# What candy could you identify by feel alone?

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/81 "2026-05-31T13:45:31Z")

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The chunk-style salt water taffy (which is what my father used to bring home from Atlantic City) is long skinny rectangle. Tootsie rolls are round and a little uneven. Caramels are more square.

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**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/82 "2026-05-31T20:13:54Z")

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Huh, I went to school for years in Atlantic City, a block from the Boardwalk, and “long skinny rectangle” rings no bells in the SWT carillon of memory.

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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448/83 "2026-05-31T20:18:04Z")

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He used to buy a big tin of them that was obviously marketed at tourists. 🤷‍♀️

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