The Best Hard Candy: A Flavorful Journey

Title: Best Hard Candies Ranked

Hard candy is often associated with the elderly due to limited candy choices in the past. However, it can be a delicious treat for any age when done right. This article ranks different hard candies from worst to best based on taste and nostalgia factor. Some hard candies are considered excellent, while others should be avoided. Below are the highlighted hard candies:

1. Werther’s Original Caramel Hard Candies: Praised for their smooth, buttery, and decadent flavor with a strong caramel and toffee taste. Considered a classic and indulgent hard candy.

2. Fruit Creme Savers Strawberries & Creme: Noted for its pronounced fattiness, ton of sugar, and well-balanced strawberry flavor. Compared to strawberry cheesecake in hard candy form.

3. Perle Di Sole Lemon Drops: Recommended as the best lemon candy with a fragrant and tart lemon flavor. Has a core of fizzy lemon powder and also offers an orange flavor.

4. Jolly Ranchers: Described as having a balanced fruity and sour flavor with flavors like blue raspberry, cherry, watermelon, and green apple. Considered the hardest of the hard candies with a long-lasting flavor.

5. Washburn Hard Candy: Offers classic flavors like orange, lemon, strawberry, raspberry, green apple, spearmint, peppermint, and grape. The grape flavor is particularly praised.

6. Atomic Fireballs: Not spicy but offer a strong cinnamon flavor. Balanced between spice and sweetness.

7. Lemonheads: Considered a classic hard candy but ranked lower due to artificial flavoring and staining of fingers. Has a yellow color.

Other hard candies mentioned in the article include Nerds Rainbow, Orange Creme Savers, Dad’s Root Beer Barrels, Everlasting Gobstoppers, Smarties, Life Savers, Acor Strawberry Bon Bons, and Warheads. Readers are encouraged to film their own taste tests and share using the hashtag #SporkedTasteTest for a chance to be featured on social media.

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