The Wisconsin Candy Dish

An excuse to write nonsense

Thursday, January 19, 2012

White Hot Red Hots Jelly Beans

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I kept thinking of Jefferson Airplane's Wooden Ships ("You must try some of my purple berries...") when I was shooting ...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

My Crumby Gummi Valentine

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I could not eat them with popped corn. I could not eat them with a Gorn . I could not eat them in a car. I could not eat them in a...
Monday, January 09, 2012

Heavy Hearts

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Sweetarts Hearts Gummies smell as good in the package as Junior Mints do in the box, but the tangy aroma permeates the plastic bag and ...
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Friday, January 06, 2012

Have A Heart

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Sometimes I think  mainstream candy isn't  really trying to come up with new holiday twists. When I started buying Valentine'...
Monday, November 21, 2011

Pigging Out On Candy Canes

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Normally I'd shop for my criminally insane bacon products somewhere like stupid.com , so I was thrilled to look no further than the Urb...
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

A Fistful of GrapeVines

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Coke or Pepsi, Twizzlers or Red Vines, I like all four, but now I love GrapeVines  more. You can almost taste the smell of grape. No, I...
Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Cinnabon Candy Canes

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Cinnabon . The name evokes sweet dripping sin and an aroma that make angels (on a diet) cry. That's all the label of 12 canes says, ...
Sunday, November 06, 2011

Poppin' Cane: Candy Cane Tootsie Pop Drops

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The idea of minting up a Tootsie Pop Drop seemed repugnant on a sunny autumn day. Then I sampled as I photographed, as is my custom, an...
Thursday, November 03, 2011

Halloween Leftovers

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Out of ideas for leftover Halloween candy, might I suggest a maggot and tomato sandwich. Except for the gelatin, the It's Alive Cre...
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Friday, October 28, 2011

Goo Goo Gone Wild

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Pleasant View Candy Shop Goo Goo Bars , eight ounces of Amish candy from Soldier's Grove by way of The Shoe Box ,  is one of tho...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Crunchy Bones

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In other words , these Skeleton Bones are crunchy Cheetos with white cheddar. Although none of the skeleton bones are detailed to look ...
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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Twix A Box and a Hard Place

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An enthusiastic I'm assuming young man named Brad sent me a grocery store sized box of crunchy caramel-dripping candy bars on behalf ...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Kitty Litter

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This Poopin' black cat candy dispenser is a hateful thing that yowls, howls, and meowls at every bump or whenever I throw it ac...
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Friday, October 07, 2011

Spooky Little Ghoul Like You

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Lifesavers Spooky Shapes Gummies are more box than candy. And this box has unnecessarily sharp corners which is fitting for Hallo...
Monday, October 03, 2011

Autumn Corn Nuggets

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Corn Nuggets , yes I see it now. Cornholio jokes aside, Kimmie Candy Company's chocolaty Kettle Corn Nuggets are the unholy offsprin...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Butterfingers Pumpkin

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Buying individual  Halloween candy from the fancy shelves can be pricey, but don 't let Butterfingers pieces in milk chocolate Butter...
Sunday, September 25, 2011

Sugar Legs

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I knew it was time to start reviewing, or at least eating, Halloween candy when I saw this giant spider guarding piles o...
Friday, June 24, 2011

Hot Tamales Cotton Candy

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Hot Tamales Cinnamon Flavored Cotton Candy is a great idea that twirls one of my favorite childhood candies into spicy spun sugar. Despite ...
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Monday, June 20, 2011

Chewable Liquid Taffy

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If you like eating toothpaste  or snuck baby aspirin as a kid, you probably still  won't like liquid Chewbies . The tube of orange gl...
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Friday, June 17, 2011

Milk Chocolate Coated Licorice Bites

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That's right , chocolate coated black licorice. Before you say "blech" and switch channels, it's not what I expe...
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