# Candy Swap **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 19, 2001, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691 "2001-09-19T22:52:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/41 "2001-09-21T01:38:16Z")
I’m in, I’m in, I’m in! I live in southcentral Pennsylvania and can supply the following: Frank’s Black Cherry Wishniak TastyKakes Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews (the good ones with dark chocolate, not those crappy milk chocolate Chew-Ets) Utz chips Herr’s chips (good in their own way, but not up to Utz’ standards) Revonah Pretzels (the best damn hard pretzels on the planet) Kay and Ray’s Dark Potato Chips (rich with burnt potato-ey flavor!) Herlocher’s Dipping Mustard Lebanon bologna from L.D. Weaver’s (assuming I can ship it) Anything else somebody wants? I live about 20 minutes from the store at Hershey’s Chocolate World, so if there’s something Uncle Milton makes that you love and can’t get I can try to pick it up for you. I’d love some sweet real licorice (not that anise-flavored stuff) and some King David Crunch(?)-you know, those blocks of sesame seeds trapped in honey like dinosaurs in amber. I’m also jonesing for good pralines and coffee with chicory. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/42 "2001-09-21T01:49:22Z")
Here’s a question: Used to be you could get regular-sized bars of Nestlé’s Milk Chocolate. Not Nestlé’s Crunch, not any other kind, just plain old milk chocolate bars, in the normal 50-cent candy bar size. Then one day I went to the store and they didn’t have them anymore! I want my plain Nestlé bars, dangit! Can anybody else get them, or have they completely stopped putting them out? ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/43 "2001-09-21T01:50:50Z")
Zappo, I could probably hook you up with some chicory coffee from Café du Monde. ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/44 "2001-09-21T03:35:57Z")
ooohhh, msrobyn, you lucky! i hope you got some molasses chips, and the praline stuff with the white choccy on the outside. and scotchmallows too. oooooohhhhh, scotchmallows. hey, gravity, do you live in maine or in canada? humpty dumpty, they are from maine, no? sky bars, hee hee. im tryin to remember the four fillings… i think choc, vanilla, strawberry, and peanut? i also like the all-choccy neccos. they still make those? but nothing, NOTHING I TELL YOU, beats a zagnut. 'cept for maybe scotchmallows. there is a reason im a fat man. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/45 "2001-09-21T03:59:17Z")
**essvee** , mostly I got milk chocolate with a lot of caramel mixed in. You can order from [See’s](http://www.sees.com) online, which is what I did. **Zappo** , I used to live near Harrisburg, and became addicted to the wide variety of snack foods available. Were it not for this pesky thing called a “job”, I’d consider going back. [sub]Not that Airman Doors would mind[/sub] I still can’t find snack foods unique to Houston, but I’m looking. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/46 "2001-09-21T04:15:11Z")
**Robin** , don’t they make Troy Aikman candy bars down there? You know, the kind guaranteed to give you several concussions and make you choke? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/47 "2001-09-21T04:20:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Airman Doors, USAF \* > \*\ ***Robin** , don’t they make Troy Aikman candy bars down there? You know, the kind guaranteed to give you several concussions and make you choke? 😉 \*\* Nope. They make those in Dallas. 😃 Robin ---
**Author:** ![Gravity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gravity/32/14322_2.png) [@Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gravity)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/48 "2001-09-21T11:23:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by essvee \* > **hey, gravity, do you live in maine or in canada? humpty dumpty, they are from maine, no? sky bars, hee hee. im tryin to remember the four fillings… i think choc, vanilla, strawberry, and peanut? i also like the all-choccy neccos. they still make those?** I think that Humpty Dumpty _is_ from Maine. I’m in Vermont, however. 🙂 We have quite a bit of odd snackfoods and candy around. The selection varies quite a bit from store to store, too. It’s been a while since I’ve had a sky bar, but I think that the fillings are chocolate paste, caramel, vanilla paste and peanut butter-like substance. 🙂 Yep, they still make chocolate neccos. I think that they sell tubes (still in the old wax-paper packages) of just the chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/49 "2001-09-21T11:27:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by beckwall \* > \*\* And Fannie Mae candy, those big puffy mint chocolate things. \*\* Are you thinking of mint meltaways, the minty candies in boxes, alternating rows of brown and green? i want to try Canadian smarties, since theay are chocolaty. ---
**Author:** ![Mobius74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@Mobius74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mobius74)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/50 "2001-09-21T12:13:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gravity \* > \*\*Yep, they’re the real old-fashioned kind of just horehound. I _think_ that I can get Screaming Yellow Zonkers. I haven’t looked lately, but I know of a store that had them about three months ago. \*\* I wanted to move south where the winters might not be so cold and miserable, but after reading this I may have to revise those plans… ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/51 "2001-09-21T15:47:10Z")
**racinchikki** , have I ever told you that you’re fantastic on so damn many levels it’s almost sickening? 😃 Hudson Hornets _and_ Cafe’ du Monde coffee? Damn, you’re just the bee’s knees. **MsRobyn** : if you make it to Dope-A-Ween, gimme a shopping list beforehand. I’ll be glad to head to Weis’ or the Giant before I leave and pick up some stuff for ya. I’ll be driving the station wagon so carrying it’s no problem. Just remember you gotta fly back home. And if I pick you up at BWI, a warning: no crumbs on the upholstery! 😉 Zappo ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/52 "2001-09-21T16:38:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zappo \* > **MsRobyn** : if you make it to Dope-A-Ween, gimme a shopping list beforehand. I’ll be glad to head to Weis’ or the Giant before I leave and pick up some stuff for ya. I’ll be driving the station wagon so carrying it’s no problem. Just remember you gotta fly back home. > > And if I pick you up at BWI, a warning: no crumbs on the upholstery! 😉 > > Zappo \*\* ::MsRobyn makes a mental note to bring an empty suitcase and will gladly accept munchies in exchange for chili mix:: Robin ---
**Author:** ![Sophie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@Sophie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/53 "2001-09-21T19:13:53Z")
**Zappo** , I will gladly exchange a little somethin’ from Graceland for somethin’ sweet from Hershey Chocolate Heaven World. What do you think, sugar? I can’t promise anything sweet, but it will be memorable. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/54 "2001-09-21T19:24:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sophie \* > \*\ ***Zappo** , I will gladly exchange a little somethin’ from Graceland for somethin’ sweet from Hershey Chocolate Heaven World. What do you think, sugar? I can’t promise anything sweet, but it will be memorable. \*\* Well sugar, your fluffernutter-cherry pie-knucklehead sammitch would be glad to send something sweet to somebody as sweet as you. . . _rubbing hands with a gleeful grin and wondering how big of a box he’d need to ship himself to **Sophie’s** house_ Zappo ---
**Author:** ![tisiphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tisiphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tisiphone)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/55 "2001-09-21T19:37:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gravity \* > \*\*Yep, they’re the real old-fashioned kind of just horehound. I _think_ that I can get Screaming Yellow Zonkers. I haven’t looked lately, but I know of a store that had them about three months ago. \*\* I have a dozen Kinder eggs ready to go… ---
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/56 "2001-09-21T21:17:38Z")
Here’s what I could send someone: Gansitos (like Twinkies, except with a layer of strawberry jam and covered with chocolate Chick-o-Sticks Lots of different Mexican snacks foods. I can’t remember all the names, but ask me, and I can probably find it. Salsas Verde Doritos (I think this is a southwestern-only thing) Chile & Lime Fritos (I think this is a southwestern-only thing) Lime Potato Chips Just about any combination of salsa/chile/lime with potato chips or tortilla chips Cane sugar Dr. Pepper habenero salsa anyone? Has the new Mountain Dew Code Red reached everywhere yet? Carlos V chocolate bars. Apparently it’s a big thing in the Hispanic community to salt your beer. They have little things of salt and lime at the cashier stands of the local Quik-e-marts too. Don’t Mess with Texas t-shirts. I know they aren’t snacks, but hell, I can send one to ya. I read in the m&ms thread that some versions of M&Ms aren’t available in some foreign countries. So, I wrote down some of the variations of the candy we have here, that I could send out of the country in return for some of your country’s snacks. These are: Snickers Cruncher Nestle Crunch–white chocolate Nestle Crunch–Mocha M&M’s:Almond, peanut butter, crunchy, dulce de leche Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups: With crunchy cookies Lots of different Skittles flavors Lots of differnt Now & Later flavors Milky Way Lite Milky Way Midnight (dark chocolate) I’d like to find a mix for Cincinnati style chili (I don’t dare ask anyone down here in Texas). I’d also love some Crab-flavored potato chips. I’m particularly interested in foreign snacks. ---
**Author:** ![Sophie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@Sophie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/57 "2001-09-21T21:28:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hugh Jass \* > Cane sugar Dr. Pepper Hey Hugh, I can send you some moon pies or RC Cola. I’d be very interested to know about this cane sugar Dr Pepper. We also have a local chocolate shop called Dinsthul’s if you are interested in that sort of thing. Dinsthul’s is just a little too close to my house for my own good, now that I think about it. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/58 "2001-09-21T22:16:48Z")
Ok, here’s what I’ve got from this thread: **WANTS** [ul][li] **CrankyAsAnOldMan** : TastyKakes, Utz potato chips, Diet Cheerwine soda, sponge candy[/li][li] **racinchikki** : dark chocolate Aero, KinderEggs, plain Nestle milk chocolate[/li][li] **beckwall** : Jay’s Potato Chips, Fannie Mae mint meltaways[/li][li] **GingerOfTheNorth** : caramel M&Ms, Marathon bars, Humpty Dumpty party mix[/li][li] **LifeOnWry** : chocolate-dipped potato chips[/li][li] **essvee** : Zagnut bars[/li][li] **tisiphone** : horehound, Screaming Yellow Zonkers[/li][li] **Zappo** : sweet anise licorice, King David Crunch, pralines, chicory coffee[/li][li] **anya marie** : Canadian Smarties[/li][li] **Hugh Jass** : Cincinatti-style chili, crab-flavored chips, non-US snacks[/li][li] **Sophie** : Cane sugar Dr Pepper[/li][/ul] **HAVES** [ul][li] **racinchikki** : Moon Pies, TastyKakes, Cafe du Monde coffee[/li][li] **Sassy** : Ghirardelli chocolates[/li][li] **LifeOnWry** : Jay’s Potato Chips, Fannie Mae chocolate, sponge candy[/li][li] **WickedBlue** : Utz chips[/li][li] **romansperson** : Cheerwine[/li][li] **essvee** : abba-zabba bars[/li][li] **Gravity** : Zero, Zagnut and Sky bars, Necco wafers, State Line chips, Humpty Dumpty, horehound, Screaming Yellow Zonkers[/li][li] **tisiphone** : KinderEggs[/li][li] **Arwen** : Turkish Delight/Big Turk[/li][li] **bouv** : Stewart’s soda[/li][li] **Zappo** : TastyKake, Frank’s Black Cherry Wishniak, Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews, Utz chips, Herr’s chips, Revonah pretzels, Kay and Ray’s Dark Potato Chips, Herlocher’s Dipping Mustard, Hershey’s, adulation for **racinchikki** ;)[/li][li] **MsRobyn** : chili mix[/li][li] **Sophie** : Moon Pies, RC Cola[/li][li] **Hugh Jass** : Gansitos, Chick-o-Sticks, Mexican snacks, Salsas Verde Doritos, Chile & Lime Fritos, lime potato chips, just about any other combination of salsa/chile/lime with potato chips or tortilla chips, cane sugar Dr Pepper, habanero salsa, Carlos V chocolate bars, Texas t-shirts[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/59 "2001-09-21T22:26:43Z")
**Matches:** [ul][li] **CrankyAsAnOldMan** could get TastyKakes from **racinchikki** or **Zappo** ; Utz chips from **WickedBlue** or **Zappo** , Cheerwine from **romansperson** and spong candy from **LifeOnWry**.[/li][li] **racinchikki** could get KinderEggs from **tisiphone**.[/li][li] **beckwall** could get Jay’s and meltaways from **LifeOnWry**.[/li][li] **Ginger** could get Humpty Dumpty party mix from **Gravity** [/li][li] **essvee** could get Zagnut bars from **Gravity** [/li][li] **tisiphone** could get horehound and Screaming Yellow Zonkers from **Gravity** [/li][li] **Zappo** could get chicory coffee from **racinchikki**.[/li][li] **Sophie** could get cane sugar Dr Pepper from **Hugh Jass**.[/li][/ul] Have I missed anybody? ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691/60 "2001-09-21T22:28:28Z")
Yeah. You have some people sending to more than one person, and some (me included :D) not sending anything anywhere. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-swap/82691.md?page=4)