Talk:Tootsie Roll

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I moved this from Tootsie Rolls, as the product is now called "Tootsie Roll" --DropDeadGorgias (talk) 21:57, May 13, 2005 (UTC)

It is unfortunate that we have people from the Tootsie Roll company coming on here to remove the changes indicating the sharp increase in price lately. Many tootsie roll fans are upset by this and it deserves some attention. Nwbh 22:03, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Does anybody know what the name of the company was before it was changed to 'Sweets of America'? Since the name was changed in 1917, it seems it was probably Austria-related, but as the article here was lifted straight from the Tootsie Roll website, that information is not given.

Having tried this product, it did taste chocolatey-ish, but I would doubt it was chocolate. Should we not say it is chocolate-flavo(u)red? Skittle 10:02, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

It does have cocoa in it. In fact I think the ingredients should be added to the article. Well I'll let someone else do it, but here they are (for the normal chocolate version): Sugar, Corn Syrup, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Condensed Skim Milk, Cocoa, Whey, Soya Lecithin, Artificial and Natural Flavors. CGameProgrammer 21:55, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Remove sentence

This sentence needs to be removed: In 1994 the Tootsie Roll was referenced in a single by the 69 Boyz, named "Tootsee Roll".--Yarnzift (talk) 21:00, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Chicle

I am sure that Tootsie Roll used to contain chicle (chewing gum), but this changed in the 1970s. The slogan was "Chewy, chewy Tootsie Roll lasts a long time" and you really could chew on it for a long time. The product is not the same, but I have not been able to document this.-- Randall Bart 08:12, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

You may be in error on thinking Tootsie Rolls used to include chicle in the ingredients used in their manufacture. I, too, grew up enjoying Tootsie Rolls and my memory, poor that it is, remembers them being nearly identical to today's product. Perhaps a good indicator may be the fact that you have found no reliable source to document this. No worries either way. I would be happy to be proven wrong if it serves to improve the article itself. THX1136 (talk) 20:25, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

new changes

Tootsie rolls have made one major new change that comes to mind and it is adding new flavors to the line such as vanilla, watermelon, and lime to name a few.

--Harlequin12 14:54, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

remember to sign your name whoever wrote the chicle comment

--Harlequin12 14:55, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

penis shaped?

why does the article start by saying it's penis shaped candy? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.47.123.93 (talk) 23:23, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

It's vandalism that got missed. I've fixed it. Thanks for pointing that out.--Kubigula (talk) 23:26, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

ah cool thought it might be but not being from the states thought i'd 2x check, logged in now. Many thanks... Neosophist 23:27, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Chicle? Maybe...

Back in the 1950's when I was a little kid, Tootsie Rolls were one of my 3 favorite candies. Back then, they were a softer, chewier, and more definitely segmented candy that you could pull apart with your fingers (which made it easier for sharing pieces). What they make now hardly resembles those Tootsie Rolls of old--I tried one a decade or so ago... totally different--more like hard candy than soft candy now. If it wasn't chicle that got deleted from the mix, then there's surely something that they do differently with either the recipe or the manufacturing process. (Well, they are smaller, too, and don't cost five cents anymore.) I'd also have to say that they were more chocolaty-tasting back in the 60's.

--Glennallen (talk) 18:06, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

It's quite probable that the candy you experienced had sat longer on the shelf, thus becoming not as fresh as it might have been otherwise. Back when Target still carried the very large size in their $1 candy section (2017 or so), it was usually very chewy like you describe. More to do with shelf life than formula change. THX1136 (talk) 20:10, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

too advertisement-ish?

is it just me, or does the article read like more of an advertisement than an encyclopedic page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.177.235.150 (talk) 17:01, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Yes I agree. I'll start editing bit feel free to help me out. Theresa Knott | The otter sank 17:14, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

I've made a start but this artcle needs a lot of work. Theresa Knott | The otter sank 17:14, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

I removed/rewrote most of the text that had come directly from the corporate web site, along with the cut-and-paste from the tootsiegirl website. It's not perfect yet, but we're making progress.GreenGlass1972 (talk) 05:43, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Rainbow Harvest

Now this is really obscure trivia, but does anyone know if the rumor is true that the girl singing in the traditional Tootsie Roll Jongle grew up to be actress Rainbow Harvest?GreenGlass1972 (talk) 05:43, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Ersatz?

The article says "manufactured from an ersatz form of chocolate" but then lists cocoa as an ingredient. How is cocoa "an ersatz form of chocolate"? 69.68.152.226 (talk) 15:08, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Size

How big are Tootsie Rolls? I haven't been able to find any measurements or dimensions anywhere, or even a picture of a Tootsie Roll with something else I could compare its size to.  :-( Could someone perhaps take such a photo, e.g. a Tootsie Roll in someone's hand? Coins are commonly used for size comparisons, but they're not so universal because there are so many different currencies. Either that or just measure one and add the dimensions to the article. leevclarke (talk) 15:19, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

The 'standard' size bars are roughly 6 in. in length (.5" in dia. & one and some oz. in weight??). There was very large size that was roughly twice that size back in the 2010s that was equivalent to two of the standard bars (approx. 3 oz. in weight). Aside from the Midgees there was also a skinny (roughly pencil size in diameter) variation that was roughly 2 in. in length. Hope that helps you out.THX1136 (talk) 20:18, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Messages from 2019

I just deleted a very poorly worded and completely non-sourced reference to the military using Tootsie Rolls to repair metal. The way sentence was extremely poorly constructed and seemed to imply that the US military became super soldiers and were able to fix any sort of broken machinery just by eating a Tootsie Roll. I was originally going to just clean up the wording in the article, but since it's a rather interesting claim that didn't have a source I decided to just remove it. If people want to find a reference and better summarize what happened, go ahead and do so. Sevey13 (talk) 22:17, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

1907: I don't really know how to use wiki, but I can't find a source for "has been manufactured in the United States since 1907" in the first line. The New York Times link (source 2) is listed as 1905, and I couldn't find mention of 1907 in any of the other sources. 11:14, 21 October 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.196.232.211 (talk)

Tootsie Roll Flavor Rolls??

I remember when the non-cocoa rolls were introduced (early 70s) they were called Flavor Rolls which has morphed into the Fruit Chews of today. They were 'midgee' sized and only available in a bag of mixed flavors. They were all the flavors the article mentions. Does that sound familiar to anyone? THX1136 (talk) 19:50, 5 December 2023 (UTC)