by Greg Mayer
As an envoi for Thanksgiving, a visual composition of a turkey and two kittehs.
While preparing Thanksgiving goodies, my wife found that candy corn is a scarce item after Halloween, but our local 5 and dime came through, with a variety of candy corns to choose from. The blend she selected, “Autumn Mix”, not only had different kinds of candy corn (note beak vs. tail feathers), but also came with candy kittehs, which here guard their soon-to-be dinner.
You failed to mention the fudge striped cookie. I like those.
“different kinds of candy corn”
I think that counts as microevolution within a kind.
God made them according to their kind. It’s in Genesis.
Is that a cherry cordial as the body?
I’m not big on candy (I prefer that my goodies come from the bakery, with the exception of good chocolate), but I now have a hankering for cherry cordials.
Yes! There’s also a chocolate swirl candy in the back that serves as the base of the tail.
GCM
Prof CC,
Will you be posting pix of your T-giving noms?
Haven’t had one of those fudge-stripers in a very long time.
That made me laugh – even though I have no idea what candy corn is! 🙂
you can live without ever having tasted candy corn…
Absolutely. Candy corn in my Halloween bag stayed until there was almost nothing else left. Also execrable were those small boxes (forget the brand name) of sugar-coated licorice pieces the size of rat droppings.
Furthermore, these sugar-coated licorice pieces are still available Today! Why do some horrid products seem to never go away? Like, e.g., Fisherman’s Friend throat lozenges. Only good because if you have a sore throat and take one of these, you forget to worry about the sore throat.
What other products should have bitten the dust years ago? Oh–Grape nuts, aka Kitty Litter in a Bowl.
I actually love Grape Nuts ( though have no idea why they’re called such.). They’re sepecially good when mixed into hot cereals like Cream of Wheat or oatmeal.
Perhaps they’re no longer rock-hard when mixed as you say.
Another cereal I had no use for was Frosted Flakes. So sweet it would glue your cheeks together. Both sets.
Does not compare to Chocolate-Frosted Sugar Bombs, of course.
Don’t really like any sugary cereals, but do like to put my own demerera brown sugar on plain cereal. Have no idea where the grape comes from in Grape Nuts. They do add texture to bland hot cereals.
I’ve recently shamed my bf out of the Frosted Flakes he’d started buying…
Don’t ask. It’s the world’s worst candy: like wax flavored with perfume. For reasons I can’t fathom, though, some people (like my sister) actually like it! If there’s a more noxious sweetmeat, I haven’t found it.
I liked it when I was 7…
Shouldn’t the kittehs be nomming the turkey…?
b&
I am having a diabetic attack just looking at that.