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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Atkinson’s Coconut Long BoysLong Boys Coconut were once just a regional favorite, enjoyed by kids and adults around the south. Made in New Orleans, they were a simple coconut caramel sold as a long thin 3 inch roll. The packages have always been a yellow waxed paper with a very tall boy and yellow accents.
Today they’re made by Atkinson’s Candy in Texas (which seems to have taken over many regional and specialty favorites from all over the south and southwest). They’re a rather light looking caramel, with a sweet scent and a soft texture. Biting into them, it’s like the flavor of Sugar Babies and Coconut Neapolitans (or Coconut Slabs) all in one but with a distinctly salty hit at the front. The chew is not sticky, but soft and creamy with tiny bits of coconut. As the sugar dissolves away it’s more coconutty. It’s nice, I prefer it to the more rustic Neapolitans (which are also a bear to bite in half most of the time). They’re a great summertime candy because they don’t melt but still have a creamy texture, which can satisfy some cravings without melted messes. They also come in a short version, about the length of a Tootsie Roll, but narrower. They’re called Long Boys Coconut Juniors. (Nope, not Short Boys!) The other version is Long Boys Chocolate which, as you can guess, is a chocolate caramel. There’s no coconut here. At first I thought it was going to be like a Tootsie Roll, but it’s oh, so much better. It’s not quite the dreamy chewy chocolate caramel of the Storck Chocolate Reisen either, but it’s still wonderful in its own right. It’s more of a short caramel, not a sticky chew. It has a bit of salt and mellow cocoa flavor with some coffee overtones. They don’t stick to the teeth at all, either. It’s satisfying. I have no idea where to find them in stores, though there are a few places to order in quantity on the internet. The format of these means they’re probably found either in bulk or in “changemaker” tubs (at I’m guessing 5 or 10 cents a piece). A nice little after lunch pick-me-up. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:22 pm 
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These are rather tasty. I saw some in a candy store Seaside Oregon. Not terribly helpful people outside of NW Oregon, but I suppose specialty candy stores might have them.
I live in CT and I have never seen these. They look good, though.
Man I love this candy. There’s a place about an hour up north I go to that has them. Or at least they did. I smell a day trip to the candy store.
Don’t they have these at Walmart? I bought some there!!!! Their chick-o-sticks are great too! and the peanut butter bars. yummmm
Hey Cybele,
I totally love these guys - only discovered them a couple of years ago. I found them at a store called The Candy Baron. The small chain has only 5 stores - four in California and one, oddly, in Eugene, OR (my hometown, where I bought them.)
http://www.thecandybaron.com/stores.html
Looks like there’s one in Santa Monica! They also sell Pamplemousse Mentos, by the way. In case you’re into those. I am.
I’m from Indiana and had these as a child. There are delicious, and were one my favorites. I think they are better than sugar daddy’s because the don’t get stuck in your teeth as much.
When I saw this candy, it brought back wonderful memories of my mother who died in 1967. She always said it was her favorite candy. When Dad would bring them home to her, she would always smile and say he thought of her today.
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