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Avery

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 10:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The HG's are having a very lighthearted conversation about their favorite candy bar, candy, cookie and chips. That is how far they are at this point....

Thought I would start a fun thread and get rid of some of my angriness (is that a word??? lol)at the board and see what your favs were...

candybar...reese peanut butter cup
candy...green apple caramel sucker
cookie...(not sure of the name) but the sugar cookie with the pastel frosting in the middle, oh my to die for!
chips...doritos but I must dip them in green onion dip, if you are going to have bad breath, you might as well do it right!

Konamouse

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 10:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Candy Bar ..... Twix.
Candy .... Tie: real swedish gummy bears (smaller, firmer than "american" or "german" bears and Brach's Chocolate covered caramels.
Cookies .... Sugar Wafers, Fig Newtons, Mother's Iced Raisin Cookies.
Chips .... Ruffles (bleu cheese dip).

Worst Job .... dry cleaners, in the summer (9th grade).

Scorpiomoon

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 10:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is a riot!

As I listen to the feeds, Jason is explaining the other hgs about how the fans are so devoted and obsessed with the show and how every detail seen on the live feeds gets posted on the Web.

And Jason said the conversation they had about favorite candy.candy bars would be posted on some Web site.

Then I come here, and what do I find?

We are all so predictable. :)

Avery

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 11:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just heard that too! lol, actually I was thinking that Jason was definitely a lurker last year, and his saying that he only would spend about 30 mins looking each day made me laugh, as how many times have we ( I should say I) said that! "Yeah, I just get on for a few minutes to check out if anything big happened while I was gone" As if I ever left!

Meggieprice

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 11:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Candy bar Cadbury's milk chocolate

Candy well...Nothing beats See's (ask Amy!) but cinnamon bears or Dots

Cookies Famous Chocolate Wafers or good old Oreos
Chips Nacho cheese Doritos

Snee

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 11:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
nice thread, avery! (and nice to snee you again!) jason knows waaay too much about us to be a casual lurker!

candybar: crunchie
candy: reisen's chocolate chews (btw, can't get those in canada so i'm totally open to someone sending them!)
cookie: oatmeal chocolate chip
chips: miss vickie's sea salt and vinegar

Bmh

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 11:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
candybar: milkyway and kitkat
candy: sweet tarts,sour gummy worms
cookie: chocolate chip..sometimes with nuts too
chips: doritos,sour+cream and onion chips

Wcv63

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 11:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
candybar: Heath Bar
candy: Malted milk balls from the candy counter in a department store where you order bulk candy by the pound.
cookie: Pepperidge Farms Pirrouettes (they are rolled thin cookies with a thin layer of chocolate)
chips: Gardetto's (I especially like the rye chips in the mix and the mustard pretzels...yummm)

Redrdnhood

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 11:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Candybar: 3 Musketeer
Candy: Peanut Patties (these are round and pink with peanuts, and I've only seen them in Oklahoma where I grew up)
Cookie: Macadamia Nut cookies
Chips: Ruffles

Off2cthwizrd

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 11:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Candy Bar: KitKat
Candy: M&M's - all kinds; plain, peanut, peanut butter, crispy, almonds
Cookie: Oreo or homemade chocolate chip
Chips: Honey Mustard Pretzels

Snee

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 12:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
have to add something: candy-covered peanuts!

i'm gaining weight just reading this thread; i'm going to be one of kiki's 300lb internet-watching women in no time!)

Trulyscrumtious

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 02:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm from Canada, and I think when you say Candy Bar, you mean, what we call, Chocolate Bar. So with that in mind...

Chocolate Bar - Dove

Candy - Werthers Original

Cookie - I don't really like store bought cookies, but if I had to choose one that I can stand, it would have to be those Maple Leaf cookies by Dare (or is it David?). Oh, I really like those chocolate covered Marshmallows (on thin round cookies), but I don't know what they are called, and I doubt they would be considered cookies anyway, lol.

Chips - Hands down, BBQ Fritos. I ate a bag of them every day when I was in High School, and I never once said I was sick of em.

I was watching the houseguests talk about candy and Dani said something that reminded me of a candy that used to be around a LOT when I was a kid. It was called KOKO and it was like Neopolatain Ice Cream (color wise). It was a long flat strip of Toffee-like candy (in tecture that is) that had one row of Chocolate, one of Vanilla & one of Strawberry. We used to just rip it apart and stuff it in our mouths, lol.

I've searched high and low for it and can't seem to find a single solitary candy store that carries it (never mind knows what the hell I am babbling about, lol). I also mentioned it to hubby and he too has no idea what I'm talking about. Does anyone here remember anything similar to that?

Off2cthwizrd

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 02:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Truly,

I think I remember something like that. We used to take something like that into the movies with us cause we could make them last a long time. Chewing and chewing and chewing. I couldn't remeber the name though - thanx!

Guiltyviewer

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 03:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
*Our dear Jason is more than a casual lurker...he smacks of BB addict to me...maybe we'll see him at the support meetings later?*

Candy Bar: Dove Dark Chocolate
Candy: Chocolate covered Macadamia Nuts, unless it's at the movies...gotta be Dots then
Cookie: Homemade chocolate chip with pecans; store-bought is Oreos hands down (dunked in really cold milk...I never grew up and you can't make me, so there!)
Chips: Tostitos with Salsa, preferably 'fresh' but Paul Newman's is really good in a jar.

Trulyscrumtious

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 04:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wizard, YEAAAAAH, that's the stuff. Great, now I can inform hubby I am definately NOT showing signs of premature senility. holee

Ya know what though, now that I think about it a bit more, it might even be called KOOKOO (or spelled KooKoo maybe). Yeah, I think it had two O's. God I'm pathetic, getting all excited over remembering a childhood candy, lol. nerd

Cherokeerosa

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 07:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay, I can vicariously blow my diet in this thread:

Candy bar: 5th Avenue bars (which I haven't seen for ages)

Candy: Starburst or Hot Tamales

Cookies: Peanut Butter/Fudge Oreos or Famous Amos (any type)

Chips: Texas Grill Honey BBQ Fritos (which again, I can't seem to find anywhere in MO)

Thanks for making me salivate for that salad for lunch...

Espen

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 07:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Being Norwegian (though living in the US) I can't resist plugging what I still think is the best chocolate out there: Norwegian "Freia" Milk Chocolate (and its varieties).. If you can find it anywhere in the US, I would definately recommend it..

Oh, and amazingly, one of the best quality chocolate you can get (not counting the stuff in speciality stores) are the bars (plain or with whole almonds) at the "Aldi" grocery store chain.. It is true "European style" chocolate, but much cheaper than any other imports I have seen..

Aus10

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 07:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Candy bar: I don't know if it's considered a bar or not but I love Valomilk cups. All that goo!

Candy: taffy...perferably saltwater like you get at a county fair. Or perhaps...M&M's??

Cookie: Is there any thing better than taking two double stuff Oreo's biting one side off each one and making one giant quadruple stuff!

Chips: Ruffles...The Works kind

Mystery

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 07:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I did a search for Kookoo candy and found a candy site with the following questions/answers:

"I am looking for a specific type of candy called a KOOKOO bar. It is vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate. It is sort of like salt water taffy but better. Does anyone know where I can get them?"

"Neopolitan flavoured, flat taffy like wrapped in a wax paper, about the length of a 30cm ruler, flat, and about 2 inches wide can be found at "Suckers" candy stores in Toronto."

"Sorry but the KOOKOO neopolitan taffy is no longer being made. Instead they have this knock off which looks the same but is in a white wrapper. It doesn't quite taste as good. SORRY"

At least you know you were talking about the right thing!

Willsmom

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 08:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Truly,
All this talk about candy from our childhood made me think of a website Rosie mentioned once. It's http://www.sweetnostalgia.com and they sell candy from years ago or similar versions. You got me to thinking about Marathon bars...remember the chocolate covered caramel that looked like a braid? Anyway...I didn't see your koo koo bars, but it may bring back some memories. Enjoy!

Candy bar: Snickers (must eat all the chocolate off all around and then eat the center!)
Candy: Skittles (stuff half the bag in your mouth and chew it into a big ball and then take a look!)
Cookie: Hands down...White chocolate macadamia nut cookies from Subway!
Chip: Funyuns or Hot Fries

Marymc

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 08:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
nutrageous

jr. mints....they're VERY refreshing!

warm tollhouse straight from the oven

ruffles have ridges.

Kathyb

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 08:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
You can also find old-time candies at:
www.vermontcountrystore.com

Candy bar: Hershey's plain
Candy: Plain M&Ms (except for the new purples!)
Cookie: home-made choc.chips with walnuts
Chip: Honey-mustard-onion pretzel bits

Earthmother

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 08:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Cherokeerosa, They still have 5th ave bars. They are my husbands favorites and I bought him one at the little liquor store around the corner just last week..

candy bar: dark chocolate Milkey Way
candy : See's dark chocolate bourdoux
cookie : all the drk chocolate Peppridge farms with nuts
chips : Hawaiin kettle cooked bbq potato chips (very crunchy)

Aus10

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 08:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow Willsmom....thanks for the link. If you enjoy that one you might enjoy this one.

http://www.ifsandsbutts.com/sodas/index.htm

These people specialize in old time soda's and drinks that people will remember. I was looking for Kickapoo joy juice from my childhood and was trying to explain it to my son. Nothing like finding the originals.

Sonia

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 08:22 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Truly,

Have you visit the new cookie, nuts and candy store on St-Denis street at Montréal? I like it! I don't remember the name of the store, but it's on St-Denis, on the East side of the street, somewhere between Maisonneuve and Mont-Royal. I think it's close of La Maison de la Presse International. They have a home version of all the cookie available on groceries, and you can choose "en vrac" (what's in English?) all the cookie, chocolate, nuts, bar, you want! It's not more expensive than in grocery, (frequently even less). All the store is very clean, the clients cannot touch the merchandise with their hands, it's the employees who take it for you with gloves, and they all give an excellent service. As a client, I'm personnaly very satisfied of this store.