Peeps vs Candy Corn

[farrellcollie]

Smarties - gift from the gods

[short cut sally]

Cadbury Eggs-wayyyy toooo sweet for me
Circus Peanuts make me vomit
Candy corn is doable but only a handful at a time
Peeps-have to be the yellow only- and can be eaten day or night, and the staler they are the better they are. They would be my choice of the confectioners world.

[stacie]

Those are the things left in the bottom of the holiday candy bowl after all the chocolate has been eaten. Usually dumped in the garbage around here.

[solobiker]

I can do without the circus peanuts and cadbury eggs. But I would have to agree with chocolate being on the top of the list. I usually don't endulge in to many sweets, I am not a cookie fan or a cake fan so that leaves chocolate to be my weakness.

[East Hill]

Cadbury eggs for the win! Hey, come on, I have had many a rellie working for Cadbury's over the years, as me mum's side of the family are Brummies.

Not a Peeps eater. Mr. East Hill sneaks in some candy corn every once in a while, and I'll have a nibble.

Here's another interesting link to stir the pot on Circus Peanuts:

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_222b.html

East Hill

[nancielle]

Peeps. They have to be stale (learned that from mom!) I have two very well aged ones (a blue and a purple chick) that sit on a shelf in my office right next to a card that a former co-worker gave me depicting a "Marshmallow Chick-aholic Anonymous" meeting. Several years ago said co-worker and I tried to get the Peeps to joust in the office microwave. The powers that be were not amused.

[divingbiker]

circus peanuts--ick

candy corn-ick ick

peeps--ick ick ick

None of these will every pass my lips again.

[mary9761]

When I sold candy, we used to sell nuts too. I had people come all the time wanting peanuts and jelly beans and/or peanuts and candy corn/mellocremes I thought EWWW, till I tried it! OMG the perfect combination of salty and sweet with some crunch. Of course I can't have the nuts at all now with the diverticulosis and should avoid the candy with my diabetes, but periodically just have to.
One of my all time favorites this time of year are the old fashioned Mary Janes, or peanut butter kisses. MMMMM, chewy and peanut buttery... http://www.necco.com/OurBrands/Default.asp?BrandID=1

[Trekhawk]

Those Peeps things dont even resemble what I know as Marshmallow....they are awful!!!

Candy Corn also yuk!!

Now if only people would hand out dark chocolate at Halloween this mum would be happy. As it is I dont get to raid the kids buckets because all of the stuff including those Kisses things are just YUK!!

[snapdragen]

I just made a trip to Powell's Sweet Shop (neener neener maillotpois!)

Let's see.....

Pink Canada Mints
Choco Kitty Peeps
Necco Wafers - Regular and Chocolate
Nestle Smarties (similar to M&Ms)
A Grow your own skeleton

and because I saw them on Unwrapped a couple nights ago, Valomilk cups. Think Reeses Peanut Butter Cup, only instead of peanut butter, it is filled with runny marshmallow.

I ate the valomilk, but the majority of the other stuff is getting sent off to a friend....providing it survives the night.

[maillotpois]

I just made a trip to Powell's Sweet Shop (neener neener maillotpois!)

Broken neck or not, I just don't like you right now!

[Zen]

and because I saw them on Unwrapped a couple nights ago, Valomilk cups.

Isn't that a great show?

What is a Grow Your Own Skeleton?

[DirtDiva]

snap's fix for her neck problems.

[Trekhawk]

I just made a trip to Powell's Sweet Shop (neener neener maillotpois!)

Let's see.....

Pink Canada Mints
Choco Kitty Peeps
Necco Wafers - Regular and Chocolate
Nestle Smarties (similar to M&Ms)
A Grow your own skeleton

and because I saw them on Unwrapped a couple nights ago, Valomilk cups. Think Reeses Peanut Butter Cup, only instead of peanut butter, it is filled with runny marshmallow.

I ate the valomilk, but the majority of the other stuff is getting sent off to a friend....providing it survives the night.

YUM on the Nestle Smarties. They are a big seller in Aust. My kids love them. Ok now Im hungry for a treat.

[mimitabby]

no no no Trekhawk, peeps AREN'T marshmallows. They are something ELSE.
They even have protein in them! yes! it's true. That's why they are not water soluable..

you guys made me hungry too. I made some Castanaccio out of chestnut flour (That I bought in Italy) wheat flower, eggs, a little olive oil and milk.. then I stuck raisins and chopped nuts and a little sugar on the top. it's sort of like a cake and it's not really sweet... it's pretty good though...

okay, back to sugar...