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Graven Image
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I have a child who does not like chocolate, but does like sweets. I like to put a bit of candy in his Christmas Stocking. Anyone know of a good candy bar other then Pay Day which I usually get that contains no chocolate?
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Zach82
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Only candy bars? I suppose Turkish delight is bar-shaped.
Personally, I would load up on black licorice. ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Yes, the restriction of "candy bar" does make it tough. Also "good" is a matter of taste. Bit-o-Honey, for example, has no chocolate. But they are not quite my cup of tea.
Now here is one I never heard of before, despite it being in the "Nostalgic" category:
Abba Zaba Candy Bar.
Actually, from the description, it sounds rather good from my taste preferences.
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Cross pond, left coast: Sees lollipops in vanilla, butterscoth, or caramel are all sublime.
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Saltwater taffy?? Jelly Belly Jelly beans??? Swedish Fish??? Peanut Brittle??? Try here for more ideas
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What about this?
Very sweetly satisfying, and not the merest whiff of chocolate.
BTW, is your wee friend otherwise normal? ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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You can get Caramac on Amazon. And what about white chocolate? which doesn't actually taste much like chocolate, IMHO.
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LeRoc
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I'm sorry, the only candy I like is chocolate.
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Jengie jon
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I wonder whether you could find nougat without chocolate. However the real stuff will not be cheap.
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The closest thing to a bar I can think of would be Goetze's carmel creams and cow tales—both of which are deliciously chewy on the outside with a contrasting center, and, unless you seek out the chocolate flavored ones, good for your purpose.
I'd also second the licorice suggestion, or anise candies if you can find them. Mind you, the usual stuff that gets passed off as black licorice won't do—you'll have to go to a real honest-to-God candy store to find the stuff that drives licorice fiends like me nuts. I never could understand why anyone even claimed to like licorice until I had the Real Thing® in a bag of hard fruit candies; suddenly, I went from being like most people, who avoid the black jellybeans and candies, to picking out all the licorice before hitting the lemon drops. Be sure to try before you buy if you can, though; real licorice should be spicy and herbal, never artificial or bitter.
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How about fudge? Lots of different flavours, mostly without chocolate covering.
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Chocolate is no more "candy" than the paintings of Turner are "wallpaper". Its a higher form of art altogether. If the kids won't eat it, just say thank-you and eat it yourself. (Well, unless its horrid stuff like Hershey's of course - but what father, asked for an egg, gives a stone?)
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Twilight
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I've always preferred most other sweet flavors to chocolate, although I like it, too. When I was a little girl my favorite thing was a bag of Kraft caramels. They're individually wrapped so you could put a dozen or so in her stocking. My husband,(who loves Hershey's Ken,) likes Red Vine licorice. There's really no accounting...
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John D. Ward
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Originally posted by Sparrow:
How about fudge? Lots of different flavours, mostly without chocolate covering.
An excellent suggestion. If you want to add the personal touch, and have a sugar thermometer available, you can make your own fudge
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Twilight
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I just remembered something else. Do people outside the American northeast ever eat pure maple sugar molded into a lump?
I loved it. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
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Nobody seems to have mentioned Werther's Originals yet - do they exist in the US? I think all the others I can think of are UK-only. Surely Jolly Rancher must make some special Christmas editions you can get?
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Jade Constable: Nobody seems to have mentioned Werther's Originals yet
Ah yes, for those I make an exception.
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I suggest "Bit O' Honey" and various Nature Valley granola bars. Have you tried rock candy? (Don't try to chew it!) You might like Golightly Fruit Chews.
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Surely Christmas stockings were invented for holding sugar mice?
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Originally posted by HCH:
various Nature Valley granola bars.
Even I would not torture a child because they do not like chocolate.
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Candy canes?
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Graven Image
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Thanks all, I had forgotten about ABA ZABA. The reason I wanted a bar is because everyone else has a bar in their stocking.
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Maybe small pieces of blond fudge--maple walnut, pecan praline, penuche?
Drugstores here sometimes have them up by the registers. Or you can go to a candy store. Or make some.
Or you could get some from the Brigittine fudge monks! They have great pecan praline fudge. (Along with choc fudge and truffles.) Cool story: the men's Brigittine order had been extinct for hundreds of years--and they brought it back.
Health/natural food stores also have alternative candy bars. They might be a little more expensive, depending on the store and item, but I've had good ones.
YMMV.
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Originally posted by Twilight:
I just remembered something else. Do people outside the American northeast ever eat pure maple sugar molded into a lump?
I loved it.
![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif) When I met jlg in Colorado, I mentioned how I'd always wanted to try pure maple candy sometime. After we had all scattered to the winds, I was surprised and delighted to receive a small package of maple candies and a bottle of maple syrup from jlg in New England. Bless her kind soul. ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
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Crystallised Ginger is pure heaven if he is old enough to appreciate it.
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Maple sugar candy is one of the few non-chocolate candies worth eating. But brittles (I prefer cashew or pecan, but peanut can be acceptable) are one other, if done well.
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My chocolate (and a whole lot more) allergic offspring likes:
- sesame bars,
- peanut brittle (she's allergic to cashews and a lot of other nuts),
- marzipan bars (but finding them without chocolate is a challenge),
- nougat, which I can find without other nuts and chocolate,
- licorice, but that's interesting to find without wheat flour
I have to see if there are marzipan snowmen on sale today for her stocking.
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I'm not really into sweets, but would second fudge as you can get bars of that. Liquorice is something you either love or hate (not sure I've ever seen that in bars, though), but there's always toffee or mint cake.
I always assumed Werther's Originals were medicinal, from the name.
For a change from the ordinary a box of baklava can be lovely, the pastries are delicious and very sticky, though you really get an intense blast of sugar syrup (or, in the better ones, honey). I find the smaller ones are easier to manage.
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I keep reading the thread title over and over but I just can't make it make sense to me ...
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I know its not a bar, but a large bag of jelly babies. For more adult tastes salted rather than sweet liquorice.
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Jelly fruit slices are delicious, and usually available anywhere bulk candy is sold. I love the mint ones, and watermelon, and lemon..... and the crunchy sugar edges.
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Not sure what the situation is in the USA/Canada with so-called "kids" chocolate these days. In the UK they're expected to eat our so-called milk chocolate which contains very little cocoa solid and is very sweet.
So, before writing off all chocolate, have you tried the offspring on dark, bitter chocolate with 70% cocoa solids or higher? My own children detested the usual fare here (purple wrappers and all) but would fall on my own rare treats of luxurious dark chocolate.
It may be worth a go.
Failing that, try them with Turkish Delight.
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Jengie jon
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I should not, I really should not but Safari Fruit Dainties are a real treat. They are not as dry as fruit rolls and not so over the top as glace or what passes as jellied fruit here. If you want a bar then there are fruit stix which seem to be the same thing but in a stick form.
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Originally posted by Ariel:
I'm not really into sweets, but would second fudge as you can get bars of that. Liquorice is something you either love or hate (not sure I've ever seen that in bars, though), but there's always toffee or mint cake.
I always assumed Werther's Originals were medicinal, from the name.
For a change from the ordinary a box of baklava can be lovely, the pastries are delicious and very sticky, though you really get an intense blast of sugar syrup (or, in the better ones, honey). I find the smaller ones are easier to manage.
Werther's Originals are little hard butterscotch candies, not medicinal at all.
Baklava is a lovely treat, and sweet sticky pastry with nuts is surely kid-friendly assuming there are no allergies. A nice candied fruit selection (including sugar plums perhaps) is also good.
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Originally posted by Jade Constable:
A nice candied fruit selection (including sugar plums perhaps) is also good.
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Chick-o-sticks?? Boy, do I love toasted coconut and peanut butter! Kind of hard on one's teeth, though. Probably a snap for a kid...
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Originally posted by Jade Constable:
A nice candied fruit selection (including sugar plums perhaps) is also good.
No, no, no-- we LIKE this kid!
I do mean the good stuff - like this .
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Originally posted by Jade Constable:
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Originally posted by cliffdweller:
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Originally posted by Jade Constable:
A nice candied fruit selection (including sugar plums perhaps) is also good.
No, no, no-- we LIKE this kid!
I do mean the good stuff - like this .
Agh! My eyes! My eyes!
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Cross pond, left coast: Sees lollipops in vanilla, butterscoth, or caramel are all sublime.
Oh. My. God. You are sooooo right! I remember shopping at a Sees candy store in Seattle and getting those butterscotch and vanilla lollipops... mmmmmmmmmm! The East Coast doesn't get to enjoy the deliciousness of Sees, except for some malls during Christmastime! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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cliffdweller: Have you ever had the abomination known as ribbon candy? Bleahhhh! Usually really, really, old and feeble people like these because they had them during the Depression or something... I think the exact same candies were dusted off and presented as new... that and those hard candies that are filled with ancient, powdery peanut butter--same thing... appeals to fossils and children who don't know any better! ![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
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Originally posted by Trudy Scrumptious:
I keep reading the thread title over and over but I just can't make it make sense to me ...
I know, I know. Poor, misguided dears.
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I like chocolate, me. I cannot eat Abba Zabbas. They ruin my teeth as do caramels.
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Coconut ice? Though I don't think it's produced commercially, so you'd need to make it- you can google a recipe.
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Jane R
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Why buy marzipan shapes when you can make them yourself?!
I was going to suggest tablet but I see Firenze has beaten me to it. Though if you are in the USA you will probably have to make it yourself. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find, even in Scotland; even on the ROYAL MILE all the tourist shops sell fudge, for goodness' sake.
This will come as a shock to everyone, but I have a girl who does not like sweets (though she is moderately fond of chocolate). Yesterday at the ceilidh club's Christmas party she ate one chocolate Santa, then gave the other one away to Daddy and stuffed herself with tangerines instead (she loves fruit).
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I find most kids love Haribo candy - Star Mix, Tangfastics, etc.
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Mine doesn't. Nor does anyone else in the family.
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That's why I said 'most', not 'all'. Of course not all kids love it, just like not all kids love chocolate.
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