Posted on 10/13/2006 4:31:20 PM PDT by snugs
LOL! The Kit Kats in Canada are probably closer to what you have in England. There is a definate difference! :) And if I recall, the wafers were just slightly bigger on the Canadian variety.
My mother's mom makes that for Christmas! She keeps a little hammer in her utensil drawer for such an occasion and places it on the serving tray! :)
Do you get some of the real ale in the States such Old Speckled Hen, Old Thumpers and Ruddles?
You might find these 2 websites interesting
http://www.enjoyengland.com/ideas/inspirational-ideas/food-and-drink/drink/brewery-tours/index.aspx
http://www.quaffale.org.uk/
Also Camra's site (Campaign for real ale)
http://www.camra.org.uk/
As the picture shows, this bar consists of whipped chocolate that sets with bubbles trapped in the chocolate, hence, "Aero". The bubbles create a lighter texture so that the bar is not too filling/heavy, and provide a distinct eating sensation compared with solid chocolate. The result is a scrumptious chocolate bar that quickly melts in your mouth.
These are similar to M&M's found in the US, but with a distinct flavor, as some "Smarties" already know. Like M&M's, Smarties are milk chocolate pieces covered with bright candy shells. There are eight vibrant colors.
This unique combination of light crispy wafers, bubbly coffee cream and milk chocolate coating satisfies without filling you up. This is the #1 selling candy bar in Canada.
I prefer Mint Aero to just chocolate aero, smarties I prefer to M & Ms we used to have chocolate treats instead of M & Ms but Mars decided that they wanted to make their sweets (candies) go by the same name in all countries so changed them to M & Ms. At the same time made them multi coloured they used to be just dark brown. They still do large version in dark brown called Minstrels.
Have you noticed in Smarties the orange one is actually orange flavour all the others are just milk chocolate.
Do not know Coffee Crisp never seen that in Britain.
Another interesting thing on names Snickers was another product that Mars decided they wanted to call the same name worldwide because in Britain it was Marathon.
(Thumping sound.) Snugs! Snugs! Dang it, Snugs has fainted...
Many candy shops in Canada don't sell M&M's, and for me Smarties were a viable alternative. I spent a month in Alberta many years ago, and whenever I had a craving for M&M's, I'd buy a box of Smarties. They must've changed the flavor of the orange colored Smarties to orange in recent years, because I recall many years ago, they were all chocolate flavored. The coffee crisp bars are really good. There is a wafer that "floats" inside, on top of a bubbly coffee cream made from coffee beans, which is all wrapped in a layer of chocolate on the outside. So when you bite into it, you see this wafer (like the Kit Kat wafer) surrounded by little bubbles of air. It sort of has a taste of coffee with cream in it. I've never tried the Mint Aero's.
My all time favorite candy bar is the Snicker bar. Could never find it in Canada, and a Canadian friend of mine said to just look for the Marathon bar. Same thing. LOL!!
In Canada too oddly enough! :)
I like it cool but not ice cold chilled is OK as long it just makes it cool.
No, I've never heard of a masionette. What you describe would be a duplex. A house divided into 3 apartments is a triplex and a 4 apt. house would be a quadruplex.
Do you have the picture of the Seinfeld basket of candy? I can't find it. Ping the usual suspects when/if you find it :)
Thanks for the great pics snugs!
Now I'm hungry....and really want a Crunchie bar!
1) What would you consider to be typical English food?
2) What would you consider to be a typical English meal?
3) What sweets (candies) do you identify with England?
1) Steak and Kidney Pie
2) Bangers and Mash or Bubble and Squeak
3) Wine Gums
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