Candy Carrollton Blog

Cadbury Chocolate Bars

2011-02-26T07:58:00.000-06:00

I thought I'd take a moment and spotlight some of the UK brands of candy that we carry since it seems to be fairly popular with our customers. Plus, blogging gives me an opportunity to do some research (which I love). You have to constantly work at being a know-it-all..dontchaknow?

Back to the chocolate....Cadbury Dairy Milk was first presented in 1905 in the UK. These chocolate bars were made with a higher concentration of milk than Cadbury's other chocolate bars at the time. By 1913 it became Cadbury's top selling product line. Currently Hershey's makes the bar here in the United States. The formula is slightly different than that of the bar that is manufactured in the UK but still a delicious taste treat.

In the United Kingdom there are 16 versions of this chocolate bar! Sorry Dallas, we currently only carry 4 :(.

Each bar is 3.5 oz and sells for $3.99. You'll find them in our "Candy From Across the Pond" section. C'mon, step away from your favorite and try something new!

Stay Sweet!

Nicole

Easter & Zombies A Winning Combination

2011-02-20T08:46:00.000-06:00

New Stuff!

I know many of you fear the Zombie Apocalypse. So for you, we have Zombie Jerky.

Zombie Jerky

It is the perfect compliment to our Zombie Mints (Brain Flavored) and Zombie Energy Drink. Thats right, we have the Zombie Trifecta, right here in Carrolllton, TX.

On a lighter note, we also have Easter Candy. Just a quick peek at some of the more interesting stuff.

First we have an interesting but very rich Easter treat from Germany made by Milka in France. These are Milka Lil Scoops. Nice and sweet milk chocolate Easter Eggs filled with a light and fluffy white mousse. Each egg is individually wrapped and with its own spoon to scoop out the yummy goodness.

A truly unique Easter treat that you wont find in your local grocery store aisle.

Ill try to post more of our new Easter treats soon, if you just cant wait, pop in for a peek!

Stay Sweet,

Nicole

Nostalgic & Novelty Sodas, Root Beer & More

2011-02-09T13:14:00.001-06:00

New Year..New STUFF!

We are proud to announce that we now carry over 50 different regional and novelty sodas. From 14 different Root Beers to Sasparilla and an Italian lemon mint soda, we have something your bound to enjoy.

Along with the traditional old time cream sodas and such we have some interesting new items that might just give you a chuckle or two.

Judge Wapner Root Beer

Leninade Soviet Style Soda

Thats right, Judge Wapner Root Beer. Surprisingly good tasting, so I don't really mind being sentenced to drink it.

One more soda with great tag line... Leninade....Its A Taste Worth Standing In Line For. Made with pure cane sugar its a citrus, berry soda.

Finally, we have Black Lemonade Scary Soda. This is an interesting one. Its color is a really dark bluish black and its flavor is super tart. An interesting flavor that is really memorable. Oh yea, it has a cool label too.

Black Lemonade - Scary Soda

These are just a sampling of what we have in store now. Stop by when your thirsty!

Stay Sweet!

Simpsons Stuff - Duff & Flaming Moe Energy Drinks

2010-11-16T16:51:00.000-06:00

For you Simpsons fans out there, what a cool addition to your memorabilia shelf than a can of Duff Beer Energy Drink or Flaming Moe Energy Drink! We have had the Duff Energy Drink for about a month now with the Duff mints and they have been a great seller for us in the Candy Store.

Just today we received our shipment of The Simpsons Flaming Moe Energy Drink. Its a bubblegum flavored energy drink that comes in a collectible, 8.4 oz can featuring Moe Szyslak. We keep these nice and chilly in our cooler and they are priced at $2.75/can.

More new products are on the way now for the holidays. I'll be posting more updates in the next week or so from our kooky candy shop in Carrollton.

Stay sweet!

Nicole

More Bacon Stuff - Bacon Effervescent Drink Tabs

2010-11-07T12:53:00.001-06:00

Here they are, Bacon Drink Tabs...

Adding to our ridiculously large collection of bacon related items we now have these Bacon Drink Tabs here in our Candy Store in Carrollton.

Pop one of these tablets into a drink of water and they instantly begin to dissolve and bubble up creating a bacon flavored soda. Dont limit yourself to water, they will also work in milk, juice or soda too. Definitley great for making bizarre beverages or even slipping one into a friends drink.

Each tin comes with 24 tabs for your enjoyment!

Stay Sweet!

Circus Peanuts in Lucky Charms?

2010-10-30T11:35:00.000-05:00

While researching Circus Peanuts candy for this blog I was surprised to discover that Circus Peanuts were the inspiration of Lucky Charms Cereal in 1963! General Mills used shavings of Circus Peanuts to enhance the cereal and Lucky Charms was born.

The peanut shaped gummy candy was actually invented in the 16th century. Originally it
was produced as an orange flavor only available seasonally due to the lack of packaging available to preserve it. It was sold as penny candy and available in most five and dime stores. It was made available year round in the 1940s due to innovation in confectionery and polyethylene packaging.

Through the years circus peanut candy has been made in a variety of colors and flavors although the orange is the tried and true favorite. I would tend to agree. :)

Stay Sweet!

Mmmmmmmm, bacon candy & more!

2010-10-14T09:24:00.000-05:00

We have a small sign in our window that I change occasionally to highlight different items we have in the store. The "MMMMMMMMM....Bacon Candy" sign has been the biggest draw thus far.

We have had tons of people walk in and immediately ask "Where's the Bacon?". Our response is to point them in the direction of this display and talk them through our bacon stuff.

Shown here are the following:

Bacon Band Aids - They look like a strip of uncooked bacon..very realistic looking!
Bacon Beans - Bacon flavored bean candies, in a tin shaped like, what else, a strip of bacon
Bacon Lip Balm - Bacon flavored lip balm
Bacon Toothpicks - Bacon flavored toothpicks to pick the bacon out of your teeth
Bacon Air Freshner - Shaped like 3 pieces of bacon and scented like bacon
Bacon Dental Floss - If you have more time on your hands and still have bacon in your teeth, use this for a healthier mouth!
Man Bait - Maple Bacon Suckers - Maple flavored suckers with a bit of salty bacon inside (these are my favorite, reminds me of when you have bacon that falls into the syrup from your pancakes..mmmm)
BaconPop - Bacon Flavored Popcorn!
Bacon Cheddar Salt - Add Bacon flavor to ANYTHING!
Bacon Candle - Thats right, a candle that scented like bacon
Bacon Gift Set - Filled with diffferent varieties of BaconSalt and includes a jar of Baconnaise, bacon flavored mayonnaise, and bacon lip balm

We also will have Bacon Mints, Gummy Bacon and a new variety of BaconPop in store mid November, perfect for the bacon lover's stocking at Christmas!

Stop by and smell the bacon...

Stay sweet!

Nicole

Got ZOTZ? Its Where the Fizz Is!

2010-10-11T10:00:00.000-05:00

Zotz Fizz Power Candy

The original Zotz Fizz Power Candies were introduced in 1968. Within one year they had quickly become the hottest selling kids candy in the business. What made Zotz unique was the flavored fizz center which everyone found crazy & irresistible. Zotz is a hard candy manufactured by G.B. Ambrosoli. G.B. Ambrosoli is wholly owned and operated by the Ambrosoli family, in Como Italy, since 1920.

With new packages Zotz are sure to attract a whole new generation of Zotz customers. The original Zotz customers (like me) now have children of their own, and remain loyal consumers when they can find them. There are two different boxes of Zotz flavors; One box contains Lemon, Orange and Grape, the other has Cherry, Watermelon and Sour Apple.

From 1968 to today Zotz continues to be the best selling fizz powder candy in the United States.

We currently have all 6 flavors in our Candy Shop in Downtown Carrollton (Dallas).

Stop by and see where the fizz is!

Stay sweet

Nostalgic Tin Wind Up Toys

2010-10-04T14:03:00.000-05:00

New this week we got in our old fashioned tin wind-up toys. I am so excited about these!!

We received a duck on a trycicle who has a whirley hat, an old police car, a wind up robot, cowboy on a horse, motorcycle and sidecar and a small set of three wind up cars.

These are an awesome gift for the nostalgic man in your life for the upcoming holidays.

Also shown in the photo are rocket baloons, wolly willy, some retro tin lunch boxes, gumby & pokey figures and an assortment of old time tricks.

We are adding new stuff weekly now that we are gearing up for the holidays. Be sure to stop in and check out whats new!

New Candy!

2010-09-21T09:42:00.000-05:00

Heres a quick rundown of the newest candies we have added in the last couple of weeks:

Idaho Spud Bar - First manufactured in 1918, the Idaho Spud Bar has a soft marshmallow center, dark chocolate coating and sprinkled with coconut. Shaped like a potato this candy bar is sure to please anyone. Mainly popular in the Northeast it has been one of the top 100 selling candies there for years.

Fredericksburg Fudge - A local favorite, we have brought the fudge back in for the fall. Featuring a Dark Chocolate Fudge, Maple Nut Fudge, Milk Chocolate with Pecans and new this year the German Chocolate Fudge. Sold in half pound tubs, it is a sweet snack with a much shorter drive to Carrollton than to Fredericksburg!

Brittle - New to us this fall also are Fredricksburg Fudge's Brittle Candies. We've brought in both a traditional Peanut Brittle but also a Jalepeno Brittle. Slightly hot with a sweet salty aftertaste its sure to please the Jalepeno lover in your life. Stop by and give it a try!

More updates to come as we start to put out the Halloween Candies!

Stay Sweet!

British / UK Candy - Smarties

2010-08-26T14:18:00.002-05:00

Not to be mistaken with the tart pastel colored rolled candy that we remember from our American youth, Nestle Smarties are a favourite (See that? I used the Canadian/British spelling) of our British & Candian friends.

Nestle Smarties are a candy covered chocolate candies that have been around for a heck of a long time. Smarties have been around since at least 1882! These candies are oblate shaped (not round, not oval, not even a sphere) chocolate "beans". Originally made by Rowntree they were marketed as just that, "Chocolate Beans", then "Smarties Chocolate Beans" in 1977.

Nestle has been making them in Canada since 1918 but their largest manufacturing facility is based in Germany, supporting the UK demand.

Unlike the American M&M, Smarties have more variety, coming in 8 different colors and are packaged in a cardboard box in a hexagonal shape. This is the variety we carry in our Dallas Candy Shop.

These are a great addition to our British Candy Section .. seen in the center on the third shelf. Stop by and get smarter!

Stay Sweet!

Annabelle's BIG HUNK Bar .. Who doesn't love a Big Hunk?

2010-08-17T12:18:00.001-05:00

Who doesn't love a Big Hunk? A generous portion of chewy, honey-sweetened nougat filled with whole roasted peanuts.

While looking for information on the Big Hunk bar, I accidentally typed in Big Hung bar....THAT was a fatal error on my part. I really need to slow down and type more slowly, and accurately. Yipes.

Anyways, on to the candy. What I did learn about our Nostalgic Candy Friend, is that BIG HUNK is true to its name. BIG HUNK is one of the few candy bar items on the market today with very low fat content and qualifies as a "LOW FAT" item, just 3 grams of fat for a generous 2-oz bar.

Big Hunk is predominately distributed from the West Coast to Texas. Acquired by Annabelle's Candy back in 1970 from Golden Nugget Candy Company, Big Hunk has maintained it's loyal following since the early 1950's.

Anabelle's Candy also manufactures the Look! Bar, Abba-Zaba, Rocky Road Bar and U-No Bars. I'm happy to say that we carry all of these candy bars in our Candy Shop here in Dallas (Carrollton).

Stay Sweet

http://www.candycarrollton.com/products-page/nostalgic/big-hunk-bar/

Pearson's Bun Bars, Nut Goodies, Nut Rolls

2010-08-13T14:34:00.000-05:00

We just can't stop adding new stuff to our Candy Store here in Dallas. This weeks new add's are the Pearson's Nut Goodie Bar, The Bun Bar in Vanilla & Caramel & the Nut Roll. That's right candy fans.. were nuts.

Pearsons Nut Goodie - Dallas

First lets talk about the Nut Goodie. A Nut Goodie is made of milk chocolate and nut clusters, weighing in at 1.75 oz of Nut Goodie-ness. Introduced to the world in 1912, its a cluster of real milk chocolate and nuts with a maple favored center. Those aren't just any peanuts, they are fresh, unsalted Virginia peanuts too.

Pearson's Bun Bar Caramel & Bun Bar Vanilla Dallas

Lets move the discussion on to the Buns. Bun Caramel & Bun Vanilla. Bun's are nut and milk chocolate patty filled with a white fudge/fondant (vanilla or maple) or caramel. This bar was originally made by the Wayne Bun Candy Company back in the 1920s. The Bun Bar was bought by Clark and then later sold to Pearsons in 1998. Same as above, these are made with fresh unsalted Virginia nuts and real milk chocolate.

We also brought in the Pearson's Salted Nut Roll. While Pearson's cant be known for their catchy product names, they are known for the use of real milk chocolate and (here we go again) fresh unsalted Virginia peanuts. The Salted Nut Roll is a creamy nougat center, surrounded by caramel and rolled in those nuts.

We got these in Wednesday of this week for the first time so if your a fan, look no further, the nuts stop here at Blooms Candy Store in Carrollton (Dallas).

Stay sweet!

Retro Cool Back to School - Tin Lunch Boxes

2010-08-11T16:25:00.000-05:00

Just in time for back to school here in Dallas, Blooms Candy Shop has got four new retro tin lunch boxes.

A favorite from the 80's, from the Muppet Show, the Animal tin lunch box. In his full glory, behind his set of drums Animal comes alive.. in tin.

Next up we have the Hello Kitty Lunch Box, the Hawaiian Punch Lunch Box and the Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Land Tin Lunch Box. All are equally cool and retail for $12.99 at our shop in Downtown Carrollton, just 15 minutes from Downtown Dallas. These are sure to be a fun way to lighten up the back to school dread.

Stay Sweet!

Nostalgic Candy - Razzles

2010-08-09T08:23:00.001-05:00

First it's Candy, Then it's Gum!

Little Razzles are so much FUN!

Now this is a candy that I relate to. I remember peddling my bicycle up to the market to return some bottles (I'm originally from Michigan, home of the 10 cent deposit on cans & bottles.) and get some Razzles, Blow Pops and a soda. I would eat the Razzles in quick succession creating a giant wad of gum reminiscent of baseball players wad of tobacco. From there, my jaw would ache and sweet childhood memories were formed.

Morphing from a tasty, fruit-flavored candy into an equally tasty and chewable piece of gum, Razzles offers a hybrid of confectionary treats in every round, bite-sized tablet.

Introduced in 1966, it has become an American confectionary favorite, especially popular with children who appreciate the candy-gum transformation that their chewing produces.

Offered originally in just raspberry, Razzles today are available in a variety of multi-flavored packs, including Razzles (Blaze'n Blueberry, Gushin' Grape, Luscious Lemon, Razzle Raspberry, and Tangerine Orange); Sour Razzles (Blue Raspberry, Cherry, Lemon, Lime, and Orange); and Tropical Razzles (Kiwi-Lime, Pineapple, Strawberry-Bana, Tangerine, and Tropical Punch).

We carry the regular Razzles and the Tropical Razzles currently. However, if we get requests for it we can also add the Sour Razzles to Candy Store inventory.

Stop by Blooms Candy Shop and feel free to consume the whole package at once so you too can re-create that jaw-locking enjoyment withe Razzles.

Stay Sweet!

Cherry Mash

2010-08-04T20:36:00.001-05:00

Made since 1918, Cherry Mash was once the best selling candy bar in the country. Now, Cherry Mash is still the best selling cherry flavored candy bar in the country. The candy consists of a soft cherry flavored center containing maraschino cherries and covered in a mix of chopped roasted peanuts and chocolate coating.

Cherry Mash was originally called Cherry Chase, Cherry Chaser and then finally Cherry Mash as we know it. Its made by Chase Candy Company in their factory in St Joseph, Missouri. It can be found in the Midwest in grocery and convenience stores or right here in Dallas, at Blooms Candy Shop.

Heck, you can even follow Cherry Mash on Facebook, here. While your at it, you should follow Blooms Candy Shop too!

Stay sweet!

Chick-O-Stick Comes to Carrollton

2010-08-02T15:53:00.000-05:00

As a nostalgic candy store in the Dallas area we try to keep up with the stuff that you can’t necessarily find anywhere else.

The Chick-O-Stick is a candy produced by Atkinson Candy Company, and has been in manufacture since the Great Depression. Atkinson is right here in Texas so you can happily chew your Chick-O-Stick and support the local Texas economy too! Chick-O-Sticks are a peanut butter and toasted coconut candy. For those that are watching their figures, they don’t contain any Trans Fat! Atkinson Candy does manufacture a sugar-free variety but we currently do not carry that version.

Dusted with ground coconut this delicious orange stick is honeycombed with peanut butter inside. The candy is dry and brittle and when eaten, can be quite crumbly. But hey, all good things take some effort!

Chick-O-Stick got its name when inter-company messages referred to the candy as “resembling fried chicken”. The company founder one day and it just stuck.

We carry the larger stick as shown in the photo above that is .7 oz and the smaller version that is .36 oz.

Squirrel Nut Zippers

2010-07-29T20:19:00.000-05:00

Not to be mistaken with the band, Squirrel Nut Zippers are delicious nostalgic candy caramels.

A Squirrel nut caramel is a chewy caramel candy with pieces of peanuts mixed in. The version we have is caramel based, there was also a version made with chocolate. Squirrel Nut Zippers were developed in the mid 1920s .

Squirrel Nut Caramels were originally made by the Squirrel Brand Company. Squirrel Nut Zippers actually had an interesting beginning. It was named after an illegal drink during the Prohibition era. Back in the 1990's the retro swing band of the same name actually gave out the candies during their performance.

After being sold to Southern Style Nuts in 1999, it was purchased in 2004 by Necco brands. In July of 2010, Blooms Candy Shop tasted them, loved them, and brought them in the store.

Smurfalicious Lunchbox!

2010-07-28T14:30:00.000-05:00

Three crab apples high, the Smurfs are remembered by me as a Saturday Morning Cartoon Staple. I was already past the lunch box phase at that point but I totally would have carried one of these in my younger days.

Smurfette and an unidentifiable Smurf dancing with glee in the forest. (There's no denying Smurfette was a bit of a tart either.)

From the wiki entry ..How the Smurfs came about is an interesting story actually. The original term schtroumpf and the accompanying language came during a meal Peyo was having with his colleague and friend André Franquin in which, having momentarily forgotten the word "salt" Peyo asked him (in French) to pass the schtroumpf. Franquin replied: "Here's the Schtroumpf — when you are done schtroumpfing, schtroumpf it back" and the two spent the rest of that weekend speaking in schtroumpf language. The name was later translated into Dutch as Smurf, which was adopted in English.

That being said, you don't need to be Brainy Smurf to figure out that you can get these lunchboxes in our Candy Store in Downtown Carrollton. So Smurf on down and take a look at them before the movie comes out in the fall. They are sure to be a hot commodity!

Stay Sweet!

Turkish Taffy is Back!

2010-07-26T13:18:00.001-05:00

After a long, 20 year hiatus this nougat/taffy is back on the market and we already have it in stock!

This candy was originally sold in Woolworth's stores. It came in large sheets from which pieces were broken off with a hammer at the counter and sold by weight. In the late 1940's Bonomo released the candy-bar size which you could whack against a hard surface to break into smaller pieces. Back in the 1960's a bar was $0.05.

Turkish Taffy became one of the first forms of candy advertised on tv back in 1949.

On July 2, 2010 Turkish Taffy was officially re-released to the general public at IT'SUGAR in Atlantic City and on July 22nd we received it in our candy store in Downtown Carrollton. We have Banana, Chocolate and Vanilla.

Come smack it & crack it!

Nicole

Garbage Pail Kids - FLASHBACK

2010-07-21T11:48:00.000-05:00

I personally remember coveting and hoarding these things "back in the day". I was so excited to find them and bring them into the store but as usual, I was met with "Oh. Yeah. Those are cool dear..." Not exactly the enthusiasm I was looking for but I knew someone else had to be just as excited of me to see this retro candy favorite from the 80's.

These aren't new ones, these are our favorites back from the original printing between 85-88. They include Loco Motion Cards, Original Printing Plates and Multiple Levels of Rare Parallels.

The first day we had them out we sold 5 packs to some awkwardly excited grown men who didnt get one step away from the counter before they started tearing them open.

Ahhhh... memories. :)

DAS Lollipops

2010-07-01T11:51:00.001-05:00

Lets talk about suckers. We all remember the giant swirly lollipops from our youth, along with Dum-Dum's and Safe T Pops too. So how about some grown up suckers for the sophisticated gourmet palate?

That brings us to DAS. Whether it be bacon, pomegranate, ginger or caramel, DAS has a sucker for you.

Lets do a quick run down...

DAS Man Bait

Bacon lovers unite-finally, you can have your dessert that also conains your favorite food group- Bacon! This maple and bacon lolli is a fiercely delicious combination of real smoky bacon bits and delicious maple syrup giving all at once savory and sweet sensation. Mmm- Bacon!

DAS Naughty Ginger

hy is the delicious Ginger pop Naughty? That is because it is sweet, tangy and tantalizingly spicy all at once! Small bits of candied ginger are complemented by lemon that tickles the mouth and can help soothe an upset stomach. This is an all time favorite of moms to be!

Tangy Lemon and bits of Ginger - additively spicy!

DAS Carmelini Me Happy

A caramel and lavender lolli made with caramelized cane sugar and indulgent chewy Das Caramelini Salted caramel mixed with real lavender extract and tiny crystals of Fleur De Sel sea salt for a trendy, delicious sweet and salty treat.

DAS Fab-O-Pom

Our Fab-O-Pom lollipop is truly fabulous- a pomegranate and orange lolli that tastes good and good for you. It's a sweet and tangy fusion of heart-healthy real pomegranate extract and fragrant orange oil with tiny pieces of orange zest.

With these four gourmet suckers to choose from how can you go wrong? Each of these retail for $0.75/ea and are in our Downtown Carrollton location now!

Enjoy the Candy!

NEW Alice in Wonderland Retro Tin Lunch Boxes

2010-06-29T12:42:00.000-05:00

On the heels of the new version of Alice in Wonderland we just received a shipment of retro tin lunch boxes with Alice & the Cheshire Cat!

These both retail for $13.99 and are a cool way to show your support for the "real" Alice in Wonderland. Retro is always cooler!

Silly Bandz are HERE!

2010-06-25T07:58:00.000-05:00

Yep, we got em!!!!

We currently have the following Silly Bandz on the shelf!

Beach Glow in the Dark

Music Glow in the Dark

Dinosaur Glow in the Dark

Zoo Glow in the Dark

Neptune Glow in the Dark

Groovy Glow in the Dark

Faith Glow in the Dark

Basic Silly Bandz

Baseball Silly Bandz

Fantasy Silly Bandz

Western Silly Bandz

Rockband Silly Bandz

Princess Silly Bandz

Fantasy Silly Bandz

Rainforest Silly Bandz

Sea Creature Silly Bandz

Hurry! They wont last long!!

A Chocolate Crisis!

2010-06-21T08:14:00.000-05:00

Searching for a great gift for your co-worker or other chocolate fiend? We have the perfect solution... Something from the Chocolate Crisis Center.

Whether it be a Mega Dose bottle or just just a Break Down bar, we have a size and flavor that matches the emergency. We have Dose bottles in Candy Apple Caramel, Cinnamon Buzz Bombs and Tiramisu Cocoa Caramels (my personal favorite).

Whatever your emergency, chocolate will make it all better.

Cheers!

Nicole

The Giant Gumball Machine is Complete!!!

2010-06-15T16:43:00.000-05:00

When we knew we were moving we decided we needed a gumball machine for the shop. So we found one. And it was big.

And so began the Giant Gumball Machine Refurbishment Project (GGMRP). The GGMRP took us approximately 30 hours to refurbish (when I say us it took me 1.5 hours, my daughter Reese .5 hours and John 28). We removed all the plexiglass and replaced it with new, completely disassembled it, sanded it (thanks to Reese who learned how to use a palm sander), cleaned it (it was sitting in a field behind someones house) added 5 cans worth or cherry red spray paint and voila'!

In order to have it ready for our grand opening a few weeks ago John stayed up until 5 AM finishing it up. Yay to John for getting it done becuase the GGMRP results are really cool!

Stop by and give it a crank....Reese did!

Yorkie Chocolate Bar - Its Not For Girls!

2010-06-13T09:35:00.000-05:00

What's better than offensive advertising? Those clever, snarky Britts!

The Yorkie bar, a chunkier alternative to Cadbury's Dairy Milk, was aimed at men. In the 1980s television ads for the Yorkie bar featured truck drivers. In 2001, the ad campaign made this more explicit with the slogan and wrapper tagline It's not for girls, which caused controversy. Nestlé also received complaints about this campaign from Norwegian and UK customers, who found it sexist and distasteful. In 2006 a special edition that was for girls was sold, wrapped in pink.

For a time, trains arriving at York railway station would pass a billboard which read "Welcome to" and then a picture of a Yorkie bar, with the end bitten off, so it read "Welcome to York" (and beneath it, the slogan "Where the men are hunky and the chocolate's chunky").

Yorkie was previously composed of six chunks of chocolate, with each chunk featuring one letter from the Yorkie name. More recently, in an effort to reduce cost, the number of chunks has been reduced to five, with "Yorkie" written in full on each chunk.

Sitting on the shelf in our "Candy from the UK" section, it does illicit a lot of attention. I suppose they did something right as controversy sells!

I would use my usual line about coming down to our Candy Shop and grabbing one but, remember, "Its Not For Girls!", unless you can find that pink one.

Stay Sweet

Shhhhh...you need to Whispa!

2010-06-08T10:31:00.000-05:00

Really we dont want you to keep quiet about it but it made for a catchy title. This is our first candy blog and what the heck, sometimes cheesy works for me.

So whats all the Whispa-ing about? The Cadbury Whispa chocolate bar! For you international chocolate lovers, this is similar to an Aero bar, which has aerated chocolate leaving bubbles of air inside the bar.

We just brought these in last week along with several other UK / British Candy favorites!

Maltesers are similar to the American Whoppers but with a better accent. A malted center wrapped in chocolate thats delish (and I know because I love Whoppers).

And finally, the Cadbury Cream Egg Twisted Bar. You know those Cadbury Cream Eggs that you thought were only available at Easter Time? Think again! You can now have that gooey rich deliciousness all year round with he Cadbury Cream Egg Twisted Bar!!

Go on now, stop in and check out all our sweeties! Were in our new location at 1104 West Main Street in Historic Downtown Carrollton.

Cheers!