My favorite candies

I can't think about the insanity of politics today. So instead, I choose to focus on all the favorite sweets in my life.

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
and I want a LOT of it...

Mike & Ike - My all-time favorite snacker. Like jelly beans, but "jellier". Sweeter. Sour-er. Better shape. Convenient box.

MilkDuds - No other choice for watching a movie, and the ONLY candy worth paying $3.50 a single-serving box for. Chewy. Chocolate & caramel. What's not to like, except that they run out too soon?

Orange Slices - Mmmm. Large, fruity (if you get a good brand), chewy, granulated sugar on the outside, smooth and chewy on the inside. Shaped appropriately. Runner-up: multi-flavor fruit slices.

Sweet Tarts - Woefully misnamed. These little buggers are the bomb! A light dusting of sweetness on first sample, followed by a fruity explosion of tongue-curling sourness that keeps you coming back again and again! Small ones are best, because those gigantic Sweet Tarts get too messy to eat after a few nibbles.

Lik-em-ade - Basically powder-version of Sweet Tarts. This brand was in a paper pouch. Another version - Pixie Sticks - was packaged in thin paper straws. Both allow you to dump quantities of powdered Sweet Tarts directly on your toungue for a sweet/sour sensation. Beware - these are also messy.

Reisen - To die for. Chocolate nougats that start hard and gradually become chewy, and the chocolate keeps getting more intense. Buy a bag for yourself, and you will eat enough at one sitting to make you feel sick.

Candy Corn - I would have traded all the candy in my Halloween collection for Candy Corn, and often tried. What are they - just sugar? I don't know. Corn syrup, 3 colors, and you have to eat them one color at a time. First the white tip, then the orange middle, then the chocolate bottom.

Snickers - An angel visited the designer of this exquisit treat, and inspired the candy bar that will never be beat. Rumor has it that this candy bar may have been alien technology recovered from the Roswell UFO crash site...

Bit-O-Honey - Well, it will pull your fillings out, but it must be experienced. Peanut butter, honey, toffee. Another hard candy that turns chewy and juicy in your mouth, and keeps you reaching for more.

Hershey Kisses - Just good, solid, milk chocolate. Who could ask for anything more?

I may add to this list as I consider all the candy I enjoy. Feel free to add your favorites too.