Irish People Try Vintage American Candy

[@TheTRYChannel]

In case you missed it, we tried more vintage candy in our Classic American Candy video! 😊🍬 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXuneKeYr76Fq7c

[@timothym33]

TTOOO FUNNY!! Tasted many DaD's.. They don't taste like this one!!! TO DAMN FUNNY!!!!

[@stephensellers1390]

Irish Jesus where the bloody hell did you get that shirt from? You know what? It doesn't even matter. The fact that you're wearing a STL Blues shirt is everything. Much love and positivity for all of you from a bearded guy in Missouri. Oh and Happy St. Paddys Day!!! Sláinte!!! 🍻

[@NoNames-vw3bq]

@@stephensellers1390 someone sent him a package a while back & it had a Blues jersey in it. I don't remember but this may have been in it too. He made a video on his channel where he opened it.

[@ditzydoo4378]

They are vintage, but not the best... they should have at least set you some "Mary Janes", Bit-O-Honeys, Slo-Poke's, Necco Wafers and Beeman's Gum at the very least..

[@thesuperdak7224]

A bit down in the comments for that thread, I posted, "You should have gotten some Circus Peanuts while you were at it!" I would like to apologize for that.

[@serioushex3893]

i like that "Dermot" is now the de facto bottom end of an "enjoyment of peanut butter" scale.

[@imdave1952]

It's perfect, although would've been better if Dermot was there as well lol.

[@kiwicharles]

Is he not on this channel anymore?

[@taj1994]

@@kiwicharles He was on the Valentine's Day livestream. Not including the blooper video from a couple weeks ago, I'm not sure when his last regular video appearance was though

[@joshuabolton3866]

@@taj1994 him and Justine appear less and less

[@michaelboyce9028]

@@taj1994 Probably took a holiday.

[@roshif-tv9xd]

My Pop had an infatuation with "Circus Peanuts"...basically an affair with em. Even as he got older and his health declined, he would hide them around so my Mom didn't know he was still eating them. About 2 weeks after he passed we found a hidden bag behind the couch in a lil cubby hiding hole of his...we all laughed, then cried. It was beautiful!

[@Scottierolls]

Rip Pop ✊🏻

[@jannrhoads6930]

I love circus peanuts! My adult daughters are so embarrassed! lol

[@awwbarbie]

🍷To your father!

[@roshif-tv9xd]

Thanks all, I appreciate it. He was a really good Dad, Grandpop, and my best friend.

[@LilStampBug]

My Dad loved them too... He would only eat then after they got really stale...he liked them that way... My father has also passed :( I would buy them and keep them for a year and send with presents so he could eat them right away when he got them 😁 sure miss him :(

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Fun fact: Horehound is used as a natural treatment for sore throat and cough, usually mixed with organic/ raw Witch Hazel (aka Winterbloom) into a tonic.

[@johnsegertsons2143]

Sounds good,but does it mix with vodka?

[@hortehighwind8651]

The name lol

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

@@johnsegertsons2143 Probably could actually lol, best of both worlds ;)

[@matthewmains2462]

As a child forty years ago I had horehound candy. Between then and now they had to have changed the recipe, because when I had them there was no sugar added and the flavor made me want to vomit.

[@amykruse6887]

I remember having horehound candies when I had a sore throat as a kid. I forgot all about it.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

"It smells like medicine!" That's a common reaction of Europeans to root beer -- that and toothpaste and mouthwash. Apparently European medicinals use a similar sassafras or sarsaparilla-type flavoring (just like we use mint for toothpastes, mouthwash, and some ointments in the U.S.).

[@Caseytify]

Used to be a very popular Halloween treat. Popular with the passers-out, that is.

[@coryclark5442]

Dude i LOVE those little rootbeer candies, i would go through whole bags as a child

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

@@coryclark5442 One American restaurant chain...has root beer barrel (hard) candies in a bowl by the cash register!! Love them!!

[@bethcushway458]

I love Root beer!!!! We used to get it in our McDonald's over here in the UK but they stopped selling it. You can buy root beer in cans and 2 litre bottles in most convenience stores and supermarkets over here though Root beer is quite similar to the British drink Dandelion and Burdock which I also love!

[@jasthe3rd]

I've never heard the term "hard boiled candy" before, we just call them "hard candy" here in the US. You're not meant to chew them (unless you want to test your teeth, lol), and they are especially good if you have a sore throat.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

It's a baking term. Here in the US women who know how to bake (and men for that matter) use the terms hard boil and soft boil for candy. If you ever look at a good candy thermometer you will see either the terms hardball and softball or hard boil and soft boil written on it.

[@jcastromex]

Hey TRYers, here is a little bit of info about the classic candies: Horehound drops are bittersweet hard candies made with sugar and an extract of marrubium vulgare (a flowering plant in the mint family). They are dark-colored, dissolve in the mouth, and have a flavor that has been compared to menthol and root beer. Peanut Butter Bars as small versions of what we in New York call “Chick-o-Sticks” - a peanut butter honeycombed center with a hard candy jacket. Smarties is a 71-year-old candy that are white and pastel shaded sugary, chalky goodness. I remember eating them when I went to grade school (1970s). American Circus Peanuts are one of my favorite sweets. They date to the 19th century, when they were one of a large variety of unwrapped "penny candy" sold in such retail outlets as five-and-dime stores. Root Beer Drops are another one of the candies I enjoyed as a kid. I enjoyed them for the barrel shape and they bring back memories of your favorite old-time soda fountain. They are bursting with a sweet and delicious root beer flavor. I hope you enjoyed them! Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone! 🍬🍬🍬☘️☘️🥂🥂💚💚

[@samiam619]

I’m just like you: I immediately went to Wikipedia to look up horehound.

[@samiam619]

Just read the rest of your post. They definitely did NOT enjoy the root beer.

[@afcgeo882]

Brooklynite here... what are Chick-O-Sticks?

[@DodiTov]

@@afcgeo882 Ah. Coconut covered peanut bars. They're orange and crumbly, but definitely peanut butter.

[@WyldstaarStudios]

@@afcgeo882 A Chick-O-Stick is a peanut flavored candy that also includes toasted coconut. Like the Peanut Butter Bar, it's also made by Atkinson. The taste is similar to a Butterfinger, but without the chocolate, and with a hint of toasted coconut. They're actually made in Texas, not New York. They're my favorite non-chocolate candy.

[@johngingras]

Fun fact: they made one giant batch of Circus Peanuts back in 1940 and have been selling those same sweets since.

[@PachinhoG2024]

No wonder its shite

[@FlixCreEightR]

LOL! I love and hate them!

[@imyourhuckleberry2648]

are you positive

[@freebiehughes9615]

I feel the same about Claxton's Xmas fruit cake logs/bars. Since I've lived in the States, supermarkets build displays with them every year. I have yet to witness anyone actually purchase one. I believe the same fruit cake logs have been cycling back and forth between the manufacturer and supermarkets since the early 1900's. They are rock hard!

[@patrickharvey158]

There's no way that can be true

[@silverfangmeteor]

I’m an old vintage soul at heart ❤️

[@IronmanV5]

With the voice of an Angel

[@davidray6962]

Seconding Mark. Have you maybe been working on more vintage tunes? Really enjoy your singing.

[@hortehighwind8651]

This giraffe cat feels that too.

[@silverfangmeteor]

@@davidray6962 why thank you! I’ve not been great with creating content, simply because of the pandemic here in Ireland, but I’ve got something in mind and hopefully will be able to create something soon ❤️

[@lairdcummings9092]

And there's nothing wrong with that!

[@rachie0514]

I love horehound candy! It is the closest thing I can find to describe the flavor of sassafras. Sassafras is a tree that grows in Appalachia. The dig the roots and dry them. You make tea from the dried root.

[@Banapis]

The dried leaves are also called filé in Cajun cooking. I used to love when my grandparents made "sass-rus" tea when I was a kid!

[@thecelticcrone7927]

@@Banapis …Sassafras Roots also give you quite a bit of a “Pick Me Up” too!! lol

[@mknewlan67]

Oh my, I miss sassafras tea. My grandmother raised me for part of my early life and made the best tea. Wish I could find it here in Michigan. Vaguely remember something about them being bad for you. She made the tea from the root. Was amazing

[@Banapis]

@@mknewlan67 It is supposed to be a carcinogenic if taken in certain quantities. I also know people who are cancer survivors who have been told not to use it in any form, even the leaves because of the carcinogens.

[@mknewlan67]

@@Banapis thank you! As a cancer survivor I will cherish the sassafras only in my memories.

[@michaelmacdermott6340]

"It might sound like a dirty word, but Horehound is anything but! This furry plant is known for its medicinal qualities and has been utilized as a household tonic for centuries. Today, Horehound is still used in cough drops and candies as a soothing sweet!"

[@raymondweaver8526]

Tasty too

[@thecelticcrone7927]

Came here looking for This comment!! I remember my GreatNan giving these “Candies” to me as Cough Drops! LOL

[@magnificent6668]

Good to note with covid running amok ---strong horehound candy breaks up congestion quite well. It's like natural Muscinex

[@morrigankasa570]

I love Horehound candy.

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

I'm glad someone could explain those because I've never heard of them and now I need to seek them out for medicinal purposes, especially in the current season.

[@johncolumbus6881]

There needs to be a part two that includes Necco Wafers, Bit o Honey, Malt balls and caramel creams

[@avrtours3658]

Charleston Chews from the freezer.

[@victoriawilliams2786]

You two have great ideas!

[@tracyroweauthor]

sugar babies and pixie sticks. They'd be bouncing off the walls lol

[@ClockworkCrow7]

And cow tails

[@tanyapowell8577]

I love Bit O Honey

[@ravenlorans]

The TRY Channel, takes a trip to the Dollar Tree.

[@HamTheBacon]

We the people demand it!

[@mikelawson6456]

Or Cracker Barrell

[@HermanVonPetri]

@@mikelawson6456 Cracker Barrel was my first thought too.

[@bradpolmateer4266]

Lol yes

[@mcf3778]

pretty much what they did

[@mollybeee]

Horehound drops are something my dad, born in 1918, used to give me when I was sick. They're good for congestion and coughs. That's what they were originally marketed for.

[@webbtrekker534]

I'm 75 and grew up with Dad's Root Beer. Brings back so many good memories.

[@RLucas3000]

Time for a part 2 with: 1) Mary Janes - my mom’s fave 2) Cream Drops (with a horribly rude nickname, but they taste so good!) 3) Lemon Drops 4) Pixie Sticks 5) Brach’s Jelly Nougats

[@Kellyd2024]

Jelly nougats, I love those. Haven't they been discontinued?

[@mala3isity]

See my list? My aunt owned the corner candy store. I forgot about the Jelly Nougats and the bubble gum cigarettes. Cream Drops=Bulls-eyes? or did I miss another one?

[@xine91468]

“It looks small in the package but it’s big in your mouth.” OK, everyone say it with me... That’s what she said!!!

[@candimero5634]

🤣🤣🤣

[@eliberdinner4808]

"Are we not doing 'phrasing' anymore?"

[@joshuabolton3866]

lol

[@joshuabolton3866]

@@eliberdinner4808 I still do

[@tallulahmars2577]

Horehound is a plant in the mint family. So the mint, licorice and root beer flavor guesses were all kinda correct. It has its own unique flavor.

[@derrickclark2991]

It was a cough drop flavor. It was thought to have some medicinal value, and then some folks got nostalgic about the flavor and it became a mainstay in drug store penny candy.

[@hollyevolving]

Ricola still includes horehound as one of its botanicals - those candies probably tasted like Ricola.

[@Nomad27645]

@@hollyevolving i love ricola for some reason maybe im just weird

[@yippeeflowers]

@@Nomad27645 so quirky 🤪 😂

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

@@Nomad27645 Then I’m weird, too!! 👍🏻

[@thnkx]

Spangler candy (circus peanuts) also makes those small Dum Dum lollypops and candy canes. They are made in a small town in Ohio. The same small town is where they used to make Etch-A-Sketch toys.

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz5167]

The town is Bryan Ohio, and if you drive by the spangler factory it always smells like dum-dum suckers. (I think it smells like blueberry, but some might say otherwise)

[@joshschneider9766]

Trivia time. They make the mystery flavor by combining the ends of the candy logs they cut off the individual lollies from

[@Adiscretefirm]

Six year old me: I like peanuts, I like marshmallows, I like circuses, these must be the greatest candy EVER! That was the day I learned about disappointment and lost a good amount of childhood innocence.

[@jilliant.4550]

I used to work at Spangler that makes the circus peanuts, and it amazed me at just how many we made a year. They have been around forever.

[@markuyehara7880]

Who is eating these things?!

[@dentednj]

Rootbeer has to be enjoyed in liquid form to appreciate it. We made rootbeer floats whenever possible. Rootbeer with scoops of vanilla ice cream plopped in. Sooooo good.

[@hymmj147]

Root beer floats are my go-to dessert any day.

[@joehorn1762]

I agree, but im very picky about my rootbeer, it has to have some bite to it.

[@yupei5778]

@@joehorn1762 Barq's has bite.

[@joehorn1762]

@@yupei5778 yeah, thats the only big brand I'll drink.

[@yupei5778]

@@joehorn1762 Their 90's commercials with Nick Swardson were hilarious.

[@alexismarie1884]

Oh man I’d love to see them try those wax bottle candies I used to have growing up, or the chalk bubble gum that you can use as chalk and eat 😬

[@kckillakrack9714]

Yea or the fake cigarette candy lol

[@kckillakrack9714]

@@jonhall2211 they did? Pretty sure they stopped that in the 60s

[@kckillakrack9714]

@@jonhall2211 now one makes you buy anything thats the truth. Blame capitalism? No one makes you do anything. Everything is a choice. We keep electing theae people tied into buisness all of us. We watch and just talk about it but no one does anything because they will be called crazy or ridiculed in the media who is ownd by 1 of 5 companys that own everything which is tied right into any politics (unions). Even nin union wirks if its a big ass company its just tied into the state level more than federal. America where everyday us a gameshow or soap opera but its just our own personal ones lol

[@kckillakrack9714]

@@jonhall2211 no one makes you do anything it is all a choice. Everything is a choice man its really simple stuff. Even going to work and paying bills are choices. You Don t have to do anything literally.

[@kckillakrack9714]

@@jonhall2211 I think you might need a new dr.

[@mollybaumbarger8331]

I’m 54 and my great granddad gave me Circus peanuts. They are truly vintage. I love them as much today as I did as a little girl. Made me think about him in the best way! 🥰

[@mikelmcknight72]

I haven’t had them in years, but I used to love circus peanuts.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

I'm 50 and my dad loved the things. Not surprisingly he passed away from complications of diabetes...

[@islandbrowncoat]

Horehound is one of my favorite candies! Yes, it is a wee bit root beery. It is traditionally both a candy and used for soothing sore throats. It is one of the main ingredients in ricola herbal cough drops. Horehound itself is a bitter herb.

[@morrigankasa570]

All these candies are delicious and my 3 favorites are Horehound Candies, Rootbeer Barrels and Smarties.

[@Jaime2830]

In Canada, our smarties are the chocolate coated candy and what Americans call smarties, we call them rockets. Also Happy St. Paddy's day :)

[@amberhennessey66]

This 100%

[@melTiceTiger]

I had no idea they were called smarties. We always called them rockets!

[@nanoflower1]

Yes, I've always thought it a bit odd how two countries so close together end up giving different names to the same products.

[@brycedorey360]

Funny part is on the package of US smarties it says made in Canada

[@WriterOfMany]

Idk what your Smarties taste like, but your Smarties sound like our Sixlets!

[@withpeacelove366]

I love circus peanuts. I used to get them every weekends when i went to blockbuster with my dad to rent movies when i was a kid. They have such a unique melt in your mouth texture thats hard to explain. When i mention them to people they've never heard of them.

[@charlespeterwatson9051]

You need to check out the Vermont Country Store for more interesting vintage candy from America's past.

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Great suggestion!!

[@ayakotami3318]

The Root Beer Candies had me salivating! I love those! I used to buy it a lot! I loved getting the taste of a delicious root beer when I couldn't get the drink itself. 😋 This video brought back childhood memories. 😁

[@iceeyes4478]

Here in Canada, Smarties are the little chocolate things like you have, and those candies that you tried that were called Smarties are called Rockets here. I love them!

[@lynneufeld3175]

Mum would place Smarties on the sugar cookies before baking them

[@brandonhayes5460]

The moment the peanut butter comes out the ghost of Dermot comes out, "on a scale of I love peanut butter to Dermot where are you with this?" 😂😂

[@justinyoung9055]

Someone chose violence sending both peanut butter and root beer candies to Europe. Happy St Paddy's Day, Try Channel!

[@amberloggins3297]

Paul wearing a St. Louis Blues shirt makes my heart SOOOO happy! GO BLUES!!

[@jtomas4850]

Awesome!!

[@lixak6307]

Play Gloria!!

[@jefferyderby8122]

Got so excited when I saw his shirt. Overjoyed by simple thing. Lol. LET’S GO BLUES!!!

[@misshaynes7425]

I love this channel. Watch it all the time. Shout out to @Irish Jesus for representing my city with the St. Louis Blues airbrush tee-shirt. All of you guys are awesome

[@CharityS-Minnesota]

Nothing better than Jamie’s laugh 😂 flippin contagious!!!

[@TwistedSither]

"Vintage" candy sounds like something found between the cushions of a thirty year old couch. 😜

[@John_Weiss]

A 30 year old couch would be from 1991. I think you _meant_ to say was, “a couch from the 1930s.”

[@SpookyMomma918]

hahaha

[@Cosmic_Gorilla]

@@John_Weiss Haha, don't be ridiculous, 1991 was only 10 years ago- Oh- Oh no. I'm old.

[@Lowekinder]

usually tastes like it too

[@tinydancer7426]

@@John_Weiss You don't have to go back that far for them to be vintage. The fifties is far enough ...... and maybe the sixties. Remember, the 30's were in the thick of the depression ..... and most people didn't have much money to be spending on candy, if any at all. My mom was born in 1926 and she said they rarely saw candy, what little they ever had was whatever my grandma could conjure up in her country kitchen using what ever she could spare from what they grew on the farm and wasn't needed to go into meals for a family of 2 adults and nine kids.

[@gregzebarth4721]

In Canada we have the chocolate Smarties and those American Smarties are called Rockets

[@Stevarooni]

And in America, the carob "Smarties" are called Sixlets.

[@evansteiner5520]

I'm Canadian

[@apebeats6631]

Everyone's grandpa has a cough drop, two pieces of peppermint, and a peanut butter bar in their pocket at all times. I think it's a law.

[@jenzerr8856]

Mine had the horehound 🤮 and the assorted chocolates from brachs 😂

[@jenzerr8856]

And of course, the butterscotch and strawberry hard candies 😂

[@trishayamada807]

Mine had those chuckles chewy square gummy candies and the black licorice was always a throw away. My gran had doublemint gum or those butterscotch discs.

[@tarmaque]

Funny, my Grandfather always had Juicy Fruit gum, and sometimes Wrigley Spearmint gum.

[@margaretramaker1822]

Mine always had peppermint lifesavers or tootsie rolls.

[@makgreen007]

I remembered the smarties and the peanuts. My grandmother always had them. Thanks for the memories.

[@katyas-mom]

Horehound is a herb. You get rid of the bitterness by cooking it with honey or syrup. It's used primarily for colds and congestion. Drop one in a cup of hot tea and let it melt.

[@bassiclymike]

I LOVE the old root beer barrels! Brach's made the best ones. Truly tasted like root beer candy. And Smarties are still a favorite. The sweet/tart flavors are just awesome! I'm an old fart so I remember all this stuff before it was "vintage". :)

[@TabaquiJackal906]

I"d say the A&W root beer candies were the best, myself......

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

@@TabaquiJackal906 They are all delicious!!

[@danhartman8582]

Poor people never experienced a Root beer stand or A&W with those Frosty Mugs of root beer .

[@Sunset553]

That’s true. I like root beer and was an adult when I had my first root beer float from A&W.

[@Deadwood1919]

I remember going to one of those when I was real young. The parents would get us all RB floats, then take a gallon of their Root Beer to go home for drinks for the week. Delivered by girls on roller skates.

[@beckysprang5517]

We have a Stewart's Root Beer Stand here where you can get Root Beer and Orange Cream in the frosty mugs (I think also Cream Soda). And they just opened back up after being closed all winter :D

[@Nothing-zw3yd]

We still have an actual A&W drive-in a bit south of me. The car hops don't have skates, but they still have the frosty mugs of root beer. Absolutely fantastic. If you're ever in Cortland, NY you should look it up.

[@MARSHAO1946]

Loved A & W Root Beer.

[@normlee6566]

Smarties are like a cross between Sweet tarts and Pez.

[@dinglemckringleberry9429]

and they're glorious

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Great description!!

[@davidhamilton6612]

I think they call them rockets now.

[@mercywalschek2695]

When I was a kid, my mom would take my brothers and I to Calico Ghost Town every year. We would always go to the little store and buy old fashioned candy. My mom's favorite was the horehound drops. I hated them then. Thought they tasted like a really bad attempt at making medicine taste good. But, I like them now. Probably because it's a bit nostalgic for me.

[@janetseidlitz5976]

I have many fond memories of Calico Ghost Town. My dad would always buy me a sarsaparilla in a brown glass bottle.

[@mdfield1]

Horehound candy is derived from the horehound mint plant and has been around since ancient Egypt. It has a slightly bitter taste somewhere between root beer and licorice and is still used as a primary ingredient in cough drops and has medicinal qualities. It’s an acquired taste. You either love it or you don’t care for it. I love it and have enjoyed horehound candy for 65 years. My mother used to buy it when we went to Disneyland or Knott’s Berry Farm since both were less than 6 miles from where I grew up in Southern California. Now it’s sold in many places and I usually order it online.

[@madliarcharlie9695]

When I was a young, my mom and I would help out this 80 year old lady across the lane, and the peanut butter bars were always in her candy dish and to this day I love them

[@williamoneal4112]

CIRCUS PEANUTS!!!! My childhood was fueled by those and Pixie Stix...have them try Cowtails, it's caramel filled with creme

[@eric8851]

We still get cowtalls almost everytime were at tractor supply

[@rogeld6677]

@@eric8851 Oh yeah they are at every gas station here. Love Cowtails!

[@charlesawe9580]

I still buy circus peanuts today but always squeeze them to see if they are fresh. If they are soft you get a soft burst of flavor, if hard they give your jaw a workout. If hard leave them on the shelf.

[@Celestecass]

Ahh Pixie stix I still eat those and the circus peanuts.

[@shadypugsley5136]

“I’ve licked many a dad, and they don’t taste like that”. Omg 😂😂😂😂 looove it

[@saltypretzel4959]

Now there's an idea for the next Try episode ;D

[@cameronwest3996]

It tastes very daddish

[@seanmacgabhann4341]

I truly have 😋

[@davidbechner9613]

A very relatable statement. 😂

[@m951top]

😂

[@tphayes3547]

Looks like everyone got the "wear black something with black" memo! 🖤👕 Color coordination!

[@georgedavis4553]

what

[@robertwoodard950]

Just had to shout out to Irish Jesus! Your St Louis Blues shirt is awesome. I'm a fan of The Blues and Try Channel it's so great to see our hockey team represented on the other side of the pond. Keep the great content coming my wife and I Love all of you!

[@zayneunderwood1488]

I just asked the kid working at McDonald's if the shamrock shakes were made with fresh shamrocks? He went to ask the manager... ☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@johnsegertsons2143]

You're my hero 👍😂😂😂😂

[@victoriawilliams2786]

👍🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@martyg6753]

"Are your cookies made with real Girl Scouts?" - Wednesday Addams

[@darlenelipuma7769]

Thank you for that laugh!!

[@elizabitty213]

Omg that’s awesome lmao 😂

[@SoulSociety5]

I'm the only person I know that likes Horehounds, they are great when you have a sore throat

[@edgarburlyman738]

No way man I like horehound any old time

[@johanvajse8410]

it's been a while since I've had it, but I remember liking it

[@daledonaldson4122]

I like it too!

[@jking2124]

Love 'em.

[@ChuffedLemon]

Never tried them, but I love herbal flavors and want to!

[@you_want_some_gamer8553]

Happy St. Patrick Day Try gang

[@gfh110]

In 35 years I've never seen anyone actually enjoy a circus peanut. Incredible.

[@MetalNick]

Yeah those things are nonsense lol

[@Vaeloron]

@@MetalNick I have always loved them but they have to be fresh. When they get hard they are awful.

[@GizmoDWalrus]

But they're one of my fav Easter candies lol

[@kevincrisantemi1891]

I like them to me they have an artificial banana flavor.

[@markmayfield2228]

I love them. But in moderation. You either love them or hate them.

[@redgraphicunicorn]

Oh boy... I remember Horehounds sooooo well as a kid. My parents would take us to a Penny Candy store and I would definitely get some Horehounds! Not for everyone for sure!

[@chrisjarvis2287]

I'm over 50 and that version of smarties has always been the same in the U.S lol

[@davep5788]

Smarties in the UK and Canada are like American M&M's (but much better). Your Smarties are called Rockets here.

[@auntlynnie]

I don’t think they’ve changed the packaging, either! LOL

[@1leckles]

It's like mars bars here, are the same as milky ways in U.S. and there is another one I can't remember exactly, like a 3 muskeeters is like a milky way here.

[@dale3641]

For part 2, Cracker Jack's, Orange Slices, candy necklaces, Sugar Babies, wax lips or bottles would be interesting.

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

I remember all of those!!

[@hashtagdag]

By vintage American candy, I thought you were going to be sampling actual products from my childhood, the first half of the 1970s, like Bottle Caps, Blow Pops, and Alexander the Grape.

[@John_Weiss]

No, they're going with the candies that _were vintage when we were kids in the 1970s_ 😆!

[@candimero5634]

I LOVED blow pops!!!

[@travisinthetrunk]

I was expecting necco wafers.

[@markjovanovic9110]

Pop rocks 🤪🤪😛

[@johanvajse8410]

I still ate the peanut butter bars and smarties in the 70's. We'd get them at Halloween a lot

[@robertmcginty7263]

Totally agree about the options on the Root Beer candy and I enjoy a cold glass of root beer. The other items I have had and enjoyed.

[@jerryfraley5904]

I grew up with horehound candy (in the Appalachia mountains), and noticed it started becoming harder to find in the 1980's. It's one of those flavors that borders on the edges of candy and medicine. I still love it to this day, and whenever I see a pouch, I buy it. Circus peanuts are the definition of "candy banana" flavor, and root beer barrels have a secret ingredient: wintergreen. Fun video, even with Jamie's mind warping choice of a shirt.

[@davecold58]

thanks for not letting me down Sean!! i thought to myself when you guys got the peanut butter candy, hey nobody mentioned dermot or george? but sean did not let them happen!

[@deannaeakle8680]

The Peanut butter logs and Circus peanuts were a couple of my childhood favorites back 50 years ago😂

[@9SmartSand6]

5:10 Jamie: "Brings you back to the 90's." Smarties are even more 'vintage' than that - got them while Trick-or-Treating in the early 60's. Yeah, I know. I'm old. Don't rub it in.

[@michaelshelley1289]

i loved MOST of those back in the day!!!! and still some today....and others i wish i could still have...like the rootbeer "barrels" lol

[@brandyduink2575]

Awww now nostalgic as I grew up being given these by one of my great uncles. And so sorry someone fed you those Circus Peanuts.

[@SpidermanFan92]

You forgot the traditional bowl of hard candies grandma tried, then put back so it's just a brick of candy covered in lint and hair.

[@2JobsStillPoorUSA]

Lol too true

[@BitterBetty76]

But it was so good😍🤣

[@purity4all]

and those Christmas ribbon candies that came in a box.

[@angeleyesgreen1586]

Yup, grandma always had a bowl of ribbon candy and a Whitman's Sampler by grandpa's chair Plus fruit stripes gum hidden in the kitchen cupboard

[@purity4all]

@@angeleyesgreen1586 OMG the gum that tastes amazing for no more than 30 seconds, but no other gum tastes nearly as good! I bet you remember whistle pops too.

[@diedraunderwood1114]

"I don't mind it, but I wouldn't be able to eat a whole spoon of it". Said as I was LITERALLY eating peanut butter on a spoon!!🤣🤣

[@mama.vad3r]

Circus peanuts and root beer candies are definitely an acquired taste. I grew up with them and enjoy them for nostalgia, but I know plenty of people who don't like them.

[@californiaclaire8558]

I was born in 1955. My grandmother had a candy dish in the kitchen that was always filled with some kind of candy. I remember being so excited when I saw the Circus Peanuts! She also got a lot of Brach's candies. All the of the candies you tried here on this video were some of my childhood go to sweets. There was no such thing as "too sweet" to this kid! LOL

[@goaway2005]

Me to my husband “You gotta give it a few licks”

[@aliwantizu]

For most it usually takes more than a few. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Deadwood1919]

I get impatient, and try to bite it in half. 😜

[@matthewstreacker7402]

Am I the only one who loves circus peanuts lol

[@tomheinrichs7058]

I don’t eat packing material.

[@cometogether999]

You just may be the only one.

[@the_indecisiveartist_5850]

I do (rarely though). Warning, don't eat the rainbow ones, the food dye makes you sick.

[@dacheet8174]

Yes

[@canadianmoth]

I love them bra. Ita all good.

[@bubbles9975]

"I've licked many a dad" .. 🤣🤣 I can't..

[@seanmacgabhann4341]

😋

[@bubbles9975]

@@seanmacgabhann4341 // 🥰🥰🥰

[@yalondapickrel2058]

😂😂😂

[@jaimemarston6200]

Such a wonderful group! Love them all 😁🥰

[@TYTARMY]

Nice to see Ann and Nancy Wilson together.

[@davidray6962]

Horehound is one of those things you only get because it's old-fashioned. Nobody loves it and has fond childhood memories about it. It's more of a "my grandparents thought this was weird and couldn't figure it out, so they gave it to me to see if I could figure it out, and I'll give it to my grandkids just in case they can figure it out - but it's probably just weird".

[@deedrole5296]

I actually have fond memories of horehound candies and buy them. My kids hate them. It's like licorice you either like it or you don't most people aren't lukewarm on it.

[@gwts1171]

It has a Jagermeister taste. Or the other way around.

[@dorothydunn3285]

Really used now more for just a cough drop like Fisherman's Friend). Covered in sugar to make it better in the beginning.

[@LtFoeHammer]

I really like it, but I also like other botanical flavors like gin and root beer and green tea.

[@ashleydowney1222]

My grandmother loves horehound candy and black licorice. She is 84 and grew up during The Great Depression. She only ever got candy for Christmas since her mom only made 2 cents an hour and my grandmother was one of 4 kids still living at home.

[@MyWalkLondon]

Keep these entertaining videos coming up, we dont need Netflix

[@jodofly1158]

What else will we play on the tv in the background while we watch these videos tho?

[@allanpage]

"I've licked a lot of dads and they don't taste like this"...You need to watch this video just to see who says that. Cause it's GOLD.

[@mistressblush4233]

Especially considering who said it. I know he can be quite sassy, but I also picture him as being the shy and innocent type. 🥰

[@seanmacgabhann4341]

I am a shy violet ☺️

[@tgziceblood]

I read this and immediately thought well justines not here so its got to be sean...

[@Jajinkah]

I almost died when he said that. Golden.

[@jjellybelmo4]

@@seanmacgabhann4341 not wrong. I can agree. Some definitely taste better. By a lot 😬

[@tompinnef6331]

Always fun to see non-US people drink / eat root beer type drinks or treats. Most do not like it - but since we grew up drinking / eating root beer stuff. It's great to us. Take care...

[@jasonborn2598]

Horehound in the mint family, medically supposed to be a respiratory aid. Kind of a cross between root beer which is made from sassafras a medical herb and licorice, which is also some medical attributes, so claimed.

[@dodgers0n842]

Jesus rocking the St. Louis Blues shirt!!! LET'S GO BLUES!!!!!!!!

[@evansteiner5520]

Go! Flames

[@nickyutzy4788]

@@evansteiner5520 NO GO BLUESSSSSS!!!!!!!

[@combatrock81]

@@evansteiner5520 Sorry, Jesus has spoken.

[@MasterShake9000]

Americans seeing the circus peanuts are screaming at the screen like a horror movie audience. “DON’T DO IT NO DON’T DO IT”

[@BethWood01]

I like them 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@cmtippens9209]

I knew a lot of the comments would be negative towards the Circus Peanuts, but I like them. Not something I'd choose over some other selection, perhaps, but when I need a bite of nostalgic childhood.

[@elizabethlittler4472]

Happy St. PATRICKS DAY XX

[@laurenosborne1512]

The circus peanuts are nostalgic for me. The peanut candies are legendary! I mean legendary, i loooooooove them. I could do without the rest. To me, the rest is that filler stuff you get in your bucket on halloween when you are sifting through and looking for the good stuff that contains chocolate. But for real, LOVE those peanut butter things. Those were a serious treat that we rarely got growing up. They are very sticky but the flavor is so good.

[@onespiceybbw]

Marrubium vulgare (white horehound or common horehound) is a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae), native to Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern and central Asia. It is also widely naturalized in many places, including most of North and South America. In other words, it grows everywhere but in Ireland.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

"How old fashioned _are_ they if they have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, _and_ Pinterest?" 😝

[@SnarkNSass]

If your mouthwash tastes like root beer...Ireland truly is a magical place!💚💚💚💚💚💖

[@Yompers]

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day 🐍🍻

[@gregoryworth84]

In Canada, like in Ireland, Smarties are the candy coated chocolate buttons, when i was a young lad, they were made by Rowntree since 1937 and now made by Nestles. The chalk roll candy that Americans call Smarties, are produced in Canada and they're call Rockets...and I love 'em !

[@kayydeed.7568]

Everyone on these episodes are so lovely. I truly love this channel! Please dont ever stop making content. I wish we (americans) seen more into Ireland's culture and background though.

[@dahemac]

The “Smarties” are called Rockets in Canada.

[@310BPM]

lol we have "Smarties" in Canada as well, but they're called Rockets, since we also have real Smarties 😅😅😅

[@cherylannegarrett6816]

“I know if you put a weed on a piece of sweet wrappering...its not gonna be good” Edibles: 👁👄👁

[@moogie1954]

Depends on the "weed"! I have a stash of "weed" candies that I indulge in every once in a while! LOL

[@Alizudo]

Ugh. I think I'll continue without needing drugs to function, thanks.

[@speelydan]

Irish Jesus in his St. Louis Blues t-shirt makes me so happy!

[@robincorrelllongandfosterr3]

The dreaded Circus Peanut!! Those were my granny’s fav!!🤣🤣

[@natesmith6413]

I sent you guys some vintage American candy once. For a second I was psyched that you were doing it but then I realized it might have been two years ago and I have a feeling that candy would not be safe to eat.

[@PapagenoMF]

Most of that "vintage" candy sits on shelves for years anyway.

[@natesmith6413]

@@PapagenoMF Cracker Barrel would never.

[@samiam619]

The only ones that would kinda go bad would be the Circus Peanuts would get HARD.

[@deanospimoniful]

Happy Saint Patrick's Day lads and lasses.

[@aweever]

It would be cool if ye could try Hercules's candy but it may be hard to get a variety. They have a great channel in any case!

[@waltersaj11]

Same with Lofty Pursuits. Great candy and channel.

[@HemlockRidge]

Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) is an herb/plant native to Europe. It was introduced into North America to be used as a medicine. The candies are quite effective as a cough drop.

[@barbara832001]

My great grandma always had circus peanuts and orange slices (the candy, not the fruit), and that's honestly the only time I ever ate them. The peanut butter logs were always something we got for Halloween when we went trick or treating, I still like them now.