+ Gummy Bears & Marshmallows!
(whilst we're onto polymer-type stuff...)
Did you know .... that originally marshmallows were made from the marsh mallow root and were a throat lozenge. The common candy is now made with gelatin and contains no marsh mallow root.)
Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/original-marshmallows-189011#ixzz1mJEdKN2b
And did you know ... that marshmallows were used in a famous deferred gratification test?