Willy Wonka is announcing his greatest, most wacky and creative promotion yet. It’s kicking off with WONK’D Out furniture created by Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Devon Werkheiser, Rob Pinkston, Christopher Massey, Kyle Massey, Tony Hawk, and Andrew Macdonald, being auctioned off for charity on eBay.
Click on the link below for full written details and to watch a music video created and produced by the Oompa Loompas to give kids ideas on how to get involved.
The Big Mac of the candy counter, Megamallows Big Burger is a sight to behold. A funny-looking, puffed-up hamburger, this candy is decked out with a meat patty, bun (complete with icing sesame seeds), and “cheese???—all made of strawberry-flavored marshmallow. It’s not just a candy. It’s an eating experience that you won’t soon forget. I’m talking about the peculiarity of biting into a hamburger and tasting strawberry candy. It’s an odd feeling, but I’d have to say that I quite enjoyed it. And perhaps that’s why the makers, San Diego–based Kandy Kastle Inc., call it the “All American Fun Burger.???
With a somewhat gummy consistency, the term marshmallow may seem misleading. It’s really more of a gummy-mallow hybrid. At a few inches tall, you can eat this just like a real hamburger, or tear apart the bun, cheese, and meat patty layers if you wish. But if you do decide to save some for later, better wrap it back up for freshness. (I used a mini chip clip to save mine for later.) At just over four ounces, the whole thing is about the size of a fist, probably not to be consumed in one sitting. Unlike real hamburgers, this treat is fat free, low in sodium, and cholesterol free. (Now if only they’d make real burgers and fries that way…)
If you are right now asking yourself, “Why would I want a marshmallow to look like a hamburger????—you are in good company. For years, I’ve been trying to figure out why bubble gum comes in CD cases, band-aid tins, fake cell phones, and makeup compacts. The reason: it’s fun and kids will buy it, especially when you play up the technology angle like candy cell phones (and, in the ‘90s, pagers). Around the holidays, the giant Mallow Burger makes a great basket or stocking stuffer. So stock up and join the fast food candy revolution. Would you like to Super Size that?
Tags: marshmallow hamburger, strawberry, gummy, fat free candy, sweets
A hard peppermint candy wrapped in red-and-white stripes with blue-and-starred twist ties, this mint is sure of one thing: It is proud to be American-made. Although the mint itself is plain white, the wrapper gives is a nationalistic feel from the time you see it in a candy dish until the moment you unwrap it and read “Simon Candy Co. Made in USA??? proudly displayed. The mint tastes refreshing, of course. It’s a mild peppermint that doesn’t blow you away or set your mouth on fire, but brings freshness like you’ve recently brushed your teeth at those times when you can’t. I don’t believe these mints have a whole lot on Brach’s more popular Star Brites mints—in fact, they are quite similar. But if you happen to be allergic to red dye, Simon’s Stars & Stripes mints would be the obvious better choice.
Patriotic from head to toe, the mint’s manufacturer is Simon Candy based out of the Amish hills of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. They’ve been around since 1949 when the company introduced its line of decorative chocolates, only to switch to hard candies years later. Any candy company that has been around for several decades can testify that sometimes you need to test the waters and see what works. And Simon Candy has done just that with their timeless hard candies like sour balls, lemon drops, and root beer barrels. They also produce sugar-free lollipops and hard candies as well as fun holiday treats like Santa’s “Coal Candy.??? Their tropical treasures hard candies are flavored like non-alcoholic cocktail drinks, and they have broken into the organic food market with their College Farm line of hard candies. They were actually the first U.S. manufacturer to produce certified organic hard candies.
Whether or not you care to jump on the organic candy bandwagon, Stars & Stripes mints are for every American. Show some patriotic spirit and buy a bag—or snag some from your friend’s candy dish. Let’s face it—everybody needs a mint sometimes.
Tags: Star & Stripes, hard candy, peppermint candy, patriot candy, sweets