Welcome to the Candy Bowl blog. It is hoped that this blog will not be defined by a single candy bowl, but will become a place to talk about the candies in our lives. That said, I can only start with what I know.
Big changes are coming to the candy bowl. With the arrival of a host of new flavors, we will also welcome back an old friend -- uncertainty.
In the interim, this is probably a good time to talk about what's been on offer up to now. And, while there's no guarantee that praising a candy will lead to its eventual reappearance, other avenues, such as savoring (or suffering) in silence, are far less likely to lead to that outcome.
So here goes.
Please remove all high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) from your bowl. King Corn must be defeated.
ReplyDeleteAttempting to remove corn from our diets is nothing more than a denial of the contribution Native Americans have made to our nation's sustenance. The reign of Corn has been a benevolent one, and nothing says benevolence like sweet, sweet candy.
ReplyDeleteIf you want a non-HFCS candy, Super Lemon is made with sugar.
As an aside, the name King Corn conjures up images of a gigantic corn cob kidnapping Fay Wrapeseed and taking her to the top of the Empire State Building...