# Why Can't I Find Non-Chewy Sour Candy Anymore? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 25, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076 "2012-12-25T00:21:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/1 "2012-12-25T00:21:15Z")
I love sour candy, at least I used to. I used to eat Sweetarts, when they dissolved into powder in my mouth, and it was heaven. But now, it seems all sour candy has been converted into those gooey gummy things that I have to spend hours digging out of my molars. It’s a pain in the ass, (so to speak). I hate friggin’ gummy crap. Today, I saw a bag of Spree candies at the store, and I was about to grab it, when I noticed that they were now gummy Spree candies! Blearrgh! Okay, so now when I want sour candies that turn into powder, I have to settle for Willie Wonka Nerds, which are tiny little crumbs that come spilling out of a bigass box which is freaking annoying on its own. But it’s either that, or pour Crystal Lite Lemonade packets on my tongue, which I sometimes do when I’m desparate. Who the hell decided all sour candy should be gummy crap? :mad: ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/2 "2012-12-25T00:47:26Z")
Lemonheads. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/3 "2012-12-25T00:48:13Z")
Well, I can’t think of any that dissolve into powder unless there are sour flavor pixie sticks around, but Zotz used to be kind of sour, and lemon drops are certainly still around; they just don’t dissolve into fizz, though the zotz kinda do. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/4 "2012-12-25T01:03:29Z")
> [@chacoguy](#): > > Lemonheads. Love 'em, but not powder candy. ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/5 "2012-12-25T06:00:54Z")
You may have some luck finding something from an online candy source. ---
**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:** [December 25, 2012, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/6 "2012-12-25T08:01:37Z")
SweeTarts are still available. These are the small ones in a roll. I think the Dollar stores carry them but haven’t really looked in several years. > **[Old Fashioned and Retro Candy - Home of Candy you ate as a kid®](https://www.oldtimecandy.com/)** > > Shop Old Fashioned and Retro Candy from the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s & today - still available after all these years. You're never too old for a childhood memory. Free Shipping on orders of $250 or more. I haven’t seen the bigger heart shaped ones in years. They were about 1 1/2 inches thick and maybe 2 1/2 inches across. I used to break them into pieces with a rock or brick to eat. ---
**Author:** ![KermitTheFrig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/47e85d/32.png) [@KermitTheFrig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KermitTheFrig)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/7 "2012-12-25T15:32:18Z")
Not as sour as Sweetarts, but somewhat on the tart side are [Smarties](http://www.spanglercandy.com/candy-store/smarties-rolls/smarties-candy-rolls-5lb?gclid=CKj9jPDvtbQCFdKd4AodiRMAVw). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/8 "2012-12-25T16:23:55Z")
> [@Taomist](#): > > Well, I can’t think of any that dissolve into powder unless there are sour flavor pixie sticks around, but Zotz used to be kind of sour, and lemon drops are certainly still around; they just don’t dissolve into fizz, though the zotz kinda do. [Zotz](http://www.oldtimecandy.com/zotz-sours-assorted-tub.htm) fizz so should be an acceptable substitute. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/9 "2012-12-25T17:14:41Z")
[you’re welcome.](http://www.smartiesstore.com/shop-by-bags-bulk-boxes-jars/x-treme-sour-smartiesr-in-a-6-ounce-bag-case-of-12-bags.html) ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/10 "2012-12-25T23:33:50Z")
Thanks everyone. I just wish my store had a better selection of candy. I really don’t like ordering anything online. I don’t want to touch my credit cards. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/11 "2012-12-26T01:09:10Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > [you’re welcome.](http://www.smartiesstore.com/shop-by-bags-bulk-boxes-jars/x-treme-sour-smartiesr-in-a-6-ounce-bag-case-of-12-bags.html) This! Yummy. ---
**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/12 "2012-12-26T16:23:10Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > Thanks everyone. I just wish my store had a better selection of candy. I really don’t like ordering anything online. I don’t want to touch my credit cards. Go to any big chain store–I know Wal-Mart carries them, the big box of Sweetarts like you get in a movie theater. My daughter gets them for me all the time from there. She also got me a box of hard Spree from Target. She also got me the chewy Spree too which I also like. I know the dissolving thing you are talking about! It doesn’t happen with each Sweetart–but it does with the orange ones and occasionally some of the others. Awesome! Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/13 "2012-12-26T16:32:20Z")
atomic warheads are hard candies that are really sour. ---
**Author:** ![ChickaPicosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@ChickaPicosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChickaPicosa)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/14 "2012-12-26T17:05:00Z")
If they are available in your area, you might consider checking out Hershey’s “Fruit N’ Sour” Jolly Ranchers (hard candies). ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/15 "2012-12-26T18:29:09Z")
They’re still around - got a box just last week. Menard’s sells them. For a dollar. So does the dollar store. ---
**Author:** ![missouri65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@missouri65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missouri65)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-non-chewy-sour-candy-anymore/645076/16 "2012-12-26T21:45:04Z")
I like Icebreaker Sours, but only the watermelon-green apple-tangerine mix, not the wild berry mix. The berry flavors are unpleasant.