At least now I’m only shunning one-third of the box, instead of two-thirds. With Red Classics, I eat the cherry and strawberry, but I find myself eyeing with suspicion, and often trying to get rid of, the darker-colored raspberry ones. I used to buy boxes of Popsicles and try to pawn the orange and grape flavors off on roommates or visitors. But even though my access to red flavors has improved, old habits die hard. Vintage L E Smith Moon & Stars Candy Dish Red/yellow Compote with Lid 8 tall. And in an era where you can custom-order any color of M&M’s online, in colors that used to be strictly unavailable, maybe other candy companies feel they need to flood the market.Īs a red partisan myself, I’m generally happy with this trend, regardless of its cause. So they change the texture or the flavor or the color or a combination of all three.” Spence agreed that anything novel can grab attention and sales. Mogelonsky speculated on behalf of candy companies, “They want to interest you in other products. Companies that used to have only red are branching out companies that used to specialize in variety are stratifying. Yes, now you can get red-only boxes of Popsicles, but you can also get what just a few years ago would have been an unthinkable variety of Twizzlers, from Strawberry Lemonade Filled Twists to-and this seems sacrilegious- Rainbow Twists. Last year Popsicle came out with Red Classics, a line of its ice pops that nixes grape and orange from the. The rash of red flavors is also part of a larger trend in packaged food: Companies just seem to be trying more things in general. Lately, several companies have launched new products that capitalize on the red bias. … Once a tradition gets established in a cuisine or culture, you don’t really need an explanation for it, it’s just what’s done.” This preference can emerge very early, according to Spence: Research has shown that infants given a sweet food and a sour food in two differently colored cups will quickly come to prefer the color associated with the sweet food. “The more you eat the red lollipops, the more you associate the red lollipops with sugar and calories and the more you want the red ones. I think it’s shared cultural experience,” Pelchat said. “I don’t think you can make an evolutionary argument that goes back to our primate ancestors. Marcia Pelchat, a psychologist at the Monell Chemical Senses Center who studies food preferences, disagreed with Spence’s theory. E-mail us if any questions.Regarding red, Spence said that studies have shown that “it seems like red is a particularly effective cue for sweetness, maybe because there’s a cue in nature, which is fruits going from green and sour and unripe through redder and sweeter and riper.” Spence added that food manufacturers can make food taste as much as 10 percent sweeter just by coloring it red. Delivery confirmation is included in your shipping fee. We won't know how much the insurance will be until AFTER bidding ends. We require insurance on any item selling for $50 or more! This will be added on to your LISTED shipping charge before we send you your invoice. IMPORTANT! PLEASE NOTE: If an item sells for $50 or more you MUST WAIT TO PAY AFTER YOU RECEIVE YOUR INVOICE. If it seems to high send us your zip and we will gladly double check it for you. We estimate shipping and it will never be more and may be less than quote. Otherwise, if you win and aren't 100% satisfied we will gladly refund your winning bid amount and pay for one-way shipping. We won't be responsible for loss or damage in transit on uninsured items. Perfect for your collection or gift giving.love it!! We pack carefully, but recommend insurance. The opening of the dish measures 4 1/2" across, and t are eight scallops on the top of the dish. The dish measures approximately 8 1/2" to the top of the finial, with lid in place. T are NO PROBLEMS! Beautiful piece, from estate of elderly lady. From an estate sale we have up for bid a BEAUTIFUL RUBY RED MOON & STARS COVERED CANDY DISH.
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