Honestly didn't think I'd get this far into the blog without posting a little something about chocolate, sweeties and the like. However, I don't eat alot of it- (hey, don't look at me like that!) I think, after you read 'Charlie and The Chocolate Factory' at about 10, one strides hopefully into the nearest newsagents and just comes out feeling uninspired at Cadburys, Nestle and Haribo's meagre offerrings. But I have found that there are a few selective pieces that I will make an exception for and will willingly eat in great amounts. (Err. fattyyy :L )
1. Rainbow Drops. These are by far the prettiest in this little collection, any sort of confectionary even slightly coloured will practically magnitise any delighted little (or old) child. Sod the E numbers! Who cares if it makes you.. (that's a thought, what do E thingies actually do?)Eye happiness is priceless! :)
The long bags cost about 20p and are so sweet to carry around in your pocket. To my knowledge, they haven't been advertised that much, but somehow they're always around. And the world is a better place for it, I think.
2. Jammy Dodgers. My favourite non-chocolat-ey biscuit I think. But I don't like dipping them in tea & sometimes skim round the edges to get to the jam quicker..but it's worth it anyway.. om nom nom. Also, they're so pretty, necklaces and other jewelerry have replicaed their lovliness. The picture I googled, I got it from Lovelydeer at busy mitts, but there are other versions somewhere too. If you live in Leeds (I live near it) apparently in the Corn Exchange there's a shop in there or something. Plus, on the What Katie Wore blogsite awhile ago, Katie was wearing a Jammie Dodger broach and the site was mentioned where she got it from. I 'favourited' it (get me 'n' my I.T skillzzz) thinking I'd want to come back for some other reason. I'm dissapointed that they don't do a Jammie necklace, but for now I could stick with the broach idea. Either that, or stick some string round the real thing and nibble away discretley..
3. Peanut Butter M&M's. I heart peanut & chocolate together. Or any sort of nut and chocolate concoction realy. Yet another bright coloured 'e-numbered' blah blah, but so more-ish, non? I could go into this with a somewhat psycological feel and think that any nutbased food is a 'father issue' cause I remember him eating bags of salted peanuts as a child (My personal favourite is the cashew, if anyone is taking notes). He's still around like and very much a presence in ones life, but.. youknow. Or I just like nuts and chocolate like the next person. Either ways is fine for me.
There's also a reference in The Wedding Planner (2001) where Matthew McConaughey's character only eats the brown M&M's cause apprently there's less colouring in them, (see Quote of The Post later)and I always secretly wondered if that was true..don't think it is though. But why one would colour in an already brown chocolate sweet ..brown just amuses me.
4. Galaxy Chocolate Cookie. I think these are fairly new, and I've had quite a few of these bars already. Finally there's a decent chocolate bar of choice in the newsagent's to zoom towards when it's Friday sweet day. (It's a family thing. Confectionary has been limited to Fridays, but this never realy works.)
I love cookies. I love chocolate. The two have married together in confidence. Emmy's tastebud verdict? Omnom nommnomm:) (I also love galaxy, but a trio would never realy work in an actuall marriage, would it?)
5. Chocolate desert pots. This is moderatley unusual because I never usually go for yoghurt. Especially the white stuff because sometimes you just see a thin layer of water over the top & you just think.. nah. I don't think it's called water and it's probably supposed to be there, something to do with the way it's made or something? Anyway, I'm not especially fond of it, so this was a personal suprise when one day mom brought home a belgian chocolate desert, appropriatley christened 'Guilty'. I had about three. Yes, in almost one go. Because in our house, even though there is a number lock on that kitchen door yummy things unquestionably seem to dissapear swiftly into the younger mouths of the tandoc family. So I barely get a look in, Humph. But 'Guilty' is of purple (obv) pretty, petit packaging, and unfortunatley I haven't seen it in forever. It doesn't appear to want to be googled either, which is a pity, but it has changed my views on chocolate yoghurts for the better. But also possibly for the negative, as I was a thinner, oblivious person before belgian desserts walked into my life.
5. The last picture is one that I took last in our last summer holiday, of the siblings pouring over a sweet stall- I think in a seaside area somewhere. Sweets are always happy things to look at, even if they are deliciously evil things to be eating. But ohwell, all things in moderation, as they say.
6. Other confectionary selections:
The inside of Maltesers,
White Bueno,
the shape of a Tolberone,
the white bits on Hairbo sweets,
The Cookie Dough dessert at Pizza Hut,
and Oreo cookies. Especially those you can dip into milk and it will make the milk turn pink. (Had those in a trip to America once. One of the only things I remember.) Also, while I'm at it any cereal that turns the milk chocolate.
And not forgetting: Nutella spread.
7. Okay, this isn't on topic in the slightest, but I searched 'Galaxy' in the we heart it search bar and came up with this cat. How awesome? And a fabulous way to end the post.
Mary: Because someone once said they have less artificial colouring because chocolate's already brown. And it kind of stayed with me.
Steve: You kind of stayed with me.
:) Emmy xo
