Why does this food even exist?

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  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    Candy corn. Wtf.

    I was just coming in here to post that.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    edited December 2017
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    pogiguy05 wrote: »
    Candy corn. Wtf.

    Exactly how can they even call it corn. Why does the corn industry not sue for defamation of character.

    Do you realize that candy corn is one of a whole class of candy called "mellocreme"? It also includes the peculiar squatty-shaped orange pumpkins with fat green stems, Valentine hearts, and some odd Christmas shapes. I think they contain carnauba wax (seriously).

    I only know this because one of my rowing coaches was obsessed with mellocreme candy, malted milk balls, and slightly stale marshmallow Peeps.

    One of those things your rowing coach was obsessed with is not like the others.

    In that it is a perfectly palatable candy (which I can no longer eat). The other two? Blech.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Cbean08 wrote: »
    turducken
    ham spread
    bologna
    rocky mountain oysters (google it if you must)

    What's wrong with turducken? Slight poultry overload perhaps...

    Needs bacon.

    https://www.echelonfoods.com/products/bacon-wrapped-turducken-premium-roast

    And up here we call them prairie oysters. A by-product of the steering process. Nope. Not gonna try them.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Candy corn. Wtf.

    I like candy corn.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    Candy corn. Wtf.

    I like candy corn.

    Eat it all and keep it far away from the rest of us.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    Candy corn. Wtf.

    I like candy corn.

    Eat it all and keep it far away from the rest of us.

    They would take away from my wine calories is all.

    Wine > candy corn

    Fair point well made.
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  • TheHawk007
    TheHawk007 Posts: 270 Member
    Fruitcake? Well, if you are what you eat....

    Salted licorice? Never heard of that. You take a nice cherry Red Vine, and somebody went "This needs sodium" WTF is that?

    Like all things, Spam (in moderation) is okay. Cubed and mixed with scrambled eggs is better than ham, IMHO.

    3 Musketeers? Only candy that gives me instant diarrhea.........just horrible
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    TheHawk007 wrote: »
    Fruitcake? Well, if you are what you eat....

    Salted licorice? Never heard of that. You take a nice cherry Red Vine, and somebody went "This needs sodium" WTF is that?

    Like all things, Spam (in moderation) is okay. Cubed and mixed with scrambled eggs is better than ham, IMHO.

    3 Musketeers? Only candy that gives me instant diarrhea.........just horrible

    Salted licorice is licorice flavoured, not red vine flavoured (calling that stuff licorice is wrong imo)...
  • TheHawk007
    TheHawk007 Posts: 270 Member
    Okay, NOT red vine, but still.............Don't know about you, but I gotta watch my sodium, amongst other things
  • newheavensearth
    newheavensearth Posts: 870 Member
    Candy corn. Wtf.

    I like candy corn.

    +1
    This year's gourmet varieties I found by Brach's were mint chocolate chip and caramel apple.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    Licorice in CHOCOLATE?

    That's an abomination. I'm sitting here feeling truly offended on chocolate's behalf. What did it ever do to deserve such treatment?
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    JeepHair77 wrote: »
    Why is carrot cake a thing? Why in the world did someone look at cake and say to themselves, "This needs a vegetable"?

    Because you need a means to shovel in cream cheese icing. And I love me some Swiss Cake Rolls.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Licorice in CHOCOLATE?

    That's an abomination. I'm sitting here feeling truly offended on chocolate's behalf. What did it ever do to deserve such treatment?

    it's truly disgusting. :anguished:
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    dinadyna21 wrote: »
    Hamsibian wrote: »
    3 Musketeers. Why??

    +1 Still can't figure out who buys those nasty things.

    yessss they are terrible
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    TheHawk007 wrote: »
    Fruitcake? Well, if you are what you eat....

    Salted licorice? Never heard of that. You take a nice cherry Red Vine, and somebody went "This needs sodium" WTF is that?

    Like all things, Spam (in moderation) is okay. Cubed and mixed with scrambled eggs is better than ham, IMHO.

    3 Musketeers? Only candy that gives me instant diarrhea.........just horrible

    Salted licorice is licorice flavoured, not red vine flavoured (calling that stuff licorice is wrong imo)...

    i live in denmark where licorice is in literally everything.
    • Salted licorice? Got it.
    • "Sweet" licorice? Check.
    • Licorice in Chocolate bars.
    • Licorice in Ice Cream.
    • Licorice in cookies.
    • Licorice in bread.
    • Licorice in alcohol? of course.
    • licorice flødeboller? you bet!
    • Licorice gum? hahaha

    Welcome to my licorice hell.

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    YUCK! Why do they have the licorice obsession LOL.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    TheHawk007 wrote: »
    Fruitcake? Well, if you are what you eat....

    Salted licorice? Never heard of that. You take a nice cherry Red Vine, and somebody went "This needs sodium" WTF is that?

    Like all things, Spam (in moderation) is okay. Cubed and mixed with scrambled eggs is better than ham, IMHO.

    3 Musketeers? Only candy that gives me instant diarrhea.........just horrible

    Salted licorice is licorice flavoured, not red vine flavoured (calling that stuff licorice is wrong imo)...

    i live in denmark where licorice is in literally everything.
    • Salted licorice? Got it.
    • "Sweet" licorice? Check.
    • Licorice in Chocolate bars.
    • Licorice in Ice Cream.
    • Licorice in cookies.
    • Licorice in bread.
    • Licorice in alcohol? of course.
    • licorice flødeboller? you bet!
    • Licorice gum? hahaha

    Welcome to my licorice hell.

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    YUCK! Why do they have the licorice obsession LOL.

    i dont know and don't get it.

    normal black licorice is enough, but salted licorice? who even came up with that?
  • dmich3210
    dmich3210 Posts: 3 Member
    edited December 2017
    I love European licorice - but I can see how it is an acquired taste. FWIW, it isn’t flavored with table salt, it’s Ammonium Chloride a/k/a Sal Ammoniac. It has its own unique flavor, and European licorices aren’t always even prominently flavored with anise extract, the flavor most Americans think of as “licorice flavor”. Licorice root per se, to my palate, is pretty flavorless, sweetish with just a little overtone of Earthy mustiness. More medicinal than culinary.

    When I was a child, 1970s, licorice ice cream was available in the US, particularly around Halloween, and that was a personal favorite, too. I haven’t seen it in at least 30 years.
  • mgalsf12
    mgalsf12 Posts: 350 Member
    I actually like fruit cake (homemade), rum cake, liquor filled chocolates...I don't like store bought baked goods like Little Debbie or Hostess stuff.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    JeepHair77 wrote: »
    dinadyna21 wrote: »
    Hamsibian wrote: »
    3 Musketeers. Why??

    +1 Still can't figure out who buys those nasty things.

    *raises hand* I'm keeping 3 Musketeers and Circus Peanuts on the shelves, single-handedly.

    3 Musketeers are alright, but holy crap I forgot about Circus Peanuts and their terribleness.
  • Sp1tfire
    Sp1tfire Posts: 1,120 Member
    pogiguy05 wrote: »
    Candy corn. Wtf.

    Exactly how can they even call it corn. Why does the corn industry not sue for defamation of character.

    It is made of corn syrup perhaps? :o
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    katadx wrote: »
    pogiguy05 wrote: »
    Candy corn. Wtf.

    Exactly how can they even call it corn. Why does the corn industry not sue for defamation of character.

    It is made of corn syrup perhaps? :o

    it's called candy corn because it looks like kernels of corn.

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    I personally love it and circus peanuts. :)
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    TheHawk007 wrote: »
    Fruitcake? Well, if you are what you eat....

    Salted licorice? Never heard of that. You take a nice cherry Red Vine, and somebody went "This needs sodium" WTF is that?

    Like all things, Spam (in moderation) is okay. Cubed and mixed with scrambled eggs is better than ham, IMHO.

    3 Musketeers? Only candy that gives me instant diarrhea.........just horrible

    Salted licorice is licorice flavoured, not red vine flavoured (calling that stuff licorice is wrong imo)...

    i live in denmark where licorice is in literally everything.
    • Salted licorice? Got it.
    • "Sweet" licorice? Check.
    • Licorice in Chocolate bars.
    • Licorice in Ice Cream.
    • Licorice in cookies.
    • Licorice in bread.
    • Licorice in alcohol? of course.
    • licorice flødeboller? you bet!
    • Licorice gum? hahaha

    Welcome to my licorice hell.

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    I'm coming to visit - I love licorice!

    @GottaBurnEmAll, have you not ever had or seen licorice bullets? (choc covered licorice) they're delicious!
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    I loathe licorice. The only thing remotely licorice flavored I can handle are anise flavored pizelles, and I haven't had them in years since I was diagnosed with celiac disease. And I think I used to like them more for the nostalgia factor than the actual taste. My grandmother made really good pizelles.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Wax candy bottles. And Thrills gum. Oh and rum-raisin ice cream. (I'm not normally big on rum, though I do like it with cinnamon in a sauce for cooked fruit. The raisins just make it worse, though.)