kiss really couldn’t be mistaken for anything else? Yes, but _what kind_ of kiss? They come in about a million flavors these days. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/57 "2026-04-22T22:31:48Z")
Ohhhh, I see! Well, if we’re requiring being able to discriminate between different flavors of the same candy, that could undermine a lot of the nominations here (I defy anybody to tell one Necco wafer flavor, or Starburst flavor, from another by feel alone, for example). Unless we’re making an exception for multiple flavors in a single candy package? But that would still disqualify all the Twizzler gropers, for example. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/58 "2026-04-23T00:25:05Z")
Twizzler Gropers would be a good band name. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/59 "2026-04-23T00:39:21Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > a Hershey’s Kiss really couldn’t be mistaken for anything else A miniature model of the [Shrine of the Book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_the_Book)? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/60 "2026-04-23T00:54:57Z")
I’m going to say Cracker Jacks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448.md?page=4)