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electric_blue68

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70. Don't think I ever had a peeps. As for bkack jelly beans I practically spit out the only one I ever erroneously....

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Wed Apr 8, 2026, 12:31 AM

Apr 8

tasted back in ?1st grade.
My "introduction" to licorice.

Others can enjoy them.

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What Easter candy would you ban forever? Mine is black jelly beans. What's yours? [View all] debm55 Apr 5 OP

Yeah, they're nasty. no_hypocrisy Apr 5 #1

Will do, with the black jelly beans and the peeps.Awful. TY no-hypocrisy. debm55 Apr 5 #7

If it's gotta be a jelly bean, only black will do. n/t returnee Apr 5 #19

I dislike the taste of it. To much like black licorice , thank you returnee. debm55 Apr 5 #22

OOOooo! GiqueCee Apr 5 #2

HAHAHAHAHH. I will do . Thank you GiqueCee. debm55 Apr 5 #8

nailed it! the black beans clearly deserve a special place in infamy stopdiggin Apr 5 #3

Yep, I used to take the pink jelly beans from my brother;s basket and replace withe the black ones. debm55 Apr 5 #9

I'm not going to ban them (or anything else), since obviously some people like them. Ocelot II Apr 5 #4

Thank you very much, Ocelot II debm55 Apr 5 #10

Same here, debm55. dlilafae Apr 5 #5

Yes the taste was nasty for the black jelly beans. TY dlilafae. debm55 Apr 5 #11

How Jelly Beans Are Made (21 Days for One Bean) Sector 001 Apr 5 #6

Thank you very much, That was very interesting to watch. TY, Sector OO1 debm55 Apr 5 #13

We toured the Jelly Belly factory that used to be in North Chicago when our sons were young. 3catwoman3 Apr 5 #39

I've never liked Marshmallow Peeps! Chasstev365 Apr 5 #12

Thank you very much, Marshmallow peeps were next on my list. TY, Chasstev 365 debm55 Apr 5 #14

Peeps Are Good For Only One Thing Deep State Witch Apr 6 #58

Agree debm55 Apr 6 #63

Paywalled out nt yellowdogintexas Apr 7 #68

Hollow chocolate anything. It's deceptive. House of Roberts Apr 5 #15

Very true. House of Roberts. I don't like hollow chocolate bunnies, either debm55 Apr 5 #18

Please send me all of your licorice jellybeans. Thunderbeast Apr 5 #16

Will do, Thunderbeast. I never heard of fire roasting peeps.Sounds good. debm55 Apr 5 #17

Trust me on this.... Thunderbeast Apr 5 #36

Thank you. Thunderbeast. debm55 Apr 6 #43

I love black jelly beans. Morbius Apr 5 #20

I would ban them in my home. debm55 Apr 5 #23

I have Rebl2 Apr 5 #21

HAHAHAHHAHAH. Thank you Rebl2 Agree debm55 Apr 5 #25

deb, I'll send you a self-addressed stamped envelope True Dough Apr 5 #24

Riddle me this, True Dough. If you don't know my address., how are you going to send me the stamped envelope? debm55 Apr 5 #26

I'll keep sending envelopes True Dough Apr 5 #30

Thank you , HAHHAHAHAHAhh debm55 Apr 5 #32

Anything identified as "chocolatey" or "chocolate flavored." 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 5 #27

I agree with you, 50 Shades of Blue. You know real chocolate when you taste. Sometimes even by looking at it. debm55 Apr 5 #29

Yes. Crappy cheap "chocolate" Freddie Apr 6 #56

I love licorice jelly beans. I would ban wine gums. applegrove Apr 5 #28

Thank you, very much applegrove. What are wine gums? I don't recall seeing around here. TY debm55 Apr 5 #31

They sell in Canada. They are as sour as they sound. applegrove Apr 5 #33

Thank you, applegrove, for explaining that to me. debm55 Apr 6 #44

No need to ban black jelly beans. I'll take 'em!! CrispyQ Apr 5 #34

With all the folks here who don't like black jelly beans, it seems there will be enough... 3catwoman3 Apr 5 #35

HAHAHAHHAAHHA. Thank you, ChrispyQ. debm55 Apr 6 #45

I'll give them to you, CristpyQ, free of charge. debm55 Apr 6 #47

Circus Peanuts SWinter Apr 5 #37

HAHAHAHHHAH. I hate, Circus Peanuts. PS . SWinter. congratulations on joining. DU debm55 Apr 6 #48

Oh, no, here we go again, Deb. First it was lima beans Polly Hennessey Apr 5 #38

hahahhahhhaha. Thank you very much for sharing, Polly Hennessey, I'll let you set the date for the dinner debm55 Apr 6 #50

Jordan Almonds RainCaster Apr 5 #40

Thank you very for your selections, RainCaster. When I was younger , I loved Jordan Almonds. Now not so much. I don't debm55 Apr 6 #52

Anything with American milk chocolate. WestMichRad Apr 5 #41

They do! And a lot of them are solid, not hollow. -nt CrispyQ Apr 6 #49

Thank you WestMichRad. Yes, they do. But with my fudge chocolate eggs . you really have to look debm55 Apr 6 #54

yes they do but they are not as easy to find yellowdogintexas Apr 7 #69

I love black jelly beans! 10 Turtle Day Apr 6 #42

Thank you very much for sharing with us, 10 Turtle Day. I was wondering about making s'mores from peeps. debm55 Apr 6 #46

Black jelly beans are my favorite! LisaM Apr 6 #51

Thank you very much, LisaM . I would ban white chocolate too. Waxy taste. debm55 Apr 6 #53

I can't think of any I'd ban. MIButterfly Apr 6 #55

Thank you very much, MlButterfly. debm55 Apr 6 #59

Black Jelly Beans! Deep State Witch Apr 6 #57

Thank you very much, Deep State Witch. I was beginning to think I was the only one that disliked them debm55 Apr 6 #60

Oh shoot, I really love the black jelly beans!!!!! a kennedy Apr 6 #61

Thank you, a kennedy for sharing with us. debm55 Apr 6 #62

Other than they're very CUTE for kids some_of_us_are_sane Apr 6 #64

YES, the hollow bunnies do taste like wax. Thank you some_of_us_are_sane. debm55 Apr 6 #65

Peeps LudwigPastorius Apr 7 #66

Agree with you, LudwigPastorius debm55 Apr 7 #67

Don't think I ever had a peeps. As for bkack jelly beans I practically spit out the only one I ever erroneously.... electric_blue68 Apr 8 #70