# What's your favorite non-mainstream candy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 17, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943 "2015-02-17T19:19:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/21 "2015-02-17T20:58:00Z")
> [@Hopeful\_Crow](#): > > Those bars that were mainly coconut with stripes of brown, white and pink. Can’t remember the name. Brach’s Sundaes Neapolitan Coconut. ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/22 "2015-02-17T21:11:43Z")
[French burnt pewnuts](http://www.oldtimecandy.com/walk-the-candy-aisle/french-burnt-peanuts/) are my jam. I’ll always associate them with going to the theatres. They’re pricy, though, which is blessing in disguise. ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/23 "2015-02-17T21:15:04Z")
Salt water taffy. I freakin love the stuff. I also don’t see Chunky’s much around here. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/24 "2015-02-17T21:17:25Z")
Eucalyptus-menthol “Chips,” an Italian-made small candy. They are best when reasonably fresh and have a consistency like hard wax or soft plastic. They tend to be slow sellers, though, and are often pretty hard - not quite hard enough to be a hard candy, more that slightly unpleasant hardness of old jujubes. (I like JuJuBe’s too.) ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/25 "2015-02-17T21:27:09Z")
Now I kind of want to get some horehound drops. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/26 "2015-02-17T21:27:22Z")
Banana Flips. You know, though… I don’t think I’ve ever seen them anywhere besides my father’s old grocery store. (Long gone.) ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/27 "2015-02-17T21:39:56Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Oh, and I haven’t seen these in actual stores since the 80s, or perhaps very early 90s, but [Albert’s Ice Cubes](http://www.amazon.com/Alberts-Chocolate-Ice-Cubes-100/dp/B00A4BRAE4). Saw a box of them on a counter last Friday while I was picking up milk on my way home from Southern California. All our [Dari Mart Stores](http://darimart.com/) carry them. (I was wearing my leggings, too. No one here cares.) ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/28 "2015-02-17T21:54:52Z")
[Violet Crumble!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Crumble) (Similar to Bit O’ Honey, kinda: crunchy interior, chocolate exterior.) They pop up here every now and then. Love 'em! ---
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/29 "2015-02-17T21:56:30Z")
Probably rahat lokum (Turkish Delight). Especially the rosewater-flavored variety. Yuuummmmy! ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/30 "2015-02-17T22:08:10Z")
Mine would probably be [Idaho Spuds](http://www.idahospud.com/bar-idahospud.html), which can still be found here now and then, or [Chick-O-Sticks](http://atkinsoncandy.com/brands/brand-chick-o-stick/), also occasionally available. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/31 "2015-02-17T22:14:45Z")
Choward’s Violets are definitely my favorite. Hard little pucks of sweet floral refreshment. The gum isn’t as good; it’s a bit more of a soapy taste and wears off too quickly. They’re also my favorite “mints” to “freshen up” before a kiss. Ice Cubes are definitely another favorite. The odd cooling sensation is so charming. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/32 "2015-02-17T22:40:12Z")
One house in the neighborhood gave out [Zagnut](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagnut) bars on Halloween, and they became my absolute favorite. Haven’t seen them around in a while, though. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/33 "2015-02-17T22:49:53Z")
[Necco Wafers](http://www.necco.com/candy/wafers.aspx), especially the chocolate ones. They’re available but kind of hard to find in Minnesota (Casey’s has them). ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/34 "2015-02-17T22:52:53Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > [Necco Wafers](http://www.necco.com/candy/wafers.aspx), especially the chocolate ones. They’re available but kind of hard to find in Minnesota (Casey’s has them). I was going to say Neccos. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/35 "2015-02-17T22:58:24Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Oh, and I haven’t seen these in actual stores since the 80s, or perhaps very early 90s, but [Albert’s Ice Cubes](http://www.amazon.com/Alberts-Chocolate-Ice-Cubes-100/dp/B00A4BRAE4). I loved those damn things! ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/36 "2015-02-17T23:06:50Z")
My Dad used to bring us home little tins of French La Vosgienne fruit candies [like these](http://www.amazon.com/La-Vie-Vosgienne-Framboises-Raspberry/dp/B001M0501Q). I would love to see those again. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/37 "2015-02-17T23:07:34Z")
[Chocolate Lace](http://www.hauserchocolates.com/eoneCommerce/Shop?DSP=40000&PCR=1:100:40100&IID=810200&R=2035)! I love it, but it’s expensive, so I tried to make my own. It was a dismal failure. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/38 "2015-02-17T23:11:59Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I loved those damn things! Me too. I used to get 'em from the counter at the local Kwik-E-Mart back in the '60s; IIRC they cost two cents. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/39 "2015-02-17T23:17:44Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > My Dad used to bring us home little tins of French La Vosgienne fruit candies [like these](http://www.amazon.com/La-Vie-Vosgienne-Framboises-Raspberry/dp/B001M0501Q). > I would love to see those again. I remember those too! My grandpa would always have a tin or two of those when we visited him. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/40 "2015-02-17T23:20:14Z")
These violet mints fascinate me. I must try them. Are they mint-flavored at all, or does “mint” in this case mean “little hard candy?” My contribution: _ **Sixlets** _. These are the absolutely shittiest of all the crappy chocolates out there on the market. Seriously, they make Hershey’s seem highfalutin’ by comparison. So why, oh why, do I love them so? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943.md?page=3)