Halloween Candy Poll

[Fridays Child]

Poll question: Halloween Candy Poll

Trick-or-treaters past and present, what candy would you hope to snag?

[QMPMom]

1. Rockets!

They had a bucket of Rockets at the physical therapists office this week. I confined myself to 2 rolls!

[Fridays Child]

2. Welcome to DU, QMPMom!

What are rockets? These? They look a lot like Smartees.



:hi:

[QMPMom]

47. Thanks for the welcome!

Those are what I am talking about - what I have always called Rockets. Smartees, at least the ones I am used to, have a hard candy coating.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Love Almond Joys.

Actually, anything chocolate is fine, including Snickers and Butterfingers. When I was a kid, sometimes we'd get homemade popcorn balls, and I hated the damn things; they always seemed dry and stale. I also never liked Tootsie Rolls. I will be handing out Almond Joys this year.

[Fridays Child]

4. I should send all of my Almond Joys to you.

I've just never been able to wrap my taste buds around coconut. But I got four big bags of assorted candies for the trick-or-treaters, and mini-Almond Joys dominate the mix. I know this because I opened one bag and consumed the mini-Heath Bars. :blush:

[Mutley]

5. Yum.

:9

[Fridays Child]

6. It ain't Halloween without candy corn. But I wonder why...

...it's called candy corn? It doesn't look like corn to me. :shrug:

[Mutley]

8. Doesn't look like it to me, either.

Maybe there's corn In it. :shrug:

[Fridays Child]

13. Brach's Candy Corn ingredients...

Sugar, Corn Syrup , Salt , Honey, Soy Protein, Gelatin, Confectioner's Glaze, Dextrose, Artificial Flavor, Titanium Dioxide Color, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 3, Blue 1.

[gordontron]

53. look at this

[Nicole]

7. Mini Almond Joys

or Mini Reese's Cups.

[Fridays Child]

10. Love those Reese's but they do not love me.

:blush:

[Nicole]

16. You poor thing

I would hate that. :scared:

[Fridays Child]

20. Actually, I am embarrassed to admit it but the side effect

...bothers the people around me way more than it bothers me. I try to be courteous about those kind of things, though. ;)

I once sampled a bake sale cookie that was made by taking a chunk of sugar cookie dough and pressing one of those little Reese's cups down into the middle. It was fabulous!

[Nicole]

25. I understand about side effects

I'm glad it's only certain veggies that do that to me, not essentials like candy. :rofl:

I love those cookies! Maybe you can try them with Kisses instead? We make them both ways here.

[Fridays Child]

30. Ooh, how about Kisses pressed into peanut butter cookie dough?

That might be good, too.

[Nicole]

32. Sounds good to me

Yummy!

[Arugula Latte]

9. Mmmm. I loves me some Almond Joy.

:9

[Fridays Child]

11. Who knew so many people liked Almond Joy?

Somehow, I figured, if I didn't like them, not many other people did, either. Boy, am I being proved wrong. Silly me. :P

[Arugula Latte]

12. Maybe it's a liberal thang?

Almonds, chocolate, sweet coconutty goodness ... all part of the Leftist Agenda, apparently!

[Fridays Child]

15. Then I shall work on liking them--it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.

:P

[ThomCat]

14. I don't think a damned one of those is vegan.

No wonder I don't eat candy any more.
x(

Oh well. I guess it's a good thing I don't have much of a sweet tooth. :)

[Fridays Child]

17. Seriously? What is it? The gelatin?

I never think of that but you may be correct. Animal products and by-products are probably hiding in a lot of things.

[ThomCat]

33. There would be either gelatin or milk in each of those.

[Jamastiene]

18. Halloween wouldn't be complete without mini Hershey's bars

and a walk through the yard just before dark to look at the silhouettes of all the old majestic oaks and maples that have lost many of their leaves by now. It just wouldn't feel right without the walking silhouette tour picnic for me.

[Fridays Child]

21. The purists among us would agree with you on that.

As for plain chocolate treats, I love those little Dove Promises, too. But I don't think they've earned a place in the pantheon of Halloween candy--not like Hershey's.

[Rabrrrrrr]

19. Peanut butter cups!

[Fridays Child]

22. Here you go, Rabrrrrr...

Happy Halloween!

[Rabrrrrrr]

26. Thanks!

I love 'em!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AlCzervik]

23. $100,000 bar.

[Fridays Child]

27. Oh, yes. Those are delicious.

They satisfy all of the elements of the basic candy craving.

[AlCzervik]

28. i bought 4 bags of them today, i hope i don't get many trick or treaters

:evilgrin:

[Fridays Child]

31. I keep some for myself and turn out the front porch light when...

...everything else is gone. :P

[Kali]

24. smarties, pixie sticks, sweet tarts, most any mini-candy bars,

tootsie rolls (if not too stale), really it was all good. Except for apples and those gross peanutbutter candies in the orange and black paper.

[Fridays Child]

29. Pixie Sticks! I forgot about those.

I like Sweet Tarts, too, and those other ones that are like Sweet Tarts. I can't remember their name but they're like Sweet Tarts in shiny coats.

[QMPMom]

48. Skittles?

Are these what you mean?

http://www.skittles.com/default.jsp

[Fridays Child]

51. No. Not Skittles. It's going to drive me nuts until I think of it.

They come in rolls, just like Sweet Tarts and they're usually positioned right next to them, in convenience stores, for example. They're about the same size, hardness, and consistency as Sweet Tarts, the only difference being that they have a candy shell.

[Crewleader]

34. Hersley's Milk Chocolate with Almonds

:9

:hi: Pal!

[Fridays Child]

35. Yum!

That's one of the few ways I like almonds.

:hi: :hug:

[KyndCulture]

36. Other - Gummy ANYTHINGS!

Tropical fruit gummy savers that I've been stealing from roommates kid... YUM!

[Fridays Child]

39. Gummies! I love Sour Patch Kids.

Can't keep out of them, when they're in the house. :blush:

[Ksec]

37. Once a year I crave candy corn

Its that time.
I also love Mary Janes.

And Reese cups. And Snickers. And Milky Ways.

[Fridays Child]

38. I'm like that with Smartees. It's a once-a-year craving.

Especially the green Smartees. :)

[Ksec]

41. Smartees??? I havent had smartees for years

Now Im craving some.

Im also thinking about sweet tarts....and those bags of taffy wrapped in orange and black ...Man, Ive gained four pounds just thinking about candy.
:)

[barb162]

40. M&Ms

[Fridays Child]

44. I spaced it on the M&Ms.

They're a real Halloween tradition, too. Those mini-bags are great.

[bikebloke]

42. Smarties & SweeTarts

We weren't allowed to eat homemade things like cookies, though I'm sure the givers were being good hearted. This was back in the early 60's. I think the main concern was germs, rather than freaks poisoning the goodies.

[Fridays Child]

43. Unfortunately...

I've always tossed out the homemade stuff that my kids bring home. We never did that when I was a kid, though.

[BarenakedLady]

45. Snickers bars

Mini or full size. I can't eat a full size in one sitting, but I lurve them anyway.

[Fridays Child]

46. Mmm, Snickers

In an episode of Roseanne, she mixed mini-Snickers into chocolate pudding. Decadent.

[Mojambo]

49. Butterfingers, baby! n/t

[Fridays Child]

52. Yes! A childhood favorite.

Boy, they sure do stick to the dental work, these days, though. :)

[ElboRuum]

54. Those little packs of SweeTarts that come 3 to a pack... nt

[Fridays Child]

50. That's the exact right amount, too.

Three Sweet Tarts at a time. :)

[reyd reid reed]

55. It's close...

I've gotta admit, it's not Halloween without candy corn...the tri-colored little thingies, orange and yellow and white. It's also not Halloween without that orange or black wrapped candy...peanut butter kisses or something? I never liked it, but it's not Halloween with it.

The candy I always liked best...Smarties. My kids still give me theirs.

They also share their 3-Musketeers and their Reese's with me.

Such good li'l monst....er....darlings.

:D

[Fridays Child]

56. That's funny because it's so true.

Those orange and black wrapped thingies don't taste very good but it's not Halloween without them.

:)