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"Gravy Candy" and Other Taste Tempting Treats

Matt Herkimer — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:46:53 +0000

Do you love candy? Do you love gravy? Well then, Archie McPhee's "Gravy Candy" should be a snack that you will just love. Or maybe not. The novelty candy maker is adding this distinctive new goody to its line of unusual treats. Check a few other taste tempting "treats".

Cracker Jack's Introducing New Version With Caffeine

Matt Herkimer — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:08:47 +0000

Cracker Jack's have been around for over a century offering delicious molasses flavored peanuts and popcorn. There will soon be a new version of the treat called "Cracker Jack'd" containing caffeine, an idea some consumer groups aren't thrilled about.

Skittles Sorting Machine [VIDEO]

Matt Herkimer — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:05:51 +0000

OK, so you love Skittles. But you are a busy person who doesn't have time to sort and separate the different flavors. Leave it to science and a very bored scientist to come to the rescue. It is a Skittle sorting machine and if it's not something that will change or better the world around us at least it's fun to watch.

Best and Worst Halloween Candies

Matt Herkimer — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:00:46 +0000

The stores are full of Halloween candies now and, like most people, I want to hand out treats that elicit smiles and excitement from the the little costumed creatures that show up at our door. The Huffington Post has come up with a list of the best and worst Halloween candies.

Candy Corn Oreos Here For Fall

Matt Herkimer — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:18:24 +0000

At first glance this looks like great news. Two of my favorite treats, candy corn and Oreos, are being combined for a limited fall release. However, my palette isn't so sure. MSN reports that these limited edition taste treats will be sold exclusively at Target stores for $3.59 a bag. What do they taste like, you ask?

What's Your Favorite Chocolate Candy?

Greg Splashin' McShea — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:10:38 +0000

We all have our favorite chocolate candy, and there are a lot of good ones to choose from. As for me? I don’t eat chocolate candy bars; not that I’m a health nut, but I prefer salty snacks to candy. Now, a new survey has the top 10 favorite chocolate candy. According to research compiled [...]

Parents Buy Halloween Candy They Like

Matt Herkimer — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:17:15 +0000

I've done it. You've probably done it too. We've gone out to buy candy for Halloween trick or treaters and had to decide which sweets we should get. Inevitably we seem to pick a candy that we like ourselves, just in case there aren't enough kids coming to the door to empty that bag. I mean, we don't want it go to waste,right? Now there is a new survey that confirms that 83% of parents do buy the sweets they themselves love to eat.

How Are Dum Dum Pops Made? [VIDEO]

Zach Effrog — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:00:27 +0000

Happy Halloween! Yes, today's the day you're going to get all dressed up and go trick-or-treating. You're going to get tons of candy. And, you're probably going to sift through it all to pick out the stuff you love and will keep all to yourself and the candy you don't like and let the older people have. For me, my favorite candy was, and still is, the Dum Dum Pop. I think I like them so much because of their simplicity. It's a small lollipop--can't get much more simple than that. If you have had a Dum Dum Pop in the last few years, have you ever come across the mystery flavor? Well, there are mystery flavors in every bag and you never know what you're going to get. Now, in honor of Halloween, here is a video of how Dum Dums are made from the Food Network. The video also tells how they make the mystery flavors. Enjoy. What's your favorite candy?

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Most Popular Halloween Candy

Matt Herkimer — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:00:31 +0000

Ask 10 different kids what their favorite Halloween candy is and you are likely to get 10 different answers but the consensus is that you can't go wrong with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. This yummy treat heads up a list of the 5 most popular Halloween candy.

9 Things You Didn't Know About Candy Corn

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:26:01 +0000

Every year, it hides in some dark, dank corner of even the most raucous Halloween party, waiting for some unknowing fool to stick their hand in its clutches of doom. It entices its prey with colorful designs and the promise of sweet joy, only to fill its victims with a familiar sense of bland, flavorless dread. T

M and M's Are The World's Best Selling Candy

Matt Herkimer — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:53:26 +0000

Tuesday night is my bowling night at Pin-O-Rama. It is also my "guilty pleasure" night when I consume my weekly bag of M and M's. I'm not alone in my craving as M and M's are the world's most popular candy. The question is, what kind of M and M is the best selling one.?