Necco Wafers (6 Viewers)

[Mrs. Rannous]

I will reiterate: wax lips still exist.

I question whether or not these are actually a candy.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

What about candy necklaces? Those are nasty, too.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I will reiterate: wax lips still exist.

I question whether or not these are actually a candy.

Technically yes. Wax coke bottles, too.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

What about candy necklaces? Those are nasty, too.

Everyone knows common backyard dirt and germs add more flavor. That’s just science.

 

[zamboni]

What about candy necklaces? Those are nasty, too.

And the candy dots on the paper. I prefer eating the paper.

 

[Zow]

Communion hosts >>> Necco wafers

I’ve heard the body of Christ is delicious.

Tastes like Necco wafers.

So, basicaly, Necco wafers are ambrosia.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Who's gonna turn down a Junior Mint? It's chocolate, it's peppermint, it's delicious!

Egg
Zack
Lee

 

[northern exposure]

I've eaten circus peanuts voluntarily and kind of enjoyed them. They're certainly not going to pollute your taste buds for hours like a Necco would.

I had to Google circus peanuts. I thought everyone was referring to peanuts in the shell. Then I saw the marshmallow peanuts I despised as a child. I never knew that was their name.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

Good and plenty

I think the advertising account was held by a blackout drunk Roger Sterling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExSlyoVTX3I

That ad rocks. And exhibit A to its effectiveness, as soon as I saw you had linked to youtube, I sang “Charlie says… Love my Good n Plenty”.

They’re not good. But they’re not Mount Rushmore of bad candy, either.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

3 Musketeers

Yeah man, this is where you lost me. Look, is it as good as a Snickers? lol no not remotely.

But is it on Mt BadCandymoore? Not by a country mile. Not when candy cigarettes and wax lips are still being sold. Cmon son.

It sucks. It’s just chocolate covered chocolate nougat
It’s slightly improved by adding caramel (Milky Way) and regular nougat and then greatly improved by adding peanuts (and snickers)

There’s just no reason for this to exist when there are better alternatives

Like I like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but you take away the PB&J and you’re just left with a couple of slices of white bread. 3 Musketeers is the plain white wonder bread of the candy bar world.

But I can still think of four sandwiches worse than a couple slices of white bread just like I can easily think of four candies worse than a 3 Musketeers

I mean, if it's "just chocolate covered chocolate nougat," that stills sounds and tastes better than whatever a Tootsie Roll is.

Raspberry (or cherry?) tootsie rolls are pretty good. I used to steal those from my kid’s Halloween candy.

 

[Hastur]

What about candy necklaces? Those are nasty, too.

Everyone knows common backyard dirt and germs add more flavor. That’s just science.

Says the guy selling (very delicious) hot sauce. Looking on the ingredient list now...

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Says the guy selling (very delicious) hot sauce. Looking on the ingredient list now...

I will never reveal my hot sauce formula’s best ingredient.






It’s dirt

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I will reiterate: wax lips still exist.

I question whether or not these are actually a candy.

Technically yes. Wax coke bottles, too.

Ugh. I forgot about those. Ick.

 

[WDIK2]

Tootsie Rolls are kind of meh. Always seemed like you could have 1 that was nice and chewy, but the next would be hard as a rock.

I love Tootsie Pops though.

 

[Skipdog77]

A friend left a tube (?) pack (?) of these at my house at my home league draft.

1950s packaging, little sugary wafers of varying, uh, flavors? They’re clearly different flavors. So far I’ve identified “toothpaste”, “dish soap”, and “spearmint”?

I honestly have no idea. Who in the world buys these things?

Nobody actually eats those. He was probably just using the tube/pack to scratch his junk during the draft. May make you rethink some of those 'unidentifiable' flavors.

 

[zamboni]

Tootsie Rolls are kind of meh. Always seemed like you could have 1 that was nice and chewy, but the next would be hard as a rock.

The flavored Tootsie Rolls are the bomb.

 

[shuke]

Horrible

 

[Pip's Invitation]

They're gross. I might dislike them even more than superhero movies.

 

[jhib]

3 Musketeers

Yeah man, this is where you lost me. Look, is it as good as a Snickers? lol no not remotely.

But is it on Mt BadCandymoore? Not by a country mile. Not when candy cigarettes and wax lips are still being sold. Cmon son.

It sucks. It’s just chocolate covered chocolate nougat
It’s slightly improved by adding caramel (Milky Way) and regular nougat and then greatly improved by adding peanuts (and snickers)

There’s just no reason for this to exist when there are better alternatives

Like I like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but you take away the PB&J and you’re just left with a couple of slices of white bread. 3 Musketeers is the plain white wonder bread of the candy bar world.

But I can still think of four sandwiches worse than a couple slices of white bread just like I can easily think of four candies worse than a 3 Musketeers

I mean, if it's "just chocolate covered chocolate nougat," that stills sounds and tastes better than whatever a Tootsie Roll is.

Raspberry (or cherry?) tootsie rolls are pretty good. I used to steal those from my kid’s Halloween candy.

Yeah, to be clear, I was talking about the original. The other flavors aren't bad.

 

[jhib]

Good and plenty

I think the advertising account was held by a blackout drunk Roger Sterling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExSlyoVTX3I

That ad rocks. And exhibit A to its effectiveness, as soon as I saw you had linked to youtube, I sang “Charlie says… Love my Good n Plenty”.

They’re not good. But they’re not Mount Rushmore of bad candy, either.

And just like with Tootsie Rolls, the fruit ones were better. My brain always automatically adds on the, "And remember Good 'n Fruity!" ending from these later commercials.
And check out who shows up!

 

[ProstheticRGK]

Good and plenty

I think the advertising account was held by a blackout drunk Roger Sterling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExSlyoVTX3I

That ad rocks. And exhibit A to its effectiveness, as soon as I saw you had linked to youtube, I sang “Charlie says… Love my Good n Plenty”.

They’re not good. But they’re not Mount Rushmore of bad candy, either.

And just like with Tootsie Rolls, the fruit ones were better. My brain always automatically adds on the, "And remember Good 'n Fruity!" ending from these later commercials.
And check out who shows up!

Good n Fruity are goooood. At least I remember them as good. Haven’t seen them in years.

Mike n Ike’s are the new kings of fruity tube shaped candy, though.

 

[jhib]

Good and plenty

I think the advertising account was held by a blackout drunk Roger Sterling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExSlyoVTX3I

That ad rocks. And exhibit A to its effectiveness, as soon as I saw you had linked to youtube, I sang “Charlie says… Love my Good n Plenty”.

They’re not good. But they’re not Mount Rushmore of bad candy, either.

And just like with Tootsie Rolls, the fruit ones were better. My brain always automatically adds on the, "And remember Good 'n Fruity!" ending from these later commercials.
And check out who shows up!

Good n Fruity are goooood. At least I remember them as good. Haven’t seen them in years.

Mike n Ike’s are the new kings of fruity tube shaped candy, though.

They were discontinued for a while, came back, and then were discontinued again in 2018.

 

[dickey moe]

Definitely on the mount Rushmore of worst candy

Working list

NECCO wafers
Circus peanuts
Good and plenty
3 Musketeers

3 Musketeers are delicious. Maybe if they were filled with fromundacheese you'd like them better.

 

[rockaction]

Good and plenty

I think the advertising account was held by a blackout drunk Roger Sterling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExSlyoVTX3I

That ad rocks. And exhibit A to its effectiveness, as soon as I saw you had linked to youtube, I sang “Charlie says… Love my Good n Plenty”.

They’re not good. But they’re not Mount Rushmore of bad candy, either.

And just like with Tootsie Rolls, the fruit ones were better. My brain always automatically adds on the, "And remember Good 'n Fruity!" ending from these later commercials.
And check out who shows up!

Good n Fruity are goooood. At least I remember them as good. Haven’t seen them in years.

Mike n Ike’s are the new kings of fruity tube shaped candy, though.

Good and Plenty are different animals, but you know that. Good and Fruity was Good and Plenty's response to changing tastes and demands placed upon candy.

 

[Juxtatarot]

3 Musketeers

Yeah man, this is where you lost me. Look, is it as good as a Snickers? lol no not remotely.

But is it on Mt BadCandymoore? Not by a country mile. Not when candy cigarettes and wax lips are still being sold. Cmon son.

It sucks. It’s just chocolate covered chocolate nougat
It’s slightly improved by adding caramel (Milky Way) and regular nougat and then greatly improved by adding peanuts (and snickers)

There’s just no reason for this to exist when there are better alternatives

Like I like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but you take away the PB&J and you’re just left with a couple of slices of white bread. 3 Musketeers is the plain white wonder bread of the candy bar world.

But I can still think of four sandwiches worse than a couple slices of white bread just like I can easily think of four candies worse than a 3 Musketeers

I mean, if it's "just chocolate covered chocolate nougat," that stills sounds and tastes better than whatever a Tootsie Roll is.

Raspberry (or cherry?) tootsie rolls are pretty good. I used to steal those from my kid’s Halloween candy.

Lime ones are my favorite although I’m a big fan of anything Tootsie. Doesn’t get better than a chocolate Tootsie Pop as well.

 

[steelerfan1]

Good and plenty

I think the advertising account was held by a blackout drunk Roger Sterling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExSlyoVTX3I

That ad rocks. And exhibit A to its effectiveness, as soon as I saw you had linked to youtube, I sang “Charlie says… Love my Good n Plenty”.

They’re not good. But they’re not Mount Rushmore of bad candy, either.

And just like with Tootsie Rolls, the fruit ones were better. My brain always automatically adds on the, "And remember Good 'n Fruity!" ending from these later commercials.
And check out who shows up!

Good n Fruity are goooood. At least I remember them as good. Haven’t seen them in years.

Mike n Ike’s are the new kings of fruity tube shaped candy, though.

Good and Plenty are different animals, but you know that. Good and Fruity was Good and Plenty's response to changing tastes and demands placed upon candy.

I liked both of them.

 

[heckmanm]

I thought this was going to be about someone that likes to sleep with dead wafers.

That’s neccophelia, a totally different, yet somewhat fascinating topic.

brb - going to go file a trademark on "Necro Wafers" and worry about the details later.

 

[Fantasy_Freak]

I also like the Snaps, they were black licorice with a candy coating. I cant find them anywhere anymore, maybe I was the only one eating them and they stopped production.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

A friend left a tube (?) pack (?) of these at my house at my home league draft.

1950s packaging, little sugary wafers of varying, uh, flavors? They’re clearly different flavors. So far I’ve identified “toothpaste”, “dish soap”, and “spearmint”?

I honestly have no idea. Who in the world buys these things?

You're a West Coaster, right? The name "Necco" comes from "New England Candy Company", so makes sense if you're unfamiliar.

I used to go to summer camp in Maine, and we would have this big carnival every year where Neccos were the currency you could win. Even for a bunch of candy-starved kids, we all secretly thought they were trash.

Although it's also true, as @Fantasy_Freak points out, that the same company makes the candy hearts that are ubiquitous on Valentine's Day. Somehow those taste (slightly) better. I think because they don't include some of the more disgusting Necco flavors. Apparently that's also the only thing keeping the company afloat financially.

I read a book some 20 years ago called Candyfreak that went into some of the history of the Necco company (and other small candy makers throughout the US). Ironically enough, the author's name was Steve Almond

 

[Zow]

If we are throwing out discontinued candy, I could really go for a PB Max right now.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Do Pixie Stix count as candy?

 

[Kanil]

I've eaten circus peanuts voluntarily and kind of enjoyed them. They're certainly not going to pollute your taste buds for hours like a Necco would.

I had to Google circus peanuts. I thought everyone was referring to peanuts in the shell. Then I saw the marshmallow peanuts I despised as a child. I never knew that was their name.

One of the people in my friends group in college won a $200 gift card and used it all to buy circus peanuts and then threw a party. There were so many circus peanuts thrown up that night.

 

[SWC]

necco used to have a plant in pewaukee wisconsin at 100 candy lane but it closed around the time of the market crash in 2008 it had a large cylinder hopper outside that was painted with stripes like a stack of the wafers that you could see if you were on 16 driving out to oconomowoc and it was always sort of neat to drive by and see it even though they tasted like chalk mixed with glue take that to the bank bromigos

 

[Zow]

Do Pixie Stix count as candy?

I'd argue it's its purest form.

 

[Zow]

necco used to have a plant in pewaukee wisconsin at 100 candy lane but it closed around the time of the market crash in 2008 it had a large cylinder hopper outside that was painted with stripes like a stack of the wafers that you could see if you were on 16 driving out to oconomowoc and it was always sort of neat to drive by and see it even though they tasted like chalk mixed with glue take that to the bank bromigos

I miss Wisconsin town names.

I don't miss driving on county road EE or whatever silly system they have with letters.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Do Pixie Stix count as candy?

I'd argue it's its purest form.

Anyone remember Fun Dip, which had three different flavored pouches filled with the same candy powder as Pixie Stix. You would eat it by taking a piece of crystallized sugar in the shape of a popsicle stick and dipping it into the powder. Today the thought of it grosses me out, but at the time I loved it

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I've eaten circus peanuts voluntarily and kind of enjoyed them. They're certainly not going to pollute your taste buds for hours like a Necco would.

I had to Google circus peanuts. I thought everyone was referring to peanuts in the shell. Then I saw the marshmallow peanuts I despised as a child. I never knew that was their name.

One of the people in my friends group in college won a $200 gift card and used it all to buy circus peanuts and then threw a party. There were so many circus peanuts thrown up everywhere.

Ooo... Orange vomit. So pretty.

 

[Zow]

Do Pixie Stix count as candy?

I'd argue it's its purest form.

Anyone remember Fun Dip, which had three different flavored pouches filled with the same candy powder as Pixie Stix. You would eat it by taking a piece of crystallized sugar in the shape of a popsicle stick and dipping it into the powder. Today the thought of it grosses me out, but at the time I loved it

Loved it as a kid. The stick even tasted pretty good.

 

[zamboni]

Do Pixie Stix count as candy?

I'd argue it's its purest form.

Anyone remember Fun Dip, which had three different flavored pouches filled with the same candy powder as Pixie Stix. You would eat it by taking a piece of crystallized sugar in the shape of a popsicle stick and dipping it into the powder. Today the thought of it grosses me out, but at the time I loved it

Loved it as a kid. The stick even tasted pretty good.

It was pretty good, although I felt like the chalk stick would have gone just as well with an edible eraser.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Do Pixie Stix count as candy?

I'd argue it's its purest form.

Anyone remember Fun Dip, which had three different flavored pouches filled with the same candy powder as Pixie Stix. You would eat it by taking a piece of crystallized sugar in the shape of a popsicle stick and dipping it into the powder. Today the thought of it grosses me out, but at the time I loved it

Loved it as a kid. The stick even tasted pretty good.

Although I do remember my tongue going numb from all the sugar. I think maybe I was overloading my taste buds

 

[zamboni]

Do Pixie Stix count as candy?

I'd argue it's its purest form.

Anyone remember Fun Dip, which had three different flavored pouches filled with the same candy powder as Pixie Stix. You would eat it by taking a piece of crystallized sugar in the shape of a popsicle stick and dipping it into the powder. Today the thought of it grosses me out, but at the time I loved it

Loved it as a kid. The stick even tasted pretty good.

Although I do remember my tongue going numb from all the sugar. I think maybe I was overloading my taste buds

This guy gets it

 

[Zow]

Do Pixie Stix count as candy?

I'd argue it's its purest form.

Anyone remember Fun Dip, which had three different flavored pouches filled with the same candy powder as Pixie Stix. You would eat it by taking a piece of crystallized sugar in the shape of a popsicle stick and dipping it into the powder. Today the thought of it grosses me out, but at the time I loved it

Loved it as a kid. The stick even tasted pretty good.

Although I do remember my tongue going numb from all the sugar. I think maybe I was overloading my taste buds

This guy gets it

Gets... diabetes?

 

[zamboni]

Do Pixie Stix count as candy?

I'd argue it's its purest form.

Anyone remember Fun Dip, which had three different flavored pouches filled with the same candy powder as Pixie Stix. You would eat it by taking a piece of crystallized sugar in the shape of a popsicle stick and dipping it into the powder. Today the thought of it grosses me out, but at the time I loved it

Loved it as a kid. The stick even tasted pretty good.

Although I do remember my tongue going numb from all the sugar. I think maybe I was overloading my taste buds

This guy gets it

Gets... diabetes?

What a way to go though. Like a college beer bong.

 

[Kanil]

I've eaten circus peanuts voluntarily and kind of enjoyed them. They're certainly not going to pollute your taste buds for hours like a Necco would.

I had to Google circus peanuts. I thought everyone was referring to peanuts in the shell. Then I saw the marshmallow peanuts I despised as a child. I never knew that was their name.

One of the people in my friends group in college won a $200 gift card and used it all to buy circus peanuts and then threw a party. There were so many circus peanuts thrown up everywhere.

Ooo... Orange vomit. So pretty.

It was disgusting. There was a couple feet of snow on the ground the back yard was just orange snow the next day. At the same party, people were climbing onto the top of cars to do belly flops into the snow. The kid that threw the party had a really nice car (one of those Chrysler Crossfires) and the roof got all caved in. Tragic.

 

[Brunell4MVP]

The browns and whites are the best. But all of the colors are good. And as a bonus, one tube gets you at least three or four days of sugary goodness. Big fan.

If the candy last more than 15 minutes, by definition it sucks.

 

[rockaction]

The browns and whites are the best. But all of the colors are good. And as a bonus, one tube gets you at least three or four days of sugary goodness. Big fan.

If the candy last more than 15 minutes, by definition it sucks.

Everlasting Gobstoppers?

 

[SWC]

necco used to have a plant in pewaukee wisconsin at 100 candy lane but it closed around the time of the market crash in 2008 it had a large cylinder hopper outside that was painted with stripes like a stack of the wafers that you could see if you were on 16 driving out to oconomowoc and it was always sort of neat to drive by and see it even though they tasted like chalk mixed with glue take that to the bank bromigos

I miss Wisconsin town names.

I don't miss driving on county road EE or whatever silly system they have with letters.

what is funny is that in some instances the country road letter names are really just the initials of the original name of the road so for instance out there in cooney country road dr is what used to be delafield road before they made it a county road another thing is that there might be any number of county road s out there so you had better say county s by suamico which is way over by lake michigan or you might end up on county road s out by mt zion by the mississippi i know you say it is screwy but those of us that have been around its just great history and sort of a neat thing take that to the bank brohans

 

[Zow]

necco used to have a plant in pewaukee wisconsin at 100 candy lane but it closed around the time of the market crash in 2008 it had a large cylinder hopper outside that was painted with stripes like a stack of the wafers that you could see if you were on 16 driving out to oconomowoc and it was always sort of neat to drive by and see it even though they tasted like chalk mixed with glue take that to the bank bromigos

I miss Wisconsin town names.

I don't miss driving on county road EE or whatever silly system they have with letters.

what is funny is that in some instances the country road letter names are really just the initials of the original name of the road so for instance out there in cooney country road dr is what used to be delafield road before they made it a county road another thing is that there might be any number of county road s out there so you had better say county s by suamico which is way over by lake michigan or you might end up on county road s out by mt zion by the mississippi i know you say it is screwy but those of us that have been around its just great history and sort of a neat thing take that to the bank brohans

I may or may not have gotten lost in the northern Wisconsin backwoods trying to find some buddy's parents' cabin after a night at a casino or some seedy strip club and then been super confused by all the lettered roads.

 

[SWC]

necco used to have a plant in pewaukee wisconsin at 100 candy lane but it closed around the time of the market crash in 2008 it had a large cylinder hopper outside that was painted with stripes like a stack of the wafers that you could see if you were on 16 driving out to oconomowoc and it was always sort of neat to drive by and see it even though they tasted like chalk mixed with glue take that to the bank bromigos

I miss Wisconsin town names.

I don't miss driving on county road EE or whatever silly system they have with letters.

what is funny is that in some instances the country road letter names are really just the initials of the original name of the road so for instance out there in cooney country road dr is what used to be delafield road before they made it a county road another thing is that there might be any number of county road s out there so you had better say county s by suamico which is way over by lake michigan or you might end up on county road s out by mt zion by the mississippi i know you say it is screwy but those of us that have been around its just great history and sort of a neat thing take that to the bank brohans

I may or may not have gotten lost in the northern Wisconsin backwoods trying to find some buddy's parents' cabin after a night at a casino or some seedy strip club and then been super confused by all the lettered roads.

tell me you went to weasels without telling me you went to weasels you dog woz take that to the bank brochacho

 

[Harry Manback]

They are prevalent around these parts come Halloween. I always assumed the house giving them out chose Trick