Comments on: I Went Out for a Candy Bar… And Came Back with 14 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html In LA, but Still Exploring Desserts Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:16:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5390 Nina Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:52:14 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5390 Yeah... the candies are something of a side curiosity for me.... If I can get them to work with fruit juices and interesting flavors and some kind of redeemable health value, then I'll go for it... otherwise, I feel like I'm just shaping sugar! I did buy a gum making kit that I want to play with, but same goes for that. I liked the Toffee Crisp --how it manages to be light. I was a little confused by the "soft toffee" in it, though... I'm inclined to call that caramel. :) And hehe inner child coming out at Cost Plus is almost inevitable... I really had to hold back from buying even more! Yeah… the candies are something of a side curiosity for me…. If I can get them to work with fruit juices and interesting flavors and some kind of redeemable health value, then I’ll go for it… otherwise, I feel like I’m just shaping sugar! I did buy a gum making kit that I want to play with, but same goes for that.

I liked the Toffee Crisp –how it manages to be light. I was a little confused by the “soft toffee” in it, though… I’m inclined to call that caramel. :)

And hehe inner child coming out at Cost Plus is almost inevitable… I really had to hold back from buying even more!

]]> By: catherine http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5316 catherine Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:54:29 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5316 glad you tasted munchies! I think you could produce a much more decadent version. the problem with most candy bars is they're good, but artificial tasting, and don't really hit the spot (curly wurlys are the same). A really fab, high-quality twix/munchie type bar would be divine! Sherbert Lemons are wonderful, but I think of you as a super-decadent chocolate bar gal (and they'll always be a high-end market for these). I spend quite a bit at cost plus! Toffee Crisps are wonderful, as are the Cadbury cookies (the choc. fingers and choc-orange bickies). And then there's the chocolate flakes that you stick into soft-serve ice-cream! Is my inner child showing? glad you tasted munchies! I think you could produce a much more decadent version. the problem with most candy bars is they’re good, but artificial tasting, and don’t really hit the spot (curly wurlys are the same). A really fab, high-quality twix/munchie type bar would be divine! Sherbert Lemons are wonderful, but I think of you as a super-decadent chocolate bar gal (and they’ll always be a high-end market for these).

I spend quite a bit at cost plus! Toffee Crisps are wonderful, as are the Cadbury cookies (the choc. fingers and choc-orange bickies). And then there’s the chocolate flakes that you stick into soft-serve ice-cream! Is my inner child showing?

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5039 Nina Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:29:30 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5039 Thanks, Cynthia. :) You're right -- I ate candy and candy bars most regularly when I lived in London (looking back, curries and candies were most of my diet); I got hooked on the Turkish Bar... and fruit pastilles, and wispa, and eclairs, and percy pigs... And the ones sold here definitely suffer in transit and from lack of freshness. In a fine book called Candy Freak, the author visits small-scale candy bar makers in the US, and they all insist that he try bars straight off the conveyor belt. So, yeah, even though their shelf lives are long, they do deteriotate after every day. I always think of you when I read about or buy English candy products. I wonder if you liked Horlick's malt powder? I bought a jar to see how it compares to the Carnation that I havefor my Malt bar. brian - Thanks! Yeah, the selection at Cost Plus was huge -- even just their licorice selection was more than I'd seen in any one place at one time. fattypr - It's been my experince that a little bit of eccentricity and a lot of dental care products are the only real requirements. Thanks, Cynthia. :) You’re right — I ate candy and candy bars most regularly when I lived in London (looking back, curries and candies were most of my diet); I got hooked on the Turkish Bar… and fruit pastilles, and wispa, and eclairs, and percy pigs… And the ones sold here definitely suffer in transit and from lack of freshness. In a fine book called Candy Freak, the author visits small-scale candy bar makers in the US, and they all insist that he try bars straight off the conveyor belt. So, yeah, even though their shelf lives are long, they do deteriotate after every day.
I always think of you when I read about or buy English candy products. I wonder if you liked Horlick’s malt powder? I bought a jar to see how it compares to the Carnation that I havefor my Malt bar.

brian - Thanks! Yeah, the selection at Cost Plus was huge — even just their licorice selection was more than I’d seen in any one place at one time.

fattypr - It’s been my experince that a little bit of eccentricity and a lot of dental care products are the only real requirements.

]]> By: fattypr http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5033 fattypr Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:43:29 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5033 Can I be a candy bar taster when i grow up? Can I be a candy bar taster when i grow up?

]]> By: brian http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5015 brian Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:14:19 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5015 Hi Nina, I remember the bounty candy bars from my trip to New Zealand years ago. When I saw your intro photo I thought you had traveled overseas--apart from the casher rocha I didn't recognize many! I'm so excited to hear you are thinking about going into business. I ponder what it would really be like to take the plunge. It would be a pretty serious leap from my job as a web developer. Really looking forward to posts about your experiences testing the waters. Cheers! Hi Nina, I remember the bounty candy bars from my trip to New Zealand years ago. When I saw your intro photo I thought you had traveled overseas–apart from the casher rocha I didn’t recognize many! I’m so excited to hear you are thinking about going into business. I ponder what it would really be like to take the plunge. It would be a pretty serious leap from my job as a web developer. Really looking forward to posts about your experiences testing the waters. Cheers!

]]> By: Cynthia http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5007 Cynthia Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:58:20 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5007 Hi Nina! I enjoyed the Candy Bar survey. I hope you gets lots of response. I actually listed the Double Decker as my all-time favorite, which I discovered while living in England. I'm sure you realized that most of these bars you got from Cost Plus probably suffered a good deal in transit from the UK, and are far from fresh. I was always impressed by the greater variety of candy bars over there. They seem much more creative with their recipes. I also fondly remember Crunchie bars, with a honeycombed center, and Wispa bars, with aerated chocolate. They were tasty, and they seemed to me like feats of culinary engineering! Good luck with the business, and let me know when I can sample some! Hi Nina! I enjoyed the Candy Bar survey. I hope you gets lots of response. I actually listed the Double Decker as my all-time favorite, which I discovered while living in England. I’m sure you realized that most of these bars you got from Cost Plus probably suffered a good deal in transit from the UK, and are far from fresh. I was always impressed by the greater variety of candy bars over there. They seem much more creative with their recipes. I also fondly remember Crunchie bars, with a honeycombed center, and Wispa bars, with aerated chocolate. They were tasty, and they seemed to me like feats of culinary engineering! Good luck with the business, and let me know when I can sample some!

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5005 Nina Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:23:58 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5005 Yeah, I see references to the Marathon bar a bit in candy history... especially since there was a British version (whose name was changed to Snickers) and an American version (braided caramel, like the Curly Wurly). Apparently, the American version also had ruler markings on the packaging to show off its length! Yeah, I see references to the Marathon bar a bit in candy history… especially since there was a British version (whose name was changed to Snickers) and an American version (braided caramel, like the Curly Wurly). Apparently, the American version also had ruler markings on the packaging to show off its length!

]]> By: Lida http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5000 Lida Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:36:44 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-5000 The Curly Wurly sort of reminds me of Marathon Bars from my childhood. The Curly Wurly sort of reminds me of Marathon Bars from my childhood.

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-4991 Nina Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:21:25 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-4991 Haha I actually debated back and forth about it... so I just added it. Haha I actually debated back and forth about it… so I just added it.

]]> By: cybele http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-4990 cybele Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:10:35 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/02/20/i-went-out-for-a-candy-bar-and-came-back-with-14.html#comment-4990 What, no photos of the Curly Wurly? Like the Twix, I find the idea of the Munchies to be good, but it never quite came together for me as a taste experience. What, no photos of the Curly Wurly?

Like the Twix, I find the idea of the Munchies to be good, but it never quite came together for me as a taste experience.

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