With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, candy companies across the nation are rolling out their yearly themed chocolates with the hopes of “I am too lazy to buy my wife something nice, so I will just get her a bag of candy” men running a last-minute effort to salvage the night. Enter M&M’s Cherry.
07 Dec
Almost everyone has a candy or two that exemplifies their childhood. For me, it’s a Whatchamacallit. A girl named Megan gave one to me the day my parents and I moved into a new neighborhood. I was six and it’s always stuck with me.
There are certain candies that just evoke the old general store, complete with suspendered-proprietor, rows of “tonic” and Jimmy Stewart (he’s in all my fantasies of pre-1960s America).
To that end, I’ve made a list of nostalgic candies that bring back a more innocent time in our country – when high-waisted pants were the norm and all women wore white gloves (even the naughty ones).
1. Beemans, Clove and Blackjack Gum
Unfortunately, in terms of mass consumption, these jewels of yesteryear have gone the way of the Washington Senators, many of whom probably chewed these brands. Read the rest of this entry »
While Halloween and Easter may be the holidays MOST associated with candy excellence, Christmas is no slouch. Hello advent calendars! Each day of the Big Countdown delivers a perfect piece of chocolate star tastiness. Not to mention stockings full of Snickers bars and candy canes, homemade caramels and dishes aplenty of Brach’s Candy…
The entire holiday season is one big sugar-saturated candy bacchanalia. Read the rest of this entry »
25 Nov
Someone goes to Austria, brings back chocolate. It must be reviewed! While I can’t pronounce or really read most of the wrappers, I have the general idea and some feedback from those around me who also gave it a try. Especially awesome is that it looks like Duran Duran might be on one of the wrappers.
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31 Oct
It is the merriest day of the year, where chocolate candy flows freely and while the quality may vary (stay away Palmer’s!) there are the favorite stand bys like Snickers, Milky Way and of course, Twix. Today we (a hot dog and Waldo) celebrated the receiving of a large quantity of Twix by handing it out to anyone that looked like they need a Halloween Hello.
You don’t have to be worried about razor blades in your kids’ candy bags, but these five candies have been known to bite back if not consumed properly. Before you chow down on your Halloween bounty, you need to know what you’re up against.
