PENMART01 wrote:
> maxine in ri writes:
>
>> After Margaret found she could not entice anyone to drink any
>> more wine, she tossed out some Ritter candy bars.
>
>
> I hadn't heard of these so looked to see what I could discover.
> After reading the scanty description I'm left feeling
> ambivalence... I love dark chocolate and I like marzipan, but I
> don't think I'd much care for the combination together... please
> explain what's so special about these Ritter bars, and why they
> should be so expensive for a very plain looking confection, one
> that's also rather small... I know that some marzipan can be
> expensive due to the skill involved with forming pieces of art, but
> these Ritters are obviously molded entirely by machine, and to me
> aren't very attractive, even the packaging is the cheapest... just
> curious.
>
> http://www.veganessentials.com/catal...rzipan-bar.htm
>

Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. of Germany makes many different candy bars,
not just the marzipan filled dark chocolate. The chocolate is quite
good and some of the bars are rather interesting, for example Rum,
Raisins, Hazelnuts in Milk Chocolate and many other flavors. The
weight, 3.5 ounces is par for the course. Most of the better
chocolate bars that sell for $1.99 or more are the same weight.
Ritter makes the bars smaller but thicker.

The packaging is actually better than for most chocolates, the candy
bar itself wrapped in aluminum foil and then enclosed in a tightly
sealed plastic cover, just right for a sport bar which may be taken
along on hikes and other sporting events.

Why did I choose them to give out to my guests? That is a cruel
question. If I want to be honest, I have to admit that I was in a
store that had a large bin with a sign: Ritter Sport Chocolate Bars.
SPECIAL.... BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE.