Comments on: Name That Candy Vol. 2

By: trish

trish — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:53:19 +0000

That candy that was described above, could it be salt water taffy?

By: LeeAnne

LeeAnne — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:38:10 +0000

Hello! I’m here through my friend Robyn’s food blog….SO GLAD I found your site! I’m currently studying in China and am craving a certain type of Easter candy: the logo, I believe, is a bunny head, and they used to make these foil-covered chocolate disks (thicker than a chocolate coin, and the surface of the top was speckled with a pattern of tiny indented dots), some with a layer of peanut butter in the middle, and some with crunchy Krackle-like bits. The last time I had one was when I was in middle school, but they should still be fairly widely available….just can’t remember the name for the life of me. :(
Help? :)

By: DAVID KLEIN

DAVID KLEIN — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 05:03:51 +0000

I used to sell these> they were made in South Africa and imported by broadway confections in the yeAr 1978. They were odd colors layer upon layer almost like licorice allsorts but with a fruity taste. The company which made them was TURNWRIGHT CONFECTIONS THEY were wrapped in a clear cello

By: George

George — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 04:44:07 +0000

The Necco wafers is a good call – similar color scheme, but the candy was rectangluar & thicker (as well as chewy). Also, I don’t believe it was meant to be separate pieces – I think you were expected to bite into all layers. It was wrapped similar to Brach’s caramels and similar candies.

Oh – I grew up in NE Ohio, so that would be the geographic area.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:34:54 +0000

Where in the country were these found? Regional candymakers were still going, if not going strong, in the late 70’s. It sounds like a taffy… add multiple colors of candy to the last couple of stretch rotations, and you have instant layered soft candy.

RESPONSE: Great question – I’ll ask him where (geographically) this was.
–Brian

By: jane

jane — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:30:20 +0000

http://www.bulkcandystore.com/product.asp?itemID=807

Almost sounds like necco wafers?

RESPONSE: Yeah – I mentioned that too but Neccos aren’t rectangular – they’re round.
–Brian

By: Robyn

Robyn — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:28:24 +0000

I don’t. That is why it is driving me nuts! I also at first thought it was the coconut candy.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:34:02 +0000

Does anyone know what this candy is yet? It has been driving me nuts!

REPONSE: No word yet. Do you recognize it, Robyn?
–Brian