I was so excited when we walked into a nut and candy store in the middle of the desert and I spotted these candy cigarettes that I so loved from my childhood. My taste buds recalled the remeniscent flavors of a cross between teaberry and cloves gum with a hint of pepto bismo. Yeah, I know..... what kind of person remenisces about the flavor of pepto bismo? Apparently one whose memory isn't quite what it used to be. I'm a sucker for nostaligia. I didn't have to battle with myself for too long before I decided to buy the candies that I really did not need. Sugar is not really my thing, unless it's in a doughnut or a cake. But I gave in and boy what a mistake that was. These cigarettes didn't have a hint of pepto bismo flavor infused into the sticks.....more like Maalox and chalk with something that was trying to emulate a minty taste but not quite making it. Blah! These were not the same sugary treats I remember from my childhood. These things were an imposter.
Too funny. When you first described the taste, I thought.. that's not what I remember at all. When you described the Imposter taste... THAT's what I remember. You must have had a better class of candy cigarettes than I did as a kid. ;)
ReplyDeleteI always thought they tasted like chalk on the out side and bubble gum with a fruit taste in the middle. I probably would of wanted to but them too.
ReplyDeleteI remember these! What a great flash to the past.
ReplyDeleteI remember the taste you speak of JarieLyn, and it was a Pepto Bismol taste. Wow, you can't find those anywhere anymore. I also loved the wax coke bottles with the sugary liquid inside.
ReplyDeleteI remember those! Do you remember that if you blew in them a little candy smoke came out?
ReplyDeleteLook at the bright side...at least you have the box!
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I didn't know they even made these anymore, no matter what flavor. How politically incorrect! So what day is the big day?
ReplyDeleteomg I LOVE candy cigarettes. I did not know you could still find them. I wouldn't even mind if they taste like chalk. Remember the little pink ends?
ReplyDeleteI was really disappointed at age 21, when I tried my first real cigarette.
I didn't even know they made these any more! And I do recall them tasting like sweet chalk--not really all that tasty, but I liked pretending to puff on them, anyway. They did have a powdered coating that sort of looked like smoke , too.
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