Most Sour Hard Candy

[Danja]

Lately, I've been having issues with my salivary gland (I went to the ER this afternoon for it)

(I'm OK. I'm home and out of the hospital.)

I have to suck on "sour hard candy" in order to keep my salivary glands producing saliva (Doctor's Orders).

What's the most sour hard candy out there? I'm talking torture-your-taste-buds sour. The best I was able to do locally was sour candy canes for Christmas (I've been breaking them up and sucking on the pieces).

I KNOW there are some extreme foodies out there who get off on this sort of thing.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Hard candy isn't really my thing, so I don't have personal experience, but the one I hear about the most is probably Warheads. They apparently have an Extreme Sour version that may be what you're looking for.

 

[Danja]

^^ Thanks.

Whatever I can't get locally, I can often find online.

 

[Kraig]

Lately, I've been having issues with my salivary gland (I went to the ER this afternoon for it)

(I'm OK. I'm home and out of the hospital.)

I have to suck on "sour hard candy" in order to keep my salivary glands producing saliva (Doctor's Orders).

What's the most sour hard candy out there? I'm talking torture-your-taste-buds sour. The best I was able to do locally was sour candy canes for Christmas (I've been breaking them up and sucking on the pieces).

Lemonhead. They start sweet, but get sour fast. If that is too sweet and not sour enough, an article on hard sour candy here.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

Lemonhead. They start sweet, but get sour fast. If that is too sweet and not sour enough, an article on hard sour candy here.

That reminds me, they recently came out with Lemonhead Ropes. They're fairly sour but soft similar to Twizzlers.

 

[Kraig]

That reminds me, they recently came out with Lemonhead Ropes. They're fairly sour but soft similar to Twizzlers.

They are in the Lemonhead link in my post above.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

10 of the Tartest Foods on the Planet

Sour foods are a tongue-tying treat. Here is our list of the 10 most sour candies, fruits and snacks from around the world.

www.tasteofhome.com

 

[Danja]

That reminds me, they recently came out with Lemonhead Ropes. They're fairly sour but soft similar to Twizzlers.

I need something hard (Something that's going to keep my salivary glands pumping).

This is as much physical therapy for me as it is a gastronomic experience.

 

[Kraig]

I need something hard (Something that's going to keep my salivary glands pumping).

This is as much physical therapy for me as it is a gastronomic experience.

If you get tired of hard candy, you might get the same effect on your salivary glands from sour bubble gum. I haven't bought any since 1970, but back then, I know it stayed sour for a long time.

 

[Danja]

Lemonhead. They start sweet, but get sour fast. If that is too sweet and not sour enough, an article on hard sour candy here.

Tried the Lemonheads.

They're plenty sour. >.<

 

[Kraig]

Tried the Lemonheads.

They're plenty sour. >.<

I thought they would be.

 

[Danja]

Bought some sour balls off Amazon.

I'll try them later.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

I think I'd opt for surgery, myself.

 

[Danja]

I think I'd opt for surgery, myself.

I hope it doesn't come to that.

 

[The Salt Umpire]

You may like these. They're from Japan and are the most sour candy (they're gummies) I've ever eaten.

Amazon.com : Japan UHA SHIGEKIX x4 favor, Super Sour Cola,Lemon,Soda,Grape GUMMY candy Fresh Japanese cone chews : Grocery & Gourmet Food

Amazon.com : Japan UHA SHIGEKIX x4 favor, Super Sour Cola,Lemon,Soda,Grape GUMMY candy Fresh Japanese cone chews : Grocery & Gourmet Food

www.amazon.com

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

I think I'd opt for surgery, myself.

I hope it doesn't come to that.

Thankfully, I'm not the one who's stuck having to seek out extreme sour candy.

I've noted, on more than one occasion, that I'm so hypersensitive to the "eye-scream" trope that direct-to-patient ads for AMD treatments delivered by intraocular injection gross me out, to the point where, if faced with a need for such injections (or with cataract surgery) to avoid going blind, I'd likely drop everything else and begin an intensive full-time study of braille.

Now admittedly, sour hard candy is better than a literal poke in the eye, but probably the sourest stuff I normally consume would be sourdough bread, and an occasional plate of chicken piccata.

 

[Kraig]

I think I'd opt for surgery, myself.

Even if you opted for surgery. The first step after surgery is usually rehabilitation. I'll bet rehabilitation consists of sucking on the sourest hard candy you can find.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

I am completely open about the fact that the only thing I find particularly unpleasant about a colonoscopy is the prep. Once I'm on the table, with a good view of the screen, and minimally anesthetized (I specifically ask to be kept conscious and as lucid as possible), I simply lie there and enjoy the guided tour of my lower intestine.

Likewise, when I had a cyst removed from the side of my face, I was fully conscious, and carrying on a conversation with the head-and-neck surgeon (but probably wouldn't have enjoyed a live view of the incision). And during my prostate biopsy (the worst part of which was getting the stirrups adjusted so that they weren't hyperextending me), I was joking with my urologist and the scrub-nurse the whole time (and occasionally giving a grunt, if he hit a spot that needed lidocaine), and wouldn't have minded having a view of the ultrasound screen (not so keen on watching the biopsy needle being shoved into my perineum).

But anything involving sharp objects and my eyes, uh, no thanks.

And

I think I'd opt for surgery, myself.

was a bit of gallows humor.

 

[Kraig]

I am completely open about the fact that the only thing I find particularly unpleasant about a colonoscopy is the prep. Once I'm on the table, with a good view of the screen, and minimally anesthetized (I specifically ask to be kept conscious and as lucid as possible), I simply lie there and enjoy the guided tour of my lower intestine.

The last time I had the prep, My gastroenterologist stopped having the patient use calcium citrate liquid and switched to prescribing SUTAB (sodium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, and potassium chloride tablets) you took with lots of water. No bad after-taste like you get with calcium citrate.

 

[Danja]

(not so keen on watching the biopsy needle being shoved into my perineum).

Try having a vaginal ultrasound. >.<

I call it the most expensive bad sex I've ever had.

The last time I had the prep, My gastroenterologist stopped having the patient use calcium citrate liquid and switched to prescribing SUTAB (sodium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, and potassium chloride tablets) you took with lots of water. No bad after-taste like you get with calcium citrate.

Doctor gave me the gallon container with the powder in the bottom.

Told me to mix the powder with water ... and then drink it. >.<

Not fun.