What is your favourite confectionery?

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:19 pm

emmline wrote:What in the heck is a Parma Violet?

Re-heated Soilent Green.

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:28 pm

What in the heck is a Parma Violet?

I want to know too...... never heard of them. I've also never heard of wine gums- those definately sound good.

Chocolate is pretty much the only sweet that I ever really want.
Mom's homade burbon balls are pretty tasty, but they'd fall under the cholocate catagory I suppose. As a kid, my favorite of all the penny candies were those long twist of black licorice.

I.D.10-t · Post by **I.D.10-t** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:45 pm

cowtime wrote:
What in the heck is a Parma Violet?
I want to know too...... never heard of them.

I had to look it up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parma_Violets

Oh, and I forgot Pocky!

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:53 pm

Oh, well here's a reasurring bit of news:

Wiki wrote:Parma Violets are suitable for vegetarians.

And especially suitable for vegetarians who favor flower-flavored food.
Say that last part fast 3 times.

thistledown · Post by **thistledown** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:12 pm

emmline wrote:Oh, well here's a reasurring bit of news:
Wiki wrote:Parma Violets are suitable for vegetarians.
And especially suitable for vegetarians who favor flower-flavored food.
Say that last part fast 3 times.

Well, I just made a fool out of myself.

harpmaker · Post by **harpmaker** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:57 pm

Chocolate.

Then from the list, the licorice all sorts. Around here those are usually only available between Thanksgiving and New yeras for some reason

If the caffiene in candy or other stuff causes physical ailments, well, just go ahead and shoot me now.

djm · Post by **djm** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:22 pm

Mind you, there are spells when I could occasionally go for some turkish delight (the real stuff) or salt water toffee or candied ginger ... well, choclate covered candied ginger to be exact.

djm

chas · Post by **chas** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:25 pm

Acid drops? A confection? I guess it adds a whole new dimension to sugar rush.

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:27 pm

favor flower-flavored food.

What the heck does a violet taste like? Am I going to have to get out and graze the yard this summer to find out? And is this white violet flavor or violet violet flavor?

thistledown · Post by **thistledown** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:49 pm

chas wrote:Acid drops? A confection? I guess it adds a whole new dimension to sugar rush.

Imagine sour gum drops.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:32 pm

Ahem... "all of the above" has oce again been overlooked as a viable option...

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:35 pm

djm wrote:Mind you, there are spells when I could occasionally go for some turkish delight (the real stuff) or salt water toffee or candied ginger ... well, choclate covered candied ginger to be exact.

djm

Ooooo.... I want some Chimes Ginger Chews.... ooooooooooh

Charlene · Post by **Charlene** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:41 am

I usually go for the salty snacks, but when I do want candy, I want:

Sweetarts
lemon drops
Hershey's with caramel inside
Hershey's "special dark" (that used to be called "semi-sweet" when I was a kid)
mints - the little ones they sometimes have at the checkstand in restaurants
peppermint candy - either the little round red and white ones or a candy cane
butterscotch
Life Savers - preferably wild cherry

There's also a mint candy square made locally by Spokandy that usually shows up at weddings - very good but very, very rich. (Redwolf probably remembers those)

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:01 am

Here's some information and observations on Wine Gums:

The Facts

The Manufacturer

The Aficionados

Other Gums

gonzo914 · Post by **gonzo914** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:16 am

Altioids Ginger and Altoids Chocolate Ginger

I can pop them like Pez until my mouth burns and the endorphins flow. The chocolate ones are better than sex and almost as good as fresh buttered sweet corn.