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!!!!