National Gumdrop Day was celebrated on February 15, 2011 and included reviews of several types of gumdrops: Sour Gummy Worms were described as sour, sweet, and sugary, appearing in various colors and textures from soft to thick. Sour Fruit Slices were deemed sour and mushy with a crescent shape. Fruit Slices were noted as lemony, juicy, and sweet with a curved crescent moon shape. Sour Gummy Bears were described as salty, sour, and sugary, resembling bears and having a rough texture. Spice Drops were deemed fruity and spicy with a dome shape.

1. National Gumdrop Day Ms. Snyder and Ms. Stapleton February 15, 2011

2. Sour Gummy Worms Taste: sour, sweet, sugary, hard, salty, soft. Squishy, chewy Appearance: blue, long, s shaped, wrinkled, red, green, orange, multi-colored, some are skinny, segmented, some are thick Texture: soft, gritty, gummy, sticky Sound: when squeezed, makes a popping sound like pop rocks Aroma: smelled like the color that it was, fruity, sugary, smelled sour, tasty

3. Sour Fruit Slices Taste: sour, nasty, mushy, chewy, green apple, cherry, grape, fruity Appearance: crescent shaped, shelled, bumpy, sandy Texture: rough, hard, sticky, bumpy, soggy Sound: none Aroma: fruity

4. Fruit Slices Taste: lemony, juicy, sweet, minty Appearance: curved, crescent moon shaped, grainy, tangerine slice, delectable Texture: rough, sticky, squishy, hard, segments, gritty Sound: sounded like plastic crinkling when it was squished Aroma: sour yet sweet

5. Sour Gummy Bears Taste: salty, very sour, sugary, chewy, delicious, tasty, sweet, cherry, watermelon, orange, lemon Appearance: like bears, lumpy, small, tiny, bumpy Texture: rough, like sandpaper, squishy, grainy Sound: crackled when squeezed, popping Aroma: fun dip, fruity

6. Spice Drops Taste: root beer, cherry, delicious, fruity, spicy, squishy Appearance: dome shaped, small, round, multicolored Texture: gritty, hard, bumpy, sticky when wet Sound: squeaky when chewed Aroma: spicy, minty