in this random rambling thread we post random pictures

I thought the purple were clove and the red cinnamon?
and the yellow are ginger.. now I don't know. It could be anything!
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They should come with a legend like the jelly bellys

I found this. Which mean I was WAY off.
Five Food Facts about Gumdrops
1. Gumdrops, a fruit or spice flavored sugar coated gelatin candy, usually conical in shape. Other shapes and flavors; Orange slices, Licorice Babies, and Spearmint Leaves.
2. The most popular flavors are cherry, grape, orange, lemon, and spice flavors like clove, cinnamon, mint, and anise(licorice)
3. It is said that Percy Trusdale invented the gumdrop in 1801.
4. Originally, gumdrops were flavored with spices: orange(clove), yellow(allspice), red(cinnamon), green(spearmint), purple(anise), white(wintergreen or peppermint), and black(licorice)
5. The NASA Apollo Command modules were nicknamed “Gumdrops” because of it’s conical shape.
 
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