For the past week, I’ve had this bag on my desk which looks surprisingly similar to a bag of Starburst. Seeing it led to Starburst cravings which lead to this post.
Starbursts were introduced in 1960 and were called Opal Fruits. Original flavors were strawberry, lemon, orange and lime. At some point, lemon and lime were combined to make way for some sort of black currant flavor. Not sure when cherry (or as I like to call it, the best one) was introduced. They came to America in 1976 with the new name. The Opal Fruit name was phased out in 1998 for global marketing reasons.
Starburst are classified as soft taffy. I hadn’t really thought of that.
Now and Laters, the ugly red-headed step-cousin of Starburst, “are initially tough to chew when placed in the mouth, but eventually soften and resemble taffy.” Resembles taffy, huh?
Also, because of this hard then soft formula, the candies don’t hold up well to the moisture in the air, and will build up increasing layers of “hardness.” Because of this, they only have a shelf-life of about a month.
People actually eat Now and Laters?
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Now & Later vs. Good n Plenty for worst candy ever.
Mr. Pibb for worst soft drink.
Corn Nuts for worst snack "food."
Bazooka Joe for worst gum.
Bazooka Joe for Best candy comics.
Mr. Pibb or Pibb Xtra?
To-may-tow, to-mah-toe.
I lost two molars on grape Now and Laters.
If I eat them now, I break them up and suck on them.
Oh- and the strawberry Starbursts are the best.
Red Vines and Mr. Pibb are crazy delicious.
Why would you still eat them after you lost teeth on them?
Also, it's better in mathmatic notation:
Mr. Pibb + Red Vines = Crazy delicious!!!