Those of us who grew up in the 1950s had a Halloween that was abundant with all kinds of candies - particularly homemade taffy apples and caramel corn.
I expect that people will recall the other side of Halloween candy - those Halloween kisses - over-chewy with a funky sort of flavour that didn't resemble what it was made with - molasses.
We considered them the worst Halloween candy. And that turns out to be the case still. In 2017, a National Post newspaper article derided Kerr's Molasses Kisses as the worst candy ever. The battle played out on Twitter.
"This Halloween don't scare kids with that wretched Kerr's molasses candy that you hated as a kid," wrote one user who goes by Terry, linking to the article.
Kerr's responded with its own dose of sass.
"You're right, Terry, you should keep Molasses Kisses all to yourself. Don't let the kids have the good candy!" the candy company's account tweeted back."
The recipe has remained the same for 75 years. This means that if you are looking for a bit of Halloween nostalgia, you can still buy them. Kerr's boasts that they made of 10% real molasses, no artificial colours, real sugar, no modified or hydrogenated fats or oils, peanut free, tree-nut free, gluten free, vegetarian and Halal.
The ingredients of Kerr's Halloween kisses do not make them more desirable to me. This view from Villa Eyrie, in Malahat, on the east side of Vancouver island, is definitely a candy apple view. One could wake up to this every day.
