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Candy Review: Chargers Chocolate-Covered Espresso Beans

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Eating a coffee bean sounds a little weird at first, but when you coat it with dark chocolate and a candy shell… a whole new world can open up to you. Chargers Candy sent me a free sample of one of their battery-shaped tins of Chargers Chocolate Espresso Beans (“Get Charged”), and I am really buzzing while I write this.

First off, the packaging is really cool! I love it. A red and black battery is a great idea for the packaging of a caffeinated coffee product. I like coffee and I like chocolate, so I was really looking forward to trying these out.

All of the candies are bright, energy-filled, red. I started by popping one in my and suckling it to taste the candy shell. It tastes a lot like an M&M. Then I started to taste the chocolate. I was somewhat surprised to find that it was dark chocolate. The chocolate quickly melted and I was left with a naked coffee bean in my mouth. Then the thought occurred to me, “Maybe I should have just chewed the whole thing together. This might not taste good by itself.” I bit down. It wasn’t as bitter as I expected, but I did get a ground coffee flavor in my mouth.

Next, I grabbed 2 Chargers beans and popped them in my mouth and chewed. Much better. Dang good too! The coffee beans don’t taste bad (when they have candy and chocolate on them). I have had bad milk-chocolate covered beans before, but there wasn’t a bad bean in this bunch at all. Next thing I knew. I had finished the whole battery-shaped tin of them.

These would make great stocking stuffers for the coffee lover in your life or anyone that loves coffee and chocolate. The packaging is cute and the product is tasty. Now, I’m all buzzzzzy. Too bad I need to go to bed in an hour.

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Review: Slammers – Milk With an Attitude

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Slammers Ultimate Milk

Let me start off by saying that milk and I do not get along … I’m lactose intolerant. When we were recently contacted by the makers of Slammers Milk, and they offered to send some products for review, I shouted, “HECK, YES!” It wasn’t until afterward that I remembered that I’m lactose intolerant. I quickly went to the supermarket and got some Lactaid so I could consume these the Slammers without any adverse effects.

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The 10 Worst Non-Candy Items Given at Halloween

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In no particular order….

  • Pennies: Who gives out pennies (or any other extremely low denomination of coin) on Halloween night!? I wouldn’t complain if it was a dollar, but pennies just don’t go as far as they used to. First of all, it is NOT CANDY! Second of all, there are no “penny” candy shops left out there.
  • Apples: That isn’t candy! That’s healthy stuff! It is true that there have been a couple of documented razorblade in the apple cases, and that is enough for me to stay away from them. Besides, this is the night for trick or treating, and if you hand out an apple, it is likely to end up in your flower garden or on your roof.
  • Raisins: Nope….Uh-uh…Not going in my mouth on Halloween. Unless, of course, they are Raisinettes!
  • Advice: “Look both ways before crossing the street,” should have already been beat into my head by my parents. That is not your job as the person who is giving me delicious treats!
  • Canned Food: A can of Sugar Beets or Candied Yams might seem great to some people, but it is not something to give to a trick-or-treater. It is likely to end up through a car window.
  • Stickers: Yeah, SpongeBob or Superman stickers are cool, but nobody wants them on Halloween. Now if you want to give a piece of candy and a sticker that’s fine, but don’t give just a sticker.
  • Coupons: Even coupons for free stuff are no good. Free Wendy’s Frostys or free McDonald’s french fries are normally good, but a kid wants the instant satisfaction of candy. With a coupon you have to remember to take them in the car then convince your parents to stop by to get you something free. Most of the time the coupons expire before you can use them anyway. Say no to coupons.
  • A Toothbrush: Yeah, yeah. We all know we should brush our teeth. We don’t need to get that message drilled into us by our neighbors.
  • Little Bags of Microwave Popcorn: Anything that requires the use of a 1000 watt kitchen appliance shouldn’t be given to kids on Halloween.
  • Homemade Anything: I don’t care if your cookies won blue ribbons at the county fair or your popcorn balls are the toast of the town, don’t put them in my Halloween bag. The parents won’t let us eat anything homemade anyway and your homemade treats will end up getting tossed in the trash anyway. Save your time and buy a big bag of candy at the local megamart.

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Jane-Jane Tasty Tuna Tidbits Candy

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Tasty Tuna Tidbits

There you are at the party when you suddenly see a bowl of shiny foil wrapped candies sitting in a bowl. You reach down and unwrap it while talking with that person that you have wanted to make a good impression. Continuing that conversation you pop the delicious treat into your mouth. You smile and think, “Mmm….er. Oh my goodness. I-I-I am going to hurl. This tastes like… FISH! I can’t spit this out, they will see…” You chew and swallow as soon as you can.

You just ate a piece of Jane-Jane Tasty Tuna Tidbits Candy. These deceptive-looking treats might be a good gag at a party, and they may actually taste good. The idea of fish candy (with tuna as its main ingredient) is something that will not catch on very quickly in America. I haven’t tried it, and I don’t really want to. Jelly Belly already has their sardine-flavored Jelly Bean, and that is enough fish candy for me.

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Retro Candy Flashback: Atomic Fireballs

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Atomic Fireballs … who can forget them? Red, round, and wrapped individually in cellophane or a bunch of mini ones in a little yellow box, and HOT! HOT! HOT! These were medieval torture devices when I was little.

When I was 6 years old, my 10 year-old brother offered me one of these deceptive red balls from his Halloween stash. I, innocently, let him place it on my tongue and started to suck on it. Sweet was the first sensation… followed by cinnamon and then the immediate BURN. I spat the devil ball across the room and gasped for air. My brother laughed and called me a wimp. That was one of many brotherly scars on my delicate young psyche.

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