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WordPress Prompt: What’s your favorite candy?

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What an un-serious, silly question. It’s today’s WordPress prompt and it’s weirdly perfect for my current mood.

And, well, I love candy. And Valentine’s Day is next week, for which Mr. None of the Above never fails to buy me a huge box of chocolates to express his devotion to me. Next week is also my grandson’s birthday. He loves candy too.

One of my favorite candies (like I can pick just one!) is the underappreciated Almond Joy bar. It’s a favorite of our grandson too, which surprises me, as kids are not supposed to like coconut, right?

My least favorite childhood nickname was “candy queen”. I think it came about when I was the youngest in a long line of cousins on my Mom’s side. In the summers, we’d often drive a few hours to spend time with her side of the family, where in the itsy-bitsy town they lived was a bar/candy store. Well, to me it really was a candy store (with all the candy housed in a glass case by the cash register). One of my older cousins would take me there, and I’d buy all the candy I could with whatever change I had been given by my Mom.

So, I feel pretty qualified to write about the topic of candy. I also have the dental work to show for it. At a recent dental exam, it was noted that I’ve “had a lot of work done” on my teeth. Let’s just say I spent an above-average amount of time at the dentist growing up. Thankfully, I also developed excellent dental hygiene habits as an adult so I’ve still got all my original teeth!

Back to the question at hand.

In no particular order, my favorite candies (besides Almond Joy) are:

  • Licorice: black or red only please. I prefer red, whether it’s Red Vines or Twizzlers
  • Peanut butter Snickers (an old boss of mine used to keep these on her desk during team meetings and I loved her for it)
  • Gummy bears (especially the yellow and orange ones)
  • Apple-flavored Jolly Ranchers
  • Peanut or Peanut Butter M ‘n M’s
  • Salt Water taffy
  • Those black and white (and pink?) licorice flavored taffies from way back in the olden days
  • Take 5 bars
  • Dark chocolate peanut butter cups from Trader Joe’s

There’s no doubt in my mind that I’ve forgotten some of my favorites, but right now…guess what?

I want candy!!!!

5 thoughts on “WordPress Prompt: What’s your favorite candy?”

  1. Rhonda,

    This was a fun read, Miss Candy Queen! So, because sometimes I feel like a nut…OH MY GOD I LOVE ALMOND JOY!!!!! I’m glad you do, too! Also, Turtles! Kit Kats, Peanut Butter Cups, Toblerone, Mounds, Gummi Bears, Snickers, Milky Way and 100,000 Bars! Oh and Heath Bars! And chocolate covered cherries and Ghiradelli and Nestlé Crunch. And Godiva chocolates! Dove are good, too. Okay, I’ll stop now. No I won’t…Starburst and I’m sure I’m forgetting a few others. Smartees…

    And I’m learning to appreciate Zero Sugar Candy, too!

    🙂🙃🙂 Mona

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      1. You know, it’s less sweet, but sweet enough! I got some for David because he loves Peanut M&M’s, but then he got in trouble with his doctor, who told him to “quit eating sh*t” because it was creating a lot of health problems for him! Anyway, at Christmas, I wanted to get him some candy (we all get candy at Christmas) and they already had heart-shaped boxes of chocolates for Valentine’s Day on display, including boxes that had the Zero Sugar candies. (I bet they already have Easter stuff in the stores by now.) I got him a couple of boxes. So, basically, David’s already received his Valentine’s Day candy from me at Christmas! (I’m sure I’ll get him more for V-Day, though, just cuz I love him! *sigh*) Anyway, he liked it so much that he asked me to get him more. I found more in just regular bags on the candy aisle. David gave me a couple of the different kinds to try. Not bad. I mean they’re not Turtles, but still… So, now, that’s what I get David. Ryan, though? He found out he also likes them and he will eat all of David’s candy in a heartbeat. Ryan has zero self-control when it comes to candy; which is why we try not to keep it in the house except on special occasions. Also, David needs to find a new place to hide his candy stash. And, also, I think it might have Stevia, but I’m not positive. That was probably more info that you asked for…sorry about that! Mona

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