{what is your favorite candy?}
New Year's Resolution:, originally uploaded by decor8.my goals this year are endless, i feel like i've set more for myself in 2009 than any other year of my life. it's exciting and a whole lot of scary. i think being hopeful is often pretty fun whether you make all of your goals or not. some get high off of hope (me) and i believe you can because the thought of 'maybe' is a much more resassuring than a big loud NO. one of my goals for the year is to resist temptation. but before i do i'm going to eat the PINK m&ms I found today. just a small bag, i promise. PINK is such a great color for these things, don't you think? i wish they stocked them year round. i want to run out and fill glass bottles with them or pour them into big milk glass candy bowls. i think pink m&m's are my new favorite american candy. i also like junior mints, heath bars, peppermint patties, orbit gum, and swedish fish. i think that's it though, i'm not keen on candy in the states. chocolate tastes like wax to me here now. remember, i was in germany for 5 months where candy is the best i've had EVER. now that i'm back in america, i'm candy addicted because in germany my friends and family gave me candy ALL OF THE TIME. they all had candy bowls filled with amazing sweets. and because lots of it was new to me, i had to sample one of everything offered to me. but of course. my little deer is trying to resist temptation today. i wish her well. i'm going to go now and eat her m&m's. what is your favorite candy? please tell me!
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btw, Your little deer is so precious!
<3 yum yum!
ps. I love the little fawn ^_^ Of course!
We used to always have a box of them at Christmas when I was little, back when they only had one shop in Victoria. Now they're available in a number of other places (though probably not outside of Canada except by mailorder). I still love the peppermint ones the best, but maple, coffee, and raspberry are my other favourites.
A friend of mine once went to Germany and brought me back some gummy bears and gummy cola bottles that were the BEST I've ever had.
I think spice-based hard candies appeal in general as they're very refreshing. I once had some clove candies that were delicious, and I have a box of anise-flavoured "mints" at work.
I was truly spoiled.
I have to say my fav candies are Runts or smarties...I am trying to get over my holiday eating habits, so I am on board with you in resisting temptation this year.
Weirdly tough, I'm half way into my pregnancy, and my «candy» of the moment is pomegranate seeds. Sweet & sour, juicy and crispy, perfect combo in my opinion :)
They're tricky to find on the East Coast in the US, but pretty common on the West Coast. No clue about the middle. I definitely am not seeing them here in Germany =( I think they are a tad waxy, but I don't care, they are way too fun (useful as a straw with all sorts of carbonated drinks) and have too many good memories attached to them for me to stop liking them. Ever.
Poop. Now I'm totally craving some and have none. And no, Twizzlers are not an acceptable substitute.
On the candy front, i do have a soft spot for fuzzy peaches, and Swedish berries. On the German candy front, I love the Haribo gummy bears.
I'm trying to resist temptation this year as well. I'm not too optimistic about my chances, but I do feel pretty strongly about cutting back on bad eating. Good luck with your resolutions!
My favorite candies are fuzzy peaches and Swedish berries. On the German candy front, I really like Haribo gummy bears. My German cousin used to bring them for us when he'd come visit.
Hopefully I'll be cutting back on the sweets this year. I'm trying to eat healthier, and only indulge in small quantities, and, in the case of chocolate, when hormonally necessary!
Good luck with your resolution!
try this... take your peppermint patties and place in the freezer, once frozen enjoy! supper yummt!
callie
Fun topic!
I'll divide my into to parts: chocolate and not chocolate and others!
I'm spoilt,because i lived in Bermuda most my life, and we had all the British and a fair bit of European sweets readily available.
I still love buying hard candies in the apothecary style fashion..it's such a treat!
My favorite 'not-sharing-this-bag with-anyone' chocolate is:
Cadbury mini eggs. The milk chocolate with the hard candy shell.They are in the stores here in the U.S. closer to Easter.
But my opinion is Swiss Chocolate is in a class all it's own.
It's almost an entirely different taste... Heaven!
Non-choc favs are:
the British hard candies that I emjoyed as a child. ( available at World Market.)
They are Pear cadies that are yellow and red,"Cough" candy,Humbugs and Fox's Glacier Mints.
And Polos... and Maynard's Wine Gums...
My American top 3 are:
-Sugar Daddy
-Good&Plenty
-Salt Water Taffy
-Cinnamon Reeds
Last but not least...Bermuda Glass Candy which is a homemade treat sold at school fairs etc...made with corn syrup,vinegar,butter and i forget wht else...but it's amazing!
Sorry i took up so much room Holly...heehee
i guess that's why i am called Sweetina!
(Isn't that funny that there are so many differences in candy availability between the U.S. and Canada?)
Now seriously... I'm ready to go out in that blustery snow to buy me some sour soothers...
Daim comes in a close second, only because I don't have a local dealer for my fix. ;) Otherwise it'd be first.
I love your pic of the pink Ms & the deer, it's a very nice composition. Plus I just adore pink!
Jelly Tots
Licorice Babies
Spearmint Leaves
Chinese White Rabbit Candy
Big Turk chocolate bars
Crunchie chocolate bars
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Twix bars
Skor Bars
Terry's Chocolate Orange
Quality Street mix
Macintosh Toffee
Kraft caramels
Tootsie Pops
Gummy Berries
Cinnamon Hearts
Maynards Wine Gums
Jelly Belly Jelly Beans
Clearly, I have a problem.
I am always fallig for liquorice and "After Eight" - for decades now! There is nothing more perfect than ice cold "After Eight"s but only the thin ones not the modern thick ones or sticks. Sigh....
They are not as soft as gummy bears but taste a little more fruity and sour (very little).
and they remind me of summer days at the swimming pool when i was a child....