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Hmmm, the best way to describe these ''Passion Poppers'' ? Well, first of all they are cute. These grape-tomato-sized, greenish-brown fruits simply scream adorable. They are not furry like kiwis (so no peeling is necessary) but they look and taste like kiwis. Combine all those traits and what you get is an addiction. Trust me I had ten in about ...

Filed under: Snacks, Chocolate, Candy It's been 38 years since Boy first asked Mr. Owl how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. And for the past 38 years, Mr. Owl has unflinchingly maintained that it only takes ''...a-one ...a-two-hoo! ...a-three.'' But as we all know, Mr. Owl is a filthy cheater who bites on three. Tootsie ...

Filed under: Snacks, Candy I've always had a weird obsession with all things gummy. I was thrilled when my friend returning from Berlin brought me gummibonbons courtesy of Bear's and Friends Fruchtgummi, and told me, 'you must go to Berlin, it's the gummy capital of the world!'' Before I knew it, I had entered the magical realm of digital gummy ...

Ah, summer. The season of street fairs, carnivals, state fairs and circuses. Even at your computer screen right now, can't you just about catch the whiff of machine oil from rigged shooting galleries, the pond-like pungency of a hundred goldfish in a grid of glass bowls, the elephant poop? And there's got to be something about the smell of ...

Filed under: Snacks, Newspapers, America, Fast Food, Summer It's obvious after reading posts like Marisa's ode to Philly Water Ice that the treat is a well-deserved one after a long, hot day in the city. But should we be using it - along with pizza and candy - to bribe Philly youth? In West Philly's 19th District, police will begin an ...

Filed under: Snacks, Dessert, Recipes, Candy, Spirit of Christmas, America, Sugar, Liquor CabinetI come from a long-line of Irish alcoholics. And although I myself hold my liquor like a ten-year-old, I have a special place in my heart for alcohol-flavored sweet things. Indeed, I have had a torrid love affair with the bourbon ball ever since my mom ...

Filed under: Snacks, Dessert, Dairy, Chocolate, Candy, Eggs, America, Comfort FoodIf there's heat wave where you are like there's a heat wave where I am, (it was over 90 degrees in some parts of southern California), then you'll appreciate the perfect timing of Ben & Jerry's annual Free Cone Day, which takes place tomorrow, Tuesday April 29, ...

Filed under: Lunch, Snacks, Culinary Kids, Candy, America, Health & Medical, Local Eating And you thought the green-beret'd Girl Scouts and their cookies were enterprising little kids? In Victorville, CA, the latest trend at schools is an underground sugar trade. With candy and other ''bad'' snacks banned from school campuses, kids are ...

Filed under: Parties, Grains, Nuts/seeds, Candy, Food Gadgets, Condiments, America, Super Bowl XLII, Slashfood Bowl 2008 I have to admit that when I throw a Super Bowl party, I don't usually serve foods on Super Bowl or football-themed plates and platters. It's usually enough for me to have the game on in the background and let the food just speak ...

Filed under: Snacks, Eastern Europe, Candy, Food OdditiesBy now some readers of Midnight Snack have come to think of me as the food blogger who cried weird. But I'm pretty sure the product whose package you see here is one of the stranger things I've eaten at midnight or any other time. Sure It looks like a candy bar, but according to the ...