Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 13 hours agoWhy do you suppose sour candies are so popular these days? It wasn't a market when I was a kid.message-squaremessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down114
arrow-up115arrow-down1message-squareWhy do you suppose sour candies are so popular these days? It wasn't a market when I was a kid.Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 13 hours agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9·9 hours agoLots of sour candies from early 1900s till the year you mentioned. Lifesavers had sour since the 20s. Jawbreakers and toxic waste brand since the 70s. Lick-a-Stick, Sherbert Sour Powder, etc
minus-squareMelatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·9 hours agoBut almost non-existent by the 60s-70s. Now, ubiquitous.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoJaw breakers and sour tarts were big in the 80s when I grew up
minus-squareMelatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoSweettarts. Kinda sour, not bad. Jawbreakers weren’t sour.
Lots of sour candies from early 1900s till the year you mentioned. Lifesavers had sour since the 20s. Jawbreakers and toxic waste brand since the 70s. Lick-a-Stick, Sherbert Sour Powder, etc
But almost non-existent by the 60s-70s.
Now, ubiquitous.
Jaw breakers and sour tarts were big in the 80s when I grew up
Sweettarts. Kinda sour, not bad. Jawbreakers weren’t sour.