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| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 14:51:14
I'm trying to remember this confection from my childhood. It was only allowed in our house as a special treat -- which prob'ly meant my parents couldn't afford it.
Anyway - it was made from maple sugar and pressed into shapes. Their texture was a bit grainy in a satisfying kind of way and they tasted wonderfully of maple syrup/sap.
Dunno why but I'm getting an association of toy soldiers when I think of this sweet -- you know the kind with drum major hats. Maybe they were on the box. Maybe they were the shape of the candies -- although I'm sure at least some of the candies were shaped like maple leaves.
Does anyone else remember these?
TIA
PS speaking of cool boxes - do they still make animal crackers? do they still come in a rectangular box shaped like a circus train car for animals? Mostly red edges I think, and fab pix of animals done in the style of the 1930s - same kinda feel as the original King Kong poster. I think.
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| Stalean |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 20:57:06
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Originally posted by TitanPa
It sounds like the candies on the tables at wedding receptions.
Not sure which one you are referring, TP, but I've never had either Maple candy or Rock Candy at wedding receptions. Maybe it's the geographical difference in cuisines/traditions.
Anyway, the best candy that I ever had was at a wedding reception this summer. My best friend's son was married, and they had a candy table set up with old-fashioned candy jars with scoops in each one and cellophane bags with twist ties. The selections were soft Gummi Bears, M&M's chocolate peanuts and regular, Hot Tamales (cinnamon gummi-type candies), Good & Plentys (candy-coated licorice candies), Swedish Fish, & Chocolate Dutch Mints. Yum!  (this smilie can be used for salivating, right) |
| Downtown |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 20:43:40
I think they often make those Bride and Groom decorations for wedding cakes using the same method: sugar glued together and sculpted into a certain shape. They just add coloring to it. |
| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 19:20:29
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Originally posted by Downtown
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
I'm trying to remember this confection from my childhood. It was only allowed in our house as a special treat -- which prob'ly meant my parents couldn't afford it.
More likely they were trying to protect you from diabetes, since this product you're looking for is just pure sugar glued together with syrup. 
I wish! In those days no one considered stuff like that.
But you're right, of course - sugary stuff is a danger, and I was just candy-dreamin' ... of course, vegetable sugars are better than processed sugar. When I really can't exist one more minute without something sweet and I can't face more fruit -- I tend to go with agave syrup, which is extracted from cactus. It's fab!
But sugar itself doesn't cause diabetes - that's because of a genetic predisposition exacerbated by A Bad Lifestyle. Of which I am so guilty I'm ashamed of myself.    
Humans have always craved sweet foods and paleo-botonists have found evidence of our ancestors raiding beehives with the same frequency as some modern day tribes around the world.
It makes sense - it tastes good and brings us an energy hit! 
Candy nostalgia is so much safer. Sigh ....
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| TitanPa |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 19:01:03
It sounds like the candies on the tables at wedding receptions. |
| Whippersnapper. |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 18:02:02
You may have the makings of a lawsuit here Baffy! Start at $50 million and see what they offer.  
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| Downtown |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 16:57:56
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
I'm trying to remember this confection from my childhood. It was only allowed in our house as a special treat -- which prob'ly meant my parents couldn't afford it.
More likely they were trying to protect you from diabetes, since this product you're looking for is just pure sugar glued together with syrup. |
| Stalean |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 16:38:24
These are the Animal Crackers I had as a child and still buy, occasionally.
The candy we always made was Rock Candy that looked like crytals on a string--homemade recipe version. |
| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 16:31:15
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Originally posted by lemmycaution
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
PS speaking of cool boxes - do they still make animal crackers? do they still come in a rectangular box shaped like a circus train car for animals? Mostly red edges I think, and fab pix of animals done in the style of the 1930s - same kinda feel as the original King Kong poster. I think.
It's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide.
Cor - thanks, lem ... actually that's a much more modern box, but you spurred me to google and here's the original -- scroll down the page NB read about the boxes.
and here's an in betweenie
Looks like the maple candies are way too dear for me - but it's nice to know they're still around. Yum indeed!
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| lemmycaution |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 15:44:53
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
PS speaking of cool boxes - do they still make animal crackers? do they still come in a rectangular box shaped like a circus train car for animals? Mostly red edges I think, and fab pix of animals done in the style of the 1930s - same kinda feel as the original King Kong poster. I think.
It's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide. |
| lemmycaution |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 15:36:57
Yum, yum.
Check out the fourth line of product.
In Canada it is usually in the shape of a maple leaf. The Vermont product probably comes in a greater variety of shapes. |
