Candy Dish Blog

When I was a kid, I could not stand anything licorice flavored except the occasional Good and Plenty (and frankly, I attribute that to the fact that they are pink more than anything else).  My dislike of the licorice was especially powerful when it came to jelly beans, which I otherwise adored.  I could not understand why someone would ruin a perfectly good bag of jelly beans with licorice.  No black jelly beans in my Easter basket please!

To say my taste for licorice has evolved over the years would be a complete understatement.  I love licorice.  When there is some in the office, people bring it into me right away.  They hide packages to give me on the sly.

And yet, I haven’t made the transition to black / licorice jelly beans yet.  There’s a package sitting on my desk – a whole package with nothing but black beans (Cybele at the CandyBlog reviewed them last week) I have every intention of eating them, but I haven’t worked the package open just yet.  We’re still a few weeks from Easter and I don’t want them to be gone too quickly. 

Much like candy corn, black jelly beans seem to be one of those love ‘em or hate ‘em kinds of foods. 

An interesting side note here is the fact that most people refer to jelly beans flavors by their colors.  A few years ago, NCA conducted a poll to find out what the most popular flavors of jelly beans are and the number one answer was red. 

Uh, red?  That’s not a flavor.  

Not surprisingly, black was the least popular.  Poor licorice.  At least you have me to love you.

So, what’s your take on the black jelly bean?  Do you love them like me?  If not, what is your favorite flavor (or color)? 

Black Jelly Bean Heart by kimncris