Pop Rocks: These sweet tiny candies are so much fun! Grab a handful, it’s like putting fireworks in your mouth. Once you have a handful and turn it into a mouthful, you’ll want to open your mouth so everyone nearby can hear what you’re eating.

Ring Pop: Another candy you can wear. Like the Candy Necklace, only less dangerous. It goes with you, you can do other things, and have a lick any time you want. If anyone ever proposes marriage to you with a Ring Pop, you’ll know they aren’t serious. Avoid that person for the rest of forever.

Blow Pop: This is a sucker with a surprise in the middle. Okay, you can probably guess from the name that a Blow Pop has bubble gum in the middle. After you’re done licking, you can chew on the gum. Some of you out there are shaking your heads, knowing full well that you don’t wait ’til the hard candy is all gone before you start chewing on the gum. You chomp down on it and the hard candy gets mixed in with the gum for an intriguing crunchy/chewy experience.

Tootsie Roll Pop: Just like the Blow Pop, this sucker has a surprise, only this time it isn’t gum, it’s Tootsie Roll. One of life’s most difficult questions was posed by the company many years ago—How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?

Tootsie Roll: Lightly chocolate flavored, these are a pocket’s favorite candy. They don’t melt as fast as a chocolate bar, so you can keep them in your pocket and not worry too much about the consistency of the candy when you finally take it back out again. For the same reason you can suck on one for a good long time, but most people are probably not that patient and prefer to chew them all gone.

Bottle Caps: Flavored like your favorite soda pop, these are basically large Smarties. If you want to have a fun debate with your friends, argue over the best flavor.

Root Beer Barrels: For those times when you want the flavor but not the drink, there are Root Beer Barrels. Hard candy like this requires patience and fortitude. When you really want one, though, you’ll summon up the fortitude from your inner child.

Starburst: They don’t actually burst, or pop. They are a chewy candy with a variety of flavors. Everyone has their favorite flavor. You can often barter and trade your least-favorite flavor for your most-favorite. Served up they are squares, individually wrapped, stacked, and wrapped again.

Mentos: When you eat them rather than react them, you’ll find a hard outer shell with a chewy middle. The best friend to carbonated beverages, Mentos have a reputation for being fun to eat and fun to use when you want to play kitchen chemist. Next time you have a chance, and a hankering for candy mischief, make the choice for Mentos and a bottle of pop you won’t be drinking.