Guess this means that I have to go online and buy a couple of cases of necco wafers. (I mean, it’s not like they’re going to go bad in my dry climate)…
I’m going to stockpile like some nutjob prepper (and any fellow Boingboing necco wafer lover is welcome to share in my stash).
Ah, dammit…not this board, too! ‘Nutjob Preppers’ are why I quit reading the super energy-efficiency boards.
The clove ones are delicious.
ETA @RedFury beat me to it!
Thank dog Clove and Beeman’s gum is still available! Haven’t seen Black Jack in a while.
My sister liked Teaberry, don’t know if it’s still around as the only gum I look for are the big three above.
@Chaz1 Clove is life.
OH my GOD! No more Canada Mints. Canada Mints are delicious, especially the pink ones. WTF are they thinking. Without NECCO Wafers how will children learn about triboluminescence?
ask and ye shall receive:
Can’t say that i liked the article. One person’s yuck is another person’s yum. That said, I happen to 
️ necco wafers. Everytime i go to Joann Fabrics, i pick up a roll each of the chocolate and multi flavor pack. A few weeks back i was one of the crazy people that purchased a couple of boxes of the wafers.
Swap them out for some Tums and nobody will know the difference.
Years ago Jones started in with the really weird sodas like the Thanksgiving Dinner collection - Turkey Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, and Cranberry Sauce.
Teaberry is still available
I’m not much of a gum chewer, but I do love some Teaberry. If only it came in gummi instead.
Definitely candy created by puritans. If it tasted good, it might lead to dancing.
Shit, you think that’s bad, you should try the Dutch licorice that’s laced with ammonium chloride.
Where can you get Beemans? I haven’t seen it anywhere lately.
Still have 25 packs of Black Jack from the last production run about 6-7 years ago. I open up about one pack a month…
My local “Connah Store” in Boston has it. The owner, in his late 50s, is nostalgic. He even stocks Moxie, and I’m pretty sure he has Skybars, NECCO Wafers, and Canada Mints.
And are you kidding? Blackjack is no more? Wah!
I got the gum trinity picture from an Ebay seller. I can’t make out the expiration date on the Clove gum. That’s probably for the best.
Oh, Good Lord - the second line of the Wiki on Blackjack gum is enough for its own BB posting:
"In 1869, exiled former Mexican president and general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (famous for losing the Texas War of Independence) was living in New Jersey."
“Oh, Necco Wafers. This reminds me of when I used to eat the colored chalk when I was in school. I was sick for a year, and nearly died.” —Strong Sad
I think you’ll find gum has no expiration date. It might take a bit longer to be nice and chewy, like baseball card gum, but the flavor is still there. In the 90s found a pack in a box I had in storage since the late 70s.
…AND YOU ATE IT?
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