My Favorite Candy: Tara Jade
EDITOR’S NOTE: My Favorite Candy is a getting to know you feature here on Sugar Savvy to help you learn a little more about the people who write about all things sweet here. Enjoy!
My favourite candy is barley candy. Sparkling like glass, simple and satisfying. For some reason it is a rarity in my area but fortunately a store exists near my friend Michelle’s work and she brings me pocketfuls often. One of my best memories of London, England was finding barley suckers everywhere, in numerous glittering colours and shapes. Yet another reason that London ranks as my ultimate fantasy home.
I am not the biggest fan of suckers or hard candy and tend to avoid them even when free but I never turn down the barley candy. In fact, I often crave it. I have been struggling with digestive difficulties of late and the one thing that relaxes and centers me when I am feeling ill is a piece of barley candy. Imagine my surprise, while researching this piece, to find that calming a sore throat or an upset stomach is what barley candy was traditionally used for. Perhaps my sweet tooth is smarter than the rest of me.
