Easter has come and gone, but in the sale aisle of your favorite store it is still alive and well. All Candy Addicts know this magical time of year: the Easter candy sales! I of course was armed and ready for the big day. I mean really, how can you resist an activity that allows […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… especially if you’re a fan of candy canes! Each passing year seems to bring more and more variety to the candy cane aisle, and 2007 is no exception. This year’s crop of canes covers every flavor from watermelon to popcorn, and with so many choices, it’s hard […]

Problem: You’re a Candy Addict but you have medical reasons (diabetes?) that prevent you from eating as much sugarful candy as you want to. We try to cover sugarfree candy here at Candy Addict, but we don’t get to sugarfree as much as we’d like to. Enter The Glucoholic. It’s a site (and a person) […]

10. The Exploding Jawbreaker in the Microwave This one is true, true, true and was proven so by the MythBusters. Nobody can explain exactly why, but microwaving a giant jawbreaker will turn it into a very dangerous molten sugar grenade. Also, nobody can explain why someone would microwave a jawbreaker in the first place. 9. […]

For a long time my official “car candy” was Altoids. I liked the regular flavor, but my husband preferred wintergreen, so we kept two tins on hand (but his disappeared first, since his habit was to crunch through several Altoids at a time!). Oh, but I digress. My current car candy is the tart and […]