Halloween is coming soon, and while we may be too old to go trick-or-treating, no one said you can’t buy candy to pass out to the youngsters, and then eat the majority of it yourself. Here are some candies you probably received as Halloween treats years ago, but may have trouble tracking down today. Don’t forget to brush your teeth after your candy binge!

Cry Baby bubble gum

These gumballs were coated in so much sour, potent citric acid that the first 30 seconds of consumption actually brought one to tears. Consuming more than one or two in a row meant damaging your taste buds as much as if you ate an entire bag of Sour Patch Kids. Still, these ultra-sour candies were extremely popular with grade school kids back in the early 1990s. To relive the pain, order a big tub of them at oryans.com/crybasobugum.html.

Candy cigarettes

These originally came packaged in boxes that looked disturbingly similar to real cigarette brands that were being produced at the time. They had a bland minty taste, and their texture was a cross between Tums and a piece of chalk. Now, candy cigarettes are sold under the name “candy sticks,” and come packaged in a much more politically-correct looking box. Remind me, what is the point of these? If you’re intent on fitting in with the cool kids, maybe your dreams will be fulfilled by ordering a box of the originals at oldtimecandy.com/candy-cigarettes.htm.

Twix Cookies ’n Cream bar

This special Twix bar was only available for a short time, but while it was around it was the envy of every child in the cafeteria. The Twix cookie was topped with a creamy filling full of chocolate cookie crumbles just like cookies and cream ice cream, instead of the standard caramel or peanut butter we can buy today. To sign a petition to bring them back, visit gopetition.com/online/2352.html.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twix

Satellite/Flying Saucers

A bit like feasting on Styrofoam, these candies are composed of a disk-shaped sugar wafer with tiny candy balls inside. They are kind of fun, but not edible if they get exposed to even a touch of humidity, as this causes the wafer to become chewy. Order some at groovycandies.com/V2ProdDetail1.asp?Product_ID=323.

Big League Chew

This gum was inspired by chewing tobacco, and was especially popular with sporty little boys who thought it was cool to try and cram the whole package of shredded bubble gum into their mouths. It’s still sold today, although much harder to find than it was decades ago.

GatorGum

Gatorade created this chewing gum, and it was sold in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It tasted just like Gatorade — sour and kind of weird-tasting for a gum — but the flavor was gone within the first few minutes of chewing, and it just wasn’t appealing after that. The gum’s premise was that it was supposed to quench one’s thirst — a claim impossible for a gum to live up to. Needless to say, this gum didn’t stay on the shelves long.

Source: answers.com/topic/gatorade

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