It is now Mid February. The temperatures for the rest of the week and into next week are to be in the mid 40's.... Snow is melting nicely. Soon I will be able to extract all my Christmas yard decorations from the deep snow
The Bottom Line: Sweet facts about Gumdrops!
The Full Story:
- Gumdrops, a fruit or spice-flavored sugar coated gelatin candy, usually conical in shape. Other shapes and flavors; Orange slices, Licorice Babies, and Spearmint Leaves.
- The most popular flavors are cherry, grape, orange, lemon, and spice flavors like clove, cinnamon, mint, and anise (licorice)
- Originally, gumdrops were flavored with spices: orange(clove), yellow(allspice), red(cinnamon), green(spearmint), purple(anise), white(wintergreen or peppermint), and black(licorice)
- The NASA Apollo Command modules were nicknamed “Gumdrops” because of its conical shape.