Years ago I used to buy caramels that had a small amount of chocolate in the
middle. They were amazing.

But some companies combine chocolate and caramel to make something called
"chocolate caramel". "Chocolate caramels" don't taste like either chocolate
or caramel to me. I don't get it.
There's plenty of other great flavors for caramels, like butter rum, maple,
and maybe raspberry.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:53:36 -0400, "Christopher M."
> wrote:

>Years ago I used to buy caramels that had a small amount of chocolate in the
>middle. They were amazing.
>
>But some companies combine chocolate and caramel to make something called
>"chocolate caramel". "Chocolate caramels" don't taste like either chocolate
>or caramel to me. I don't get it.
>There's plenty of other great flavors for caramels, like butter rum, maple,
>and maybe raspberry.
>
>
>W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>

I make raspberry caramels as one of my Christmas Candies. They are now
my grand-nephew's favorite, he told me this year. :-) others like them
a lot too. They are one of my standards:

http://oi53.tinypic.com/2pzh7oy.jpg

John Kuthe...

On Monday, April 30, 2012 10:53:58 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:53:36 -0400, Christopher M. wrote:
>
> > Years ago I used to buy caramels that had a small amount of chocolate in the
> > middle. They were amazing.
> >
> > But some companies combine chocolate and caramel to make something called
> > "chocolate caramel". "Chocolate caramels" don't taste like either chocolate
> > or caramel to me. I don't get it.
> > There's plenty of other great flavors for caramels, like butter rum, maple,
> > and maybe raspberry.
> >
> > W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
> They're called Brach's Milk Maid Royals.


Those aren't what they used to be.

God, I'm starting to sound old.

On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:53:36 -0400, "Christopher M."
> wrote:

> Years ago I used to buy caramels that had a small amount of chocolate in the
> middle. They were amazing.
>
> But some companies combine chocolate and caramel to make something called
> "chocolate caramel". "Chocolate caramels" don't taste like either chocolate
> or caramel to me. I don't get it.
> There's plenty of other great flavors for caramels, like butter rum, maple,
> and maybe raspberry.
>
I like caramels (home made) that have been coated in chocolate.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:28:41 -0500, John Kuthe >
wrote:

> I make raspberry caramels as one of my Christmas Candies. They are now
> my grand-nephew's favorite, he told me this year. :-) others like them
> a lot too. They are one of my standards:
>
> http://oi53.tinypic.com/2pzh7oy.jpg

The newest thing is flavored marshmallows. I saw maple and bacon
flavor just yesterday.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Christopher M. wrote:
>
>Years ago I used to buy caramels that had a small amount of chocolate in the
>middle. They were amazing.
>
>But some companies combine chocolate and caramel to make something called
>"chocolate caramel". "Chocolate caramels" don't taste like either chocolate
>or caramel to me. I don't get it.

How many years ago are you talking... your taste buds got old and
died. Whenever you see the media showing some old fogey making a
ritual of taste testing wines, coffees, etc. it's bullshit... like
some 60 year old claiming a preference in beer; ahahahahahahahaha. . .
..

On 4/30/2012 9:53 PM, Christopher M. wrote:
snip...
> But some companies combine chocolate and caramel to make something called
> "chocolate caramel". "Chocolate caramels" don't taste like either chocolate
> or caramel to me. I don't get it.
> There's plenty of other great flavors for caramels, like butter rum, maple,
> and maybe raspberry.
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

My favorite is coconut.

Becca

On May 1, 8:31*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> Christopher M. wrote:
>
> >Years ago I used to buy caramels that had a small amount of chocolate in the
> >middle. They were amazing.
>
> >But some companies combine chocolate and caramel to make something called
> >"chocolate caramel". "Chocolate caramels" don't taste like either chocolate
> >or caramel to me. I don't get it.
>
> How many years ago are you talking... your taste buds got old and
> died. *Whenever you see the media showing some old fogey making a
> ritual of taste testing wines, coffees, etc. it's bullshit... like
> some 60 year old claiming a preference in beer; ahahahahahahahaha. . .
> .

ya mean i'm gonna be like that in 3+ years? ouch

Ema Nymton wrote:
>Christopher M. wrote:
>
>> But some companies combine chocolate and caramel to make something called
>> "chocolate caramel". "Chocolate caramels" don't taste like either chocolate
>> or caramel to me. I don't get it.
>> There's plenty of other great flavors for caramels, like butter rum, maple,
>> and maybe raspberry.
>
>My favorite is coconut.
>
>Becca

My favorite is Walnettos... you'd probably like this recipe:
http://www.walnettosinc.com/html/rec...onut_chews.htm
Walnettos are very healthful because walnuts contain Omega 3 fatty
acid, so scarf down all you want. hehe
I never liked Kraft caramels, I think they are flavorless and have an
oily mouth feel.

On 5/1/2012 11:15 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> My favorite is Walnettos... you'd probably like this recipe:
> http://www.walnettosinc.com/html/rec...onut_chews.htm
> Walnettos are very healthful because walnuts contain Omega 3 fatty
> acid, so scarf down all you want. hehe
> I never liked Kraft caramels, I think they are flavorless and have an
> oily mouth feel.

This recipe looks good. Sadly, I have never had a Walnetto, but I found
them on Google Images. I might have to order them online, just to try
this recipe. Thanks Sheldon.

Becca

On Apr 30, 11:28*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:53:36 -0400, "Christopher M."


> >But some companies combine chocolate and caramel to make something called
> >"chocolate caramel". "Chocolate caramels" don't taste like either chocolate
> >or caramel to me. I don't get it.
> >There's plenty of other great flavors for caramels, like butter rum, maple,
> >and maybe raspberry.



> I make raspberry caramels as one of my Christmas Candies. They are now
> my grand-nephew's favorite, he told me this year. :-) others like them
> a lot too. They are one of my standards:


The frustration that marketing brings to us is evident in all
things, not just food. It seems many simple good things are taken
away, then returned years later under a fancy name along with a fancy
price tag. Athletic shoes are the worst. Yes, it looks like in order
to get what you want these days you're going to have to learn how to
make it yourself. While you're making the caramels you miss and can
no longer find, I will be making my own shoes out of a truck tire and
velco straps. Just kidding, but I am stressed by shopping for
athletic shoes for my pounding walks. It's like if you find something
you like and you've got the cash, you better buy a bunch of it and
rent a locker somewhere to store it because you can bet your ass it
won't be there next time you go looking for it.

TJ

"Christopher Helms" > wrote in message
news:6106244.51.1335860879835.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynlt3...
> On Monday, April 30, 2012 10:53:58 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:53:36 -0400, Christopher M. wrote:
>>
>> > Years ago I used to buy caramels that had a small amount of chocolate
>> > in the
>> > middle. They were amazing.
>> >
>> > But some companies combine chocolate and caramel to make something
>> > called
>> > "chocolate caramel". "Chocolate caramels" don't taste like either
>> > chocolate
>> > or caramel to me. I don't get it.
>> > There's plenty of other great flavors for caramels, like butter rum,
>> > maple,
>> > and maybe raspberry.
>> >
>> > W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>>
>> They're called Brach's Milk Maid Royals.
>
>
> Those aren't what they used to be.
>
> God, I'm starting to sound old.

I did buy some recently, and they were stale.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...
> On 4/30/2012 9:53 PM, Christopher M. wrote:
> snip...
>> But some companies combine chocolate and caramel to make something called
>> "chocolate caramel". "Chocolate caramels" don't taste like either
>> chocolate
>> or caramel to me. I don't get it.
>> There's plenty of other great flavors for caramels, like butter rum,
>> maple,
>> and maybe raspberry.
>>
>>
>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
> My favorite is coconut.
>
> Becca

I've never had a coconut caramel before. Interesting.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On May 2, 1:52*am, Tommy Joe > wrote:
> On Apr 30, 11:28*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:53:36 -0400, "Christopher M."
>
> > >But some companies combine chocolate and caramel to make something called
> > >"chocolate caramel". "Chocolate caramels" don't taste like either chocolate
> > >or caramel to me. I don't get it.
> > >There's plenty of other great flavors for caramels, like butter rum, maple,
> > >and maybe raspberry.
> > I make raspberry caramels as one of my Christmas Candies. They are now
> > my grand-nephew's favorite, he told me this year. :-) others like them
> > a lot too. They are one of my standards:
>
> * * The frustration that marketing brings to us is evident in all
> things, not just food. *It seems many simple good things are taken
> away, then returned years later under a fancy name along with a fancy
> price tag. *Athletic shoes are the worst. *Yes, it looks like in order
> to get what you want these days you're going to have to learn how to
> make it yourself. *While you're making the caramels you miss and can
> no longer find, I will be making my own shoes out of a truck tire and
> velco straps. *Just kidding, but I am stressed by shopping for
> athletic shoes for my pounding walks.

You can't make decent shoes yourself, and as averse as I am to
spending money unnecessarily, I happily spend the money for custom
made pedorthics. If you do "pounding walks," you should consider
them. No one I know has considered them a waste of money.

> It's like if you find something
> you like and you've got the cash, you better buy a bunch of it and
> rent a locker somewhere to store it because you can bet your ass it
> won't be there next time you go looking for it.

Several years ago I bought an extra NIB/NOS Cuisinart Little Pro Plus
off of eBay. Old Corning Ware Permaceram is available there too.
Pricey, but they don't make that anymore, and haven't since the
mid-'80s.
>
> TJ

--Bryan

Bryan wrote:
>
> You can't make decent shoes yourself, and as averse as I am to
> spending money unnecessarily, I happily spend the money for custom
> made pedorthics. If you do "pounding walks," you should consider
> them. No one I know has considered them a waste of money.

Hi Bryan. What the hell are "pounding walks?" hehehe Did you coin that
phrase? I've never heard it. Do you do long fast walks and stomp all the
miles like you are ****ed off at something? (Long walks would **** me off
too though)

And what is pedorthics? Oh, I know but why didn't you just say SHOES! ;-)
running shoes, walking shoes, exercise shoes. Who the hell would call them
pedorthics other than some foot doctor that owns stock in a shoe company?

Some ppl here call me out for things I say but I don't say things that I
don't know about (like the diet stuff). I happened to be a serious runner
for years so I do know something about diets and running shoes, etc.

About the shoes though. It's funny....I tried many kinds and as it turned
out, the cheapest shoes I could buy were the best ones in the long run. I
wasted so much money trying the more fancy expensive ones but always
returned to the cheapos. I'm not suggesting anything to anyone else....for
me though, the cheapest running shoes worked best. I was lucky.

Gary

I would laugh though to see "pounding shoes" in the store. Probably low
carb.

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 01 May 2012 12:52:54 -0500, Ema Nymton >
> wrote:
>
>>On 5/1/2012 11:15 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> My favorite is Walnettos... you'd probably like this recipe:
>>> http://www.walnettosinc.com/html/rec...onut_chews.htm
>>> Walnettos are very healthful because walnuts contain Omega 3 fatty
>>> acid, so scarf down all you want. hehe
>>> I never liked Kraft caramels, I think they are flavorless and have an
>>> oily mouth feel.
>>
>>This recipe looks good. Sadly, I have never had a Walnetto, but I found
>>them on Google Images. I might have to order them online, just to try
>>this recipe. Thanks Sheldon.
>>
>>Becca
>
> You'll like Walnettos, just be mindful of old fillings and crowns.

Sounds like divinity--real divinity. The kind that breaks your $300 mixer.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

"Christopher M." > wrote:

>
>"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message

-snip-

>> You'll like Walnettos, just be mindful of old fillings and crowns.
>
>Sounds like divinity--real divinity. The kind that breaks your $300 mixer.

????? What do you consider 'real divinity'? I've made it with a
$10 hand mixer. It is about 1/2 air-- pretty light and fluffy.

Jim

"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
...
> "Christopher M." > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
>
> -snip-
>
>>> You'll like Walnettos, just be mindful of old fillings and crowns.
>>
>>Sounds like divinity--real divinity. The kind that breaks your $300
>>mixer.
>
> ????? What do you consider 'real divinity'? I've made it with a
> $10 hand mixer. It is about 1/2 air-- pretty light and fluffy.
>
> Jim

All I know about divinity comes from watching Emeril Live.

Emeril made the hard stuff.

He has a sweet tooth.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On 5/10/2012 9:41 PM, Christopher M. wrote:
> "Brooklyn1"<Gravesend1> wrote in message
>> On Tue, 01 May 2012 12:52:54 -0500, Ema >

>>> This recipe looks good. Sadly, I have never had a Walnetto, but I found
>>> them on Google Images. I might have to order them online, just to try
>>> this recipe. Thanks Sheldon.
>>>
>>> Becca
>>
>> You'll like Walnettos, just be mindful of old fillings and crowns.
>
> Sounds like divinity--real divinity. The kind that breaks your $300 mixer.
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

That is true, I have broken to mixers making divinity. When it begins to
smoke, you know it is over. This KitchenAid mixer can hang in there,
though.

Becca

On May 1, 11:52*pm, Tommy Joe > wrote:


.. *Athletic shoes are the worst. *Yes, it looks like in order
> to get what you want these days you're going to have to learn how to
> make it yourself. *While you're making the caramels you miss and can
> no longer find, I will be making my own shoes out of a truck tire and
> velco straps. *Just kidding, but I am stressed by shopping for
> athletic shoes for my pounding walks. *> TJ

Have you thought about "barefoot".

Check this out.

http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/edu...BQ2%2BCampaign

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/prima...#axzz1ubMRU2nq