Sathers Jelly Beans
Einstein is rumored to have said that the definition of
insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results
(Al didn’t say it, but it sounds cool to claim he did). I guess that makes me
insane when it comes to jelly beans, since I keep buying bags of different
brands in search of something different. I don’t seem to be able to find
anything different, at least among the traditional half-inch variety, since
they seem to be pretty much all the same. This time I tried out a bag of Sathers
Jelly Beans I found hanging on a peg at the local grocer, a test for which I
paid $1.50 for a 7.75-ounce bag (working out to $3.10/lb).
They’re pretty close to the same as all the other non-“gourmet”
beans I’ve tested in recent weeks: Brachs, Great Value [WalMart], Quality Products). Maybe the reason is that all four brands are made in
Mexico and repacked someone in the USA; and maybe it’s because Sathers are a
product of the same company that makes Brach’s: the Ferrara Candy Company.
Whatever the case, Sather’s
differ slightly from the latter two in that they have somewhat more pronounced
flavors corresponding to their colors. Those seven colors are:
- White: noticeably pineapple-flavored.
- Black: licorice, and fairly strongly so.
- Purple: has a recognizable grape flavor.
- Orange: slightly orange-like.
- Pink: an unknown flavor, rather cloying... cotton candy, perhaps?
- Red: more cherry than strawberry, but definitely not cinnamon. Mostly unrecognizable.
- Green: very faint lime flavor.
- Yellow: no discernible lemon flavor.
The beans' flavors are confined to the hard candy shell, while the
interior of all colors is a uniform is off-white somewhat translucent gel. All flavors
are super-sweet. The candies differ from other inexpensive, traditional-sized
beans in the distribution of recognizable flavors. As far as the presentation,
I found that this bag of Sathers, at least, had a large number of misshapen or
undersized beans, especially pink for some reason. There was also an
overabundance of licorice.
Flavor-wise, the brand is no better or worse than others
in its category. Given that they’re slightly more expensive per pound than the
similar bags and may suffer from poorer quality-control, I’m marking them lower
than the two stars I gave the others. I’m also gonna be on the lookout for
something that isn’t made by Ferrara…
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