{"id":9849,"date":"2013-04-07T12:18:33","date_gmt":"2013-04-07T16:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=9849"},"modified":"2013-04-07T12:18:33","modified_gmt":"2013-04-07T16:18:33","slug":"krystal-roks-from-dryden-palmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=9849","title":{"rendered":"Krystal Roks From Dryden & Palmer!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While traveling in 2009, I found myself in the candy section of an airport shop when I spotted a box of Wild Ape Grape flavor Krystal Roks.\u00a0 I’d never come across Krystal Roks before, so I grabbed up the wonderfully-illustrated box and went on my way.\u00a0 Several months later I was fortunate to find the other three flavors of Krystal Roks at a retro candy store and today I’d like showcase this neat, four-box set.<\/p>\n

Krystal Roks were a flavored rock candy product distributed by Dryden & Palmer<\/a>, a company known for their rock candy confections for over a century.\u00a0\u00a0 While the simplicity of rock candy might make it seem rather old-fashioned, Krystal Roks was a wonderful attempt to give the confection a colorful contemporary edge.<\/p>\n

To their credit, I found the flavors to be very “of-the-now” and the packaging immediately attention-getting.\u00a0 Here are the four different flavor boxes of Krystal Roks:<\/p>\n

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Dryden & Palmer – Krystal Roks Pure Cane Sugar Candy – Wild Ape Grape – box – 2009<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dryden & Palmer – Krystal Roks Pure Cane Sugar Candy – Big Blue Raspberry – box – 2009<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dryden & Palmer – Krystal Roks Pure Cane Sugar Candy – Very Cherry – box – 2009<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dryden & Palmer – Krystal Roks Pure Cane Sugar Candy – Yellin’ Watermelon – box – 2009<\/p><\/div>\n

Those are the only four flavors of Krystal Roks I ever encountered and I’m fairly certain those are the only ones produced.\u00a0 Sadly, it does not appear that these were available long after I came across them back in 2009.\u00a0 I’ve not seen them in any of my candy travels since and they are not listed as a current product at the D&P webstore<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I have since picked up one of Dryden & Palmer’s more classic rock candy offerings, and it came in a decidedly more old-fashioned, yet-still-classy box. [Note the history of D&P on the side panel.]\u00a0 Here it is:<\/p>\n

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Dryden & Palmer – Rock Candy Crystals – Pure Cane Sugar candy box – 2009<\/p><\/div>\n

When I found that box, I was reminded that I do have a vintage D&P rock candy box from the 1950’s or 1960’s somewhere in my collection.\u00a0 I searched my files for it so that it could be included in today’s post, but I came up empty.\u00a0 When I do come across it again, I’ll be sure to share it here.<\/p>\n

And that’s everything for today’s coverage of Dryden & Palmer’s delightful Krystal Roks.<\/p>\n

See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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