Sugar shock!

For this next celebration, we must all be careful to avoid sugar shock! Too much of such a good thing in any one single day is not the best idea. So true but definitely difficult advice to follow. There are simple candies and gourmet candy, old-fashioned candy made by hand, and specialty candies crafted by experts who design each piece with TLC. 

Tidbit of Candy Trivia...

Did you know the average American eats twenty-five pounds of candy each year? That may seem like a lot, but the average person in Denmark eats thirty-six pounds each year!

November 4 is...

National Candy Day

All I really need is love, but a little candy now and then doesn't hurt! 
- Charles Schulz

The word for the day is candy, which is NOT just for the kids! Candy is a favorite treat all around the world and Americans over the age of 18 eat about 65% of all the candy produced each year.

Tidbit of Candy Trivia...

Did you know the average American eats twenty-five pounds of candy each year? That may seem like a lot, but the average person in Denmark eats thirty-six pounds each year!

 Whether you like chocolate, caramels, hard candy, or marzipan, treat yourself to something delicious to celebrate National Candy Day!

There is...

soft candy, hard candy

butterscotch, creamy caramel

some topped with salt, some without 

liquid centers in a hard shell

peanut butter, cocoa fudge

cool, crazy and classic

tiny dots, bite-size nuggets

others simply jurassic

marshmallow creme, peppermint

  nuts in brittle toffee

chocolate covered raisins

laced with espresso coffee

unique lemon candies

all shapes and sizes

 wrapped in silver foil

boxed as surprises

 melt-in-your-mouth

chocolate capabilities

milk, dark, white, truffled

limitless possibilities

glass canister displays

in a bag, on-a-stick

a candy buffet at its best

waiting for your first pick!

 A Bit of Candy History...

 

Humans have been eating candies and sweet confections for thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians preserved nuts and fruits in honey, and the Aztecs and Mayans consumed chocolate during religious rituals as early as 300 AD.

There are thousands of different types of candy, all with their own unique history. For example, did you know that Tootsie Rolls were created by Leo Hirshfield of New York in 1896? He named them after his daughter, who was nicknamed "Tootsie."

Is your mouth watering yet?

  yum, yum, yum . . . yummy!

 

 

Next on the Calendar...Men in the Kitchen!