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ProfessorGAC

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139. Same With Black...

Sun Aug 10, 2025, 05:56 PM

Aug 10

...licorice is way better closer to its make date.
Gets really stiff by losing moisture. Even though the bag is sealed, there is dry air on there upon packaging.
Doesn't take much water loss to turn it into rubber bands.
Don't know about theaters, but the Twizzlers we can buy at the supermarket are generally pretty pleasantly chewy.
But, 3 days after opening they are like extension cords.
I put them in a zip-lock with a couple drops of water.
Helps a lot.
As to the "taste like strawberry", they use linalool, but that's only around 80% of the flavor of strawberries. The other 20% is made up of another 40 or 50 compounds. That's why it's so hard to synthetically get strawberry flavor.
Lots if fruits are that way. Cheaper to just squeeze the juice out of the fruit than to do it by synthesis.

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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