Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles
Rosa I bought this roll of Fruit Pastilles at the same time I bought a roll of Maynard’s Wine Gums. I wish I could report that these were better than the…
2008
Tootsie Roll Contest
Remember that line drawing commercial with the boy and the owl and how many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop? One… two-hoo……
Cadbury Chomp vs Cadbury Fudge [Reviews]
With the weakness of today’s dollar abroad, it’s nice to know that some overseas candies remain affordable. Cadbury Chomp and Cadbury Fudge may be small, but they’re reliably priced right…
Jelly Bean Factory Gourmet Beans
Speaking of Jelly Bellies, I had bought two small boxes of duty-free Jelly Bellies on my flight to England to give as hostess gifts. Though I saw them at John…
Jelly Belly Dream Bean Contest – voting starts tomorrow
Remember the Jelly Belly Dream Bean Contest from back in July? Tomorrow they’ll reveal the five finalists in the running to become the next Jelly Belly flavor. Make your voice…
Terry’s Chocolate Orange Segsations
For most Americans, Terry’s Chocolate Orange is associated with Christmas. Or at least, for me it is. I think they used to run an ad campaign during that time with…
If I could find a man made of chocolate…
Adfreak blogs about a new rather trippy Hershey commercial. The charming commercial, which can be seen on? YouTube here (I wish I could figure out how to embed YouTube videos…
Riesen: The Review You’ve Been Waiting For!
Riesen is one of those candies that I’d often seen on store shelves and in commercials but had never bothered to try. When I was in England on my toffee…
Mars Revels
I thought I’d follow up Wednesday’s review of Mars Planets with a review of Mars Revels, a similar UK offering. Revels are like the Planets in that they’re chocolate covered…
Das Caramels in NY Times
The NY Times dining section’s weekly Food Stuff from a couple of weeks ago featured news on New York sweets. Florence Fabricant was a bit late on the scoop of…
Mars Planets
Mars Planets were a UK treat I had high hopes for mostly because they included what looked like malted milk balls, and I loooove malted milk balls. I could (and…
Win free chocolate for a year from NewTree
NewTree is running a search for the Great American Text Story. Grand prize is free chocolate for a year and an iPhone. From the contest website: Tap into your imagination,…