Candy Reviews, Licorice

Licorice Records to Licorice Wheels

August 3, 2009 by
Red Licorice Wheels are an old time classic

Red Licorice Wheels are an old time classic

Sharability: 4

Denture Danger: 4

Convenience: 6

Novelty: 7

Overall: 9

My mom told me about how when she was a kid, every day at lunch time she would line up at Ben’s Market with her friends with a penny in her sweaty palm ready to buy her favorite candy, a licorice record.

The licorice record was a rolled up licorice ribbon that even had the little ridges that a record would have, in the center was a small piece of hard candy. Unfortunately, the candy records as my mom knew them no longer exist, but modern days call for modern measures and we now have Haribo’s licorice wheels (which we could also call licorice CDs or DVDs).

 The sweet strawberry flavored red licorice wheel has a hard chewy consistency. It is fun to unwind the wheel and play around with the red licorice rope before chomping down on it. The black licorice wheel, though identical in shape, is different in terms of consistency. The black licorice is a softer, stickier, stretchier candy. In fact, the black licorice wheel looks a lot like a record with huge ridges.

Whether or not you want to revisit the licorice record past, licorice wheels are a fun and delicious candy that everyone can enjoy!

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5 Comments

  • Reply BILL August 14, 2009 at 9:41 pm

    I REMEMBER COLLECTING EMPTY COKE BOTTLES AND TURNING THEM IN FOR THE BLACK ONES. YEP, PENNY A PIECE. THIS MUST HAVE BEEN AROUNF 1957 OR 8. LOVE THOSE THINGS.

  • Reply donna September 2, 2013 at 6:40 pm

    I am looking for the old fashioned licorice records/wheels with the hard candy ball in the center. They came in red and black.

  • Reply Peter November 17, 2015 at 12:44 am

    Like donna, I too am looking for the licorice records with a colorful hard candy ball in the center but can’t find them anywhere. Has anyone been able to track these down?

  • Reply Bonnie April 12, 2016 at 1:05 am

    I am looking for black licorice records
    I need about 40 of them

    • Reply Jonah Half April 21, 2016 at 2:29 pm

      I am sorry, but they have been discontinued by the manufacturer.

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