Cough Drops

Dad was never the man to let us toddlers indulge in candy or anything of the sort that would potentially be addicting. We were never allowed to buy Coco Pebbles or snacks that children usually eat. Well I remember at some point on my childhood mom had bought cough drops. These weren't ordinary cough drops, but artificially flavored! The flavors were wonderful; peach, lemon, strawberry, watermelon, grape...and more!!! One day while I was snooping around mom's and dad's closet and found a large bag that looked like candy! Heck when did this happen? I immediately teared that bag open and indulged! I sat there for I think about 45 minutes until mom came in...whoops. She was confused that I was eating cough drops. I'm pretty sure these were about 99% sugar....and well..not even really cough drops. After that incident I became obsessed with them! Mom would limit me to 5 a day and had to keep track. Oh the things you take for granted!