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RAR's fave confections...Oh yeah...

by rrettman   |   28 Comments

Sometimes I truly believe that candy is a gift and a blessing to us all. No, really, I do. People who know me are astonished by both the amount of candy I consume and the enthusiasm with which I do it; there is nothing to say other than I am completely and utterly in love with candy, think very highly of it, and spend a decent amount of time shopping for it and eating it. I get as excited about going to the candy store as the next 4 year-old! I have a candy drawer, or cabinet, depending on where I am living and how much space is available. Throughout the entirety of graduate school I ate piles of candy in class in order to get through each one!! Yeah, I have had a lot of cavities, and I should floss more...but no one is perfect.

Some people think all candy is the same, that there is no difference between the store-brand gummy bears and the imported German ones; you people are wrong. If you are going to eat crap then eat the right crap. Have some pride! Do as I say (not as I do) and purchase these items during your next "calories don't count I am upset and I love sugar" moment...

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MARZIPAN FRUIT

MARZIPAN FRUIT

See this at: vinetreeorchards.com| Added on 09/26/06

Marzipan is a unique delicacy that has delighted Europeans for centuries. Fresh, finely ground almonds and caramelized sugar are blended in perfect proportions. The marzipan is then shaped by hand into colorful fruits and piggies and hand tinted.... See more more

Highlights: Item #VT51200 - $22.99

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Marzipan fruit are another way to eat marzipan, and also great for parties and such. Plus, they are so cute. You can find recipes to make your own, or just buy them at candy stores and the likes. They all taste the same...really really good.

Posted by rrettman on 9/26/06

I love marzipan! Have you seen all the crazy things they do with this? It is so fun to eat!

Posted by tropicanahana on 4/21/07

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Ferrero Kinder Schoco-Bons in Bag 125 g

Ferrero Kinder...

See this at: eurofoodmart.net| Added on 09/26/06

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Highlights: Our Price: $1.39

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Ok...I am not the biggest chocolatier, but these are one of the most amazing chocolate treats I have ever eaten. First of all they are European and not easily found here; definitely a gourmet store or special-order item. They are these little chocolate eggs with a nutty, hazelnut, nutella-esque creamy filling that melts in your mouth and leaves you wanting a lot more. I ate these throughout Europe, and brought some back, though I wish I had brought back a lot more. If you ever see these anywhere try them; you will not be sorry. If you see them please tell me so I can have some too!

Posted by rrettman on 9/26/06

mmmmmmmmm... Kinder chocolate!! It is AMAZING = )

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Licorice Bridge Mix Deluxe

Licorice Bridge Mix...

See this at: candyfavorites.com| Added on 09/26/06

Licorice Bridge Mix Deluxe

Highlights: Jelly Belly Licorice Bridge Mix - 10 lb. Jelly Belly Licorice Bridge Mix Manufactured by Jelly Belly Candy Co. (Goelitz) For the TRUE Licorice lover! Unit Cost: $56.83 Item # 4411

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The licorice bridge mix is seriously good. It has a few different items in it, from licorice pastels to chewy licorice drops to licorice Jelly Bellys; incidentally it is made by Goelitz, the wonderful face behind my gourmet candy corn fixation and Jelly Belly. This is great for the licorice-lover because there are so many tastes and textures to choose from beyond basic black licorice. This is a good thing, you have to mix it up from time to time! In any case I did not want to leave the black licorice-lovers out of my candy tirade, and this stuff is fairly accessible and can be found at the Sweet Factory, specialty stores, and at times even packaged for sale in a grocery store (though this is rare). Also as I have done my candy research for this Kaboodle page, I see how much of this can be ordered in bulk online. This is going to be very dangerous to me in the future...

Posted by rrettman on 9/26/06

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Kosher Fruit Toffee

Kosher Fruit Toffee

See this at: sweetlifeny.com| Added on 09/26/06

Welcome to Sweetlifeny - 23 years in New York City! ORDER NOW! 800.NYC.NUTS

Highlights: Your Price Qty | $5.99 1 Enter Email Here!

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These Kosher fruit toffee are like Starburst on steroids. They are softer and easier to bite through than a Starburst, and have about ten times the flavor. I eat too many of these at once, so I dont buy them too much, but I will eat any of the flavors because I so love the texture and the taste, and that is saying a lot for me as I tend to be a real flavor-snob. I only like the berries, and forget about the citrus, but in this case they all get a fair go!

Posted by rrettman on 9/26/06

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Petite Fruit Sours

Petite Fruit Sours

See this at: sweetlifeny.com| Added on 09/26/06

Welcome to Sweetlifeny - 23 years in New York City! ORDER NOW! 800.NYC.NUTS

Highlights: Your Price Qty | $6.99 1

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Petite fruit sours have been a part of my life for many years. The source of excitement at a candy shop, I used to go in and try to pick the package with as many apple-flavored fruits as possible. Then I would check for strawberry, plum, pear, and on down the line. These are super sweet, so if you are not a sugar freak you will likely only be able to eat a few at a time, but I love them so much. They are sugary but then chewy but then melt in your mouth; they also sell them at Dean and Deluca, our favorite purveyor of gourmet candy and goods.

Posted by rrettman on 9/26/06

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Candy Buttons on Paper Tape

Candy Buttons on Paper...

See this at: oldtimecandy.com| Added on 09/26/06

Candy Buttons on paper tape... Each package has two, 11" paper tapes. A box of 24 packages is $17.99 Don't need a whole box? Single packages are available for 85¢ each on the Pack-a-Bag page. Click here for Candy Buttons on paper tape! | Shipping...... See more more

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Candy buttons are not only good but also a lot of fun. It is entertaining to go through and eat each one off of the sheet of paper, going in order of color or mixing it up. Since these are just little blobs of sugar I love them, and apparently they harken back to simpler times of candy shop wonder experienced by the baby-boom generation; the 'nostalgia' factor. What is also nice about these is that, since you spend a lot of time working at eating them, you dont actually consume too much of the item. Candy that requires work is good for us sugar-hounds who eat too much too quickly and then wish there had been some kind of an obstacle in our way...

Posted by rrettman on 9/26/06

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Milkfuls 4 oz bag - 12 bags

Milkfuls 4 oz bag - 12...

See this at: groovycandies.com| Added on 09/26/06

Suitable to ship Year Round This candy is suitable to ship at any temperature. Call 888-729-1960 if you need special arrangements.

Highlights: $14.95

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Milkfuls are soooo good...caramelly-milky-soft-chewy-goodness all wrapped up in one little bite. Talk about the ultimate in different textures in one shot. These you can find in most grocery stores, which is awesome!

Posted by rrettman on 9/26/06

These are wonderful!

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Hi-Chew Apple (Japan)

Hi-Chew Apple (Japan)

See this at: asianfoodgrocer.com| Added on 09/26/06

MORINAGA HI-CHEW GREEN APPLE Hi-chews are a soft and chewy candy from Japan. It has a similar texture to bubblegum but it never loses it's flavor. You get the same great taste in every chew until it melts in your mouth. A wonderfully delicious treat... See more more

Highlights: In Stock Price Qty | Y $1.28 1

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Hi-Chew is from Japan. I think the Japanese love candy like I do because they make a lot of great products in this department. Hi-Chew comes in many flavors, such as grape and strawberry and peach (and more) so I say buy them all. The consistency is somewhat akin to a starburst, but these are juicier, fresher, and a bit more chewy; it is hard to describe in full so you will have to go find them. They carry these at Asian groceries and specialty stores.

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Haribo Gummi Apples: 5LB Box

Haribo Gummi Apples: 5LB...

See this at: candywarehouse.com| Added on 09/26/06

Chocolates and other heat sensitive products must be shipped via express shipping methods to prevent melting! At no extra charge, all meltable items are packaged with reusable cold ice gel packs for cooling purposes.

TAGS: candy

Highlights: C105230 $19.50 Click here to calculate shipping fees Seductively scrumptious gummi apples! Unit Price = $3.90/lb. Box contains 5 pounds of Haribo Gummi Apples. Imported from Europe. Shipping Weight ~ 6 lbs.

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Since I have spoken of the Haribo Gummy Apples, here is what they look like. I dont know why they are so flavorful and fantastic other than to tell you that they are and you should buy them. Every once in awhile they will come in a package like the gummy bears or the gummy colas (another favorite) do, but usually you have to get these at a specialty store, the kind where you tell them how much you want and they weigh it out for you. In any case I can eat a good pound of these in a day, nothing unheard of for me. I used to live right near a Dean and Deluca where they consistently stocked this very item, so I was a happy camper.

Posted by rrettman on 9/26/06

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Chewy Spree Packs: 12CT Box

Chewy Spree Packs: 12CT...

See this at: candywarehouse.com| Added on 09/25/06

Chocolates and other heat sensitive products must be shipped via express shipping methods to prevent melting! At no extra charge, all meltable items are packaged with reusable cold ice gel packs for cooling purposes.

Highlights: C105154 $19.80 Click here to calculate shipping feesCool dispenser packs that pump out yummy Chewy Spree candies! Unit Price = $1.65/dispenser. Display box contains 12 Chewy Spree candy dispensers. Shipping Weight ~ 3 lbs.

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Here is a great grocery store candy...chewy, sweet, and with 5 bright and fabulous colors!!!

Posted by rrettman on 9/25/06

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Mentos Mixed Fruit

Mentos Mixed Fruit

See this at: us.mentos.com| Added on 09/25/06

Mentos rolls with the refreshing taste of Pink Grapefruit - comes in 1 box of 20 rolls. Only available online in the U.S.

TAGS: candy

Highlights: $ 17.00

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I love Mentos! I didnt even know they had Grape or Black Licorice. If I hadn't already spent all my money on skincare and makeup items (see other page) I would honestly buy a bunch of boxes of these. Strawberry is my fave, green apple too. Now I need to get my hands on these other flavors...Ah, the freshmaker!

Posted by rrettman on 9/25/06

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Sugar Heaven

See this at: sugarheaven.us| Added on 09/25/06

Shop Tel. No. : 617 266 6969 (Boston) previous page

TAGS: candy, candy store, heaven
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Ok, I know a lot about candy stores as well as candy. I can tell you where important, landmark candy stores are all over the United States as well as in many international locations. My memory is good, but when it comes to candy stores I swear to be able to find any one anywhere that I have ever been to without so much as taking a wrong turn.

Sugar heaven in Boston is one of the best places on earth. I went to undergrad in Boston, and Sugar Heaven was not there at the time which still hurts me to this day (especially since I worked at a store about 200 feet away). Anyways this place has every candy you could ever want, even the hard-to-find haribo gummy sour apples and the candy straws filled with white sugary frosting stuff. The store is expensive, I will say. A lovely person I used to spend a lot of time with once took me there and spent 40 bucks on indulging my desire for candy...pretty sweet, huh?! I also love cotton candy (I get it without fail at every ball game/concert/fair etc I attend) and they have a machine with like 9 different flavors to choose from including grape and pina colada...awesome! This place is reason enough to make a trip to Boston.

Posted by rrettman on 9/25/06

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Flavor of the Month

Flavor of the Month

See this at: baskinrobbins.com| Added on 09/25/06

Oatmeal Cookie Crunch: Vanilla ice cream loaded with chewy oatmeal spice cookies and a crunchy cinnamon graham cracker ribbon. A family favorite. | Makin' Cookies: Baked chocolate chip cookies, mini chocolate chips and a cookie dough ribbon mixed... See more more

TAGS: ice cream
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (CCCD) Ice Cream - I have spent serious TIME with this substance, hehe. It is hard to find a good CCCD ice cream because there is almost always a poor cookie dough to ice cream ratio, as in too much ice cream and not enough cookie dough. Alas, have no fear because Baskin Robbins has solved this problem. Additionally, the vanilla ice cream is actually good so I dont have to always just pillage it for the dough and throw away the rest (yeah, I do that). I think there is a lot of vanilla in the recipe, which just makes this flavor sooooo good...

Posted by rrettman on 9/25/06

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Stramondo Organic Marzipan, 8.8 oz.

Stramondo Organic...

See this at: amazon.com| Added on 09/25/06

* Product Dimensions: 8.8 ounces * Shipping Weight: 1.00 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) * ASIN: B0000U3AQ6 * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,173 in Gourmet Food (See Top Sellers in Gourmet Food) * Date first available at Amazon.com: March 12,... See more more

TAGS: marzipan

Highlights: Price: $9.99

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Along with all the rest I also harbor a deep love for Marzipan. Not all Marzipans are created equal, either. I have sampled many and this is the winner; it is sweet but not gross, almondy but not too nutty, and the texture is very fine and practically melts in your mouth. It has a good "mouthfeel," as food product marketers might say. I eat this by itself, but many use Marzipan as an ingredient in baking/cooking. Though a bit pricey, this stuff is well worth it.

Posted by rrettman on 9/25/06

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Shop Product Candy

Shop Product Candy

See this at: jellybelly.com| Added on 09/25/06

We've taken our popular fruit flavors and gathered them all together for the ultimate Jelly Belly fruit fun! Among the 16 flavors included in the Fruit Bowl mix are the ever popular Very Cherry, the crowd-pleasing Juicy Pear, luscious Peach,... See more more

TAGS: jelly belly

Highlights: $4.99

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Jelly Belly makes the best jelly beans ever!

Posted by rrettman on 9/25/06

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Betty Crocker® Frostings

Betty Crocker®...

See this at: bettycrocker.com| Added on 09/25/06

With Betty Crocker frostings, life is filled with sweet moments! Looking for a creamy fosting to finish your dessert? Make every day homemade™ with Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy frosting. For great rich, creamy delicious homemade taste guaranteed every... See more more

TAGS: frosting
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Every girl needs a tub of frosting in her fridge...I highly suggest Betty Crocker Rainbow Chip as the one and only best of the best.

Posted by rrettman on 9/25/06

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Dean & DeLuca - Product Details

Dean & DeLuca -...

See this at: deandeluca.com| Added on 09/25/06

A DEAN & DELUCA EXCLUSIVE. Here is John Milton's “perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets” to which we've added a selection of nuts. Included: Dark Chocolate Orange Peel, rum cordials, Kona beans, milk chocolate caramels; German berries, chocolate mints,... See more more

TAGS: candy, snacks

Highlights: $110.00 / #379444 / 2.00 ST

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Dean and Deluca - One of the greatest places around. I actually like a lot of the real-people food here too, but they always have great candy. I couldnt find good pictures of my favorite stuff here, so I am by no means pushing the $110 little tins of candy, but wandering around D&D is always so much fun, no matter what your tastes are. Something good can always be had here.

Posted by rrettman on 9/25/06

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Old Fashioned Fudge

Old Fashioned Fudge

See this at: sees.com| Added on 09/25/06

Why go to the trouble of making fudge when you can save time and indulge in ours? Customers say our Old-Fashioned Fudge tastes better than homemade. Made from Mary See's original recipe, we use premium English walnuts and pecans, pure butter, real... See more more

TAGS: candy, fudge

Highlights: Gift# Description Price Qty | 968 3 lb. See's Old Fashioned Fudge - Gift Set $42.30 0 | 933 1 lb. Chocolate Fudge with Walnuts $14.10 0 | 937 1 lb. Bordeaux (tm) Fudge with Pecans $14.10 0 | 935 1 lb. Vanilla Fudge Walnuts $14.10 0

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See's Vanilla Nut Fudge is pretty much an orgasm in a 1x1 inch square (and you can buy bigger pieces, too :-) I love this stuff; I have had to ask people to only purchase a few pieces at a time, instead of a pound box, because I actually cannot will myself not to eat it until I am almost ill. Other See's chocolates are amazing as well; I am not a huge chocolate person but a lot of their's are vanilla or maple-filled, so they satisfy the sugar obsession. Try the butterscotch squares or the bordeaux bars, or the scotchmallows. I mean try it all, you cant go wrong here. I never bought items on the website, since it is located on the West Coast where I live, but now See's candy can be had by East Coasters as well and that is just priceless.

Posted by rrettman on 9/25/06

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Classiques - Vanilla

Classiques - Vanilla

See this at: worldpantry.com| Added on 09/25/06

Miss Meringue Vanilla Meringue Cookie Classiques are traditional Vanilla Meringues. Perfect for snacking and garnishing desserts they satisfy your sweet tooth with no guilt!

TAGS: cookies, meringue

Highlights: $4.79 1

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Meringue makes it into my top five favorite foods of all time. I don't know that I could go on without them, and I love baking them because they are super easy, super good, and it is fun to eat the batter. Pretty much all Mss Meringue flavors are good - I also love cappucchino and the Mint Chocolate Chip. MCC are great because of the dual flavor / texture thing I have mentioned; the chocolate chips and the sugary, crunchy cookie simultaneously compliment and contrast one another and that is the best! Meringues are a great dessert with any meal, light or heavy, and unless you are me you wont eat too many at once because they are sweet.

Posted by rrettman on 9/25/06

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Pure Maple Candy

Pure Maple Candy

See this at: igourmet.com| Added on 09/25/06

A perfect present, this darling box is designed by popular folk artist Warren Kimble. Inside you will find Brown Family Farm's 100% melt-in-your mouth pure maple candies. Contains 6 candies.

TAGS: candy, maple sugar

Highlights: Price: $4.99

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Maple sugar candy is essentially a delicacy. It tastes like the frosting on a maple bar (love that!) but without the doughnut! It is fat free, which is so fantastic, right? You are feeling healthier already, I can tell. This candy is usually carried in gourmet stores; I do not see a lot of it in the grocery store per se. These are like flavored sugar cubes though, so you need to really like sugar to stomach these; putting down the whole package at once is really an acquired skill...

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Haribo Gold Bears, 5 Ounce Bag

Haribo Gold Bears, 5...

See this at: germandeli.com| Added on 09/25/06

Ob Groß oder Klein, Gummibärchen schmecken jedem gut. Diese Gummibärchen von Haribo sind ideal als kleines Mitbringsel oder zum selber naschen! Unvergleichlich gut! Made in Hungary for the American market. Who can resist the Gold-Bears from Haribo?!... See more more

TAGS: gummy bears
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These are the best gummy bears in the w