So I went back to one of my favorite fair-weather candies, Sugar Babies. They come in a friendly yellow package with no frills. Mmmm, caramel hearts. Sugar Babies were originally made in by the James O. Welch Company.
Welch sold it to Nabisco in The Welch family of products changed hands a few more times, going from Nabisco to Warner-Lambert then to Tootsie in , who makes them to this day. The little morsels are rather soft. The chew is a little grainy at first because of the sugar shell, then becomes smooth with some nice buttery tones and burnt sugar flavors. Then it gets grainy again at the very end before dissolving into a sweet mess. Look how cute they are I tend to shun chocolate products during the hot summer months, but then I begin to crave creaminess - Sugar Babies kind of straddle that line with the rich caramel taste but added durability of the sugar shell.
For your enjoyment and education, here is the older Sugar Babies wrapper that I grew up with. You may also still be able to find the limited edition Chocolate Covered Sugar Babies. I have always loved Sugar BabiesβI consider them Happy Candiesβthe ones that always make you smile and feel all warm and fuzzy and cheery when you eat them.
I love the juxtaposition of the graininess and the smooth butter flavor. Aside from chocolate, they are truly the only other candy I cannot resist. These definitely win nostalgia points, but certainly not any points with my dentist. When I revisited them last year for the first time in years, I realized that my tastes had changed since I was I love that your dog is the color of a Sugar Baby.
That is very cute. But I strayβ¦. My trip down Tootsie memory lane has been one of my favorite posts, to date. Man, those images take me right back to a sweeter, simpler time of life. I have fond memories of prying these and Sugar Daddy caramel off the roof of my mouth, but what is a Sugar Mama? Sugar Step-Mamaβ¦.. LOL, I love it! You had me in stitches!
