Monthly Archives: June 2007

The Closer: Sweet on Brenda

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Season 3 of the TNT drama The Closer just began and not a moment too soon for some of us Candy Addicts. The main character of Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson attacks candy and sweets with as much gusto as she attacks her job (which is to say, pretty aggressively). Since Season 1 Brenda has sneaked sweets every chance she gets. The woman is a candy junkie! She hides snacks in her top desk drawer, steals bites of other people’s sweets, and try as she might to resist, she just can’t. The sugar satisfaction she feels after the first bite of a sweet treat is so palpable that I swear it makes my mouth water.

At the beginning of Season 2 Brenda went on a bit of a health food kick and shunned sugar (and forced her staff to eat healthily as well), but after a couple of episodes she was back on sugar. You only live once, Brenda, so why not enjoy it!

Brenda hasn’t indulged in sweets too much just yet in Season 3, but I always look forward to seeing what treats pass her lips! In the meantime, here’s a video montage of Brenda’s sugar lapses throughout the seasons:

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Candy Review: Life Savers Fruit Tarts

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Life Savers Fruit Tarts
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 lovely Life Savers Fruit Tarts. These come in two varieties: the purple tin contains Grape Berry, Green Apple, and Strawberry Watermelon; the gold tin has Watermelon, Cherry Lemonade, and Mandarin Orange. I usually alternate between the two tins.

The little fruit tarts are sugar-free but not, according to the tin, a “low-calorie food”. Whatever. The tin is very clever and cute. You press down in the center of the lid, and the sides release and pop open. The close, you replace the lid and just pinch the sides, and they snap back into place. Should I confess that I could not for the life of me figure out how to get these tins open? My husband had to show me. In my defense, though, these are car candies, which means I was too busy driving to read the instructions.

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Licorice Candy Review: Hint Mints and Chateau d’Lanz

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This month’s Licorice of the Month Club selections included a couple of somewhat unique confections and a tasty old standby.
Chateau D'Lanz
I started with the Chateau D’Lanz Swiss Licorice. It comes in a pretty gold foil bag and is described as “The Ultimate Hard Licorice Drop.” I wasn’t sure what to expect, but from the picture on the Licorice International website, I thought they would perhaps be similar to a softer drop but in a firm texture. However, I was mistaken.

For one thing, the drops I received were completely squished down and stuck together. This may have been from melting, but I’m not entirely sure. I paid careful attention to the advice on the back of the package to “Suck, don’t chew!” and popped one in my mouth. Due to the strange shape, it wasn’t very comfortable, but I persevered. I quickly discovered that they were quite hard, but soon softened. However, they were extremely sticky and definitely posed a hazard to any loose fillings.

Flavor wise, the drops were not my favorite. They weren’t quite as sweet as I would like, and the flavor was a bit too reminiscent of anise instead of licorice root.
Black Licorice Hint Mint
Next up was a box of Black Licorice Hint Mints. I love the black box with sliding top – much cooler than Altoids boxes, in my humble opinion. The candy itself, however, I could do without. It tasted very strongly of menthol, so much so that it was difficult to taste the licorice at all. I didn’t even make it through one piece; the flavor just reminded me too much of VapoRub.

Last but not least were some licorice soft chews, which were very similar to some licorice buttons I reviewed previously. As an old standby, these are not to be missed.

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Vote for Chris Pratt from CandyWarehouse.com in Yahoo’s Ultimate Connection Contest

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A true Candy Addict, Chris Pratt from CandyWarehouse.com is a top 5 finalist in Yahoo’s Ultimate Connection contest, but he needs your vote. There’s just a few days left in the voting – so drop by the contest page and cast a vote for Chris. Be sure and watch his entry video – it’s a really well-made video and it’s cool to get a behind-the-scenes look at one of the internet’s biggest candy stores.

Also, Vote for CandyWarehouse.com video to get a 10% off coupon. The coupon code will be the name of the first product sold by CandyWarehouse.com. Watch the video to find the clue!

Candy Review: Cup O Gold

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Cup O Gold Package
I have heard that Cup O Gold is the West Coast’s answer to the Mallo Cup. There are differences, of course, like how Cup O Gold adds almonds to the mix and also comes in a single cup package. Speaking of the package, it’s quite attractive. It’s a nice rich chocolate brown background with “Cup O Gold” written in brilliant light brown, orange, yellow, and white. The best part is their grinning mascot, a bearded 49er.

Cup O Gold

Sadly, my Cup O Gold didn’t reach me intact. It has collapsed on one side and marshmallow goo had stuck itself to the interior of the wrapper. Such is the way with these sort of confections it seems. I’m surprised on how large the cup is, a good 4-5 inches across (it does weight in at a hefty 1.25 ounces). I can see textural evidence of the coconut and slivered almonds on the top.

Cup O Gold Inside

The marshmallow is nice and sweet with a hint of vanilla. The chocolate is good, and reminds me of Hershey’s; sweet and a little grainy, but nice and milky. The coconut and almonds are hardly noticeable except for the texture they provide in your mouth. I’m not getting much flavor from them at all. I’m still amazed about how big this cup is. I guess you can say you “Strike it Rich” with this one!

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