Monthly Archives: April 2012

Wacky Wednesdays – Wedgie!

As I pointed out yesterday, today marks the opening day for Major League Baseball’s 2012 season.  Tonight at just after 7pm, the Cards and the Marlins face off.  So, continuing the thematic of baseball from yesterday’s post, today’s edition of … Continue reading

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Play Ball Part Two – I forgot these two!

Not really a whole part two – just two great candy boxes which I forgot to include in my earlier posting today:

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Play Ball!! Baseball’s Opening Day Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the 2012 opening day for Major League Baseball.   In order to mark this occasion, today’s post will showcase a number of fun baseball-related candy packages.

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All About Razzles – First it’s a candy, then it’s a gum!

What can you say about Razzles?  As it turns out, quite a lot. I don’t recall what my earliest memory of Razzles was, only that they seemed to be ever present in the tapestry of my confectionery youth.

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Carlos V – Building a history for the King of Chocolate Bars.

I first became aware of Nestle’s Carlos V bar a year or two ago, when I saw the oddly-smallish bar at a Walgreens.  At the time I wondered if it was an import or a new Nestle product, but I … Continue reading

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