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BackItUpWithLinks t1_j8p2ex4 wrote
no
Majestic-Feedback541 t1_j8p2vn1 wrote
No
bor-harbar t1_j8p4uuq wrote
yea
DidDunMegasploded t1_j8p70bn wrote
Who here has ever even heard of a needham? Generally curious.
JonesoftheNorth t1_j8p7r3y wrote
Grew up in The County and had never heard of them until reading the article. Are those a "down south" thing?
ScenePlayful1872 t1_j8p8gdz wrote
Yes indeed! Maine Potato candy is unique. Grew up eating Seavey’s, now we make our own for the holidays.
Oniriggers t1_j8pb9ix wrote
I never heard of them until moving to maine 2 years ago, asked why they existed and were called a town in mass?
Yourbubblestink t1_j8pbz20 wrote
What’s that brown stuff? Nuts?
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Hotpickledsprouts t1_j8pcrcx wrote
Bro they sell them at Renys. Ever been? I heard it's nice there
Hotpickledsprouts t1_j8pd9nk wrote
Strangely, yes
DrMcMeow t1_j8pdjpa wrote
they're clearly not an adventurer.
DidDunMegasploded t1_j8pek71 wrote
I haven't been inside a Reny's in...gosh, how long has it been? 6 years? Yeah.
Still never seen nor heard of these things.
Difficult-Region-103 t1_j8peoyc wrote
Yes! There was a Master Chef episode where a guy put potato in his desert& the judges were like, who puts potato in DESERT? Mainers, thats who! Long live the Needham!!
DidDunMegasploded t1_j8peume wrote
I haven't. I've lived here for 20+ years and have never heard of needhams until now.
Hotpickledsprouts t1_j8pfbg0 wrote
Good point. Renys isn't for everyone.
Hotpickledsprouts t1_j8pfg9x wrote
Bro my only advice for you is to be more aware of your surroundings. You're probably missing a lot. Have you looked into maybe, opening your eyes?
hyzerflip207 t1_j8pg9q8 wrote
No 🤮
Hotpickledsprouts t1_j8ph41n wrote
I love this bit you're doing
DidDunMegasploded t1_j8ph913 wrote
Hey now, I speak the truth. Whether you believe it or not is entirely up to you, dear reader.
Hotpickledsprouts t1_j8phbgo wrote
Bro they are literally potatoe candy. Potatoes
keight159keight t1_j8pi7t1 wrote
The fuq is that in the picture
JonesoftheNorth t1_j8piakd wrote
I get that. MY point is that living in the "potato" part of Maine, I've never heard of it.
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ecco-domenica t1_j8posml wrote
They're like whoopie pie's country cousin that never got famous. Used to be a common home made treat that your mother would put in your lunch box. Cheap to make at home. Because potatoes & paraffin wax were always on hand. Coconut and bakers chocolate easy to buy and available even in the boonies.
ecco-domenica t1_j8pp08m wrote
Very much a County thing. They were kind of a poverty food in the County so maybe before your time. Kids often brought them to school in their lunchboxes. Like whoopie pies used to be before they went viral.
DrMcMeow t1_j8psu58 wrote
https://i.imgur.com/RrkiyRv.png
according to the text
JonesoftheNorth t1_j8psygq wrote
Tricky-Ad8731 t1_j8ptqcq wrote
They are named for a town in Massachusetts.
Hotpickledsprouts t1_j8q225n wrote
No they arnt stop fibbing. They were named for a preacher
jpGrind t1_j8q9j88 wrote
i've known them as nonpareils since i was a kid. i never knew they were also called needhams until somewhat recently.
ella0la t1_j8qbbyx wrote
i’ve always seen them next to gas station and grocery store registers
DidDunMegasploded t1_j8qzkbv wrote
I've tried, but when you wear $30 glasses for your nearsightedness and are chronically fatigued, it takes a lot of effort to actually see shit, y'know?
I don't even look at the stuff that's at store checkouts half the time. I just want to pay for my shit and leave.
BlaineThePainInMaine t1_j8qzxmd wrote
Aren't nonpareils those little chocolate discs covered in white sprinkles?
ecco-domenica t1_j8r52sz wrote
Maine's Needhams: a Sweet Treat of Earthy Potatoes. From NPR
ecco-domenica t1_j8r5b5d wrote
Nonpareils are a completely different candy. No relationship whatsoever.
BeatNick5384 t1_j8r7qmz wrote
My favorite candy! Grew up in Presque Isle
jpGrind t1_j8rky4b wrote
i thought that's what we were talking about lol
nevermind i guess
jpGrind t1_j8rl43c wrote
well, clearly i am a dunce lol
ecco-domenica t1_j8roax2 wrote
No, no. Nonpareils and needhams just don't happen to be your area of expertise, that's all!
Hotpickledsprouts t1_j8rzg76 wrote
You can have my eyes bud. When we go out together I'll tell you in vivid detail the many arranged sweet treats that you're missing out on
Icolan t1_j8se4x3 wrote
Yes, Maine State Needham Day needs to be January 1st through December 31st of every year.
rofopp t1_j8t5vu5 wrote
Need ‘em? Don’t want them
KNORTHWIND t1_j8v89j4 wrote
The real question is: why isn't there already a State Needham Day?
ScenePlayful1872 t1_j9347zj wrote
Needhams are kinda like a Mounds bar— chocolate covered, coconut, but the sweet white part is just potato & powdered sugar instead of monosodoguckitymuckcrose
jpGrind t1_j94nze8 wrote
i must have got my wires crossed somehow
my dad loves nonpareils. he would buy them by the bag when hannaford used to stock them in their self-serv candy chute things. you'd scoop them into your bag and then pay by weight at the register. if it wasn't that, it was a couple boxes of snocaps.
i have no idea why i held such confident beliefs that needhams and nonpareils are the same thing. but that's on brand for me.
lantech t1_j8p22i9 wrote
no