This Easter, Nestle/Wonka introduced a new jelly bean: Nerds Bumpy Jelly Beans. The candy blog world pretty much raved about them (Candy Blog and Candy Addict were just two who gave them…
Category: chewy
Lily O’Briens Chocolate Collection
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a review of Lily O’Briens crispy heart and sticky toffee. It was about as scathing as I get: “From the two I tasted, a crispy…
Mamba Candy: Starburst Knockoff or Bette
I’ve seen Mamba candy?on the racks at Walgreen’s for ages and finally picked up a pack when they were on sale. They’re made by Storck, the same company that makes Werther’s Originals,…
Russian Candies II
Part II of many of my series of Russian candies courtesy of my friend Leslie. This week will be Russian candy week, but the series will extend beyond that. Red October’s Iris…
Abba-Zaba – Sour Apple [Review]
Back in November of 2007, I reviewed the original Abba-Zaba and didn’t much care for it (and also spelled the name wrong). I did, however, note, “Apparently, the Abba-Zaba also comes in…
Abba Zaba
More taffy? But why, Rosa? You don’t even like taffy! More curiosity, but this time with good reason, for the Abba Zaba?is not just taffy – it’s peanut butter-filled taffy! But alas,…
French Chew Taffy – chocolate flav
I’m going to preface this review by letting y’all know I’m not a fan of taffy (BUY!). Laffy Taffy I can take in mini-sized increments, but even that I only eat when…
Mentos Sours [Review]
They’re not sour! If you’re going to call your product Mentos Sours, they should actually be, you know, sour. That being said, they were still pretty tasty, and I’m ashamed to admit…
Tootsie Fruit Rolls: A Trick-o-Treat Ess
I’ve enjoyed Tootsie Fruit Rolls midges?for as long as I can remember. Now that Halloween is just around the corner, they’ll be popping up everywhere in candy grab bag mixes for Trick-or-Treaters….
Chocolate and Strawberry Cow Tale
I’ve had the regular Goetze’s caramel creams (BUY) before, and I liked them, but I found the weird texture of the caramel to be somewhat off-putting. The Chocolate and Strawberry Cow Tales…
Charleston Chew Vanilla
I’ve seen Charleston Chews (BUY) around grocery stores before, but only in big bags. I couldn’t figure out exactly what they were from the packaging, so I wasn’t ready to commit to…
Limited Edition – Starburst Retro
I found Starburst Retro in a display case along with the Limited Edition Carnival Skittles at the Dollar Tree. They were tucked away in a corner, so I nearly walked out without…