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Friday, February 16, 2007
Doscher’s French Chew TaffyA long time ago there was a taffy called Bonomo’s Turkish Taffy. It was not Turkish and it wasn’t even taffy. But it was made by a family named Bonomo. Though the candy behaved like taffy (it was smooth and chewy) it actually contains egg whites like a nougat (Bonomo even referred to it as a “short nougat") and was even baked. The Turkish part of the name made some sense, as Albert Bonomo did come from Turkey. But the family admitted that they used the name because it sounded good. The taffy was a great all year treat because it didn’t melt like chocolate or caramel bars. Though it comes in a single large bar, a little chill and a smack on the edge of a table and it would shatter into bite sized pieces. In 1980 Tootsie Industries bought the brand and then discontinued it in 1989 citing low sales.
Just as the Marathon caramel braid bar has its stand-in with the Curly Wurly, so does Turkish Taffy. It’s known as Doscher’s French Chew. It also comes in the same flavor array as Turkish Taffy did: Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry & Banana. I don’t remember Turkish Taffy well enough to say that it’s an adequate replacement, so I’ll just talk about the chew on its own. The bars are nice and big at 1.62 ounces each. You don’t have to chill the bars to break them but it helps. Sometimes I would just bend them in one direction slowly, then reverse direction quickly to cleave a good piece off. They’re not quite as soft as something like Laffy Taffy or Airheads (totally different texture as well) but they’re less sticky than Salt Water Taffy. The egg whites and density gives it a lasting, smooth chew. Vanilla - sweet and plain so it’s the texture here that’s the star. Chocolate - tastes like eating chocolate cake batter. The chocolate isn’t very rich or creamy or deep. Banana - a wonderful fake banana tastes that lasts all the way through the chew. I definitely enjoyed this chew, it’s pretty smooth and not the least bit sticky on the teeth. I don’t see myself buying it very often but I liked the Banana much better than the Laffy Taffy version (which has a more latexy feel to it). Doscher’s also makes a Strawberry chew. Doscher’s is a small factory in Cincinnati, OH. They also make candy canes and other chews. They’ve been around since 1871. They sometimes make seasonal flavors like Green Apple for Halloween.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 10:06 am 
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where do you find all of this candy? I never find what you publish! =(
“wonderful fake banana taste”? I find that to be a nearly unholy oxymoron. While I love fresh bananas (particularly slightly green ones, which I find to have a really nice tang to them), I have trouble handling banana chips, and basically throw out any artificial banana candy I am unlucky enough to procure. Most of the time I find fumes they release in my mouth have that thick, nearly tactile quality that characterizes nail polish vapors. Ick.
Hey,
I just contacted the Tootsie Roll Company, and they told me that they have recently sold the trademark and the recipe of Turkish Taffy to another company that will re-introduce the product in the near future. How’ that for great news all you Bonomo fans!!!
does a real walk in store (not on the internet) carry doscher’s taffy. If so, any around st. louis, mo?
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