Week 6 - Day 39: 31st Day of Dallas County Shelter in Place

Good Morning Friends and Family!  The bad weather that was looking like it was going to hit us never really developed yesterday - for that we are all grateful.  Mother Nature should be kind and realize that CV PLUS TORNADOs is just wrong!    Hoping it peeters out for everyone else east of us today!

On the lighter side today...

Do you have a favorite Candy?  Do you even eat Candy?  There have been quite a few shows, mostly documentaries, on this topic.

• History Channel's Modern Marvels featured Candy making.  Not sure I would buy the DVD's - but certainly interesting to watch if they show it again.
• UK Created Mini-series on one of their infamous chocolatiers - "Willie" Harcourt-Cooze.  The series goes into his exploitation of Venezuela in the making of his chocolate in the UK.  A follow-up was done as well.  Due to his name - the first series was called "Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory".
• "The Chocolate Wars" was a made for TV movie on HBO and looks at the high dollar battle between the Hershey and M&M Mars company.  This was pretty interesting I thought.
• "Candyman" is the story of David Klein AKA Mr. Jelly Belly.  Goes into how he came up with the flavors and built this company... only to be exiled before it turned into the billion dollar industry that it is.

For me - I favor chewy candies.  I have torn more than I cap off a tooth eating things like taffy and caramel based chocolates. Hand-made Taffy and Caramels top my list of all time favorites.  Whenever I travel east in the summer I am a sucker for the places that make their own taffy. I will always want to stop.

In the boxed candy category I definitely like Hot Tamales (Hot Cinnamon) and Good and Plenty (Black Licorice). On the chocolate side of boxed Candy it would be Milk Duds.  

Seasonally, I love Cadbury mini eggs - the ones that come out at Easter time - in the bagged category. Candy coated Chocolate (not the big eggs filled with goo.) Those things are chocolate crack! Many types of M&M's are good, but I can take them or leave them most of the time.    

In a bar, looking at Heath, Butterfinger and my new favorite from Canada also made by Cadbury - the Crunchie.  Why is that not a mainstream candybar in the states??

And overall, I have a love affair with Black Licorice.  I love to try varieties I have not had before from stores that get it in from all around the world.  Triple salted is out though... and double salted only in small amounts.  It is an interesting contrast if you like black licorice but have never tried them.

I have told you mine... Now tell me yours!