"Valentines Day candy" news and stories

Sweethearts, the chalky, pastel heart-shaped candies with imprinted expressions of love, have become as synonymous with Valentine's Day as Cupid himself. Love or hate them, the tiny conversation hearts mean it's time to profess your feelings.

With more and more people turning to social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to do so, the newest message to appear on New England Confectionary Company's (NECCO) Sweethearts this Feb. 14 will be "Tweet Me."

"It's a recognition that society is changing the way to say, 'I love you,'" Jackie Hague, vice president of marketing at New England Confectionery, told USA Today.

Now, if you wanted to get your cynical Valentine's message across in some sugar-laden form, you could do like Sarah Gim and pipe your witty messages onto homemade cookies. Or, if you're lazy but still feeling acerbic, there are Bittersweets, conversation heart candies with messages like "call a 900#," "he has a job," or "prenup ok?" There are two different themes: "dejected" and "disfunctional," each of  which has dozens of sayings. A few other gems: "C that door?" "settle 4 less" and "table for 1." Each six-ounce box is about 10 bucks.