I know I disrespected Whitman's Samplers in
favor of See's Candies. But I received an assortment, and guess what? I'm devouring those chocolates right now and
I couldn't be more thrilled to engage in the ancient practice of guessing what's inside each morsel, so I can eat only
my favorites. (It's only fair: I'm the true chocoholic in the family. My kids are too young to quibble and my husband's
happy as long as he has a nice bottle of wine.)
My favorite fillings, in order of how devious I'll be to make
sure I get them:
- Toffee, especially the variety with big chunks of almonds and pecans;
- Coconut cream, a la Mounds bar;
- Caramel, most delicious when it's coated in creamy milk chocolate; and
- Nutty nougat
I'd rather leave the solid chocolates, the "truffle" fillings, the peanuts and cherries and dried fruits for the birds, or, my hapless post-Christmas guests. Rum raisin? Yuck. Those faux-Reese's cups, trying to fancify themselves by using more nut and less butter? Bor-ing. Give me chewy caramel, buttery toffee, rich coconut or give me... Hershey's.
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