Evaluation of Easter Candy

 

 The Next Evolutionary Step in Easter Candy

Of all the candy holidays that there are, Halloween is of course the best.  But the best candy is Easter candy. For the other candy holidays the candy is just regular candy in holiday colors.  Easter is the only holiday that has candy that is only available at this time of year.  Once the holiday passes those candies disappear into the vault only to emerge in the spring again.  Of courses the best of these is the Cadbury Crème Egg which is the most exquisite confection in creation.  

I could write a dissertation about the perfection that is the Cadbury Crème Egg but I want to save that for when I actually have to write a dissertation.  Just know that I think that it is the most perfect confection. Once in college I bought enough crème eggs to fill two shoeboxes, enough to last me the entire year.  Unfortunately, I ended up keeping them for two years and threw most away. Every time I went to eat one I had the thought “If I eat them they will be gone.”  Lesson learned.  To get Crème Eggs year round I just need to move to the source. I knew that the UK was the place that I was meant to be but when I studied abroad in London I found that they sell Crème Eggs year round. The dream was cemented.  

Besides the divine Cadbury Crème Egg there are other things that make Easter Candy the most amazing candy.  For example the egg shaped candy bars.  I enjoy Snickers and Reese Peanut Butter Cups any day of the year.  But the egg shaped Snickers and Peanut Butter Cups have the perfect ratio of all of the ingredients creating the perfect balance of flavors for the pallet.  

Then there are the Jelly Beans.  I love Jelly Belly’s which are of course available all year long and the best Jelly Beans known to man.  But at Easter other companies get into the Jelly Bean game.  We get Jolly Ranchers, Starburst, Nerds, Life Savers, etc.  Any company that sells any kind of fruit flavored candy the other 11 months of the year jumps on the Jelly Bean band wagon.  This is great for Jelly Bean fans.  I mean the other 11 months of the year we have Jelly Belly’s and flavorless balls of gummy color to choose from.  It is fun to have a variety. 

Finally we have Peeps.  People either love or hate Peeps.  I happen to love them.  I mean really what is not to love; its spun sugar dipped in sugar.  Peeps have become a staple for all candy holidays which is fine with me.  But they are originally an Easter only candy so I am including them in here.   In their constant quest to improve the people at Peeps moved from chicks to include rabbits, hearts, Christmas trees, ghosts, etc.  They added flavors  and now they have created a Peep Pop. I mean what could be better than peeps on a stick.  Everything is better on a stick.