I haven’t thought of these in years. I used to get them at the little league field with a Suicide (remember those? - a little bit of every fountain soda flavor all mixed into one cup). They were these little plastic fruit-shaped containers filled with fruit-flavored powder. The twist-tops were green and had a little loop on them so that you could make a necklace out of it.
I remember collecting all the different fruits and stringing them onto necklaces and even using them as bath/pool toys. The powder had a good fruity flavor like the fruit container it came in - grape, strawberry, cherry, orange, banana, and pineapple. I also remember you couldn’t put your mouth on it and pour it in your mouth or it would clog the opening.
My daughter got one of these (banana) over the weekend while at Bullwinkle’s (think Chuck E. Cheese only with Rocky and Bullwinkle - complete with animatronics) and I was shocked to see they still make them. (It cost us 50 tickets in case you were wondering.) I poked around online and found a few places you can get them:
- Bee Fun Fruits at GroovyCandies
- Smarties Powder Filled Fruits at Gail’s Candy Jar
- Candy Filled Fruit at Blair Candy
- Fruit Bowl Candy at Candy Warehouse
Anyone else remember these?
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I do! They are yummy! I also haven’t seen them in years. Blast from the past!
REPONSE:
March 6th, 2006 at 3:06 pm–Brian
These are great! We have a small, family-owned hot dog stand near our home that, to this day, gives these things out as the “extra” in the kids’ meals sacks.
RESPONSE: Awesome!
March 6th, 2006 at 5:27 pm–Brian
I was JUST reminiscing about these a couple of weeks ago. 6th grade was ALL about the plastic fruits (and Bubble Burgers) - my friends and I would walk over to Payless after school and buy them before basketball practice. Needless to say, our game was keenly elevated by these fortified little gems. Pure sugar is the best performance enhancer when you’re 11. Red Bull, Shmed Shmull! Raspberry was my fave! Oh… sugar….
March 6th, 2006 at 7:39 pmHa…I love these things…they sell them at the drug store with the candies that come in packages that say 1 for $.59 or 2 for $1.00! mmmm…
March 10th, 2006 at 7:36 pmI’m so glad you posted some info about the best powdered candy in the world! I tried several times to remember all the fruits, then got worried I’d made up one just because I wish it had been real. Now I know that my memory was true to life. I’m also glad I’m not the only one who found out about the clogged opening. That was sooo frustrating.
May 4th, 2006 at 8:10 pmI buy them at the Dollar Tree or Party City and pour out the candy, tie the caps on a flowered lei. Then I fill the fruits with liquor and put them on the lei to go in to Jimmy Buffett concerts or walk around the streets of Key West during our ParrotHead convention
January 14th, 2007 at 5:52 pmOMG– I love these! They bring back so many summer memories as a kid
thanks for mentioning them! I’ll have to find some more. I just love these, hehe.
April 24th, 2007 at 6:00 pmthis is the best candy of all
May 26th, 2007 at 12:22 pmI love these too! But I also remember the candy packaged in shark and dolphin shapes….does anyone know where I might find those?
January 9th, 2008 at 9:01 amI was searching for these for my little girl’s webkinz party. I am making a wishing well and remember these from when I was young. I can’t believe they still sell these. I want to put them in the well for the birthday party game. Thanks
August 16th, 2008 at 11:01 pm