Monthly Archives: May 2006

Au’some new candies

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Bubble Roll Message Maker
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Au’some Candies is showing some great new products at the All Candy Expo in June. They are listed below, but my favorite is the Bubble Roll Message Maker (seen above). It’s like one of those old labelmakers for labeling stuff around you house- only the labels are gum! The best part is you don’t have to buy any proprietary-shaped gum – it takes ANY bubble tape from any maker! GENIUS! Kids can send notes in class then chew the evidence! How cool!

Other new products from Au’some Candies:

  • Florida’s Natural Fruit Juice Strings & Nuggets: Made with real fruit and fruit juices, they are 64-66% fruit, give 100% RDA of vitamin C, have no artificial flavors or colors, no preservatives, no fats, no nuts, no gelatine, are kosher, and are packed with flavor. The Fruit Juice Strings are sour and the Fruit Juice Nuggets are sweet.
  • American Idol – Pop Mic: has light, rhythm & candy, sure to keep your pulse jumping. The Pop-Mic is a lollipop top with an illuminated light, and the bottom is filled with delicious fruit-flavored bubble gum. 3 Fantastic Beats to choose from! Available Flavors: Strawberry, Apple & Blue Raspberry
  • Betty Boop Sweet Talker: Betty lights up, teases with a little
    saying, and has a heart-shaped lollipop with 3D Betty gummies.

Au’some Candies website

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Candy Addiction Confirmed!

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Candy

According to a scientific study reported at ABC News, candy addiction, or to be exact, sugar addiction has been confirmed in laboratory rats.

it’s not the sugar that’s addictive, it’s the high it causes. Like drugs, sugar stimulates the release of dopamine, a “feel-good” neurotransmitter — among other functions. However, eating protein or other foods doesn’t cause as big a rush of happy chemicals. Sugar is somewhat unique.

After the rats were hooked on the sugar, they took the sugar away and the “rats’ teeth audibly chattered — a sign of withdrawal”. The article is actually a very interesting look at the science of sugar (candy) addiction and worth a read. Hi, my name is Brian, and I’m a Candy Addict.

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How has PEZ affected your life?

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PEZHeads: The Movie

PEZHeads: The Movie is an in-the-works documentary about the tiny candy loved by many, PEZ. The filmmakers are asking for help from you, the PEZ-loving community as a whole. They’re looking for photos of you doing things that involve PEZ – eating PEZ, buying PEZ, or doing anything involving PEZ.

Here’s what they’re looking for specifically, from their website:

  • Hunting for PEZ – shots of you at yard sales or flea markets
  • Old photos – home photos, vacation photos, road trips of you, family or friends w/ PEZ. If there’s a story behind it, let us know.
  • Convention Photos – fun or sentimental photos from the first Cleveland conventions to the present. Also, toy show photos containing PEZ
  • Home Collections – you in front of your collection or you with your favorite PEZ or shots of “PEZ rooms.” Be creative! Be fun! The crazier the photos the more likely we are to use them.
  • Anything else – the PEZ photos old or new that you would love to see documented for all the world to see.

So if you have anything that you think would help their cause of finishing their Pez documentary, you can get all of the details about submitting to the movie at the movie’s website. Check out the rest of their site as well to learn more about the movie.

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Diablo Ice Energy Strips

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Diablo Ice

From the makers of Diablo Energy Drink comes Diablo Ice Energy Strips. Packed with “guarana, panax ginseng, vitamin C and cranberry extract to give consumers a very portable and potent product that delivers fresher breath along with an instant boost in energy.”

Diablo Ice has a unique fruity flavor with a splash of menthol to give you a cool, fresh mouth sensation and is also sugar free, fat free, calorie free and ephedrine free. The Diablo Ice Energy Strips come in the now-familiar “dissolving film” format and are said to give you instant energy within 60 seconds. If you just want a little bit of focus you can take 1 strip. If you want to be very alert and full of energy you can take 2-3 strips.

Look for Diablo Ice Energy Strips at a convenience store near you.

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Review: Marich Chocolate Strawberries

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Marich Chocolate Strawberries

Marich Chocolate Strawberries should come with a warning. This candy is dangerously addictive. I bought a small bag packaged from bulk supply at a local farmers’ market. The Chocolate Strawberries were $5.59 per pound, and I was too curious about their taste to be overly concerned about the price.

From the first bite, the Chocolate Strawberries were in the top three of my all-time favorite candies, if not at the very top of the list. The description on the locally packed bag wasn’t much help—it didn’t even list strawberries as an ingredient—so, without yet researching Marich, I tried to dissect the candy by taste. The outer pink layer was much softer than it looked like it would be, and the second layer looked and tasted like high-quality dark chocolate. A dried strawberry appeared to be the core of the candy, but it was hard to distinguish by appearance. The strong taste of fruit combined with telltale seeds gave away the strawberry as real.

I have a love/hate relationship with fruit and chocolate combos. I hate cherry cordials, but I love chocolate-covered raisins and blueberries. I was skeptical about the Chocolate Strawberries, mostly because I had no idea what to expect. From now on, all candy I eat will have to live up to the Chocolate Strawberry standard.

According to Marich’s website, the Chocolate Strawberries are dried fruit in dark chocolate and strawberry flavored white chocolate. I had a hard time finding the candies for sale online (as best as I can tell, Marich’s site caters only to business customers), but Far Away Foods sells an 8 ounce package for $8, which is considerably more expensive than my farmers’ market, but worth it if you can’t find them locally.

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