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Aug 1, 2016 - 7:36 AM
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Jim Phelps
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The Sainsburys local to me has a small section of shelving for U.S. imports, including sweets. I baulked at paying £1.80 for a peanut butter Twix, but did try a 'Butterfinger'. Now, I'm sure some people love it, but to me the chocolate tasted very weak. Is that a common thing with American candy? I suppose the watering down/deflavorization process is used so as not to be "too" anything in order to ensure mass appeal: spicy, sweet, salty, etc, even though many products are loaded with those attributes. Sadly, yes. I like Hershey's chocolate--a lot--it has an ever so slight bitterness to it though it'll never be confused for a European chocolate. Nestle's in Europe is also markedly superior to what we have here. The reduced flavor concept is even worse when it comes to American beer, which tastes like bitter soda pop. However, the draught Stella Artois (ostensibly Belgian) tasted much the same way, but I digress. If I keep voicing my opinion on these matters, they're not going to let me back in! I love the USA---honest!
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Aug 2, 2016 - 11:20 AM
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jackfu
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"Two Aztecs walk into a bar..." Sorry My two favorite as a kid are now banned candy. Bubblegum cigars and candy cigarettes. Anyone remember watermelon wedges candy? Do they still make those? I loved those candy cigarettes. There were: Marboro, Winstom, Pell Mall, (Jolly) Viceroy, Popeye, etc., and some had really convincing "packs". Some, particularly Popeye (which also featured a red tip), contained enough powdered sugar that you could blow a puff of "smoke". We loved taking these to school in the early 60's and trying to shock our teachers by using them at recess, that is, until they were banned. Of course the teachers knew they weren't real. It was really the parents that got them banned.
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