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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Mike and Ike Cotton Candy
This year Just Born announced the return of their Mike and Ike Cotton Candy, which was discontinued in 2002, and Mike and Ike Root Beer Float. I’ve been looking for these since they were announced and finally found them at a Dollar Tree in Pennsylvania (but not at two I checked in California). I’m always curious how Mike and Ike does these limited mixes, especially since I know that cotton candy isn’t much of a flavor. There are two colors in the mix, pink and blue, but it’s unclear if they’re intended to be different flavors of cotton candy.
The box smells like the box, no fruity or floral aromas, nothing that reminded me of the county fair. Cotton Candy isn’t much of a flavor to begin with. Originally cotton candy was just spun sugar, so the flavor is toasted but otherwise just sweet. But somewhere along the way cotton candy was colored (a great choice, in my opinion) and given different flavors. The flavoring of cotton candy is usually subtle, often strawberry or blueberry. The blue and pink jelly rods tasted the same to me. They’re sweet, with that burnt sugar note and a the lightest hint of strawberries. There’s no tartness, no zest, not much else ... these could be sold without any color at all as minimalist Mike and Ike. I found the flavor pleasant and clean. The texture as good, they felt fresh, kind of like that feeling I have about 10 minutes after a nice cup of jasmine tea. I don’t know if I would buy these specifically for the flavor, but because of the extra mild flavor and the pastel colors, they’d be great for a party favor or decorating baked goods. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 2:22 pm
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Comment by
jim kosmicki on 4/30/15 at 7:41 am #
Commenting is not available in this channel entry.i would like to point out that the original flavor was just root beer - no float. They were called Root-t-Toot when Just Born still gave each flavor its own name. When they brought them back as a limited edition, they added the vanilla/ice cream element to make it root beer float. They were still good, but not the same.
and Just Born continues to taunt me by bringing back every flavor except for one of my all-time favorites - the spearmint flavored Cool Kids
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