The candies taste perfectly normal but coat the victim’s mouth bright blue, which washes out with soap and water.
— Nasty candy is also available in fish, garlic, super hot, soap and salty varieties.
— Valerie Pontbriand of Four Eyes Joke Shop in Southbridge, Mass., drops foul-tasting candy around town so customers will remember her — and her store.
— “Jumping” candy, another variation in this category, has been around since before 1941, when it was written up in a Scribner’s Magazine article.