Post by The Mad Plumber on Oct 15, 2009 0:33:38 GMT -5
CANDY!! They're bad for your teeth, but they just taste so good. So, leading up to Halloween, let's hear this board's favorite and most-despised sweets.
BEST
Chocolate Bunny - Admittedly, a seasonal treat unrelated to Halloween, but it's got to be the beloved employment of pure chocolate.
Cadbury Eggs - Another non-Halloween candy again, yes. Nevertheless, I was really fascinated by these candies as kids. A chocolate egg with a creamy filling is just too tempting.
Taffy - I had a stick of taffy when I was a kid, and never again till I started working as an adult. A guilty pleasure, I have a bit of a tooth for tangy candies.
Sour Worms - Sort of a candy you can love and hate. The gummy-type candies never seem to fill you and I like the tangy taste of sour worms, but the taste starts to get to you if you have too many.
Fruit Candies - I don't remember their name. They were individually-wrapped semi-hard candies that you keep on the coffee table, and the wrapping looked like the fruit that the candy was "flavored".
WORST
Black Jellybeans / Black Licorice - It's been decades since I've put either one of these in my mouth, so I don't remember the taste anymore. All I remember was just being overwhelmed by the most rancid taste in my mouth.
Jawbreakers / Hot Candy - When I was a pipefitter apprentice, there was a journeyman who would give away these plastic-wrapped candies called "Fireballs" or something. Put one in your mouth and moments later your mouth is filled with a spicy, burning sensation. I hated those candies and I just threw away any other ones he would give me.
Chocolate-Covered Cherries - Crunchy frog.
BEST
Chocolate Bunny - Admittedly, a seasonal treat unrelated to Halloween, but it's got to be the beloved employment of pure chocolate.
Cadbury Eggs - Another non-Halloween candy again, yes. Nevertheless, I was really fascinated by these candies as kids. A chocolate egg with a creamy filling is just too tempting.
Taffy - I had a stick of taffy when I was a kid, and never again till I started working as an adult. A guilty pleasure, I have a bit of a tooth for tangy candies.
Sour Worms - Sort of a candy you can love and hate. The gummy-type candies never seem to fill you and I like the tangy taste of sour worms, but the taste starts to get to you if you have too many.
Fruit Candies - I don't remember their name. They were individually-wrapped semi-hard candies that you keep on the coffee table, and the wrapping looked like the fruit that the candy was "flavored".
WORST
Black Jellybeans / Black Licorice - It's been decades since I've put either one of these in my mouth, so I don't remember the taste anymore. All I remember was just being overwhelmed by the most rancid taste in my mouth.
Jawbreakers / Hot Candy - When I was a pipefitter apprentice, there was a journeyman who would give away these plastic-wrapped candies called "Fireballs" or something. Put one in your mouth and moments later your mouth is filled with a spicy, burning sensation. I hated those candies and I just threw away any other ones he would give me.
Chocolate-Covered Cherries - Crunchy frog.