Candy

Flatulence and broken teeth I like cucumbers and lettuce but wouldn’t eat them all day. Too much roughage can negatively affect a person of a certain age, you know. Similarly, I love peas, but the same issue could arise from eating them all day. I do have a favorite “Mom’s…

From Medicine to Candy — A few weeks ago, my partner in crime (aka my husband) and I were struck by a sudden hankering for some sweet, sweet licorice. Not just any old licorice would do. Oh no, no, my friends. We weren’t about to settle for some phony-baloney red ropes or those gross black…

(Let’s Make Some Kahlua Cocoa Candy) — It’s time for a serious talk. Just between you and me. I have never made this recipe. I don’t even know where I originally found it. The magazine clipping is taped to an index card, and that card (like me) is showing its age. But it sounds so good and…

You Ain’t Woke about my Peeps™ But you Will be Long ago, in our youths, to every candy, there was a season and a time, and a purpose unto children. Peppermint flavors, and anything wrapped in foil, heralded December even before the calendar did. Chocolate-covered cherries, saucy Conversation Hearts, and red velvet boxes may as well…

Hershey’s plans a launch in March 2023 — Hershey’s is releasing its version of plant-based Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups this month. It’s made of oat chocolate confection and peanut butter. Besides making vegans happy, it’s a healthier option in the candy aisle. Allegedly, this product will be available at Rite Aid for $2.49 …

The collectible manual dispenser came later — The original PEZ dispenser that holds up to 12 little rectangular pieces of candy was invented in Austria in 1927. Later, this invention was exported worldwide. Did you know that PEZ is a short name for the German word for peppermint — PfeffErminZ. This manual candy dispenser and accompanying candy…

I should have taken the exit sooner. Lesson learned. — The PEZ Visitor Center and candy factory is right here in my own home state, and it took me 59 years to visit. When I finally took that exit off the highway from New York City to central Connecticut, I was so glad I did. Over one hundred million dispensers…

Eat me — The Midway; a special place which only means fun… usually. First things first. I always start my carnival fun out with a big glob of pink cotton candy. Always pink, never blue. It does taste so different, doesn’t it? “Oh look… there’s a cotton candy booth!” My mouth was already…