Circus Peanuts are the worst candy ever.

[Pryderi]

Right?

[cyberswede]

1. Right.

Who eats those?!?

[GoCubsGo]

21. Hell if I know.

Obviously, there ARE people who like them, or they wouldn't keep producing and selling them. I would love to know who they are, too.

[NYC_SKP]

2. They get better over time.

You have to let them age, and season.

[Art_from_Ark]

8. I tried to sell "seasoned" circus peanuts once door-to-door

as part of a junior high band fundraising event-- my group got stuck with the circus peanuts (and candy corn) that were left over from the previous year. Believe me, they do NOT improve with age

[Avalux]

16. That is so true! Much better when they get stale and toughen up!

[Wait Wut]

30. Yep.

Or, shove them in the freezer. Same thing with Peeps. Gotta be stale or frozen.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I think Tootsie Rolls are the worst.

They taste like crayons. I kind of like circus peanuts, in small doses.

[Codeine]

4. Beyond a doubt. Even worse than Peeps, and those are made from pure revulsion

sprinkled with bright yellow hate.

[Archae]

5. Anise squares.

Ick.

[MiddleFingerMom]

10. I think you spelled that wrong.

[Archae]

25. Nope.

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/anise-squares.htm

[MiddleFingerMom]

26. Um... I knew you had spelled it right -- but they woudln't taste much worse as anus-squares, eh?

[Archae]

28. Those would hurt.

[MiddleFingerMom]

29. Not as much as the anus balls offered on the same page on that website.

[Fearless]

34. You've now ruined Halloween for me. I hope you're happy!

[awoke_in_2003]

39. He probably is...

[PoliticAverse]

6. You need to eat them every few years if you want to be reminded exactly how bad they are... n/t

[Manifestor_of_Light]

7. Nope. Anything licorice or hard enough to break teeth.

[BlueJazz]

36. licorice. AggggHH!...The inventor of that stuff should have to eat a large Bug every day.

[etherealtruth]

37. Blech ... licorice

I broke a tooth on a "Now or Later"

[Demo_Chris]

9. correct. nt

[sakabatou]

11. One of the worst

Necco Wafers might be up there

[LumosMaxima]

18. I was gonna say Necco Wafers. nt

[pipi_k]

19. Having grown

up eating tons of those things, I could never decide if they were good or shitty.

Well, maybe the brown and black ones were decent.

But the purple ones sucked

[GoCubsGo]

22. The purple ones are the worst.

The same goes for any of the purple jelly candies out there. I don't know what the hell that flavor is supposed to be,but it's awful. Clove, maybe?

I don't mind the brown or black ones, either. The brown are supposed to be chocolate-flavored, although they're not all that chocolatey. The black ones are licorice-flavored. I am one who actually likes black licorice.

[sakabatou]

27. Yes, it's clove

[Frank Cannon]

13. They're bright orange and banana flavored.

Whoever invented them had to have been on LSD when they came up with that.

[Pryderi]

14. I'd feed them to republicans since

their mascot is an elephant and they're a bunch of circus clowns.

[pipi_k]

15. Nooooooo....!

I've always loved them. Those and spearmint leaves. And orange slices. And Chuckles. Mmmm.....


IMO, the most nasty candy ever is/was Mary Janes. Do they even make that shit anymore?

[progressoid]

31. I ate a some Mary Janes about a month ago!

Found them at a Walgreens in South Dakota.

[awoke_in_2003]

40. My wife is named Mary Jane...

I will say no more on this subject.

[sharp_stick]

17. Here's One Coming From Canada

I'd have to add the distinctively horrible and always throwawayable Kerr's Molasses Kisses.

You always knew the usually elderly lady that would carefully give you two or three of these ugly, chewy and not very tasty candies.

If you were lucky you would have a friend, like the one guy in your squad that would enjoy the ham and lima bean ration (ham and motherfuckers), and he would take these from you before your parents at least made you try them.

Eventually, sometime around Christmas they'd wind up in the garbage.

[pipi_k]

20. Yech

Road tar wrapped in cellophane.

OK, not that I ever tasted them, but I know what molasses looks and smells like.

I would call that child abuse.

[murpheeslaw]

43. No it says "tires" right on the package

There is an old website called "Steve, don't eat it"

[link:http://www.thesneeze.com/2003/steve-dont-eat-it-vol-1.php|

I go back and read it occasionally when I want to giggle till I cry.
Just (*ahem*) a taste . . .

"Potted Meat Food Product

There aren't too many products that feel the need to reassure you that they are, in fact, "food." Already not a good sign.

The list of ingredients is long and horrifying, coming right out of the gate with "MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN." Oddly enough, I'm about to be separated from my lunch, and I haven't even opened the can yet.

Other ingredients include BEEF TRIPE, BEEF HEARTS, AND "PARTIALLY DE-FATTED COOKED PORK FATTY TISSUE" How does one de-fat fat? Bizarre. God knows what else is in here."

[GoCubsGo]

23. I'd eat a circus peanut before I'd eat a Jolly Rancher any day.

And, I think circus peanuts are pure awful. But, I can't think of any candy that's more disgusting than the ones with the fake apple or watermelon flavors. Just the mere thought of them nauseates me.

[Dash87]

24. Toss up between that and candy corn.

[progressoid]

32. Yeah but at least they had a pleasing shape and name. As opposed to this:

[Fearless]

35. For when you get the urge to suck the marrow out of bones.

[awoke_in_2003]

41. Nothing like luscious nutmeat. nt

[Cadfael]

33. Agreed

nt

[LiberalElite]

38. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt

[sammytko]

42. Love them.

Hate regular M&Ms.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

44. anyone remember Tom's Peanuts and Peanut b

utter candy?
the candy was hard and flaky pretty much like a Butterfinger.

[Fridays Child]

45. Yes, next to...

...black licorice.

[JVS]

46. wrong

[TorchTheWitch]

47. Those nasty things just aren't food

I've never understood how they've been around so long. Everything about them is just gross.

[JCMach1]

48. no, that honor goes to LICORICE

If you want to chew on palmetto bug stink on a stick, go ahead... be my guest!

Circus peanuts rock!!!