Comments on: Brach’s Jelly Nougats

By: Leigh Ann

Leigh Ann — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:13:23 +0000

The jelly nougats are horrible and taste nothing like they used to years ago. In the 70′s and 80′s they were more rectangular shaped, these are flatter. The nougat part was white, these are now more of an off-white creams color. The nougat is now more transparent like. The jellied bits used to be more brightly colored, like red, orange and yellow. The jellied bits are now lighter colored. These are like a cheap knock-off from the old ones. Why did they change it? These things are horrible! The old ones were worth buying, but I wouldn’t eat these things if you gave them to me. My mother said the same thing, she remembers the old ones as well.

By: Art

Art — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:04:12 +0000

I have to disagree. One of my favorites as a kid and now that I am forty. Unfortunately for me, hard to find nowadays.

Overly sweet? Sure. But so is candy corn and every candy made by Wonka that I still love.

By: Richard @ The Bewildered Brit

Richard @ The Bewildered Brit — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:43:23 +0000

Oh dear, I hate candy disappointments like this. The “sweet and more sweet” thing is really bad. Candy is supposed to be sweet, but not overwhelmingly so.

Oh well! I shall be avoiding these.

By: CandyProfessor

CandyProfessor — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:54:04 +0000

I haven’t eaten these since I was about 9, so my memory of them being the most delicious candy is, well, probably a little distorted. I would love to taste one now, but haven’t seen the “pick a mix” anywhere in years. Did they have the neopolitan coconut(stripes of brown, white, and pink coconut and one stripe of caramel)? That is my other favorite from the Brachs cart, another one I wish I could get a bite of now!

By: Meredith

Meredith — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:37:16 +0000

Jelly nougats are one of those candies that I love, but only eat in secret because I know they’re actually disgusting. I think I like the texture enough to get past the bland taste. On the plus side, I never have to worry about anyone else in my house eating them!

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:57:44 +0000

Thanks for this post. I’m a Wegman’s shopper, too. Although I have you to blame for my weekly batch of Albanese gummy bears (that are the best!), I appreciate being steered away from candy that isn’t worth my money. Thanks!