{"id":14135,"date":"2014-04-16T16:02:31","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T20:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=14135"},"modified":"2014-04-16T16:02:31","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T20:02:31","slug":"easter-week-2014-the-return-of-mike-and-ike-easter-treats-plus-a-little-history-and-a-lotta-jellybeans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=14135","title":{"rendered":"Easter Week 2014: The Return of Mike and Ike Easter Treats! Plus: A Little History and a Lotta Jellybeans!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CC_Mike<\/p>\n

Back in the early 2000’s Just Born released a special Easter edition of their Mike and Ike candies called Mike and Ike Easter Treats.\u00a0 I wrote about that release here last year<\/a> and always thought it was a pretty cool one.\u00a0 So I was extremely delighted when, a few weeks ago,\u00a0 I was shopping in the Easter candy section of my local Target store and noticed that there was a brand-new version of Mike and Ike Easter Treats.\u00a0 After a decade away, they’d\u00a0 made a comeback!<\/p>\n

Today I’m excited to look back again at Mike and Ike Easter Treats’ original edition as well as this new one, while also covering some of Just Born’s Easter seasonal jellybean releases from over the years.<\/p>\n

Mike and Ike Easter Treats were first sold just over a decade ago in 2003 – and I’m lucky enough to have a package proof for one of the boxes in my collection:<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Mike and Ike Easter Treats – 8oz candy box – proof – 2003<\/p><\/div>\n

And in a welcome candy-comeback, here is Just Born’s new Mike and Ike Easter Treats for 2014:<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Mike and Ike Easter Treats – 5oz Easter candy box – March 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

Gotta dig the inclusion of the bunny character on the modern box design – he looks right at home within his contemporary digs.<\/p>\n

Just Born first advertised Mike and Ike Easter Treats, along with the rest of their Easter lineup back in 2002.\u00a0 Here’s a look at the promotional flyer that went out showcasing their upcoming Easter offerings:<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Mike and Ike Easter Treats – Easter promotional sales flyer – 2002<\/p><\/div>\n

Beyond Mike and Ike Easter Treats, a notable item shown on this flyer is Mike and Ike Jelly Beans.\u00a0 This must not be the earliest Mike and Ike Jelly Beans as the package is described here as a “new, larger size” –\u00a0 but it is the earliest version of them that I’ve ever seen.\u00a0 Here’s a better look at the photo from the flyer:<\/p>\n

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Just Born Mike and Ike Jelly Beans 14 oz Easter candy package photo – 2002<\/p><\/div>\n

That 2002 Mike and Ike Jelly Beans package is one I’d love to track down some day – it’s awfully neat to see on this flyer.<\/p>\n

While preparing my materials for today’s post I searched for recent vintage versions of Mike and Ike Jelly Beans and was surprised that I was only able to come up with a single recently-vintaged package from 2012.\u00a0 I’m confident they had others in the ensuing years – I just don’t have them.<\/p>\n

This 2012 Mike and Ike Jelly Beans package is interesting as it came in the smaller standard Mike and Ike pack size of 2.12 ounces:<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Mike and Ike Jelly Beans Fruit Flavored – 2.12 oz Easter candy package – 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

Mike and Ike Jelly Beans are still around and I was able to find two different flavor variety packages this season that sport the new Mike and Ike packaging design:<\/p>\n

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Just Born’s Mike and Ike Jelly Beans new design Easter packagingn for 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

Here they are emptied and flattened – I think they’ve done a great job incorporating Easter elements into their new packaging aesthetic:<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Mike and Ike Jelly Beans – Assorted Fruits – 14 oz Easter candy package – March 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

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Just Born – Mike and Ike Jelly Beans – Tangy Twister – 14 oz Easter candy package – March 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

While we are on the topic of Just Born and jellybeans today, I thought I would also cover the Hot Tamales variety.\u00a0 I have a pair of retired design packages to show (in two flavors as well) along with the current version.\u00a0 Here they are:<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Hot Tamales Cinnamon Flavored Jelly Beans – 9oz candy package – 2009<\/p><\/div>\n

This next package features a black licorice flavored Hot Tamales jellybean – an unexpected flavor to pair with the Hot Tamales brand:<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Hot Tamales Licorice Flavored Jelly Beans – 9oz candy package – 2009<\/p><\/div>\n

The backs of those 2009 packages list a third Hot Tamales jellybean variety, Spice.\u00a0 Guess I’m going to have start hunting for that one!\u00a0 Next up is the currently available Hot Tamales Easter Jellybean package (I believe they only offer these in the original flavor now):<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Hot Tamales – Fierce Cinnamon Jelly Beans – 14oz candy package – March 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

To round out my Just Born Easter jellybean coverage, I want to present a trio of jellybean packages branded under the Just Born name itself.\u00a0 It’s interesting to note that the packaging designs used on these were introduced over a decade ago and have stood the test of time as they look almost exactly as they did back then.\u00a0 Here they are:<\/p>\n

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Just Born Jelly Beans Variety of 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

And here are the trio of packages presented empty and flattened:<\/p>\n

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Just Born – Jelly Beans – Original Fruit Flavored – 10oz Easter candy package – March 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

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Just Born – Jelly Beans – Licorice Flavored – 10oz Easter candy package – March 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

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Just Born – Jelly Beans – Spice Flavored – 10oz Easter candy package – March 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

And that’s everything we’ve got today for our coverage of the unexpected return of Mike and Ike Easter Treats along with a whole lotta Just Born jellybeans.\u00a0 See you next time!<\/p>\n

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Back in the early 2000’s Just Born released a special Easter edition of their Mike and Ike candies called Mike and Ike Easter Treats.\u00a0 I wrote about that release here last year and always thought it was a pretty cool … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,47,158,50],"tags":[1207,488,321,316,328,351,332,14,324,78,333,1219,799,344,1093,1095,1092,345,140,23,582,21,15,348,11],"class_list":["post-14135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1990s","category-boxed","category-easter","category-holiday-2","tag-1990s","tag-1990s-candy","tag-candy-collecting","tag-candy-collection","tag-candy-collector","tag-candy-wrapper-collection","tag-candy-wrapper-collector","tag-collectible","tag-collecting-candy","tag-confectionery","tag-confections","tag-easter","tag-easter-candy","tag-hot-tamales","tag-jelly-bean","tag-jellybean","tag-jellybeans","tag-just-born","tag-limited-edition","tag-mascot","tag-mike-and-ike","tag-packaging","tag-sweets","tag-vintage-candy-wrapper","tag-wrapper"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2aFGk-3FZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14135"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14172,"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14135\/revisions\/14172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}