Kevin Dromedan sends this link to 70s-era Weight Watchers recipe
cards. Who’s up for Frankfurter Spectacular?!?
Low Fat and Lovely
March 24th, 2003 § 0
Candy Review: “Jolt Energy Rush” Candy
February 25th, 2003 § 0
“The answer,” the manufacturer site
promises, “for those who want an
energy-enhanced candy with a great cola taste!”
I’ll tell you what, they’re half right.
As all geeks must at some point, I had a vague flirtation
with Jolt “Twice the Caffeine” Cola. Every once in a while, I’ll see a
bottle of it and pick it up. It’s definitely not the best-tasting cola
out there, but it’s pretty good as long as it’s really, really cold.
When it starts to warm up it gets harder to drink. Oh, and I like the
way they’ve expanded upon the basic theme of extra caff – they have a
clear grape soda called “White Lightnin’” that’s pretty great.
Anyway, I picked up a tin of this candy at the Topic in the local mall
(if you want to judge my “mall-countercultural radar,” it’s pretty much
whatever’s left on the clearance rack of Hot Topic, once you remove the
plush pants, polyester KISS-pattenered button-ups, and Deftones
t-shirts). I think the tin was four bucks for about two dozen pieces.
I asked him what it tasted like, and he said “remember Bottle Caps?” Of
course I remember Bottle Caps. Best Wonka candy hands-down, except
possibly for Fun
Dip.
So I get the tin open and pop one. Yow, it’s bitter! There’s
definitely a vague Cola-Bottle-Caps type flavor, and if you enjoy
Penguin or Zingos caffeinated mints, you probably expect a bitter note
from your mints. But this isn’t a sour pucker. It’s a HOLY CATS
THAT’S BITTER grimace. Whereas Jolt Cola is a bit too sweet, this has no
such problem. There’s an iota of sweetness fighting to be recognized
behind the extreme woo-hah bitterness of it all.
Recommended? No. Unless you really like the Jolt Cola and are
dying to try a candy that really isn’t particularly sweet. Even then,
look for the paper-wrapped pack instead of the tin, so you can see if
you like the taste before you invest four bucks. If you’re dying for the
cola flavor in a candy you may try to seek out the
Happy-Cola gummi snacks. I seem to recall enjoying Gatorgum every
now and then, too.
