# Mars does not endorse deep frying its chocolate bars **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 5, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770 "2012-09-05T17:57:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/41 "2012-09-06T10:28:25Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > It’s a Twix! They’re all Twix! It was a setup! A setup, I tell ya! And you’ve robbed it! You’ve all screwed me again! Now, gimme one! Gimme a Twix! I believe you mean Raider. > **[Twix Raider - The Retired Raider Brand | sparxMind](http://www.sparxmind.com/twix-raider/)** > > Twix candy bars were originally sold under the brand name Raider in many countries. Twix Raider... ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/42 "2012-09-06T10:31:06Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > They make freakin’ candy bars and say they promote an “active and healthy lifestyle”? Give me a break here. “A Mars a day helps you work rest and play”. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GXxR9cfB9_s/hqdefault.jpg "Mars Bar commercial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXxR9cfB9_s) I love how they mention “sugar” and “glucose” separately. ---
**Author:** ![Hogfather65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@Hogfather65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogfather65)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/43 "2012-09-06T10:40:24Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > They make freakin’ candy bars and say they promote an “active and healthy lifestyle”? Give me a break here. Remember A Mars a day helps you Work, Rest & Play… ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/44 "2012-09-06T10:50:30Z")
_A Mars a Day Helps you Get Tooth De-Caaaaay!_ ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/45 "2012-09-06T11:01:33Z")
…the US Milky Way bar which Mars, Inc. produced (not to be confused with the European version of Milky Way, which is similar to the US 3 Musketeers)… Now it’s clear! A Mars bar isn’t a Mars bar. A Milky Way isn’t a Milky Way. Now please lord don’t tell me that Europe or some other region has a candy bar called 3 Musketeers that is different than the US version \<\_\< ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/46 "2012-09-06T11:05:45Z")
Frying candy bars? Seriously? Everyone KNOWS that the best way to eat them is to FREEZE them. Yes, yes, I lost a tooth to a frozen M&M, but it’s the way the gods (Mars??) meant them to be eaten! ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/47 "2012-09-06T11:07:01Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > It’s a Twix! They’re all Twix! It was a setup! A setup, I tell ya! And you’ve robbed it! You’ve all screwed me again! Now, gimme one! Gimme a Twix! One of my favorite moments. ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/48 "2012-09-06T11:07:37Z")
I don’t endorse deep-frying Maritans either. What have they ever done to us? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/49 "2012-09-06T14:01:16Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > Frying candy bars? Seriously? > > Everyone KNOWS that the best way to eat them is to FREEZE them. > > Yes, yes, I lost a tooth to a frozen M&M, but it’s the way the gods (Mars??) meant them to be eaten! You have to freeze them before you fry them. So you’ve got half the recipe down. ---
**Author:** ![heathen\_earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@heathen\_earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen_earthling)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/50 "2012-09-06T15:05:26Z")
Deep-fried Mars bars aren’t just a Scottish thing, I’ve seen them in Canada too. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/51 "2012-09-06T18:33:39Z")
> [@heathen\_earthling](#): > > Deep-fried Mars bars aren’t just a Scottish thing, I’ve seen them in Canada too. I’ve seen them in Sweden too. They got the idea from Scotland. ---
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/52 "2012-09-06T18:45:40Z")
This is all a big promotion for Mars Candy Company’s latest launch: Haggis Stuffed with Mars Bars. d/r ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/53 "2012-09-06T19:25:05Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > “Mars does not endorse deep frying its chocolate bars” > > So the Curiosity Rover is starting to return scientific findings? I know. The Rover just barely landed and the Martians are already issuing press releases? Man, civilization moves _fast_. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/54 "2012-09-06T23:13:59Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > I’ve seen them in Sweden too. They got the idea from Scotland. Yup. I’m sure people in Canada make them, but I’m also sure they got the idea from, and would fairly readily reference, Scotland. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/55 "2012-09-07T05:32:25Z")
And then there’s Smarties in Canada and Smarties in the U.S… (I’d eat a deep-fried chocolate bar - not often, but I’d try one.) ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/56 "2012-09-07T05:56:13Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > And then there’s Smarties in Canada and Smarties in the U.S… And, of course, the vexing question “What’s the difference between a biscuit?” ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/57 "2012-09-07T06:23:30Z")
In the annals of the Tennessee tax code (at least in 2004), you paid sales tax on a Milky Way, but not a Kit-Kat. Something about wheat… ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/58 "2012-09-07T17:08:06Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > And, of course, the vexing question “What’s the difference between a biscuit?” Oh, God. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/59 "2012-09-07T19:10:05Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Oh, God. Your God can’t help you here. We have [iron cookware](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_chariots)! ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770/60 "2012-09-09T10:35:08Z")
> [@sciurophobic](#): > > The U.S. Mars Bar is now called Snickers Almond. A Snickers bar now is what we used to call a Marathon bar some time ago . (But its made with peanuts I think ) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770.md?page=4)