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Wedding Woes
Heffalump
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Halloween candy
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So, I've been thinking about this a lot. DH and I were talking about how our neighborhood gives out really good candy for Halloween: none of those icky peanut butter taffies, Dots, etc. And I said "I mean, someone apparently gave out Mounds, which are gross, but at least it's quality candy." And DH took umbrage, on the grounds that Mounds are allegedly good. Nope. Nope, nope, nope. But then it came out that he thinks Butterfingers are gross, which was surprising. They're not my absolute favorite, but definitely edible.
So I'm curious: what kinds of candy do you think should be banned from Halloween, and which kinds that other people dislike would you defend?
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Re: Halloween candy
I think Tootsie Rolls are the WORST and should never see the inside of a Halloween candy bowl again.
I hate Almond Joy. Why are these a thing? They were in the mix bag from Costco with Snickers, KitKats, 100 Grand, Twix, and Reese Peanut Butter Cups; who would include an Almond Joy with that lineup.
Wooz loves Tootsie Rolls, for reasons that I cannot understand. When we were buying Halloween candy, she wanted the giant bag of Tootsie products. When she wasn't looking, I swapped it out for the small bag. I like Tootsie Pops (that's what DS picked), but the rest not so much.
I'm picky about coconut. I love it toasted, but not untoasted. It's the texture--it's what I imagine munching on grass clippings would feel like. DS tried a bite of DH's German chocolate cake when we were out once, and you could watch his face change as he chewed it. He spent the next five minutes picking coconut out of his mouth.
I'm not a fan of Baby Ruth, but DH thinks they're good. OTOH, I love Milky Way, and he thinks they're gross. We are agreed on the utter pointlessness of Three Musketeers.
Stop putting those fuckers in the multi-candy bags Hershey. They suck and no one likes them.
But my favorites are Starburst and Skittles. I could those everyday (and gain a ton of weight).
My brother and I have a theory that 90% of Three Musketeers sales must come from being included in the Mars Halloween mix big with M&Ms, Snickers, Milky Way, etc. No one would buy them on their own. They're like candy filler.
YES. DS had one lone box of Milk Duds in his bag. No one in our house wanted them.not the ones stuck to paper.
@banana468 The candy that I got was a mixed bag and included Whoppers. I pretty much let the kids that came around pick their candy, rather than doling it out myself. All we had left at the end of the night was Whoppers because no one wanted them. Luckily H likes them and has been steadily eating them since Monday evening.
Three Musketeers and Milks Duds can also make their way out of Halloween.
Does anyone remember Dots? Are they even still around? ETA - @DrillSergeantCat Another Dots lover!
I think Baby Ruth, Laffy taffy, Jolly ranchers, Raisinets, Chunky (basically anything that has raisins/dried fruit in it), Bit O Honey, Good n Plenty (I like licorice, but that stuff is nasty IMO), Whoppers, and Mary Janes should absolutely be banned from Halloween.
Caramels, taffy, and tootsie rolls. Also, candy corn, ick!
ETA: I was disappointed by the number of Coffee Crisp in my son's bag this year. I only got three. He got mostly Smarties.
These ones Americans:
Jujubes are much smaller.
I think Dots are completely horrid, but I like Whoppers. Not nearly as much as actual, good malted milk balls, but I'll pick at them after the Snickers and peanut butter M&Ms are gone.
Oh, and sour Skittles: I could compose sonnets to sour Skittles. When we had two bags left, I put them both aside. Came back from ToTing with the kids and only one was left. DH got the evilest eye ever.
Are the fruit shaped ones Jujyfruits? I think I've only heard of those on Seinfeld, and I always wondered about them.
Wine Gums:
Also, mounds are amazing and you're blasphemous.
DefConn got 3-4 snack size bags of Utz halloween themed pretzels. He likes them, but really people? As far as candy that should be banned...candy corn (I would go back in time and stop that from happening if I could) and any dollar store/cheap candy. Buy a couple bags of the good shit and turn off your light when you're out, or don't do it at all.
DefConn got one really horrible/cheap looking gummy candy that looked suspect. DH and I made him throw it away.
I found the Seinfeld Jujyfruits!
Also, Wine Gums reminds me that Wooz used to call M&Ms "sweet gums" for some reason. We had sweet gum trees out front, but if you have ever seen them, you know that they =/= M&Ms. It makes me sad that she doesn't do this anymore. Also, DH and I taught her to call jellybeans "candy beans," but it didn't stick.
DS, meanwhile, calls M&Ms "niminiminims," which I will greatly miss someday.