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We all know what candy and candy bars we like.Well, what candy don't you like? Mine is black licorice. How about you? [View all] debm55 Aug 9 OP

Red licorice dhol82 Aug 9 #1

That's funny, dhol82, because I like the red. debm55 Aug 9 #3

Funny Story ProfessorGAC Aug 10 #121

Thank you ProfessorGAC. That is very funny. Did the taste for strawberries come back? debm55 Aug 10 #122

It Did ProfessorGAC Aug 10 #127

Ah, so it's supposed to taste like strawberry! dhol82 Aug 10 #136

HAHAHAHAHHAHA. I thought my whole life , it was cherry. debm55 Aug 10 #137

Same With Black... ProfessorGAC Aug 10 #139

Peeps... FalloutShelter Aug 9 #2

I roast peeps over an open fire. Thunderbeast Aug 9 #37

LOL FalloutShelter Aug 9 #41

There's a song in there somewhere. Danascot Aug 12 #159

Maybe Robert Earl Keen can write it... Thunderbeast Aug 13 #162

Agree, too sweet. yuk debm55 Aug 9 #44

I love Peeps MichMan Aug 10 #86

Junk that's not chocolate or caramel SheltieLover Aug 9 #4

We really are on the same wavelength! LOL hlthe2b Aug 9 #6

Hahaha! SheltieLover Aug 9 #9

So true, SheltieLover. debm55 Aug 9 #45

Anything without Chocolate! hlthe2b Aug 9 #5

Yes, must have chocolate. debm55 Aug 9 #46

This stuff is terrible JoseBalow Aug 9 #7

I've never heard of that one. Is it a local thing? MIButterfly Aug 9 #17

I don't think it's local, they've been around all over for years JoseBalow Aug 9 #18

Put it in the freezer for an hour then smack it on the countertop k55f5r Aug 9 #35

I haven't tried that JoseBalow Aug 9 #38

What's that? debm55 Aug 9 #47

It's an Abba-Zaba, which translates to "Garbage Goo From Hell" JoseBalow Aug 10 #61

It looks terrible. Have you taste it, JoseBalow? debm55 Aug 9 #49

I tried it in my foolish, reckless youth... it's awful! JoseBalow Aug 10 #60

almond bark stopdiggin Aug 9 #8

I remember pixy stick. They stunk. as did candy corn. debm55 Aug 9 #50

Bit o Honey doc03 Aug 9 #10

Agree. too sweet for me. But I thought it would have a honey taste. which it didn;t. debm55 Aug 10 #94

is payday still around? sorta the poor man's snickers lol nt msongs Aug 9 #11

Payday was my favorite as a kid- overload on peanuts and sugar. Polly Hennessey Aug 9 #13

Kit Kat - only candy bar I don't like. Polly Hennessey Aug 9 #12

Give the rest of your Kit Kat to me! Diamond_Dog Aug 10 #103

Me too, debm55 Aug 10 #106

I trade my Payday for your KitKat debm55 Aug 10 #108

Agree; I can't stand Kit Kats. LisaM Aug 11 #151

Anything gummy (gummie?) related. Laffy Kat Aug 9 #14

Agree. thanks Laffy Kat. And it does have the texture of rubber. debm55 Aug 10 #123

I know this will be unpopular but I don't like Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. MIButterfly Aug 9 #15

Not unpopular with me; I DETEST Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. LoisB Aug 9 #27

Me too! Freddie Aug 9 #28

Say what??????? debm55 Aug 10 #124

Necco Wafers no_hypocrisy Aug 9 #16

They're still better than Bottle Caps! JoseBalow Aug 9 #21

Semi-concession no_hypocrisy Aug 9 #24

True! And don't forget their bastardized little relatives JoseBalow Aug 9 #25

Oh that's Funny.... electric_blue68 Aug 9 #57

I like Smarties, debm55 Aug 10 #118

I agree with you! The green ones taste like soap probably tastes. KitFox Aug 10 #59

Love them other than the black licorice ones MichMan Aug 10 #84

Same here MichMan. debm55 Aug 10 #117

I liked those.except the black ones.---Thought they were black licorice flavor. debm55 Aug 10 #119

Any candy with peanut butter Bluestocking Aug 9 #19

Thank you very much, Bluestocking for sharing. debm55 Aug 10 #116

Black licorice, black jelly beans 👎 TommieMommy Aug 9 #20

See my #55 reply You'll get a knowing laugh, I think electric_blue68 Aug 9 #56

In an office I used to frequent Nittersing Aug 10 #64

Thank you Nittersing. I would avoid the black jelly beans at all cost. If that was all that was left. I would pass. debm55 Aug 10 #113

Agree with you TommieMommy. debm55 Aug 10 #115

I agree with you Deb about black licorice Diamond_Dog Aug 9 #22

So these ...Circus Peanuts... besidss the terrible texture; do they have a taste? electric_blue68 Aug 9 #58

Not that I know of. They were orange, but to my taste buds had no orange taste. debm55 Aug 10 #100

I always associate the taste with acetone, but that may be because of the smell. rsdsharp Aug 10 #130

Woah. electric_blue68 Aug 10 #132

Nail polish remover. rsdsharp Aug 10 #133

Oh, yeahhhh. Been a long time. But sure I also used for certain electric_blue68 Aug 10 #134

Agree totally with you list, Diamond_Dog. Also add to it that terrible hard Christmas candy that came in a tin. Yuk, debm55 Aug 10 #101

My Grandma sometimes brought over a tin of "ribbon candy" at Christmas Diamond_Dog Aug 10 #102

Me too. I hated it when the school would give each kid a tin of that gross candy. Young mind thought to myself--is this debm55 Aug 10 #111

Circus peanuts. CrispyQ Aug 9 #23

Agree with you there. Also add candy corn into the group of terrible candy. debm55 Aug 10 #99

For you, Deb. CrispyQ Aug 10 #104

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA. Thank you CrispyQ debm55 Aug 10 #110

Anyone remember marathon bars grooming up? yourout Aug 9 #26

I remember at least 6 of those. I honestly thought O'Henry bars were still made. sinkingfeeling Aug 9 #39

Some of those were just bad, that's why they disappeared. debm55 Aug 10 #97

I didn't remember a lot of those. Except maybe 3 of the whole group. debm55 Aug 10 #98

Anything with nuts alittlelark Aug 9 #29

Buy all means avoid. debm55 Aug 10 #96

Those sour things and gummy bears Freddie Aug 9 #30

I tried gummy bears. They were a blob of sugar. Did not like. debm55 Aug 10 #95

Like eating a piece of rubber. How does anyone like that gross stuff! Diamond_Dog Aug 10 #112

Skittles enough Aug 9 #31

Agree, I don't think I ever had any Skittles. Were they that bad? debm55 Aug 10 #87

Ill take your B.L. n/t gay texan Aug 9 #32

Sure , gay texan, take all you want. HAHAHAHHAHAH debm55 Aug 10 #85

I HATE "mounds" or anything coconut n/t gay texan Aug 9 #33

I agree, gay texan. I did not like the coconut bars with just chocolate covering them. It didn't seem right, like debm55 Aug 10 #82

Any colored licorice. But I would never call it candy. sinkingfeeling Aug 9 #34

Thank you sinkingfeeling, for your honest feelings. I like that. debm55 Aug 10 #79

Black licorice is food from the gods........... Thunderbeast Aug 9 #36

We each have our likes and dislikes. One of my dislikes is black licorice. I could not stand the after taste. of it, debm55 Aug 10 #78

DITTO DITTO DITTO. pansypoo53219 Aug 9 #40

Thank you pansypoo53219. I didn't like paydays. But I did like 3 musketeers bars. debm55 Aug 10 #77

Walnuttoes LogDog75 Aug 9 #42

I don't remember them in our area. Might have been regional and bad. Thank you LogDog75. debm55 Aug 10 #76

Circus Peanuts sestina Aug 9 #43

Agree. sestona. Circus Peanuts are terrible---tasteless and bland.Butterfinger, I could take or leave. Thank you debm55 Aug 10 #75

I loved Butterfinger when I was a child. Now I dislike it. subterranean Aug 10 #90

Same here, subterranean, I would always buy them as a kid . Now too sweet. debm55 Aug 10 #93

And Butterfingers are too hard sestina Aug 10 #107

So true, so true. Thanks sestina. debm55 Aug 10 #125

Dunno why, but I do not like Jolly Ranchers at all. Ziggysmom Aug 9 #48

Thank you Ziggysmom. I never saw the attachment to them either. debm55 Aug 10 #74

Anything with coconut. boonecreek Aug 9 #51

Thank you very much, boonecreek. I did like the Almond joy but not the plain coconut bars. debm55 Aug 10 #73

I always hated Good & Plenty SaveOurDemocracy Aug 9 #52

yep same here. SaveOurDemocracy. Terrible.Candy coated black licorice. Yuck debm55 Aug 10 #72

Bubble Gum-flavored jelly beans - Jelly Belly jgo Aug 9 #53

I agree, jgo. It's not natural. Thank you. debm55 Aug 10 #71

I can't stand licorice. I don't care what color it is. nt Ilsa Aug 9 #54

thank you llsa, I like the cherry flavored. I can't stand the black licorice. It leaves a terrible aftertaste to me. debm55 Aug 10 #70

Omg, Licorice! .... might be some other candy, but at least years back - off the chart reaction. electric_blue68 Aug 9 #55

thank you electric_blue68. I think Good & Plenty had black licorice in the center. I didn't like it. debm55 Aug 10 #69

Yes, it did. I looked it up. electric_blue68 Aug 10 #91

If I don't like it, it can't be candy. marble falls Aug 10 #62

HAHHAHAHAH. That's a good one, marble falls. Thank you. debm55 Aug 10 #68

Clark Bars rpannier Aug 10 #63

Agree. I don't think they make them anymore. But I could be wrong. Thank you rpannier. debm55 Aug 10 #67

Apparently, they are still made by the Boyer Co. in Pittsburgh. subterranean Aug 10 #143

Thank you subterranean. I should have known that. Boyer Co. also made Malow Cups. debm55 Aug 10 #146

Anything containing marshmallow. Prairie_Seagull Aug 10 #65

Hahahahhaha. Thank you very much Prairie_Seagull, I know what your mean. However, I do like it in hot chocolate. debm55 Aug 10 #66

Sweet Tarts C_U_L8R Aug 10 #80

Agree, C_U_L8R. I never tasted the sweet--just the sour(tart) Thank you C_U_L8R. debm55 Aug 10 #81

Agree completely with black licorice and all variants MichMan Aug 10 #83

Totally agree, MichMan. Thank you. debm55 Aug 10 #88

A dozen I tried and rejected justaprogressive Aug 10 #89

Thank you, justaprogressive, I really like the Lindt raspberry bar. Hershey did change it's chocolate recipe and it is debm55 Aug 10 #92

Candy Corn... MiHale Aug 10 #105

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA. Thank you very much. MiHale. debm55 Aug 10 #109

Hahahaha! It sure tastes that way, MiHale! Diamond_Dog Aug 10 #114

Peeps ProfessorGAC Aug 10 #120

Thank you very much much, ProfessorGAC. I would add candy corn to your list. YUCK. debm55 Aug 10 #126

Anything really hot customerserviceguy Aug 10 #128

Were They the small ones or the jawbreaker? debm55 Aug 10 #129

The jawbreaker customerserviceguy Aug 10 #141

Can't single out just one. WestMichRad Aug 10 #131

I live about in PA and at one time Hersey's was great. People were pissed when then changed the recipe. I now tastes too debm55 Aug 10 #135

Candy Corn & Peeps RainCaster Aug 10 #138

I'll double Yuck you, RainCaster. debm55 Aug 10 #140

Those hard Butterscotch candies in the yellow wrappers. JMCKUSICK Aug 10 #142

I agree with you John. too hard to eat. debm55 Aug 10 #147

Can't stand Tootsie Rolls. 3catwoman3 Aug 10 #144

HAHAHAHAHHAH. I agree. Thank you 3catwoman3 debm55 Aug 10 #145

Candy corn, circus peanuts, black licorice Mad_Dem_X Aug 11 #148

That's my list too. Thank you Mad_Dem_X debm55 Aug 11 #153

Necco wafers. Circus peanuts. Oopsie Daisy Aug 11 #149

Thank you very much, Oopsie Daisy. for sharing your list. debm55 Aug 11 #154

Licorice, IMHO, should be, kozar Aug 11 #150

Agree with you. kozar. A Milk Dud pulled one of my baby teeth out. Never ate one again. I like KitKats too. debm55 Aug 11 #155

I love black licorice, especially the good stuff. LisaM Aug 11 #152

Thank you very much, LisaM. I agree with your list of can't stands. except for the Kit Kats. debm55 Aug 11 #156

Black Licorice and Clark Bars ArnoldLayne Aug 11 #157

HAHAHHHA, Thank you very much ArnoldLayne. debm55 Aug 11 #158

Nobody has mentioned Ju Ju Bees Danascot Aug 12 #160

Thank you Danascot. I hated Ju Ju Bees with a passion debm55 Aug 12 #161