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marshmallow fries and a packet of jelly 'ketchup'
Because we as a people don't eat enough french fries, Kandy Kastle has created a candy version of American's favorite vegetable. These fries are made of marshmallow and are sculpted to look like steak fries. To increase the resemblance, they come packaged with a little packet of Kandy Ketchup Sour Candy Gel that looks like ketchup when squirted on these "fries." If you need the experience to be a little bit more complete, the Kandy Kastle company also makes a hamburger out of dyed marshmallow, so you can have your burger and fries and your sugar high, all in one.

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]]>candy foodCandyFoodKandy KastleKandyKastlemallow friesMallowFriesMarisa McClellan2008-05-10T08:57:00+00:00Last minute Mother's Day giftshttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/09/last-minute-mothers-day-gifts/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/09/last-minute-mothers-day-gifts/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/09/last-minute-mothers-day-gifts/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

chocolates
OK, so you didn't start making glacé fruits last month, to be tenderly rolled in sugar and wrapped in handmade paper for Mother's Day. And you didn't pre-order the fancy chocolates from the local chocolatier, the coconut truffles that say "I love you mom" in pink-dyed white chocolate. You didn't even remember to go the grocery store to get more butter to make her a batch of oatmeal cookies. Now it's Sunday morning. What to do? Here are a few ideas.

1) Buy her a subscription to Bon Appétit, Gourmet, or Cook's Illustrated Just order online and go to the bookstore to pick up this month's copy and roll it up with a ribbon and a flower. If she's far away, just forward her the confirmation email and an e-card.

2) Take her to the movies and smuggle in several bags of her favorite childhood candy (my mother's partial to Charleston Chews and those jaw-killing Jujubes). Have an illicit movie theater candy picnic.

3) Create an electronic recipe box for her on Epicurious.com - you can compile your favorite recipes and make comments about them. Email her the password.

4) Show up with a shopping bag full of ingredients and suggest you bake a cake together. Eat half the batter raw. Eat the rest while watching cheesy movies on TV.

5) Send her some virtual chocolates at virtualchocolate.com. One caveat: you must follow it up in a few days with some real chocolates. I'm partial to Moonstruck Chocolates these days - check out the friggin cute chocolate ladybugs.

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]]>chocolategiftslistsmothers dayMothersDayEmily Matchar2008-05-09T13:00:00+00:00Super tasty and super easy saltine candyhttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/09/super-tasty-and-super-easy-saltine-candy/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/09/super-tasty-and-super-easy-saltine-candy/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/09/super-tasty-and-super-easy-saltine-candy/#commentsFiled under: , ,

saltine candy

In a flurry of childhood memories last year, I picked up a big box of saltines, jonesing for that salty taste of my youth. Unfortunately, I bought a cheap brand and they tasted like crap. They sat in my cupboard, got stale, and finally, I was determined to make use of them. Half got crumbled into crumbs, and the other half met a sugary fate I found online: saltine candy. I saw this simple recipe everywhere, and quickly became determined to try it.

The result: I baked up a crunchy, tasty candy treat. This is the type of thing you make for company, or if you live with a lot of other people, because it's way too easy to eat too much of it yourself. It's devilish sugary goodness, and so very easy and quick to make. Check out the recipe after the jump.

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]]>saltine candySaltineCandystale saltinesStaleSaltinesMonika Bartyzel2008-05-09T10:32:00+00:00Gifts for the vegetarian (or vegetable-loving) momhttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/05/gifts-for-the-vegetarian-or-vegetable-loving-mom/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/05/gifts-for-the-vegetarian-or-vegetable-loving-mom/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/05/gifts-for-the-vegetarian-or-vegetable-loving-mom/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,

gifts for vegetarian moms
Mom made you eat your veggies for years, so return the love with vegetarian-friendly gifts this Mother's Day. Whether her diet is strictly vegetarian or just veggie-inclined, check out these lovely presents that will surely brighten her kitchen and her day!

Culinary Herb Garden Kit from wishingfish -- The gift that keeps on giving.

Swiss Peelers, Set of 3 from Williams Sonoma -- Simple, colorful, practical.

Subscription to Vegetarian Times magazine -- Great recipes and fun eating ideas from a magazine that your mom will love all year long.

Mother's Day petit fours from Figis -- Who am I kidding? These are for any mom -- vegetarian, meat-loving, herbivorous, sweet-toothed...

Olive and Rosemary Topiary Trees from Stonewall Kitchen -- A beautiful way to present a practical gift. These will look great anywhere, and come in handy when cooking with fresh herbs.

Organic vegetable box from Mode Organic -- Produce straight to your door.

Bamboo steamer from WokShop -- Great for veggies, and anything else.

Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian from Amazon -- My favorite cookbook. Soon to be your mom's. Bittman offers easy recipes and plenty of suggestions for a well-balanced vegetarian diet.

Vegan body lotion from von Natur -- Organic beauty she'll feel good about.

6-pack Coffee Sampler from Grounds for Change -- Organic and fair trade.

Kenneth Jay Lane Apple Necklace from Max and Chloe -- Not really a cooking gift, but a bit of bling never hurt anyone.

Membership to the Harry and David Fruit of the Month Club -- Classic!

Soy candles from Welcome-home Candles -- These yummy candles come in great scents, and since they aren't made from beeswax, they'll please even the most conscious vegan.

Vegan baking mixes from Goodbaker -- Chocolate cake, oatmeal cookies, fudge frosting, multi-grain muffins...

Anyone have more ideas for the vegetarian Mom? Feel free to share!


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]]>featuredgift guidekitchen gearMothers DayMothersDayvegetablesvegetarianAlanna Kaufman2008-05-05T14:01:00+00:00The elegant (hic!) tradition of bourbon ballshttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/03/the-elegant-hic-tradition-of-bourbon-balls/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/03/the-elegant-hic-tradition-of-bourbon-balls/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/03/the-elegant-hic-tradition-of-bourbon-balls/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,

I come from a long-line of Irish alcoholics. And although I myself hold my liquor like a ten-year-old, I have a special place in my heart for alcohol-flavored sweet things. Indeed, I have had a torrid love affair with the bourbon ball ever since my mom first let me try one during the holidays when I was a kid.

See, at my house, bourbon (or rum) balls were holiday fare. But I'm told they're traditional at the Kentucky Derby as well. I've never been to Kentucky, and I know next to nothing about the event, which, I'm told, involves race horses and women in elaborate hats.

But in the spirit of this prestigious event, I offer you my family's decidedly un-traditional recipe for bourbon balls.

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]]>bourbon ballsBourbonBallsDerby DaysDerbyDaysrecipesJulie Tilsner2008-05-03T10:01:00+00:00Current Obsession: Betty's Tasty Buttonshttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/01/current-obsession-bettys-tasty-buttons/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/01/current-obsession-bettys-tasty-buttons/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/01/current-obsession-bettys-tasty-buttons/#commentsFiled under: ,

The words "artisan fudge" have a way of making my mouth water. Add some cute retro packaging, a ribbon and get 'em a little melty, and I'm in heaven.

Betty's Tasty Buttons began as the creator's Grandma Betty's fudge recipe, and has expanded into some gorgeous offerings, including fudge sauce and cajeta, a Mexican slow-cooked caramel made from goat's milk. It's great over ice cream, cakes, or even spooned into coffee.

The fudge flavors, though, are what keep the people coming back for more. With a base of organic sugar, local butter, milk and organic or fairly-traded chocolate, the unique flavors include lava (spicy); lavender mint (lovely and smooth); molasses bourbon (chocolate with sass); and green tea...check out the full list here.

Betty's is based in Philly, and as we know, fudge isn't shipped that well (though I'm sure exceptions could be made for the jarred products). Get 'em while they're melty.
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]]>artisan chocolateArtisanChocolatecajetachocolatedugeflavorsfudge sauceFudgeSaucePhiladelphiaEllen Slattery2008-05-01T18:02:00+00:00Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's, tomorrow April 29http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/28/free-cone-day-ben-jerrys/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/28/free-cone-day-ben-jerrys/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/28/free-cone-day-ben-jerrys/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,

ben jerry's free cone dayIf there's heat wave where you are like there's a heat wave where I am, (it was over 90 degrees in some parts of southern California), then you'll appreciate the perfect timing of Ben & Jerry's annual Free Cone Day, which takes place tomorrow, Tuesday April 29, 2008. If you're not sure where there is a Ben & Jerry's shop near you, head over to their website and look one up!

If I have it me, I'll definitely making my way over for a free cone, though I do recall that last year, lines at some stores were circling blocks.
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]]>ben and jerrysfreeice creamIceCreamSarah J. Gim2008-04-28T20:01:00+00:00Food Festivals: I want Maple Cotton Candyhttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/24/food-festivals-i-want-maple-cotton-candy/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/24/food-festivals-i-want-maple-cotton-candy/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/24/food-festivals-i-want-maple-cotton-candy/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , ,

Kids pose with a stuffed asparagus at the Stockton asparagus festivalIt's my final semester of college, and I'm taking Literature of the Great Depression to finish my English major. I think that my professor often feels badly, though, about assigning texts that are just so darn depressing, so she often opens class with a cheerful question like, "What's your favorite type of pie?" or "What's your favorite breakfast?" Recently, she asked us what our favorite thing about Spring is, and I knew instantly that mine is the delicious new food and produce that Spring brings. Clearly, there's no better way to celebrate these bright new ingredients than with entire festivals dedicated to them! This weekend, we have homages to asparagus, seafood, beer, more seafood, seafood and (my favorite) maple.

Read on after the jump to see where to go for the party, and meanwhile check out these lovely photos from last week's Great American Pie Festival.

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]]>asparagusfood festivalsmaplepieseafoodAlanna Kaufman2008-04-24T10:00:00+00:00Famous art works replicated out of smartieshttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/16/famous-art-works-replicated-out-of-smarties/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/16/famous-art-works-replicated-out-of-smarties/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/16/famous-art-works-replicated-out-of-smarties/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Painting of a maid that has been recreated out of Smarties candy.
I just love it when food and art overlap. Food artist Prudence Emma Staite has created a collection of works that recreate famous paintings out of chocolate Smarties. There's a wide range, from Pop Art to some more classical works.

The collection is showing at the Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood in east London on Friday. It's all part of the Smartie Art Exhibit, which is celebrating the return of the blue Smartie.

Do you think Nestle would sponsor an exhibition if they brought anything else back? I'd have to do some research about what to reintroduce, but I bet I could think of something. What do you think would make a good food art project?
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]]>food artFoodArtmuseumNestleSmartiesShayna Glick2008-04-16T13:01:00+00:00Ferrero Rocher won a copyright lawsuit in Chinahttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/14/ferrero-roche-won-a-copyright-lawsuit-in-china/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/14/ferrero-roche-won-a-copyright-lawsuit-in-china/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/14/ferrero-roche-won-a-copyright-lawsuit-in-china/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

A package of Ferrrero Roche chocolates.There is a huge piracy problem in China. Lots of western companies find that they can't sell their product in China because there is already a Chinese clone of the product. This was a big problem for Ferrero Rocher, that is until recently.

The chocolate maker just won a long-fought lawsuit in China's Supreme Court against a Chinese company that copied Ferrero Rocher's famous, gold wrapped pralines. Montresor, the Chinese chocolate maker that was copying Ferrero Rocher, was ordered not only to stop but also to pay a token fine of €50,000.

A lot of people see this as welcome news. It could mean that China may be ready to adopt more fair marketing practices. I am all for local competition to global brands, but I think a copy cat company shouldn't be allowed to just piggy back on a famous product. The name brand put a lot of work into the brand that they've built. Like it or hate it, I think a company should profit on its own merits. Good luck, Ferrero Rocher.
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]]>ChinaFerrero RocherFerreroRocherlawsuitShayna Glick2008-04-14T19:01:00+00:00The Taste of Sweethttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/13/the-taste-of-sweet/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/13/the-taste-of-sweet/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/13/the-taste-of-sweet/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,

Journalist Joanne Chen, an unabashed, lifelong lover of sweets, had a hard time understanding why that's not the universal reaction. In The Taste of Sweet, she examines the physical, psychological and historical relationship between sweet flavors and humans, and discovers some pretty extraordinary things about our tongues, brains, societal perceptions, and why some folks will always have room for dessert.


Read her 10 Surprising Facts About Our Relationship with Sweets, take her Are You A Supertaster Quiz and come back here to share your scores and pose your questions to Joanne Chen in the comments thread. She'll answer them in an upcoming blog post. How sweet is that?


Buy The Taste Of Sweet


And for those who would enjoy further insight into the questions/results of the Are You A Supertaster?, quiz, the author offers the following, "Researchers have detected a link between overweight subjects and non-tasting tendencies. Severe ear infections may also cause less intense taste experiences.

Of course, biology isn't destiny, and much of what we eat results from culture and learning. So while the quiz offers a good idea of your taste profile, sensory specialists can provide a better assessment by running taste tests, analyzing your tongue, and counting your taste buds."
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]]>Kat Kinsman2008-04-13T14:00:00+00:0050 year old cough drop still tastes goodhttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/11/50-year-old-cough-drop-still-tastes-good/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/11/50-year-old-cough-drop-still-tastes-good/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/11/50-year-old-cough-drop-still-tastes-good/#commentsFiled under:

A few days ago, I wrote about when to trash your peanut butter - but what about cough drops? In this video, a reader of the Mike Industries blog eats a 50 year old cough drop!

The Pine Bros. cough drop is no longer made. However, Mike found some on eBay. After washing off a strange white film that had developed on it, the taster claimed that it was as good as he remembered.

I am opposed to eating any cough drop when I don't have a cough (let alone a 50 year old one), but to each his own.

[via Gut Check]

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]]>cough dropCoughDroppine brosPineBrosStefani Pollack2008-04-11T17:00:00+00:00Did anyone catch this April fool's joke from Butterfinger?http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/07/did-anyone-catch-this-april-fools-joke-from-butterfinger/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/07/did-anyone-catch-this-april-fools-joke-from-butterfinger/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/04/07/did-anyone-catch-this-april-fools-joke-from-butterfinger/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Someone's hand holding a Butterfinger candy bar.Did anyone else catch this joke? I know it's a few days late, but I just came across it and I don't remember seeing it on any other food blogs. This is actually pretty funny, and I wish I had seen it in time for the actual day in question.

I found a press release that claimed that Nestle's Butterfinger bar was changing its name to the Finger, effective immediately. I didn't even notice the date of the press release until later, but I wondered to myself if this wasn't a late April fool's joke. Nope, it was a right-on-time joke.

Anyway, check this out for the whole joke. Hopefully you'll laugh as much as I did, even if it is a little late.
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]]>April foolsAprilFoolsbutterfingerjokenestlethe fingerTheFingerShayna Glick2008-04-07T18:00:00+00:00Carmelita Barshttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/31/carmelita-bars/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/31/carmelita-bars/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/31/carmelita-bars/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,




I'm a big fan of recipes that combine at least four or more ingredients that they are decadent enough to begin with, but combined, create this magical, sugar coma-inducing masterpiece, much like the one you see above. They're the kind of treats that are so sugary, so powerful, that you widen your eyes and suck in your cheeks in shock at the first bite. That shocks soon wears off into utter delight, and you're lost in a sugary heaven.

Whew. And then I wake up.

Seriously, though these Carmelita bars from Eddybles look amazing. The pretty toasty white parts atop the treat are the streusel topping. And the only slightly daunting part looks to be unwrapping 48 of those little caramel cubes (and making sure you don't burn them on top of the stove). If you really wanted to be bad, you could substitute the suggested bittersweet or semisweet chips for milk chocolate, to achieve that cheek-sucking reaction I described above.
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]]>barscaramelchocolateeddyblesstreuselEllen Slattery2008-03-31T12:00:00+00:00Limited edition Snickers barhttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/29/limited-edition-snickers-bar/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/29/limited-edition-snickers-bar/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/29/limited-edition-snickers-bar/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

A Snickers candy bar cut in half with the package behind it.
I have only recently discovered Candyblog, but I love it. The candy always looks so yummy and the reviews are extensive and helpful.

As I was perusing the site, drooling as per usual, I found this recent post about a limited edition Snickers bar that they had just gotten samples of. It's the Rockin' Nut Road Bar, and they gave it a really good review (an 8 out of 10). Candyblog didn't get any press materials with the samples, so they have no idea if/when the bar is available. However, the amount of samples they got was astronomical, so they're giving the samples away! Just head on over to Candyblog to see how you can win some Snickers candy. Hope this will help perk up your weekend!
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]]>candysamplessnickersShayna Glick2008-03-29T12:01:00+00:00The art of homemade butterscotchhttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/28/the-art-of-homemade-butterscotch/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/28/the-art-of-homemade-butterscotch/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/28/the-art-of-homemade-butterscotch/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

homemade butterscotch on a spoon
I have always been a sucker for butterscotch. When I was a kid, I would always choose one of those hard, orange butterscotch candies over a piece of chocolate. One those rare occasions when my family went out for ice cream sundaes, I would choose vanilla ice cream with hot butterscotch syrup drizzled over top (my mother, being a chocolate person herself, never understood my choice). While I don't always make the same selection these days (I did come around to chocolate sometime in my teens), I still love the flavor of real butterscotch.

Yesterday on Simply Recipes, Elise published a guest post written by Shuna Fish Lydon of the blog Eggbeater on how to make homemade butterscotch. The post comes with step-by-step pictures, which are extremely helpful for those of us who are never sure if the sugar/butter/cream mixture has cooked to the proper consistency. She makes it sounds really easy, which is at once both encouraging and a little dangerous, as the last thing I need in life is the ability to make butterscotch on demand.
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]]>butterscotcheggbeater blogEggbeaterBloghomemade butterscotchHomemadeButterscotchhow toHowToShuna Fish LydonShunaFishLydonSimply RecipesSimplyRecipesMarisa McClellan2008-03-28T12:02:00+00:00Is there such a thing as a "sweet tooth"?http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/28/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-sweet-tooth/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/28/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-sweet-tooth/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/28/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-sweet-tooth/#commentsFiled under: , ,

A bowl of cute Japanese candy with a pink background.
I always thought there was such a thing as a sweet tooth. You know, that love of the taste of sugary foods. Most of us have probably heard about that tooth from the very beginning. Some scientists are working on changing that perception, though.

They've been researching this topic, and they think that people aren't really addicted to the sweet taste of sugary foods. The researchers are discovering that the brain senses the yummy calories from the sugar and in response it releases hormones that make us feel happy. The people studying this question say it has very little to do with actual taste, and they're proving it on mice with no "sweetness" taste buds. The mice still love sweets even though they supposedly cannot taste the actual sugar.

Of course, the researchers are also working on how to use this information to "turn off" the sweet tooth. Blasphemy! Outrageous! First some scientists think they've found a cure for chocoholism and now they want to take away my sweet tooth! I just don't know what the world is coming to when everyone is trying to take away my few pleasures in life. What about you? Do want to keep your sweet tooth?
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]]>sugarsweet toothSweetToothShayna Glick2008-03-28T09:58:00+00:00Forget the crack. Kids are dealing Snickershttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/25/forget-the-crack-dealing-kids-are-pushing-snickers/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/25/forget-the-crack-dealing-kids-are-pushing-snickers/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/25/forget-the-crack-dealing-kids-are-pushing-snickers/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

kids and candy
And you thought the green-beret'd Girl Scouts and their cookies were enterprising little kids?

In Victorville, CA, the latest trend at schools is an underground sugar trade. With candy and other "bad" snacks banned from school campuses, kids are selling contraband Snickers and Twinkies right out of their backpacks.

According to Jim Nason, principal at Hook Junior High School in Victorville, it's become quite a lucrative business for the dealers. Kids bring things like candy bars, soda, and even energy drinks from home in their "sack lunch" and turn around and sell them for a healthy profit, with some kids walking around school with upwards of $40 in cash.

While I understand this is a bit of a problem for the schools and parents, I have to hand it to the kids -- at least we can count on them to be very good businesspeople when they grow up.
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]]>candychildrenfeaturedkidsschoolsnickerstwinkiesSarah J. Gim2008-03-25T18:30:00+00:00Junk food vending machines banned in Wales hospitalshttp://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/25/junk-food-vending-machines-banned-in-wales-hospitals/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/25/junk-food-vending-machines-banned-in-wales-hospitals/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/25/junk-food-vending-machines-banned-in-wales-hospitals/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

vending machineThis is probably going to start a trend: hospitals in Wales have banned vending machines that sell soda and candy.

They are going to phase out the vending machines over the next six months. But one hospital, University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, will still have junk food vending machines in 2010. Not sure why they get special treatment, but if you're visiting someone in a Wales hospital and have a craving for Cadbury chocolate, you'll have to go there.

The junk food machines are going to be replaced with machines that have healthier food options, such as fruit juice. Though I hope they're looking at the sugar content of some of those so-called "healthy" fruit juices.

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]]>fruit juicehospitalsjunk foodvending machineswalesBob Sassone2008-03-25T16:02:00+00:00Favorite childhood candy?http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/24/favorite-childhood-candy/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/24/favorite-childhood-candy/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/24/favorite-childhood-candy/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

I am a fan of the discussion board www.Chowhound.com and have been a regular there for many years. Lately I have been checking in on a thread about candy. It is about "worst tasting candy ever!!!!" but has evolved into a discussion about favorite or disliked candy from your childhood. I have chimed in several times about my likes and dislikes, and been pleased or disturbed to hear others views. The opinions are all over the map, one persons desire is another's pet peeve.

Some of my favorites as a kid were C.Howard's violets, Circus Peanuts (stale of course), Smarties, Reese's peanut butter cups (I tasted one recently and they have definitely changed the recipe, for the worse), Broadway red licorice, Twizzlers, malted milk balls, Sixlets, the original Rowntree KitKats from England, tangerine and tropical fruit Lifesaver's, the original Swedish fish, Smith Brothers honey cough drops, Hot Tamales, and many more.

Some candy I didn't care for were Jordan Almonds, Good and Plenty (but I love them now), chocolate covered cherries in syrup (gag!), Necco wafers, root beer kegs, and 99% of all gum. (I never understood gum chewing, as a kid or now. If I have a piece it is for a minute or so to clean my palate, then discard rapidly.)

It seems that this is a topic with strong emotions attached. There are even collectible books called Remember When about candy you ate as a kid. So what were your childhood favorites? What made you gag? Have your tastes changed?
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]]>candychildhoodfavoritesJonathan M. Forester2008-03-24T10:01:00+00:00