aruzinsky said:Tie between marzipan and halvah. I make my own marzipan. Joyva band halvah seems best to me. I never tried making halvah. It looks too difficult.
Audeo said:Actually, probably less. There's bourbon in the fondant, too.
Yet another reason to come visit!
jkath said:aruzinsky said:Tie between marzipan and halvah. I make my own marzipan. Joyva band halvah seems best to me. I never tried making halvah. It looks too difficult.
Would you mind sharing your marzipan recipe?
I LOVE Heath bars! Also Heath Bar Crunch ice cream and Klondike Heath Bar ice cream bars (actually squares--no stick).Juliev said:I had a Heath bar today that was pretty awesome.
Barbara L said:I'm pretty sure our fund-raiser candy bars (in CA) were made by See's. The ones sold here are made by America's Finest Chocolate (I think part of Reader's Digest). Not as good as See's, but still good.norgeskog said:mudbug said:Norgeskog's post reminded me of the candy I like the best, and I don't like candy all that much:
the candy the grade school/high school band kids sell during their fundraisers. Basically chocolate bars, and sometimes just bigger versions of the standard fare - but for some reason they taste better when you get 'em from a band kid.
Wasn't that made by See's. I remember buying it a few times to help the neighbor kids.
Barbara
I'm not sure what you're asking (I think you left a word or two out), but the kids here sell World's Finest Chocolate bars. I don't think I've seen the mints, but they sure sound good!AllenMI said:Barbara L said:I'm pretty sure our fund-raiser candy bars (in CA) were made by See's. The ones sold here are made by America's Finest Chocolate (I think part of Reader's Digest). Not as good as See's, but still good.norgeskog said:mudbug said:Norgeskog's post reminded me of the candy I like the best, and I don't like candy all that much:
the candy the grade school/high school band kids sell during their fundraisers. Basically chocolate bars, and sometimes just bigger versions of the standard fare - but for some reason they taste better when you get 'em from a band kid.
Wasn't that made by See's. I remember buying it a few times to help the neighbor kids.
Barbara
By any chance, do you the "World's Finest Chocolate" ? I used to sell that stuff when I was a kid in Band. The bars, with almonds, were good, chocolate-covered almonds were good, but what was killer were the Mint Chocolate squares. About half a cubic centimeter of mint chocolate, with a little dark chocolate poured over the top.
One year, I actually reached second place in sales, and won the 5 lb bar of chocolate. I never really could eat the stuff after that thing (and I didn't get to eat much of it, either!).
Personally, I like gummi worms and bears, sour gummi worms, and since we're coming up on Halloween, candy corn, and a few other seasonal treats. I also have a taste for homemade fudge, but don't normally make much myself.