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BarbaraGordon · 03-27-2007, 07:19 PM

My son and I were at SuperTarget yesterday, discussing the finer points of candy selection. He really has atrocious taste. He likes those awful sour things.

He must get it from Mr. Gordon whose favorite is jelly belly sours mix.

My favorite are those gummy peach rings. A dollar a bag. can't beat that.

bluegoose · 03-27-2007, 07:30 PM

Does chocolate count? I could eat a dozen Hundred Grand bars without coming up for air once.

My wife loves those Peachies. Every road trip we take she stockpiles 2 or bags of those things.

YOhio · 03-27-2007, 07:43 PM

Candy. Now this is a topic I'm well familiar with.

Licorice: I like Red Vines at the movies, strawberry Twizzler's on road trips, and Watermelon or Cherry Pull n' Peels at work. Cabela's has a very good blue raspberry licorice. I do not like chocolate or black licorice.

Swedish Fish: Buying fresh is the key. While pre-packaged Swedish Fish will satisfy a craving, freshly made Swedish Fish are where it's at. Cracker Barrell and Amish candy stores have the best. I do not like multi-colored Swedish Fish.

Sour Treats: Just like Swedish Fish, Sour Treats are best when eaten fresh. I enjoy the Sour Patch Kids, but I really like Sour Watermelon Gummies. I do not like peach rings.

Chocolate: M&M's, mainly plain, are my weapon of choice. During Christmas I love to eat Mint M&M's. They're fun to eat by just grabbing a handful or you can down a bag soda can style. I also like Milky Way, Watchamacalit, 3 Musketeers, Crunch, Butterfinger and Krackle. I do not like dark chocolate. It tastes like tar.

UteStar · 03-27-2007, 07:59 PM

OH man, I could go on for hours on this subject:

Dots--as long as they are not stale, man, I can eat those for days. A trick though, if they are stale, put them in the microwave for a few seconds and they will be tasty again.

Cherry Twizzlers--These are fabulous as are the red vines as long as they are soft and not stale.

Twix candy bars--there is something about cookies covered in chocolate and caramel.

Swedish fish--are good for any occasion.

BarbaraGordon · 03-27-2007, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluegoose

Does chocolate count?

Now, chocolate, that's a whole nother category.

I can down the hundred grand bars with the best of them. But I'm a Reeses girl at heart. I could eat anything that company sold - that is until they went all fancy and started with "white chocolate reeses" and "inside out reeses." Those are just awful. My fave: the Reese Big Cup and the Reeses Easter Eggs.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. chocolate covered caramels. mmmm. caramel.

YOhio · 03-27-2007, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

Now, chocolate, that's a whole nother category.

I can down the hundred grand bars with the best of them. But I'm a Reeses girl at heart. I could eat anything that company sold - that is until they went all fancy and started with "white chocolate reeses" and "inside out reeses." Those are just awful. My fave: the Reese Big Cup and the Reeses Easter Eggs.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. chocolate covered caramels. mmmm. caramel.

I agree about Reeses. They're delicious. I advise you to not eat the Reeses brownie. Trust me.

bigpiney · 03-27-2007, 08:22 PM

Red Vines are the best licorice hands down.

I could probably live on a 5 pound bag of gummy bears too.

my favorite candies would have to be either Chewy Sweet Tarts (the giant ones) and real Nougat

for a candy bar I like Milky way Darks

tooblue · 03-27-2007, 08:49 PM

Some of the more underated candies are:

Charleston Chew
Sour Root Beer bottles
Mini Reeses peanut butter cups
Bottlecaps
Lemon Heads, Apple Heads
Jolly Ranchers
Score
chocalate covered almonds
Malteesers (Candian Whoppers)
Fuzzy Peaches
Reisen
American Kit Kats (Canadian Kit Kats chololate is not waxey enough)
Lion bars (French candy bar)

marsupial · 03-27-2007, 08:54 PM

European dark chocolate with nuts, especially hazelnuts.
Dark chocolate truffles

Really, I see no point in candy that isn't chocolate.

SeattleUte · 03-27-2007, 08:56 PM

Dark chocolate with whole almonds or hazel nuts. (Is that candy or real food?) It's the only "candy" I eat. Great with a glass of cabernet.

03-27-2007, 07:19 PM	#1
BarbaraGordon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gotham City Posts: 7,157	Favorite candy? My son and I were at SuperTarget yesterday, discussing the finer points of candy selection. He really has atrocious taste. He likes those awful sour things. He must get it from Mr. Gordon whose favorite is jelly belly sours mix. My favorite are those gummy peach rings. A dollar a bag. can't beat that.

03-27-2007, 08:22 PM	#7
bigpiney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Big Pine , CA Posts: 842	Red Vines are the best licorice hands down. I could probably live on a 5 pound bag of gummy bears too. my favorite candies would have to be either Chewy Sweet Tarts (the giant ones) and real Nougat for a candy bar I like Milky way Darks __________________ <== that is a bad senior picture

03-27-2007, 08:54 PM	#9
marsupial Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I... Isn't it so fun to spell? Posts: 1,701	European dark chocolate with nuts, especially hazelnuts. Dark chocolate truffles Really, I see no point in candy that isn't chocolate. __________________ "Mormon men are inherently sexy..." -Archaea

03-27-2007, 08:56 PM	#10
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	Dark chocolate with whole almonds or hazel nuts. (Is that candy or real food?) It's the only "candy" I eat. Great with a glass of cabernet. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

03-27-2007, 07:30 PM	#2
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Does chocolate count? I could eat a dozen Hundred Grand bars without coming up for air once. My wife loves those Peachies. Every road trip we take she stockpiles 2 or bags of those things.

03-27-2007, 07:43 PM	#3
YOhio AKA SeattleNewt Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,055	Candy. Now this is a topic I'm well familiar with. Licorice: I like Red Vines at the movies, strawberry Twizzler's on road trips, and Watermelon or Cherry Pull n' Peels at work. Cabela's has a very good blue raspberry licorice. I do not like chocolate or black licorice. Swedish Fish: Buying fresh is the key. While pre-packaged Swedish Fish will satisfy a craving, freshly made Swedish Fish are where it's at. Cracker Barrell and Amish candy stores have the best. I do not like multi-colored Swedish Fish. Sour Treats: Just like Swedish Fish, Sour Treats are best when eaten fresh. I enjoy the Sour Patch Kids, but I really like Sour Watermelon Gummies. I do not like peach rings. Chocolate: M&M's, mainly plain, are my weapon of choice. During Christmas I love to eat Mint M&M's. They're fun to eat by just grabbing a handful or you can down a bag soda can style. I also like Milky Way, Watchamacalit, 3 Musketeers, Crunch, Butterfinger and Krackle. I do not like dark chocolate. It tastes like tar.

03-27-2007, 07:59 PM	#4
UteStar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,817	OH man, I could go on for hours on this subject: Dots--as long as they are not stale, man, I can eat those for days. A trick though, if they are stale, put them in the microwave for a few seconds and they will be tasty again. Cherry Twizzlers--These are fabulous as are the red vines as long as they are soft and not stale. Twix candy bars--there is something about cookies covered in chocolate and caramel. Swedish fish--are good for any occasion.

03-27-2007, 08:49 PM	#8
tooblue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,016	Some of the more underated candies are: Charleston Chew Sour Root Beer bottles Mini Reeses peanut butter cups Bottlecaps Lemon Heads, Apple Heads Jolly Ranchers Score chocalate covered almonds Malteesers (Candian Whoppers) Fuzzy Peaches Reisen American Kit Kats (Canadian Kit Kats chololate is not waxey enough) Lion bars (French candy bar)