old time candies

They look like the glass beads one finds and treasures in an open-air market! Wonderful. . . especially as I missed the last year!

Not chocolate, they'd have stayed in place around my family.

I remember these! Thanks for bringing back fond memories :)

It makes a beautiful puzzle and brings on the memories!

We always had them at Christmas. When my children were young I had some in candy dishes.

I remember these well, stocking stuffers and in the Christmas candy plates at grandma's TFS

I remember them well. I think Cracker Barrel still sells them this time of the year.

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Lilli, I always liked these when I was a toddler as they seemed to arrive in the Christmas stocking every year. [Maybe they were an inexpensive sweet to produce, I just don't know.]
Here in Oz we call them Boiled Lollies, or perhaps you might use the terminology Boiled Sweets in the U.S.
A hard candy, or boiled sweet, is a sugar candy prepared from one or more sugar-based syrups that is boiled to a temperature of 160C (320F) to make candy.
I haven't seen them in the confectionery aisle of supermarkets or in department stores for some years now, though I will be the first to admit I haven't specifically gone looking for them. But they are still about on the internet here with many companies in Australia still making and marketing them.
I was never a fan of the aniseed flavour, so any of these that I received (as a toddler) were passed on to my Mum, who absolutely loved them. ♥♥♥

Those make me think of my grandfather who always had those candies at Christmas.

They always looked prettier than they tasted. I did a ceramic piece based on the shape of ribbon candy.

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brings bacjk fond childhood memories visiting my gran at the coast and getting coloured popcorn and rock candy xx sending hugs ♥♥♥

I used to love them, I can still see them around for sale in glass jars. Thanks for the memories.

Someone is still buying them...that's an online candy store where I got the picture. They behave better in a cool, dry climate...I usually saw them in metal tins.
Your comments are enjoyable...I hope to see more 😊 🎄 Lilli 🎁

These were always stuck together in 1 big lump, LOL.

I remember these candies too. I have no idea if they still make them.
Probably no one under 50 buys them if they do.

I remember these candies!

Candy!
lots of white spice. would be hard if it were larger

So many memories! Childhood joy, extended family gatherings, summer holidays...

@Scrapper You made me nostalgic for these goodies 😊