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Blast From My Past

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

Chocolate pretzels. How I have missed them! On my trip to the warehouse last week, they were one of the items I picked up. When I think about chocolate pretzels, I am immediately brought back to my years in middle school. Those awkward years where most of us had braces and hadn’t yet grown into […]

Candy Heaven: My Trip to the Warehouse

Thursday, January 19th, 2006

Yes candy lovers, that’s right! I got to visit the warehouse where all the wonderful candy is received, stored, packaged, and then sent out into the world. It all started Monday morning. Since I didn’t have any classes to attend, it was a good day to go. When I first walked in, I met all […]

The Reality of Candy

Monday, January 16th, 2006

I just finished trying an interesting snack, I took a look at the package and it said contains real and artificial ingredients. Now I’ve talked about this about 100 times on Candy Critic, for the most part I don’t mind the idea of artificial flavors in candy. In fact I’m a big fan of some […]

The Reward System

Saturday, January 14th, 2006

This one is for all the college students out there. Well actually, anyone who has a lot of studying or reading to get through. So you’ve decided to tackle a few chapters of Organic Chemistry today, or perhaps some Shakespeare for your English Lit class. Whatever the case, you have a daunting task ahead […]

Remembering the Simple Things

Sunday, January 8th, 2006

I always loved Candy Buttons as a kid. The pink, yellow, and blue little drops of sugar on paper. They tasted great and always gave you energy! Plus they were small, so you could get away with eating a lot of them. But as time passed I was introduced to new and exciting candy, […]

The Search Continues

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

One of the things people assume is that the Candy Critic knows all. Well maybe not all but they assume I know of every candy ever made and that’s just not possible. Most people don’t really get the chance to live in many places, or even shop in that many places. When you travel often […]