[1] The name "gumdrop" is not found in print until 1859, appearing in an advertisement published by the Decatur, IL Illinois State Chronicle for a candy shop owned by a George Julier.

][4] Gumdrops, spice drops, and their variations are used in baking for decorating cakes.

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.

[5] The Apollo 9 Command module was nicknamed "Gumdrop" due to its shape.

[6] 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).