A Trip around the World!...or SLC ♥

Yesterday was President's Day, which means no work for Blake and me! :) :)  We decided to go up to SLC and look around a bit at the cool stores they have there.  We stopped in at a store named Souties.  This is a specialty South African bakery and goods store.  Because we're going to visit Capetown and Port Elizabeth in October, we thought it would be extra fun to see some of the African candies they might have over there.  However, we went, and they were out of stock of almost everything and awaiting shipment.  We did, however, get to see the boxes of many of the different things they carry, and are SO excited to go down to South Africa and try them out for ourselves!

One of the candy bars that Souties carries is also at Blickenstaff's:

the Cadbury Flake:

This is a pretty fun candy bar to eat, although it comes off as kind of dry to me.  We've had a few South African guys come to the store and buy them.  They say that in South Africa it's popular to put these flake bars down the center of a soft-serve ice cream cone and then eat it with a spoon.  However you eat it, they are definitely exotic and fun.  However, on taste, they're nothing super special. 

I actually like the taste of Twirl bars slightly better:

Twirl bars are basically the same thing, but with an outer layer of smooth cadbury over the top to bring more moisture to the chocolate bar.  (Plus it comes in 2 so you can share!)  However, I think the twirl detracts from the unique texture of the Flake.  It's a give-and-take situation.

We also had the chance to visit a store named Pirate-O's.  I've heard nothing but good things about this exotic goods store.  However, when I went in to have a look around, I found their workers to be unhelpful and one of them was quite rude.  They had a really great selection, but I'm hoping to find a different shop to go to next time.  Maybe the World Market?  The best thing about our trip to Pirate-O's was most definately the candy bar we purchased there:

A Toffee Crisp Bar:

 This is a delicious candy bar!  First off, I LOVE toffee.  So, any chance I get, I try anything with toffee in it.  However, I was surprised even by how much I liked this candy bar.  It reminds me of a Lion bar.  They are almost identical in taste, although the toffee crisp is a little creamier, and the Lion is a touch more savory.  It makes your mouth water like crazy.  Both of these are excellent candy bars.

 

Any chance you have to try either of these, I highly recommend it.  

After eating some candy, we stopped over at Tracy Aviary to take a look at the birds.  The Owls are adorable. Back to the Toffee Crisp, if you're feeling super adventurous, I found a recipe for a giant Toffee Crisp chocolate bar, that could double-function as a cake. In this case, it was a birthday cake somewhere in the UK.  Let me translate really quick what ingredients you could use here:

1.  5x200g Tesco value choccy bars = 5 cups chocolate chips

2. 1 box rice snaps= 1 box rice crispies

3. 1 bag of Tesco toffee = 1 bag Brach's Golden Butter toffee candy, or 2 bags toffee chips

**Anytime she says to put in 1 melted candy bar, that's one cup chocolate chips

Here's the link: 

http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/project/212/2
Happy Eating! ♥♥

Barley Sugars, Cadbury Fingers, and Galaxy Minstrels

 



 A few weeks ago a man came into Blickenstaff's to buy some international candy.  I asked him if he had lived in a foreign country (I love asking people that when they buy foreign candy becuase they almost always have, and have cool stories about it).  He told me he'd been around the world and back.  It turns out, he's a seasoned travel agent.  Which was cool, because Blake and I are planning a trip to South Africa this October.  We set up a time to meet with him and sent him our info for a quote.  After the meeting he gave us some super "sweet" british candies that I had NEVER seen before!!!! :) :) :) 

The first:  Cadbury Fingers

Cadbury fingers!!! :)  These are a pretty simple chocolate snack.  It's just a little wafer covered in Cadbury dark chocolate.  I'm not the hugest fan of dark chocolate, but...it was cadbury.  So it was definately good.  However, nothing super special when compared to other british treats.

BUT
The Second: Barley Sugars (blew me away)

These little barley sugars are so tasty! They don't have as much flavor as you'd think, but their flavor is very subtle and addicting! I've almost had the whole bag on my own!  (But they don't contain any alcohol or any harmful substance besides sugar, no worries!!) I was pleasantly suprised.  It has a honey-like flavor, and I absolutely love it!!!

The other British candy that I am going to talk about is not from the travel agent, but something I tried in Blickenstaff's today! Introducing......

The Third:  Galaxy Minstrels

Galaxy Minstrels:  A hard-coat of chocolate on the outside, smooth galaxy milk chocolate on the inside.  The more I eat these, the more I like them.  However, they are more expensive compared to other international candies (Not by much) so pick and choose, but I like this one. 

I just happen to work at an amazingly "sweet" store named Blickenstaff's.  It's a pretty new place, only about 2 1/2 years old! Here at Blickenstaff's you can find a variety of Vintage toys and candy, as well as new toys you've never seen (Unless you go to AWESOME toy stores all the time)

Here are some pics of the vintage (and other) candies we have here:

Classic Favorites

A bit of vintage flavor

We have some Wonka brand bars, but I have still yet to try a Scrumdidlyumptious!!

It will take me quite a bit to blog about all these candies!  If you have any requests from the pics, I'm so excited to jump in and write about how cool/different/tasty these are!!! :)

Here are a couple of pictures of the other stuff in the store! ♥:

 

 

 

So, as  you can see, It's a great atmosphere to be around when you're blogging about the latest and greatest (plus oldest and...NOT moldiest...haha..that may be a little much.)! I've been working here for 10 months and still find fun and crazy things to play with!  Hope you guys are ready for some fun candy reviews, because there's a lot of candy to go around! 

The Sweet things in life

Have you ever woke up and asked yourself, "What am I going to do today?"  Well, one day (Today!)  I woke up and thought to myself...."Today I'm going to be a candy blogger".  So, I'm getting right to work...setting out on an adventure to find the coolest and most exotic candies! In the world! (The world part might take me a while, but I'll start from what I already know.)

"Today I'm gonna be a candy blogger!!!"  "ehh" "yay!"

Reasons I am totally qualified to blog about candy:






1. YUMMMM-O! I eat it every day!!!

2. I work at a vintage toy/candy store and am SURROUNDED by it!!!

3. The dreamiest man in the world (My husband, of course!!!) collects tic tacs.  I am constantly searching out the latest and greatest flavors to suprise and delight him with.

4. Did you know that different countries sell different flavors of tic tacs?  Annnnd  that in foreign countries the cases are colored instead of the actual tic tac candies?  I KNEW that!  Therefore, I know cool things! yay!!!

Reasons why Candy is a cool thing to know about:

1. It doesn't cost that much money

2. Most people like it! yay #birthdaypresents #coolestgifterever #yum

3. It is a powerful anti-depressant (Especially Kinder's Happy Hippo biscuits from Germany, which were created in the adorable shape of hippos obviously for the sole reason of making ppl happy!)

How Adorable!  (I'll do a review of these later)

Happy Hippos are made by Ferrero. Inc.
(Same company that makes tic tacs, makes Kinder products!!)

Anyway, so...I love candy and tic tacs, and if you love sweet things, then you could read my blog maybe?