dips, UFO’s, necco wafers, love hearts, sweet tarts, bottle caps (!), circus peanuts, and something we used to call "glass candy"...clear hard candy .

Twizzlers Mary Janes Nerds Bottle Caps I miss those crappy candy cigarettes of my childhood, too. Chalky goodness!

with an unrelenting obsession centered around obscure candy bars. My question is, where can I find such regional rarities as the Clark Bar, the Valomilk, the Twin Bing, and the Idaho Spud? Will I have to order them? Or is there a...

I’m talking about the candy that you love but cannot find anywhere. But when you do find it you buy it no matter where you are. It could be a candy from another country that you can’t find in yours or just a candy...

the cap. Load the paper tube with the Mentos, using your thumb to secure the candy. Position the tube directly over the neck of the bottle as close to the bottle as you can. Move your thumb out of the way so that the Mentos all...

they had a "movie candy" special—big boxes of Raisinets and Sno-Caps for 99 cents each. I’m going over there this weekend to stock up on dried fruit & chocolate-covered matzos for Passover.

Mental_Floss magazine’s blog is a rich source of information on odd edibles.

Pancakes-in-a-can? For reals? Pass the spray syrup, please.

Food-themed scents.

I just returned to Boston from San Fran. One of my fav. vendors in the Ferry Building is Far West Funghi. With their packages of dried candy caps, they include a recipe for the cookies mentioned in the title. Has anyone ever...

fresh tasting, vibrant and bursting with flavor. Ginger Braised Shiitake Mushrooms- Reminiscent of really good Asian soup. Perfectly balanced and flavorful. Very enjoyable. Portobello Mushroom Burger- Very tasty. Candy Cap Bread...

Yep I’m there. I am going on Sunday for sure. I do some foraging myself, mostly porcinis, chantrelles(sp and candy caps.

and a glass of pinot gris. For desert, there was a wicked cheese selection, but I remembered that Patrice Demers was the desert chef there, and could not pass the occasion to taste his creations. I got the "crème prise au...

Do you mean after flipping the cap back? Many have that little nipple thing that needs to be cut off,

Following up my own query. Found a great source of jelly beans - Candy Castle at 1853 Mass Av in Lexington. It’s next door to Via Lago, don’t know how I missed it in the past. Around 40 different flavours of jelly...