The Wisconsin Candy Dish

An excuse to write nonsense

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Blood and Popcorn

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Clary's Flavored Popcorn True Blood Season 4 came out on DVD and Blu Ray yesterday and it seems I've waited longer than Sookie a...
Sunday, May 27, 2012

Better Ate Than Never: Candy 1 to 20

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Pick a holiday. I think Halloween, not represented, is most appropriate. I won't bore you with why I'm posting this now. But i...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Roll Me In Chocolate And Call Me In The Morning

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The Burlington ChocolateFest starts this Friday, a 25-year-old event that somehow slipped my mind the last few years. But it's all co...
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Monday, May 21, 2012

Ice, Ice, Maybe

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It was 86 before it dropped 25 degrees yesterday, but these didn't look all that tempting. On a more exciting note, the Walgreens on the...
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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Fart Bombs

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Farty Bombs From Syttende Mai Hey These were inexplicably littering Main St. tonight. Glad I wasn't there when they went off. Sa...
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Friday, April 06, 2012

Pimp My Peeps

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It was surprising enough to see how early spring has sprung, but imagine my surprise when I found Peeps blossoming in the trees.
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...
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