Definition: Any dust-coated pastel candy fossilized into a sedimentary layer at the bottom of your grandma’s decorative dish. Requires chiseling with improvised tools (car keys, butter knives) to harvest a single chalky lump.
The reward for this archaeological effort is a flavor profile best described as “vile disappointment” — like chewing floral-scented plaster that instantly dehydrates your soul. Universally recognized by generations as the ultimate test of candy-related trust issues.
Example:
Visiting Grandma, I spotted pastel lumps in her crystal dish; using a house key, I chiseled out a chalky piece that tasted like despair.
My soul withered after chewing the floral plaster-like candy pried from Grandma’s dish, confirming lifelong candy trust issues with that vile disappointment.