candy buttons

Paper-strip confections

Candy buttons are small dots of colored sugar candy attached in rows to strips of paper.

A nostalgic American confection, they're eaten by peeling or biting the buttons off the paper—inevitably getting some paper in your mouth.

The paper backing is part of the experience: I spent the afternoon eating candy buttons on the porch.

Related
  • dotsSmall circular marks
  • paperPressed pulp for writing
  • wax paperCoated moisture-resistant sheeting
  • stripsNarrow cut pieces
  • sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener

pastel · pastel colors · nostalgic · peel · peel off · stick · waxy · penny · corner store · vintage · sweet · colorful · rows · chewy · crunchy · childhood · childhood memories · retro

Categories
Opposites
candy format/presentation

candy buttonsbulk candy

Unpackaged candy sold loose

candy bars · jawbreakers · wrapped candy · gumballs · jelly beans

candy sophistication

candy buttonsBelgian chocolates

Confections from a Flemish nation

dark chocolate · French patisserie · See's Candies · marzipan

texture/substance

candy buttonstaffy

Stretched boiled sugar

caramels · gummy bears · marshmallows · chocolate truffles · fudge

Family

candy, button, candies, candied, buttons, buttoned, buttoning

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G