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that Crows were supposed to be called "Black Rose", but the printer misheard the name as "Black Crows" and printed wrappers with the wrong name on them. However, research—including the fact that the name was copyrighted before the candies ever came with wrappers—reveals that this story is not true.
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Christmas Dots, which have a
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are the oldest candy in the Dots family, first created in the late 19th century. Original dots date back to 1945, Tropical Dots to 2003, and Yogurt Dots to 2007. Sour Dots were introduced in 2009–2010.
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Ghost Dots are translucent light green, with the same flavors of
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Wild Berry Dots were introduced in 2000. Wild Berry Dots are sweet, chewy gumdrops coated with a tart, crunchy coating. Wild Berry Dots were discontinued in 2007.
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Special individual flavor packages such as Pink
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flavored gum drops, are also considered to be part of the Dots family, created in the 1890s by confectioners Ernest Von Au and Joseph Maison. There is an
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571:"Black Crows or Black Rose"
384:Assorted Lemonade Dots, in
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627:"Watermelon DOTS Candy"
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231:Flavors and varieties
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606:Candy Blog
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403:Corn syrup
270:Blackberry
268:, Orange,
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248:(yellow),
208:and later
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291:Varieties
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214:New York
206:Brooklyn
74:Invented
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375:flavors
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244:(red),
236:Flavors
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192:History
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