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I decided I wanted to identify my top 5 favorite candy. I love candy and eat it all the time. You will probably notice that my top choices are not the chocolate variety. In any case here it is:

5- Cowtails
4- Take 5
3- Twizzlers Nibs
2- Nerd Rope (and just nerds in general)
1- Spree

Honorable Mention: Twix, Caramello, Junior Mints, Shockers (formerly Shock Tarts), Sweet Tarts, Reces Pieces, Fast Break

Cowtails are good for a variety of reasons, the most important being taste. They are pretty much a fresh tiny roll of caramel creams, but not sliced up. They are fun to eat due to shape and almost guaranteed freshness which assures the eater a nice soft chewing experience. I am not the biggest fan of caramel, but for some reason I cant stop eating cowtails.

Take 5 are relatively new on the candy bar scene, so perhaps I am going out on a limb to put them in my all time top 5. But how can you not? They are absolutely delicious. Hersheys took all the 4 best candy bar ingredients (peanut butter, caramel, chocolate, peanuts) and added pretzels and was left with the best candy bar around.

Twizzlers Nibs are not to be confused with Twizzlers Bites. The bites have hollow tubes lenthwise and are a little bit bigger. They taste similiar but not quite the same. Nibs used to be its own brand i think, but maybe it was taken over by Twizzlers or something... You often can only find these Nibs in the small pack or the medium sized ($1.39) pack. The big pound bag of cherry flavored bites are good, but not as good as the Nib variety.

Nerd Ropes are made with a gummy type piece of chewy candy that is coated with Nerds, which I love even by themselves. They are just little tiny pieces of sugar but I love them. I often eat the big boxes of them at work, and have considered separating the big nerds from the small ones and selling them on ebay. How much do you think someone would pay for a box full of giant sized Nerds? I like to bite off the biggest nerds from the rope, so i can enjoy them by themselves. Then I let the small ones do their job of adding flavor and texture to the rope when I gobble it up. So good, i think I am going to go eat one now.

Spree are my all-time favorite candy. I eat them all the time and I never get tired of them. I would estimate that I could eat an entire roll of Spree in under a minute. The best part is the texture, which might seem odd of an apparent 'hard candy.' But anyone who has experienced the treat knows that you should not judge a book by its cover. The candy coating isnt nearly as difficult to break as you would think. Chewy Spree are also good, but nearly as good as the original. Plus after a few packs in a row, the tangy-ness of the chewy ones kind of gets to you. They are sold in the standard roll, the movie theatre box, the mid sized bag and also in rolls, kind of like smarties. I think I most prefer the old school style of the rolls, although the big boxes are a delcious way to watch any movie.

Thoughts?

my favorite cereals

Since making a list is so hot right now in the world of blogging, i am going to make my first list. my list ranks something that i have never seen rated before. below you will find a discussion about my favorite cereals.

Count Chocula- this is one of my all time favorites. it combines the marshmellows from Lucky Charms with the texture of Honeycomb or Kix and the flavor of Cocoa Pebbles. when you take the best features from the best cereals and put them together, its a lock you are left with one of the all time greatest breakfast treats. the only negative i can think of is something i call raw roof mouth. this is when you are constantly smashing some food into the roof of your mouth and it gets raw. note: some like it that way.

The Pebbles Line - I think i prefer cocoa, but it seems the less i have fruity pebbles, the more i want it. often compared to the Krispies series, i like these cereals for a number of reasons. obviously taste is paramount, but beyond that i enjoy the small sized crispy flakes. i like to eat them very fast, so they dont get soggy, and i dont really like them without milk. the small pieces allow an eater to optimize the process. each spoonfull is heaping, and oral manipulation is a breeze. a good milk-to-cereal ratio is key for enjoying this type of cereal. another often overlooked benefit is that when you are finished eating you are left with flavored milk. one key negative that comes to mind is they are often trapped in frustrating locations including way under your tongue and back between your deepest molars and your cheek.

Cinnammon Toast Crunch and Golden Grahams- I am not sure these should really be grouped together, but I am doing it. honestly the only difference (i agree its significant) is the cinnammon vs. the golden honey flavor. in any case, these cereals are strong based on the crunch and flavor. i like the shape of the delicious morsels. they are even very enjoyable without milk, which is a very important characteristics. the biggest negative i can think of regarding these cereals is that they have a tendency to get soggy, at which point they are not as enjoyable as they are when they are still somewhat crunchy.

I thought i would make a list of like 10 cereals, but that took much longer than i thought it would. also, the bottom of the ninth is starting with ortiz and manny due up with the sox down by 1. i will add more about cereals in the future.

one other note, be on the lookout for a new webpage that was just launched by my friend sparks.