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Break Toffee Norms With Brach’s Assorted Coffee Toffee Special Treasures
Brachs Assorted Coffee Toffee Special Treasures come in a myriad of unusual flavors! Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 10 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 6 Overall: 8 Once again, Brach’s goes versatile with the flavors in the Assorted Coffee Special Treasures, hard toffees flavored with only the classiest of flavors including amaretto, Suisse mocha, French vanilla and Irish cream. Each flavor has a corresponding wrapper and color to do with the interesting and unique flavors. Resisting the temptation to chew these candies is impressive and unless you can be in that minority, you will have trouble avoiding large chunks of toffee from being...
An interview with Gary Duschl about the Worlds Longest Wrigleys Chewing Gum Wrapper Chain
The other day, I had the good fortune to communicate with Gary Duschl who holds the Guinness Book of World Records for the LONGEST chain made out of gum wrappers. I asked Gary if he would share his experience with the readers of our candy blog and below is an excerpt from his reply. I find project amazing on many levels, both physically and metaphorically, and it is one of the more interesting uses for recycling candy/gum wrappers - Jon H.Prince, President, CandyFavorites.com I started the gum wrapper chain on March 11, 1965 while a student in the ninth grade....
The Cool Kidz jam to Fruit Jelly Beans
The Cool Kidz Jam to Jelly Beans Hey Guys! This week we reviewed Jelly Beans Fruit. These were bright and intriguing and consisted of colors such as red, yellow, purple, and white. They are definitely addicting, especially if you sit down with a bag of them and watch a movie. Jelly Beans Fruit are definitely recommended, and great to have in bowls around the house to snack on. What do you guys think? “My love is strong now, you’ve really got a hold on me” – The Beatles; You really got a hold on me Peace & Love, The Cool...
Brach’s Butterscotch Raises the Beauty of Simplicity Bar a Notch
Brach's Butterscotch Disks are the standard by which all Butterscotch Disks are measured.... Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 8 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 8 Overall: 9 These simple little classic disc candies are one of the best. The butterscotch flavor just hits the spot no matter what mood you might be in. Butterscotch is a color, and a flavor, and yours truly, a candy. Butterscotch’s base ingredients are brown sugar and butter; corn syrup, vanilla, salt, and cream are usually added to the concoction to create the deliciousness that this candy so well exemplifies. It is made similarly to toffee, but the...
Brachs Milk Maid Royals: Pick a Flavor
Brachs Milk Maid Caramel Royals have been one of the most popular Brach's Candies for many years and their unique flavors continue to delight candy lovers to this very day! Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 9 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 6 Overall: 7 Each one of these chewy caramel Milk Maid Royals is filled with a different flavor of sweetness. Fruity, pink raspberry, which is great considering I normally hate fruit flavored candies. Alcoholic, orangey butter rum, pumpin’ a kick into the candy. Orange orange, pulls the creamsicle into the caramel. Sweet maple makes the sweet even sweeter. Soothing white vanilla spins...
The Somewhat Healthy Side of Candy: Raisinets
Raisinets have been around for quite some time and this box of chocolate covered raisins is from the late 1960's when the brand was owned by Ward Candy Company Sharability: 8 Denture Danger: 6 Convenience: 7 Novelty: 9 Overall: 9 California raisins, Nestlé milk chocolate, melty, chewy, sweet, fruity, Raisinets are a classic concession candy. They are great for movies because you can make them last a long time by chewing and enjoying each one individually (and even letting some of your friends munch down a couple), and they are a silent candy and therefore won’t distract you from the...
The Cool Kidz like Licorice in all shapes and sizes...
The Cool Kidz share their opinions about different type of red licorice including licorice straws and licorice laces This week we tried red twists and red laces. These are both delicious licorice candies. The red licorice twists, often packaged as Twizlers, are very easy to be found and come in a variety of sizes. They are classics, and very addictive. In our opinion, they are best used as straws: if the top and bottom ends are bitten off the twist can be put into any drink you desire. Overall, these red chewy candies are satisfying. On the other hand, red...
Heath Bar, Not Quite a Health Bar
A rare vintage Heath Bar Wrapper from the 1960's when the candy was being distributed by the now defunct CB Heath & Sons in Illinois Sharability: 2 Denture Danger: 8 Convenience: 6 Novelty: 8 Overall: 9 Heath bar… a delightfully sweet and cruncharific candy bar. Super sweet English toffee with a hint of almonds coated in milk chocolate for the candy that will demand you to finish it. Toffee is toffee and toffee will get stuck in your teeth, but it won’t stop you from enjoying every sugary mouth watering bite of this thin candy bar. In 1914 L.S. Heath...
Munchin' on Military M&Ms and Peanut M&Ms
We stumbled upon this retro candy advertisement for M&M's from the 1970's. Sharability: 8 Denture Danger: 4 Convenience: 7 Novelty: 9 Overall: 9 Mars company manufactures the M&M, which is milk chocolate, covered in a hard candy shell, but you know that. What you might not know is where the idea for M&Ms originated. During the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s Forrest Mars Sr. saw soldiers eating chocolate pellets surrounded by a hard shell as to prevent them from melting. Mars took this genius idea and patented his own version in 1941. During World War II M&Ms were sold...
CandyFavorites offers Shopping by Decades to better serve Retro Candy Lovers
CandyFavorites.com offers Shopping By Decades to better serve our Retro Candy customers Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) March 31, 2010 -- CandyFavorites.com, the Internet's oldest and largest candy site is proud to announce that customers now have the ability to purchase their favorite candies based on the decade when it was first offered. "People love retro candy and we get so many request for candies from a specific time period for anniversaries or birthdays ." said Jon H. Prince, President, "and with the recent emphasis on nostalgic candy, we thought it would be a great feature to allow shoppers to browse by...
Get That Vitamin C Serving In A Piece of Candy: Brach’s Orange Slices
Brach's Orange Slices are made with Real Fruit Juice and are a perfect way to add a bit of Vitamin C to your diet... Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 7 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 6 Overall: 6 Why go through the trouble of peeling an orange, getting that orange peel all up in your fingernails and making your fingers omit an orangey aroma/odor (depending on your opinion) for hours, when you can get an almost comparable satisfaction from Brach’s Orange Slices?! This premium jelly candy is made with real fruit juice and 100% of your daily serving of vitamin C. I think...
A bit about Chowards Candy and the new Guava Mints
C Howards (or, as some call it, Chowards) has just released a quiry new Guava Flavored Candy to compliment classics such as Violet Mints One of the older retro candy stalwarts, C. Howard Company Inc. was started by Charles Howard of New York City in the early 1930s . Mr. Howard, in search of a "uniqueand different flavored candy," concocted a delightful confectionery mint called "Choward's Violet" in a small industrial loft on Broadway. Howard's first retailing experience was selling "Choward's Violet" on the street corners of Manhattan, where the product's reputation grew. On the heels of "Choward's Violet" success,...
Generically Speaking, Zachary Makes Soft Fruit Discs
If you are looking for a Fruit Jel that is colorful, soft and tasty, look no further.... Sharability: 9 Denture Danger: 9 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 5 Overall: 8 Don’t get this candy confused with Sunkist fruit gems, because though the two soft sugarcoated gelatin cylinders look almost identical these discs have a much better flavor-consistency combination making the eating of them almost more enjoyable than throwing them. These fruit discs can be considered a generic version of the Sunkist Fruit Gems, so lucky for you, a cheaper and better tasting gelatin cylinder athoguh these are not marked as being Kosher....
Brach’s Chocolate Covered Raisins and Almonds, and Double Dipped Peanuts, Oh My
Brach's Chocolate Covered Candies are the benchmark by which great candies are measured! Sharability: 7 Denture Danger: 5 Convenience: 6 Novelty: 4 Overall: 9 Brach’s doesn’t dip their peanuts in chocolate once; they make sure you get the perfect ratio, the perfect chocolate smothered peanut. This little blob of chocolate sits flat on the table and does quite the job at hiding what might lie inside. It could be a raisin or a macadamia nut, or a pebble, but Brach’s chooses best and puts the peanut in its place. hence why it is hailed as the best Chocolate Covered Peanut!...
Brachs Special Treasures Butter Toffee and Chocolate Butter Toffee Aren’t as Similar as You Might Think
Brach’s Butter Toffee and Chocolate Butter Toffee Aren’t as Similar as You Might Think Sharability: 8 Denture Danger: 8 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 6 Overall: 7 Upon seeing these two candies all wrapped up in their metallic gold wrappers I assumed them to be virtually the same, one being chocolate and the other being the plain butter toffee. But you know what they say about assumptions… and I should have known. Though similar in name these candies have a longer list of differences than they do similarities. The pure Brach's Golden Treasures Butter Toffee candies are manufactured in a perfect, consistent...
Ce De Smarties: Eat, Share or Smoke them, Big, Sour, or Small
Smarties: Eat, Share or Smoke them, Big, Sour, of Small Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 2 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 9 Overall: 10 At this day and age people will find a way to smoke anything and believe it or not but Smarties candies are among the smokables. I could say that this feat is simple and clean, but it is a bit more trouble than it is worth. The goal is to crush up the Smarties inside the wrapper and then open both ends of the wrapper. This is when you can inhale through one end and have Smartie dust come...
Brach’s Neapolitan Coconut Sundaes , a Valiant Effort
We are sad to report that these delicious candies were permanently DISCONTINUED as of June 2012 Sharability: 8 Denture Danger: 7 Convenience: 9 Novelty: 5 Overall: 7 This one is for those who are coco for coconut. This sticky brick of candy incorporates the three colors and an attempt at the three classic sundae flavors, chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. Striped brown, white, and pink this Sundae, though clever with the name, is not more than a colorful coconut block. I’m not complaining about it by any means, but I don’t want you to be misled into thinking that this was...
Sixlets: The Bold and the Beautiful
Although we tend to favor retro candy advertisements or wrappers, we couldn't resist this cute Sixlets candy logo from Sweetworks Sharability: 5 Denture Danger: 3 Convenience: 8 Novelty: 6 Overall: 8 Sixlets are, without a doubt, one of those childhood favorites. I used to love getting a tube and eating the little balls by putting the wrapper in my mouth and sliding the ball out with my teeth. These crunchy, colorful, candy coated, milk chocolate pieces are not only fun to eat but they offer something different than similar candies such as M&Ms. The different colored candy shells actually have...
Add a Little Color to Easter With Brach’s Pastel Fiesta Malted Milk Eggs
It would be hard to imagine Easter or an Easter Basket without Brach's Fiesta Malt Eggs Sharability: 8 Denture Danger: 5 Convenience: 7 Novelty: 8 Overall: 8 Sweet, almost too sweet, cruncharific, colorful, malty, chocolatey, candy covered, (but mostly malty); these Brach’s Pastel Fiesta Malted Milk Eggs are perfect for the Easter Fiesta. These eggs are a malted mouthful and they are made with “Real Milk Chocolate.” (I sure hope it’s real! I didn’t realize candy companies had to inform the consumer that we were purchasing real chocolate; I would only assume that a chocolate candy being made from real...
The Candy Blog Rating System Uncovered
Becca Droz shares with us the logic nd the ratings system on our Candy Blog So I have been using this self-created rating system for every candy I have blogged about and I realized I never really explained what each category really means. I apologize. Please, let me clear things up for you. Sharability refers to how easy the candy is to share. A low sharability is earned either by an extremely tasty candy that you wouldn’t want to share or a candy that is just difficult to share such as a lollypop. Denture Danger rates a candy on how...
Peeps: Milk Chocolate Covered Marshmallow, Not to Be Confused With Chocolate Covered Peeps
Chocolate Covered Peeps are available in Dark or Milk Chocolate and add a new twist to an old classic... Sharability: 1 Denture Danger: 5 Convenience: 8 Novelty: 8 Overall: 9 This is quite an interesting new twist on the classic Easter candy, Peeps. This individually wrapped peep is crunchy, this peep is gooey, this peep is a taste treat. Maybe it is just because of the contrasting crunchy chocolate, but the marshmallow inside the milk chocolate casing seems gooyer than that of a normal peep making it taste like a coconutless mallowcup. Ehem, allow me clarify, this is not a...
Go Nuts For Brach’s Jelly Nougats
Brach's Jelly Nougats were discontinued in 2011 Sharability: 6 Denture Danger: 8 Convenience: 8 Novelty: 4 Overall: 7 Jelly Nougats. They don’t have the most appealing name, but this white nougat with multicolored jelly pieces within it might surprise you in what’s most important, it’s taste. Each color of jelly candy adds a unique flavor and texture to the sweet base nougat flavor. I don’t understand how this chewy gummy candy can be called the same thing as the fluffy chocolate inside of a Milky Way, but I guess a nougat can be made more than one way. And indeed...
The Future of Soda: Brach’s Soda Poppers
Brachs Soda Poppers are a tasty alternative to soda Sharability: 9 Denture Danger: 7 (chewy center) Convenience: 10 Novelty: 5 Overall: 7 You’ve seen the root beer barrel but have you seen the Dr. Pepper barrel or the 7up barrel? I didn’t think so! Forget the full stomach of drinking a soda for the mere taste of the drink and grab a Brach Soda Popper instead. These candies are shaped like the can and are surprisingly accurate to the taste. This candy is advertised to include real fruit juice in the inside. It only confuses me because I was never...
Ju Ju Hearts Filled With Ju-Ju Love
Juju Hearts are a fun candy for Valentine's Day and may be infused with magical powers... Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 8 Convenience: 8 Novelty: 8 Overall: 7 Ju Ju Hearts are another great Valentine’s Day candy. Upon seeing the bag of red scrumptious squishy hearts I assumed they would be cinnamon flavored. Though these hearts would probably be better with the cinnamon spice tongue tingler, the cherry flavor that lies within the Ju Ju Heart is far from terrible. It has a similar flavor to the red jolly rancher, but it isn’t too sweet or medicinal tasting, which many cherry...
Valentine’s Day Chocolate: Switch it Up with Reese’s Cups, Hershey’s Hearts, and Nonpareils
Reese's Peanut Butter Hearts are a perfect gift for a loved one and the combination of Milk Choclate and Peanut Butter really can't be beat! Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 4 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 6 Overall: 8 Valentine’s Day Mini Reese’s are adorned in gold and red foils, waiting to be undressed and enjoyed by the peanutbutter-chocolate lover. I offered a bag of chocolates to my friends and all of them reached for the Reese’s cups saying “When you see chocolates always go straight for the one shaped as a Reese’s cup.” Nonpareils are by definition the little color sugar balls...
3 Musketeers: ‘Whipped Up, Fluffy, Chocolate on Chocolate Taste’ and 75th Anniversary 3 Musketeers Mint
A 3 Musketeers Wrapper from the 1970's when candy bars were still $.20 Sharabilty: 6 Denture Danger: 4 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 8 Overall: 9 There were a number of years in which I called 3 Musketeers my favorite candy and it isn’t a mystery why. The ‘whipped up’, fluffy chocolate in the center of the milk chocolate shell may look like wet cat food but the taste, consistency, and texture are in a league of their owns. In August 2007, 3 Musketeers came out with the 75th anniversary addition of the candy, The 3 Musketeers mint with dark chocolate. This...
Cruisin’ Down Crunchy 5th Avenue
Did you know that the Hershey 5th Bar was invented by William Luden who invented Ludens Cough Drops Sharability: 3 Denture Danger: 6 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 8 Overall: 9 NECCO created the Clark Bar, Nestlé created the Butterfinger, and Hershey’s didn’t want to be left out. Don’t fear because Hershey has its own chocolate covered crunchy peanut butter candy bar, the 5th Avenue bar. I can’t say it is better or worse than the Clark Bar or Butterfinger, because it is basically the same. It’s delicious, it’s flakey, it will get stuck in your teeth, and it will leave chocolate...
Candy Favorites launches a revised candy blog and a forum devoted exclusively to candy lovers
CandyFavorites has been Serving Candy Lovers Since 1927 CandyFavorites.com, the Internet's Oldest and Largest Online Candy Store, is Proud to Announce a New Blog and Forum devoted exclusively to candy lovers young and old. Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) February 4, 2010 -- CandyFavorites.com, the Internet's oldest and largest candy site is proud to announce the launch of a Sweet Forum which is an forum for candy lovers around the globe as well as a revised candy blog featuring reviews with an emphasis on history and trivia. “People love candy and I always wanted to launch a forum where people could go...
Take 5 With Hershey's Take 5 and Take Five
If you like the combination of chocolate and pretzels, you will love the taste of Hershey's Take 5 Candy Bar Sharability: 2 Denture Danger: 5 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 3 Overall: 9 Hershey’s Take 5 is one of the most ultimate candies out there. Pretzels and chocolate, peanut butter, caramel, and peanuts all combined into one delicious two-piece candy bar. Mmmm, salty, sweet, peanuty, crunchy, chewy, chocolatey, melty… wow, it’s amazing they can fit so much deliciousness into one candy bar. It took Hershey’s a while to come out with this genius idea. The Take 5 bar didn’t hit the market...
Conversation Hearts from Brach’s, from NECCO and from the Enlarging Machine
Whether you prefer Brachs or Necco, one thing that everyone can agree upon is that Valentine's day wouldn't be the same without Conversation Hearts Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 2-7 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 10 Overall: 5 The classic Valentines Day candy… these candy hearts are so popular that both The New England Confectionary Company (NECCO) and Brach’s manufacture them, and now they are even made in an enlarged size. The candies themselves are definitely more of a novelty item than a tasty candy. In fact, eating too many can induce side effects of nausea. Even though Brach’s and NECCO both make...
Rollin’ Rolos
This is a rare Rolo label from the 1970's and it shows the manufacturer as being Mackintosh which was the manufacturer in England Sharability: 3 Denture Danger: 8 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 10 Overall: 9 1937 isn’t just the year that U.S. Steel raised workers' wages to $5 a day, or just the year that the first quadruplets finished college, or just the year that China declared war on Japan. 1937 is the year that the Rolo candy was introduced. Nestlé Rowntree manufactured this delicious candy, and Nestlé continues to produce Rolos everywhere except in the United States. Here in America,...
The Mallo Cup Sets the Bar For Cup Candies
A retro Mallo Cup wrapper from the 1970's Sharability: 4 Denture Danger: 7 Convenience: 4 Novelty: 10 Overall: 8 The Reese’s Cup might taste better (and it might not, it’s all a matter of opinion), but it doesn’t have the novelty factor of being the first ever cup candy made in the United States. The Mallo Cup takes the trophy for this honor. The whipped cream center has the consistency of melty marshmallow and is covered in a chocolate coconuty cup shell. The taste is odd at first but quickly grows https://www.health-e-child.org/buy-modafinil-online/ on you and if you don’t like it,...
Junior Mints: It’s chocolate, It’s Peppermint—It’s Delicious!
A vintage Junior Mints box from the early 1970's when Junior Mints were still being produced by Nabisco Sharability: 1 Denture Danger: 4 Convenience: 4 Novelty: 7 Overall: 10 The Junior Mint name originated from a collection of stories by Sally Benson that were published in the New York Times, titled Junior Miss. The Junior Miss stories influenced the idea for a play called Junior Miss and the play was featured on Broadway from 1941 to 1943. This play is where James Welch found the influence for the name of his candy that he first marketed in 1949. The Junior...
Goldenbergs Peanut Chews - an iconic classic since 1917
Goldenbergs Peanut Chews have been an iconic candy favorite since 1917 Sharability: 8 Denture Danger: 7 Convenience: 6 Novelty: 9 Overall: 8 Though the name of the candy is Peanut Chews, I couldn’t help but think it was lying based o the picture on the wrapper. To me, it looked like solid chocolate filled with peanuts and I couldn’t fathom how that was going to be chewy. The wrapper doesn’t say there is caramel in the inside; it just says “Bite-size chewy pieces loaded with peanuts!” So when I bit into the caramel-like substance that was filled with peanuts and...
A Pleasant Surprise From the Gummi Sombreros
Gummi Sombreros aka Mexican Hats Sharability: 9 Denture Danger: 9 Convenience: 8 Novelty: 7 Overall: 7 Looking at the sealed package of Gummi Sombreros, I had low expectations. I saw some gummies shaped like sombreros and I thought they were going to be typical gummies that are trying to be unique because of their shape, lacking anything beyond a mediocre taste. I saw the red, yellow, orange, and green, and expected cherry, lemon, orange, and lime, but I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the bag to be greeted with a welcoming whiff of a pepperminty cinnamon aroma. I apologized...
Choo Choo Charlie says Love my Good & Plenty!
Vintage Good and Plenty Advertisement Circa 1960's Sharability: 7 Denture Danger: 6 Convenience: 8 Novelty: 9 Overall: 9 The Quaker City Confectionary Company first produced the Good & Plenty candy in 1893 and believe it or not it is the oldest branded candy in the United States. Over the years the company has changed hands from Quaker City, to Warner-Lambert, to Leaf Candy Company, to Beatrice Foods, to the current manufacturer, Hershey. There was much controversy over the naming of this candy, but eventually the Quaker City Confectionary Company settled with Good & Plenty as the name instead of...
Wax Sticks Aren’t Among the Best Picks
Wax Syrup Sticks are a true retro classic....and can be a bit messy too! Sharability: 8 Denture Danger: 5 Convenience: 7 Novelty: 9 Overall: 6 This wax vial filled with a sugary liquid has an oddly popular appeal to little kids (at least they did to me when I was little). After all these years, when I attempted to transfer the liquid from the vile to my mouth, I had a small deal of trouble. I bit off the top and tried to drink it out like it was a straw, that didn’t work. I tried to pour it into...
One Twist, Two Twists, Red Licorice Twists, Chocolate Licorice Twists
Who doesn't love Twizzlers chocolate licorice? Sharability: 8 Denture Danger: 7 Convenience: 7 Novelty: 6 Overall: 9 You can’t deny that every drink tastes better through a licorice twist straw whether you are drinking juice out of a cup or slurping water from a water fountain. Just because you aren’t a kid anymore does not mean that you can’t bite off the ends and make a straw of your licorice. There is no law stating that once you have kids you aren’t allowed to act like kids. Chocolate Licorice straws are especially good for drinking milk and chocolate milk. When...
The Solo: Hershey’s Originial, The Duet: Hershey’s Almond, and the Orchestra: Hershey’s Symphony
Hershey's provides many options to create a true chocolate symphony Sharability: 4 Denture Danger: 4 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 10 Overall: 10 Milton Hershey, Lancaster Pennsylvania, 1894. This is where it all went down. Originally, Milton Hershey wanted to create a sweet chocolate to cover his caramels, so he created the Hershey Chocolate Company. This was a time when only the wealthy could afford to enjoy the luxury of chocolate and Hershey wanted to change that. He set out to create a chocolate that everyone could afford. He had access to large amounts of fresh milk by locating his operation was...
Ice Ice Baby: Brach’s Ice Blue Mint Coolers vs. Brach’s Starbrite Peppermint
ICE BLUE MINTS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED BY BRACH'S Please leave a comment below so we can encourage Brach's to BRING THEM BACK!! Brach's Ice Blue Mints are DISCONTINUED! Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 10 (unless you can resist the temptation to chew it) Convenience: 10 Novelty: 8 Overall: 8 Brach’s Ice Blue Mint Coolers are an enjoyable and effective candy mint. They are great for many reasons. Firstly, they are blue. It isn’t often that you get a peppermint candy in a translucent blue color, quite aesthetically pleasing. Secondly, they are individually wrapped. Forget the tic tacs that make it sound...
Warheads: For Extreme Candy Eaters Only
Warheads Super Sour Candy are for extreme candy lovers only! Sharability: 10 Extreme Danger: 9 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 7 Overall: 9 Warheads were definitely one of my favorite childhood candies and I’m sure I’m not the only one. When the little unsuspecting warhead first hits your tongue you think to yourself, “eh, this isn’t so bad.” Then as you rub you tongue against the thin sour layer of malic acid your face beings to turn to a similar expression Wally Warhead’s on the front package. Of all of the candies that are labeled “sour” warheads are the only candies I...
Wintergreen Lozenges May Not Sooth Your Throat, But They Do Sooth Your Soul
Necco Wintergreen Lozenges are refreshing and fun to eat Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 2 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 9 Overall: 8 Don’t be mislead by the name, these wintergreen lozenges won’t rid you of your sore throat or stop your cough, but they will tingle your taste buds. From the looks of it, this little plain calky pink cylinder doesn’t seem like it would possess the punch that it does. The wintergreen flavor comes on slow as its mild taste becomes a refreshing mintyness as you chew it up. When you swallow down those last pieces don’t hesitate to indulge again...
Everything is Better When It’s Covered in Chocolate: Brach’s Bridge Mix
Everything is better when covered in chocolate especially Brach's Chocolate Covered Bridge Mix Sharability: 9 Denture Danger: 7 Convenience: 9 Novelty: 6 Overall: 10 This isn’t your normal bag of chocolate covered peanuts. When you reach your hand into this bag of chocolate pieces you better anticipate a surprise. The chocolates come in different shapes, sizes, and shades of brown. Round pieces, oblong pieces, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, small pieces, and large clumps make up Brach's Bridge Mix What lies within the chocolate shell remains a mystery until you take the daring first bite. It might be a chocolate covered...
Baby Food or Chocolate Coated, Malted Milk Balls Are Delicious
Chocolate Malted Milk Balls are one of our favorite candies and we offer Brachs Malts as well as Whoppers to name but a few brands that we represent Sharability: 8 Denture Danger: 4 Convenience: 3 Novelty: 6 Overall: 8 Obviously, (almost) anything covered in chocolate is a taste treat. Even though the malted milk ends up stuck in your teeth it is worth the crunch that it adds to the soft melty milk chocolate. These little generic malt balls are tasty, but they don’t come close to the satisfaction you find when you bite into a real gourmet malt ball...
Nuts for Nuts: Mr. Peanut's Planters Peanut Bar
If you feel like you are going "nuts", why not try Planters Original Peanut Bar... Sharability: 7 Denture Danger: 4 Convenience: 6 Novelty: 7 Overall: 7 The Planters Peanut Bar is definitely not your typical candy bar. It is basically a bunch of peanuts all stuck together by hardened sugar, corn syrup, and salt. It creates for an extra crunchy candy with the simple taste of sweet peanuts. This candy is brittle and is bound to break into many pieces, which makes sharing easier. Amedeo Obici and his business partner (and future brother-in-law) Mario Peruzzi founded the Planters peanut company...
Q: War, What is it Good For? A: Gummi Army Guys
Gummi Army Men are fun for eating and playing! Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 6 Convenience: 4 Novelty: 5 Overall: 5 Forget the plastic army guys that you can’t even eat and play with these bendy, squishy, stretchy gummi army men with guns. You’ve got four characters: the guy with the rifle shooting right, the guy with a bazooka shooting left, the guy throwing a cannon ball to the right, and the guy on his stomach, also with the bazooka. The guy on his stomach definitely works the best because he is the only one that really works in the third...
Nuts for Nuts: Payday Bar
Sweet Caramel + Tons of Peanuts = Payday! Sharability: 5 Denture Danger: 8 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 7 Overall: 8 It’s Payday! This peanut and caramel candy should be accompanied by every Friday’s payday check; it only seems appropriate. This candy bar doesn’t go beyond how it is described on the wrapper: Peanut Caramel Bar. Not to say that simplicity is bland. At first bite, the peanuts bring on an immediate salty flavor that fades away into sweetness as you bite into the chewy caramel. The consistency of the soft caramel mixed with that of the crunchy peanuts works really well...
Heaven Does Exist: Lindt Lindor Chocolate Balls
Lindt Milk Chocolate and Lindor Balls give you a true taste of chocolate heaven... Sharability: 8 (spread the love) Denture Danger: 2 Convenience: 6 Novelty: 7 Overall: 10 This is it. This is the candy that justifies chocolate obsessions and addictions. This is the chocolate that can actually make your mouth water at the sight of it, and the chocolate that defines creamy and defines milk chocolate. This is the chocolate that sets the bar for all chocolates. Please, if you find a chocolate that you think can give the Lindor Chocolate Balls some competition, let me know, because I...
With Peppermint Tootsie Pop Candy Cane Lollipops the Nostalgia Never Stops
Hard to find and a true Christmas favorite - Peppermint Tootsie Pop Candy Cane Lollipops Sharability: 2 Denture Danger: 9 Convenience: 8 Novelty: Seasonal Novelty: 10 Overall: 10 ‘Tis the season for the candy cane tootsie pop. The minty sweet peppermint to chill your breath and chewy tootsie roll chocolate to wash over your tastebuds with warmth. You can enjoy the solo peppermint taste as long as you want until you can’t resist the urge to bite into the lollypop any longer. Then the sweet chewy chocolate flavor blends into the peppermint for one of those favorite flavor combinations that...
Phish and Starburst FaveREDs, like Fish and Chips
Starburst Fruit Chews Sharability: 9 Denture Danger: 8 Convenience: 9 Novelty: 6 Overall: 9 Starbursts, as the name implies, are truly bursting with flavor. During candy’s favorite holiday (Halloween) I was in Indio, California at Phish Festival 8. For those of you that don’t know, this was three days of camping out and three days of listening to the band Phish. During the Halloween night set I made sure to fill my pockets with candy because there’s never a time when candy tastes better than on Halloween AND during a Phish show. During the set break I was lying down...
Skittles, Experience the Rainbow
Skittles - Taste the Rainbow Sharabilty: 8 Denture Danger: 5 Convenience: 6 Novelty: 7 Overall: 9 Skittles, taste the rainbow. The rainbow of chewy, fruity, sweet shelled candy pellets stamped with the letter ‘s.’ Skittles originated in Europe by an English company in 1974 and were first imported into the United States in 1979. The original flavors are grape, lemon, lime, orange, and strawberry. Skittles is also a lawn game played in Europe, a game similar to bowling. In the summer months I know we’ve all eagerly accepted a small handful of Skittles from our friend with the bag and...
Taste the Fresh and See the Glow With Wint-O-Green Lifesavers
Life Savers Wint-0-Green Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 9 (if you aren’t just using it as a breath mint) Convenience: 10 Novelty: 6 Overall: 9 Wint-O-Green Lifesavers are more than just a sweet wintergreen taste-bud-tingler, and they are more than just a breath mint, this candy is a science lesson. If you take these lifesavers into a pitch-black room (a bathroom usually works the best) you can watch science in action. I find it works best with a friend because then you can share the feeling of amazement, but it also works if you are by yourself and look in the...
Nick Nack Patty Wack Get Yourself a Kit Kat
A vintage t-shirt with the Kit Kat logo circa 1980 Sharability: 4 Denture Danger: 2 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 9 Overall: 9 “Give me a break, give me a break, break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar!” When I was a kid I always replaced “bar” in that song with “cake,” I just thought the rhyme was necessary. The Kit Kat is a crispy wafer covered in milk chocolate. This is one of those candies that I always forget how good it is until I take a bite and then I just can’t stop munching. With the melty...
Nuts for Nuts: Baby Ruth
A vintage Baby Ruth Candy Bar advertisement from when the company was owned by Curtis Candy Company Sharability: 3 Denture Danger: 9 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 9 Overall: 8 As a kid, candies with nuts in them always detracted me. I don’t know if I thought nuts were too healthy to be in candy, or if I didn’t like crunch, but all I know now is that with my maturing taste buds I can’t complain about peanuts in my candy. As described on the wrapper, each Baby Ruth is “bursting with peanuts, rich caramel, and chewy nougat.” A bite of a...
Finally, Deluxe Americana Penny Candy Mix is available in CandyFavorites "Select" Bags!
It's been a long time coming, and we are proud to announce that our best-selling American Penny Candy mix is finally available in our new CandyFavorites" Select" Bags! Please hold your applause... A little back story: Many years ago, we were asked by a very high-end American clothing retailer to produce a mix of old fashion candies that they could put by the register in small silver bowls. We spent months designing a mix that featured branded candies emphasizing retro candy and a nostalgic appearance in keeping with the brand's "old-world" elegant feel. The combination was a huge success! The only...
Pittsburgh’s Very Own, Vintage Clark Bar and Zagnut Bar
Clark Bars are a true retro candy and hail from Pittsburgh which is home to CandyFavorites.com Sharability: 3 Denture Danger: 6 (It’s sure to get stuck in your teeth) Convenience: 5 Novelty: 10 Overall: 9 The Clark Bar is—as it says on the wrapper—“Chocoaltey Coated Peanut Butter Crunch.” I guess you could say this is Necco’s version of the Butterfinger. The filling is slightly different than the Butterfinger, however. The Clark bar has a little soft peanut butter snuck into the crunchy, flakey, filling which adds an extra bit of peanut buttery goodness. In second grade I had a teacher...
Addicted to Dots
This is a box of Mason Dots Circa 1970's prior to Mason being purchased by Tootsie Roll Industries Sharability: 8 Denture Danger: 9 Convenience: 8 Novelty: 7 Overall: 8 My first Dots memory took place around 1997. I was seven, my brother, Ben, was ten and we were at the CVS (drug store) near our house. Ben picked up a box of Dots and held it to his chest and said, “I’m addicted to Dots!” Naturally, I did the same exact thing; I picked up a box of Dots, held it to my chest and exclaimed, “I’m addicted to Dots!”...
Ferrara Pan’s Jaw Busters, the Original Jaw Breakers, Eat at Your Own Risk
A vintage box of Ferrara Pan Jawbreakers - the candy is now known as a Jawbuster! Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 10 (if you try and chew it) Convenience: 8 Novelty: 8 Overall: 4 It puzzles me to think how a candy marketed as “Jaw Breakers” is and has been so successful. It seems like it would have gone out of business with the cigarette company called “death” and Chevy Nova car in Latin America, which translates to “it doesn’t go.” I think the brand name almost comes off as a challenge to kids. The kids who have managed to have...
Go Bananas for Circus Marshmallow Peanuts
Marshmallow Peanuts are one of the oldest candies and few people know that the flavor is banana! Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 2 Convenience: 6 Novelty: 9 Overall: 5 Also known as a circus peanut, this orange peanut shaped marshmallow became one of the first penny candies after it was introduced in the mid 1800s. To be honest, I never understood why everyone liked these things so much. Yes they have a good texture, and yes they are a classic, but what I don’t understand is why the peanut shaped marshmallow taste like artificial banana. It just doesn’t make sense. If...
Creamy Chocolate, Chewy Caramel, Crunchy Cookie: Twix Bar - It’s All in the Mix and Twix PB
An advertisement for Twix Bars when they were first released! Sharability: 2 Denture Danger: 5 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 6 Overall: 9 Chocolate… mmmmm. Cookie… mmmmm. Caramel… mmmmm. All three together in one bar… MMMMMMM. If you say something you wish you hadn’t “Chew it over with a Twix” while you think of the right thing to say, and it probably isn’t “Two for me, none for you.” The crunchy, chewy Twix comes in a package with two bars. I’m sure there are a few super generous people out there who share one of the bars and keep only one for...
Craving the Creamy Caramel of the Cadbury Caramello Bar
Who doesn't love the taste of a creamy Cadbury Caramello Bar? Sharability: 2 Denture Danger: 3 Convenience: 4 Novelty: 6 Overall: 10 If you are one of those people that get a boosted ego from kids thinking you gave out the best candy on Halloween, then go out and buy a couple boxes of Caramellos. I don’t believe I’ve ever gotten a Caramello in my Halloween bag, but if I did I’m sure I was ecstatic. This candy seems to have sort of flown under the radar and hasn’t quite made it to the popularity level of the Snickers, Reese’s,...
Portable, Peanut-Buttery Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures
Reese's Miniature Peanut Butter Cups Sharability: 7 Convenience: 7 Denture Danger: 4 Novelty: 5 Overall: 9 When we have a full sized Reese’s Cup I know a lot of us eat it by poking the middle out first and eating the peanut-buttery goodness first and the crunchy chocolate ring second. This miniature peanut butter cup combines those two pieces of deliciousness into one crunchy chocolatey uber peanut-buttery bite. The miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups come in a cute little cupcake-like wrapping. Plop a dollop of whipped cream on top and you’ve got your own little cupcake. The miniature is taller...
Reese’s Beloved Peanut Butter Cups and Crunchy ReeseSticks
However you look at it, there are few candies better than Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Sharability: 5 Denture Danger: 2 Convenience: 3 Novelty: 8 Overall: 9 “There’s no wrong way to eat a Reese’s” that was the slogan in all of the Reese’s commercials when I was growing up. My personal preference has always been poking out the center with my thumb to eat the extra peanut buttery center first and then the ring of milk chocolate with the residue of peanut butter second. Taking a bit out of it like a cookie works too, and so does plopping the...
Halloween: Candy's Favorite Holiday
Halloween is a holiday revered by candy lovers around the globe! Since Halloween is right around the corner, I have been focusing on blogging about the best candies to hand out on Halloween. There were the candies that my friends and I would to hoard and boast about who had more. As great as it is to give out the popular favorites, don’t forget that kids love variety. Don’t be afraid to switch it up and give something out that you aren’t sure kids will like, because if everyone gave out Reese’s… One thing I got most excited for as...
Milky Way and Formerly Forever Yours, Milky Way Midnight Dark
Milky Way Advertisement Circa 1930 Sharability: 3 Denture Danger: 6 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 8 Overall: 10 You may recall me mentioning in my 3 Musketeers blog that 3 Musketeers was once my favorite candy bar. That was true until I found 3 Musketeers with caramel, the Milky Way. Rich chocolate, creamy caramel, smooth nougat as it is described on the wrapper. (I find it amusing that every candy with caramel uses the adjective ‘creamy’ to describe it, I guess they like alliteration more than the truth). If I were to use a word to describe the caramel in the Milky...
Butterfingers: Flaky, Fun, and Crispety
A vintage advertisement for Baby Ruth and Butterfingers Candy Bar advertisement from the "Golden Age" of candy when candy bars only cost $.05 Sharability: 2 Denture Danger: 6 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 9 Overall: 9 Nestlé’s Butterfingers are at the top of my favorite candy bar list. A Butterfinger is a “crispety, crunchety, peanut-buttery” chocolate covered bar of a candy flaky peanut-butter flavored filling that resembles peanut brittle. You probably aren’t going to want to share much of this candy bar, which will leave you with a lap full of crumbs and chunks of the peanut butter filling stuck in your...
Mounds and Almond Joy, Sisters for Life
A vintage Almond Joy and Mounds Advertisement Sharability: 5 Denture Danger: 4 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 8 Overall: 7 When New Years would come around and my bag of Halloween candy was at it’s end there would always be a couple Mounds and Almond Joy sitting at the bottom of my pillowcase bag. I don’t know why, because they really aren’t bad candies, but the coconut just didn’t satisfy my childhood taste buds the way Reese’s and Kit Kats did. My dad was always happy to put me out of my misery and eat the Mounds and Almond Joy for me....
The Diverse World of Snickers: Snickers Milk Chocolate, Snickers Dark, and Snickers Almond
A Vintage Snickers Wrapper Sharability: 3 Convenience: 5 Denture Danger: 6 Novelty: 8 Overall: 9 The original Snickers bar is peanut butter nougat topped with caramel and roasted peanuts all dipped in milk chocolate. The Snickers bar not only satisfies your taste buds, but it fills you up a bit too. I like to bring a Snickers bar with me when I go skiing because it fits in my pocket, tastes good frozen, and gives me the energy and filler that I need to keep my skiing in check. Every year in the U.S., sales of the Snickers bar reach...
Sugar Daddy and His Babies
At one point, Sugar Daddy Lollipops were the largest lollipop available! Sharability: 6 (you can share his babies) Denture Danger: 9 Convenience: 6 Novelty: 9 Overall: 7 The Sugar Daddy Lollipop was the largest lollipop of its time. Frank, a chemist at the James O. Welch Company invented the Sugar Daddy in 1925. It was called the Papa until 1932. The sugar babies were born three years later in 1935 and were soon adopted by what is now Tootsie Roll Industries. The Sugar Daddy is a large rectangular caramel pop. My great aunt told me about how she used to...
Reese’s Pieces, For You, For Me, and For E.T.
Reese's Pieces were one of the first examples of modern product placement when they were featured in ET - The Extraterrestrial! Sharability: 5 Denture Danger: 4 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 8 I would take a Reese’s Pieces over an M&M any day, the way the peanut-flavored penuche filling melts in my mouth is just unbeatable and I’m not the only one who thinks so. The extra terrestrial, E.T. (from the movie that you all should have watched at least once by now) has a favorite candy, and that my friends is Reese’s pieces. The funny thing is that Mars actually declined...
Peanut Butter Logs can turn you into a candy hog!
Coconut Crunch Peanut Butter Logs from NECCO are an addictive treat! Sharability: 8 Denture Danger: 6 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 8 Overall: 9 Every little bit of the peanut butter log is delicious not matter how you eat it. The crunchy-peanut-buttery-baklava-looking inside is coated with a coconut sprinkled peanut butter. The coconut and peanut butter flavors balance each other out, but for those of you who don’t like coconut, realize that it is called a peanut butter log, not a coconut log. The peanut butter is definitely the base flavor and the coconut is merely the topping… not to undermine the...
CandyFavorites.com has a new look!
CandyFavorites.com - The Internet's Oldest and Largest Online Candy Store PITTSBURGH , PA (PRWEB) October 8, 2009 -- CandyFavorites.com, the Internet's oldest and largest online candy store, has launched a new website incorporating advanced online ordering, searching, live chat, a blog and a retro design that pays tribute to american candy history. "We're creating an online experience for candy lovers that goes beyond commerce," says Jon H.Prince, President, "our goal is to provide a single destination for candy education, the purchase of everyone's favorite candies and to pay tribute to an industry that has brought joy to candy lovers throughout...
Mix it Up and Chew it Up With Chiclets Chewing Gum
Chiclets Chewing Gum comes in many shapes and sizes Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 10 Convenience: 9 Novelty: 10 Overall: 10 When you are passing by a row of 25 cent machines you can almost always guarantee that Cadbury Adams’ Chiclets chewing gum will be among the candies that lie within them. When the decision of what candy to spend your sole quarter on proves difficult, don’t think twice before putting it in the little slot for the Chiclets. With Chiclets you get the flavor variety of any other candy with the long lasting duration of any gum. These classic, flavor...
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Red Licorice Laces make Happy Faces
Strawberry Licorice Laces are perfect for kids of all ages... Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 7 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 8 Overall: 7 Red laces, as the name implies, are a red licorice rope of hard chewy candy. The rope comes wrapped up in a big circle and it is hard to resist ripping off a huge string of it. Who doesn’t like chewing on the end of a piece of candy while the other end of it is dangling at your feet? The rope is also fun to play around with by making licorice bracelets and twirling it around your fingers...
One Pretzel, Two Pretzels, White Pretzels, Chocolate Pretzels
The sweet and salty combination of chocolate covered pretzels is one of the great taste combinations in candy history Sharability: 5 (too good to share too many) Denture Danger: 4 Convenience: 4 (a little melty) Novelty: 5 Overall: 10 We’ve already established the fact that everything tastes good covered in chocolate. What we haven’t established is what tastes best covered in chocolate. That, my friends, is a pretzel. I’m sure we’ve all experienced the simple combination of the salty pretzel with the sweet milk chocolate, whether we are dipping pretzels in melted chocolate or nutella or eating the already chocolate...
Brachs Cherry Cordials Do Not Fail to Impress and they give Brachs Villa Cherries a run for their money
If you loved Brach's Villa Cherries, discontinued in 2003, you will love their new replacment! Sharability: 6 Denture Danger: 4 Convenience: 4 Novelty: 5 Overall: 8 I have to admit I’m usually not a fan of fruit inside my chocolates. And when I say I’m not a fan, every time I bite into a chocolate with fruit flavored filling, it usually ends up in a gross, slobbery mess inside of a napkin. I tentatively took my first bite of the cherry cordial expecting the same sickly sweet fruity flavor of most fruit fillings, but I was quite pleasantly surprised. Within...
Ah, the Convenience of Individually Wrapped Twizzlers
Perfect for pocket, purse or gift, Individually Wrapped Twizzlers fit the bill Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 6 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 7 Overall: 10 We all know about Twizzlers, at least we all should. Young and Smylie (Y&S) Company manufactures this delicious strawberry licorice candy. Y&S was established in 1845 and was bought by Hershey Foods in 1977. Y&S originally introduced Twizzlers in 1845 as black licorice, but as of 1990 Twizzlers are produced in strawberry, chocolate, cherry, and watermelon in varying shapes and sizes. Now, you can find little nibs licorice, which are bite size pieces, you can find Pull...
Bean Boozled and Bean Disguzzled
Jelly Belly Bean Boozled Jelly Beans are for the truly daring... Sharability: 10 Eatability: 2 Denture Danger: 6 Convenience: 8 Novelty: 9 Overall: 7 “You want to be careful with those,” Ron warned Harry. When they say every flavor they mean every flavor – you know, you have [buttered popcorn, and licorice and peach] but then you can get [vomit, pencil shavings, and ear wax] George even reckons he had a booger-flavored one once.”* And George reckoned right, you may think you are biting into the green juicy pear jelly bean but don’t be too surprised when you the booger...
York Peppermint Patties and Pearson’s Foil Mint Patties
Vintage York Peppermint Patty Advertisement Circa 1950's Sharability: 6 Denture Danger: 4 Convenience: 6 Novelty: 7 Overall: 9 Though you may think that these two different companies produce the exact same peppermint patty you might be surprised to find out that the York and Pearson make two very different patties. Beginning with the first impression, York’s peppermint patties are thicker and denser than Pearson’s smaller, wimpier patty. The layer of dark chocolate coating on Pearson’s patty is darker and thinner to go along with the thinner layer of peppermint cream. When you bite into you the York patty you can...
Sunkist Fruit Gems: Fun to Eat, More Fun to Throw
Sunkist Fruit Gems, manufactured by Jelly Belly Candy Co., are a candy classic and Kosher too. Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 6 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 8 Overall: 6 When I see these little individually wrapped gelatin candy blobs I think of only one thing, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. During my childhood I went to a lot of Bar and Bat Mitzvahs (a Jewish ceremony for 12 and 13 year olds to represent a coming of age). The part I most looked forward to would be towards the end of the ceremony when the little cousin or little sister (which was me at my...
Share Your Lemonheads Amongst Friendlyheads
Did you know that over 500 Million - no, this is not a typo - Lemonheads are produced yearly! Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 7 Convenience: 7 Novelty: 8 Overall: 9 Not to be confused with the 90’s rock band, lemonheads are a small ball of a hard candy coated in a soft sugary layer that adds the bang to the tang. The big lemon heads are good, I mean who doesn’t like one of their favorite candies in monster size, but they don’t have the same tang as the small original lemon heads that you get in the concessions box...
Claps for Licorice Snaps
Licorice Snaps, manufactured by American Licorice, are a beloved candy and are addictive to boot! Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 7 Convenience: 8 Novelty: 10 Overall: 9 Each one of these hollow licorice cylinders is coated in a candy paint that gives each color a unique unidentifiable flavor. The colors green, orange, pink, and white all have a distinct flavor some of which are more enjoyable than others. The white is a nice sweet neutral taste that allows you to enjoy the licorice flavoring the most. The green, the pink, and the orange hit you with a strangely sweet flavor that...
Jordan, Almond, I now Pronounce you Man and Wife
Jordan Almonds are a wedding staple and have a truly unique place in candy history Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 8 Convenience: 9 Novelty: 5 Overall: 9 Jordan Almonds are one candy that I would never turn down. The hard and sweet candy shell packs such a crunch that when you make it to the almond in the center you are greeted with a soft bite. The almond adds a neutral almondy taste to the candy, which makes for a great balance of flavor leaving you craving more. The almond sits inside the candy egg for so long that it actually...
Forget Teddy Bears when you can have Gummi Bears
Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 4 Convenience: 6 Novelty: 6 Overall: 7 Aahhh what candy could be better known than the gummi bear? These cute little bear shaped gelatin candies are irresistible, even if you don’t like the taste. The smooth slimy texture is addicting and each color has its own corresponding flavor. The gummi bear was originated in Germany under the name Gummibär (rubber bear) or Gummibärchen (little rubber bear). Hans Reigel was the founder of the Haribo company in 1922 when he also invented bear-shaped sweets. Haribo first introduced its Gold-Bear product in the 1960s, and it has been...
Stop, Drop, Eat a Dum Dum Pop
A vintage advertisement for Dum Dum Lollipops, manufactured by Spangler Candy Company Denture Danger: 0 (10 if you try to bite it) Convenience: 10 Novelty: 10 Sharability: 10 Overall: 10 “I love candy! All candy! Chocolate, caramel, jawbreakers, suckers…”** One sucker that I think pretty much everyone knows and loves is the Dum Dum sucker. This little sucker is the perfect size for that sweet craving for anytime (if you remember to stuff a few in your pockets at the start of the day), and it can last as long as you allow it. A sales manager from the Akron...
Go Lollipop Licking Instead of Apple Picking with Tootsie Caramel Apple Orchard Pops
Why go Apple Picking when you can have a Tootsie Apple Orchard Lollipop in the comfort of your home.... Sharability: 0 (Unless you are one of those that like sharing lollipops) Denture Danger: 10 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 7 Overall: 9 With Tootsie’s Caramel Apple Orchard Pops you can have the most unique lollipop experience you’ve ever expected. Tootsie executed the idea of putting candy inside the lollipop, but it isn’t as often that you find candy coating the lollipop! With this candy apple pop you can get the sweet and sour caramel apple taste without getting caramel stickiness all over...
Airheads for the Rightheads
Airheads are a unique candy similar to taffy....but not exactly... Sharability: 7 Denture Danger: 6 Convenience: 8 Novelty: 7 Overall: 8 Airheads of the Perfetti Van Melle candy company are one of the few candies that really bring me nostalgia from my childhood. I remember my mom would buy packs of air heads and my brothers and I would argue over who would get the special white mystery flavor. Sometimes it would come down to a rock paper scissors match. The two remaining would then have the same argument over the blue raspberry flavor. Maybe it was just the color...
Beware of the Aliens in the Mystery Satellite Wafers
Satellite Wafers Candy have been enjoyed by candy lovers for over fifty years! Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 0 Convenience: 5 Novelty: 9 Overall: 7 Also known as UFO candy, this candy is back from the 50s. These wafers remind me of what the priest puts on everyone’s tongue at communion. These paperlike bubbles come in blue, orange, white and pink and are filled with multicolored beadlike sugar candy balls. As soon as you drop the UFO into your mouth you taste the plain styrophoam like disc immediately begin to dissolve. As soon is the seal is broken the alien inhabitants...
Sweet, Chewy, Dirty, Slimy, Trolli Gummi Worms
Gummi Worms are sweet and slimy and perfect for kids of all ages... Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 7 Convenience: 7 Novelty: 5 Overall: 8 Germany originiated gummi candy with the gummi bears. But Hans Reigel’s gummi bears soon evolved into Trolli’s gummi worms. The gummi worm making process begins with an artist sketching what he/she wants the candy to look like. That sketch is then turned into a small plaster mold. The gummi ingredients are poured into large boilers where they are heated and then colored and flavored. The mix is poured into the worm molds and left for up...
Licorice Records to Licorice Wheels
Red Licorice Wheels are an old time classic Sharability: 4 Denture Danger: 4 Convenience: 6 Novelty: 7 Overall: 9 My mom told me about how when she was a kid, every day at lunch time she would line up at Ben’s Market with her friends with a penny in her sweaty palm ready to buy her favorite candy, a licorice record. The licorice record was a rolled up licorice ribbon that even had the little ridges that a record would have, in the center was a small piece of hard candy. Unfortunately, the candy records as my mom knew them...
Breaking News: Mars Men Abducted by Sour Patch Kids
Sour Patch Kids Gummi Candy was one of the first sour candies! Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 9 Convenience: 6 Novelty: 7 Overall: 10 Sour patch kids are one of my personal favorites. I love sour patch kids so much for a few reasons. Firstly, every flavor is distinctly different, unlike M & M s or something where you can barely even tell the flavor difference of the different colors. The yellow lemon, lime green, orange orange, and cherry red all satisfy the tastebuds with their sandy sour kick. Sour patch kids are a common concession candy and for good reason....
Prepare for Halloween With Pop Rocks Pumpkin Patch Orange
The Charlie Brown character Linus would love Pop Rocks Pumpkin Patch Candy Sharability: 1 (way too good to share) Denture Danger: 0 Convenience: 6 Novelty: 8 Overall: 10 It is the eve of October 31st and the witches, monsters, and princesses are going house to house trying to make their pillowcases as heavy as possible. One secret that we know is that quality is better than quantity. We make sure to get pop rocks pumpkin patch orange edition for our trick-or-treaters. What could be more perfect for Halloween? You just know that at the end of the night each kid...
Bring on the Root Beer Barrels, Bring on the Party
Brachs Root Beer Barrels will liven any party! Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 0 (8 if you chew it) Convenience: 10 Novelty: 8 Overall: 8 You can’t confuse the root beer barrel candy for anything else of because its unmistakable barrel shape. Even if you were blind and couldn’t distinguish the shape of the candy, you would know as soon as you popped the candy into your mouth because that sweet root beer flavor doesn’t hesitate to jump right out at you. So forget the kegs for this party because we’ve got the barrels. Root beer barrels! There are two kinds...
Has Anyone Ever Given you 100 Grand?
Do you love 100 Grand Bars? That is the $64,000 question..... Sharability: 9 Denture Danger: 9 Convenience: 4 Novelty: 6 Overall: 9 “Has anyone ever given you 100 Grand before?” That is something my dad likes to ask with reckless abandon whether it be to hotel clerks, airport ticket sellers, or anyone he wants to flatter in order to get a better deal. You would be surprised how often it works. You don’t have to use it to your marketing advantage like my dad does, but it is still fun to ask people, “has anyone ever given you a 100...
SWEDISH FISH: The Journey From Sweden to the USA
Swedish Fish are an enduring retro candy favorite! Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 7 Convenience: 7 Novelty: 7 Overall: 7 The Swedish Fish, as the name implies originated in Sweden by the Malaco candy company. In 1958 the Malaco company began exporting some of their candy goods to North America starting with licorices. In the late 60s into the early 70s Malaco started exporting Swedish fish and Swedish berries (the same candy shaped as berries and, sadly, now discontinued) which were altered slightly to appeal to the North American market. The Swedish fish are now made by the Cadbury Adams Company...
Double your Bubbles with Dubble Bubble Bubble Gum
Dubble Bubble Gum was invented in 1928 Sharability: 10 Denture Danger: 10 (what can I say? It is gum) Convenience: 9 Novelty: 8 Overall: 7 Dubble Bubble was first invented in 1928 by a man named Walter E. Diemer, an accountant at Fleer chewing gum company. Diemer experimented with chewing gum recipes and one day accidentally created a less sticky, more stretchable gum, and best of all, it made bubbles! Beginning in 1930 the gum was wrapped up with a comic strip about twin brothers Dub and Bub. Dubble Bubble was even a part of military rations during World War...
Enjoy Gummy Peach Rings in moderation...
Trolli Peach Rings are the best! Sharability: 9 Denture Danger: 8 Convenience: 7 Novelty: 6 Overall: 9 As soon as you open the bag, a burst of the peachy sweetness aroma floats up your nose preparing your senses for the eating of peach ring. Manufactured by Farley & Sathers, under the brand name Trolli, these ring shaped gummies are fun to put on your fingers to admire your beautiful orange and yellow jewelry before ripping them off with your teeth. If you suck on the peach ring instead of chewing it up the sandpapery sugar melts...
Brach's Not-So-Salty Salt Water Taffy
Salt Water Taffy is a summer favorite! Sharability: 5 Denture Danger: 10 Convenience: 8 Novelty: 9 Overall: 10 Do not be disgusted by the name of this candy because salt water is only in the name and not in the list of ingredients. Though no one is sure where the name originated, the most popular story is of a man named David Bradley who had a store on the Atlantic City boardwalk in 1883. One day a tidal wave rushed over his store soaking everything he had with salt water. The next day a girl walked into his store asking...
Will the real Fun Dip please stand up
Did you know that Fun Dip was once called Lik-M-Aid Are you still searching for Lik-M-Aid? True candy lovers know that the classic “lick and dip” candy known as Lik-M-Aid was introduced in 1942 and disappeared in the late 1980’s only to reemerge as Fun Dip. The candy was always intended for dipping but the iconic “dipping stick” known affectionately as Lik-A-Stick was not added until the 1970’s. The actual flavor remains a mystery and a subject of debate. As for the powdered sugar ,different variations have been introduced throughout the years and they remain similar to what is found...
McCraws Taffy is back!
McCraws Giant Taffy Sticks are back! Mc Craws Taffy disappeared from the shelves of candy stores about two (2) years ago without explanation. The phone number for the original manufacturer was disconnected and rumors circulated as to whether this classic taffy would ever be available again. A few months ago, it was announced that the original owners were back in business and candy lovers rejoiced! Why the fuss you ask? Mc Craw’s Old Fashioned Taffy Sticks have been a cult item ever since their accidental discovery in 1900. They are colorful, great tasting and oh so retro. Originally, the company...
Welcome to the Pop Rocks Laboratory
Perform a unique Pop Rocks Science Experiment Pop Rocks Magic Potion Sharability: 2 (This one is almost too good to share) Denture Danger: 0 Convenience: 0 Novelty: 8 Overall: 9 Welcome to the Pop Rocks laboratory! This candy equally delicious and fun. The kit comes with a test tube, a small bag of pop rocks, and two secret ingredients. The directions laid out as pictures on the back of the package use the measuring unit “some” to simply explain the directions to the experiment. “1. Pour some water. 2. Add some pop rocks. 3. Add some secret Ingredient 1 and...
Laffy Taffy and Nerds are a changin'
News Flash Laffy Taffy Bulk Candy We all know that candy lovers can be a fickle lot and resistant to change especially when it affects a tried and true candy favorite We have been informed of the following , from the good folk's at Nestles, makers of many of America's favorite sweets that two of their best selling bulk candy items are changing their product mix. Nerds Bulk will be changing their mix to include Strawberry which will be replacing Apple - Coated Watermelon. The good news is that Lemonade Wild Cherry will continue Laffy Taffy will also be changing...
Now or Later? That is the Question.
Now & Laters Candy Sharability: 9 Denture danger: 9 Convenience: 10 Novelty: 7 Overall: 9 Now and Laters are quite the classic candy. Their old slogan, “Eat some now, Save some for Later” was replaced by the popular and true slogan, “Hard ‘N Fruity now and Soft ‘N Chewy Later”. This slogan describes the candy’s cycle that represents the main difference between the Now and Later and the Laffy Taffy. Compared to the Laffy Taffy, the “Soft’ N Chewy” Now and Later has a slightly denser consistency than the Laffy Taffy which has a greater 'denture danger' is softer and...
Why has the taste of Brach's Malts changed?
Brach's Malted Milk Balls aka Brach's Malts Brach's Malted Milk Balls aka Brach's Malts have been a favorite of candy lovers for many years. The candy was made with delicious rich milk chocolate and had a crunchy malt center. In recent months, the taste has changed and many think that it has not been for the better. We contacted Customer Service at Brach's Candy (a subsidiary of Farley's & Sathers) and they graciously replied as follows: "Farley's & Sathers made an adjustment to this product formula. We will be evaluating consumer reactions and responses to the changes in this product...
Welcome to Candy Land
Candy, it can be chewy or crunch, sour or sweet, gummy or hard, it can be any color, any shape, any thing. I’m Becca, I'm 19 and just like you, I’m a candy lover. I am going to eat, rate, research, and write blogs about candies from candyfavorites.com to help you decide what candies to buy. Before I start the candy munching there are a few things that I want to share with you about candy. Throughout my years of candy eating I have learned something that every candy lover should know. Candy is meant to be shared. Along with...
Baby Ruth Candy Bar
I Introduced in 1920 , the Baby Ruth candy bar has fueled one of the great candy mysteries with speculation as to where it got it's name Some say it was the great baseball slugger, while other's claim it was President Grover Cleveland's daughter. Here's another piece of candy trivia: The fabled Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bar were originally made by the now defunct Curtis Candy Company The company president, Otto Schnering, used a unique, albeit dangerous, marketing ploy of dropping these candy bars out of planes over major cities The candy is no longer manufactured by the...
Brachs Sugarfree Starbrite Mints & Sugar Free Caramels
We have been receiving many request for Brachs Starbrite Mints and Caramel Squares in Sugarfree and, sadly, it was reported to us by Brachs that the product has been "discontinued and the stock has been depleted"
Brachs has not announced whether they plan to reintroduce this product at a later date
Should it become available again, it will surely be added to the lineup on CandyFavorites.com
How Sweet It Is: Building the Candy Buffet of Your Dreams
(from Favor Ideas) So — you've caught the candy buffet bug. You're not alone. More and more brides want to see a tower of sweets at their reception. Motives differ: some like how buffets allow guests to hunt and pick according to their personal sweet tooth. Others like the fairytale flavor. Candyland, Babes in Toyland, Willy Wonka: some of our earliest dreams of abbondanza involve forests where gumdrops hang from trees, chocolate runs in rivers and pillars are peppermint sticks. But just as with Hansel and Gretel, there's a catch to the candy buffet. Namely? Pulling off a successful one...
Peep This! The Many Uses of the Famous Chicks
It seems that everywhere I go, I see Easter candy. I use this term loosely, for these days I classify anything wrapped in pastel colors as being “Easter.” These days M&M’s come in lavender and Reese Peanut Butter Cups are wrapped in green; and they’re everywhere. No matter how much pink, yellow, and light blue I see, the candy that represents this quintessential moment in spring the best are marshmallow chicks – Peeps. These colorful and squishy chicks have been around for decades. Ever since its debut in the 1920s, they have become an important part of Spring tradition. I...
Warning: Take Liquor Lickers in Moderation
I spent the past five days in utter bliss. I left the blizzards of Pittsburgh behind and baked poolside in 90 degree weather in Acapulco, Mexico. The best part of my trip? The open bar, where I was able to sip Strawberry Daiquiris and Bahama Mamas all day and all night long. You can only imagine my rude awakening when I walked out of the doors of Pittsburgh International Airport. Not only was it snowing, but the weather forecast warns us to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day indoors! I watched my golden tan fade away as I rotted indoors, and fervently...
Bubble Yum Welcomes Hershey's Chocolate to the Family
I am not a fan of big changes, especially when I’m comfortable with the current state of people, things, and situations. I’m wary when my favorite restaurant hands me a new menu. It even bothered me when Bazooka gum and Cracker Jacks both changed their original packaging. Sure they still taste the same, but why change something that’s been working for ages? Although I am resistant to change, one change in an existing product line both interested and enlightened me, so that even I have to admit this is an improvement of something that was already great. Let me introduce...
Обзор игрового автомата Green Slot от Endorphin
Введение Игровой автомат Green Slot от Endorphina предлагает уникальное сочетание простоты и возможностей для выигрыша. Этот слот привлекает игроков яркой графикой и интуитивно понятным интерфейсом. В нашем обзоре мы рассмотрим все особенности Green Slot, включая его разработчика, правила игры, символы, аналогичные слоты и лучшие казино для игры. О разработчике Green Slot был создан компанией Endorphina, одним из лидеров в сфере разработки игр для онлайн казино. Endorphina известна своими инновационными решениями и высоким качеством продукции. Игры от этого разработчика отличаются разнообразием тем и механик, что делает их популярными среди игроков по всему миру. Как играть в Green Slot Green Slot -...
A Life In Candy: Retro Gift Pack Brings It All Back
While surfing through the McKeesport Candy Co. website I found the Retro Candy Gift Pack, all of which comes straight and direct from the hazy days of my childhood. The late 80s and early 90s were, for this twenty-something, the pinnacle of sugary achievement. This pack includes it all, but I'm going to focus on a few particular items which deserve attention all on their own. 1. Candy Jewelry Is there a single girl out there who didn't love wearing candy jewelry? Heck, I'll still wear a candy necklace from time to time with a T-shirt, just as a fun...
Not Just One, but Allsorts of Licorice
For those of you who like licorice, there’s a great brand called Licorice Allsorts. Not only does it boast the same great taste you licorice-lovers come to expect and crave, its unique appearance adds to the fun of eating. One bag contains licorice shaped in pink, orange, blue and white cubes and sprinkled spheres. My very first experience with licorice was a bad one. I tried a string of black licorice when I was in kindergarten and it seemed as if I would never be able to wash that strong taste out of my mouth. That day, my teacher had...
Hail Black Day : A List of Candy for the Anti-Valentine
Valentine’s Day has become a commercial phenomenon. Since 1381, when Geoffrey Chaucer first recorded February 14 to be a day of recognition, this day of love has been celebrated around the globe. Its relatively unknown counterpart is Singles Awareness Day (SAD), also known as Black Day. It is a day for singles to celebrate, or un-celebrate, their independence. Just like the Emo psyche is misunderstood and overshadowed by the teen pop idols, Valentine’s Day has outshone Black Day, which is why I am taking if upon myself to list a few gift ideas for the celebrators of this day. Black...
Go (Swedish) Fish!
Valentine’s Day penny cards were an important part of my childhood, as were Swedish Fish. In the multicolored packs, I used to pick out only the red ones and throw out the other colors. Even as I grew out of playing with Barbies and driving plastic wheels and grew into driving real cars and taking college classes, my love for the chewy red fish didn’t wallow or wane. In fact, when I’m studying for an exam, I need such snacks like Swedish Fish within arm’s reach to get through the night. There’s no better distraction than the little red scraps...
Bazooka Bubble Gum: A Hard Knock Life
Long gone are the days of “Bazooka zooka bubblegum.” Remember how easy it was to recognize the small red, white, and blue in the bucket at the corner store? Remember how important it was to read about Bazooka Joe while chewing hard enough to blow bubbles? I collected so many of those wrappers that I could started pasting them in a scrapbook and read through them often. But Bazooka left those simple days behind. I ignored the strange expansion of the Bazooka line to include flavors like strawberry and grape. I even turned the other way when they decided to...
Peerless Quality Confection Since 1914 - RIP
It came as a complete shock but effective 15 February,2007, one of America's oldest candy manufacturers will be closing it's doors leaving a void in the domestically produced bulk candy industry. Truth be told, few saw this coming and below is an excerpt from their letter as to the reasons as to why they are ceasing production... January 12, 2007 TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS We regret to announce that Peerless Confectionary Company, manufacturer of quality hard candies in Chicago, Illinois, since 1924, will cease operations effective April 30, 2007. Declining consumption of hard candy and the increasing prevalence of imports...
Breast Cancer Awareness Candy Update
As most of the visitors to CandyFavorites.com know, we are offering the exclusive Hershey's Pink Candies in support of Young survival Coalition. The available candies are Hershey Kisses, Dark Chocolate Nuggets and, my personal favorite, York Peppermint Patties
We are donating $3 per every purchase of four (4) bags and supplies are running low....
Not only are these benefitting a great cause but it is a joy to sell a product that tastes good and, hopefully, helps make the world a better, sweeter place
Altoids make a break from their illustrious past
On CandyFavorites, our description for Altoids reads: "Altoids are one of the oldest breath mints and are still made from the same formula that dates back to the reign of England's King George". Unfortunately this is no long true as the formula was changed in April this year when they substituted 'corn syrup' with 'glucose syrup' and 'artificial flavor'...and as a result they don't taste quite the same, at least to us seasoned Altoids customers. I'm sure they have their reasons for making this change, just as Coca-Cola did at the end of the 1980's when they took the original...
Dark Chocolate M&M's
Few products have captured the imagination and tastebuds of candy lovers as Dark Choclate M&M's have...
Originally introduced as a Limited Edition, they soon grew to"cult" status and became harder and harder to find
At CandyFavorites.com, we are always looking for the latest product and we are proud to announce that we these in stock in several different packaging options as well as 5 pound bulk cases!
We are not sure how long supplies will last but we are sure that these are one of the best tasting candies to hit the market....
Everybody Loves Pez
Pez was probably my favorite candy growing up. There were so many cool dispensers and the pez just tasted so good. Plus it was pretty neat eating candy out of something's neck. My parents usually got me pez at each holiday. I always had a Santa or Rudolph dispenser at Christmas, and a bunny at Easter. Sometimes if my parents were feeling generous they would come home with a cool character for me and my sister. We used to trade different characters all the time. But pez isn't just for kids. Sure parents don't go around buying their own pez...
Bacherlorette Fun
At every bachelorette party, the gag gifts are inevitable. In fact, it's usually one of the best parts, besides that fireman stripper of course. Well I have found what is probably the most useful (not to mention yummy) gag gift. It's the penis candy necklace. It's pretty much the same as a regular candy necklace, but instead of the little circles, you get penises. Now of course there are usually some sort of penis gag gifts in the bags already. But normally they don't taste this good! Which is why they are the most useful gag gift. Of course...
Cadbury Creme Eggs Love
I knew there was a reason I loved March and April. It's not the promise of spring, or the knowledge that my classes are almost over. It's Cadbury Creme Eggs. I absolutely love them. During the months they are available everywhere I make sure to have at least two boxes in the house at all times. Now there are a lot of different Cadbury eggs. They have caramel and chocolate filled. But I love the original creme. Milk chocolate on the outside, and the white and yellow sugary creme on the inside. I think if I had to pick only...
Chocolate Covered Anything
As most of you can probably tell, I love chocolate. And by love I mean I would marry it if marriage to an edible object was ever made legal. There are just so manys kinds of chocolate. Dark chocolate, white chocolate, and my personal favorite, milk chocolate. But I try not to discriminate, as all chocolate is wonderful. So it has recently come to my attention that almost anything covered in chocolate is better than the thing itself. I mean pretzels are great, but so much better when chocolate covered. Raisons are ok, but put them in chocolate and...
My Favorite Flavor
One of my favorite things about candy in the whole world is something that goes on in your head, something that only works when you're eating candy. It has to do with perception of flavor. What's this you ask? Is the Candy Critic using big words? You better believe it. You see I love cherries; I could eat a hundred of them. I'll eat so many cherries that many parts of my body protests and violently disagree with the amount of cherries I've consumed and really let me know it. The thing is I love cherry flavored candies too. When...
Candy May Be Dandy...
I always feel like when I write a blog for the Candyblog that I'm complaining, maybe I just use this place to vent. Well today is really going to be no different. Whenever I tell people that I'm the Candy Critic they always ask if I do chocolate too. I think chocolate is candy so, yes I do. I tell them that I also do chips and the occasional cookie as well. Then most people tell me that those aren't candy at all. Well I'm here to tell you that these people are probably right, by definition. But I started...
Sugar Rush
There is nothing like a complete sugar rush. I'll admit, it's been a while. Getting a sugar rush usually relates with being a kid, but I think adults could so with a sugar rush every so often too! So what is the best candy for a sugar rush you ask? It's something that you probably ate as a kid. They aren't as popular now what with all the new fangled sugar candy around. But as they say, oldies are goodies! It's all about the Pixy Stix! There's nothing better than ripping off the top and pouring all that flavored sugar...
It's so sour it'll make me cry
One of the trends in the candy world that really came out of the 80s is the super sour. For years every candy company in the world has been looking for a way to make me cry. I have to say some have made it for me, I've cried more from eating some sour concoctions than I did at the end of old Yeller. It's a strange sensation too, that feeling that every muscle in your mouth is contracting in such a way that you can't move your tongue. The worst part of it is when your eyes start to...
Through the Hard Times
Hello candy lovers! I have to apologize for the lack of updates. I had some technical difficulties for the past week, and by technical difficulties I mean evil computer viruses. They left me internetless for a week! On average I spend about 75% of my day online. So this was a big blow for me. I needed some comfort. So what did I do? I turned to candy of course. An old friend that helped me make it through the tough times. Yes those miniature Reeses cups were there for me. With their sweet chocolate outer layer, and creamy peanut...
chocoalte-pretzels-are-a-Blast From My Past
Chocolate pretzels. How I have missed them! On my trip to the warehouse last week, they were one of the items I picked up. When I think about chocolate pretzels, I am immediately brought back to my years in middle school. Those awkward years where most of us had braces and hadn't yet grown into our bodies, were made better by chocolate pretzels. After a long day of school, I would always go straight to the vending machine for a bag of chocolate pretzels. It was my little reward for making it through the day. And of course the...
Candy Heaven: My Trip to the Warehouse
Yes candy lovers, that's right! I got to visit the warehouse where all the wonderful candy is received, stored, packaged, and then sent out into the world. It all started Monday morning. Since I didn't have any classes to attend, it was a good day to go. When I first walked in, I met all of the very lovely women who work there answering phones and putting data into the computers. Then we went into the first room. On the right were tables filled with packages ready to be sent out. To the left was the first of many larges...
The Reality of Candy
I just finished trying an interesting snack, I took a look at the package and it said contains real and artificial ingredients. Now I've talked about this about 100 times on Candy Critic, for the most part I don't mind the idea of artificial flavors in candy. In fact I'm a big fan of some of the artificial flavors out in the world. I'm able to make the distinction in my mind that when a package says cherry flavored it might not really taste like cherries. The part that gets me thought is those treats that say they have both....
The Reward System
This one is for all the college students out there. Well actually, anyone who has a lot of studying or reading to get through. So you've decided to tackle a few chapters of Organic Chemistry today, or perhaps some Shakespeare for your English Lit class. Whatever the case, you have a daunting task ahead of you. So you ask yourself, is there any way to make this more bearable?? Well sure, there is the popular solution of reading two pages and then giving up. But that really doesn't help you does it? Well I have found a solution! I've tried...
Remembering the Simple Things
I always loved Candy Buttons as a kid. The pink, yellow, and blue little drops of sugar on paper. They tasted great and always gave you energy! Plus they were small, so you could get away with eating a lot of them. But as time passed I was introduced to new and exciting candy, and I forgot about the Candy Buttons. They were old-fashioned. This Christmas my three year old cousin came to visit. Among her gifts of Disney Princesses and videos, my mom put in a package of Candy Buttons. My cousin was so excited! She had some before...
The Search Continues
One of the things people assume is that the Candy Critic knows all. Well maybe not all but they assume I know of every candy ever made and that's just not possible. Most people don't really get the chance to live in many places, or even shop in that many places. When you travel often you stay in resorts or tourist areas that cater to the idea that people like snacks from their own country. Rarely do people take the time to look into a local grocery store for snacks, nor do I blame them either. I mean if I'm...
New Year? New Candy....
Happy New Year candy lovers!! I'm sure everyone is out celebating, unfortunately I have a virus so I'm in bed thinking about resolutions. Every year people make the same resolutions. Go to the gym. Finish a book. Save more money. And every year people break this resolutions about a week into the new year. So I have come up with a new plan. I have found a resolution that I think is much easier to keep then anything listed above. Once a week (or month depending on your budget) try a new candy. It can be anything. Even if you...
The Ultimate Cookie
Merry Christmas and happy holidays candy lovers! Hopefully you all received some sweet treats this holiday season. I know I did. I spent the past few days baking dozens and dozens of cookies. And of course eating them as well! After making so many different kinds of cookies, I have decided which one is the ultimate holiday cookie. Before I tell you, I of course have to list all the competition. I made yummy chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal cookies, peanut butter cookies with a hershey kiss in the middle, and butter cookies in holiday shapes with sprinkles. Now ALL of...
Smores: Do It Right
My roommates and I have a weekly tradition. Every week when we go grocery shopping, we buy a bag of chocolate to eat for the week. Last week, my roommate got miniature Hershey Smores bars. None of us had ever tried them before, so we thought why not? They were pretty good. Milk chocolate, marshmellow, and graham cracker bits. But something was definitely missing. We finished the bag off in a week, and we of course enjoyed them thoroughly. But I decided that they just couldn't compare to REAL smores. You know, a graham cracker bottom, a piece of a...
Giving Candy The Business
So I've been at this whole "Candy Critic" thing for a few years now and I've put a whole lot into it. I've traveled around, harassed people that travel to buy me candy and eaten things I don't even want to talk about. One of my travels took me to the National Candy Expo in Chicago, don't even try and go because you have to be invited. But it does exist, a convention completelly dedicated to the love of candy, or so thought. You see the candy industry is a billion dollar machine; these fun little snacks we eat are...
Candy: Love and Addiction
I spent the summer after my senior year of high school in Africa. Everyone thought I was nuts. I was giving up my last summer of freedom to live in a tent without showers or bathrooms. I had to get multiple shots and take malaria pills for a total of three months. And of course the food situation was different. There were about 20 of us that went, and we each had to carry 30 pounds of food in our backpacks. There was no room for candy or chocolate. I spent the majority of the summer working with AIDS orphans....
HERSHEY'S KISSABLES
With the market flooded with new products, it is a pleasure to see a product that is new, unique and tastes great! Hehrshey's Kissables are bite size, candy coated mini Hershey Kisses with the only difference being that they are unwrapped. Truth be told, they taste great and would be perfect for baking, snacking or throwing at your kid sister... In a market filled with duplications of duplications, we would like to tip our hats to Hershey's for introducing the next "hot" candy.... Although it isn't available in an obscure flavor or color like many of the recent "Limited Editions",...
The Definition of Candy
One of the biggest complaints I get about candy critic is people calling something that I review not candy. Chips are the biggest complaint, people tell me all the time that I shouldn't review chips or salty snacks. I don't know about that, I think chips are candy; the national confectioners association has chips at their All Candy Expo. I say chips are candy, just because it's not sweet doesn't make it not candy. People have to open their minds a little and realize that just because it's not a lollypop or a mint, it's still candy. If you where...
The Lost Holiday
Candy is a staple of holidays. Of course Halloween being the biggest. But then there is also tons of candy around for Christmas, Easter and the 4th of July. So why is it that there isn't Thanksgiving candy? Everyone always talks about the turkey, the potatoes, the cranberry sauce, the stuffing, and the pumpkin pies. But what about candy? Thanksgiving is unfortunately stuck between Halloween and Christmas. I guess people thought the Halloween candy could hold them over until Christmas. But personally, I don't think its fair. Thanksgiving is a great holiday, and it should get attention from the candy...
What You Can Learn From Candy
At Rochester Institute of Technology you would assume all the learning happens in the confines of the classroom or the computer lab. But for Halloween, the Residence Life and Student Health Center staff decided to bring the education directly to the students in their residence hall rooms and apartments. We used candy and some catchy names to educate our students about Sexually Transmitted Infections (formally known as STD's or VD's). The staff dressed up in their costumes and went "reverse trick-or-treating" to each room and apartment delivering a bag of goodies. Each bag contained a statistics card with a picture...
What is the Candy Critic's Favorite Candy?
What's new? People always ask me what my favorite candy is. It makes sense, having tried hundreds of different treats from all over the world and written about them I can understand why that's the most common question. The thing that isn't common is my answer. Sure I've got a top ten list on Candy Critic number one being Kit Kat, but is that really my favorite treat? No, what I crave is something different, something I've never tried before, it doesn't even have to taste that great, I just need a change. That's kind of how Candy Critic started;...
Five Cents
Do you remember when candy used to cost 5 cents or less? I do, which actually makes me feel old. But nevertheless, its another good family memory. I think being home for a wedding this past weekend is what spawned my overabundance of childhood memories. But it's always good to remember happy times from the past. My grandma had a little shore house in Sea Isle. Once a year, my family would stay down there for a few days. I have a lot of memories from that shore house. But my favorite memory is the little convenience store that was...
I like your sister better....
Ok we've all had Butterfingers before. Maybe at Halloween, or from a store, or perhaps from a vending machine. But whatever the case, I know you've all had one. Unless you are allergic to peanut butter, in which case, don't eat one. Now I have always enjoyed Butterfingers. They are tasty! Chocolate and peanut butter~ yum! But I am here to tell you that I have discovered something better. *GASP* Yes, better than the Butterfinger. But it is still related to the Butterfinger. In fact, I would call them sisters! I saw it for the first time yesterday on my...
Holiday Spirit
In honor of this mornings snow flurries, I felt the need to post about my favorite Christmas holiday candy. Much like candy corn reminds me of Halloween, this candy always brings me into the Christmas spirit! What is white, red, and sticky all over? CANDY CANES!!! Christmas is without a doubt my favorite holiday. I love the spirit of it all. So much love all around (ok not counting the family get togethers!). But candy canes are what really capture the spirit of Christmas. When I think about Christmas, I think about little kids running around with candy canes in...
Birthdays and Chocolate
Today I went to the craziest first birthday party that I've ever seen. There were tons of people and food. And there were two birthday cakes. Yes, two! The first was a big cake that had a picture of beautiful baby Jordan on it. The second one was a smash cake, and it was all for Jordan. He sat in his high chair in front of this cake and dug in with his little fingers. Naturally, not all of the icing and cake made it into little Jordan's mouth. In fact, a lot of it was on his face, in...
Love/Hate Relationships
You've all been there. That person that you just want to kill sometimes, but you still love them. Ok well I'm applying this concept to candy. Not just any candy. I'm talking about THE candy. You see this candy and the first thought in your head is Halloween. With Halloween fast approaching, I thought this would be a good topic to discuss. So without further ado (drum roll please)... Candy Corn!!! Yes I'm talking about the tiny yellow, orange, and white candies. I love them, I really do. Not only are they yummy, but they really put you in the...
To Wax or Not to Wax
That is the question. And no I'm not talking about wax strips, I'm talking about wax lips and wax fangs. Always a favorite for kids around halloween. I, myself, have had both in the past. However, I'm not 100% sure how I feel about them. Yes of course they are always fun to wear and make faces with. I particularly enjoyed trying to kiss people with the big wax lips as a child. The fangs were even better in my opinion for halloween. The finishing touch on a nice vampire costume. Of course the trick was not to eat your...
An Affair to Remember
I was watching my favorite TV show, Lost, the other day. In the short version, a plane crashes on a mysterious island and strands about 48 survivors with no food. After more than a month on the island, the female lead finds an underground room that is filled with food. She goes straight for a chocolate bar. As I watched that I thought, I would totally do the same thing! What is it about chocolate that makes women go weak in the knees? I asked a few people what they thought. Here is what they had to say! "It makes...
Star Wars Dark Chocolate M&M's
What will they think of next.... Masterfoods USA just released M&M's in Dark Chocolate to coincide with the new episode of Star Wars... The M&M's come in dark chocolate peanut as well as plain and they are quite good ( I would be remiss if I didn't add that I have a weakness for dark chocolate) Although supposedly a limited edition, you can easily collect seventy two different collector's pack. They are unique and if you love dark chocolate and M&M's, my advice is to get your hands on as many as possible! To try the Dark Chocolate Plain M&M's,...
Juiceful no longer?
Good question and we hope not!
According to CandyBusiness magazine, "Ragolds will close it's doors at year's end... Best known in recent years for it's Juiceful's brand with liquid fruit juice centers....the closing is "unavoidable" as its long term financial outlook is poor..."
We have not been able to confirm this report but surely hope that this candy favorite is not discontinued...
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