This delightful German orange cream hard candy is the first in what is hoped will be a series of featured guest candies.It opens with a burst of orange flavor, tempered by the cream, all reminiscent of an Orange Julius. After a while, the cream comes to dominate the palate (think anschluss rather than blitzkrieg). The milk flavor is described elsewhere as yogurt, but I think this could just be the citrus notes.
The texture is nice, but not as refined as some. It fractures well without any of the gumminess found in some candies (notably the Lychee boiled sweets), but immediately disintegrates into small crystals, much like chewing a sugar cube. This does not detract from the experience, however, and may counsel for simply sucking the candy until it is gone.
The purveyor of this candy has taken a different tack when it comes to candy presentation. Rather than the "big tent" approach of the candy bowl, each type occupies its own jar. This confectionary apartheid is rendered unobjectionable, in Candybowl's opinion, because the candy is itself of mixed origin -- a rejection of the deplorable and sometimes violent practices that led to a near-total isolation of generations of orange candy.
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i also highly recommend the sugar free version in peppermint found in my candybowl.
however, my candy bowl is the source of controversy as of late due to a misunderstanding-- gum was mistaken for candy and much drama followed.
Boo to to you sad kate. I say boo.
Hey, I know it's hard not to be a hater when there's "much drama" being complained about, but this is not the place for it.
Candy is all about being happy. And the risk of tooth decay. And obesity. Being fat, toothless, and happy.
So in the words of a great hero, "Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean."
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