"Bruce" wrote in message ...

On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 20:19:41 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

>Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:42:10 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"Janet" > wrote in message
>> > .. .
>> >> In article >,
>> >> says...
>> > > >
>> >>> On Mon 26 Jun 2017 04:06:43p, Julie Bove told us...
>> > > >
>> >>> > Anyone familiar with them? They'll be putting a store in Mill
>> >>> > Creek where a Safeway used to be. The pic shown in the ad looks
>> >>> > like they have a huge produce section.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> > > >
>> >>> There are a lot of Sprouts in the Phoenix area and do have huge
>> produce >>> sections, as well as having some unusual produce items
>> that are usually >>> found in most supermarkets.
>> > >
>> >> What a great country, where unusual produce items are usually
>> found in >> most supermarkets.
>> > >
>> >> Janet UK
>> >
>> > For crying in the beer! He obviously left out the word "not".
>> > Sheesh.
>>
>> Here's an unusual item usually found in Australian supermarkets:
>>
>> <https://www.woolworths.com.au/Shop/P...7/apple-toffee
>> >
>>
>> It's so unusual , I had to Google to find out what it's called.
>
>Naw, we have those here.

Ophelia knew them too. Maybe it's an Anglo thing.

==

I don't know, but they are very common here and as I said, we had them a lot
when I was a child. Always for 'bonfire night' ie Guy Fawkes night,
November 5th.

http://www.bonfirenight.net/gunpowder.php

We always made big bonfires and we young 'uns used to eat toffee apples)



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