Did you know your sense of sweet is located on the tip of your tongue? In fact, your salty and sweet taste buds are both in the same place. That’s why whenever you bite into a chocolate covered pretzel you’re in instant heaven – you’re satisfying that craving for sugar and your craving for sodium ...
NewsIf you are a dedicated Food Network follower like me, you’ve no doubt seen the commercials for or even watched the Food Network’s new show, Kid in a Candy Store with Adam Gertler. In Monday night’s episode (8pm, eastern time) Gertler visits the Peeps & Company Retail Store in National Harbor, Maryland and Sinfully Sweet ...
NewsI absolutely love visiting New York City and luckily, I spent this weekend there for my boyfriend’s birthday. We visited the Discovery Times Square Exhibition to see King Tut, and, of course, the usual suspects for sweet stuff – the Hershey store and the M&Ms store. However, I have to say I found candy in what I ...
NewsWhat’s the best way to eat candy in the long, hot, hot record-breaking heat waves of summer? FROZEN of course! The best candy bars to freeze are Snickers, Milky Ways, and Three Musketeers. My mom said she prefers York Peppermint Patties frozen because you can try after-dinner mints too. (Although my favorites are Charleston Chews.) ...
How-To'sThe summer always makes me feel rather patriotic, which makes me think about our country and its leaders. Probably because of the holidays which celebrate the ideals upon which our country stands… In any event, I did a little research on what candy our Presidents prefer (past and present) and here’s a short list: George ...
Candy HistoryAward-winning recording artist Katy Perry has taken playing CandyLand to a whole new level. Her hit song “California Gurls” featuring Snoop Dogg has a number one music video titled Candy-fornia. She made a totally edible set for the music video showcasing giant lollipops, cotton candy clouds, bikini tops made of peppermint candies, a button candy ...
NewsWe’ve always wondered where the candy bar got its name. Was it named after Babe Ruth, famous baseball star? Or was it named after President Cleveland’s daughter? Curtiss Candy Company, the manufacturer of the Baby Ruth claims the candy bar was named after President Grover Cleveland’s daughter. According to Snopes.com, there are three prominent theories ...
Candy HistoryLast week my grandmother came to visit for a few days. She was so excited to see my whole family and wanted to know everything about our summer so far. I explained my internship at Sweet City Candy and she was thrilled, as she loves the subject of candy. She immediately started telling me about her youth ...
OtherAs well as being a true candy-holic, I’m also a registered choca-holic. Anything and everything chocolate is right up my alley. (Right now my particular favorite flavor is chocolate covered burnt caramel… the mingling of the caramel, slightly burned with milk chocolate is just heavenly.) Lindt has cornered the market on delicious, tasty chocolaty, melt-in-your-mouth ...
NewsEvery day at approximately 11:00am and 2:00pm, my supervisor eats a piece of candy in order to tide her over between breakfast and lunch, and then between lunch and dinner. In the cubicle in front of me, Victoria keeps a cute candy pail on her desk filled with all sorts of goodies – in her ...
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