2006-09-21 17:07:27 · 14 answers · asked by disguys_dalimit 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Thanks john, but artificial flavours of what? cardboard?
2006-09-21 17:13:32 · update #1
Orange-flavored Styrofoam.
Or at least thats close.
Good thing is- you can't tell by taste if they are fresh or stale.
So eat a thumb or two for me.
2006-09-21 17:16:33 · answer #1 · answered by cork 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Circus Peanuts are a peanut-shaped marshmallow candy invented in the 1800s. Although the most popular variety of mass-produced Circus Peanuts today is orange-colored with an artificial banana flavor, confectioners originally distributed an orange-flavored variety that were only available seasonally due to a lack of packaging capable of preserving the candy; in the Springtime, five-and-dimes sold Circus Peanuts as penny candy. In the 1940s Circus Peanuts became one of the many foods to become available year-round owing to the industrial proliferation of polyethylene packaging.
Today, mass-produced Circus Peanuts are made from sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, soy protein, food coloring and artificial flavor. Over the years, confectioners have also offered Circus Peanuts colored yellow, pink, and white. The leading producers of Circus Peanuts are Melster Candies, Spangler Candy, and Brach's Confections.
In 1963, General Mills vice president John Holahan inventively discovered that Circus Peanuts shavings yielded a tasty enhancement to his breakfast cereal. General Mills formalized the innovation and created Lucky Charms, the first breakfast cereal to contain marshmallow bits (or "marbits").
The type of gelatin used is pork skin.
2006-09-21 17:19:51 · answer #2 · answered by PD GAL 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nevermind. I posted the wikipedia article, but looks like someone already beat me to it. My mother always referred to them as "plastic things" though.
2006-09-21 17:32:57 · answer #3 · answered by Me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Circus elephant dung, perhaps, after they are fed peanuts. :)
2006-09-21 17:11:34 · answer #4 · answered by worldneverchanges 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its mostly sugar and high fructose corn syrup solids. its kinds like a crappy tasting marshmellow
2006-09-21 17:18:50 · answer #5 · answered by smed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know but yes they are awful, I ate one once, that was enough for me
2006-09-21 17:14:44 · answer #6 · answered by divisionbell121979 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, GELATIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, YELLOW 6.
2006-09-21 17:12:13 · answer #7 · answered by MerryMortician 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Question!!!
2006-09-21 17:16:05 · answer #8 · answered by marnie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ground up elephants and monkey guts
2006-09-21 17:10:49 · answer #9 · answered by matzaballboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dead clowns and circus animals
2006-09-21 17:16:08 · answer #10 · answered by nicole 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋