Talk:Hershey's Kisses/Archive 1

Candy

Hershey's kisses ARE a type of candy, although the person who thinks they're not may be amazing. They are still candy. Snazzgurl12 (talk) 22:29, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

The opening credits shows a machine that I think is making Hershey's Kisses... could we possibly add that to the article? Kareeser|^Talk! 23:53, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Kiss (candy) to Hershey's Kiss?

Since this article talks specifically about the candy made by the Hershey company, is there any objection to moving it to Hershey's Kiss (which redirects here, anyway)? Joyous | Talk 01:10, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

I wouldn't think so since most people associate Kisses with Hershey's Kisses, though there might be the particular few who believe that it shouldn't due to the fact that other companies might still make them independently, though I'm not sure. I personally think it should be moved. --ImmortalGoddezz 03:53, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

"Hershey's Kiss" is not the trademarked name for this candy. The correct name is "Hershey's Kisses" and should be represented as such. I am aware that it is not common usage, but you might notice that on the site, they are referred to as "Hershey's Kisses brand chocolates." I will be moving this article to reflect that fact. JeffreyAtW 04:10, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

edit history of this page

This page was originally created as a redirect to Kiss (candy). The history read:

• 11:36, December 20, 2004 User:Lowellian (+redir)

Dark Chocolate?

Hershey's RDC and Truffle kisses both claim to contain dark chocolate. However, the ingredient list (for RDC) is as follows: "sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, cocoa processed with alkali, milk fat, lactose, soy lecithin and PGPR, emulsifiers, and(sic) vanillin), artificial flavor) and milk". To me that sounds a whole lot more like the ingredient list for milk chocolate; somewhat more cocoa than standard Hershey's but not proper dark chocolate (70+% cocoa content, no milk).

I suppose this question would also apply to Special Dark bars and other Hershey's labeled as containing "dark chocolate", but none of them have independent entries. -- Frankie

Dead Link in Kisses historical info link

Will someone please fix that?

I would like to know why there are not more varieties of the kisses on the grocery store shelves. You may find 5 varieties at most, traditional, dark, carmel, peanutbutter, and a hug. What about variety bags. or filling the grocery shelves with more varieties. My co-workers & I comb the various stores to see if we can find some of our favorites,only to find the same 5 varieties. What about a three month cycle of varieties or something. Ou have me thinking I am crazed with chocolate and need to get a life. Seriously though a kiss is just enugh to satisfy a crave without over endulging. That is why we enjoy them at the office. I take my hat off to the person that came up with the idea of variety of flavors in the kisses. signed Kiss & Tell

Hershey's Hugs

Any talk about Hugs (which are a branch of Kisses)? Hugs are like Kisses, though they have 2 flavors of chocolate (usually milk and white, though other variants have been seen) swirled in a striping pattern. Should they have their own section in this article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.169.204.182 (talk) 19:26, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree... this article can't be complete without some mention of the hugs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.252.5.131 (talk) 04:04, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Now Molded?

I suspect that Hershey's Kisses are now molded instead of extruded from the machine with the "kissing" action noted in the article. I remember way back that they used to have a slight curve at the top that was caused by the manufacturing method, and now this is no longer the case. Can anyone confirm this? If so, should it be mentioned in the article? Does anyone care other than me? --Doc (talk) 19:22, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

I noticed that. They look too "perfect" now so, I suspected that they are moulded too, they no longer have a really pointy top (it'd be kinda hard to mould that), the tops seem rounded. They used to have random shapes, some would be crooked, some with broken points, some with wider bottoms. The sides are also very smooth, which clearly means that they've been moulded. Most likely this was done to reduce the cost of producing them. The thing is, things may be obvious to some/many people but Wikipedia's rules state that we can't add info unless there are citations!

As a sidenote: Here in Canada, Hershey Kisses used to taste nothing like Hershey's milk chocolate bars, the kisses were hard, sour, and tasted like they had no milk in them at all (they were tasty, though). This may have had something to do with the "Made in USA" printed on the package, while all the other Hershey products were made in Canada. This year they reintroduced Kisses (only for the Canadian market) with creamier chocolate which matches the taste of the chocolate bars. Yummy! 142.167.182.96 (talk) 02:08, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

Interesting that you like the new ones. I used to buy Hershey kisses to appreciate the sour taste. The new ones are softer, sweeter and blander and I stopped buying them. Wanderer57 (talk) 17:14, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Well, I stopped buying all Hershey products (including the products they only distribute) after I later found out that they shut down the Canadian factories and now manufacture the Canadian products in Mexico, and some in the USA. 142.167.182.96 (talk) 23:48, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Regular kisses are still made the original way, but many of the other varieties, especially Hugs, are obviously molded. PurpleChez (talk) 20:51, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Kiss lawsuit?

I've commented out the following from the article:

In a strange court case, hard rock band Kiss filed suit against the Pennsylvania-based company for, what drummer Peter Criss stated "stealing their well-known name."

It was added to the article in December 2007, and seems to have gone unchallenged in 14 months. As a result of this, and the fact that a source was cited, I was reluctant to remove it. However, I've attempted to look into it and can find neither a corroborating account nor evidence that the cited biography (The Cat in the Hat Behind the Kit) even exists. AJCham2097 (talk) 11:19, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

I found no evidence to corroborate this story. I find it hard to believe that even Peter Criss could have been stoned enough to make such charges against a product first produced in 1907.PurpleChez (talk) 16:38, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

Wasn't this geriatric band formed around then? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.158.48.90 (talk) 11:55, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

First picture

I think the first picture should be of the original Hershey's kisses, ie. the traditional silver. The caramel filled are a 'rarer' veriety, which would be more logical to put down later in the article.

PROTECTED

this article should be protected. It has undergone a lot of vandalism recently and some of the vandalism was so hilarious it got posted on reddit. Don't think its going to get better anytime soon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.152.68.186 (talk) 18:38, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

New variety

The newest variety is Air Delight. The Kisses have large air bubbles inside. Bizzybody (talk) 01:52, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

== wrapping == A few years ago at Christmas time I was able to purchase Hersey Kisses unwrapped which were excellent for baking. Do they still package them this way? I haven't been able to find them again.00:56, 13 January 2015 (UTC)72.47.0.137 (talk)bbbbbb

A few years ago for Valentines Day one of the History-type channels aired a show...I think it was Modern Marvels...about chocolate. The show included a visit to the Hershey's Kisses production line. The program specifically stated that their cameras were not allowed into the area where the Kisses are given their plumes and wrapped...this is apparently a trade secret. It might be interesting if any of this could be verified.... PurpleChez (talk) 20:56, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Amazon.com is currently selling a "World's Largest Hershey's Kiss" which is a larger hollow milk chocolate kiss, filled with smaller, standard sized wrapped milk chocolate kisses. However, it is not actually the world's largest... Guiness World Records Largest Chocolate (Individual)50.135.190.43 (talk) 00:45, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Assessment comment

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Hershey's Kisses/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

This is a decent, worked on article. It needs a tag more work on it, such as references and such but other than that, good article. -- Warfreak 09:36, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Last edited at 09:36, 11 June 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 17:51, 29 April 2016 (UTC)