Sweet Stuff - Blooms Candy & Soda Pop Shop
More Bacon Stuff - Bacon Effervescent Drink Tabs
Here they are, Bacon Drink Tabs...
Adding to our ridiculously large collection of bacon related items we now have these Bacon Drink Tabs here in our Candy Store in Carrollton.
Pop one of these tablets into a drink of water and they instantly begin to dissolve and bubble up creating a bacon flavored soda. Dont limit yourself to water, they will also work in milk, juice or soda too. Definitley great for making bizarre beverages or even slipping one into a friends drink.
Each tin comes with 24 tabs for your enjoyment!
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Circus Peanuts in Lucky Charms?
While researching Circus Peanuts candy for this blog I was surprised to discover that Circus Peanuts were the inspiration of Lucky Charms Cereal in 1963! General Mills used shavings of Circus Peanuts to enhance the cereal and Lucky Charms was born.
The peanut shaped gummy candy was actually invented in the 16th century. Originally it
was produced as an orange flavor only available seasonally due to the lack of packaging available to preserve it. It was sold as penny candy and available in most five and dime stores. It was made available year round in the 1940s due to innovation in confectionery and polyethylene packaging.
Through the years circus peanut candy has been made in a variety of colors and flavors although the orange is the tried and true favorite. I would tend to agree. :)
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October 2010 - Mmmmmmmm, bacon candy more!
We have a small sign in our window that I change occasionally to highlight different items we have in the store. The "MMMMMMMMM....Bacon Candy" sign has been the biggest draw thus far.
We have had tons of people walk in and immediately ask "Where's the Bacon?". Our response is to point them in the direction of this display and talk them through our bacon stuff.
Shown here are the following:
- Bacon Band Aids - They look like a strip of uncooked bacon..very realistic looking!
- Bacon Beans - Bacon flavored bean candies, in a tin shaped like, what else, a strip of bacon
- Bacon Lip Balm - Bacon flavored lip balm
- Bacon Toothpicks - Bacon flavored toothpicks to pick the bacon out of your teeth
- Bacon Air Freshner - Shaped like 3 pieces of bacon and scented like bacon
- Bacon Dental Floss - If you have more time on your hands and still have bacon in your teeth, use this for a healthier mouth!
- Man Bait - Maple Bacon Suckers - Maple flavored suckers with a bit of salty bacon inside (these are my favorite, reminds me of when you have bacon that falls into the syrup from your pancakes..mmmm)
- BaconPop - Bacon Flavored Popcorn!
- Bacon Cheddar Salt - Add Bacon flavor to ANYTHING!
- Bacon Candle - Thats right, a candle that scented like bacon
- Bacon Gift Set - Filled with diffferent varieties of BaconSalt and includes a jar of Baconnaise, bacon flavored mayonnaise, and bacon lip balm
Got ZOTZ? Its Where the Fizz Is!
Zotz Fizz Power Candy
The original Zotz Fizz Power Candies were introduced in 1968. Within one year they had quickly become the hottest selling kids candy in the business. What made Zotz unique was the flavored fizz center which everyone found crazy & irresistible. Zotz is a hard candy manufactured by G.B. Ambrosoli. G.B. Ambrosoli is wholly owned and operated by the Ambrosoli family, in Como Italy, since 1920.
With new packages Zotz are sure to attract a whole new generation of Zotz customers. The original Zotz customers (like me) now have children of their own, and remain loyal consumers when they can find them. There are two different boxes of Zotz flavors; One box contains Lemon, Orange and Grape, the other has Cherry, Watermelon and Sour Apple.
New Candy!
British / UK Candy - Smarties
Not to be mistaken with the tart pastel colored rolled candy that we remember from our American youth, Nestle Smarties are a favourite (See that? I used the Canadian/British spelling) of our British & Candian friends.
Nestle Smarties are a candy covered chocolate candies that have been around for a heck of a long time. Smarties have been around since at least 1882! These candies are oblate shaped (not round, not oval, not even a sphere) chocolate "beans". Originally made by Rowntree they were marketed as just that, "Chocolate Beans", then "Smarties Chocolate Beans" in 1977.
Nestle has been making them in Canada since 1918 but their largest manufacturing facility is based in Germany, supporting the UK demand.
Unlike the American M&M, Smarties have more variety, coming in 8 different colors and are packaged in a cardboard box in a hexagonal shape. This is the variety we carry in our Dallas Candy Shop.
These are a great addition to our British Candy Section .. seen in the center on the third shelf. Stop by and get smarter!
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Annabelle's BIG HUNK Bar .. Who doesn't love a Big Hunk?
Who doesn't love a Big Hunk? A generous portion of chewy, honey-sweetened nougat filled with whole roasted peanuts.
While looking for information on the Big Hunk bar, I accidentally typed in Big Hung bar....THAT was a fatal error on my part. I really need to slow down and type more slowly, and accurately. Yipes.
Anyways, on to the candy. What I did learn about our Nostalgic Candy Friend, is that BIG HUNK is true to its name. BIG HUNK is one of the few candy bar items on the market today with very low fat content and qualifies as a "LOW FAT" item, just 3 grams of fat for a generous 2-oz bar.
Big Hunk Candy Bar is predominately distributed from the West Coast to Texas. Acquired by Annabelle's Candy back in 1970 from Golden Nugget Candy Company, Big Hunk has maintained it's loyal following since the early 1950's.
Anabelle's Candy also manufactures the Look! Bar, Abba-Zaba, Rocky Road Bar and U-No Bars. I'm happy to say that we carry all of these candy bars in our Candy Shop here in Dallas (Carrollton).
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Pearson's Bun Bars, Nut Goodies, Nut Rolls
We just can't stop adding new stuff to our Candy Store here in Dallas. This weeks new add's are the Pearson's Nut Goodie Bar, The Bun Bar in Vanilla & Caramel & the Nut Roll. That's right candy fans.. were nuts.
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Pearsons Nut Goodie - Dallas |
First lets talk about the Nut Goodie. A Nut Goodie is made of milk chocolate and nut clusters, weighing in at 1.75 oz of Nut Goodie-ness. Introduced to the world in 1912, its a cluster of real milk chocolate and nuts with a maple favored center. Those aren't just any peanuts, they are fresh, unsalted Virginia peanuts too.
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| Pearson's Bun Bar Caramel & Bun Bar Vanilla Dallas |
Lets move the discussion on to the Buns. Bun Caramel & Bun Vanilla. Bun's are nut and milk chocolate patty filled with a white fudge/fondant (vanilla or maple) or caramel. This bar was originally made by the Wayne Bun Candy Company back in the 1920s. The Bun Bar was bought by Clark and then later sold to Pearsons in 1998. Same as above, these are made with fresh unsalted Virginia nuts and real milk chocolate.
We also brought in the Pearson's Salted Nut Roll. While Pearson's cant be known for their catchy product names, they are known for the use of real milk chocolate and (here we go again) fresh unsalted Virginia peanuts. The Salted Nut Roll is a creamy nougat center, surrounded by caramel and rolled in those nuts.
Retro Cool Back to School - Tin Lunch Boxes
Just in time for back to school here in Dallas, Blooms Candy Shop has got four new retro tin lunch boxes.
A favorite from the 80's, from the Muppet Show, the Animal tin lunch box. In his full glory, behind his set of drums Animal comes alive.. in tin.
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Nostalgic Candy - Razzles
First it's Candy, Then it's Gum!
Morphing from a tasty, fruit-flavored candy into an equally tasty and chewable piece of gum, Razzles offers a hybrid of confectionary treats in every round, bite-sized tablet.
We carry the regular Razzles and the Tropical Razzles currently. However, if we get requests for it we can also add the Sour Razzles to Candy Store inventory.
Stop by Blooms Candy Shop and feel free to consume the whole package at once so you too can re-create that jaw-locking enjoyment withe Razzles.
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