Best candy ever made

[wosbald]

+JMJ+

Circus Peanuts. I can either love 'em or hate 'em depending on the day. I know it's one of the only candies I've thrown up multiple times.

Circus Peanuts



Spangler Circus Peanuts are superior quality and have been a favorite for decades. These fun, peanut-shaped marshmallows are orange-colored and banana flavored but contain no peanuts! Perfect to munch on or in recipes, such as the classic Circus Peanut Gelatin dessert, Spangler's Marshmallow Circus Peanuts are a delicious fat-free candy.

Marshmallow Circus Peanuts were invented in the 1800's. These circus peanuts have been produced by many confectionery manufacturers over the years. They were originally introduced as Spring candy items in the then dominant 5 cent and 10 cent variety stores. Many other unwrapped penny candies were also available. The product at that time was considered a Spring seasonal item. However, with the development of polyethylene film in the late 1940's, it became possible to offer Circus Peanuts on a year-round basis.



Circus Peanuts Holiday Crafts & Recipes

Circus Peanut Recipe: Use Spangler Circus Peanuts to make a gelatin treat that everyone will love!

YOU WILL NEED:

• 7 ounces (about 30) of Spangler Circus Peanuts
• 1 - 6 oz package of orange flavored gelatin
• 1 - 16 oz can of Mandarin oranges, drained*
• 2 cups of boiling water
• 1 3/4 cups of Mandarin orange syrup and cold water
• 2 cups of whipped topping

*You may substitute 16 oz of canned crushed pineapple, drained

DIRECTIONS:

• Cut the Spangler Circus Peanuts into small pieces
• Dissolve the orange gelatin in the boiling water
• Add the pieces of Spangler Circus Peanuts, stirring until dissolved
• Drain the syrup from the Mandarin oranges, adding enough cold water to equal 1 3/4 cups
• Add to gelatin; chill until partially set
• Stir together the Mandarin oranges and whipped topping; fold into the gelatin mixture
• Pour mixture into a 13 x 9 inch pan
• Chill until firm

Yields approximately 18 - 3 oz servings

[coco]

Resurrected after ten years...

[durangopipe]

Sorry everyone, but the correct answer is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. We would also have accepted Reese's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. Thanks for playing.

-Andrew

This.
True in 2010.
True in 2020.

[JimVH]

[DepartedLight]

[Bloodhound]

SKOR followed closely by Heath...drop the mic

[CodeMonkey]

For me it was the candy my grandmother made for me every Christmas. It was made with peanut butter and Hershey's cocoa powder. There were other ingredients, but I don't remember them. It's been over forty years since the last time I had it. I sure miss that old woman.

[tuttle]

Sorry everyone, but the correct answer is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. We would also have accepted Reese's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. Thanks for playing.

-Andrew

This.
True in 2010.
True in 2020.

And it will be true in 2030.

[durangopipe]

Sorry everyone, but the correct answer is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. We would also have accepted Reese's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. Thanks for playing.

-Andrew

This.
True in 2010.
True in 2020.

And it will be true in 2030.

Darn near scriptural!

[JimVH]

Sorry everyone, but the correct answer is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. We would also have accepted Reese's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. Thanks for playing.

-Andrew

This.
True in 2010.
True in 2020.

And it will be true in 2030.

Darn near scriptural!

[Bloodhound]

Sorry everyone, but the correct answer is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. We would also have accepted Reese's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. Thanks for playing.

-Andrew

This.
True in 2010.
True in 2020.

And it will be true in 2030.

Darn near scriptural!

THIS

[Del]

FLIX Gummy Boogers.

[SlowToke]

Anyone remember these?


Always been a favorite.

[Del]

Anyone remember these?


Always been a favorite.

A bit softer than most other gummy/jelly candies. My favorite of the species.

[Del]

Ever play with this candy toy when you were kid?

[SlowToke]

Ever play with this candy toy when you were kid?

When I was a kid, we'd get those every year at the Children's Museum haunted house. I wouldn't call it candy because they tasted like wax. They didn't even bother to flavor them. But, we had fun with them.

[hugodrax]

Anyone remember these?


Always been a favorite.

First, a love of touring cars.

Then, a predilection for Chuckles.

This could be the start of a beautiful friendship.

[Yohanan]

[vwdeano]

What, no one a Lemonheads fan?

You should be ashamed...

[Del]

Ever play with this candy toy when you were kid?

When I was a kid, we'd get those every year at the Children's Museum haunted house. I wouldn't call it candy because they tasted like wax. They didn't even bother to flavor them. But, we had fun with them.

When I was a kid (6 to 10 years old or so), before 7-11 and convenience stores were invented, there was a neighborhood lady who kept a little store in her house. She sold bread, milk, cigarettes and penny candy. When Dad would send me to fetch a pack of cigarettes, he'd give me a quarter for candy.

The wax lips were sugared and flavored with cherry or something. So when they got warm and soft and we were bored with play "Big Lips," we could chew the wax down until the flavor was gone.