While in my local gas station mini mart today I noticed a new product (new to me at least, I don’t frequent gas station mini-marts much). They are called Slammers. They’re essentially flavored milk. The store had Orange and Creme Starburst and Milky Way, but they also come in 3 Musketeers and even…gasp….Moon Pie […]

It seems someone from The American Licorice Co. found out about my review of the expired Red Vines and they emailed me promising to send me some fresh Red Vines and samples of some of their other products. Well, the package arrived today and it was full of candy! I now have a […]

Public Service Announcement: Tomy is recalling all of its home cotton candy makers that were produced in the last three years because they could catch fire. Making cotton candy = fun. Toys catching fire = not fun. If you have one of these, stop using it and return it to Tomy ASAP.
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Sour Spanks are the latest creation from David Klein, the inventor of Jelly Belly Jellybeans. They are chewy/gummi sour balls coated in a super-sour powder. The Spanks are about the diameter of a dime and come in Lemonade, Tangerine, Grape, Cherry, and Green Apple flavors. Imagine an old-time sour balls coated with […]

Artist Moira Hann has some amazing pieces of art, but this one stands out for me - it’s made with those Valentine’s candy hearts! Check out this blog post to see some close-up pictures of it (to prove it is made of candy) and visit her artist website to see more of her art […]

You know, I had always heard that Wintergreen LifeSavers would “spark” when chewed, but I don’t think I ever actually tried it. Evidently, it is true (and my wife says she has verified it). So, why does it do this? According to exploratorium.edu,
When you crunch on wintergreen candies, you are making light […]

Here’s a recipe that sounds pretty good (and easy) if you like chocolate and coffee - it’s a recipe for making coffee-infused chocolate. Seems pretty straightforward and obvious, though it never occurred to me before. I might give this a try sometime. Anyone else want to try it and report your results?
Coffee-infused chocolate recipe […]

I mentioned Frisk Mints once before when I was talking about their nifty MP3 player that looks like their mint package. Frisk isn’t even available in the U.S. though. Their U.S. site is rather boring (aside from the ad clips which are hilarious), but I did find some fun and games on the Japanese […]

(Photo from Candy-Curator.com

While browsing through the Candy Curator’s extensive gallery of candy packaging pictures, I came across the gem you see above. A Michael Jackson Premium Swiss Milk Chocolate Bar. The Candy Curator says this about it: “Thriller-era Michael Jackson Swiss milk chocolate bar. Acquired by purchase from a dollar store, circa 1993. The […]

Do women really want/like chocolate for Valentine’s Day (and when I say candy/chocolate I mean nice, expensive candy like Godiva or something - not a box of nerds)? As gift-buying men, it’s one of the first things that come to mind, but do the ladies really like it or is there something else they […]