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b   • 5  When I lived in Madison I would sometimes find a roll
of candy - square, not round like lifesavers - that were in a
purple and silver foil wrapper and were violet flavored. Not the
little white things in the tins, these were square and light
purple and smelled exactly like the flowers. I have never seen
them since, and have no idea what they were called. Anybody up
there know their name?    1. Click to Upload a photo (10 MB
limit)   1. I just checked with my daughter, who is the expert
on these. "Yeah, she said, "the soapy tasting ones," which was
my reaction, as they always reminded me of sen-sen (am I dating
myself or what!). They say C. Howard's Violet on the silver and
violet square package. They make candy and gum, and as far as I
know are still available here in NYC.      4 Replies     1. re:
Barb. H.        Howards! that's it! thanks. (isn't visual memory
a funny thing - now I can suddenly see the package -name & all)
I remember