They are more fun to squeeze in your fingers until the gooey blob is pressed into a liquidy goop that fills the small package than they are to eat, ( this commonly happens while people impatiently await the throwing of the candy).įor your next Bar/Bat Mitzvah don’t forget to stock up on Sunkist Fruit Gems. It has an odd sweet flavor ( whether it be lime, orange, grapefruit, or lemon) and a strange gelatiny texture that is accompanied by a sandpapery outer sugar coating. These candies were perfect for throwing because they are soft, they are individually wrapped, and the temptation for eating them does not come close to overriding the fun of throwing them. They would then hoard them and trade with their friends for their favorite flavors. After everyone had thrown their candies the kids would run up and collect as many Sunkist gems as they could fit into their little hands. This tradition created a new element of fun to the usually boring bar/bat mitzvah service. Sometimes I saw the kid becoming a bar/bat mitzvah catch the candies and throw them back at their friends and family. Some hit the intended target while most just flew untouched through the air and landed on the Bima with a plop. Many candies would be thrown askew and hit an unsuspecting parent or rabbi. At the sound of that “Mazel Tov” everyone who had a Sunkist in their hand ( those who resisted the temptation of eating it) threw it as hard as they could at the helpless kid standing on the Bima ( stage). After the singing of the last prayer ended and the “Mazel Tov” resonated throughout, the madness began. The unmistakable plastic crinkle would fill the sanctuary as the Bar Mitzvah boy/ Bat mitzvah girl’s premonition grew. ( I would always make sure I took at least two so that I could eat one). The part I most looked forward to would be towards the end of the ceremony when the little cousin or little sister ( which was me at my brothers’ Bar Mitzvah’s) would walk through the isles with a basket of Sunkist fruit gems passing them around to the audience. During my childhood I went to a lot of Bar and Bat Mitzvahs ( a Jewish ceremony for 12 and 13 year olds to represent a coming of age). When I see these little individually wrapped gelatin candy blobs I think of only one thing, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. Sunkist Fruit Gems, manufactured by Jelly Belly Candy Co., are a candy classic and Kosher too. Zachary’s current slogan is “since 1950” and the only other writing that accompanies that catchy slogan on their wrapper is allergy information warning you “this product was created in a facility that process products containing soy, dairy, egg, and peanut ingredients.” So all of you allergen freebees enjoy the generic but delicious soft fruit discs. Zachary Confections is a family business that is in need of a new marketing agent. The sugar coating adds a mysterious crunch that you think you would avoid with a gooey jelly candy like this one. These fruit discs are thicker and denser than the Sunkist fruit gems so you can see the smooth teeth markings when you take a perfect bite out of one. If these had been used as throwing candy at Bar and Bat Mitzvahs (see Sunkist fruit gems blog for explanation) there would have been more empty wrappers on the ground than squished up candies to be collected by the kids. These fruit discs can be considered a generic version of the Sunkist Fruit Gems, so lucky for you, a cheaper and better tasting gelatin cylinder athoguh these are not marked as being Kosher. If you are looking for a Fruit Jel that is colorful, soft and tasty, look no further.ĭon’t get this candy confused with Sunkist fruit gems, because though the two soft sugarcoated gelatin cylinders look almost identical these discs have a much better flavor-consistency combination making the eating of them almost more enjoyable than throwing them.
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