Last year in a discussion of Brach’s candy (sweetly nostalgic or disgusting?), under certain conditions, I agreed to re-sample the entire Brach’s collection to affirm or deny my extreme distaste for all-things-Brach’s. I believe I have since been released from this obligation, but I thought I’d dig up some vintage ads for your eyes to chew on…
Ugh, kid…why would you WANT to?
In my immediate candy sorting ritual upon arriving home from trick or treating, these were always put in the “unwanted crap I probably can’t even trade” pile.
But they’ve been around for ages, and I’d imagine some have a fondness for them based on nostalgia alone, despite the existence of far superior candies. I can respect that.
Or maybe…there are those who truly revel in the taste, like this happy gent below?
After all, they are goblin approved.
When I was a kid, every old lady I knew had a dish of Brach’s candy on her coffee table that sat untouched for years. Perhaps there’s a gene for buying and displaying these particular sweets that switches on around the age of 80.
How do you feel about Brach’s candy?
SheWalksSoftly 
7 responses to “Halloween Countdown: Brach’s Candy- The Great Debate”
Ok, you didn’t tell us your result after the resampling of Brach’s candy. Did it affirm or deny your extreme distate?
And as I read this post, I can help but think of comedian Lewis Black’s rant about candy corn. http://youtu.be/O1QRAXv9vUs
I love the tradition of such things, especially candy corn. Although I have to admit it’s more iconic than tastey. The big advantage to candy corn is that I’ll eat one or two pieces at a time, whereas many other candies seduce me into eating the whole bag instantly.
Oh, I should have put the warning that Lewis Black’s rant is riddled with profanity, so people shouldn’t listen to it at work. NSFW!! Sorry for not putting that warning.
lol… I have a bag of Brach’s candycorn sitting next to me. I’m with Plant.R though.. I can’t eat it like I would some other candy and my husband won’t touch it! Just me and myself to slowly enjoy the bag. 😉
I’ve been scowling at Brach’s for years because of the unnecessary presence of gelatin in candy corn. Some less popular brands do not use it and they taste exactly the same, so I don’t see why they feel the need to put the slaughterhouse by-product of melted animal collagen in an innocent kiddie treat. I imagine the CEO of Brach’s is some sadistic hater of all things cute and fuzzy, demoniacally looking down from his candy fortress while innocent, unsuspecting children are eating boiled pig tendons while giggling and prancing around in their princess/dinosaur costumes.
I personally don’t even care much for the gelatin-free candy corn. I still buy it and display it because a bowlful does help achieve the ultimate Halloween setting. It often gets thrown away in November.
So I’m not the only one who felt that way about Brach’s!
No, Sir! You’re not alone.