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Types of candy

Novelty candy

Candy you wear, drink, pour or play with. 9 classics, when each came out and who makes it now.

late 1800sCandy cigarettes Still made 1976Pop Rocks Back on sale 1940sFun Dip Still made early 1900sNik-L-Nip wax bottles Still made 1958Candy necklace Still made Candy Buttons Back on sale mid-1900sWax lips Still made 1959Pixy Stix Still made mid-1990sWonder Ball Back on sale

Every novelty candy on Original Candy House

  • Candy cigarettes (late 1800s): Chalky sugar sticks, gum or chocolate wrapped to look like cigarettes. Still made.
  • Nik-L-Nip wax bottles (early 1900s): Little wax bottles filled with fruit syrup. Still made.
  • Fun Dip (1940s): Flavored sugar powder in pouches with two candy sticks, the Lik-A-Stix, for dipping. Still made.
  • Wax lips (mid-1900s): Big red lips molded from flavored wax. Still made.
  • Candy necklace (1958): Little pastel candy rings strung on elastic to wear and nibble. Still made.
  • Pixy Stix (1959): Sweet and sour flavored powder in a paper straw. Still made.
  • Pop Rocks (1976): Hard candy with tiny pockets of pressurized carbon dioxide that crackle and pop on your tongue. Back on sale.
  • Wonder Ball (mid-1990s): A hollow milk chocolate ball with little candies hidden inside, plus a collectible sticker. Back on sale.
  • Candy Buttons (year not recorded): Little dots of hard sugar candy stuck to a long strip of paper: cherry (pink), lime (blue) and lemon (yellow). Back on sale.

The oldest here is Candy cigarettes, first made late 1800s.

Frequently asked questions

What are some classic novelty candy?

Candy cigarettes, Nik-L-Nip wax bottles, Fun Dip, Wax lips, Candy necklace, Pixy Stix, Pop Rocks and Wonder Ball.