Poor as Dirt Filter: Best Candy Recipes for Gift Giving? [more inside]
posted by unlucky.lisp on Nov 5, 2009 - 31 answers

Why do I want to eat candy so badly? [more inside]
posted by orville sash on Oct 13, 2009 - 21 answers

Where can I find Nestle Smarties in Denver? [more inside]
posted by paisley sheep on Oct 5, 2009 - 14 answers

Can you recommend a recipe for chocolate-coated creamy caramels (with creamy being the operative adjective)? Also, your candy-making tips. [more inside]
posted by halogen on Aug 28, 2009 - 10 answers

Where can I buy an Aero bar in Minneapolis?
posted by punishinglemur on Aug 7, 2009 - 8 answers

Looking to jazz up my plain-jane homemade chocolate fudge. What are some creative and delicious ideas for fudge flavors and additives? [more inside]
posted by Bardolph on Jul 28, 2009 - 29 answers

Caffeinated candy suggestions? Please help me find the Blitz mints I want. [more inside]
posted by pseudostrabismus on Jul 21, 2009 - 8 answers

Has anybody seen the limited edition coconut m&m's for sale in Chicago? If so, where? [more inside]
posted by HeroZero on Jun 25, 2009 - 6 answers

Looking for recommendations for high quality hard candies that a psychotherapist could leave out in a dish for clients. I'm thinking of fruit candies dusted with sugar, but other recommendations are welcome. I'm looking for something very classy and exquisitely tasty. Cost really isn't an issue.
posted by carterk on May 1, 2009 - 33 answers

A few years ago I had these tiny little hard candy drops of pure anise that I'm pretty sure I got at Cost Plus, but Cost Plus no longer sells them. I remember they were round, about the size of a small lentil, came in small tin sort of like Altoid smalls, and very, very intensely anise flavored. What were they and where can I buy them now?
posted by aspo on Apr 22, 2009 - 12 answers

I am looking for small candies shaped like musical notes. Searches on Google and Froogle (Google Product Search) turn up nothing useful. Can anyone suggest a supplier, please?
posted by zainsubani on Mar 16, 2009 - 9 answers

Where can we buy bulk candy on the cheap? [more inside]
posted by explosion on Mar 11, 2009 - 23 answers

Best strategy for a gummy bear eating contest? [more inside]
posted by jwfree on Feb 25, 2009 - 35 answers

My favorite holiday, Half-Price Candy Day, happens four times a year: Nov. 1, Dec. 26, Feb. 15, and the day after Easter. I usually hit a chain drugstore or grocery store for my Conversation Hearts or Robin's Eggs, but it just occurred to me that I could probably do better. [more inside]
posted by doift on Feb 13, 2009 - 11 answers

[FoodFindFilter] Where can I purchase German candy manufactured by Hitschler called "Sowas" in the Seattle area or online? [more inside]
posted by karizma on Feb 5, 2009 - 8 answers

I need recipes for sweets to use a bunch of candied chillies. [more inside]
posted by piedmont on Dec 20, 2008 - 3 answers

What should I do with five pounds of failed peanut brittle? [more inside]
posted by M.C. Lo-Carb! on Dec 19, 2008 - 10 answers

I want some shockingly delicious black licorice candy! What NYC candy stores should I visit? [more inside]
posted by bahama mama on Dec 14, 2008 - 11 answers

I love this song by Dolly, but what exactly is a "Hard Candy Christmas"?
posted by Ugh on Dec 4, 2008 - 9 answers

Where can I find spicy hot mango Mexican candy online? [more inside]
posted by RobotVoodooPower on Nov 5, 2008 - 4 answers

What was the most memorable Halloween treat you ever received when going door to door as a kid? Looking for creative or unique things to give out during Halloween. [more inside]
posted by ShootTheMoon on Oct 22, 2008 - 59 answers

So, what's the current Received Wisdom on what to do when you get home and find that your 5 year old has lifted a couple pieces of candy at the grocery store without benefit of payment? [more inside]
posted by baylink on Oct 7, 2008 - 35 answers

So how many actual peanuts are there in a Snickers bar? [more inside]
posted by caroljean63 on Oct 2, 2008 - 12 answers

My taste buds, when awakened, almost hurt, and certainly make me cringe. [more inside]
posted by ChickenringNYC on Aug 15, 2008 - 12 answers

Where is the best place in Las Vegas to buy Jelly Belly Black Licorice jellybeans in bulk? [more inside]
posted by the luke parker fiasco on Jul 13, 2008 - 5 answers

I want to recreate some delicious candied herbs I'd purchased in Italy several years ago, and am utterly unable to find a recipe for candy-coating herbs or making dragees. To clarify, I'm looking to achieve the hard candy coating you find on Jordan Almonds or on the candied fennel seeds you find as part of mukhwas at Indian restaurants. The only advice I've found is in this book from 1800 - surely someone has made these since then!
posted by judith on Jul 11, 2008 - 6 answers

Is there a good tasting, long lasting, hard candy that won't kill my mouth? [more inside]
posted by Geppp on Jun 13, 2008 - 11 answers

Why would it be that every Halloween here in Phoenix I get a bunch of adult Trick or Treaters who are have perfunctory costumes or, much more typically, no costume at all? [more inside]
posted by TheManChild2000 on Jun 1, 2008 - 28 answers

How would one make chocolate-covered Peeps? [more inside]
posted by 0xFCAF on May 6, 2008 - 16 answers

Where on the Web can I find a specific guide to chocolates from See's Candies? [more inside]
posted by poulet on May 5, 2008 - 6 answers

I want to eat healthy, but have an almost uncontrollable sweet-tooth. What can I do to control myself? [more inside]
posted by rybreadmed on Apr 20, 2008 - 28 answers

Mint me, MeFi! What are the best mints I can mail-order from Canada? [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on Apr 18, 2008 - 9 answers

Where to get candied chickpeas in the San Francisco Bay Area? [more inside]
posted by rafter on Apr 14, 2008 - 6 answers

Urgent: Help me find a business that does same-day delivery of chocolate or other treats in Manhattan. [more inside]
posted by brain_drain on Mar 10, 2008 - 5 answers

Where the heck can I find pretzel rings? Not twists, not sticks, not rods... rings! [more inside]
posted by houseofdanie on Mar 5, 2008 - 11 answers

Help me think of interesting American things to send to my European friend! [more inside]
posted by Mael Oui on Feb 17, 2008 - 52 answers

Is there anywhere online where I can order candy corn off-season? [more inside]
posted by dismas on Jan 21, 2008 - 11 answers

A couple of years ago – post-911, maybe in 2002 or 2003 – my local post office in Canada was handing out a list of things that could no longer be mailed into the U.S., which included any commercially made candy, even in small amounts as personal gifts. [more inside]
posted by zadcat on Jan 18, 2008 - 5 answers

Do you have a recipe for pecan pralines using evaporated milk that has been successful for you? The web is full of heavy cream-based recipes, but I just ate a fabulous one made with evap milk, so I'd like to start there. If you can advise on stirring/not stirring and temperature to cook to, I'd appreciate that too.
posted by sevenstars on Dec 10, 2007 - 3 answers

stop me from fattening up for the winter. [more inside]
posted by twistofrhyme on Dec 9, 2007 - 23 answers

Are Andes Mints no longer sold through retail stores? In the last few months I haven't been able to find them in any of our local stores. I've checked Kroger, Meijer, and a local independent grocery. Nothing on their website, though it looks like it hasn't been updated recently.
posted by Lentrohamsanin on Nov 25, 2007 - 23 answers

I'm looking for sugar-free hard candy in unusual flavors - particularly violet or other floral flavors. [more inside]
posted by Metroid Baby on Nov 20, 2007 - 7 answers

Can you tweak this Nigella Lawson peanut butter cup recipe to be lower on the glycemic index? [more inside]
posted by cda on Nov 16, 2007 - 18 answers

I am researching the best way to accomplish this task: make life-sized, edible, realistic replicas of a razor blade, suitable to bring to a Halloween party next year. What sort of candy medium would work bestl?
posted by freshwater_pr0n on Nov 1, 2007 - 8 answers

What can I hand out at the door this Hallowe'en that'll be a bit better than the usual sort of treat? [more inside]
posted by kmennie on Oct 26, 2007 - 43 answers

I need cheap bulk candy (preferably of a mixed variety). The cheaper, the better. What's the best place online to order it? [more inside]
posted by ThePinkSuperhero on Oct 17, 2007 - 8 answers

What chocolate, candy, sweets, etc, from Canada should I send to my friend in Germany? What do I have here that she would never have tried there?
posted by arcticwoman on Sep 22, 2007 - 34 answers

Candy question. Has anyone run across candy that's similar to hot chocolate powder pressed into the form of a bar? I tasted something like this in Germany in the mid-1970s and it was great. For the candy experts, how might I cook such a thing? [more inside]
posted by stam_broker on Sep 9, 2007 - 11 answers

I'm attempting to find somewhere to buy this Japanese candy and having no luck at all. [more inside]
posted by divka on Aug 1, 2007 - 5 answers

Where can I buy Amira tamarind candy in the DC metro area? [more inside]
posted by arianell on Jul 30, 2007 - 3 answers