# Pick THREE from a box of chocolates (Russell Stover)... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756 "2013-12-19T20:04:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/1 "2013-12-19T20:04:43Z")
There’s a box of Assorted Russell Stover chocolates on the table, and you can pick any three. Without consideration for scarcity or what other people around you might want, which ones do you take? ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/2 "2013-12-19T20:15:01Z")
Crap, I put Chocolate Truffle in there twice, and left out the Pecan & English Walnut Cluster. Please mention in-thread if you’d pick the latter one. Anyway, my preference (if we were voting for more than three) goes something like: Roman Nougat \>\>\>\>\>\>\> Chocolate Truffle \> Molasses Chew \>\> Peanut Butter Crunch \> Chocolate Butter Cream. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/3 "2013-12-19T20:17:23Z")
Oh, I’m also curious to hear about people’s LEAST favorite chocolates. The bottom of my list would be: 1. Raspberry Caramel 2. Fruit & Nut Caramel 3. Pecan & English Walnut Cluster ---
**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:** [December 19, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/4 "2013-12-19T20:20:34Z")
Dark chocolate orange cream. I’d buy a whole box of those if someone would just make them. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/5 "2013-12-19T20:21:44Z")
All three of mine are creams. Love 'em. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/6 "2013-12-19T20:28:16Z")
Heavy on the creams and truffles. No sticky stuff - I’ve lost enough fillings to those things already. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/7 "2013-12-19T20:29:21Z")
I don’t know the names. But my choice in any box is usually a dark chocolate fruit jelly, a toffee and a nut confection, usually cashew. An aside: My mom used to poke holes in the bottoms of all of them with her fingernail. Was that “without consideration for . . . what other people around you might like?” **Cat Whisperer,** if it doesn’t have to be Russell Stover, the other day I bumped into a site online where you could mix and match your choices. Unfortunately I’ve forgotten the name. Maybe Harry and David? Maybe someone else will know. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/8 "2013-12-19T20:31:37Z")
:smack: How did I miss the poll? _Sings_ “Oh, I yoost go nuts at Christmas.” ---
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/9 "2013-12-19T20:31:59Z")
I’m a creme guy. Raspberry, Orange and Vanilla for me. Honestly, I hate the chocolates with nuts in them - I’m glad when someone else gets those first. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/10 "2013-12-19T20:33:13Z")
> [@Tethered\_Kite](#): > > **Cat Whisperer,** if it doesn’t have to be Russell Stover, the other day I bumped into a site online where you could mix and match your choices. Unfortunately I’ve forgotten the name. Maybe Harry and David? Maybe someone else will know. [You can do it with Russell Stover](http://www.russellstover.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=130), apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/11 "2013-12-19T20:38:23Z")
Shoulda been See’s; I’m not familiar enough with these to know which are good. (What the heck is Roman nougat?) ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/12 "2013-12-19T21:26:27Z")
What’s the difference between Maple Nut Cream and Maple Nut Butter? I’m just curious. I chose them both. I loves me some maple. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/13 "2013-12-19T21:28:06Z")
Mmm. I’m a huge fan of the english toffee widgets. Turtles are nice too, though only in milk chocolate for me; my mother prefers dark. Sadly, neither of these are on your list. I’m not a big fan of creams 'n the like. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/14 "2013-12-19T21:36:23Z")
Love sweet fillings with my chocolate. Caramel is almost an instinct now, and I looked at the cremes for anything that sounded tasty. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/15 "2013-12-19T22:20:41Z")
No creams. Ick. Milk Chocolate Caramel, Dark Chocolate caramel and chocolate covered salted caramel. StG ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/16 "2013-12-19T22:48:27Z")
Not really a candy eater, but I like maple and I figure you can’t go wrong with vanilla cream. No love for diabetics? I could swear they had diabetic candy. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/17 "2013-12-19T23:24:32Z")
I like 2 of the above best, but I voted for 3, since chocolate truffle is listed twice. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/18 "2013-12-19T23:30:28Z")
Do they still sell Russell Stover chocolates? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/19 "2013-12-19T23:37:30Z")
> [@VarlosZ](#): > > Oh, I’m also curious to hear about people’s LEAST favorite chocolates. I’m going to have to vote for the [spring surprise](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy6uLfermPU#t=170s). ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756/20 "2013-12-19T23:39:41Z")
> [@VarlosZ](#): > > Crap, I put Chocolate Truffle in there twice, and left out the Pecan & English Walnut Cluster. Please mention in-thread if you’d pick the latter one. > Anyway, my preference (if we were voting for more than three) goes something like: > > Roman Nougat \>\>\>\>\>\>\> Chocolate Truffle \> Molasses Chew \>\> Peanut Butter Crunch \> Chocolate Butter Cream. I’m good with having two chocolate truffles to go with my chocolate butter cream 🙂 If that wasn’t an option, I’d take the peanut butter crunch. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-from-a-box-of-chocolates-russell-stover/676756.md?page=2)