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We are at the tailend of strawberry picking season so there are a lot of bloggers out there baking and creating with fresh, delicious strawberries. Even here at Sugar Savvy we’re in the strawberry way. Just the other day, we showcased a yummy strawberry syrup. I personally have frozen strawberries and made strawberry sauce over […]

As a child growing up, I enjoyed reading The Little House On The Prairie books. I was amazed at what they did to survive. A child of the Seventies, all I knew were supermarkets. Sure, my parents and grandparents told me stories about how it was when they were growing up but […]

Here’s a seasonal update on See’s Candies, available in its shops in the U.S. as well as online. For more on See’s Candies, check out my year of tasting See’s on Sugar Savvy here.
First, it’s summertime and See’s Candies wants you to enjoy your chocolates just the way its factories in California made them even […]

Pods. If I were to create a chocolate named Pods I would make chocolate eggs, which when you cracked them open a white chocolate alien would fall out, amidst a sea of M&Ms, like an alien explosion. A wasted opportunity unfortunately, Pods are actually chocolate wafer bowls filled with milk chocolate with a center of […]

  Don’t get me started on American chocolate!
It just isn’t the same as anything we get over here in the UK. I’m sure they have some decent stuff (that box of Sears Candy that I received as a gift several years ago a case in point) but these Translucent Chocolates just don’t taste of chocolate. […]

File this under “Too much information”

In my last post, which was about the new Wrigley’s 5 gum, I made the confession that I’m slightly addicted to another gum by the same company: Wrigley’s Extra. I described how I create “cocktails” with the gum, chewing 2-3 sticks of different flavors, simultaneously. It’s gross, […]

Cadbury Schweppes is angling to make a move back to their candy-making roots, according to recent news stories. The company, which earlier this year said they’d be seperating their candy and soft drink businesses now says that they will be selling the soft drink side of the business altogether to focus on their candy side. […]

One day a few years ago I had the opportunity to taste chocolate candy after chocolate candy to the point that the good ones all kind of blurred together in my palate and my memory. Finally at the end of a long and food laden day, I tasted these two candies from Decadent Tastes, […]

Hey Sugar Savvy readers,
The summer is upon us in the United States (unless, of course, you are here in New England where we’ve hit a sudden chilly patch). It’s time to hit the beach and enjoy all that nature has to offer. I hope wherever you are, your season is off to a brilliant start.
Here […]

Typical of my British obsession, I love Maynards Wine Gums. Lately I’ve noticed new Maynards products on the shelves and, with much hope for the best, opened my gob and dug in. Wine Gums are, for those who don’t know, similar to Jujubes but a little firmer. In my opinion, their taste is […]