Now and Later Cherry
I wont run the reviews consecutively, I’m certain that would become quite boring, but I hit the Mother Load when it comes to ‘Now and Later’s. A near by c-store has the largest variety of flavors I’ve ever seen, and over a period of time I’ll eventually review every last one of them. Just let me know if I’m going over board!
Older readers should remember these from candies from their youth, the rest of us have probably only seen them sparingly. They seem to fade in and out of popularity. Any of the young readers out their that might want something to compare these to; just think Starbursts. Now and Later’s are just a bit more firm, and I think more flavorful.
Please, don’t think I’m kidding when I say ‘firm’ either; I mean it. If you don’t suck on Now and Laters ‘Now’ before you bite into them ‘Later’ (get it), these can very easily rip a filling right out of your tooth. Or maybe the whole tooth. That wouldn’t be cool at all.
To start with, I’ll hit a basic flavor; ‘Cherry.’ Tastes great, but nothing like any cherry I’ve ever had the pleasure of biting in to. That’s a common trait with a lot of these ‘budget’ candies; they’ll often taste good, but the names can be interchangeable. ‘Cherry’ could have very easily been a ‘Berry.’ Regardless, they’re good, and I think you’ll enjoy them.
Take this nutritional info with a grain of salt; I wasn’t able to find any official info so I grabbed some numbers off of a (very useful) diet information site. 9 of the individually wrapped pieces net you 120 calories. I really don’t think that’s all that bad for candy; you’re unlikely to sit down and eat 9 of them at a time anyway. Where these babies really shine is cost effectiveness; if you’re paying more than a quarter for the 1.26oz ‘bar,’ you’re paying too much. Excellent value, great flavor, and that combination equals a solid recommendation.
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–Jeremy Hobbs
now and later, candy, snacks, food
February 10th, 2008 at 1:34 am
A friend of mine used these to quit smoking because they have a tendency to last a long time. You wanna take that thing outta your mouth and have a cigarette? I don’t think so. It isn’t your average namby pamby candy that you think you can chew up. This baby lasts.
I too, remember them from my youth. The flavor is definitely the sugary fake cherry flavor. It is only in America that you could invent a “blue radberry” flavor.
I would totally eat the pineapple flavor if it tastes like the Lifesavers. (drool!)