The Babble List: The Best Candy Ever
We rank the 25 all-time greatest Halloween treats.
by Brett Singer
October 14, 2008
12. Wax Fangs
These are more of a costume than they are a candy, but they are fun to play with. After all that sugar, you need a break, and with wax fangs in your mouth, you have to stop eating. No really, you need a break. Stop. Put. Down. The. Candy. Now.
11. Mini Charleston Chews
Technically these are chocolate-covered marshmallow. The chocolate coating, however, is really thin, and the inside is something other than marshmallow. According to Wikipedia, since the coating is "vegetable fats instead of cocoa butter, it cannot legally be called chocolate." They can call it whatever they want, but I call it delicious. The only criticism of the mini Chews is that you can't do the freeze-it-and-shatter-on-the-counter-while-still-in-the-wrapper trick, which is a good trick. But it's not a deal breaker.
10. Individually Wrapped Twizzlers
Accept no imitations. Red Vines. Feh. I want the real thing. Giving away a standard-size package of Twizzlers could get expensive and make you look kinda piggy. But you can purchase a tub of individually wrapped twists at most office supply stores.
9. Candy Necklaces
These are that rare candy item that can be worn around the neck. Try that with a Charleston Chew. (Actually, don't. Please.)
8. Mini Three Musketeers / Milky Ways
In full size, both make me a little nauseous, but in mini-size, they rock, especially after spending a few hours in the fridge. (I mean the candy, not me.) I prefer the former to the latter, which could be my lactose-intolerant tummy talking. (Not that there isn't a ton of dairy product in all of this crap, but I think the name "MILKY Way" causes a psychological reaction. Like when Donald Trump hears the words "no pre-nup.")
7. Mini Twix
Not every chocolate bar deserves their own entry on this list, but Twix does. Twix is a relatively new entry to the lives of sugar addicts; according to Wikipedia, they showed up in the UK in 1967 and didn't make it across the pond until 1979. But, like The Beatles, it's a damn good thing they arrived: a perfectly shaped cookie, with caramel on top, all covered in milk chocolate... Mmm... Excuse me, I'll be right back.
©2008 Babble
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Brett Singer is a writer and father living in Manhattan with his wonderful wife and two terrific sons. Other writing work includes his new site, daddytips.com.
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