On 5/17/2026 7:36 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> posted:
On 5/17/2026 1:53 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
Years ago, one of our IBM CE was Filipino and he brought us some Kit Kat bars
and they were made with matcha. Awful, simply awful.
I don't know about matcha but carob used to be touted as a chocolate
substitute. That stuff sucked.
A hundred years ago I bought a canister of carob powder as it was supposed >> to be a great substitute for cocoa. It was terrible and I've never had
the impulse to repeat that purchase. 😖
~
Imitation cocoa sucks.
I'm not sure what this candy bar songbird
"tested" from another country is, but it might be nice if he identified
the brand, just in case someone else was tempted.
On 2026-05-17 9:08 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:
The Hersey's chocolate bar as seen in WWII movies would be completely
unacceptable
today since they weren't meant to be a treat but instead, an
emergency ration. It
might be a good idea to sell those Hersey's today as emergency
rations since it
looks like the weather might give us a wild ride this season. My
guess is that
a nutrient rich material that doesn't require refrigeration and has a
long shelf
life would be a grand idea in case the shit hits the fan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snqnh3Owg9E
I read the autobiography the Olympian Louis Zamperini last year who
survived
a Japanese prisoner of war camp. He was part of the crew on an
aircraft that
crashed in the Pacific Ocean and stated the raft they were on was
equipped with
many things. One was a supply of a type of chocolate bar that was to
be consumed
*very slowly* and it would sustain you as if you'd eaten a meal. The
supply
on the raft was for 8 days for several people and one of the survivors
ate the
whole supply one night as they were sleeping.
Was this some type of chocolate bar Hershey's developed for the
soldiers? I
haven't a clue
I read that book a few years ago. The poor guy spent about 6 weeks on a
raft while his crew mates died or went nuts. When he finally spotted
what he thought was land it turned out to be a Japanese ship. The book
was much better than the movie.
On 5/17/2026 1:53 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
i could see why they gave it to us.
it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
candy bars that are made in the USoA.
barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing. no chocolate
flavor.
songbird
Years ago, one of our IBM CE was Filipino and he brought us some Kit
Kat bars
and they were made with matcha. Awful, simply awful.
~
I don't know about matcha but carob used to be touted as a chocolate substitute. That stuff sucked.
I read that book a few years ago. The poor guy spent about 6 weeks on
a raft while his crew mates died or went nuts. When he finally spotted
what he thought was land it turned out to be a Japanese ship. The book
was much better than the movie.
Books usually *are* much better than the movies made from them. :)
Jill
someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
i could see why they gave it to us.
it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
candy bars that are made in the USoA.
You "tested" it? Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country
to "test"? Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing. no chocolate
flavor.
songbird
This post is rather silly. Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.
In article <6a0a2a05$0$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
i could see why they gave it to us.
it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
candy bars that are made in the USoA.
You "tested" it? Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country
to "test"? Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
he posted Cloetta Kex Chocolate Wafer
Which is a wafer biscuit.
Kex means biscuit (UK) of cookie (USA)
On 2026-05-18 5:39 a.m., jmquown wrote:
And anything is better than a Tom Cruise movie.
I read that book a few years ago. The poor guy spent about 6 weeks on
a raft while his crew mates died or went nuts. When he finally spotted
what he thought was land it turned out to be a Japanese ship. The book
was much better than the movie.
Books usually *are* much better than the movies made from them. :)
Jill
On 2026-05-18, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
And anything is better than a Tom Cruise movie.
He's done some good movies. "Born on the Fourth of July", for
example.
Mostly it's dreck, though.
On 2026-05-18, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2026-05-18 5:39 a.m., jmquown wrote:
And anything is better than a Tom Cruise movie.
I read that book a few years ago. The poor guy spent about 6 weeks on
a raft while his crew mates died or went nuts. When he finally spotted >>>> what he thought was land it turned out to be a Japanese ship. The book >>>> was much better than the movie.
Books usually *are* much better than the movies made from them. :)
Jill
He's done some good movies. "Born on the Fourth of July", for
example.
Mostly it's dreck, though.
On 2026-05-18 11:06 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
His acting ability is very, very limited.And anything is better than a Tom Cruise movie.
He's done some good movies. "Born on the Fourth of July", for
example.
Mostly it's dreck, though.
On 5/17/2026 9:43 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2026-05-17 9:08 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
I read the autobiography the Olympian Louis Zamperini last year who
survived
a Japanese prisoner of war camp.
I read that book a few years ago. The poor guy spent about 6 weeks on a raft while his crew mates died or went nuts. When he finally spotted
what he thought was land it turned out to be a Japanese ship. The book
was much better than the movie.
Books usually *are* much better than the movies made from them. :)
Jill
Ain't that the truth! Look at the book "Gone With the Wind." Scarlett
had three children and only the child that died named Bonnie was featured
in the movie amongst other omissions.
I'd love to read "The Counterfeit Traitor" but forking over $50 for a
used book is not in my bucket list. In the movie his wife is depicted
as leaving him and taking up with a Nazi official when in reality, she
stood by him entirely.
Did they really use dried blood and cocaine sprinkled on the ground to confuse the tracking dogs while escaping? I have other questions about
the book, but I guess they won't get answered.
~
On 2026-05-18 1:38 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
I'd love to read "The Counterfeit Traitor" but forking over $50 for a
used book is not in my bucket list. In the movie his wife is depicted
as leaving him and taking up with a Nazi official when in reality, she stood by him entirely.
Interesting tidbit about the Counterfeit Traitor. There is a scene near
the end of the movie where the Germans are moving in on Willam Holden's character and dozens of civilians on bicycles appear and block the Germans' way so he can get away. That happened in front of the Hotel l'Langleterre. During the war that hotel was a billet for German
officers. My father was taken on a sightseeing tour of Copenhagen by
the Danish Resistance while they prepared to get him out of the country
and over to Denmark. He went to the police station to get ID papers and
then two women Resistance workers took him to the Hotel l'Angleterre for lunch.
Did they really use dried blood and cocaine sprinkled on the ground to confuse the tracking dogs while escaping? I have other questions about
the book, but I guess they won't get answered.
~
On 2026-05-18, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2026-05-18 5:39 a.m., jmquown wrote:
And anything is better than a Tom Cruise movie.
I read that book a few years ago. The poor guy spent about 6 weeks on >>>> a raft while his crew mates died or went nuts. When he finally spotted >>>> what he thought was land it turned out to be a Japanese ship. The book >>>> was much better than the movie.
Books usually *are* much better than the movies made from them. :)
Jill
He's done some good movies. "Born on the Fourth of July", for
example.
Mostly it's dreck, though.
On 2026-05-18 1:38 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
I'd love to read "The Counterfeit Traitor" but forking over $50 for a
used book is not in my bucket list. In the movie his wife is depicted
as leaving him and taking up with a Nazi official when in reality, she stood by him entirely.
Interesting tidbit about the Counterfeit Traitor. There is a scene near
the end of the movie where the Germans are moving in on Willam Holden's character and dozens of civilians on bicycles appear and block the
Germans' way so he can get away. That happened in front of the Hotel l'Langleterre. During the war that hotel was a billet for German
officers. My father was taken on a sightseeing tour of Copenhagen by
the Danish Resistance while they prepared to get him out of the country
and over to Denmark. He went to the police station to get ID papers and
then two women Resistance workers took him to the Hotel l'Angleterre for lunch.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2026-05-18 1:38 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:If I remember correctly, the hotel had a large patio type outdoor eating area. The strutting, chubby German official got squashed by the truck
I'd love to read "The Counterfeit Traitor" but forking over $50 for a
used book is not in my bucket list. In the movie his wife is depicted
as leaving him and taking up with a Nazi official when in reality, she
stood by him entirely.
Interesting tidbit about the Counterfeit Traitor. There is a scene near
the end of the movie where the Germans are moving in on Willam Holden's
character and dozens of civilians on bicycles appear and block the
Germans' way so he can get away. That happened in front of the Hotel
l'Langleterre. During the war that hotel was a billet for German
officers. My father was taken on a sightseeing tour of Copenhagen by
the Danish Resistance while they prepared to get him out of the country
and over to Denmark. He went to the police station to get ID papers and
then two women Resistance workers took him to the Hotel l'Angleterre for
lunch.
when it rammed into him and his buddies as they were attempting an arrest.
On 5/17/2026 9:43 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2026-05-17 9:08 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:
The Hersey's chocolate bar as seen in WWII movies would be
completely unacceptable
today since they weren't meant to be a treat but instead, an
emergency ration. It
might be a good idea to sell those Hersey's today as emergency
rations since it
looks like the weather might give us a wild ride this season. My
guess is that
a nutrient rich material that doesn't require refrigeration and
has a long shelf
life would be a grand idea in case the shit hits the fan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snqnh3Owg9E
I read the autobiography the Olympian Louis Zamperini last year
who survived
a Japanese prisoner of war camp. He was part of the crew on an
aircraft that
crashed in the Pacific Ocean and stated the raft they were on was
equipped with
many things. One was a supply of a type of chocolate bar that was
to be consumed
*very slowly* and it would sustain you as if you'd eaten a meal.
The supply
on the raft was for 8 days for several people and one of the
survivors ate the
whole supply one night as they were sleeping.
Was this some type of chocolate bar Hershey's developed for the
soldiers? I
haven't a clue
I read that book a few years ago. The poor guy spent about 6 weeks
on a raft while his crew mates died or went nuts. When he finally
spotted what he thought was land it turned out to be a Japanese
ship. The book was much better than the movie.
Books usually *are* much better than the movies made from them. :)
Jill
On Mon, 18 May 2026 00:29:33 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2026-05-17 4:50 p.m., jmquown wrote:
You "tested" it? Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country
to "test"? Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
I don't doubt that there are some pretty bad chocolate bars coming from >> Europe. There are also lots of good ones. I was in the habit of eating a >> square or two of Lindt dark chocolate every night. It's hard to beat
that stuff. Once in a while I get some nice chocolate from the Dutch store.
This post is rather silly. Then again, I happen to like US chocolate. >>It's been a long time since I have bought chocolate in the US so I am
not in a position to compare them. I do remember being totally turned
off by Hershey bars. What a disappointment. I grew up watching American >> television and movies and that led me to think that a Hershey bar was
the best thing ever. Then I had one. Yech. I came to realize that the
other American chocolate bars were much better.
The Hersey's chocolate bar as seen in WWII movies would be completely unacceptable
today since they weren't meant to be a treat but instead, an emergency ration. It
might be a good idea to sell those Hersey's today as emergency rations since it
looks like the weather might give us a wild ride this season. My guess is that
a nutrient rich material that doesn't require refrigeration and has a long shelf
life would be a grand idea in case the shit hits the fan.
But you're not Mr Doom and Gloom, right?
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:
On Mon, 18 May 2026 00:29:33 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
The Hersey's chocolate bar as seen in WWII movies would be completely unacceptable
today since they weren't meant to be a treat but instead, an emergency ration. It
might be a good idea to sell those Hersey's today as emergency rations since it
looks like the weather might give us a wild ride this season. My guess is that
a nutrient rich material that doesn't require refrigeration and has a long shelf
life would be a grand idea in case the shit hits the fan.
But you're not Mr Doom and Gloom, right?
I can see the future, but I don't fear it. I just go with the flow, man.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5MsQKqKizkDmhAm4A
On Mon, 18 May 2026 20:20:58 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:
On Mon, 18 May 2026 00:29:33 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
The Hersey's chocolate bar as seen in WWII movies would be completely unacceptable
today since they weren't meant to be a treat but instead, an emergency ration. It
might be a good idea to sell those Hersey's today as emergency rations since it
looks like the weather might give us a wild ride this season. My guess is that
a nutrient rich material that doesn't require refrigeration and has a long shelf
life would be a grand idea in case the shit hits the fan.
But you're not Mr Doom and Gloom, right?
I can see the future, but I don't fear it. I just go with the flow, man.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5MsQKqKizkDmhAm4A
You're always talking about biblical disasters. Famine, war, "kids"
killing boomers, "when the shit hits the fan". Cheer up!
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:https://youtu.be/q30UFr_5ltA
On Mon, 18 May 2026 00:29:33 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2026-05-17 4:50 p.m., jmquown wrote:
You "tested" it? Someone gave you a candy bar from some
foreign country to "test"? Why not divulge the name of the
candy bar?
I don't doubt that there are some pretty bad chocolate bars
coming from Europe. There are also lots of good ones. I was in
the habit of eating a square or two of Lindt dark chocolate
every night. It's hard to beat that stuff. Once in a while I get
some nice chocolate from the Dutch store.
This post is rather silly. Then again, I happen to like US
chocolate.
It's been a long time since I have bought chocolate in the US so
I am not in a position to compare them. I do remember being
totally turned off by Hershey bars. What a disappointment. I
grew up watching American television and movies and that led me
to think that a Hershey bar was the best thing ever. Then I had
one. Yech. I came to realize that the other American chocolate
bars were much better.
The Hersey's chocolate bar as seen in WWII movies would be
completely unacceptable today since they weren't meant to be a
treat but instead, an emergency ration. It might be a good idea to
sell those Hersey's today as emergency rations since it looks like
the weather might give us a wild ride this season. My guess is
that a nutrient rich material that doesn't require refrigeration
and has a long shelf life would be a grand idea in case the shit
hits the fan.
But you're not Mr Doom and Gloom, right?
I can see the future, but I don't fear it. I just go with the flow,
man.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5MsQKqKizkDmhAm4A
On 2026-05-18 1:20 p.m., Graham wrote:
On 2026-05-18 11:06 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
His acting ability is very, very limited.And anything is better than a Tom Cruise movie.
He's done some good movies. "Born on the Fourth of July", for
example.
Mostly it's dreck, though.
There are a lot of actors like that. They play very distinctive
characters. They are always the same, not matter what movie they are in. They include John Wayne, Liam Neeson, Tommy Lee Jones....
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos wrote on 5/18/2026 3:50 PM:
On Mon, 18 May 2026 20:20:58 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos <bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:
On Mon, 18 May 2026 00:29:33 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
The Hersey's chocolate bar as seen in WWII movies would be completely unacceptable
today since they weren't meant to be a treat but instead, an emergency ration. It
might be a good idea to sell those Hersey's today as emergency rations since it
looks like the weather might give us a wild ride this season. My guess is that
a nutrient rich material that doesn't require refrigeration and has a long shelf
life would be a grand idea in case the shit hits the fan.
But you're not Mr Doom and Gloom, right?
I can see the future, but I don't fear it. I just go with the flow, man. >>>
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5MsQKqKizkDmhAm4A
You're always talking about biblical disasters. Famine, war, "kids"
killing boomers, "when the shit hits the fan". Cheer up!
It's hard to make any sense out of shit Tojo says. He is like
Nostradamus, except he is da Hiwayan version.
In article <6a0a2a05$0$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
i could see why they gave it to us.
it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
candy bars that are made in the USoA.
You "tested" it? Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country to "test"? Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
he posted Cloetta Kex Chocolate Wafer
Which is a wafer biscuit.
Kex means biscuit (UK) of cookie (USA)
Janet UK
barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing. no chocolate
flavor.
songbird
This post is rather silly. Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.
Most Americans won't care for non-American candies. From what I've seen, >candies from other countries are just kind of weird. Kex is a Swedish candy. >My step-mom would bring us Swedish candy and it's not an impressive lineup. >Americans won't care for Asian candies or Mexican candies either. The Japanese >candies are not very sweet and Mexican candies tend to contain chili pepper in >them. I find them to be too spicy. The receptionist at work is Latina and her >little girls just love some of the candies I've brought them - I can't handle >the heat of them. It's quite a funny thing. The Mexicans seem to have a thing >for tamarind. There's a lot of tamarind based candy in Mexico.
I recently tried a popular candy from Iceland. Curiously, it's called "Sambo." >I thought it was not bad. Beats me why that is. I'm not a fan of licorice but >I'd eat one, given the chance.
Janet <nobody@home.com> posted:
In article <6a0a2a05$0$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
i could see why they gave it to us.
it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
candy bars that are made in the USoA.
You "tested" it? Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country >>> to "test"? Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
he posted Cloetta Kex Chocolate Wafer
Which is a wafer biscuit.
Kex means biscuit (UK) of cookie (USA)
Janet UK
barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing. no chocolate
flavor.
songbird
This post is rather silly. Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.
Most Americans won't care for non-American candies. From what I've seen, candies from other countries are just kind of weird. Kex is a Swedish candy. My step-mom would bring us Swedish candy and it's not an impressive lineup. Americans won't care for Asian candies or Mexican candies either. The Japanese
candies are not very sweet and Mexican candies tend to contain chili pepper in
them. I find them to be too spicy. The receptionist at work is Latina and her little girls just love some of the candies I've brought them - I can't handle the heat of them. It's quite a funny thing. The Mexicans seem to have a thing for tamarind. There's a lot of tamarind based candy in Mexico.
I recently tried a popular candy from Iceland. Curiously, it's called "Sambo."
I thought it was not bad. Beats me why that is. I'm not a fan of licorice but I'd eat one, given the chance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDS5l9C7RpQ&t=125s
On 2026-05-19 3:30 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Janet <nobody@home.com> posted:
In article <6a0a2a05$0$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
i could see why they gave it to us.
it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
candy bars that are made in the USoA.
You "tested" it? Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign
country
to "test"? Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
he posted Cloetta Kex Chocolate Wafer
Which is a wafer biscuit.
Kex means biscuit (UK) of cookie (USA)
Janet UK
barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing. no chocolate
flavor.
songbird
This post is rather silly. Then again, I happen to like US chocolate. >>>
Most Americans won't care for non-American candies. From what I've seen,
candies from other countries are just kind of weird. Kex is a Swedish
candy.
My step-mom would bring us Swedish candy and it's not an impressive
lineup.
Americans won't care for Asian candies or Mexican candies either. The
Japanese
candies are not very sweet and Mexican candies tend to contain chili
pepper in
them. I find them to be too spicy. The receptionist at work is Latina
and her
little girls just love some of the candies I've brought them - I can't
handle
the heat of them. It's quite a funny thing. The Mexicans seem to have
a thing
for tamarind. There's a lot of tamarind based candy in Mexico.
I recently tried a popular candy from Iceland. Curiously, it's called
"Sambo."
I thought it was not bad. Beats me why that is. I'm not a fan of
licorice but
I'd eat one, given the chance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDS5l9C7RpQ&t=125s
Black licorice is a thing in north western Europe. Some of them are
salty, and I mean really salty. The local Dutch stores always have a
good supply of black licorice and the arrange them my order of
saltiness. Salty black licorice is also popular in Denmark.
On 2026-05-19 7:02 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
Black licorice is a thing in north western Europe. Some of them areWhen my sister was pregnant, she had a craving for licorice
salty, and I mean really salty. The local Dutch stores always have a
good supply of black licorice and the arrange them my order of
saltiness. Salty black licorice is also popular in Denmark.
and my b-i-l had to buy it by the carton.
On 2026-05-19 3:30 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Janet <nobody@home.com> posted:
In article <6a0a2a05$0$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
i could see why they gave it to us.
it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
candy bars that are made in the USoA.
You "tested" it? Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country >>> to "test"? Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
he posted Cloetta Kex Chocolate Wafer
Which is a wafer biscuit.
Kex means biscuit (UK) of cookie (USA)
Janet UK
barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing. no chocolate
flavor.
songbird
This post is rather silly. Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.
Most Americans won't care for non-American candies. From what I've seen, candies from other countries are just kind of weird. Kex is a Swedish candy.
My step-mom would bring us Swedish candy and it's not an impressive lineup. Americans won't care for Asian candies or Mexican candies either. The Japanese
candies are not very sweet and Mexican candies tend to contain chili pepper in
them. I find them to be too spicy. The receptionist at work is Latina and her
little girls just love some of the candies I've brought them - I can't handle
the heat of them. It's quite a funny thing. The Mexicans seem to have a thing
for tamarind. There's a lot of tamarind based candy in Mexico.
I recently tried a popular candy from Iceland. Curiously, it's called "Sambo."
I thought it was not bad. Beats me why that is. I'm not a fan of licorice but
I'd eat one, given the chance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDS5l9C7RpQ&t=125s
Black licorice is a thing in north western Europe. Some of them are
salty, and I mean really salty. The local Dutch stores always have a
good supply of black licorice and the arrange them my order of
saltiness. Salty black licorice is also popular in Denmark.
Dave Smith wrote:> The local Dutch stores always have a > good supply of black licorice and the arrange them my order> > https://health.clevelandclinic.org/how-black-licorice-can-make-your-heart-jump
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
I can't say if Americans have much experience with licorice. From what I read,
most licorice sold in America contains no licorice root. The rest of the world
is using it all up. The Iceland Samba candy didn't taste like I expected. It was
pretty tasty and not at all like what I'm used to.
When we were in the UK, I wanted to try their famous Aero bar. I think that most
Americans would find it to be reminiscent of old, dried up, crumbly, chocolate.
We're used to chocolate that melts in the mouth and has a highly refined smoothness to it. I suppose the Brits and the Canadians find the Aero bar experience
to be quite different from my American mouth.
https://britishfooddepot.com/nestle-aero-milk-chocolate-giant-bar-90g
This post is rather silly. Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.
It's been a long time since I have bought chocolate in the US so I am
not in a position to compare them. I do remember being totally turned
off by Hershey bars. What a disappointment. I grew up watching American television and movies and that led me to think that a Hershey bar was
the best thing ever. Then I had one. Yech. I came to realize that the
other American chocolate bars were much better.
On 2026-05-18 12:26 p.m., Janet wrote:
In article <6a0a2a05$0$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
i could see why they gave it to us.
it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
candy bars that are made in the USoA.
You "tested" it? Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country >>> to "test"? Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
he posted Cloetta Kex Chocolate Wafer
Which is a wafer biscuit.
Kex means biscuit (UK) of cookie (USA)
I would say he was off base in his claim about an European candy bar.
That would be a wafer chocolate coating.
I can't say if Americans have much experience with licorice. From what I read,
most licorice sold in America contains no licorice root. The rest of the world
is using it all up. The Iceland Samba candy didn't taste like I expected. It was
pretty tasty and not at all like what I'm used to.
When we were in the UK, I wanted to try their famous Aero bar. I think that most
Americans would find it to be reminiscent of old, dried up, crumbly, chocolate.
We're used to chocolate that melts in the mouth and has a highly refined smoothness to it. I suppose the Brits and the Canadians find the Aero bar experience
to be quite different from my American mouth.
https://britishfooddepot.com/nestle-aero-milk-chocolate-giant-bar-90g
On 5/17/2026 11:55 AM, songbird wrote:
someone gave us a candy bar from a european country.
i could see why they gave it to us.
it was as bad as pretty much any of the cheap cruddy
candy bars that are made in the USoA.
You "tested" it? Someone gave you a candy bar from some foreign country
to "test"? Why not divulge the name of the candy bar?
barely had any chocolate coating on it at all and
the flavor was pretty much sweet nothing. no chocolate
flavor.
songbird
This post is rather silly. Then again, I happen to like US chocolate.
Dave Smith wrote:you had was a wafer cookie coated with chocolate.
I would say he was off base in his claim about an European candy bar.
That would be a wafer chocolate coating.
it's similar enough to a KitKat candy bar that i'd consider
them to be the same general item.
I would say that KitKat is a chocolate bar with a wafer filling and what
On 2026-05-19 3:19 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
I can't say if Americans have much experience with licorice. From what I read,
most licorice sold in America contains no licorice root. The rest of the world
is using it all up. The Iceland Samba candy didn't taste like I expected. It was
pretty tasty and not at all like what I'm used to.
When we were in the UK, I wanted to try their famous Aero bar. I think that most
Americans would find it to be reminiscent of old, dried up, crumbly, chocolate.
We're used to chocolate that melts in the mouth and has a highly refined smoothness to it. I suppose the Brits and the Canadians find the Aero bar experience
to be quite different from my American mouth.
Some might like Aero. It certainly is not like old dried up crumbly chocolate. It's decent chocolate, but there is a texture thing
happening. It's basically some bubbly milk chocolate encased in milk chocolate. It was never a favourite of mine because it is milk chocolate
and I prefer dark. They have been selling them here for as long as I can remember. When got variety packs of chocolate bars for Halloween they
were a popular choice.
https://britishfooddepot.com/nestle-aero-milk-chocolate-giant-bar-90g
dsi1 wrote:
...black licorice...
I can't say if Americans have much experience with licorice. From what I read,
most licorice sold in America contains no licorice root. The rest of the world
is using it all up. The Iceland Samba candy didn't taste like I expected. It was
pretty tasty and not at all like what I'm used to.
i grew up with Good and Plenty which were candy coated
black licorice. they were a common theatre candy for us.
When we were in the UK, I wanted to try their famous Aero bar. I think that most
Americans would find it to be reminiscent of old, dried up, crumbly, chocolate.
We're used to chocolate that melts in the mouth and has a highly refined smoothness to it. I suppose the Brits and the Canadians find the Aero bar experience
to be quite different from my American mouth.
https://britishfooddepot.com/nestle-aero-milk-chocolate-giant-bar-90g
the description doesn't make it very appealing and i'd probably
not like it. i don't usually like many candy bars these days
because they've switched the coating to cocoa flavored palm kernel
slimes - the mouth feel and flavor of these is pretty blah in
comparison to chocolate.
songbird
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
Some might like Aero. It certainly is not like old dried up crumbly
chocolate. It's decent chocolate, but there is a texture thing
happening. It's basically some bubbly milk chocolate encased in milk
chocolate. It was never a favourite of mine because it is milk chocolate
and I prefer dark. They have been selling them here for as long as I can
remember. When got variety packs of chocolate bars for Halloween they
were a popular choice.
https://britishfooddepot.com/nestle-aero-milk-chocolate-giant-bar-90g
There's nothing wrong with the taste of an Aero Bar. It's the texture that's a
turn-off for Americans.
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