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These boxes are pre-priced at 25¢ |
Appleheads (formerly Johnny Apple
Treats)... small hard candies
with an tart apple taste. Each 0.9 oz box has roughly 22 pieces. A case
of 24 boxes is $6.99
Single boxes are
35¢ each on the Pack-a-Bag page. |
Appleheads
followed Lemonheads
which were invented by Ferrara Pan Candy Company. The formula was
developed in 1962 using the same method as Red Hots, another Ferrara
Pan candy product. Both of these candies are made using the cold
panned process.
This
process involves building candy pieces from candy centers and tossing
them into revolving pans while adding flavor, color and other candy
ingredients. The process continues until the pieces become the desired
size. The Lemonhead was created in an attempt to make a round
sour candy using a similar process as the Red Hot.
Other Ferrara Pan candies are Atomic
Fireballs, Boston Baked Beans,
Jawbreakers, and Red
Hots.
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Appleheads memories...
Appleheads have special meaning to me. When I was
little, I would go to sleep away camp every summer. The camp store
had sunscreen, toothbrushes, and all the necessities, but only one
kind of candy, Appleheads. I would buy as many as I could, often up
to 10 packages at once. All of my friends and I would dare each
other to do things, and we would give each other a box or two of
Appleheads if we completed a dare successfully.
One night,
when I had no Appleheads left, my friends dared me to kiss this cute
girl. I was really embarrassed, but I remembered how good the
Appleheads tasted, and I shyly kissed her. When I got back to my
cabin, everyone was proud of me, and I got about 20 boxes of
Appleheads from my friends. When I started to eat them, I realized
that the moment of embarrassment was well worth it, because the
candy was delicious! ~ Calvin from California
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