April 16, 2000
Wondering if you ever considered expanding your reviews to fast food
items. If you ever do so would strongly recommend you consider starting
with two of my all-time favorites: Krispy Kreme Donuts and White Castle
Hamburgers. There may be some difficult logistics to get around given
these two chains are not in every state but both are reasonably well distributed
across the county... Thanks for the reviews and keep up the good work!
-- Ron Wen
For the record, Ron, we probably won't be expanding into Fast Food
reviews in the near future, but both Krispy Kreme and White Castle are
big WASAW favorites.
Van Holten's Individual Packaged Pickles. This company is out of Waterloo,
WI. Telephone 800 255-0619
-- rcp01@gnofn.org
Uh... great. Thanks.
April 15
I happened to stumble across your site today, and thought it was great,
And very entertaining. Right now I'm snacking on a bag of Planter's Trail
Mix in Flamin' Cajun Crunch flavor. They're OK. The real reason I was
writing was to see if ya'll, (yes I'm from the South) could do a review
of Fun Dip. It was one of my favorite snacks as a kid.
Thanks,
Jill Czerwinski
Jill, you're not alone in your love for Fun Dip. Paddy O'Poppycock
also loves it. As does Michael Miller. Who is Michael Miller? Read below...
April 11
Since I was a kid, my favorite candy has always been Fun Dip (Lik-M-Aid),
so after your other hilarious reviews, I figured I should find my old favorite,
and it wasn't there. How disappointing. I once bought a whole box of
them from a Sam's Club type of place and ate so much my Lik-A-Stik starting
turning red. I realized that the roughness of the stick was making my
tongue so raw that it started to bleed. You might offer that as a warning
to snackoholics out there. Also, if any of your reviewers are daredevils
(hey, that's a candy too that I miss...I wonder if they are anywhere today),
they could write about Pop Rocks too. Just don't let them pop in their
brain.
Michael Miller
Michael, you've done a great job reporting on the Fun Dip. As for
the Pop Rocks, we've already got you
covered.
Additional info on Charleston chews
You guys missed the full experience here! For purists, Charleston Chews
should be frozen and then slammed on a table before eating. If any of you
are old enough to remember, it's similar to Bonomo's Turkish Taffy (from
the late 50's-early 60's) but chocolate-coated.
J & L Jeffers
We're too young to remember Bonomo's, but we do all share the same
childhood memory as you -- slamming a frozen Charleston Chew against a
table, chair, younger brother's head, etc., after taking it out of the
freezer. And with Candyman now living in Colorado,
all he has to do is stick a Chew in a snowy mountainside, wait five minutes,
and voila!
Hershey vs. Nestle
I'd like your opinions on the Hershey chocolate bar vs the Nestle chocolate
bar (not the Nestle Crunch, but the one in the red wrapper). I prefer
the taste of the Nestle chocolate.
Your site is excellent, I enjoyed checking it out.
Thanks,
Stuart Yancy
Stuart, thanks for writing. We don't often pit one candy company
against another (well, sometimes), but we
will consider this comparison in the future. We will say this, however
-- Hershey's has the advantage when it comes to making S'mores.
You have to include Slim Jims. The greatest snack ever invented.
-- Dell Poncet
Goobers rule, dudes! The simplicity of chocolate-covered peanuts is
unmatched by the caramel-coconut-almond-nougat-whatever complexity of those
other snacks. Goobers are hard to find in vending machines these days,
but most movie theaters still sell them in 3-1/2-oz boxes, and some grocery
stores have 'em in the 7-oz size.
-- Walt Leipold
Goobers??????????? Only the holy grail .....
-- Margaret Munsey
Did I miss crackerjacks on your list? Tasty caramel covered popcorn,
with peanuts and a prize?
-- Chuck Berhain
All excellent suggestions. We'll try to cover some of them soon.
Popcorn...
I have no microwave at home, so when I receive microwavable ACT II popcorn
from kozmo.com, I bring it to work and use it for my afternoon snack.
The Light Butter Flavor is not too buttery or salty, as is often the downfall
with microwave popcorn. Check it out!
I'd like to make two comments: The South Park character Sir Snackalot
refers to is Mr. Hat, not Mr. Hand. And Twizzlers are wonderful; Sir Snackalot
must revoke his Manhattanite status for claiming something is better on
the "West Coast". Thank you.
O{+> Alexia C. Henke
This "chocolate skin" issue has been solved by the Little
Debbie Swiss Cake Roll. It comes encased in a chocolate substance akin
to magic shell so that it doesn't melt or stick to your hands. Why don't
you guys review any Little Debbie products? Have you tried the Nutty Bar?
Catherine B. Hedrick
Have we tried the Nutty Bar? Sir Snackalot's middle name is "Nutty
Bar." But you're right -- we're sorely lacking in Little Debbie reviews.
We'll try harder.
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