Question du jour

What is your favorite candy or dessert?


Oh, now there's a toughie! I was saying just the other day how difficult it is to find a decent cannoli around here---but as much as they remind me of my childhood, I'm not sure that's what I'd pick. I'd just like access to them a few times a year.

J makes chocolate chip cookies from scratch...they're best warm for the oven, but just as good when unwrapped on Christmas day. A bit jejeune, though.

Candy...I'm very fond of C Howard's violet pastilles. They're a rare treat. I developed a taste for Wine Gums (which are freaking pricey on this side of the pond, so they're even rarer). I really miss Royal Crown sour cherry sweets; I loved them growing up, but they've apparently been discontinued.

A while back, pwcorgigirl turned me on to Australian black licorice, which is the bomb. Almost as good as Russell Stover molasses chews. She also passed on her from-scratch gingerbread recipe, another divine dessert.

Dark chocolate is always a winner, especially with raspberries. I ship this combo like whoa! I answered a meme once that asked if I was a candy bar, what would I be, and I said jellied raspberry over a layer of marzipan, enrobed in dark chocolate (but with not more than 65% cacao, because otherwise, it's like eating chocolate chalk.

In case you can't tell, I have a sweet tooth, complete with cavaties....

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Question du jour

What is your favorite candy or dessert?


Oh, now there's a toughie! I was saying just the other day how difficult it is to find a decent cannoli around here---but as much as they remind me of my childhood, I'm not sure that's what I'd pick. I'd just like access to them a few times a year.

J makes chocolate chip cookies from scratch...they're best warm for the oven, but just as good when unwrapped on Christmas day. A bit jejeune, though.

Candy...I'm very fond of C Howard's violet pastilles. They're a rare treat. I developed a taste for Wine Gums (which are freaking pricey on this side of the pond, so they're even rarer). I really miss Royal Crown sour cherry sweets; I loved them growing up, but they've apparently been discontinued.

A while back, pwcorgigirl turned me on to Australian black licorice, which is the bomb. Almost as good as Russell Stover molasses chews. She also passed on her from-scratch gingerbread recipe, another divine dessert.

Dark chocolate is always a winner, especially with raspberries. I ship this combo like whoa! I answered a meme once that asked if I was a candy bar, what would I be, and I said jellied raspberry over a layer of marzipan, enrobed in dark chocolate (but with not more than 65% cacao, because otherwise, it's like eating chocolate chalk.

In case you can't tell, I have a sweet tooth, complete with cavaties....

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