Sugar Savvy

I spotted this bag on a candy display in Michael’s. I’d never seen them before, so I thought Snaps would be a great review candidate, even though I couldn’t tell exactly what they were. Since the store was closing and the cashiers were shutting down their stations, I was in a hurry to get out, […]

The bucolic description on the back of the Black Ace Licorice package reads “Black Ace Licorice reminds us of forgotten summer days spent hanging out on the back porch with your best friend, a game of hide and seek or skipping a rock across the pond.” There is a creative writer somewhere in their marketing […]

When holidays roll around, kids and adults who follow any type of “free-from” diet can feel a bit left out, and Easter is no exception. Baskets loaded with milk chocolate and marshmallow peeps become the enemy rather than an indulgence. Luckily, specialty food manufacturers have been popping up everywhere to offer delicious (and […]

Black licorice is one of those things you either love or hate. Growing up, I used to fight my brothers and sisters for their black jellybeans at Easter. I didn’t like any other flavor, but the black ones were picked out and savored. So when I saw the Licorice Scotties at Trader Joe’s, I knew […]

I don’t like licorice. I have never liked licorice.
Licorice has always been a head- scratcher for me. It has nothing to do with sweet, as far as I’m concerned. It’s not candy. It’s weird and bitter and acrid.
That said, I think I might be starting to like licorice.
Taste buds change as we age. It’s true. […]