When I was little my grandmother told me that blue Smarties tasted bitter and only grown ups liked the taste. Now, of course, I realise she was conning me out of chocolate. That will always be my funniest memory of her.
A childhood belief about sweeties

others believed things like this
- My neighbor told me that the insides of acorns tasted like chocolate. They don't. They're really bitter.— Dial Zero
- I used to believe what ever was brown tasted like chocolate— LEADY
- When I was younger, I thought that coke tasted like chocolate.— Ann
- I used to believe that Skor chocolate bar was only made for grown ups and if I ate it I'd die. — Tammy
- I used to honestly think that Smarties were medicine.Anon
- Dark brown Smarties were poisonous.Anon