Is it gummi bears? Or gummy bears?
Definitely my go-to sweet treat. My favorite brand was Heide Gummi Bears, which has been around since 1869 though seemingly disappeared overnight. When I looked up Heide this morning I found a Facebook page dedicated to my favorite gummi as well as a Reddit page "Bring back the best Gummi Bears of all time!" So I'm assuming they're no longer on the shelves.
My Special Man Friend ("MSMF") and I share a mutual fondness for these chewy sweets. Over the weekend we rode our bikes to Peet's for a little lunch and coffee. The soft serve shop next door to where we were seated outside proved to be too much temptation for MSMF. When he sat back down next to me he had two different flavors covered in mini-gummi bears.
Me: "Gummi bears huh?"
MSMF: "Mmmhmm."
Me: "I loved gummi bears as a kid. Still do. And though it was tempting, I never liked them on soft serve or ice cream."
MSMF: "Why is that?"
Me: "They get cold and turn into tiny bricks."
MSMF: *poking at his gummi-bricks* "Hmm."
Me: "See what a mean!"
MSMF: "You ever get the Coca-Cola bottles?"
Me: "Oh my God I love gummi Coca-Cola bottles. And cherries. They are the only two things I would ever buy from those candy bin stores that cost $20/pound."
MSMF: *listening to me while he devours his frozen treat*
ME: "Actually my favorite version of the Coca-Cola gummi is the slightly sour and crunchy one, with the sprinkled sugar coating. That paired with the cherries is THE best."
MSMF: "Just got a hard one."
Me: "Told you. So what gummi's were your favorite?"
MSMF: "The Coca-Cola bottles. Bears. Worms. Anything gummi really."
While MSMF and I both agree that gummi bears should only come in the traditional 4 or 5 colors and in original flavors like orange or apple, I have a particular dislike for Heide's yellow gummi bear. Traditional color, yes. Original flavor, yes. Hated, yes. After having half a chewed up yellow one come out of my nose as a kid, which burned like hell, I just haven't gotten over it. And don't get me started about gummies all being the same. Haribo doesn't have shit on Heide. They're too greasy and don't adhere to the traditional colors/flavors, though they sadly seem to be the last bear standing in the candy isle.
Here's a fun little history about the chewy bear:
Random side note - When I first started this post I was calling gummi bears gummy bears. I didn't know that "gummi" bears are a sugary, gelatinous material used to make candies whereas "gummy" bears translates to 'showing the gums'. I almost wrote a whole post about loving to eat bears with a gummy grin. Am I the only one that thought gummi was gummy?
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