Plugging for Russell Stover
01.16.09 (12:19 am) [edit]
I got a box of Russell Stover Organic Pecan Delights for the New Year. They're a mouthful of chocolatey heaven, if you ask me. What I like is that I don't have to play Russian roulette when I bite into one, like I do when I get a Whitman's Sampler. It seems that every time I pick up a chocolate from the Whitman's box, it's always a cherry cordial. For the record, I hate cherry cordial. Tastes like the cough syrup I took as a kid. I'm sure there are people who love them. Otherwise, why would they keep being manufactured? I'm not one of them. Give me nuts in my chocolate. Heaven.
Final thoughts: Get the nuts out of my life, though. Please.
Final thoughts: Get the nuts out of my life, though. Please.
posted by: alaskawildflowers (reply)
post date: 01.15.09 (9:35 am)
did you know, you can tell by the way the swirl lies on the chocolate what the filling is? It's called "candy talk," and each manufacturer makes up their own design. We used to carry Baker's, a small company in Seattle doing hand-dipped chocolates, and if you pay attention, you can read the swirls. Of course, it's sometimes more fun to just bite. As Forrest says, "life is like a box...." :-)
posted by: barnabus1 (reply)
post date: 01.15.09 (12:11 pm)
Have you tried that dark chocolate that you can eat all you want?...You won't want much though...it's too filling!! I got some from shopco...called Ghirardelli Squares...but...60% Cacao so super healthy stuff!! Even though the squares are small just a couple really fill one up...and they not overly sweet, like other dark and milk chocolates! Give it a shot!! Oh yeah...No Nuts!!
posted by: SupremeAnna (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (12:09 pm)
Reply to: alaskawildflowers
That's fascinating! I never knew that. I'll pay more attention next time. :) thanks for the info!
posted by: SupremeAnna (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (12:10 pm)
Reply to: barnabus1
i'm not big on dark chocolate...i find it a bit bitter, but i heard it's healthy so maybe i can eat it and please my mom. :)
posted by: barnabus1 (reply)
post date: 01.16.09 (12:16 pm)
Reply to: SupremeAnna
Not all dark chocolate is healthy...most are full of sugar, the 60% cacao has sugar only once as the 2nd ingredient after Cocao, so it's not sweet, but one or two little squares really fill you up!! Very heart healthy!!!