Candy!!!

I recently finished reading CANDYFREAK by Steve Almond, a very entertaining account of one man's obsession with candy consumption. Since this blog often covers important candy matters, I thought I'd share some candy lists and encourage you to share your own.

My All-Time Favorite Candies (in no particular order)

1. Haribo gummi bears
2. Red Vines licorice
3. Chewy Tart & Tiny
4. Jelly Bellies (with a special shout-out to Juicy Pear)
5. Cadbury Fruit & Nut chocolate bar
6. Sour Starburst
7. Shockers (formerly Shock Tarts)

My Least Favorite Major-Brand Candies (so that I'm not counting, say, this nasty-nasty-NASTY red licorice I bought in college, which was so bad that I couldn't finish it, and believe me when I say that licorice has to be unspeakably foul for me to reject it) (and also not that cheap pseudo-chocolate they sell at candy-consuming holidays)

1. Butterfinger
2. Whoppers
3. Anything coffee-flavored

Most Overrated:

1. M&Ms. I like 'em, but they ain't all that.
2. Anything with peanut butter, except, ironically, for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

Most Disappointing Formula Changes:

1. Tangy Taffy. Tangy Taffy was my absolute favorite candy as a kid. But now, in an attempt to appeal to the dumber kids of today, they've mixed weird sprinkles into it. I don't like the sprinkles. I don't like sprinkles on cupcakes, either. They've ruined one of the finest candies ever. Bastards.

2. Good & Fruity. Good & Fruity used to be a challenge. Fresh out of the package, it chewed like it had been sitting out in your grandmother's candy bowl for the past six years. But it was tasty! Then they went with the new, softer edition. Good & Plenty made it through unscathed, but Good & Fruity suddenly just tasted like a jelly bean. I'm not sure if this was a fatal change, but I haven't seen Good & Fruity in years.

All right, kids, leave a comment and let's hear your own favorite/least favorite candy!