Sweet Stuff - Blooms Candy & Soda Pop Shop

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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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.

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.  

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 This bar was originally made by the Wayne Bun Candy Company back in the 1920s.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.

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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First it's Candy, Then it's Gum!

Made since 1918, Cherry Mash was once the best selling candy bar in the country.  Now, Cherry Mash is still the best selling cherry flavored candy bar in the country.  The candy consists of a soft cherry flavored center containing maraschino cherries and covered in a mix of chopped roasted peanuts and chocolate coating.

Cherry Mash was originally called Cherry Chase, Cherry Chaser and then finally Cherry Mash as we know it.    Its made by  Chase Candy Company in their factory in St Joseph, Missouri.  It can be found in the Midwest in grocery and convenience stores or right here in Dallas, at Blooms Candy Shop.

Heck, you can even follow Cherry Mash on Facebook, here.  While your at it, you should follow Blooms Candy Shop too!

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Three crab apples high, the Smurfs are remembered by me as a Saturday Morning Cartoon Staple.  I was already past the lunch box phase at that point but I totally would have carried one of these in my younger days.

After a long, 20 year hiatus this nougat/taffy is back on the market and we already have it in stock!