This thread is the opposite of the 'Worst Candy' thread. I figured we needed one since Halloween and Samhain are coming up!
What's the best candy?
Anything with dark chocolate.
M.
Is fudge candy?
My preferences are mostly in the M&M Mars company... Milky Way, M&Ms, Twix are best.
I also like Heath Bars. Zero bars are also good.
Quote from: clean on October 12, 2021, 06:53:01 PM
Is fudge candy?
My preferences are mostly in the M&M Mars company... Milky Way, M&Ms, Twix are best.
I also like Heath Bars. Zero bars are also good.
I wouldn't count dfudge. Or chocolate bars, American terminology notwithstanding.
Quote from: clean on October 12, 2021, 06:53:01 PM
Is fudge candy?
My preferences are mostly in the M&M Mars company... Milky Way, M&Ms, Twix are best.
I also like Heath Bars. Zero bars are also good.
I'd consider it to be a candy. Do you mean the kind of fudge you'd get at the beach, when on vacation with the folks? That was the best.
For me it's Smartied (the commonwealth kind, not what goes by that name in the States) and chocolate easter eggs (the cheap kind in snowflake foil wrap, not the fancy kind).
Quote from: mamselle on October 12, 2021, 06:51:53 PM
Anything with dark chocolate.
M.
Indeed. In the good-but-not-super-high-end category, one of my favorites is Ritter Sport dark chocolate with marzipan. I have an emergency bar I'm saving for a bad day.
Yes. Ritter counts in my book. I like the one that is chock-a-block solid with hazelnuts, as well as the marzipan.
Also any other marzipan if the almond/sweet balance is right.
If we're talking brands, Godiva, Lindt, and Ghirardelli dark chocolates are good.
Hersey and Dove have too much paraffin in them.
Cote d'Or dark chocolates are good, too....and there are a bunch of other brands I've gotten outre-mer whose names I don't recall but whose tastes I most definitely do.
M.
For Halloween in particular (an inexpensive bulk purchase):
I like those "100 Grand" bars.
Snickers, Milky Way, and Twix are classics.
Butterfingers stick to your teeth but I still love them.
Also little caramels.
I guess that didn't narrow it down too much.
Reese's and Snickers.
I have what my family feels are absurdly high standards for candy. At the hershey's level really the only things I'll consistently eat are twix and mounds. But I'm totally fine with a lot of mid-level dark chocolates that mamselle and others mentioned, with a particular liking for the ritter marzipan, and a current obsession with ghirardelli salted caramel (the one with actual chunks of salt). World market irregularly carries a dark chocolate mint kit kat that I like (might be made for the asian market?) Trader Joes is a good source of affordable candy that I'll eat.
Quote from: onthefringe on October 13, 2021, 04:05:57 AM
I have what my family feels are absurdly high standards for candy. At the hershey's level really the only things I'll consistently eat are twix and mounds. But I'm totally fine with a lot of mid-level dark chocolates that mamselle and others mentioned, with a particular liking for the ritter marzipan, and a current obsession with ghirardelli salted caramel (the one with actual chunks of salt). World market irregularly carries a dark chocolate mint kit kat that I like (might be made for the asian market?) Trader Joes is a good source of affordable candy that I'll eat.
Those dark chocolate mint Kit Kats are good.
Trader Joe's jelly beans are pretty good.
Peanut butter cups.
Quote from: apl68 on October 13, 2021, 06:17:33 AM
Peanut butter cups.
Ooohh, dark chocolate PB cups (at TJoe's).....swoon.
Sadly, can't do the PB anymore.
Hence no more Buckeyes* when visiting Ohio, anymore, either.
Comme disait Merce,《le grand sigh》...
M.
*the equivalent: PB fudge sphere dipped 3/4 in dark chocolate with the "eye" showing.
Mounds bars
I consider dark chocolate to be more akin to vitamins rather than candy.
Yeah, the Trader Joe's pb cups are very, very good. I find that dark chocolate tends to fight the peanut butter for me so I prefer the milk. I like dark chocolate, just not with peanut butter.
The Reese's sticks are good too, I'm a texture person and I like the combo there.
I normally don't like gummy candies but Albanese gummies are outstanding. Their gummy bears come in some really good, strong flavors.
As I've gotten older I've gotten much pickier but every now and then I crave a frozen 3 musketeers bar.
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on October 12, 2021, 08:12:42 PM
For me it's Smartied (the commonwealth kind, not what goes by that name in the States) and chocolate easter eggs (the cheap kind in snowflake foil wrap, not the fancy kind).
Oh. And Chokotoff (Riesen is the cheaper, more common imitation).
Quote from: onehappyunicorn on October 13, 2021, 08:26:09 AM
As I've gotten older I've gotten much pickier but every now and then I crave a frozen 3 musketeers bar.
I've always thought that most chocolate bars are improved by being frozen...
Quote from: Anselm on October 13, 2021, 08:14:35 AM
Mounds bars
I consider dark chocolate to be more akin to vitamins rather than candy.
Yes.
If we venture beyond candy at all, my morning 1/2 croissant and barely-sweetened cocoa would fit in there.
I also like Mounds bars, dark Bounty bars in the UK/Europe (except, did they stop making them? They were hard to find in 2019/2020, the last time I was there).
And the dark chocolate Lindt truffles are fun to toss out on the table for a dinner party waiting to order...
I've tried the dark mint Twix, thought I'd like them, but didn't somehow...might have to be fair and give them another chance....
And of course any Russell-Stover's dark chocolate pieces, soft or hard.....
Ohh, that reminds me. Dark chocolate turtles of any kind; cashews are especially good....
Gotta stop, getting hungry!!
M.
My favorite candy is Smarties (the American kind -- what Canadians call Rockets), candy corn, and Peeps -- the stuff my spouse refers to as "chemically-tasting processed sugar."
I make no claims about those being the best. (Kids did love to trade candy with me at Hallowe'en when I was in elementary school.)
Oh, and I have to speak up for a poster who isn't here as much anymore....
At one of our meetups, I was given several tiny boxes of Nerds.
They reminded me of Sweet-Tarts, which I used to like.
M.
Quote from: traductio on October 13, 2021, 09:29:34 AM
My favorite candy is Smarties (the American kind -- what Canadians call Rockets), candy corn, and Peeps -- the stuff my spouse refers to as "chemically-tasting processed sugar."
I make no claims about those being the best. (Kids did love to trade candy with me at Hallowe'en when I was in elementary school.)
0_o zomg
I never thought you were possible!
Green tea kit kats (I have a friend who sends them from Japan). Most of the best candy I've had that isn't high end boutique stuff I had in Japan.
The blennius fry know to not to eat the milky ways out of their Halloween buckets. I reward them richly for giving me their milky ways.
Quote from: traductio on October 13, 2021, 09:29:34 AM
My favorite candy is Smarties (the American kind -- what Canadians call Rockets), candy corn, and Peeps -- the stuff my spouse refers to as "chemically-tasting processed sugar."
I make no claims about those being the best. (Kids did love to trade candy with me at Hallowe'en when I was in elementary school.)
Smarties!!
Smarties are the reason I ended up with a doctorate. I'm pretty sure that's how it works.
QuoteThe blennius fry know to not to eat the milky ways out of their Halloween buckets. I reward them richly for giving me their milky ways
My parents would "inspect" our Trick or Treat Haul and left us with the JUNK! When we went Trick or Treating, we had to promise not to eat any before we got back. That was ok, because we were too busy gathering loot to take time to eat any! When we got home, we had to dump our haul on the floor and my parent "inspected" everything. IF it was handmade, we had to tell them where we got it. IF they knew them (the old couple that lived diagnally across the street would make something that looked like a waffle). They ate those, and threw away the ones from those they didnt know. They took most of the 'best' candy. We could keep some of the M&Ms, and maybe the 3 musketeers, but the snickers and milkyway (and no way we kept an Almond Joy!!). If it was a tootsie pop like candy, we got those, no questions asked. But the chocolate covered ones....
At the time we had enough loot to not question the 'toll' we had to pay my parents. But as we got older, and realized the true Relative Values of a Milky Way over a Tootsie Pop.... well, it was quite a steep price!!!
Quote from: mamselle on October 13, 2021, 09:34:28 AM
Oh, and I have to speak up for a poster who isn't here as much anymore....
At one of our meetups, I was given several tiny boxes of Nerds.
They reminded me of Sweet-Tarts, which I used to like.
M.
Nerds and Sweet-Tarts are definitely on the list of "chemically-tasing processed sugar," so a clear yes in my book.
(For what it's worth, I also like obscenely expensive locally made chocolate bars -- the more pretentious, the better.)
Quote from: Anselm on October 13, 2021, 08:14:35 AM
I consider dark chocolate to be more akin to vitamins rather than candy.
I wouldn't go that far, but I do much prefer milk chocolate.
The Mars family gets it done for me. Twixt, Snickers, Three Musketeer and Almond Joy.
Really like Dove candies, and Cadbury (hard) eggs.
Of the non-chocolate variety, Starburst!
Quote from: clean on October 13, 2021, 10:21:49 AM
IF they knew them (the old couple that lived diagnally across the street would make something that looked like a waffle).
Was it une galette (https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwd.free.fr%2Fmiambelgique%2Flaquemant.html&psig=AOvVaw2Lg7cbMukVQEnG6yHziIQt&ust=1634234238351000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCICE44v7x_MCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD) (ignore the syrup drizzled all over the top--that's kinda weird)? Or perhaps a stroopwafel (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.media-allrecipes.com%2Fuserphotos%2F5387530.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allrecipes.com%2Frecipe%2F79797%2Fstroopwafels%2F&tbnid=STkRYvl7zHNsUM&vet=12ahUKEwio4tym-8fzAhXRI30KHVATBZkQMygBegUIARDlAQ..i&docid=-Vhwn5Zd7LnyIM&w=6000&h=4000&q=stroopwafel&ved=2ahUKEwio4tym-8fzAhXRI30KHVATBZkQMygBegUIARDlAQ) (basically a galette with a layer of syrup in the middle)?
Quote from: clean on Today at 13:21:49
IF they knew them (the old couple that lived diagnally across the street would make something that looked like a waffle).
Was it une galette (ignore the syrup drizzled all over the top--that's kinda weird)? Or perhaps a stroopwafel (basically a galette with a layer of syrup in the middle)?
Ooh, we have my Belgian grandfather's galette press, and if we're going in the direction of stoopwafels, I'll vote for those, too (even though they're more Flemish than Walloon...)
No, I'm not prejudiced when it comes to sweets.
Oh, actually, those dusted Turkish gelatin delights and some of the foil-wrapped Indian candies I've had a Divalli celebrations have been really cool, too.
And baklava, and sesame-honey nuggets, and...
M.
Quote from: clean on October 13, 2021, 10:21:49 AM
QuoteThe blennius fry know to not to eat the milky ways out of their Halloween buckets. I reward them richly for giving me their milky ways
My parents would "inspect" our Trick or Treat Haul and left us with the JUNK! When we went Trick or Treating, we had to promise not to eat any before we got back. That was ok, because we were too busy gathering loot to take time to eat any! When we got home, we had to dump our haul on the floor and my parent "inspected" everything. IF it was handmade, we had to tell them where we got it. IF they knew them (the old couple that lived diagnally across the street would make something that looked like a waffle). They ate those, and threw away the ones from those they didnt know. They took most of the 'best' candy. We could keep some of the M&Ms, and maybe the 3 musketeers, but the snickers and milkyway (and no way we kept an Almond Joy!!). If it was a tootsie pop like candy, we got those, no questions asked. But the chocolate covered ones....
At the time we had enough loot to not question the 'toll' we had to pay my parents. But as we got older, and realized the true Relative Values of a Milky Way over a Tootsie Pop.... well, it was quite a steep price!!!
A nudge into the realm of finance and comparative advantage in trade, perhaps?
;--}
M.
I left out Milky Way and Cadbury bars.
To mess with is fudge a candy or not, I offer Three Musketeers Fudge Bars.
When I was young, I enjoyed Toblerone.
Quote from: mamselle on October 13, 2021, 11:05:49 AMOh, actually, those dusted Turkish gelatin delights
Have to disagree with you on this one. After many childhood readings of Narnia I assumed Turkish delight must be aMAZing. Tried it finally, and all I could think was "what was
wrong with Edmund?"
Quote from: onthefringe on October 13, 2021, 04:53:48 PM
Quote from: mamselle on October 13, 2021, 11:05:49 AMOh, actually, those dusted Turkish gelatin delights
Have to disagree with you on this one. After many childhood readings of Narnia I assumed Turkish delight must be aMAZing. Tried it finally, and all I could think was "what was wrong with Edmund?"
He's English.
Lindt's Gocce di Sole, with their sharp citrus flavors.
Mallo Cups, fortunately difficult to find in my area.
Horehound sticks or drops.
Quote from: onthefringe on October 13, 2021, 04:53:48 PM
Quote from: mamselle on October 13, 2021, 11:05:49 AMOh, actually, those dusted Turkish gelatin delights
Have to disagree with you on this one. After many childhood readings of Narnia I assumed Turkish delight must be aMAZing. Tried it finally, and all I could think was "what was wrong with Edmund?"
My dad read the Narnia Chronicles to me when I was a kid, and I read them to my kids. (For the record, three are amazing books, two are
frighteningly racist, and two are meh.) My daughter -- like me, when I was a kid -- was so curious about Turkish delight. Unlike my dad, though, I went and bought some, maybe because I was still curious myself.
My conclusion? Not worth betraying your brother and sisters to the White Witch.
Quote from: sinenomine on October 13, 2021, 03:27:31 AM
Reese's and Snickers.
Ditto. The mix of sweet and salty is awesome.
Oddly enough, as a kid, I didn't like either. I liked Milky Way and 3 Musketeers for their straightforward sweet blandness.
Quote from: onthefringe on October 13, 2021, 04:53:48 PM
Quote from: mamselle on October 13, 2021, 11:05:49 AMOh, actually, those dusted Turkish gelatin delights
Have to disagree with you on this one. After many childhood readings of Narnia I assumed Turkish delight must be aMAZing. Tried it finally, and all I could think was "what was wrong with Edmund?"
I thought it was pretty good the one time I had it.
I'm not much for sweets, but do like sour gummy candy. There used to be a candy called "Sour Dudes" that I absolutely loved. They were so incredibly sour and I've never found their equal. Sour gummy Jolly Ranchers aren't bad for a substitute, but just aren't the same level of sour. I also like soft mint candy like Bob's Sweet Stripes and have a bowl of them in my office. They're quite popular with students who stop by and ask if they can have one or two. I don't eat much chocolate, but on occasions when I crave some, we have a local shop that makes their chocolates in-house and I will splurge on some dark chocolates with caramel centers, or dark chocolate turtles. Yum!
Quote from: traductio on October 13, 2021, 07:28:34 PM
Quote from: onthefringe on October 13, 2021, 04:53:48 PM
Quote from: mamselle on October 13, 2021, 11:05:49 AMOh, actually, those dusted Turkish gelatin delights
Have to disagree with you on this one. After many childhood readings of Narnia I assumed Turkish delight must be aMAZing. Tried it finally, and all I could think was "what was wrong with Edmund?"
My dad read the Narnia Chronicles to me when I was a kid, and I read them to my kids. (For the record, three are amazing books, two are frighteningly racist, and two are meh.) My daughter -- like me, when I was a kid -- was so curious about Turkish delight. Unlike my dad, though, I went and bought some, maybe because I was still curious myself.
My conclusion? Not worth betraying your brother and sisters to the White Witch.
I saw a tweet which said that this whole plot element makes a lot more sense if it's interpreted in the context of war-time sugar rationing.
How do the books break down for you on amazing/racist/meh? I haven't read them in a while, but I do recall that there was some distinct ethnic coding in
The Horse and His Boy and
Prince Caspian. I don't remember reading it as racist, but then I was 12 at the time, and I have difficulty imagining someone of C. S. Lewis's background doing a good job with ethnic diversity.
Rolos. I've seen adults fight over these. There's probably opioids or something inside them...
Check out this fun interactive map of popular Halloween candy by state:
https://www.candystore.com/blog/facts-trivia/halloween-candy-map-popular/ (https://www.candystore.com/blog/facts-trivia/halloween-candy-map-popular/)
Features this year's winners and past ones.
Quote from: ergative on October 14, 2021, 07:34:10 AM
Quote from: traductio on October 13, 2021, 07:28:34 PM
Quote from: onthefringe on October 13, 2021, 04:53:48 PM
Quote from: mamselle on October 13, 2021, 11:05:49 AMOh, actually, those dusted Turkish gelatin delights
Have to disagree with you on this one. After many childhood readings of Narnia I assumed Turkish delight must be aMAZing. Tried it finally, and all I could think was "what was wrong with Edmund?"
My dad read the Narnia Chronicles to me when I was a kid, and I read them to my kids. (For the record, three are amazing books, two are frighteningly racist, and two are meh.) My daughter -- like me, when I was a kid -- was so curious about Turkish delight. Unlike my dad, though, I went and bought some, maybe because I was still curious myself.
My conclusion? Not worth betraying your brother and sisters to the White Witch.
I saw a tweet which said that this whole plot element makes a lot more sense if it's interpreted in the context of war-time sugar rationing.
How do the books break down for you on amazing/racist/meh? I haven't read them in a while, but I do recall that there was some distinct ethnic coding in The Horse and His Boy and Prince Caspian. I don't remember reading it as racist, but then I was 12 at the time, and I have difficulty imagining someone of C. S. Lewis's background doing a good job with ethnic diversity.
That makes sense for the Turkish delight. I mean, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't worth the betrayal it prompts in the book!
(And at the risk of derailing the thread, I love
The Magician's Nephew,
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, and
Voyage of the Dawntreader. At the other end of the spectrum,
The Horse and His Boy and
The Last Battle are very much a product of their time, and the depiction of the Calormenes is not something I'm comfortable reading to my kids now.
Prince Caspian and
The Silver Chair are okay as stories go, although Puddleglum in
The Silver Chair is an endearing character.) /hijack
Mashwiggle will appreciate your last statement.
M.
Quote from: mamselle on October 14, 2021, 03:20:28 PM
Mashwiggle will appreciate your last statement.
M.
That thought had occurred to me!
Quote from: traductio on October 14, 2021, 12:26:36 PM
Quote from: ergative on October 14, 2021, 07:34:10 AM
Quote from: traductio on October 13, 2021, 07:28:34 PM
Quote from: onthefringe on October 13, 2021, 04:53:48 PM
Quote from: mamselle on October 13, 2021, 11:05:49 AMOh, actually, those dusted Turkish gelatin delights
Have to disagree with you on this one. After many childhood readings of Narnia I assumed Turkish delight must be aMAZing. Tried it finally, and all I could think was "what was wrong with Edmund?"
My dad read the Narnia Chronicles to me when I was a kid, and I read them to my kids. (For the record, three are amazing books, two are frighteningly racist, and two are meh.) My daughter -- like me, when I was a kid -- was so curious about Turkish delight. Unlike my dad, though, I went and bought some, maybe because I was still curious myself.
My conclusion? Not worth betraying your brother and sisters to the White Witch.
I saw a tweet which said that this whole plot element makes a lot more sense if it's interpreted in the context of war-time sugar rationing.
How do the books break down for you on amazing/racist/meh? I haven't read them in a while, but I do recall that there was some distinct ethnic coding in The Horse and His Boy and Prince Caspian. I don't remember reading it as racist, but then I was 12 at the time, and I have difficulty imagining someone of C. S. Lewis's background doing a good job with ethnic diversity.
That makes sense for the Turkish delight. I mean, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't worth the betrayal it prompts in the book!
(And at the risk of derailing the thread, I love The Magician's Nephew, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, and Voyage of the Dawntreader. At the other end of the spectrum, The Horse and His Boy and The Last Battle are very much a product of their time, and the depiction of the Calormenes is not something I'm comfortable reading to my kids now. Prince Caspian and The Silver Chair are okay as stories go, although Puddleglum in The Silver Chair is an endearing character.) /hijack
That's about how I'd assess them, based on my childhood memories of reading them.
Quote from: hmaria1609 on October 14, 2021, 11:42:56 AM
Check out this fun interactive map of popular Halloween candy by state:
https://www.candystore.com/blog/facts-trivia/halloween-candy-map-popular/ (https://www.candystore.com/blog/facts-trivia/halloween-candy-map-popular/)
Features this year's winners and past ones.
So Jolly Ranchers are supposed to be our regional favorite? Not too surprising. A little surprised that Butterfingers are the first runner-up, but it's not THAT unbelievable.
Coconut M&M's.
Zagnut Bars.
I forgot to put Goldenberg's Peanut Chews on my first posting. Yum!
Quote from: apl68 on October 15, 2021, 10:58:30 AM
Quote from: hmaria1609 on October 14, 2021, 11:42:56 AM
Check out this fun interactive map of popular Halloween candy by state:
https://www.candystore.com/blog/facts-trivia/halloween-candy-map-popular/ (https://www.candystore.com/blog/facts-trivia/halloween-candy-map-popular/)
Features this year's winners and past ones.
So Jolly Ranchers are supposed to be our regional favorite? Not too surprising. A little surprised that Butterfingers are the first runner-up, but it's not THAT unbelievable.
Kansas, North Carolina, and California know what's what. But I cannot believe that any state--even Montana--genuinely thinks that double bubble gum is the best candy. Something's wrong with those survey methods. Double bubble gum definitely belongs on the other candy thread.
Quote from: ergative on October 16, 2021, 04:54:41 AM
Kansas, North Carolina, and California know what's what. But I cannot believe that any state--even Montana--genuinely thinks that double bubble gum is the best candy. Something's wrong with those survey methods. Double bubble gum definitely belongs on the other candy thread.
I agree about the double bubble.
It looks like no state may be contiguous with another state that shares its candy preferences. This is in the constitution, right?
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Quote from: ergative on October 16, 2021, 04:54:41 AM
Kansas, North Carolina, and California know what's what. But I cannot believe that any state--even Montana--genuinely thinks that double bubble gum is the best candy. Something's wrong with those survey methods. Double bubble gum definitely belongs on the other candy thread.
I agree about the double bubble.
It looks like no state may be contiguous with another state that shares its candy preferences. This is in the constitution, right?
I think it is a map of candy sales around Halloween not preferences. So my take is some states are just stingy with the candy they hand out and hoard the peanut butter cups for themselves.
Can't believe no one has posted Hi-Chews yet!
Quote from: permanent imposter on October 22, 2021, 10:59:01 PM
Can't believe no one has posted Hi-Chews yet!
This comment may be in part because of my foul mood over the ear pain, but they are probably in the other thread.
Quote from: permanent imposter on October 22, 2021, 10:59:01 PM
Can't believe no one has posted Hi-Chews yet!
I discovered these recently. They're pretty good!