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Squirrel Nut Zippers Caramels’ Uniqueness Compels

June 24, 2010 by
Squirell Nut Zippers occupy a unique place in candy history as they are one of the older candies still available

Squirell Nut Zippers occupy a unique place in candy history as they are one of the older candies still available

Sharability: 9

Denture Danger:  8

Convenience: 10

Novelty: 9

Overall: 7

Squirrel Brands Salted Nut Company began in 1899. It changed hands and it changed locations, but the squirreliness never diminished. The company supplied chewy candies and salted and roasted peanuts to not only the general public of candy lovers, but also to the armed forces. In 2004 the Squirrel Nut Company took it’s last ownership change as it fell into the hands of NECCO.

The Squirrel Nut Caramel Candy is an individually wrapped rectangle of soft caramel with small pieces of peanuts mixed in for a slight crunch. The caramel is not as sticky as most caramels and thus does not annoyingly get stuck into the crevasses of your teeth.

Chocolate Squirrel caramel was the original flavor for the Squirrel Brands caramels. The caramels are a classic and are unique, and with that said, the candy need not be the tastiest candy in the land to be worthy of purchase.
Sources:

http://www.necco.com/OurBrands/AdditionalBrands.asp#BrandID15

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel_nut_caramel

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10 Comments

  • Reply Glen Pooler January 9, 2017 at 2:50 pm

    I wish you would make the original squirrel nut caramels again. The zippers are just a sugar daddy with nuts and not the same or as good. I think you are missing out on a good market.

  • Reply Kathy June 18, 2019 at 3:12 pm

    Please make more squirrel nut zippers. Every time I need to reorder, no one has any in stock!

    • Reply Jonah Half July 9, 2019 at 1:45 pm

      They were made by NECCO and like conversation hearts, mint juleps, and Mighty Malts, to name but a few, they disappeared when the company went bankrupt in 2018. Gone but not forgotten.

  • Reply Cheri Mambro September 13, 2022 at 10:20 pm

    Please bring back Chocolate Squirrel Nut candy! I love them!! I also love “Pom Poms,” and “Red Hot Dollars,” they weren’t Hot just sweet raspberry flavored! “BB BATS” pops, tiny marshmallow ice cream cones! These were my childhood Favorites!

  • Reply Stephanie Crawford October 13, 2022 at 3:08 pm

    To whom this may concern, where can I purchase this candy from? I love this candy as a child. And I would love to have some now. Thank you so much

    • Reply Jonah Half October 18, 2022 at 12:12 pm

      Sadly, this product has been discontinued. It was manufactured by Necco who went bankrupt many years ago.

  • Reply Rubye dula February 24, 2023 at 10:02 pm

    Love this candy since I was a kid I can’t find it here were live I would love to get some.

    • Reply Jonah Half February 28, 2023 at 12:59 pm

      These treats were made by Necco and when they went bankrupt, no one purchased the formula!

  • Reply Victor Lopez November 10, 2023 at 10:06 pm

    Where can I buy them? Now they are only child hood memories. I’m almost 75. They were penny candy in the mom and pop small grocery stores in my home town just north of Philadelphia.

    • Reply Jonah Half November 20, 2023 at 3:27 pm

      Sadly, these were discontinuwed long ago when Necco went bankrupt…. They were a true candy classic!

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