What candy could you identify by feel alone?

Cotton candy

They have candy versions of that?? :grin:

Coconut Stacks

Andes Ting-A-Lings

Chocolate babies

Candy cigarettes

Old-fashioned chocolate drops

Old fashioned peppermint pillows

Good-n-Plenties

Do lollipops count?

Well, let’s find out. One [slurp], two [slurp]…

Is there some place in the world (or in some parallel universe) where Smarties are rectangular? I never knew. And thus assumed that Pez were unique in the candysphere.

The “in the U.S.” distinction for Smarties is because, in this country, Smarties is the name of a chalky candy, similar in texture (but not shape) to Pez. In most of the rest of the world, Smarties is the name of a candy-covered chocolate candy, very similar to M&Ms. Those Smarties aren’t distributed in the U.S., because of M&Ms’ presence.

I can identify Tootsie Pops and Charms for sure. My favorite flavor for each is cherry.

Back in the day, a Marathon in the US was called a Curly-Wurly in the UK.

A Snickers in the US was called a Marathon in the UK.

A Milky Way in the US was called a Mars Bar in the UK.

And a Three Musketeers in the US was (I think) called a Milky Way.

I was living in the UK in 1976–77 and found this shuffling of names somewhat confusing. :flushed_face:

Salt water taffy (unless you insist that I identify the flavor).

:face_with_raised_eyebrow: You think you could reliably distinguish a log-type salt-water taffy from, say, a Tootsie Roll, or a chunk-type one from, say, a soft caramel, either wrapped or unwrapped? I am skeptical, but okay, tell us your secret, sensei.

Apparently “snickers” made the British, well …snicker, because it sounds like “knickers” with an S added at the front. I thought that was silly, until I realized a candy bar called “sunderwear” probably wouldn’t work in the US.

Is squishing allowed? I’d probably be able to identify 3 Musketeers and Milky Way if I could give it a good squeeze. Definitely GooGoo Clusters; they have the same texture as a Baby Ruth but are round. Reese’s Cups, due to their shape. Kit Kats. Hell, I could probably identify more than I couldn’t.

To me, salt water taffy is always individually-wrapped chunks. I’ve never encountered an uncut log.

Fralinger’s was always round, while James (which bought Fralinger some years ago) was more of the traditional rectangle style.


Circus peanuts

No, salt-water taffy logs are also individually wrapped.

Unless you stepped on it in the dark. Then you might mistake it for a Lego

I’ll bet I could identify any candy I’ve had by feel.

And I’ve eaten a LOT of candy in my time. I fondly remember converting my entire allowance to penny candy when I was little.

Oh, and when I say “any candy I’ve had”, that includes some weird candy bars from the ‘60s that an antique candy machine in my parents’ curling club dispensed (you had to really yank on a rusted metal handle to get them out).

I just looked some of them up, like Caramilk bars and Maple Buds… they were Canadian! How did they end up in Milwaukee?

Bootleggers brought them in by boat during Prohibition? :thinking:

By feel alone?
Oh, no you don’t! I am not falling for that “It’s just a damp Baby Ruth bar-really!” blindfold trick again.

Chuckles. Remember those square sugar gummies that were ridged? One licorice, cherry, orange, lime, lemon and something else. Grape?