Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/02/01/153-years-of-uninterrupted-swe.html
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Every candy Necco made was atrocious.
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I used to call their flagship product Necro Wafers.
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They are so vintage that they even taste vintage. Some of my favorite childhood memories are of awful candy, from Pixy Stix to those awful small wax bottles with dubious colored liquid in them. Awful Necco candy reminds me of being young - and keeps me from eating too much of it 
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Not really a fan of the Necco wafers and hearts, but the mary jane chews and Clark bars were pretty good.
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Damned you Turanga Leela!
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My Dad really likes Clark bars. I can’t wait for them to get back into production so I can send him a box.
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I still miss the smell of the factory, though.
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You are entitled to your entirely wrong opinion…
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“Smells like victory.”
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Different conversation candy with a history about conversation candy and Necco.
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I used to live near their factory in Cambridge, MA. You could detect that vaguely chalky/sugary/minty smell from half a mile away.
Not terribly unpleasant given the other smells one is exposed to in a city, but I wouldn’t want to put it in my mouth.
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Never fear,
the SKYBARS will remain
in production.
Some small vintage-candy type
store will be selling them.
(Vermont I think).
What’s funny is:
why do I feel sad?
I didn’t like them, either.
Nor Sears…
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So they finally ran out of bone meal and earwig honey?
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Wait… those little candy hearts were made “fresh?”
I’d hate to know what ‘stale’ ones taste like, then.
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They taste the same bby
They’re made bad.
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Some folks do like 'em, though.
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Some mass-market candies are better stale. Jujubes in particular need to be aged, preferably in the high-humidity environment of the candy shelf directly across from the refrigerated drink cabinets of a CVS. I also like Good ‘n’ Plenty to be served al dente.
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The candy hearts, IIRC, were created throughout the year and stockpiled for February 14th. So they weren’t necessarily ever “fresh”. I’m assuming they did that because it was cheaper than creating a lot of manufacturing capacity that would only be used briefly during the year.
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