The Glove Compartment

The other day me and one of my friend(name with held on request) were going in my car to another friend's house, I was driving. It was around 8 p.m at that time. Somewhere along the way I remembered that I had some toffees in the glove compartment. (I had around 3 strepsil, 2 centre fresh, 9 candyman and a vicks). I asked my friend if he wanted a toffee, he said yes. So I told him to have one from the glove compartment. He took one with much consideration, he was like, this one, no that one, finally he came up with a toffee and tore the lineage and ate, then he asked me a very peculiar question. "What is this stuff, why is this toffee so bitter". I looked toward him and then at the pack he was holding and I saw a pack of crocin in his hands and burst out laughing. At this point we were at our destination and I parked the car and still laughing, got out. My friend now and then spit out and I would start laughing afresh. Our friend came out and he too laughed as I shared the joke with him.