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Gumdrops are a type of gummy candy. They are brightly colored pectin-based pieces, shaped like a narrow dome (sometimes with a flattened top), often coated in granulated sugar and having fruit and spice flavors; the latter are also known as spice drops.
One of the oldest types of gumdrops still produced are "spice" gumdrops, using traditional spices including clove, anise, allspice, spearmint, cinnamon, and wintergreen for flavoring. Gumdrop Fun Facts
The use of the expression "goody gumdrops" as an alliterative exclamation of joy was first recorded in the 1959 novel Strike Out Where Not Applicable by British crime author Nicolas Freeling: "Buttered toast, and cherry cake, as well as Marmite. Goody, goody gumdrops".
The Apollo 9 Command module was nicknamed "Gumdrop" due to its shape.
In the Shrek film series, the Gingerbread Man (also known as 'Gingy', and based on the fairytale character of the same name) places great importance on his gumdrop 'buttons' (mimicking buttons on a suit). When Lord Farquaad is interrogating him, Gingy refuses to co-operate until Farquaad threatens to remove his gumdrop buttons, causing Gingy to exclaim "No! Not my gumdrop buttons!". Gingy then begins to answer Farquaad's questions.
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