Elizabeth86 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) 😂 If anyone can figure this out, y’all can. I have been thinking of a candy and I can’t figure it out. My school sold it in the morning before school along with other snacks and school supplies. This would have been 1991. It came in a cardboard box. It was chewy and fruity. It seems there was variety such as a box of original and then maybe a tropical box. They were different colors and round and smooth the best I can remember. It seems they had little characters on the box similar to what nerds characters look like, but not nerds. In my mind it was a called something short and simple and the word that comes to mind is Brachs or Brocks which is a candy brand, but I’m thinking that isn’t right, but similar sounding. 🤣 Anyone know what candy this could be? Edited February 2, 2022 by Elizabeth86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSera Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Describe the shape and size of the candies more. Were they round like balls? Or like skittles or gumdrops or something else? And how big? Was the outside of each one shiny and glazed like it had a candy shell or muted? I ate a lot of candy in the 90s 😂. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Dots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danae Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Spree? The originals were hard, but they came out with a chewy version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 What part of the country? Some candies were just in a regions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Wacky Wafers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) Mike and Ike's? One of my favorites. https://www.target.com/p/mike-and-ike-original-fruits-chewy-assorted-candy-5oz/-/A-12942619?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000012732781&CPNG=PLA_Grocery%2BShopping_Local|Grocery_Ecomm_Food_Bev&adgroup=SC_Grocery&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=c&location=9011562&targetid=pla-655152617492&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1248099&gclid=Cj0KCQiA9OiPBhCOARIsAI0y71AEw0r76t65lQ121ZiHzpzTPPcNb6iIAFKIBKotgkaN_04_7vzgYXsaAt_PEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Edited February 2, 2022 by stephanier.1765 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Bottle Caps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) Chewy SweetTarts? Edited February 2, 2022 by MercyA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Rainbow chews. They were small, round,smooth candies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 14 minutes ago, KSera said: Describe the shape and size of the candies more. Were they round like balls? Or like skittles or gumdrops or something else? And how big? Was the outside of each one shiny and glazed like it had a candy shell or muted? I ate a lot of candy in the 90s 😂. 😂 I feel like they were round or oblong, maybe they were kind of bumpy not completely round like peanut m & m’s. I’m not sure which. I feel they were about the size of peanut m&m’s. I feel like it was a hardy shiny shell. Ugh it’s such a vague memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSera Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Elizabeth86 said: 😂 I feel like they were round or oblong, maybe they were kind of bumpy not completely round like peanut m & m’s. I’m not sure which. I feel they were about the size of peanut m&m’s. I feel like it was a hardy shiny shell. Ugh it’s such a vague memory. Chewy Runts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Elizabeth86 said: 😂 I feel like they were round or oblong, maybe they were kind of bumpy not completely round like peanut m & m’s. I’m not sure which. I feel they were about the size of peanut m&m’s. I feel like it was a hardy shiny shell. Ugh it’s such a vague memory. Rainbow chews had shiny shells. And there were those chewy nerds ( I think they make those again). They were roundish, shiny shells that were a bit bumpy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Chewy Nerds? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 19 minutes ago, happi duck said: Dots? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSera Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Oh! Dweebs?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 17 minutes ago, itsheresomewhere said: What part of the country? Some candies were just in a regions. Central Appalachia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emba Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) There was something made by the same company as Nerds that were bigger and smoother - Dweebs, maybe? Edited February 2, 2022 by Emba 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emba Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 minute ago, KSera said: Oh! Dweebs?? We were typing at the same time! I haven’t thought of those on years. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaidpants Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 20 minutes ago, Danae said: Spree? The originals were hard, but they came out with a chewy version. I haven't thought about spree in ages! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristin0713 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Jujyfruits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristin0713 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Or Jujubes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emba Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 20 minutes ago, Emba said: We were typing at the same time! I haven’t thought of those on years. It was funny, actually, because I was sitting there wracking my brain for the name. Like, was it Dorks, or Geeks? No, what other names were there like Nerds but not? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 None of these! I feel like I’ve dreamed them up. At times like this, I wish I had kept in touch with people. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 The weird thing is, I don’t ever remember seeing them anywhere besides school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noreen Claire Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Skittles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Mentos marbels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Did they look like spiky atomic balls, kind of pinkish or orangish, a hard outer coating but something (I guess chocolate) inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Chuckles? (but they aren't round....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Were the boxes small (similar to Lemonheads or Boston Baked Beans)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Necco wafers? We need to figure this out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Razzles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Already mentioned... Boston Baked Beans or French Burnt Peanuts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, MercyA said: Were the boxes small (similar to Lemonheads or Boston Baked Beans)? No. The boxes seemed big like movie theater candy boxes. I was 5 though. 🤷♀️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 8 minutes ago, Stacia said: Did they look like spiky atomic balls, kind of pinkish or orangish, a hard outer coating but something (I guess chocolate) inside? There were several different colored ones in a box. They weren’t chocolate. That had a sting fruity tart, but not sour flavor. I don’t think they were spiky. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Tart n' Tinys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Maybe it's here: Vintage school fundraisers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceilingfan Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) Mike and Ikes Edited February 2, 2022 by Ceilingfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceilingfan Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Oooh I'm certain I've won, I just know it's Mike and Ikes, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 13 minutes ago, Ceilingfan said: Oooh I'm certain I've won, I just know it's Mike and Ikes, lol No, they were fatter than mike and Ike’s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 14 minutes ago, katilac said: Maybe it's here: Vintage school fundraisers I’ll have to take a look. I think you are on to something. I’m wondering if it wasn’t some odd ball off brand thing the school ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceilingfan Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Bah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, Ceilingfan said: Bah Thanks for trying! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianthus Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 No idea, but I love the effort going into this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 36 minutes ago, Spirea said: No idea, but I love the effort going into this. I know, right? So sweet! I just wish I had the nerve to reach out to someone from my past, but it’s not happening. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Good & Fruity? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 I have no idea what the candy in question might be, but dang! I’m going all Pavlov's dog and salivating remembering all those tart candies! 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazelAnne Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Bonkers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbcdeDooDah Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 3 hours ago, MercyA said: Wacky Wafers? My mouth started watering upon seeing this pic. I used to love those! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 I am wondering if this is kind of like the time Uncle Norby took my husband, just a little guy, to the convenience store to buy some candy. They searched all over and involved all the clerks in trying to find "the kind that comes in the little red box." Dh's mom had told him raisins were candy. He wanted a little red box of raisins. 😄 (And we pulled the same trick on our daughter when she was a wee little girl. We told her the ice cream truck was a music truck. Eventually her observational skills betrayed us--she saw the neighborhood kids approach the truck and walk away with ice cream. Foiled!) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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