Dear Undaground,
I just tried the inside out Junior Mints. I like them better than the original version. Reese’s peanut butter cups are also available inside out but I like the original better in this case. Do you think the candy companies are out of ideas for recipes and have to resort to turning their current products inside out?
Curious in Candyland
Dear Curious,
Yes, you are exactly right. Take a look at the following list of ingredients:
Chocolate, peanut butter, peanuts, nougat, caramel, puffed rice, raisins, almonds, malted milk, cookie wafers, toffee, taffy, coconut, mint, sprinkles.
Every candy bar or candy bar product available will consist of a few things off of that list.
When you think of chocolate and mint. You think of Junior Mints or York peppermint patties. Junior Mints own the bite-sized market, while York has a monopoly when it comes to disc-shaped minty choco-treats.
These pioneers of candy (Reese's, Hershey, M&M, Twix, Butterfinger, Snickers, Milky Way, Goobers, Whoppers, Snow Caps, 3 Musketeers, Baby Ruth, Almond Joy, Mounds, Junior Mints, York, Crunch, Raisinettes, Kit Kat and a few select others) have invented and marketed every possible candy bar treat. 
A few others tried and failed over the years. Remember Grizzly Bites? Chocolate Covered Salmon Treats. Didn't work, because salmon is not a desirable candy ingredient.
So keep your eye out for more new twists on old products when it comes to candy.
Sincerely,
The Undaground
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006
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3 comments:
thanks for the insight to the mysterious world of sweet treats - I bet Timothy Treadwell wishes he had a couple Grizzley Bites in his pocket instead of a pocket mirror and brush. What was he thinking? That he could comb his way out of a jam? Curious in Candyland
I recently tried chocolate covered gummy bears, which I'm guessing is like the Chocolate Covered Salmon Treats mentioned, and I'm not going to lie, I liked it a lot. I was hesitent at first, but if you're ever in a store like the Sweet Factory and see them, try a scoop.
I've had the chocolate covered gummy bears and I wholeheartedly agree with you. It was an impulse purchase in the Blockbuster line. They're quite good.
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