Is there anyone out there who actually LIKES Tootsie Rolls? And no, I don't mean Tootsie Pops, because at least they have that rockin' owl and "how many licks" thing going for them... I mean the brown wax-paper-wrapped, turd candies that seem to flood the market at Halloween. Does anyone LIKE them-- not "tolerate" or "choke them down" or "oh they're OK" like them, but ACTUALLY like them? If so, please show yourself and enlighten me as to why.
Really, it baffles the mind that they can still market and sell these things. I always hated getting them as handouts when I was a kid, and so did all my friends. They were the last things we ever ate, if at all, because usually by the time we got to them they were stale enough to pull all of our fillings. Yet they're still around! And they're still the last things remaining in every candy stash I see... at home, at the office, anywhere!
Were Tootsie Rolls actually popular in the past? Maybe during and post WWII when there was a definitive shortage of anything that might resemble real candy ingredients and some company was forced, in desperation, to combine imitation chocolate-flavor and wax into a disgusting Lincoln Log-shaped monstrosity??
Let us ask the Wikipedia...
Tootsie Rolls are a chocolatey chew candy that have been manufactured for more than 100 years*. The cylindrical cocoa-flavored candies come individually wrapped, and are an American cultural icon**. They are one of the best-selling candies in America and throughout the world today**. The manufacturer, Tootsie Roll Industries, is based in Chicago, Illinois.
* My guess is that they made one batch and are still selling from it
** Damn lies!!
*** WHAT.
In 1896, Leo Hirshfield came to the United States and started his candy in a small shop, when he decided he wanted a chocolate *tasting* candy that would not melt in the heat, and would be an economical artificial alternative to traditional chocolates.
LOL. "Chocolate tasting." That explains a lot.
In 1931, the Tootsie Pop, a hard-candy lollipop with Tootsie Roll filling was invented, and quickly became popular with Dust Bowl refugees during the Depression era due to its low price. During World War II, Tootsie Rolls were added to soldier's rations because of their ability to withstand severe weather conditions.
Oh, sick! It's like the SPAM of the candy world!
The ingredients of the traditional Tootsie Roll are sugar, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, condensed skim milk, cocoa, whey, soy lecithin, and artificial and condensed flavors.
Mmm... DELICIOUS. >_<
From the company's website (love that design): Who doesn't love Tootsie Rolls?
The answer: ME. o.0
Posted on November 08, 2007 @ 5:56 PM | 2 comments
Really, it baffles the mind that they can still market and sell these things. I always hated getting them as handouts when I was a kid, and so did all my friends. They were the last things we ever ate, if at all, because usually by the time we got to them they were stale enough to pull all of our fillings. Yet they're still around! And they're still the last things remaining in every candy stash I see... at home, at the office, anywhere!
Were Tootsie Rolls actually popular in the past? Maybe during and post WWII when there was a definitive shortage of anything that might resemble real candy ingredients and some company was forced, in desperation, to combine imitation chocolate-flavor and wax into a disgusting Lincoln Log-shaped monstrosity??
Let us ask the Wikipedia...
Tootsie Rolls are a chocolatey chew candy that have been manufactured for more than 100 years*. The cylindrical cocoa-flavored candies come individually wrapped, and are an American cultural icon**. They are one of the best-selling candies in America and throughout the world today**. The manufacturer, Tootsie Roll Industries, is based in Chicago, Illinois.
* My guess is that they made one batch and are still selling from it
** Damn lies!!
*** WHAT.
In 1896, Leo Hirshfield came to the United States and started his candy in a small shop, when he decided he wanted a chocolate *tasting* candy that would not melt in the heat, and would be an economical artificial alternative to traditional chocolates.
LOL. "Chocolate tasting." That explains a lot.
In 1931, the Tootsie Pop, a hard-candy lollipop with Tootsie Roll filling was invented, and quickly became popular with Dust Bowl refugees during the Depression era due to its low price. During World War II, Tootsie Rolls were added to soldier's rations because of their ability to withstand severe weather conditions.
Oh, sick! It's like the SPAM of the candy world!
The ingredients of the traditional Tootsie Roll are sugar, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, condensed skim milk, cocoa, whey, soy lecithin, and artificial and condensed flavors.
Mmm... DELICIOUS. >_<
From the company's website (love that design): Who doesn't love Tootsie Rolls?
The answer: ME. o.0
Posted on November 08, 2007 @ 5:56 PM | 2 comments
Comments:
omfg they are srsly one the best candies evar. why u gotta h8? :)
By 
Rachel, at
1:46 PM, November 09, 2007
I luvs me some tootsie rolls!
By , at
1:47 PM, November 14, 2007
