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BamaVol Mar 1, 2008 11:32 pm


Originally Posted by Cupertino (Post 9343384)
Don't get the ads; FlyerTalk Premium is worth a buck a month.

I agree. I dropped it and the ads seem slower to load and more intrusive under the new regime.

stuffy Mar 2, 2008 7:23 pm


Originally Posted by buffy888 (Post 9342502)
Something I have only seen in the Midwest is Valomilk. Love them! There are 2 cups in a package (like Reese's) - chocolate on the outside, marshmallow cream on the inside. Doesn't quite taste like marshmallow, though - it's very creamy/runny - not sure how else to describe it.

OMG!! I love those! But they were called Malo (or Mallo) Cups. I used to steal them from my brothers Halloween bag.:D:D

BNA_flyer Mar 4, 2008 11:49 am


Originally Posted by scoow (Post 9338769)
Surprised no one has mentioned a Moon Pie. Even better, an RC Cola and a Moon Pie. :)

The "Depression Lunch".

Don't know how regional these are (since I haven't looked here on the west coast) but Little Debbie snacks, especially the Swiss Rolls, are made in TN and were a favorite of my childhood. I think of them as being in a similar category as Moon Pies. I don't eat them often but once in a while I get a craving for them.

marais Mar 7, 2008 5:50 pm


Originally Posted by BNA_flyer (Post 9317091)
Have you tried a Goo Goo Cluster? This was the local Nashville specialty when I was growing up. Caramel, marshmallow and peanuts (or pecans, in the Supreme version) slathered with chocolate. Like a Turtle on steroids. I haven't had one in years, because I like my fillings to stay where they are.

"Go get a Goo Goo...it's goooooood" ;)

Goo Goos were part and parcel of my childhood in BNA. The Standard Candy Co in BNA still makes 'em and they are available at any Cracker Barrel store (which has HQ at Lebanon TN near BNA)...so convenient for my occasional cravings. I tend to favor the Supremes with pecans these days.

Standard Candy Co also used to make the King Leo peppermint sticks in the round metal tin...anyone seen 'em lately?

BOB W Mar 7, 2008 5:57 pm


Originally Posted by stuffy (Post 9314086)
My absolute favorite were the toasted coconut covered marshmellows! Don't know if they were a midwest thing but I can't find them anymore.:(

And a peanut butter club sandwich? I've never heard of that. Who makes them???

I've seen the marshmellows at Walmart in the lower 48. I brought a case of them back for my mom last fall. The clerk looked at me like I was nuts.

My personal favorites that are very hard to find are the Idaho Spud & Rocky Road marshmellow bars.

YVR Cockroach Mar 7, 2008 6:02 pm

[QUOTE=YYCWoMaN;9330011]

Originally Posted by TIMP (Post 9329120)
Unique Australian? Tim Tams. QUOTE]

I get Tim Tam care packages from family in Aus ~ (rewards for being a GREAT Auntie, I'm told :D ) but we have a variety available here called Arnott's Biscuits and guess what?! Tim Tams by another name ;)

Look carefully where they're made. The last time I had a peek, it was in Indonesia. Campbell Soup owns Arnott so I am guessing the Tim Tam name was owned by someone else in N. America hence the change of name for use in N. America.

kukukajoo Mar 7, 2008 6:24 pm


Originally Posted by Romelle (Post 9339789)
Minnesota Pearson's Candy Company sells Nut Goodies (a concoction of chocolate, maple, and peanuts) and Salted Nut Rolls only in the midwest. They also sell a mint patty nation-wide. All three are wonderful.

Years ago they used to also do a 7-up bar - a long chocolate bar with 7 little squares along it containing 7 different flavored (cherry, coconut, caramel, fudge, jelly, maple, and Brazil nut). Sort of like a little box of chocolates all in one. And that was back when my finances were severely limited so a big treat was to go to their outlet store and buy the seconds. A loose bag of these bars where the squares weren't lined up neatly enough or maybe there was a missing one or the bar was short. They came in both light and dark chocolate. Probably my all-time favorite, even the factory outlet "seconds".

Romelle


7 up bar sounds like the Skybar here in New Hampshire but they only have 4 flavors.

http://www.necco.com/OurBrands/Default.asp?BrandID=11

Beijing'sMama Mar 7, 2008 6:32 pm

Drool, drool, this is the best thread ever!

Cherry Bings (think that's what they're called) with the coconut.

Um, candy, um. Travel, candy, tequila, Belgian beer, candy, bliss.

DADISGARYK Mar 8, 2008 8:40 pm


Originally Posted by stuffy (Post 9347101)
OMG!! I love those! But they were called Malo (or Mallo) Cups. I used to steal them from my brothers Halloween bag.:D:D

so it took to Page 4 of this thread to find someone else who loves Mallo Cups :)

I kept them in business during my teenage years in Pittsburgh!!

But lately, when I travel through Harrisburg, and I buy Mallo Cups, they just don't taste like they used to...

cptango Mar 9, 2008 10:00 pm

There is this potato candy bar in Idaho. I dont recall the name but it isnt very good.

Robt760 Mar 12, 2008 12:29 am

Seven Up bar was a favorite and unfortunately long gone.

In my travel adventures I have found the following treats:

Japan:
Honeydew flavored Kit Kat

Switzerland:
Creme Brulé Lindt Chocolate

DesertFlier Mar 12, 2008 10:34 am

Caramacs in Maui...

kaukau Mar 12, 2008 2:31 pm


Originally Posted by DesertFlier (Post 9398517)
Caramacs in Maui...

Homemade coconut candy, sold at roadside stands at Kahakaloa and the road to Hana, Maui!

hlburi Mar 21, 2008 5:27 am

[QUOTE=YVR Cockroach;9375363]

Originally Posted by YYCWoMaN (Post 9330011)

Look carefully where they're made. The last time I had a peek, it was in Indonesia. Campbell Soup owns Arnott so I am guessing the Tim Tam name was owned by someone else in N. America hence the change of name for use in N. America.

Yes I love the Tim Tams!

You can get them here in the States at Cost Plus World Market. They sell them as "Arnott's Biscuits". But I've only ever seen the chocolate and chocolate caramel filled ones. They have a much better assortment available in Australia. :D I like the Dark Chocolate ones and my friend just got back from Sydney and brought back some Kahlua filled ones. Yummmmm.

blenz Sep 14, 2009 8:50 pm

Definitely Bounty Bars in Europe. Much better tasting (to me) than Mounds.


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