Made by the makers of Werther’s Original, here’s another candy that tastes like… Werther’s Original. Sure, that makes sense. [Insert own brand of sarcasm here.] Storck brand Milkfuls are round, individually wrapped hard candies with a sweet caramel taste. Different from Werther’s because of the “milky filling??? inside, these candies didn’t do a whole lot for me. But my husband gladly finished up my leftovers and they’re still making them, so there’s got to be a market for these. I guess I just prefer that a hard candy stay hard all the way through. From the first moment I tossed the candy in my mouth, I wasn’t sure whether to chew or just let it dissolve. The hard outer shell got stuck in my teeth and the milky center wasn’t all it could have been. As Randy from American Idol would say, “It was just okay for me, dog.???

As long as Storck has the popular Werther’s brand, I think it’s safe to say that they’ll continue to prosper. Also the makers of Mamba fruit chews, Riesen and Merci European chocolates, this company has a good thing going—and has for the last hundred years. In fact, they boast online that every day, 6.24 people around the world choose a Storck product. Wow! When the company branched out and dubbed Chicago the home for its U.S.-based operations, they knew what they were doing. Chicago is a hub for candy manufacturers. And Storck itself is a hub for good candies that good people like to keep in little glass bowls on their coffee tables and give to their good little kids. I don’t think anyone of us has escaped the realm of these candies—you’ve likely sampled and enjoyed a Werther’s Original or a milk chocolate Riesen at some time in your life. If you like Werther’s, you may also enjoy their lactose-centered counterpart, Milkfuls. After all, even if Randy and Simon didn’t care for it, you know Paula would still give it a try and an “A??? for effort.

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