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Friday, April 4, 2008
Red Vines
Three years of Candy Blog and for the most part I've concentrated on candies that were new to me. But this means that I've neglected some classic candies, like Red Vines.
The American Licorice Company was founded in 1914 in Chicago, IL and began making something known as Raspberry Vines in 1920. In 1952 they tweaked the flavoring and renamed them simply Red Vines.
I've opened the can of worms in the Red Vines Giveaway about the category of confection called red licorice. In their defense, the American Licorice Company has always skirted this by simply coming up with a new and trademarked name of Red Vines for their Original Red Twists.
American Licorice is now based in Union City, California.
Red Vines are so popular (apparently they're Crazy Delicious when combined with Mr. Pibb) that they're the number one non-chocolate candy in the western region of the United States. I don't know what the number one non-chocolate candy is in the eastern region. As is the case with things like tissues being called Kleenex, all colas are called Coke or adhesive bandages being identified as Band Aids, Red Vines are simply the default for red licorice. (Though in other regions that'd be the same for Twizzlers.)
What are ya gonna call it otherwise? A twisted, wheat-based confection? A long, red chew?
The candies are sold in a variety of formats, some single vines and others in a pull apart bar or textured bites. They're exceptionally durable and can withstand temperature variations within reason inside the sealed package without much deterioration or flavor or texture. The standard in the tray is about 8.5" long and is formed via an extrusion method with a twist (four complete twists per vine). They are hollow and have crimped ends. Each vine has about 35 calories. All carbs, no fat, a trace of protein.
They smell faintly like coconut, new flip flops and strawberry shortcake lip balm. (Mmm, the smells of summer.)
They're soft and pliable, unless you left the package open or bought expired ones, then they're stiff and hard. Either way, they're only lightly flavored. They're not terribly sweet, the first ingredient is corn syrup, but the second is wheat flour ... then citric acid, artificial flavor and Red 40. That's it. Pretty simple really.
Though it may have been raspberry flavored at one time, I think the flavor is now simply red licorice. It tastes like red. It has only the lightest tangy bite to it (the citric acid) and doesn't leave a funky aftertaste and is one of the few red candies that I don't actually taste the red food coloring in.
The cool thing is that it's cheap, easy to share and has that lowest common denominator factor that you'd be hard pressed to find someone who won't join you when you offer it (and it's usually because of allergens, not true dislike).
I don't eat the stuff very often. It's fine for movies or when I want to share with my husband (they actually make a pack of Bites which has a mix of the black and red which I've bought just for that purpose). I'm not saying it's bad candy, but I'm happier to give it away than eat it. Red Vines just makes me want real licorice.
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Thursday, April 3, 2008
3400 Phinney: Fig, Fennel & Almond and Hazelnut Crunch
Theo Chocolate, the only all Fair Trade and Organic chocolate company that makes their confections from bean to bar in the United States is growing. This year they added two new bars to their 3400 Phinney line, bringing the total to four milk chocolate bars and four dark chocolate bars.
They are all a standard format of two ounces in four sections and feature artwork on the wrapper by Kitten Chops.
I picked my full-sized samples of the new bars at the Natural Products Expo last month. The Fig, Fennel & Almond in 65% Dark was the one I was most looking forward to.
Let's see, favorite things:
Figs? I never knew fig love until I had my own tree. Check!
Fennel? Love it in salads, prefer licorice in candy. Check!
Almonds? I eat them every day. Check!
65% Dark Chocolate? Not too dark, not too dry is the way I like it. Check!
Upon first bite this was too dark, too complex, kind of a mess. But like some Philip Glass piece, the spareness of each note eventually started making music.
It took about half the bar, but I started liking it more and more. The fennel stands out in the scent of the bar, a light and grassy licorice or anise note. Upon letting a bite melt it becomes a bit acidic, a little tangy and rather like raisins, but fresher. Not quite figgy but the seeds help. Later the little bits of crushed almonds pull it all back together.
The chocolate is dry and not quite as buttery as I'd like for a "candy bar" but for a chocolate bar, it has a nice bitter component that keeps the figs from feeling to sticky sweet. Still, it requires a bit too much effort for me to just eat the bar.
Rating: 6 out of 10
I had a very hard time with this bar ... I have a very hard time not eating it all before I finished writing this review.
It's simply called Hazelnut Crunch Milk Chocolate.
It smells hazelnutty, and has little bits of crushed hazelnuts and a toffee crunch mixed into the creamy and rather dark milk chocolate.
The toffee bits are what makes this really fabulous. They're very salty (in fact, there's a lot of salt in this bar: 140 mgs) but man, each little milligram makes a little jolt of electrical energy delivering those flavors right to the pleasure centers of my brain.
Rating: 9 out of 10
Where I had trouble with the FF&A, the Hazelnut Crunch was one I couldn't believe I ate the whole thing when it was gone. It's a perfect afternoon bar, not too filling, not too sickly sweet and the little dose of nuts makes it feel very satisfying. In fact, I'd probably eat it anytime, anywhere ... but the Fig, Fennel & Almond would definitely need to be the kind of bar where I'd need to be in the mood.
Theo's 3400 Phinney line is now Kosher (dairy).
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Friday, March 28, 2008
Snickers Rockin' Nut Road Bar
I know nothing about this bar except what is in front of me: Limited Edition Snickers Rockin' Nut Road Bar.
I got it directly from the Mars company, but no press materials. So all I have to go by is what's on the wrapper and of course what's inside that chocolate enrobing.
The package says: Almonds, Caramel and Marshmallow-Flavored Nougat wrapped in Dark Chocolate.
I was kind of dubious. I wasn't fond of the Hershey's S'Mores bar ... but that's S'Mores, this is Rocky Road, which has the addition of nuts and the subtraction of graham crackers.
Like all the limited edition Snickers bars, this is smaller than the regular, clocking in at 1.83 ounces instead of 2.07 for the original. I'm okay with the slight of .24 ounces, it's a satisfying bar, it says so right on the back.
It smells lightly of vanilla and dark toasted nuts with a touch of chocolate. The chocolate shell is decent, and sets off the sweet innards well. The caramel has a good mix of almond pieces in it, they're all fresh and crunchy and much more noticeable than those in the Snickers Almond. The nougat though is where this bar really differs from all others I've tried. It's not the grainy fluffed nougat that ends up in Milky Way and 3 Musketeers. Instead this is like a dense marshmallow. Smooth and not too sweet, a little stringy like the caramel.
It's a completely different texture experience with this smoother "marshmallow flavored nougat", kind of like real European-style nougats. (The ingredients list says egg whites, there is no gelatin in here like marshmallows have, so this is still vegetarian-safe ... and probably a nice option for vegetarians who miss marshmallows.)
Perhaps it's because I have a bounty of these bars and have eaten at least five for this review (instead of the usual 1 or 2 for most reviews), it's grown on me quite a bit. Dark chocolate was a good choice, it keeps it all from feeling heavy and sticky. Brian also liked them, but also stopped short of love (and I agree, regular Snickers is still the best.)
Still, I can't tell you where you can find them or when they'll be available. (Except, of course, from me if you read on.)
Here's a special peek into the life of a candy blogger.
On February 27th I got an email from someone at Mars, thanking me for my positive review on the Twix Java and offering, "I will be happy to send you samples of new products as they become available." (Emphasis mine.) She also mentioned that Mars has launched a new direct buy store, where you can pick up boxes of their candies, including the hard to find Munch and Snickers Dark. Instead of being more expensive than regular stores (like the M&Ms online store - $5.99 for 7 ounces of green M&Ms?) it's about $.68 cents a bar.
Well, I've been looking for an "in" with Mars for quite a while, as I'd love to know about the new releases and get them in advance of release (it's pretty frustrating to have people ask about something they found in the store, and I can't find it in any stores near me and no where to order it on the web). I do get some notice from PR folks, but it's not always consistent.
I replied with my address and reminded her that there is no need for thanks for any reviews, "I just call them like I taste them." (And it's not like I've raved about everything Mars has ever made, but in general I like their products and usually turn down offers for items I don't think I'd like.)
Then on March 5th I came home from work and found this in my kitchen. Perhaps I don't understand the term "samples" but even in the world of generous interpretations a single box of 24 bars would be an ample sample. A full case of the bars? (Yes, that's 12 boxes of Snickers Rockin' Nut Road Bars with 24 bars each = 288 bars.)
Plus a case of Twix Java! (360 bars.) And another more responsible box of 24 packages of Starbust GummiBurst (goo filled gummis) and another box of 24 Snickers Charged.
I wrote back to Mars, thanking them for their generosity, but gently nudging that I really don't know what to do with all that candy (seriously, almost 700 portions!). She responded, "Share with your friends "
So here I am, with oodles of candy. I've given away quite a bit, boxes to the office, a couple for raffle prizes for the American Cetacean Society, three to a neighbor to take to work.
It's drawing time.
I'm offering a box of candy bars (your choice: Twix Java with 36 bars or this new Snickers Rockin' Nut Road Bar with 24 bars - you can tell me which you want if you win). There will be two lucky winners of this drawing. The rules are as follows:
And there you have it, dear readers. With great candy comes great responsibility.
UPDATE 3/30/2008: Since this post has now been linked a couple of places (I kind of thought it was a treat for regular readers), I'm going to award three prize boxes instead of two if the entries reach 500. Just to keep the odds similar. (So if the deadline is coming and we haven't hit it yet, tell your friends!) Thanks to everyone new who's stopped by, I hope you keep reading!
UPDATE 4/9/2008: Thanks to everyone who entered. I drew three winners: Elise, Stijn & Donna ... two picked the Snickers Rockin' Nut Road Bars and one chose the Twix Java. They're all in the mail on their way to their recipients! To everyone else who is interested in trying the bars, they'll be available starting in July 2008 according to Mars. Comments are open again.
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Cinnamon Fire Twizzlers
I teased Twizzlers Fire last fall when I first heard about them. Then I was further teased when Brian at Candy Addict found them (and loved them!) and I still hadn't seen hide nor hair of them.
They turned up at Walgreens, and on sale to boot (well, it was strange sale where they'd charge $2.99 a bag to mortals off the street, but someone with a coupon could get 3 for the price of 2 or something like that, but I was charged $1.59 after I gave them my best, "I don't understand, the tag on the shelf says they're a dollar each, but I don't want to buy three." and then they tried to explain it and I just kind of kept sweetly repeating that I should be able to just buy one and still get a sale price, even if it's not the super-low price. Finally they just put a key in the register and that's what I paid).
These Twizzlers are the pull-n-peel variety. They're a long, 9.5" long twist of 9 pieces of chewy "red licorice" in cinnamon flavor.
Each of these ropes is just shy of an ounce (.988 ounces), so it's a satisfying portion and about 100 calories to boot.
They're very soft, sometimes so soft that it's hard to pull apart the ropes without breaking off pieces.
They're fun to twist and roll, even tie in knots or probably do macrame. (I should have photographed the little scarf I made for a Peeps Bunny.)
And the taste? Well, it's definitely a spicy cinnamon. It smells like Red Hots and has both a sweet flavor, a bit of a tangy bite and then after chewing for a bit, a low and pleasant cinnamon burn.
I don't know what's taken Twizzlers so long to make a really good cinnamon twist like this, but I'm glad they did. For those minding their calories, you may enjoy the interactivity and the low caloric density and overall satisfaction of the candy. I'm not sure when they'll come out with these in single serving packages, but they should.
For some bizarro reason, these aren't listed on the Hershey's website even though they've been on shelves for at least three months.
These are made with a corn syrup and wheat base, so they're not suitable for those who cannot have gluten.
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Monday, March 24, 2008
Starbucks Chocolate
I rarely go into a Starbucks, but I do drink their coffee at the office sometimes. I think my favorite blend of theirs is the Estima (which they don't make available for our office, drat). At home I'm more likely to drink Trader Joe's but I'm not a coffee snob, I'll buy coffee at 7-11, McDonald's, happily drink the stuff on an airplane and of course at many of the local coffee houses in Los Angeles.
I'm not a "coffee drink" person. I just like a cup of coffee with some milk in it for the most part, but I'll drink a capuccino now and then. I think coffee is a flavor that's good enough to be savored by itself. No need for caramel, hazelnut syrup or other intrusions of flavors. (I do drink Mexican Mochas in November.)
I was still eager to try the new line of Starbucks Chocolates and happily accept the offer from some PR folks for a tasting kit (shown here, which is not available for retail sale).
I am kind of picky about my coffee and chocolate combinations though. I like my chocolate smooth, and I don't usually want to eat my coffee beans. (I had a seriously dangerous chocolate covered coffee bean problem in college that led to an EKG and some stern words from a doctor about moderation.)
So I greeted the new Starbucks and Hershey's chocolate venture with a little trepidation, mostly worried that both would bring the worst they had to offer to the products (Starbucks high prices and Hershey's inflated prices for substandard quality or playing off the cachet of their Artisan Confection lines Dagoba & Scharffen Berger without delivering).
Their new product line consists of chocolate bars and tasting squares. There is the standard dark and milk plus two infused with tea flavors (Passion Fruit and Chai) and then a Mocha dark chocolate and a Citron dark chocolate. As expected they also have chocolate covered coffee beans (in milk chocolate) and a line of four different kinds of truffle-style bonbons.
The venture between Starbucks & Hershey's is a strange one. Starbucks makes the sourcing of their coffee beans part of their marketing effort, with a pledge that they pay above market rates to the growers. It's not quite fair trade (though they do have the Estima blend that is certified fair trade), it has certainly raised awareness of the issue of growers of our non-essential items like coffee and now chocolate. In this case the package makes note:
It's unclear from that webpage if the chocolate in the Starbucks branded chocolate products was obtained within these principals or not. The package (on the other side) says "Manufactured for Artisan Confections Company Berkeley, CA 94710 USA under the authority of Starbucks Coffee Company". (Emphasis mine) I'm still not sure who made these products. (Clay Gordon tried to get more info on this subject, but was unable, but I agree that the couldn't be made at the Scharffen Berger space in Emeryville and I'm more inclined to believe they were made by the Dagoba folks.)
The good thing is that the risk with these is low for the consumer. They're all well priced items, none more than $5.49 and available at local drug stores and discount chains. (I already spotted the full line at RiteAid.)
The ingredients on all the items are good, real vanilla, no PGPR though no indication what the cacao levels are on the products. (Well, also no indication of what the caffeine levels are on the coffee ones!)
To start, I tried the Milk Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans. They feature the Caffe Verona beans at the heart, sourced from around the world and prepared in the Italian roast style. Inside the little stand up box the glossy beans are sealed inside a clear cellophane bag. The size is 3.5 ounces and retails for $4.99 to $5.49.
They smell very sweet, the chocolate is milky and soft to the bite (so no flaking off). The combination of the crunchy bean at the heart and the chocolate coating is nice. A bit on the sweet side for me, when it comes to coffee confections, but still very nice. The consistent quality of the beans are a highlight. I ate at least a dozen and didn't get a chewy or acrid one. (7 out of 10)
At the heart of all the confections, of course, is chocolate. The tasting squares are nicely wrapped little 5 gram pieces.
Milk Chocolate. They say it's, "Sweet, silky indulgence; rich & rewarding" and I'm inclined to agree. It's a much smoother chocolate than I'm accustomed to from Hershey's or even Scharffen Berger. It has some strong vanilla notes and a good milky texture. (8 out of 10)
Dark Chocolate. They say it's, "Deep, complex flavors; smooth and satisfying" and I think that was overselling it. It was rather sweet but still smooth. It lacked a depth of flavor, but it pairs well with coffee, has only the slightest acidic tang and has a good buttery melt. (7 out of 10)
They come in both 3 ounce bars or a mixed bag of tasting squares (that include the Mocha Dark Chocolate). Bars are $2.99 and the tasting squares are $4.99-$5.49 for 2.6 ounces (kinda silly, really to pay so much more for so much less).
Passion(r) Dark Chocolate features a Tazo herbal blend of hibuscus & natural flavors. It has a very fruity scent and a grainy melt on the tongue. The little grainy bits are tangy and have a strong berry (and hibiscus) flavor to them with a tint of peach and passion fruit. It's purely a personal thing but I thought this was dreadful ... from the texture to the combination of flavors, the sickly scent and the way it all overwhelms the chocolate. (4 out of 10)
Citron(r) Dark Chocolate is also a Tazo blend of tea leaves and lemon oil. This one smells pleasantly of lemon, but very little of chocolate. The texture is not as grainy as the Passion, but still not smooth. The lemon essence was strong, but had no citrus tang to it, thankfully. Still, no chocolate flavors came though, nor much of the tea base either. (6 out of 10)
Mocha Dark Chocolate should epitomize this fusion of chocolate and Starbucks, right? It smells wonderfully rich, a combination of chocolate and coffee and a dollop of vanilla. It's apparent looking at the square from the back that it has ground coffee beans in it, not just an infusion of flavor. It's a bit grainy but crispy when chewed. It's much like the chocolate covered coffee beans, but has a stronger chocolate flavor to it that isn't quite overhwhelmed like the others. Still, I'm not one for the bits in there, but I admit that's a personal preference. (6 out of 10)
Chai Milk Chocolate includes Tazo tea leaves and natural flavors in milk chocolate. It smells quite rich, mostly of nutmeg, cardamom and clove. Though it looks grainy, it's really quite smooth even with the little inclusions. It has a wonderful spicy mix of flavors without being too sweet. I'm a big fan of spicy chai but can't stand how sweet it can be. This is a very nice mix, I almost like it better than the Dagoba bar (which has actual ginger pieces in it). (7 out of 10)
What I found most surprising about this collection of chocolate tasting squares branded by a coffee company was that three out of the six of them were tea infusions and only one was actually a coffee flavor. Their slogan for the line of products is, "when coffee dreams, it dreams of chocolate" but I think it should be, "when coffee dreams, it ends up with tea in its chocolate." Some sort of self-loathing or something. (Or adverse reaction to cannibalism, of course coffee doesn't want coffee!)
The curious part is that Starbucks is not selling these at their stores or even on their website. They're a Starbucks experience without a Starbucks shop. Like the Choxie line at Target, I think they've done a nice job of finding the essential nature of what they have to offer, packaging them nicely and charging the appropriate amount that people are willing to pay for a personal indulgence.
I'll have a roundup of the Truffles in a separate post.
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
Lake Champlain & See's Bunny Battle
You thought I was done with hollow chocolate rabbits?
I can't stop buying them. (And, um, taking photos of them, as this post will demonstrate, it's mostly photos.)
Here are a couple of other more upscale models, in case you still haven't outfitted your Easter basket for the year. Call it my Bunny Battle, spawned in part by sticker shock at Whole Foods (who doesn't come away from WF without some degree of sticker shock?).
I picked up this extremely cute and extremely small goodie basket (I think they call it a favor basket) from Lake Champlain. It contains three filled half eggs and one tiny .6 ounce hollow milk chocolate rabbit. The price? $8.49.
Now, lest you think that it's the little eggs that are racking up the tally there, the bunny all by itself on the Lake Champlain website is $3.25 ... it's just chocolate, nothin' special there. Just all natural milk chocolate.
I'll get to the bunny in a moment, but first the unique items in this little basket (well, more like a cup) are the Lake Champlain filled eggs. They're lovely little half eggs with a pretty molded shell that has the Lake Champlain logo and the word "Vermont" on it.
It comes with three eggs. I reviewed the blue foil wrapped egg before that has a hazelnut cream inside before, so I picked up the rest of the eggs in their set to make sure that I've covered them all. (The basket came with Raspberry, Caramel & Peanut Butter.)
Gold = Caramel in Milk Chocolate. The shell is sweet and firm, the center is creamy and flowing. It's pretty salty on the inside and with a real taste of burnt sugars.
Pink = Raspberry Cream in Dark Chocolate - very jammy center, definitely more fruit than chocolate.
I didn't want to overwhelm everyone with too many See's items, so I've had these Rabbits for a while. I picked up one of the milk (small in gold foil) and one of the dark (in blue foil). They're hollow, but still rather hefty.
The See's Milk Chocolate bunny is less than 5" tall, yet it towers over the little one bite Lake Champlain Hollow Rabbit.
Lake Champlain Milk Chocolate - it's sweet and milky, but smooth and has a very slick melt on the tongue, almost like it has hazelnut in it. ($3.25 for .6 ounces) The larger sizes are priced at: $15 for a 9.5 ounce solid rabbit and a novelty one driving a car for $20 for 8 ounces.
Lake Champlain uses Belgian chocolate for their molded items. The ingredients are all natural.
See's Milk Chocolate - it's sweet and slightly less milky, with more of a roasted base to it. It's not quite as sweet as the Lake Champlain, but still has similar silky qualities. ($2.45 for 2.2 ounces.) There is a smaller one that's solid that goes for $1.00 at the stores and the other hollow novelites available are $4.90 for 4.5 ounces and the largest standing rabbit is $8.50 for 10 ounces.
The ingredients on the See's are pretty standard, the only one that throws up a flag is the use of vanillin (but they also use real vanilla, go figure).
So they both taste good. They're both good quality. They're both cute ... I'll admit that I like the squat and fat Lake Champlain format, but the foil wrapping and doe-like eye of the See's is awfully lovable, too.
It comes down to two other things, I guess. Price and availability. See's is pretty easy to find on the West Coast and of course you can order via the internet.
There's a nice campaign to raise awareness about the hazards of giving children real rabbits (or baby ducks or chicks) at the holidays called Make Mine Chocolate. While a chocolate rabbit is not going to engender the same sort of squishy lovey feelings in a kid that a real animal will, it's much more humane.
I had rabbits as a kid and I can attest to how much responsibility it is to care for a pet (especially one in a cage).
Finally, there is my huge friend the See's Dark Chocolate Hollow Rabbit who clocks in at 4.5 ounces.
He sat around my office for weeks, I really liked the look of this rabbit in the light blue foil with his drowsy, heavily-lashed eyes and real bow.
Eventually the foil had to come off though, I had no idea what was beneath, I expected something similar to the milk chocolate one. The 2.2 ounce version (which also comes in dark chocolate) has those little drawn on hairs, so you know it's a rabbit.
This one, well, it was startling. Mostly because it's so stylized. I immediately thought of those Draw Me! ads that used to appear in the back of comic books and magazines.
It's so smooth yet angular. And the eyes are so vacant.
The dark chocolate is tasty, very smooth but middle-of-the-road. Kind of like very good chocolate chips or a good cup of hot chocolate. A little hint of bitterness, no dry finish and a buttery melt.
The bunny isn't really that much taller than the 2.2 ounce one, just wider and of course has a very thick wall. (Honestly, I had a hard time ringing his neck to break him after I bit off the ears.) They come in milk or dark, but no white.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Jelly Belly Dark Chocolate Jelly Beans
Jelly Belly prides itself on its extensive flavor list. (See Brandon's exhaustive tasting notes and listings of all the flavors that have ever existed.)
Jelly Belly has had a chocolate pudding flavor in the mix for quite some time and I've avoided it for the most part. Chocolate is not a flavor, it's an experience made up of far too many things like alkaloid compounds, monounsaturated fats and polyphenols that simply cannot be bottled and applied to other confections.
Jelly Belly went ahead and introduced a new bean anyway, Dark Chocolate. I picked up some samples at the Fancy Food Show, tasted a few and then put them away for a time when I wasn't innundated with so many good things.
In short, chocolate jelly beans are to chocolate the same thing that Tootsie Rolls are. Something utterly different and unsatisifying if you were expecting anything approaching chocolate. However, if you're looking for something that's durable and attractive, but not necessarily tasty, these may be your new favorite.
They got the color right, they're pretty. A little on the dark purple side (cuz of all those artificial colors like Red 40, Yellow 6 & Blue 2) and containing not more than 2% of actual chocolate.
But they're postively bitter to me. I chomp down ... there's a mild sweet taste, like cocoa made with hot water, but then there's a strong bitter blast. I'm not sure if it's all the antioxidants (hah!) or the artificial colors, but they're just inedible.
I thought at first it was just a bad bag, or just me. So I opened a different sample bag that was sent to me later by Jelly Belly. Same thing! Turns out I'm not alone, both Caitlin & Brian at Candy Addict recorded the same reaction.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Hot Tamales Spice Jelly Beans
This is one of the most incongruous bits of packaging I've seen in a while. Hot Tamales branded jelly beans, in spice flavors ... okay, so far so good. But the colors are all, I don't know, racy.
Spice jelly beans are far from racy. They're eaten by little nostalgic old ladies and middle-aged European guys as palate cleansers. These are packaged like they're supposed to appeal to the NASCAR crowd (not that they wouldn't enjoy them ... Mike and Ike even have an association with NASCAR).
But still, spice jelly beans are hard to find these days, and it's even harder to find them made in the USA. (Yes, I get emails from people looking for American made spice jelly beans.)
Just Born is known for it's jelly bean type products, which are their Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales as well as their lesser known line of Teenee Beanee, a gourmet jelly bean.
What strikes me as especially odd about these (on top of everything else) is that Just Born also has a line of spice jelly beans that Sera at Candy Addict just reviewed yesterday!
They're lovely looking beans, a little bigger than the Jelly Belly everyone is so used to these days, but not as large as the Brach's Jelly Beans.
The variety has five flavors (the only ones left out of the "traditional" spice mix are licorice and lemon): Wintergreen, Peppermint, Clove, Spearmint and of course Cinnamon.
The color mix is a little odd too, the assignment of colors defies ordinary candy traditions, but I suppose none of that is written in stone either. At least they have a key on the back.
Wintergreen = Pink: It's a pretty pink, a little darker and easy to confuse with the red sometimes. The wintergreen is soft and mellow, almost like a teaberry instead of a Lifesavers Wint-O-Green.
Cinnamon = Red: pretty much what you'd expect, a spicy and zesty cinnamon with a very light burn to it.
Peppermint = White: it reminds me of those Brach's Ice Blue mints, just a mild peppermint, which is pretty rare these days with all those curiously strong things around. Refreshing.
Clove = Yellow: as a candy purist, the universal color for clove is purple or lavender. Yellow is downright counterintuitive. All that aside, I thought it was nice. It has a good blend of the aromatic elements of clove along with the slight bitter volatile side. I'm not a big fan of clove, but this didn't bother me when I ate it by accident. (Because they're yellow!)
Spearmint = Green: the lightly translucent green had only a touch of spearmint, not quite as spicy as a good Spearmint Leaf, but still, a nice mellow bean that's easy to keep eating.
Really, all that's missing here is Licorice. But the Licorice beans were sold separately ... literally, in their own bag. There's also a separate bag of Hot Tamales Cinnamon Jelly Beans, but that's just silly! Hot Tamales are cinnamon jelly beans!
The beans are traditional pectin thickened, many just use corn starch these days. But they're not Kosher for Passover (but plain old Kosher). They're also gluten free. I don't know if these will be sold year round of if they are just a seasonal offering.
Thanks to Rebecca on Flickr who helped me find these!
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I tried calling them with the 1-877-931-3237 and got the runarounds. They kept transferring me to other people, and I could not get anywhere. I have put it in writing to United Publishers of America to stop debiting my checking account, and they have not. My bank has also put a stop payment of this debit , but they changed the check no each month so they can still debit my account. I want some legal action to take place against this magazine company so they can stop ripping people off. I don't even get magazines from this company, and all this time they have stolen from me. Now I can't get my money back or credited back to my bank.
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Ex-Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy hails retiring striker Robbie Keane
Mick McCarthy described Robbie Keane as a "street" player who loved the game after the Republic of Ireland captain announced his international retirement.
Mick McCarthy described Robbie Keane as a "street" player who loved the game after the Republic of Ireland captain announced his international retirement.
Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane has signalled his intention to step down from the international arena after this month's clash with Oman. Here Press Association Sport assesses his career in numbers.
Bastian Schweinsteiger has said Manchester United will be his last club in Europe.
Watford have signed defender Daryl Janmaat from Championship side Newcastle for an undisclosed fee, the club has announced.
Republic of Ireland skipper Robbie Keane has announced his retirement from international football after next Wednesday's friendly against Oman.
Watford have signed defender Daryl Janmaat from Championship side Newcastle for an undisclosed fee, the club has announced.
Chris Coleman says he is " fully focused" on Wales' World Cup campaign after turning down the chance to become a Premier League manager.
James Tomkins has praised the impact new signings Christian Benteke and Steve Mandanda have already made at Crystal Palace.
Bocca Baciata is being checked over as connections seek to discover why she ran so poorly in the Prix Jean Romanet at Deauville on Sunday.
Qemah remains on course for the Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes at Leopardstown next month.
Jet Setting is to head straight for the Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes at Leopardstown next month after trainer Adrian Keatley decided to skip a possible engagement at Tipperary on Thursday.
Will Grigg will miss Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic due to personal reasons, while Burton's Tom Flanagan and Dundee loanee Michael Duffy have won their first senior call-ups.
Striker Arouna Kone is looking to make a fresh start at Everton under another manager he knows well having battled through his injury problems.
Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has issued a statement to say Manchester United will be his "last club in Europe".
West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan is recuperating having undergone heart surgery on Tuesday.
West Ham could add either Wilfried Bony or Simone Zaza to their squad as the search for another forward drags on with the transfer deadline now in sight.
West Brom boss Tony Pulis has praised the Baggies young guns despite their surprise cup exit as Kane Wilson stands on the brink of making history.
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Tottenham defender DeAndre Yedlin has arrived on Tyneside with a view to completing a move to Newcastle.
The Football Association has charged Burnley striker Andre Gray for the homophobic tweets he sent in 2012 which were shared across social media on the weekend he scored his first Premier League goal.
Newcastle defender Kevin Mbabu is to return to his native Switzerland to spend the season on loan at BSC Young Boys.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola maintains he has a good relationship with axed goalkeeper Joe Hart.
David Moyes has insisted he is not being defeatist by admitting Sunderland are engaged in yet another Premier League relegation fight just two games into the new season.
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Stewart Downing is refusing to be carried away by promoted Middlesbrough's encouraging start to life back in the Premier League.
Vito Mannone is urging Sunderland to use the EFL Cup to belatedly launch their season before it spirals out of control.
Swansea manager Francesco Guidolin wants to savour the magic of cup football again after being a winner in his native Italy.
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Changes for Reduced Price School Lunches
Students who are reduced-price eligible will receive both breakfast and lunch at no charge this school year due to a bill passed in the legislature. Effective with the new school year, families will no longer pay the 40¢ lunches. To learn more, check out our fact sheet.
There are two programs available to support meals and snacks in public as well as private non-profit schools:
This program, which has been in existence since 1946, provides reimbursement for lunches served to students enrolled in twelfth grade and under in public and private, non-profit schools. Reimbursement is provided at three levels: free, reduced price, and full price (or paid). Families may submit applications to receive free or reduced price meal benefits.
Because the program is a federal entitlement program, meaning that the government guarantees that all program meals properly claimed for reimbursement each month will be reimbursed, there are extensive regulations governing most aspects of program operations in order to assure that meals claimed for reimbursement are truly eligible for payment. At the federal level the program is administered by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
In addition to federal reimbursement schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program also receive a State Match payment once a year and receive federally-provided commodity foods as well. In general, these commodities represent 10-12% of foods used in school meals programs. The remainder are purchased through regular supply channels.
In Vermont, the state legislature passed Act 22 in 2003 which requires that public schools participate in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program unless the school board, at an annual or regularly warned meeting, holds a public discussion of the program and subsequently votes to exempt the district from the requirement.
This program, which has been in existence since the mid-1960's, provides reimbursement for breakfasts served to students in twelfth grade or under in public and private, non-profit schools. Reimbursement is provided at three levels: free, reduced price, and full price (or paid). Families may submit applications to receive free or reduced price meal benefits. Families do not have to submit separate applications for free school lunch and breakfast.
In addition to federal reimbursements, schools that participate in the School Breakfast Program receive a State Match payment once a year.
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Promising Practices - Serving up a School Culture of Health, Wellness and Nutrition provides lessons learned and recommendations for how to create a school culture that values the important role healthy food, nutrition education and physical activity play in education. Schools play an important role in promoting student health and combating the rising rates of obesity and diet-related illness among children. This effort begins in the cafeteria - the largest classroom in the school – by serving healthy meals and continues by addressing nutrition, health and fitness as part of the overall education of students. This approach requires collaboration among food service staff, teachers, school nurses, physical education teachers, and administrators to bolster food, nutrition, and physical activity choices and educational opportunities that can have lasting impacts on students' health and ability to learn. This booklet outlines the Nutrition Education Institute model as a process that works to support improving the school health and nutrition environment in schools.
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Christine Goodrich, 69, of Campbell, Mo., died Sunday, June 6, 2004, in Piggott, Ark.
Born Sept. 16, 1934, in Tiptonville, Tenn., daughter of the late John Franklin and Clady Nunnery Shields, she was a homemaker and a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Campbell.
On Feb. 1951, in Piggott, she married Billy Edward Goodrich, who preceded her in death on Aug. 25, 1996.
Survivors include one daughter, Trudy Fay Goodrich, of Malden, Mo.; one son, Johnny Goodrich, of Ozark, Mo.; one brother, Arlin Shields, of Paris, Tenn.; two grandsons, Jeremy Donehoo, of Malden and Travis Goodrich, of Ozark and one great-grandson, Garrett Scott Donehoo, of Arlington, Texas.
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Krewe Rugby started in 1991 after breaking away from another local rugby club, Tampa RFC. With a goal of starting a locally respected team, Krewe aimed at saving a strongly bonded group of rugby players. Starting with 17 players, the team was told time after time they would fail by other local clubs. Playing their games in St. Petersburg, Krewe traced many challenges both on and off the field. They played Tampa RFC, their former team, a few times and never lost. Through these tough times, Krewe endured practices with only 4 players and other challenges presented to this relatively new team. Krewe always found enough guvs to play their games no matter what.
In the fall of 2012 the Krewe moved their home field to Cuscaden Park located in the historic Ybor area of Tampa Bay. Cuscaden Park has a rich history in sports from baseball greats to boxing and now Rugby.
Cuscaden Park address: 2900 N 15th St, Tampa, FL 33605.
Krewe fields two competitive sides and often hosts a social side, too. We generally carry a CIPP roster of close to a hundred members with players ranging in age from 18 - 40+ (Roge pre-dates modern record keeping). We are a diverse group with a strong international presence and regularly host foreign players. It is an amateur club in the sense that our members have day jobs as stock brokers, computer engineers, teachers, technical recruiters, marketers, entrepreneurs, accountants, doctors, and lawyers, etc.... But when we step on the pitch we are there for business. The success generated by hard work makes what we do fun.
In the fall of 2012 the Krewe moved their home field to Cuscaden Park located in the historic Ybor area of Tampa Bay. Cuscaden Park has a rich history in sports from baseball greats to boxing and now Rugby.
The Tampa Krewe U-19 team is currently practicing every Tuesday and Thursday at Cuscaden Park - 2900 N 15th St, Tampa, FL 33560 starting at 6:30PM. If you or your children are interested in playing rugby and want to learn more about the team, feel free to come out and watch on of your games, or join in on one of our training sessions – no experience necessary. If any questions please email Chris DeAnnuntis.
"Rugby is getting more and more popular in America," according to a survey conducted by the National Sporting Goods Association, "[and] is one of the most disciplined sports out there and that is what high school students need more than anything."
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I need a tripod....
I need a tipod that will support my Nikon N80 camera with a heavy lens, (either my nikkor 80-200f/2.8 or my sigma 28-70 f/2.8) in the vertical position. The tripod I have currently has a quick release mount that, when the tripod is setup to take vertical shots, the quick realease attacment unscrews itself slightly from the camera, givng me only a shot of the ground. While the 80-200 has the tripod collar that i can turn the camera to the vert. pos. with, the sigma does not. I think I would like to get a bogen , but whatever you can reccomend is appreciated. Model numbers would be great.
#1. "RE: I need a tripod...." | In response to Reply # 0Lefty Basic MemberTue 30-Jul-02 12:24 AM
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Your query is sort of vague, by not including what use you would use it for the most, cost factor, weight factor (will you hike to locations with it?) If you read some of the posts/dialogue in this (tripod) forum, where members have asked this general question, the answer may lay in one of those threads.
You have in your profile that you shoot mostly landscape...for that, you don't NEED a ball-head, a less-expensive 3-way pan/tilt would do just fine. Sports/Action would require a ball-head more often. Will you need to get LOW to the ground...or high up? Then there's the weight factor...many people, even with the best intentions, get a decent tripod & then leave it in the car after staring at it for a moment, because they think about having to "lug" it around, and decide that it won't be worth the trouble.
Some of the more popular pods are in the Manfrotto/Bogen line, such as the 3001 & 3021 (3221, if you like black). I found this on the second page of the archives. It's related to your question.
If you can refine your question, we'll be better able to help.
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#3. "RE: I need a tripod...." | In response to Reply # 1TheMohaveKid Registered since 11th Jun 2002Tue 30-Jul-02 01:16 AM
I use two tripods. The first is a Manfrotto / Bogen 3221W... tripod names and numbers I think are kooky...most likely paid too much since I purchased it from Wolf Camera it has the 3030 pan tilt head. It works great for landscape work or most photography where nothing moves , it gets low enough for most stuff including macro.. ... part of the centerpost can be removed and the legs click out extra far. The pan tilt head works well but if your working with moving objects well you better be Real Fast ... a ball head makes more sense... the weight according to my bathroom scale about 8 lbs.. I do use it on day hikes of about 1 - 3 miles in mountains along with my other gear but weight / hiking is a individual matter. It handles the Nikon 80-200 f 2.8 zoom with no problem the biggest lens I used on it was the Canon 500 mm f4 lens a BIG lens much bigger then the 80-200 and it was a tad too small for this lens but this lens is a giant compared to todays big lenes.
The weakest part of the whole system is the mounts. They change out fast ( you'll need mounts for your camera and lenses ) but are either too loose or too tight and just at the wrong time. Not a problem with my Nikon gear for the most part only with the larger old Canon gear I had before.
The second tripod also a Manfroto / Bogen model ... but for the likes of me I can't find the model number ect on it... a aluminum tripod very lightweight... I planned on using it for hiking with the 3030 head. Pound for pound it's not bad so far up to the 80 - 200 f 2.8 but on small day hikes so far I don't mind lugging around the bigger 3221W.
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A Bogen 3001 should suffice, it folds down to close at 20.5 inches so its compact and light, great for hiking weighting 3.75 lbs.
A Bogen 3011 if you are taller than average but it weights 5.3 lbs.
A 3030 Pan-tilt head with quick release should do the job just fine on either of those two as it supports up to 13.2 lbs
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A few suggestions -
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A smiling Cutler did so Thursday at Halas Hall at the end of his honest explanation of concussion protocol, an intensely scrutinized process lately involving several NFL quarterbacks that badly needs tweaking. Cutler's most recent experience came early in the fourth quarter Sunday against the 49ers after safety Jaquiski Tartt body-slammed him.
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following is another one by her, but free-form rambling.
you have to watch it. If you don't know who she is (i didn't), you'll be thrown off and confused in the beginning, but it's good.
here's something interesting she outlined:
3 groups of anti-feminists
PS follow her on youtube, and karen straughan on twitter at https://twitter.com/girlwriteswhat
human animal's got legs, of purpose locomotion. When moving to and fro but going nowhere, it's called dance, of purpose sexual signal.
dance, an activity of human animals, predominantly performed by female.
look yonder 'em spiders, when the male failed to impress the lady, he got eaten.
the war of the sexes has been with us, down to biological bones.
〔Do Women Really Want Equality? By Nikita Coulombe. @ https://medium.com/@NikitaCcoulombe/do-women-really-want-equality-4374910f2236〕
you can follow Christina Hoff Sommers at https://twitter.com/CHSommers
currently learned about Caitlyn Jenner aka Bruce Jenner story (born 1949).
he was Olympic gold medal winner in track and fields, in 1972. Then he became a transgender woman in 2015, at age of 65.
it's remarkable because, ① this guy, was masculine, because you can't compete with other men in track and fields unless you are a man. ② he's changing to women, at the advanced age of 65. ③ Olympics gold medalist. Fame.
It's not a personal story, but social and cultural.
imagine, weird, statistically abnormal, psychotic, people, like me, can one day, get to the lime light, proclame and claim right of weirdness, and winning applause.
what does it take for this change in society?
i think it's complex. Lot of factors and causes.
look at it this way. The social perception of gay male, has changed significantly in past decades. And similar, so has it about sexual practices (e.g. anal sex, fisting). And going back further, the perception of women in society in past decades. (we are considering only in context of modern USA.) And going back further, in USA, the perception of black people, and slaves.
society changes, social norms changes. So, the question here is, what causes it to change? and what kinda element can change? then, what kinda constituent, that made a structure of social norm in the first place?
this is a funny thing because, something that's a vile crime today, can become a right tomorrow, and vice versa, as have happened above.
〔30 years of research prove couples with children really do have worse marriages By Matthew D Johnson (Professor, Binghamton University). @ http://qz.com/683197/30-years-of-research-prove-couples-with-children-really-do-have-worse-marriages/〕
why do ladies fall for daring guys? like, the James Bond 007 character?
if you are daring and you are not dead yet, you got something.
some stars, when they get old, gets ugly fast.
Prince (born 1958, age 57) aged very well.
Sinead O'Connor (born 1966) only at 49, doesn't look good at all. Bjork (born 1965, age 50), also don't look so good.
Don Johnson of Miami Vice, is doing extremely well.
Madonna (born 1958, age 57), not looking very good.
Billy Idol (born 1955, age 60), looks pretty bad now.
sometimes you see these old ladies, with heavy makeup, and still trying to act sexy on stage. Same with old guys on stage trying to be hip.
Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane said it best:
"All rock-and-rollers over the age of 50 look stupid and should retire."
—Grace Slick
and so, what's the biological or evolutionary psychology's reason of facial beauty?
that is, why that cheerleader is much more fuckable than her nerdy schoolmate, even if both have the same curves?
web search academic papers for current theories.
i found this: 〔THE EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY OF FACIAL BEAUTY By Gillian Rhodes, School Of Psychology, University Of Western Australia.〕 but didn't have time to verify quality.
by the way, girls, makeup, their effort and gravity of that endeavor, is ancient. You can see it in The Arabian Nights.
And, it is a critical, survival issue. As much as, i suppose, males fighting for a girl, sometimes to the death.
from the etymology of dashing to psychology of attraction. bottom: 韩宝仪 《你瀟灑我漂亮》 (You be Cool, I be Pretty)
for female, you have to have baby young. After 30, your chances of healthy baby is like throwing a dice.
this is called, Vanity Fair.
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women nubile female, the center of humanity.
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Following a critical inspector general's report, Justice Department officials are defending their Integrated Wireless Network program, which they believe was hampered by a lack of funding as well as by a rapidly changing technology environment and other circumstances beyond their control.
The Office of Inspector General, in an audit this month, said the wireless network program cost $356 million over 10 years but did not achieve its initial goals and has an uncertain future. The program to replace land mobile radios previously grew to $5 billion to cover federal agents in Justice, Homeland Security and Treasury, but later was shrunk and divided into separate initiatives.
However, Justice officials said the department should be credited for its progress in deploying modern interoperable communications in the Washington, D.C. area and for a strategy that allows for incremental upgrades in other areas as funding permits.
"Although changing circumstances, including funding availability, have required the department to change the scope and deployment approaches of the IWN program, the department has still been able to achieve significant improvements in the wireless communications capabilities delivered to our law enforcement agents despite these constraints," Gina Talamona, a spokeswoman for Justice, wrote in an emailed statement to FCW.
Justice officials, in a written response to the inspector general dated Dec. 30, 2011, asserted the audit did not adequately take into account several circumstances that affected the fate of the program.
"The report opines on various deficiencies in the department's tactical wireless communications systems and related issues, without clarifying whether the deficiencies were attributable to the conduct of the project or to broader external circumstances," states the Justice response.
While acknowledging there were problems with the IWN plan and implementation, "it is important to note that the project from its outset was sweeping in terms of its organizational dimensions (i.e. crossing agencies as well as levels of government), had significant technical complexity, and would require an extended multi-year timetable for implementation," the letter said.
What is more, the wireless network project has been affected by "an extremely dynamic environment" that included "significant technology changes, evolving law enforcement demands and fiscal constraints," the Justice letter said. "The inherent complexities of the project and its changing external circumstances have been the major factors influencing the project's progress to date."
Furthermore, the Justice officials urged the inspector general to audit the wireless program based on its current objectives, not on its initial plan that was "not finalized."
The Justice letter was written on behalf of Lee Lofthus, assistant attorney general for administration, and was signed by Michael Allen, deputy assistant attorney general.
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OMB's Data Center Optimization Initiative gives agencies new metrics and goals for fiscal 2018.
NSA and the CIA have revamped themselves in the past year. FCW asked officials how well Fort Meade and Langley are collaborating in cyberspace in pursuit of their separate missions.
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The agency is making strides in developing and deploying border technologies but still has some weaknesses.
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Background: Median neuropathy is commonly associated with acromegaly, although its pathology is uncertain.
Objective: To study the pathology of median neuropathy in acromegaly by using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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Patients: Nine patients with acromegaly, four of whom had clinical symptoms of neuropathy.
Measurements: At presentation and 6 months after treatment, median nerve size, its signal intensity, and the volume of the carpal tunnel contents were measured.
Results: At presentation, patients with symptoms of neuropathy had increased nerve size and signal intensity compared with asymptomatic patients, but the two groups did not differ in volume of carpal tunnel contents. These measures improved with treatment of acromegaly in symptomatic patients; asymptomatic patients experienced no change or worsening.
Conclusion: The predominant pathology of median neuropathy in acromegaly seems to be increased edema of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel rather than extrinsic compression from increased volume of the carpal tunnel contents.
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Universal's Loews Royal Pacific Resort is in the heart of Orlando, walking distance from Universal CityWalk and Universal's Islands of Adventure. This 4-star resort is within close proximity of Hollywood Drive-In Golf and Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
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