A Conversation for Favourite Childhood Sweets and Candy
JawBreakers
OpusGuy Started conversation May 25, 2001
My brother and I discovered this candy one summer before the lawyers took over. JawBreakers, then, were hard candy spheres, about 1 inch in diameter. They were huge! They came 2 to a pack for a quarter. The transparent plastic package had goofy faces drawn on, positioned to look like they were on the candy. Pop one of these babies in your mouth, and it would take a good chunk of the afternoon to dissolve your way through successive layers of flavor (and through your teeth for that matter)to the bubble gum center.
Made by Fleer or O-Pee-Chee (best guess), they were a staple for cottage weekends when you needed the extended sugar rush to keep you going. This candy has since evolved. First they got rid of the gum, replacing it with fruity powder. Then -- I can only assume that some kid finally got one lodged in his throat -- they reduced them to marble size and stuck them in a box. Not the same, I'm afraid.
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