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Hippiekinkster -> RE: What kind of candy do you prefer? (4/11/2012 11:24:30 PM)
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Haribo Troppi-Frutti
Just the best. Discovered 'em in Munich in 2003. My "landlady" Bettina has a friend whose parents own a gummi store near the Viktualeinmarkt. Tried most all of them, and these are my faves. Different texture than typical gummis, and much better flavor.
Licorice Allsorts
Damned addictive stuff... first fix was from Fresh Market... Aussie ones are best, IMO, made with glucose and not that poison corn crap. Big-time sugar hit. Not good for me so they're a rare treat.
Really Good Chocolates
Found these in Vancouver about 4 years ago when I was visiting a kinky chick from B.com and a couple friends. The Icewine Ganache is just impossible for me to resist. The Truffles are amazing, too. Least favorite were the peppermint ones, then the cinnamon-nutmeg (still outstanding, though). Loved the Chai-vanilla, the Chipotle, the Lemongrass-Curry, and the Cardamom. And the Champagne-Orange. They have a selection of no-sugar chocolates, too. They ship (too waem, now, I think).
Trader Joe's has some good Chocolate Raspberry Sticks and the orange ones are good as well.
I like most of the Jelly-Belly flavors. I usually go for the Tropical and the Fruit flavors. If I have a craving, and all I can get is a mix, I'll get some small bowls or plastic containers and separate them, because I like to have a few at a time, not just one.
Sometimes I'll go for the peach, watermelon, or grapefruit jelly slices. Sometimes I'll splurge on a couple bars of >70% dark chocolate single origin organic free-trade deliciousness.
Now I've got a sweet tooth and no candy or ice cream in the house. Damn. I've had the Blue Bunny Velvet Cake, Carrot Cake, and Banana Split recently, and the BlueBell Banana Nut Bread, Spiced Pumpkin Pecan, Chocolate Mud Pie, Coconut Fudge, and Southern Blackberry Cobbler. I've gotta try the Strawberry Banana Pound Cake and the Cherry Cheesecake flavors next. Bastards stopped making the Chocolate-covered Cherries, which was killer: "Chocolate Covered Cherries - Brown Rim
Smooth, creamy cherry ice cream with heart-shaped chocolate covered cherry candies and a thick chocolate sundae sauce swirl."
Blue Bunny is just about as good, but around 1/2 the price (1.75 quarts, NOT 1/2 gallon... fuckers think they're being cute... Breyers, Edys, most of them pull that shit.). After I'm all moved and settled in, I'm gonna start making my own with Stevia and cream w/skinny milk and all the fruit and flavor I can pack in. [sm=pineapple.gif]
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