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Happy Easter!
Happy Easter every bunny! Let us celebrate with this little wrapper from Greece! This child-friendly portion of milk chocolate was bought in Cyprus by my holidaying parents in 2019. Made by Greek confectioners Oscar (founded in Instanbul, Türkiye”, 1932), the company relocated to Athens, Greece, in the 1970’s and are a producer of confectionary items,…
Wrapper Wednesday: Pixie Caramel
It’s Wrapper Wednesday! Here’s a wrapper of a sweet I’ve only ever had the pleasure of trying once (so far), a Nestlé ‘Pixie Caramel’, from New Zealand. Enjoy a ‘longer lasting chew’ with this hefty 50g slab (which is pretty big for chocolate bars these days) of caramel enrobed in dark chocolate, although fans of…
Wrapper Wednesday: Nesquik Chocolate Bar
It’s Wrapper Wednesday, and spring is starting to…well, spring! So let’s take a look at this bright and bouncy ‘Nesquik’ chocolate bar wrapper from Spain… The Nestlé empire was founded in the 19th century with Henry Nestle, a German-born pharmacist who later moved to Vevey, Switzerland to pursue a medicinal career. Changing his name to Henri…
Fact Friday: Advent Calendars
Did you know that advent calendars originate from Germany? Although the practice of celebrating the season of Advent dates back to the 4th century, the counting down of days to Christmas with the use of a visual identifier, or activity, is believed to have originated in Germany in the 1700’s. Protestant families would count down…
Wrapper Wednesday: Reese’s Peanut Butter Trees
It’s Christmas! Well, almost…so here’s a themed Wrapper Wednesday suited to the season – ‘Reese’s Peanut Butter Trees’. The Reese’s empire was founded in the 1920’s by former Hershey employee, Harry Burnett Reese. Reese was a talented confectioner and saw an opportunity to create something for himself, and in 1928, created the first incarnation of…
Review: Portuguese Gummy Sardines
You may have heard that Portugal is famous for its canned sardines…but what about its gummy sardines? Gifted to me this summer by a colleague, this ridiculously fun can of gummy sardines is one of the best confectionary-themed souvenirs I’ve received in a long time! The Portuguese have turned canning sardines, and other small fish,…
Rapid Review: Charms Fluffy Stuff Snowballs
It’s snowing today in Kansas! Making it a perfect day to taste this bag of ‘Fluffy Stuff’ (cotton candy) by Charms. Founded in New Jersey, 1912, the Charms company took its name from its flagship product, ‘Charms’ hard candies (a squares-shaped boiled sweet in fruity flavours*). After being sold to Tootsie Roll industries in 1988,…
Wrapper Wednesday: Plopp
It’s Wrapper Wednesday! And this week features a somewhat humorous sounding wrapper…’Plopp’ by Cloetta. Swedish in origin, ‘Plopp’ was created in 1949 by confectionery brand Cloetta (1862) and is a milk chocolate bar with a soft ‘swirling toffee filling’. I’m not sure what ‘Plopp’ means in Swedish, if anything at all, or what is is…
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