tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343828652024-03-07T17:08:26.683-06:00The Wisconsin Candy DishAn excuse to write nonsenseJeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.comBlogger419125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382865.post-73659607419307007652019-02-12T22:54:00.000-06:002019-02-12T22:55:13.017-06:00We're Not Paying You To Eat Our Ice Cream Repost<span style="font-size: x-large;">But somebody should</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>Quick Recap</u></span><br />
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/01/26/polar-vortex-intrusion-dangerous-brutal-cold-aimed-great-lakes-by-tuesday/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5edebb1e6679" target="_blank">Polar Vortex</a>, -61˚F windchill although I can only testify to -48 and absorbing fun facts while getting <a href="https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrDQqPgA1lcZREAducPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=overlook+hotel+and+the+shining&type=b5pr_5056_CHW_US&hspart=iba&hsimp=yhs-1&ei=UTF-8&fr=yhs-iba-1#id=78&iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.amcnetworks.com%2Fifc.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F06%2FThe-Shining-Jack-Nicholson-Stanley-Kubrick.jpg&action=click" target="_blank">Overlook Hotel scale cabin fever</a>. Did you know the average temperature on Mars is -80 and base camp on Mt. Everest was a balmy -30˚F?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">My cousin Nanci with Saturday's menu<br />
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And my car died in underground parking. One week later I still can't get AAA out here. I will only say one thing about AAA because I really want to talk about ice cream. AAA can &*%! my •¶§∞ing £™¢∞ with a cherry on top.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">This town has a lot better ice cream than pizza<br />
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Meanwhile, we've had three warm days, the first of which unless you count 17˚ above as warm and some do was Saturday. On Saturday we saw some guy get out of his truck on Monroe Street in a tank top. It was 38˚, <a href="http://www.chocolateshoppeicecream.com/" target="_blank">we were eating ice cream</a>.<br />
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We were eating because it was <i>Ice Cream For Breakfast Day</i>. The Chocolate Shoppe didn't have any of that <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/apos-ice-cream-breakfast-day-194003732.html" target="_blank">Siciliano fare mentioned here</a>, but they did have a Breakfast Monster Shake which I got, an Ice Cream Donut Sandwich with donuts from the <a href="http://www.greenbushbakery.com/" target="_blank">Greenbush Bakery</a>, stuff made with Lucky Charms, Waffle Sundaes and juice. Yes, juice. They also stitched together The Breakfast Monster Shake, pictured below.</div>
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There was only one (very sweet) kid working and a line formed right after I ordered this crime against nature. My cousin tried to keep a Wisconsin theme by ordering a waffle sundae with Door County Cherry and Mackinac Island Fudge ice cream (Mackinac Island is in Michigan). It seemed to melt quickly, see the last photo.</div>
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And then Michayla was off making 1, 2, 3 more of these sugar coma death shakes.</div>
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One more fun fact, I think I got sick from the romaine lettuce and spinach salad I had for dinner but I was fine with the Lucky Charms vanilla ice cream and chocolate banana Breakfast Monster Shake I had for brunch.<br />
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I'm posting over at <a href="http://chedcurtain.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Behind The Cheddar Curtain</a> now but this <i>Ice Cream For Breakfast</i> post got such a good response I thought I'd share it here too.<br />
<i>If you're looking for some foody fun or cheddar flavored frivolity please check out <a href="http://but%20somebody%20should.%20%20%20%20%20%20they%20added%20a%20clause%20at%20the%20bottom%20saying%20%200%CB%9A%20is%20free%20but%20you%20can%27t%20make%20money%20if%20it%27s%20negative%2012.%20if/?%20%20%20%20Quick%20Recap%20%20Polar%20Vortex,%20-61%CB%9AF%20windchill%20although%20I%20can%20only%20testify%20to%20-48%20and%20absorbing%20fun%20facts%20while%20getting%20Overlook%20Hotel%20scale%20cabin%20fever.%20Did%20you%20know%20the%20average%20temperature%20on%20Mars%20is%20-80%20and%20base%20camp%20on%20Mt.%20Everest%20was%20a%20balmy%20-30%CB%9AF?%20%20%20%20%20%20My%20cousin%20Nanci%20with%20Saturday%27s%20menu%20%20And%20my%20car%20died%20in%20underground%20parking.%20One%20week%20later%20I%20still%20can%27t%20get%20AAA%20out%20here.%20I%20will%20only%20say%20one%20thing%20about%20AAA%20because%20I%20really%20want%20to%20talk%20about%20ice%20cream.%20AAA%20can%20&*%!%20my%20%E2%80%A2%C2%B6%C2%A7%E2%88%9Eing%20%C2%A3%E2%84%A2%C2%A2%E2%88%9E%20with%20a%20cherry%20on%20top.%20%20%20%20%20%20This%20town%20has%20a%20lot%20better%20ice%20cream%20than%20pizza%20%20Meanwhile,%20we%27ve%20had%20three%20warm%20days,%20the%20first%20of%20which%20unless%20you%20count%2017%CB%9A%20above%20as%20warm%20and%20some%20do%20was%20Saturday.%20On%20Saturday%20we%20saw%20some%20guy%20get%20out%20of%20his%20truck%20on%20Monroe%20Street%20in%20a%20tank%20top.%20It%20was%2038%CB%9A,%20we%20were%20eating%20ice%20cream.%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20We%20were%20eating%20because%20it%20was%20Ice%20Cream%20For%20Breakfast%20Day.%20The%20Chocolate%20Shoppe%20didn%27t%20have%20any%20of%20that%20Siciliano%20fare%20mentioned%20here,%20but%20they%20did%20have%20a%20Breakfast%20Monster%20Shake%20which%20I%20got,%20an%20Ice%20Cream%20Donut%20Sandwich%20with%20donuts%20from%20the%20Greenbush%20Bakery,%20stuff%20made%20with%20Lucky%20Charms,%20Waffle%20Sundaes%20and%20juice.%20Yes,%20juice.%20They%20also%20stitched%20together%20The%20Breakfast%20Monster%20Shake,%20pictured%20below.%20%20%20%20%20%20Hi,%20my%20name%20is%20Michayla%20and%20I%20can%20not%20be%20held%20responsible%20for%20anything%20that%20happens%20after%20you%20make%20this%20purchase%20%20There%20was%20only%20one%20(very%20sweet)%20kid%20working%20and%20a%20line%20formed%20right%20after%20I%20ordered%20this%20crime%20against%20nature.%20My%20cousin%20tried%20to%20keep%20a%20Wisconsin%20theme%20by%20ordering%20a%20waffle%20sundae%20with%20Door%20County%20Cherry%20and%20Mackinac%20Island%20Fudge%20ice%20cream%20(Mackinac%20Island%20is%20in%20Michigan).%20It%20seemed%20to%20melt%20quickly,%20see%20the%20last%20photo.%20%20%20%20%20%20I%20got%20looks%20because%20I%20chose%20vanilla%20ice%20cream.%20Welcome%20to%20Wisconsin%20%20And%20then%20Michayla%20was%20off%20making%201,%202,%203%20more%20of%20these%20sugar%20coma%20death%20shakes.%20%20%20%20%20%20%22Down%20here,%20down%20here.%20Hey,%20look,%20our%20glasses%20are%20coated%20in%20chocolate%20with%20Jimmies.%22%20%20I%20pictured%20the%20Monster%20Breakfast%20Shakes%20trying%20to%20get%20these%20two%20off%20their%20phones.%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Nanci%20put%20away%20her%20phone%20and%20drank%20her%20brunch%20like%20a%20good%20girl%20(sounds%20like%20high%20school)%20%20One%20more%20fun%20fact,%20I%20think%20I%20got%20sick%20from%20the%20romaine%20lettuce%20and%20spinach%20salad%20I%20had%20for%20dinner%20but%20I%20was%20fine%20with%20the%20Lucky%20Charms%20vanilla%20ice%20cream%20and%20chocolate%20banana%20Breakfast%20Monster%20Shake%20I%20had%20for%20brunch.%20%20%20%20Without%20further%20~burp~%20ado,%20it%27s%20time%20for%20the%20photo%20and/or%20recipe%20Say%20Cheese!%20Link%20Up" target="_blank">The Ched Curtain</a>, where we've been eating chocolate cheese since 2016. </i><br />
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Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.com0Madison, WI, USA43.0730517 -89.40123019999998642.8875022 -89.723953699999981 43.2586012 -89.078506699999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382865.post-67594416822545027992017-09-01T15:17:00.000-05:002017-09-01T15:17:30.161-05:00Blumers Black Cherry Soda<span style="font-size: large;">Black</span> Cherry soda is the perfect end of summer drink and I'd highly recommend it poured slowly over crushed ice in a chilled glass.<br />
<a href="http://minhasbrewery.com/our-brews/sodas" target="_blank">Blumer</a>s makes a decent Black Cherry, but a little too sweet for me. It would have been greatly improved with ice but was a perfect mid afternoon beverage for my first visit to <a href="https://www.skellysfarmmarket.com/" target="_blank">Skelly's Market</a> in search of end of season sweet corn.<br />
I remember liking their Root Beer and Cream soda and may try them again soon to jog my memory.<br />
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Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382865.post-61282938968151526002017-01-03T20:54:00.000-06:002017-01-07T23:23:12.300-06:00I've Always Been Partial to Gingers<span style="font-size: x-large;">It's</span> been a tough year and a tough holiday season and now it's time for cookies.<br />
I love that you can find both packaged and from scratch ingredients on sale after the holidays and it's worth a peek in the baking aisles and end cap displays.<br />
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I had a leftover package of Gingerbread cookie mix and was delighted with the results. Not only did it transform the place into an aromatic paradise but it got me back into cookie making mode. It's a good reminder that mixes only save you the effort of sifting together dry ingredients and hey, you can do that yourself. <br />I believe this was a Betty Crocker cookie mix which seems to be the most common of the pouch mixes. It was around $2 bucks at the grocery store although <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Betty-Crocker-Gingerbread-Cookie-Mix/dp/B009XV1CZ4/ref=pd_sim_325_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B009XV1CZ4&pd_rd_r=EGXFT7K1Y2M5PP5KFQ32&pd_rd_w=mhb0b&pd_rd_wg=h7LkR&psc=1&refRID=EGXFT7K1Y2M5PP5KFQ32" target="_blank">the same 17.5 oz pouch costs $13.79 on Amazon</a>. You've really got to watch out for them.<br />
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On that note, here is <a href="http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/types-of-sugar/" target="_blank">a handy guide to sugar</a> from Jamie at <a href="http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/" target="_blank">My Baking Addiction</a>.Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382865.post-57365882469901702282016-08-17T18:37:00.004-05:002016-08-18T12:44:53.473-05:00Claeys Root Beer Hard Candy<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes</span> the cheapest candy tastes the best, the exception being chocolate, the rule being licorice and hard candy. One of our taste testers found this bag of <a href="http://www.claeyscandy.com/" target="_blank">Claeys Root Beer candy</a> at Dollar General and it's my new favorite root beer candy. Although now I'm thinking about root beer fudge.<br />
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Claeys hard candy selections include five from my hard candy hit list: black licorice, anise, wild cherry, cinnamon and lemon drops. They also have fudge if you need to chomp into your candy without breaking off a tooth.<br />
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Handsome Bob highly recommends them by smell alone. At least I think that's what he's smelling. The flavor stays with you leaving a pleasant, light taste on your tongue. It reminds me of a good soda and hints at fizz without being fizzy. Bobby Boy says it reminds him of Oliver's butt.<br />
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They have 13g of sugar and 50 calories for three pieces and cost a dollar. Each piece is the size of an average lemon drop. A quick online search shows single 6 oz bags at <a href="http://www.rauscountrystore.com/nostalgic-candy/claeys-candy/claeys-candy-6-oz-bag-root-beer-drops.html#.V7XOCZMrLdQ" target="_blank">Rau's Country Store</a> for $1.39 and at <a href="http://www.oldtimecandy.com/walk-the-candy-aisle/candy-drops/candy-drops-root-beer-bag" target="_blank">Old Time Candy</a> for $2.19. Amazon is selling the same 6 oz bags for $4.65 as Ad-on items (really, Amazon?). </div>
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<br />Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382865.post-69832231674378144822016-08-05T00:26:00.000-05:002016-08-08T11:28:15.200-05:00Keep Your Ick On a Stick Just Give Me Charlie's Sausage Infer What You Will <span style="font-size: large;">The </span><a href="http://wistatefair.com/fair/fair-fare/" target="_blank">Wisconsin State Fair</a> started yesterday and it's time to gear up by looking at some of my fav photos from the Ghost of State Fair past.<br />
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Note: <a href="http://wistatefair.com/fair/crazy-grazin-day/" target="_blank">Crazy Grazin' Day</a> is this Tuesday, August 9. I promise if you follow the link, the first two items will be disturbing.<br />
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<br />Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382865.post-85981116596012052272016-07-21T13:19:00.001-05:002016-07-22T02:16:24.822-05:00Blueberry Pancakes<span style="font-size: large;">And </span>this is how I like my berries, inside the pancake with a side of snout. Thank you <a href="http://www.pineconerestaurant.com/Pineconerestaurant.com/Breakfast_Menu.html" target="_blank">Pine Cone</a> truck stop and bakery full mammoth pastries and pancakes.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The</span> <a href="http://wistatefair.com/fair/august-4-2/" target="_blank">Wisconsin State Fair</a> begins on August 4 and so does talk of Bacon popcorn balls, Banana Split Cheesecake Squares and PBR Beercicles (my Aunt Agnes is licking her lips wherever she is).<br />
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Reason enough to order, share, photograph and dish. I've been wanting to go there and review it for the Dish for. ever. I wrote them years ago at either Rice Lake or Osseo, but never heard back. Since they've got a new restaurant a handful of miles away, I finally gave them a trial run yesterday.<br />
We're having a birthday dinner there tomorrow so more photos and menu items will be posted soon.<br />
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First up, chilled strawberry pie, classified as a Fresh Berry Pie along with blackberry and raspberry on <a href="http://norskenook.com/menu-pies/" target="_blank">the vast Norske Nook Pie Menu</a>.<br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Good</span>: Huge fresh strawberries, flaky, tender crust.<br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Iffy</span>: The gelatin filling although tangy, is still too bland and too plentiful. I'm not a fan of this kind of filling and will forever chase the strawberry pie we ate at a sixties Country Kitchen on the south side of Madison.<br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Bad</span>: <b>Not real whipped cream</b>. C'mon! WT actual F?<br />
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Root beer float is the kind of novelty pie you want to try once just to say you had... is something you'd think from the title.<br />
Uh uh. SupercalifragiYUM. Incredible. I love root beer floats, the Dish Taste Testers love root beer floats, three of us tasted this frozen summer pie and all three of us LOVED it.<br />
The Northwoods Root Beer Float pie is one of four frozen pies offered by the sugary Norwegian restaurant and bakery. I wasn't too tempted by the Cookies & Cream, Chocolate Mousse, or Orange Dreamsicle, all which seemed too rich or like that time I got properly over served and colorfully sick on Orange Dreamsicle cocktails during a round robin (going from dorm room to dorm room) in the seventies.<br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Good</span>: It tastes like a root beer float. Although so thick the young waiter broke a knife slicing off a piece to go (we needed to use plastic wrap on the top of the box because the pie was too big for it), it tastes light and refreshing. Not too sweet, decent crust I think but honestly didn't notice, a heft hunk of pie that goes down easy.<br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Iffy</span>: Get bigger to-go boxes.<br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Bad</span>: Again, not real whipped cream, but it didn't matter as much with this pie and I wonder if the "whipped topping" lends itself more efficiently to freezing.<br />
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I had to include their <a href="http://norskenook.com/menu-dinners-favorites/" target="_blank">Wisconsin Reuben </a>because the corned beef brisket was tender, flavorful, not too rich or sliced too thick or thin and blended seamlessly with the perfect amount of kraut and Swiss cheese. It was lovingly nested between two pieces of awesome cranberry wild rice bread. I'll see if they sell it in their bakery tomorrow when we go for my mother's birthday.<br />
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The Norwegian Restaurant and bakery has <a href="https://norskenook.com/norwegian-restaurant-bakery-gift-shop-locations/" target="_blank">five locations</a>, the DeForest Norske Nook is open from 6 am - 9 pm Monday through Saturday and 8 am - 8 pm on Sunday. Telephone: 842-3378. The dish is that this location is not doing well, so if you're in the Madison or DeForest area stop by downtown DeForest at Main and Holum.<br />
Remember, Wednesday is Pie Day. Pie Day Wednesday offers a different pie choice weekly, the prices just rose from $2.99 for pie and coffee to $3.50.<br />
<i>Pie of the Month: Dutch Apple.</i>Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382865.post-26150562260205569302016-06-24T17:28:00.000-05:002016-07-14T23:16:53.749-05:00Couch Pawtatoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Meanwhile, here's a picture of an end of days turkey, mmm, apocalypse turkey. They are <i>EVERY</i>where . Maybe it's a <a href="http://wildturkeybourbon.com/" target="_blank">city-wide promo</a>, maybe they're positioning themselves as our supreme overlords. There are five of them who have "packed up" as my dad liked to say, and roam the mean streets of the eastside. I haven't run into them yet, but fully expect to see them wearing <a href="https://east.madison.k12.wi.us/files/east/2.%20OLD%20SCHOOL%20Jacket%20Order%20Form%20-%20JMP.pdf" target="_blank">Purgolder team jackets</a> if I do.</div>
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This little b*stard is one of the many, MANY arboretum turkeys that saunter about the place. [Insert why did the turkey cross the road joke here.]</div>
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If you're sick of reading this nonsense, please <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://chedcurtain.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">READ THE CHED CURTAIN</a>, same attitude, less sugar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A <a href="http://donutdayusa.com/" target="_blank">little research</a> (very little) traces the first Friday in June back to WWI and the Salvation Army.</span></div>
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The best donuts, sticky hands down, are from the <a href="http://www.greenbushbakery.com/donuts/" target="_blank">Greenbush Bakery</a> on Regent. They aren't doing anything special today, but I was told in a very what-the-hell-don't-you-know-how-freakin'-busy-we-are tone of voice that, "We can't keep them on the shelves." Click.</div>
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Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382865.post-91601404768834310262015-06-02T17:46:00.000-05:002015-06-02T17:49:26.632-05:00Destructo Dog<span style="font-size: large;">One</span> of Oliver's travel toys made an appearance post Frosty Paws Party and he was pretty protective of it.<br />
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Tony the Tiger Travel Toy, we barely knew ya.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Dish Dogs</span> had a Frosty Paws Party, but not everyone was there.<br />
Long time Dish model, Roscoe, was out of the office and when he got back there was a whole lotta lickin' going on.<br />
Roscoe and <a href="http://wiscandy.blogspot.com/2008/01/no-tongues.html" target="_blank">Vixen</a> used to eat Frosty Paws while we feasted on Babcock Dairy Store ice-cream.<br />
June<i> is</i> dairy month, so a two paw ice cream review coming soon.<br />
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Meanwhile, <a href="http://babcockhalldairystore.wisc.edu/product-category/ice-cream/standard-flavors/" target="_blank">here's a Dairy Store link</a><br />
Babcock's Current Featured Flavors:<br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Bec-key Lime Pie</span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;">Banana Peanut Butter</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Salted Caramel Toffee </span><br />
<span style="color: orange;">Orange Sherbet</span> (orange sherbet?)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Dish Dogs</span> thought it was their turn for a review so we got some <a href="http://www.nestleusa.com/Brands/Ice-Cream/Frosty-Paws" target="_blank">Frosty Paws</a>. They chose Peanut Butter Flavor. See ingredients at the end of the post.<br />
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Most of them would eat a bug so it's no surprise they love these.<br />
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Ingredients: Water, whey, soy flour, peanut butter syrup (peanuts, corn oil, salt), coconut oil, dried whey product, whey protein, soy lecithin, polysorbate 60, calcium carbonate, choline chloride, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, microcyrstalline cellulose, magnesium oxide, silicon dioxide, mono and diglycerides, vitamin A supplement, vitamin E supplement, cellulose gum, niacin supplement, copper sulfate, polysorbate 80, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin D3 supplement, natural flavor, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid.<br />
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<br />Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382865.post-76830265168190168772015-05-26T23:26:00.000-05:002015-05-27T18:05:26.115-05:00No Soup For You<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just</span> a reminder that none of my furry friends, rather furry canine friends, sample the sweets unless they sneak a fleck off someone's lips.<br />
Roscoe here may stick his nose in something only to lick it off later. I see you, devil dog.<br />
They're a wily group, but they get size appropriate dog treats.<br />
All of them love <a href="http://www.nestleusa.com/Brands/Ice-Cream/Frosty-Paws" target="_blank">Frosty Paws</a>, especially in the summer, so I'll be doing a little photo shoot later this week with Little Rat and the persnickety Mr. French,<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">List from <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/foods-are-hazardous-dogs" target="_blank"><i>Foods That Are Hazardous</i> to Dogs</a> by the ASPCA</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://munchpak.com/" target="_blank">MunchPak</a> </span>is a snack service that delivers a variety of munchies from around the world. Think the last shot of <i>Mad Men.</i><br />
Your box-o-nosh may include a Cadbury Bubbly or a bag of Filipino mock pork cracklings. You can add an American preference, but might not get Polish Coffee Dream Candy with Coffee Filling. Insert joke here.<br />
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I found the website and concept a little confusing so I broke it down.<br />
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•Pick a <a href="https://munchpak.com/onepage/" target="_blank">5, 10 or 20 piece box</a> for $10, $20, or $40 dollars<br />
•The chosen assortment may be a little weird unless you're a snack aficionado, so scroll down to customize categories if you'd like. You're still going to get a surprise mix<br />
•Choose a delivery schedule: Weekly, bimonthly, or monthly<br />
•There's a <a href="https://munchpak.com/give-gift/" target="_blank">one time gift option</a> which I suppose you could gift to yourself<br />
•Customize (or don't) your Pak with preferences such as sweet, sour, gummy, seafood (<a href="https://munchpak.com/our-snacks/taokenoi-grilled-seaweed-original-flavor.html" target="_blank">Grilled Seaweed</a> anyone?)<br />
•Checkout (using Bitcoin if you'd like)<br />
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Dish taste testers thought the idea was pretty funny, like that fruit of the month club on <i><a href="https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0LEVw0V02NVlpIANliQorh_;_ylc=X1MDMjE0MjgwNjY3MgRfcgMyBGZyA2FhcGx3BGdwcmlkA0EueGpuN3lMUVZPUHA2ODlyV1BkM0EEbl9yc2x0AzAEbl9zdWdnAzEEb3JpZ2luA3NlYXJjaC55YWhvby5jb20EcG9zAzEEcHFzdHIDZnJ1aXQgb2YgdGhlIG1vbnRoIGNsdWIgZXZlcgRwcXN0cmwDMjgEcXN0cmwDNDcEcXVlcnkDZnJ1aXQgb2YgdGhlIG1vbnRoIGNsdWIgZXZlcnlib2R5IGxvdmVzIHJheW1vbmQEdF9zdG1wAzE0MzI2MDY0NzQ-?p=fruit+of+the+month+club+everybody+loves+raymond&fr2=sa-gp-search&fr=aaplw" target="_blank">Raymond</a>. </i>("He's got us in some kind of cult!")<br />
The MunchPak reminds me of care packages we got at school, and seems like an especially entertaining gift for the high and dry college student.<br />
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Phil2 is holding one of my favorites, Haribo Happy Cherries. They smell great, all fresh gummy-sour. I also loved the jingle cookies from Turkey. One of the taste testers didn't care for the light yet stalwart biscuit with chocolate cream filling, but loved the Korean Cola Candy.<br />
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I'm sucking on one right now. It tastes fizzy without the fizz, like a hard candy Bottle Cap with more kick.</div>
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Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382865.post-31116539283600275562012-10-27T12:48:00.000-05:002012-10-30T18:47:34.301-05:00The Boys Are Back<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow</span> is my <a href="http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/doug_moe/article_d1cf6f58-f75d-11e0-9665-001cc4c03286.html" target="_blank">Uncle Phil's</a> 101st birthday. We think. One of our <a href="http://wiscandy.blogspot.com/2009/05/lady-lunch.html" target="_blank">taste testers, Jackie,</a> threw a party for him, but he fell and was in the hospital for the big event. They are hoping to try again this weekend.<br />
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The undelivered haul mocking me from the love seat was largely responsible for my blowing off the day. I wish I hadn't already devoured my bag of <a href="http://www.ruralroute1.com/Cheesy-Ranch/products/184/" target="_blank">Rural Route 1 corn</a> before cooling off with the new <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siqo1X-gKTk" target="_blank">Peter Parker</a> and the latest <a href="http://www.moonrisekingdom.com/#home" target="_blank">Wes Anderson</a>, but this popcorn is so good, I'm still tasting it. And not in a bad way.<br />
It was six degrees cooler a few days ago when I got this trunk of treats, and I'd turned the AC on full blast for the ride home, but by the time I got back and delivered the first bags, all the <a href="http://www.ruralroute1.com/CC-Winkle/products/24/" target="_blank">C.C. Winkle</a> had melted and left fudge splots.<br />
The cheese corn held up well. The plastic tub of Deluxe Caramel Corn seemed ok and has looked fine for living in my parents' dining room and their idea of cool.<br />
We'll see what happens when I finally get the tin of carmel corn and cheddar cheese to its rightful owners. Bonus, the kernels didn't pop before I got in the door.<br />
Rural Route 1 has yet to disappoint regardless of the abrasive woman scarfing up all the Barbeque popcorn~a hasty blech and have at it, but then I didn't get a chance to try any. Didn't check for a FIB plate, and not being one to judge (hahahahahaha), I'll just emphasize there are certain courtesies to observe when shopping for gourmet popcorn. Maybe she thought I was serious when I said "Aww, I wanted the last of the barbeque popcorn."<br />
The chocolate fudge covered carmel corn with cashews, C.C. Winkle, tasted particularly good, I didn't care for whatever was going on with the fruity Brewers mix, the Cherry Cheesecake seemed its usual enticing self, but the Cheesy Sour Cream, and <a href="http://www.ruralroute1.com/Deluxe-Caramel-Corn/products/187/" target="_blank">White Cheddar With Peppercorn</a> were less ebullient than usual.<br />
Cheesy Ranch kicked Sour Cream's arse which doesn't sound right considering they make it the same way each time. Is it the age of the corn, I have them bag it, maybe more delicious cheese saturated a particular batch, I don't know. My recommendations from my last trip to <a href="http://www.ruralroute1.com/retailStore.asp" target="_blank">Montfort</a> regardless: Cheesy Ranch and C.C. Winkle.<br />
If you've never been, go. And expect a generous row of samples to greet you.Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382865.post-81468914100541343092012-06-30T18:30:00.000-05:002012-07-05T19:31:33.618-05:00Candy Contest: Darrell Lea Liqourice<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The good people from <a href="http://darrelllea.com/" target="_blank">Darrell Lea</a></span> want to give you free licorice, or "liqourice" if you will (written with an Australian accent). Or at least a Public Relations firm out of Long Island wants to give it away. I'll be getting licorice in I can't even wait to see what condition considering that 95º means it's cooled off. It's more than 20 degrees cooler over there. I'm not kidding.<br />
Wisconsin, ya'll.<br />
There will be candy and coupons and everyone is a winner. Just for reading this sentence, you've won.<br />
Here are the rules, there are no rules, but send me something to do with licorice or Australia. Write it, illustrate it, shoot it (with a still or video camera), audio it, whatever it and send to:<br />
<a href="mailto:chedcurtain@yahoo.com" target="_blank">The Ched Curtain</a>.<br />
That's it.<br />
The first winner is Mary Ruth, former Ched, current rabid Packer fan who saw our announcement on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/candy.curtain" target="_blank">The Candy Dish Curtain Facebook Page</a>.<br />
Snaps, btw, are a BIG ol' favorite around here, and many still speak of the Snaps licorice drought some six years back.<br />
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Congrats, Mary Ruth.Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382865.post-79608543996646481422012-06-27T22:58:00.002-05:002012-06-28T02:36:57.536-05:00Great Grape, Welch's Filled Licorice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I got two packs</span> of warm Welch's Filled Licorice through the mail and they perked up like a wilted potted plant after cooling off in the fridge. Will we ever have normal weather again? I think not.<br />
The only two flavors they have right now are Strawberry and Concord Grape.<br />
The Strawberry Licorice was substantially better chilled, but sugary and bland compared to the flagship Grape.<br />
The Strawberry Filled Licorice tasted more like fruit snacks than I wanted, decent, edible, not great.<br />
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The Concord Grape Filled Licorice showed promise even as the filling drained from its center. It reanimated in the fridge that 90 who knows what hellish degree day, and spurred a quest to find a store that sold it.<br />
The marketing firm that sent the samples couldn't tell me where to buy more, but I did get a half dozen names from <a href="http://www.welchs.com/" target="_blank">Welch's</a>, who also sent two .50 cent coupons if I ever did track down a store that sold their product.<br />
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One place was Dollar General, which I get mixed up with all the others and rarely frequent, another was Piggy Wiggly, gone for decades, and the final recommendation was try your Super Walmart.<br />
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After doing nasty, unfixable things to a broiling pan, I was in the Sun Prairie Walmart looking for a new one so I looked for some Welch's Licorice too. Didn't find any, kept shopping, came back for a gummy fix, and found a few packs of the Concord Grape all but buried on a rack with one of the packages ripped open.<br />
I can't say I'm impressed with their distribution efforts in Wisconsin.<br />
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If you find it, go for the Grape and be greeted by the quintessential aroma of real grape juice.The jelly filling might be too subtle, but it's there and greatly contributes to a lighter texture and attractive glop at the end of the straw. I love the texture, it feels right and easy to bite.<br />
The licorice itself is fairly delicious, maybe more aromatic than flavorful, yet a fine treat, landing more on the candy than fruit snack side of the nosh.<br />
My Godfather here loved it, and he's a picky food expert. He said he couldn't taste the filling, but it didn't seem to diminish the taste. It was a little like a fruit roll-up, though more solid.<br />
He and Jackie, a regular Dish taste tester, were psyched the licorice tasted so much like Welch's Concord Grape Juice. They said they'd buy it, and all this from a warm pack that was sitting in the car for who knows how long waiting to be photographed.<br />
Be warned, there are 26 grams of sugar in five pieces, there are 10 pieces in a pack. Half a pack has 170 calories and only 20mg of sodium.<br />
Three purple thumbs up for the Concord Grape, I wasn't impressed with the Strawberry, what's going on with the distribution?Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382865.post-37300391357356192232012-06-22T13:03:00.002-05:002012-06-22T13:33:30.614-05:00Floating Into Summer: The Dish Summer of Root Beer, Test One<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Now that I look at the tall glass with the medium sized hole on top, I can see how it looks like a fourth grade science experiment. </div>
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And speaking of experiment, The Dish will be making an extra effort to bring all things root beer, especially float-wise, to its pages this summer.</div>
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This is the first of two taste tests we had that day, the condition of these Culver's floats forcing a second to be posted later. It's also the first in a series, kicking off and continuing throughout the summer.<br />
So much root beer, so much ice cream, a fair amount of time.<br />
The thing about <a href="http://culvers.know-where.com/culvers/cgi/selection" target="_blank">Culver's</a>, they're everywhere. You can't roll into a population of 2k without seeing one—ooh, they've got an Old Fashioned Cherry Soda.<br />
The Culver's chains have beaten Mickey D's into a flat sandwich around here and their Flavors of the Day taunt you from every crevice of the city.<br />
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TASTE TEST ONE<br />
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I broke down and started sipping, then slurping, then gulping the Tall Root Beer Floats ($3.59 each). This was mostly because they began melting and the photo shoot was <i>over</i>.<br />
Culver's is not just about frozen custard, rich, buttery, over the top custard. Their root beer is one of my favorites in a field which includes <a href="http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/soda_menu.php" target="_blank">Sprecher</a>, probably the best root beer made.<br />
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There was a perfect proportion of root beer to custard, creating creamy root beer suds. They tasted like carbonated clouds of heaven.<br />
You do have to dig down deep for the last glops of custard nestled in the bottom of the plastic container, but well worth it. Melting didn't detract much from the flavor, probably due to the strength of the custard.<br />
Warning: Don't trust a cardboard tray to hold or tame your floats. Just ask the front seat of my car.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Summer of Root Beer Rating: 4.5 Mugs (out of 5)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I was looking for more Welch's Filled Licorice</span> to shoot before I posted, but ended up with a delicious handful of <a href="http://taffytown.com/standard" target="_blank">Taffy Town</a> candy (and a bath mat) instead. I'd already feasted on a few before pulling out the camera, but you get the idea.<br />
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Wonderful, you can taste the carbonation. Manages to be be salt water without screaming "My *sshole cousin dumped salt in my chocolate milk shake!" So good I'm thinking of doing a series of root beer float posts. </div>
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One of my favorite flavors pretty much across the board. Taffy Town does not disappoint with its generous smack of black licorice, salty overtones, and sassy bite.</div>
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Tarter than Green Apple with the distinctive taste of caramel. A classic pairing which works especially well in a salt water taffy.</div>
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Chocolate can be one of the saltiest taffies, but not so with Taffy Town. A little disappointing, a bit bland but I wouldn't kick it out of bed for being taffy.</div>
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An agreeable tartness with a hint of something sweeter. Although it calls itself "Watermelon," I would have guessed Green Apple or possibly Candy Apple. Slightly sour, pleasant, sweet enough without assaulting the palette.</div>
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Generally a least favorite flavor, blue or otherwise (Taffy Towns calls it "Raspberry"), but it has a salty kick with a cautious berry tongue.</div>
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The newest TT flavors are Maple Bacon and Chili Mango. I didn't see either at Shopko, but I may be compelled to write the company for samples.</div>
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Guest blogger <a href="http://wiscandy.blogspot.com/2009/05/guest-blogger-jill-taffy-town.html" target="_blank">Jill did a post on Taffy Town</a> a few years ago. Conclusion, "Excellent."</div>
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<br />Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382865.post-35448007381424624052012-06-12T12:57:00.000-05:002012-06-14T13:19:10.792-05:00More Toxic Waste: Sour Smog Balls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You may</span> know it as candy you'd eat after the last cough drop is gone. <a href="http://www.toxicwastecandy.com/candy.aspx" target="_blank">Toxic Waste</a> usually comes in a teeming yellow drum of green hazardous material and has 8-year-old boy written all over it.<br />
It's known for sour candy and gum, is colorful, sour, and distinctively novel. It doesn't taste great, but is fun fun fun.<br />
The back of the bag tells the story of Dr. Smogg who's making it rain, but the cheap bastard is raining solid waste instead of bills.<br />
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It's nice the flavors are pictured, because once again, who can tell? I will say the balls did well in a hot car going up to Steven's Point's <a href="http://greencircletrail.org/" target="_blank">Green Circle</a>, durability usually being a bonus for novelty candy.<br />
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They also did well with the <a href="http://wiscandy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dish</a> <a href="http://www.chedcurtain.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Curtain</a> popcorn pretzel test (chewy sour candy paired with popcorn or pretzels for a sweet and salty bacchanalia).<br />
I'm not crazy about the crunchy protective shell, which crunches harder on some balls than others. Cutting that train of thought short, the package is better than the product, but it's decent emergency candy with a sufficiently sour center, a nice chew, and should go over well with kids and novelty candy fans.<br />
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<br />Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.com4Stevens Point, WI, USA44.5235792 -89.57456344.478295700000004 -89.653527 44.5688627 -89.495599