My teeth couldn't handle Turkish Taffy anymore either.
I liked those little black squares in the foil envelope called SenSen too. They were for your breath I guess.
My Mom always had a packet in her coat pocket.
Sen-Sen's are the nastiest things I have ever tasted.
My mom has talked about them for years and wanted some...a few weeks ago a candy store opened and the owner ordered some for her ...nasty, nasty, nasty....tastes like soap.