Which one’s are clove? I realized there are some flavors I can’t actually identify, and never really tried. Didn’t realize one of them was clove.
I continue to be fascinated by the unsealed package phenomenon. That’s something that has virtually disappeared from the face of the nation. My other longtime favorite candy is York peppermint patties, and they used to be in an unsealed foil-paper package (like the little ones that are sold in bulk in a sealed bag), but they switched to a sealed plastic wrapper many years ago. I’m wondering if the sealed package phenomenon has less to do with liability than with the cultural proliferation of nervous-nellie, scary-germs-are-everywhere-and-could-kill-us customers. If so, the Necco maker must have done a little market research and discovered that Necco-lovers don’t fit that mold, and are perfectly happy with the old-fashioned, unsealed (and cheaper to manufacture) packaging. I think we’re a special, common-sensical bunch.
The old fashioned looking packaging is definitely part of the appeal too.
There are two reason for the sealed package. One is that a open wrapper can be opened, the candy tampered with and closed back up. This is fairy easy to do to a chocolate candy not so with a compressed dust candy which is why you will find Neccos and Sweet Tarts in a unsealed wrapper.
The second reason is pretty easy to see. Take a wrapped bulk peppermint patty and smash. Candy guts go everywhere getting all over the rack and everything else. Try the same with the sealed package and the mess stays neatly in the wrapper.