Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tootsie Pops are often called the world’s most popular lollipops. And it’s for good reason, too; they taste great! Tootsie Pops have been around for decades and they are still going strong. They are a lot like normal lollipops, but they have a thick shell that surrounds an extremely chewy…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐☆☆☆ Takis is a rolled corn tortilla chip that was invented in the year 1999, Takis is an intensely flavored snack, focusing on being spicy and having a powerful kick in its brands’ flavor lineup. Some of Takis flavors are Nitro, Xplosion and its mainstay flavor, Fuego (Fire). Takis has taken…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐☆☆☆ Take 5 candy is a bar of rectangular in shape and contains many different key ingredients. Unlike some candies that showcase only one or two flavors, such as chocolate and peanut butter, Take 5 instead highlights the taste of milk chocolate, peanuts, caramel, peanut butter, and pretzels. Now called Reese’s…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Starburst is a soft fruit-flavored candy in the form of a type of taffy. They come as rectangular or “box” shaped pieces of individually wrapped candy in a variety of colors and flavors. Starburst themselves are chewy, interesting to look at, and generally are fruit-flavored. Starburst is advertised as being…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Sprite is a clear soda with a lemon-lime flavor and is known for its green color branding. Sprite is caffeine-free, crisp tasting, and has had a wide fan base since its introduction in 1961. Sprite is often thought to be a close competitor to 7Up, another caffeine-free lemon-lime flavored soft…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ York Peppermint Pattie is a chocolate-enrobed peppermint candy. Enrobed is when a machine used in the confectionery industry coats a food item with a coating medium, typically chocolate. York Peppermint Pattie has a strong dark chocolate flavor combined with a powerful flavor of peppermint. Rather than being soft out the…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Sour Patch Kids are gummy candies that are sweet and sour. They come in the form of small humanoid creatures, aka, the Sour Patch Kids. This candy is coated with a sour-sugar-like coating and comes in a variety of colors and flavors. Sour Patch Kids have become popular both for…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sno-Caps are small chocolates that are in the shape of a dome or “cap”. They are dark in color but are covered in white sprinkles. Sno-Caps taste like chocolate with sprinkles on them and are slightly bitter tasting. Sno-Caps were first invented in the year 1927. The box that Sno-Caps…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Skittles are a small round chewy candy that comes in many different colors in a bag. Skittles tag line has often been “Taste the rainbow”, to signify the colorful aspect of the candy. Skittles are fruit-flavored, and while they look much like their more chocolate relatives, M&M’s, they are in…
Snack History Nostalgia Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Sherbet Dip Dabs are lollipops that come with sherbet powder. You lick on the otherwise fairly normal-looking lollipop, and then stick it into the sherbet powder. The sherbet powder gives a fizzy sensation that adds to the overall flavor of the lollipop. Some people like to use the lollipop to shovel the…
