February 15

How I Celebrated

The only time I usually have gumdrops are when decorating gingerbread houses or the dots from Halloween (well, I guess I don't trick or treat anymore so I don't even have them then). So now I have this big ol' bag of gumdrops that Nate is going to have to eat. I can only stand so many at a time. Plus I tried to make some butterscotch topping. It is really good. I don't know how butterscotch like it tastes, I am distracted by how dark it is. I am used to butterscotch being a lighter yellow color like those disc candies.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Here is a good sugar free gumdrop recipe
  If you are looking for a way to get some butterscotch flavor sugar free, check out this recipe for butterscotch syrup. You may find other ways to use the ingredients to make other creations.

• Gluten Free

  Both the plain candies are gluten free

• Vegetarian

  Yes

Recipes

• Here are some delicious looking gumdrops from Food Network
• And gumdrops from Betty Crocker
• Popsugar has some butterscotch sauce 
• Or go for some butterscotch caramels

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History

Punchbowl
Does anyone remember that long story kids joke where the only thing that one of the characters can say is "goodie, goodie, gumdrops"? Well, now I wonder who even says that?

Merchandise

I love how colorful gumdrops are, but I think if I had anything that merely looked like candy, I would be craving it all the time.
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Restaurants

• Gumdrops and Lillipops is a diner in Connecticut
•  Goody goody gumdrop is a candy store in Wisconsin
• In Singapore, you can find a restaurant called Butterscotch
• Serious eats found some delicious looking butterscotch pudding in MA

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week
• Great Backyard Bird Count
• International Flirting Week
• International Week of Black Women In the Arts
• Lent
• Love a Mensch Week
• Make Mine Chocolate
• National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
• National Green Week
• NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
• Random Acts of Kindness Week
• Angelman Syndrome Day
• Clean Out Your Computer Day
• International Childhood Cancer Awareness Day
• Lupercalia
• National Hippo Day
• Nirvana Day
• President's Day
• Susan B. Anthony Day
• Remember the Maine Day
• Washington's Birthday