Candy Watches
Tells the time badly, tastes fine.
- CategoryMisc
- First appeared1950s
- CountryUnited States
- How it is madeCompressed
What it is
A strip of sugar beads with a printed sugar face, worn on the wrist. Same chalky pressed sugar as the necklace, sold as a novelty for children.
Taste
Where it comes from
The candy watch is the wrist version of the candy necklace, from the same American novelty sweet tradition. Wearable sweets were a 1950s and 1960s craze and the watch has outlasted almost all of the others.
What it's made of
Compressed dextrose beads on an elastic strip with a printed pressed sugar face.
Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
May contain traces of cereals containing <strong>gluten</strong> > 20ppm, <strong>eggs</strong>, <strong>milk</strong>, <strong>nuts</strong>, <strong>peanuts</strong>, and <strong>soya</strong>.
Dextrose, Glucose Syrup, Acid (Citric Acid), Flavouring, Colours (E129, E102, E133, E110), Anti caking agent (Magnesium Stearate).
Warning: E129, E102 and E110 may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.
Allergens
May contain: Gluten, Milk, Eggs, Peanuts, Tree nuts, Soya
