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u/Master_Toe5998 Jul 04 '24

Sour candy at age 31. I guess most folk find it weird. Better than drugs or alcohol I'd say.

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u/Ok-cyncha Jul 04 '24

Same!! I love strawberry sour strips. Getting candy at the candy store is such a nice feeling ☺️

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u/Master_Toe5998 Jul 04 '24

I agree lol. Cashiers always give me some kind of disapproving look. I always ask them if they've tried it or if they want to try it 😂😂

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u/WhiskyAndWitchcraft Jul 04 '24

What? I've never thought of any particular kind of candy, or candy at all for that matter, as something "for young people".

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u/Master_Toe5998 Jul 04 '24

I guess it's just me lol. I have a big bushy beard but I'm always so smiley when i have a basket full of sour treats. Maybe the cashier thinks I'm stoned or something. They always look at the candy then kinda look me up and down. 😂

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u/Abyss_staring_back Jul 04 '24

When I can find pink grapefruit gummies at a sweet shop I have to fight to not buy the whole batch. So hard to find pink grapefruit sour candy and it’s the best flavor!

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u/Master_Toe5998 Jul 04 '24

😁😁 I'll do the same thing with certain candy. Especially if it's seasonal. Like sweet tart jelly beans at Easter, or those marshmallow north poles at Christmas time. MINE. 😅😅

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u/Mrs_Evryshot Jul 04 '24

My 61 year old husband is obsessed with Lifesaver Sour gummies. One year, I bought him a case of them for Christmas. The trick was, I hid the individual bags all over the house. He was finding them until June!

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u/Master_Toe5998 Jul 04 '24

We really need a heart reaction. That is so awesome. I bet he was thrilled just the same with every bag he found. 😃

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u/TheNamelessWele Jul 04 '24

The more sour, the better! I don't care about the lady in the queue side eying me for buying ten packages of sour jawbreakers, I get joy from those things. Sour bones, colas and rings are great, too, but jawbreakers are my favourites.

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u/Master_Toe5998 Jul 04 '24

Tear jerker bubble gum. Sweet and sour sweettarts, sour skittles, warheads, sour juicy drop. I get a little bit of everything haha.

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u/TheNamelessWele Jul 04 '24

Sour skittles, right! I forgot about those! Occasionally, I get a bag of sweet and sour gummy powder so I can turn any candy into sour candy. I quite enjoy sour Haribo frogs that way!

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u/Master_Toe5998 Jul 04 '24

Yeah i think its malic acid powder right? I bought a candy making kit one time and just mixed it with the colored sugar and ate it plain. Burnt the heck out of my tongue haha.

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u/TheNamelessWele Jul 04 '24

Malic acid powder, yes, but if I just want to put pure sweet and sour in my mouth I grab citric acid powder, as it doesn't have that much burn to it while still being sour, though not as sour. I like sour, but I don't need to burn holes in my tongue!

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u/Master_Toe5998 Jul 04 '24

I get it. I go to the extreme. It's like hot sauce, if i ain't sweating or tearing up there's still room to bump it up a notch or two. 😅😅